“This is Universe Token, it was specially forged by several Sect Masters for you,” Senior Sister Jin explained, “Carrying this token into the Universe Temple is akin to the arrival of the Sect Masters of the various Cave Heaven Paradise.”
“Is this a reward?” Yang Kai raised his brow slightly. He had spent nearly twenty years repairing five Universe Temple, which could be considered a blessing to the five parties. These Sect Masters were too stingy, in the end they had only given him a Universe Token without any practical benefits.
Senior Sister Jin shook her head and said, “It’s not a reward. The Sect Masters hopes that when you have the opportunity to visit the various Universe Temple in the future, you can also inspect the Universe Formation. If there’s anything wrong, I hope you can make up for it.”
Yang Kai couldn’t help but laugh, “The Sect Masters’ plan is quite good, they’re treating me like a free laborer.”
Senior Sister Jin smiled and said, “If you refuse, I will take back the Universe Token.”
Yang Kai put away the Universe Token and said, “Forget it, since it was specially made for me, I’ll just keep it.”
Senior Sister Jin nodded lightly, “You'll be taking care of the Universe Temple’s matters. I must return to report to Great Battle Heaven, farewell!”
Saying so, she turned around and left in an extremely carefree manner. Looking at her departing figure, Yang Kai couldn’t help but laugh. No matter what, they had been together for nearly twenty years, yet she had left without the slightest hesitation. This Senior Sister Jin’s temperament was truly open-minded.
The 3000 Worlds were vast, and it was unknown if they would ever meet again.
The matter with Universe Temple was an accidental surprise, and Yang Kai had not expected that he would be delayed for such a long time. When he had decided to go out for a walk, his original intention had been to deal with a few things, but other than going to Lang Ya Paradise along the way, he had not dealt with anything else.
Even when he went to Lang Ya Paradise, he didn’t see Ruoxi, so he couldn’t help feeling somewhat regretful. Fortunately, before he left, he had told Hua Qing Si that he would return within a hundred years, so even if he didn’t show himself for a long time, there shouldn’t be any problems with the Star Boundary and Void Land.
Taking out the Universe Chart, Yang Kai checked his route and after determining his current position, he quickly disappeared.
A few months later, in the Black Territory, Yang Kai appeared.
Luan Bai Feng personally came out to greet him.
This woman, the master of Black Prison and the self-appointed warden, had returned to Black Prison after assisting Yang Kai in setting up several Space Arrays in High Heaven Territory.
Along with her were the hundred or so Open Heaven Stage captives from Heavenly Sword Union. Although there weren’t many of them, their grades weren’t low, and there were many Fourth Order and Fifth Order captives.
It had to be known that during the great battle in High Heaven Territory, whether it was Heavenly Sword Union or the Open Heaven Stage cultivators in the Void Land, all of them had suffered heavy casualties. Those who could survive that cruel battle were naturally not ordinary people.
If it had been any other force that had obtained a hundred captives, it would have been difficult to deal with them, but if these people fell into Luan Bai Feng’s hands, they would be extremely useful.
In order to mine black stones in the Black Prison, one required a mining slave. The environment here was extremely harsh, and the deeper one went, the more they would be corroded by an invisible aura. The Small Universe's foundation was constantly leaking, and if this continued, one foundation would definitely collapse and one cultivation would be crippled.
As a result, countless mine slaves had died in the Black Prison.
Outside the palace, Luan Bai Feng looked at Yang Kai with dissatisfaction, “Where have you been all these years? I told Xin Peng to go to the Star Boundary to find you, but you actually disappeared.”
According to the agreement between her and Yang Kai, more than ten years ago, Yang Kai should have come to the Black Territory, but unfortunately, there had been no news of him. She had asked Xin Peng to go to the Star Boundary to investigate, but there had been no news. Even Hua Qing Si couldn’t tell where Yang Kai had gone.
If it weren’t for the connection of the Loyalty List, Luan Bai Feng would have thought Yang Kai had died somewhere.
“Something came up,” Yang Kai replied casually, “I came here now.”
Luan Bai Feng rolled her eyes at him, “Do you want to rest for a while before doing anything?”
“No need, there’s no time to lose, let’s act now,” Yang Kai waved his hand.
It was true that the environment of Black Prison was harsh, but this place was extremely rich in resources. The Void Land under Yang Kai’s command now had two Star Cities, Void Star City and High Heaven Star City. The former was a large Star City comparable to the various Cave Heaven Paradise, while the latter was a super Star City that had never been seen before. Its popularity was extremely high, and it even dominated a new Great Domain. Its wealth was far greater than its previous poverty-stricken state.
The two Star Cities and the new Great Domain could be said to be a treasure trove, providing a steady stream of resources, enough for the Void Land and High Heaven Palace to cultivate normally.
However, the Yin-Yang attribute resources above Sixth Grade were always short.
Putting aside the fact that it was difficult to find any Yin-Yang attribute resources above the Sixth Grade in the two Star Cities, even in the new Great Domain, there weren’t many.
On the other hand, the mineral stars in the depths of the Black Prison had a higher chance of producing Yin-Yang attribute resources above Sixth Grade.
Now that the World Tree had feed back the energy to Star Boundary, High Heaven Palace was in a favorable position. In the future, there would definitely be a great number of talents, and in the future, there might be many good seedlings who could directly advance to the Sixth Order.
These people’s breakthroughs all required Sixth Grade resources. Yang Kai still remembered how difficult it was for the Great Emperors to cultivate. At that time, in order to find a sixth grade Yin-Yang attribute resource, he had expended a great deal of effort, but in the end, he only managed to obtain what he wanted in this Black Territory.
