The battlefield was indeed dangerous, but plans could not keep up with changes. Feng Ying had rushed over in time to find Yang Kai, and with her guarding him, no matter what, she would not allow Yang Kai to fall into danger.
Yang Kai also understood this point, so after seeing Feng Ying, he cancelled his original plan and instead joined forces with Feng Ying to kill the enemy.
In the end, he had inadvertently discovered the whereabouts of the Ink Clan’s Royal Lord and interrupted his healing process. In his anger, the Ink Clan’s Royal Lord attacked the two of them.
Even though it was just a casual blow, it was still an unstoppable force for Yang Kai and Feng Ying.
In this moment of life and death, Yang Kai couldn’t afford to think too much about it. With the Sun and Moon Divine Wheel and Feng Ying’s Myriad Swords Dragon Venerable, they were able to persist until Zhong Liang came to the rescue.
In that instant, it was truly a crisis, and under that terrifying pressure, something in his body seemed to shatter.
At that time, Yang Kai didn’t notice anything, but when he was finally safe, he suddenly realized that the shackles that had been troubling him, the shackles that he had been unable to break through even after bitterly cultivating in seclusion, had actually been loosened and broken under the immense pressure.
This was truly a case of a man who had the heart to plant a flower, but who would have thought that a willow would grow into a shade instead.
Since he had already comprehended the opportunity to break through, Yang Kai naturally wouldn’t waste such a great opportunity. After the battle ended, he immediately followed Feng Ying back to this place and gave her a reminder before going into seclusion to break through.
Zhong Liang and the others naturally couldn’t find him.
However, after learning that Yang Kai was actually attempting to break through to the Seventh Order, the four Regiment Commanders couldn’t help feeling overjoyed. Yang Kai’s existence was too important to the Human Race, so naturally, the stronger he was, the better. The Ink Battlefield was filled with dangers, and the higher one’s strength was, the more they could protect themselves. The Fifth Order was too low, while the Sixth Order was mediocre. If he could break through to the Seventh Order, it would be of great use.
“Good,” Zhong Liang nodded heavily, “If this boy can break through, it will be a joyous event.”
Ding Yao and the others all nodded.
However, breaking through from the Sixth Order to the Seventh Order Open Heaven Stage was destined to be a long process, and there was no way to accomplish it in one fell swoop. Back then, the Proprietress had secluded herself for over a hundred years before breaking through from the Sixth Order.
Zhong Liang and the others had all experienced this before, so they naturally understood what was happening.
They wouldn’t be able to see Yang Kai for the time being, so all of them gave up on trying to win him over. Zhong Liang ordered, “You stay here and watch him carefully. If he comes out of seclusion one day, tell us immediately.”
Feng Ying naturally nodded.
“Let’s go,” Zhong Liang called out. Now that the postwar settlement was still ongoing, all of them had important matters to attend to and naturally couldn’t wait here forever.
However, just as the four of them were about to leave, they suddenly heard a loud rumbling sound.
Zhong Liang turned his head towards the sound and asked, “What’s going on?”
Feng Ying’s expression changed as she hesitated, “The secret room has opened…”
Zhong Liang and the others were stunned for a moment before their expressions changed drastically.
The Secret Room was a place for people to cultivate in seclusion, and once it was closed, it wouldn’t be easily disturbed. Since Yang Kai was cultivating in seclusion in Feng Ying’s room, it was only natural for him to stay inside.
Unless he took the initiative to open the secret room, it was absolutely impossible to open it.
However… why would the secret room suddenly open? It had only been a few days since the end of the war, and Yang Kai had already gone into seclusion. Did something happen?
With this thought in mind, Zhong Liang and the others couldn’t remain calm and quickly rushed to the secret room to take a look.
From the secret room, Yang Kai stepped out like a dragon and a tiger, his upper body still bare. The many wounds he had left behind during the battle had not yet healed, but it seemed like they had improved greatly.
Zhong Liang and the others had thought that something had happened to Yang Kai while he was in seclusion, otherwise how could he have come out on his own? In the end, they only saw that Yang Kai’s complexion was rosy and he seemed to be in good condition.
On top of that, his aura also gave off a strange feeling. This was not a Sixth Order, but a Seventh Order!
Having just broken through, Yang Kai still seemed to be unable to familiarize himself with the power of the Seventh Order Open Heaven Stage, so he was unable to freely control his Small Universe’s power.
Zhong Liang and the others stared at him in shock.
Yang Kai also saw them and didn’t understand why these four would appear here, but he quickly stepped forward and bowed, “Greetings, Seniors.”
Zhong Liang and the others remained silent as the four of them stared at Yang Kai.
Yang Kai felt a chill run down his spine when he saw them staring at him, but he couldn’t figure out why, so he cautiously asked, “Seniors, do you have something you want to discuss with me?”
“Don’t move!” Zhong Liang shouted as he stepped forward and placed his hand on Yang Kai’s dantian, circulating his strength to investigate.
Ding Yao and the others stood quietly to the side.
After a while, Zhong Liang stopped and wore a strange expression.
“How is it?” Ding Yao asked.
“Strange,” Zhong Liang shook his head and looked towards Ding Yao and the others, “Seventh Order without a doubt!”
Under his inspection, Yang Kai had indeed broken through to the Seventh Order, but this was what was truly unbelievable.
