The foundation of Pear Flower Cave Heaven had been completely drained, and the entire Cave Heaven had been turned into a dead zone. Even the core Pear Flower Palace had been pulled out of the ground, causing the entire Cave Heaven to explode.
In the void, large chunks of Shattered Spirit Province appeared out of thin air and shot out in all directions.
Four other figures appeared at the same time, all of them injured, their faces filled with lingering fear. Zong Zheng, who had suffered the most serious injuries, had half of his body smashed. From his wounds, one could clearly see his internal organs squirming.
It wasn’t that Zong Zheng’s cultivation was inferior to the other three, it was just that his luck was the worst and he had suffered the most damage.
This was an attack that had exhausted all of Pear Flower Cave Heaven's strength. Even if it was not as powerful as an attack from an Eighth Order Open Heaven Stage master, it was still not something a Seventh Order cultivator could easily resist.
The intense pain caused Zong Zheng’s face to contort as he continuously used his strength to wrap his wounds and stop the blood from flowing out. He even took out a large number of spirit pills from his small universe and stuffed them into his mouth like beans.
Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his chest as a dangerous aura from behind him bit him to death like a poisonous snake.
Zong Zheng’s body instantly froze in place, and when he looked down, he saw a small child-like hand emerge from his chest!
Zong Zheng’s eyes bulged as he gritted his teeth and shouted, “Old Ghost Zi Ye!”
Behind him, Zi Ye, who was like a shadow, grinned and said, “Since you’ve suffered such heavy injuries, don’t linger on. I’ll send you off!”
“Don’t even think about it!” Zong Zheng roared angrily. However, Zi Ye had taken advantage of this opportunity to launch a sneak attack and had taken the initiative to attack him. With such heavy injuries, how could he have any chance to resist?
As soon as his voice fell, Zi Ye's World Force poured into his body like a raging river, cutting off his vitality.
Zi Ye took out a fresh set of bloody liver from Zong Zheng’s body and put it into his mouth, munching on it with a satisfied expression.
Not far away, Grandma Jiu and Zhu Lingshan watched this scene with indifferent expressions.
In Shattered Heaven, the other party’s attitude was faster than flipping a book. If it weren’t for Zong Zheng being the most heavily injured, if it were either of them, they would have been the ones to suffer.
Zong Zheng had suffered such heavy injuries and no longer had the strength to fight. Not to mention Zi Ye taking the opportunity to kill him, even if Zi Ye didn’t do it, the two of them would have some ideas.
A Seventh Order Open Heaven Stage master had died just like that.
However, unlike the Mid Rank or Low Rank Open Heaven, although Zong Zheng had died, his Small Universe World did not immediately collapse. Instead, after his death, it suddenly shrank and sucked his corpse into it, disappearing into the void.
Since ancient times, the Universe Paradise and Universe Cave Heaven that had been left behind because of the fall of the High Rank Open Heaven had both been like this. As long as the Small Universe hadn’t suffered too great of an impact when it's master was alive and hadn’t suffered any irreparable damage, after it's master died, the Small Universe would be able to retain a great deal of his strength.
What was left behind after Zong Zheng’s death was undoubtedly a Universe Paradise.
A Seventh Order Open Heaven Liver was a great supplement for Zi Ye, and it didn’t take long for him to swallow it whole. Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he quickly calmed down.
Turning his head to look in the direction where Pear Flower Palace had disappeared, Zi Ye said, “Forcefully activating the power of the entire Universe Cave Heaven, even with Gem Palace as a transit point, Xia Linlang will definitely not have an easy time right now. This opportunity cannot be missed. I want to chase after her, what do you think?”
Grandma Jiu and Zhu Lingshan glanced at each other before nodding slightly and quickly leaving.
As for the Universe Paradise left behind after Zong Zheng’s death, although it was also good stuff, as long as one broke through the World Barrier, they would be able to obtain Zong Zheng’s lifetime savings, no matter how many good things Zong Zheng had, compared to the World Spring, one of the Universe Four Pillars, it was still far inferior.
After weighing the pros and cons between the World Spring and Universe Paradise, the three of them naturally wanted to obtain the World Spring more.
However, no matter who it was, the three of them had already memorized the location of the Universe Paradise's hidden location and would only come to investigate when they had the chance in the future.
Inside Pear Flower Palace, Yang Kai’s nose was bleeding and Xia Linlang’s face was pale.
Just as Zi Ye had said, forcefully activating the power of the entire Pear Flower Cave Heaven was indeed a huge burden. If Xia Linlang had been the only one to activate it, she would definitely have lost the ability to fight.
Fortunately, with Yang Kai’s help, she wasn’t in such a difficult situation, but she still needed to rest and recover, so Pear Flower Palace was temporarily under Yang Kai’s control.
At this moment, Yang Kai was extremely glad that he had forcibly absorbed the Spear Dao Mark from Pear Flower Cave Heaven, otherwise, the rich Spear Dao Mark would have been completely wasted. After all, Pear Flower Cave Heaven had most likely collapsed and ceased to exist.
