Not long after the two of them left, several figures flew over from different directions, obviously attracted by the battle just now.
After investigating the battlefield, the several people who had arrived all turned their eyes towards the Profound Spirit Fruit tree.
After a short while, the crowd dispersed again and disappeared.
There was a karst cave in the middle of the mountain, and it was unknown how deep it was. The Seventh Order old man led Yang Kai into the karst cave and first set up many barriers to isolate himself from the outside world before sitting down cross-legged and meditating.
Yang Kai didn’t know where to start, but seeing the old man’s expression, he could only wait patiently.
In the battle just now, he had not held back with his Secret Technique to hit the old man Small Universe, so the latter should not be feeling too good.
After a while, the old man let out a long breath and opened his eyes.
Yang Kai sat up straight and asked with concern, “Is Senior alright?”
Yang Kai was the one who had injured him, so he was somewhat embarrassed. However, he had no other choice in the situation at that time. If he wanted to kill him, Yang Kai couldn’t just sit back and do nothing.
Instead of answering, the old man asked, “Are you not Ink Disciple?”
The young man in front of him could even dispel and purify the Ink Force in his Small Universe’s body. Such ability was simply astonishing. Since he had such ability, it was naturally impossible for him to be transformed into an Ink Disciple.
Yang Kai shook his head, “No!”
The old man showed a look of surprise, “If you're not Ink Disciple, why would you appear here?”
“The inside story is quite complicated, this Junior will not explain anything for now, but I do have a few questions to ask Senior,” Yang Kai looked at him.
The old man nodded, “Speak!”
Yang Kai asked, “Is this the Ink Battlefield?”
The old man frowned slightly and looked at him with a puzzled expression, as if he was saying, “You’re here, yet you don’t know where this place is?” But after a moment of silence, he still replied, “Yes.”
‘What did he mean?’ Yang Kai was confused.
Fortunately, the old man explained, “This place is a Secret Realm in the Ink Battlefield. Once you leave the Secret Realm, you will arrive at the Ink Battlefield.”
Yang Kai was surprised, “Secret Realm? There’s actually a Secret Realm inside the Ink Battlefield?”
The old man stared at him in confusion, “The Ink Battlefield is vast and boundless, and there are countless Secret Realms.”
Yang Kai was speechless…
However, he finally understood why the scenery he saw after coming out of the Void Corridor was different from what he had imagined. It turned out that he had directly entered a Secret Realm, and outside this place is the Ink Battlefield.
“Does this Secret Realm exist all year round? Or was it just discovered by someone recently?” Yang Kai asked again.
“A few months ago, when the entrance to the Secret Realm appeared, we discovered it,” The old man replied.
A few months ago, when the Ink Clan’s Royal Lord had died, although Yang Kai didn’t know exactly how these two events were related, they were definitely related.
However, with this, Yang Kai was somewhat relieved.
What he was most worried about was that the entrance to this Void Corridor would be discovered by the Ink Clan. Now, it seemed that the Ancient Great Expert had long since taken precautions. The Secret Realm here might be related to the methods of the Ancient Great Expert, so it was indeed safe to hide the entire Void Corridor entrance in a Secret Realm.
Yang Kai pondered for a moment before asking, “According to Senior, you’re not the only one who entered this Secret Realm?”
The old man replied, “Naturally, there are many treasures in the Secret Realms of the Ink Battlefield. These things are useless to the Ink Clan, but to the Ink Disciples, they are all good things, so once a Secret Realm appears, the Ink Disciples will flock to it.”
Hearing this, Yang Kai’s brow rose, secretly rejoicing that this Seventh Order cultivator he had encountered was quite weak, otherwise it would have been difficult to deal with. Thinking of this, he asked, “Is Senior injured?”
Otherwise, how could a Seventh Order Open Heaven be so easily beaten by him?
The old man stared at him deeply and shook his head, “It’s not that I’m injured, it’s just that this old master’s Small Universe is no longer complete.”
Yang Kai fell silent…
He instantly understood what he meant.
The reason why Small Universe was incomplete was because he had cut out a piece of his territory. There was only one reason why a High Rank Open Heaven would make such a bold decision.
That was when he was being corroded by the Ink Force!
During the battle with the Ink Clan, many of the High Rank Open Heaven in the Cave Heaven Paradise had been corroded by the Ink Force. Some of them had been dispelled by Yang Kai’s methods, while others had no choice but to give up their territories to protect themselves.
Only by doing so would they be able to prevent themselves from being completely inked.
The old man in front of him had obviously experienced this kind of thing before, which was why his Small Universe was incomplete, which was why his Seventh Order Open Heaven strength was so weak.
For the High Rank Open Heaven masters who had cultivated for tens of thousands of years, cutting off a portion of their small universe world required a great deal of courage and determination.
When he had fought with the Ink Clan Royal Lord, Yang Kai had personally witnessed the territories being cut up by the High Rank Open Heaven cultivators from the Cave Heaven Paradise. This had greatly touched his heart.
Such a situation had occurred during the battle in the Black Territory. In the Ink Battlefield, such a situation was common!
“Senior, please forgive me. This Junior has just arrived and doesn’t know many things,” Yang Kai cupped his fists.