“Is there nothing wrong?” Liang Yulong asked worriedly.
Zhong Liang rolled his eyes, “If you don’t believe me, take a look for yourself. En, there doesn’t seem to be any hidden dangers.”
“Interesting,” Shentu Mo chuckled.
Yang Kai became even more confused as he looked at Zhong Liang and asked, “Senior, what happened?”
Zhong Liang turned to look at him, “You asked me, but I wanted to ask you. How did you break through to the Seventh Order?”
Yang Kai said in a speechless manner, “I had some insights before, so I went into seclusion and broke through.”
He spoke as if it was as simple as when he wanted to eat when he was hungry and drink when he was thirsty.
Only now did Feng Ying react and say, “This is the problem.”
“What problem?” Yang Kai frowned. This time, his breakthrough had gone unexpectedly smoothly, so he didn’t feel anything was wrong.
Feng Ying sighed and said, “Let’s put it this way, when I first broke through to the Seventh Order, it took me forty years to comprehend the opportunity to break through to the Seventh Order. It’s not just me, every time someone broke through to the Seventh Order, they had to spend a great deal of time. Because the Seventh Order is a barrier, the Small Universe in the body will transform from illusory to solid, and the process of transforming from illusory to solid is an extremely long process.”
Speaking up to this point, Feng Ying suddenly understood, “That’s right, your Small Universe has long since transformed from illusory to solid, so when you break through, you can save a lot of time, but… this is too fast, and there’s no movement at all.”
It had only been a few days and he had actually broken through from the Sixth Order to the Seventh Order. If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn’t have believed it.
With this reminder, Zhong Liang and the others also came to a sudden realization.
They had all examined Yang Kai’s Small Universe before, and when he was only a Sixth Order, it had already transformed from an illusionary state to a solid one, different from other Open Heaven Stage cultivators. For Yang Kai, there was no need for him to undergo this Small Universe’s transformation to Seventh Order.
What Zhong Liang was most worried about before was that if Yang Kai had really comprehended the opportunity to break through on the battlefield. Once this happened, during the Small Universe’s transformation, Yang Kai would lose all combat strength and would be in danger.
Fortunately, this did not happen.
Hearing Feng Ying’s explanation, Yang Kai finally understood why everyone’s reactions were so strange.
He didn’t know what kind of situation it was for others to break through to the Seventh Order, but he had never seen it before, so how could he know about such things? However, since his Small Universe transformation had saved him a lot of time, he was happy to hear about it.
This time, his retreat was extremely smooth. In just a few days, the shackles in his body had been broken and he had naturally broken through from the Sixth Order to the Seventh Order. From there, he had stepped into the High Rank Open Heaven and was only a step away from breaking through to the Eighth Order.
Zhong Liang pondered for a moment before saying, “Your situation is different from others. You should pay more attention in the next few years. If there are any abnormalities, remember to inform us.”
“Yes,” Yang Kai nodded respectfully and asked, “Seniors, is there something you need from me?”
Zhong Liang’s expression became solemn, “Old Ancestor wants to see you!”
When the Old Ancestor returned, Yang Kai had already gone into seclusion, but the Old Ancestor was naturally very interested in the appearance of someone like Yang Kai in the mountain pass, so he ordered him to let Yang Kai see him.
“When?” Yang Kai asked. He also wanted to see the Old Ancestor. The last time he had gone to see him, the Old Ancestor had been healing his injuries and had failed to meet him.
The matter of the Void Corridor had to be reported, but after receiving Meng Qi’s warning before his death, Yang Kai had not revealed this matter to anyone, only wanting to inform the Old Ancestor when he met him.
Zhong Liang suddenly felt a bit awkward, “In a few years, the Old Ancestor should be recuperating again. Although he gave orders, no one expected you to come out so soon.”
According to the Old Ancestor’s previous estimations, Yang Kai would need at least a few dozen years to break through to the Seventh Order. At that time, he would definitely have fully recovered and could naturally meet this interesting junior.
Who would have thought that in just a few days, Yang Kai would advance from the Sixth Order to the Seventh Order?
Moreover, he had not fully recovered from his injuries yet, and after a great battle with the Ink Royal Lord, he had immediately gone back to recuperate, so it was not convenient to disturb him.
Yang Kai nodded without any objections.
“Alright, you rest well, we’ll take our leave first,” Zhong Liang said as he shot a glance towards Ding Yao and the others before quickly leaving.
Yang Kai and Feng Ying bowed and watched them leave.
After leaving the courtyard, Liang Yulong suddenly asked, “Brother Zhong, what is your intention?”
The few of them had rushed over to try to recruit Yang Kai into their own army, but none of them spoke first. Zhong Liang even motioned for them to leave, so Liang Yulong naturally had to clarify things.
Zhong Liang said, “I’ve thought about it carefully, it’s best if we old fogies don’t make things difficult for the little guy. The four great armies are all interested in him, so which one do you want him to join? It’s not appropriate to agree to any of them. In any case, he’s from Blue Sky Pass, so let’s just leave it at that for now and let him familiarize himself with them.”
Ding Yao nodded and said, “You’re right, throwing the option for him to choose is also making things difficult for him. The future is long, there’s no rush.”
Since both of them had said so, Liang Yulong and Shentu Mo naturally couldn’t say anything, so this matter was temporarily put on hold.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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