Yang Kai introduced Bian Yuqing, and the two women greeted each other.
"In the future, the affairs of the Void Land are for you two to discuss and handle between yourselves. There's no need to ask me," Yang Kai said.
"Yes!" Both women responded respectfully.
Yang Kai had long grown accustomed to being a hands-off manager, and his temperament was freewheeling by nature. Asking him to conquer new territory and wage war on all fronts was one thing, but having him hold down a single location, manage its growth and development — that was another matter entirely.
That was precisely why he had insisted on bringing Hua Qingsi and Bian Yuqing along.
However, Hua Qingsi hadn't made it here; she remained behind at the Lingxiao Palace. So Bian Yuqing would simply have to bear a heavier burden. The six hundred thousand people they had brought this time were all natives of the Star Boundary, and Bian Yuqing knew them inside and out, making arrangements far easier. The Void Land, however, existed beyond the boundaries of the Universe, and Bian Yuqing had limited knowledge of life beyond it. Collaborating with Yue He would allow them to complement each other's shortcomings.
With the two of them managing the Void Land, Yang Kai naturally wouldn't need to waste any more effort on it.
Of the six hundred thousand people, apart from the various Great Emperors and Yang Xiao, Yang Xue, and the others who had set out to explore in every direction, the remainder stood quietly in place, arranged in neat square formations. They gazed around with curiosity, yet not a single sound escaped them — like a well-trained army.
The Void Land had suddenly received so many people, and the first thing to arrange was naturally their quarters.
Fortunately, the Void Land was sizable, comprising seven spiritual continents in total. Housing these people would not be a problem.
Yue He and Bian Yuqing immediately huddled together to discuss the matter.
Before long, the six hundred thousand had been divided into seven groups and led by various guides toward the seven spiritual continents. These guides had originally belonged to Yue He's Emerald Palace. After the Emerald Palace was destroyed by the Madam, its people had all followed Yue He to the Void Land, making them its very first residents. They could now be considered Disciples of the Void Land as well.
Having arrived earlier, they naturally knew the Void Land better. Putting everything else aside, they were at least capable of showing the way.
While this busy activity was underway, Yang Kai suddenly heard a sharp cry ring out from deep within the Earth Spirit Land. Immediately after came a furious roar, and then the ground shook, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth growing chaotic, as if someone were locked in a fierce battle deep within the Earth Spirit Land.
Yang Kai's heart lurched. He sensed a burst of aura that flickered and vanished in an instant, and he whipped his head toward the sound. "Not good!" he cried.
The words had barely left his mouth when his figure blurred, and he shot off in that direction.
Yu Rumeng and the others' expressions shifted as well, and they hurriedly followed behind Yang Kai.
Bian Yuqing flew forward alongside them and asked, "Miss Yue He, are there still great enemies within our Void Land that haven't been dealt with?"
Yue He shook her head. "Not exactly a great enemy, but… this particular existence is rather special. It's hard to explain in a few words — you'll understand once you see for yourself."
Bian Yuqing nodded faintly.
It didn't take long before the group arrived at the very center of the Earth Spirit Land, where the Central Palace stood.
There, sprawled across the ground, was a ferocious-looking beast radiating the aura of a Sacred Spirit. Who else could it be but Qiongqi?
Yet even in his true form, old Qiongqi had been bound to the ground, utterly unable to move. What held him was none other than a web of thin threads glowing with a soft, pale light. The harder he struggled, the tighter they constricted, and before long his entire body was slick with blood.
On the other side, Liu Yan had taken on her Fire Phoenix true form and soared through the air, yet her beak was similarly wound through with threads that silenced her completely.
Outside the palace stood a bewitchingly beautiful woman with eyes cold as frost. In one hand she held Yang Xiao; in the other, Yang Xue.
There was not the slightest trace of aura emanating from her, yet Yang Xiao — that fearless little rascal who feared nothing under heaven — was trembling so violently that his face had gone pale. He didn't even have the courage to resist.
Yang Xue pressed her red lips together, her face equally ashen.
Yang Kai's eyelid twitched.
The woman was unmistakably Zhu Jiuyin, who had been in seclusion healing her injuries this entire time.
From the moment the Void Land had been seized, she had remained in secluded recovery, never once showing her face to the outside world. The entire Void Land, save for the group that had followed Yang Kai out of the Grand Ruins Space, had no idea she even existed.
Calculating the time, roughly a year had passed since their emergence from the Grand Ruins Space. Even if Zhu Jiuyin's injuries hadn't fully healed, they should have improved considerably.
He had no idea how Yang Xiao and the others had provoked her to end up in this state!
Yang Kai's head throbbed.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
Several figures came streaking through the air — the various Great Emperors who had sensed the disturbance and rushed over to investigate. The moment they caught sight of Qiongqi, Liu Yan, Yang Xiao, and Yang Xue all in such a state, shock registered on every face.
These four were no ordinary fighters. Qiongqi in particular, having once served as the mount of the Great Emperor Suiyue and lived for tens of thousands of years, possessed strength not far below that of a Great Emperor. Yet from the time they had heard the commotion to now — how long had that been? And all four of them had been completely subdued.
The woman, on the other hand, stood there as composed as ever. She was absolutely an Open Heaven realm cultivator!
Not someone to provoke. Not someone to provoke at all!
Right after them appeared Fu Zhun and Zhu Yan, two Elders of the Dragon Clan.
Fu Zhun took a clear look and saw his own son dangled in a woman's grip. Rage instantly surged through him, and she snapped, "Who are you? Put Xiao'er down this instant!"