The power of the Huntian Pills was something the Sea Clan powerhouses had already learned about from Qian Mo and Shang Ao. Even knowing that the pills possessed heaven-defying effects, the main ingredient existed only on Ghost Island. Even if they wanted more, there was no way to obtain them.
The little dolphin did have some on hand, but not many—all of them had been gifted by Yang Kai previously, and they belonged to it alone. Nobody had the nerve to take pills from the Sea Clan princess. Even Lie Kong had only taken a single Huntian Pill from the little dolphin for research purposes, returning it to his daughter once he was finished.
And now, Yang Kai had casually offered to give away five hundred Void Grade Huntian Pills. For the Sea Clan, this was nothing short of a windfall. With five hundred Void Grade Huntian Pills, the Sea Clan's several powerhouses could dramatically enhance their physical bodies.
So when Lie Kong heard that Yang Kai was willing to trade five hundred Void Grade Huntian Pills for this single Sea God Pearl, even he could not keep his emotions in check. Joy was written all over his face.
"Very well!" Yang Kai nodded with a smile.
Five hundred Void Grade Huntian Pills were an enormous sum, but for Lingxiao Sect, it was hardly anything. The Huntian Lotus he had brought back last time had been handed entirely to Xia Ningshang. With so many days having passed, she had surely refined quite a few pills by now.
Lie Kong said dryly, "How can we accept such a thing?"
"If Palace Master Lie Kong disagrees, then Yang can hardly bring himself to accept this Sea God Pearl."
Lie Kong pondered for a moment before finally nodding. "Since Sect Master Yang is so magnanimous, Lie Kong will not stand on ceremony. I accept! May the friendship between Sea God Palace and Lingxiao Sect endure forever!"
"Good. I will have someone deliver five hundred Huntian Pills to Sea God Palace. Please bear with us for a few days." Yang Kai cupped his fists toward the assembled Sea Clan powerhouses. "Yang will take his leave now. Please, do not see me off!"
With that said, Yang Kai stepped directly into the space array and, harnessing its power, teleported outside Lingxiao Sect.
The Sea God Pearl he had obtained unexpectedly in this encounter was genuinely useful to Yang Kai. Although he had not cultivated any water-attributed techniques or secret arts, cultivating the Indestructible Five Elements Sword required supreme treasures of the Five Elements.
Among the five elements, the fire-attribute treasure was not something he needed to worry about. The Solar True Essence contained boundless energy within, and after using it for cultivation for so long, it had hardly diminished at all.
However, the other four elemental treasures had all suffered some degree of wear.
Whether it was the Thunderwood, the Xuan Yin Kui Water, the Xuan Gold, or the Dayan Divine Sand—none of them could sustain much further use.
The Sea God Pearl he had obtained this time was perfect for replacing the Xuan Yin Kui Water, serving as future material for cultivating the Indestructible Five Elements Sword.
Sealed within the Sea God Pearl was the Source of an Ocean, brimming with pure and abundant water-attributed spiritual energy. It was at least comparable to, if not surpassing, the grade of the Xuan Yin Kui Water. It clearly met the requirements, and the energy stored within was absolutely far more than what the Xuan Yin Kui Water had contained.
It seemed he would not need to worry about water-attributed treasures for the time being. As for the metal, wood, and earth elements, he would need to keep an eye out.
Then again, with Yang Kai's current status, truly seeking out materials of those three elements would not be difficult. He would only need to issue a single command. Whether they could rival a supreme treasure like the Sea God Pearl, however, remained to be seen.
After returning to Lingxiao Sect, Yang Kai went to see Ye Xiyun. He informed her of the trade he had made with Sea God Palace and asked her to send someone to collect five hundred Void Grade Huntian Pills from Xia Ningshang and deliver them over.
Ye Xiyun agreed without objection.
Over the next two months, Yang Kai traveled ceaselessly through every major city and sect across the Dark Star, setting up space arrays one after another.
After those two months, with the array outside Lingxiao Sect as its foundation, the sect's transportation network now covered virtually the entire Dark Star. Whenever any disciple needed to, they could travel at any time to whichever city they wished.
This undertaking was unprecedented—nothing like it had ever existed on the Dark Star before. With this in place, not only could Lingxiao Sect monitor the entire Dark Star's situation and information at any time, it could also freely purchase all manner of supplies from every corner of the world.
Yang Kai saved Tianyun City for last.
After all, he needed to meet with Qian Tong, so he figured he might as well handle the space array installation and that matter at the same time.
This day, Yang Kai arrived at Tianyun City. Gazing down at the postwar city from the sky, he could not help but feel a wave of emotion.
When he had first washed up on the Dark Star, he had been merely a two-layered Saint. Now, after all these years, he had cultivated to the very pinnacle of the Dark Star. Looking back, it was here, outside Tianyun City at Dragon's Lair Mountain, that he had begun to rise, gradually founding the Lingxiao Sect that existed today.
Every little detail of those days, recalled now, felt as vivid as yesterday.
Yang Kai smiled faintly and descended directly toward the City Lord's Manor.
After the Corpse Spirit Sect had ravaged it, Tianyun City had been a devastated ruin. But after so long a period of recovery, the city had once again become prosperous.
Fei Zhitu was still the City Lord of Tianyun City!
When Yang Kai met him, Fei Zhitu had actually already recovered his cultivation to the third layer of the Return Void realm.
It seemed that being tormented by that Fang Fengqi of the Corpse Spirit Sect last time had led to a breakthrough through destruction.
Yang Kai was genuinely happy for him. And upon seeing Yang Kai, Fei Zhitu was even more thrilled. Once he learned the purpose of Yang Kai's visit, he immediately told Yang Kai to go ahead without hesitation.
Yang Kai did not stand on ceremony. He set to work at once, installing a space array in Tianyun City that linked it directly to Lingxiao Sect.