Although he had escaped from Pear Flower Cave Heaven, he couldn’t let his guard down. The attraction of the World Spring was too great, so the four High Rank Open Heaven masters definitely wouldn’t let this matter rest. As for Shattered Heaven, it was naturally not a good place to stay.
While controlling the Pear Flower Palace, Yang Kai sat down cross-legged and began meditating, using his Divine Sense to probe the situation of the ten million living beings inside his Small Universe.
Millions of living beings had entered his Small Universe, and although it had only been a few days, under the comfort of the Emperor Realm, the hearts of the people had gradually stabilized. The millions of people had also dispersed into dozens of groups, some of them mining trees, some of them building houses, some of them traveling a long distance to find suitable residences.
Each group consisted of several tens of thousands of people, with each group being led by an Emperor Realm master.
This was also what Yang Kai had told the Emperor Realm cultivators before. After all, with a population of ten million, it was not suitable for them to survive and develop in one place, so after taking them into the Small Universe, Yang Kai had given orders to the Emperor Realm cultivators, telling them to take some people to live separately.
Now it seemed that these Emperor Realm were doing quite well.
Long-distance migration was no doubt a waste of time. There were old and young people in the crowd, and many of them were dragging their families, so their journey was slow. With a thought from Yang Kai, the World Energy swept out and instantly teleported the group of migrants to a suitable location.
This Small Universe is his Small Universe, so he naturally didn’t need to put in any effort to do such a thing.
After a brief moment of shock, the Emperor Realm masters leading the group quickly came to their senses and cupped their fists towards the sky, expressing their gratitude before immediately taking charge of the settlement.
After observing for a moment, Yang Kai felt an inexplicable joy.
Over the next few days, there would definitely be several dozen large and small cities with a large population. After these people settled down, who knew what kind of changes they would bring to the Small Universe.
Moreover, compared to other people’s Small Universe, his Small Universe was undoubtedly more suitable for survival, because the Wood Element Force he had refined in the past was the essence of the Eternal Tree, and its vitality was extremely rich. In his Small Universe, no matter what kind of plant he planted, it would have an excellent growth rate. Not only were his spirit plants like this, but even many old people who were on the verge of death, after entering his Small Universe, would emit a rare rosy glow.
A day later, the sun set and the full moon rose.
Such a scene didn’t exist in other people’s Small Universe, in this vast universe, it was probably the only one.
When the cold moonlight poured down, Yang Kai suddenly thought of something and fell into deep thought.
His entire body sank into a profound and mysterious state as all kinds of exquisite sparks flashed across his mind.
He seemed to have noticed something important that he had inadvertently overlooked, but he was unable to see through it. It was as if a thin layer of paper had been placed in front of him, and although it could be easily broken, it couldn’t be touched.
Yang Kai’s heart was filled with anxiety…
“What are you doing?” A tender voice suddenly rang out beside Yang Kai’s ear, instantly pulling him out of that mysterious state.
Inside Pear Flower Palace, not only him, but also Xia Linlang, Qin Fen, and the other Open Heaven Stage masters.
After seeing the way he interacted with Xia Linlang, Qin Fen and the others no longer dared to act rashly in front of him. This fellow didn’t even fear the Palace Master, so how could he care about them?
So, apart from Xia Linlang, no one else dared to question him.
After being interrupted by Xia Linlang, Yang Kai’s stomach was filled with anger. Although he still couldn’t figure out what the idea in his mind was, Yang Kai was certain that it was extremely important.
Suppressing his anger, Yang Kai looked to the side and saw Xia Linlang staring at him angrily, “Where are you taking me?”
Previously, she had been recovering, so she had given Pear Flower Palace to Yang Kai to control. Who would have thought that this guy would actually use the Pear Flower Palace to fly straight towards the Shattered Heaven edge? Naturally, Xia Linlang was quite angry.
Yang Kai frowned, seemingly realizing why Xia Linlang was so angry, and quickly explained, “The World Spring has been exposed, we can no longer remain in the Shattered Heaven, and Pear Flower Cave Heaven has been destroyed. There is no place for you to stay, so staying here won’t help. I have a territory in the Void Territory that is very safe, so I can guarantee that no one will have any ideas about you once you arrive there, so you don’t need to hide your identity like you are now.”
“Guarantee?” Xia Linlang sneered, “What guarantee do you have?”
“Words are useless, you’ll understand when the time comes. If you trust me, come with me!”
Xia Linlang said angrily, “It’s not a matter of trust, you just don’t know the situation we’re in. If I leave Shattered Heaven, the Cave Heaven Paradise will definitely come to capture me, will you be able to stop them?”
Yang Kai frowned, “How did you offend the Cave Heaven Paradise?”
Xia Linlang angrily replied, “How would I know? Since I started cultivating until now, I’ve never had any conflicts with the people from the various Cave Heaven Paradise, but after I broke through to the Seventh Order, those people came looking for me. I don’t know what they wanted to do, but they were too strong for me to resist, so I could only flee to Shattered Heaven and struggle for my life. Now, thanks to you, even my hiding place is gone, yet you still want me to go to the tiger’s den? If you want to go to that Void Territory, go there yourself, don’t count me in!”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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