For the long term, Yang Kai had no choice but to make plans early, lest he have to ask for help again.
Speaking of Sixth Grade resources, Yang Kai couldn’t help thinking about the resources that the various Cave Heaven Paradise had given to High Heaven Palace. When the High Rank Open Heaven's meeting had been held, everyone had agreed that every hundred years, each family could take in five disciples from the Star Boundary. In return, they would give High Heaven Territory five Sixth Grade resources or equivalent materials.
At that time, Yang Kai had also considered the scarcity of resources available in the Sixth Grade Yin-Yang Attribute, so even if those Cave Heaven Paradise have enough resources, they might not be willing to take them out.
Who would have thought that in the end, the Cave Heaven Paradise will not take it out. High Heaven Palace, on the other hand, had collected some of the Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth resources, but none of them were from the Yin-Yang attribute. All of them had been converted into equivalent Fifth Grade materials, and some were even Fourth Grade!
It was really infuriating!
Although he was angry, Yang Kai knew that it was no wonder these Cave Heaven Paradise were so stingy. When it came to the resources of the Sixth Grade Yin-Yang Attribute, the various Cave Heaven Paradise were used as strategic resources and were rarely used.
If the Void Land and High Heaven Palace wanted to become stronger, if they wanted to stand shoulder to shoulder with the various Cave Heaven Paradise, resources and talents needed to be stored side by side.
As for the Black Prison, it was a place Yang Kai had high hopes for. In the future, most of the Sixth Grade Yin-Yang resources required by the Void Land and High Heaven Palace might come from this place.
“This is the Void Array I’ve built over the years. Take a look and see if there are any flaws. After all, I don’t know anything about the Dao of Space.” Luan Bai Feng raised her hand and tossed a jade slip to Yang Kai.
Yang Kai took it and probed it with his Divine Sense, nodding from time to time.
This Void Array was obviously built from a Space Array, but it was much larger and more complicated.
When Xu Linggong had asked Yang Kai to arrange a few Space Arrays, Luan Bai Feng had also helped him. This woman’s understanding of the Dao of Arrays was extremely sharp, and Yang Kai had only brought her along a few times to arrange them, but she had already grasped most of them and could even draw inferences from them.
Yang Kai had never seen anyone with such talent in the Dao of Arrays before. Even the Immeasurable Grandmaster who had set up the Nine Layers Heaven Formation was probably inferior to Luan Bai Feng.
If it weren’t for the fact that she didn’t understand the Space Laws, Luan Bai Feng could have set up a Space Array on her own.
After a brief investigation, Yang Kai nodded, “There’s no big problem. I’ve marked out a few areas that need to be modified, so let’s discuss them together. Grinding the axe will not delay cutting firewood, so it’s not too late to move the mineral star.”
“You're the boss, you have the final say,” Luan Bai Feng said indifferently.
The two of them sat down on the ground and used their hands as brushes to write on the ground, occasionally exchanging a few words.
For nearly twenty years, Yang Kai had spent his time in the Universe Temple, experiencing the mysteries of the Universe Formation, comprehending the wisdom of the Ancient people, and reflecting on what he had learned.
The Universe Formation and Space Array were both of the same type, so there was naturally something to learn from.
Soon, Luan Bai Feng’s original idea was completely altered, but she was not annoyed, instead eagerly absorbing the essence of this Void Array.
After a month, Yang Kai let out a long sigh and stood up, “That’s about it, there’s no way to change it anymore.”
Luan Bai Feng rubbed her brow and glanced at Yang Kai, “You have some talent in the Array Dao.”
Yang Kai smiled, “I only know a little about Space Arrays, but I know nothing about other Arrays.”
Luan Bai Feng couldn’t be bothered to flatter him and asked, “If there’s no problem, I’ll call someone over.”
Yang Kai nodded.
A moment later, several hundred Open Heaven Stage masters arrived under Xin Peng’s lead. When the hundred or so people in front saw Yang Kai, their expressions became complicated. Some were afraid, some were angry, and some were filled with hatred.
These hundred people were the Heavenly Sword Union captives Luan Bai Feng had brought back from High Heaven Region.
However, these past few years didn’t seem to have been very good. All of their auras were weak, and even though a few of them were glaring at Yang Kai, they didn’t have much of an imposing aura and instead seemed like sick cats trying to bluff.
“Xin Peng greets Sir and Prison Warden!” Xin Peng ran over with a flattering smile on his face. This fellow had also left his name on the Loyalty List. Although he didn’t have much backbone, he was still a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator, so his strength wasn’t too weak.
Luan Bai Feng stretched out her hand and grabbed a middle-aged man who was glaring at Yang Kai, grabbing his neck and circulating her World Force as she sneered, “It seems you still don’t know your own identities. No matter who you were in the past, in this Black Territory, you are the lowest of mine slaves. This Queen wants you to live you will live, if this Queen want you to die, you will die!”
The man could look at Yang Kai with anger, but he was obviously extremely afraid of Luan Bai Feng. It's unknown what kind of experiences he had had over the years, but now that he was being held by the neck in mid-air, his face was filled with panic and the suppression of his cultivation made it impossible for him to resist.
“A mine slave should act like a mine slave. If anyone dares to act presumptuously in the future, this will be their fate!” As soon as she finished speaking, she exerted some force on her hand and the middle-aged man she was holding exploded into a cloud of blood mist as the World Force wildly dissipated.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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