The old man narrowed his eyes slightly, “A newcomer? Which Cave Heaven Paradise are you from?”
Yang Kai shook his head, “Junior does not come from a Cave Heaven Paradise, nor does Junior pass through the No-Return Pass to the Ink Battlefield!”
He knew what the old man had been wondering, so he took the initiative to point out.
Hearing this, the old man’s expression changed greatly, “Other than the No-Return Pass, is there any other place where we can enter the Ink Battlefield?” The No-Return Pass was the last line of defense against the Ink Clan. As long as they could guard the pass, the Ink Clan would never be able to set foot in the 3000 Worlds. This was something that had existed since ancient times, and they had always worked hard to achieve this goal.
But now that Yang Kai had said that he had not entered this place from the No-Return Pass, how could the old man not be shocked?
If they could enter this place from another place, the Ink Clan would be able to use this method to enter the 3000 Worlds, which would change the everlasting situation.
“Senior doesn’t need to be nervous, the passage here has already been sealed by me, and I came here precisely because of this matter,” Yang Kai waved his hand to comfort him, knowing that the other party’s doubts were even greater than his own, he quickly calmed his thoughts and asked, “Senior, can you allow me to examine your Small Universe?”
Although he had already used the Light of Purification on the old man and logically speaking, the Ink Force should have been completely dispersed by now, he couldn’t feel at ease without checking his Small Universe.
The secrets Yang Kai needed to reveal were too big, so he had to be careful.
The old man also understood this point, so without hesitation, he nodded and opened his Small Universe’s door, “Do as you please!”
In the 3000 Worlds, being inspected by others was an extremely shameful matter, but in this Ink Battlefield, it was the most normal.
It could be said that Open Heaven Stage in the Ink Battlefield, one would have to go through such a process almost every time they participated in a battle. This was a special habit created by this special environment.
Yang Kai didn’t stand on ceremony with him. This was not the time to be polite, so he used his Divine Sense to probe the other party’s Small Universe.
After a while, Yang Kai withdrew his Divine Sense and said, “Excuse me.”
The old man's Small Universe, no longer had any residual Ink Force in his body, and just as he had said, the Small Universe was incomplete, causing the World Force in his body to be blocked, which was why he was unable to display the true strength of a Seventh Order Open Heaven Stage master.
The old man didn’t have any intention of examining Yang Kai’s Small Universe, he was quite confident in the Light of Purification.
“Senior should have many questions, but this is a long story. Please allow this Junior to slowly explain.”
“It’s fine, you just need to explain.”
Yang Kai nodded, first explaining his background and origins, but whether it was the Void Land’s Master, High Heaven Palace’s Palace Master, or the Star Boundary’s Great Emperor, they were all extremely unfamiliar to the old man.
When he talked about the matter of Ink Disciple in Lang Ya Paradise, the old man’s expression changed, but he listened quietly, not interrupting Yang Kai.
Speaking of the Black Territory’s Ink Royal Lord, the old man’s complexion greatly changed.
Although the masters of the 3000 World’s Cave Heaven Paradise attached great importance to the Ink Clan Royal Lord, they had never been involved in the Ink Battlefield before. As someone who had wandered the border between life and death for many years, the Ink Clan Royal Lord was simply too intimidating.
Within the Cave Heaven Paradise, if a Ninth Order Open Heaven Stage master didn’t appear, who could be a match for the Ink Clan Royal Lord?
Fortunately, after hearing that the Ink Clan Royal Lord had been imprisoned for many years and their strength had been greatly reduced, the old man finally breathed a sigh of relief, and after paying a huge price, they were able to kill the Ink Royal Lord.
Yang Kai’s tone was calm, but he could imagine the dangers and cruelty of that battle. Countless elites must have died in the Cave Heaven Paradise's side.
“After the Ink Clan died, it left behind a Void Corridor!” Yang Kai sighed lightly, “No one knows where this Void Corridor leads to, but according to the Ink Clan’s performance before it died, the Void Corridor must not be a good place, and it’s highly likely it’s related to the Ink Clan, so we speculate it’s the Ink Battlefield.”
“If that’s the case, then the 3000 Worlds are in danger. Although Junior’s cultivation is low, I am proficient in the Space Law, so I took the initiative to enter the Void Corridor and seal it. After sealing it all the way here, I came to this place and after finishing my work, I saw Senior again.”
At this point, Yang Kai finally explained his origins.
The old man’s expression fluctuated as Yang Kai narrated, but after listening to his story, he let out a long sigh.
Fortunately, the 3000 Worlds had a genius like this young man in front of him who was proficient in the Space Laws and was able to seal the Void Corridor in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.
“No wonder this old master felt some spatial fluctuations before, so it was because of the Void Corridor.” The old man understood his previous doubts.
Yang Kai asked, “From Ink Disciple’s perspective, did Senior suspect anything?”
The old man replied, “I have my suspicions, but this old master’s attention was drawn to the Profound Spirit Fruit at the time, so I didn’t bother to pursue the matter. You’ve done a good job. After the Void Corridor was sealed, this old master couldn’t find any flaws. I believe even if other Ink Disciple passed by, they wouldn’t be able to find anything.”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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