On the platform, the expressions of the many Heaven Breaking Realm powerhouses varied — some were worried, while others were exhilarated.
Those who worried were concerned for the safety of their disciples. Given the current situation, the collapse of the Blood Demon Grotto-heaven was inevitable. When the vast Blood Demon Grotto-heaven fragmented and scattered into countless pieces throughout the Blood Demon Domain, whether their disciples could make it out safely was anyone's guess. If anyone became trapped in the spatial rifts between dimensions, they would be lost forever.
Those who were exhilarated were the Heaven Breaking Realm cultivators themselves — they finally had a chance to participate.
Throughout history, every time the Blood Demon Grotto-heaven opened, the responsibility of Heaven Breaking Realm experts had been limited to escorting their disciples to the Blood Demon Domain, then waiting quietly for the Grotto-heaven to close before bringing the disciples back to their sect headquarters.
The Blood Demon Grotto-heaven contained all manner of treasures, and they had always been envious. But the Grotto-heaven was a Universe Cave Heaven left behind by an Eighth-Order Heaven Breaking cultivator upon death, and with its restrictions in place, they had been utterly unable to enter.
Now, if the Blood Demon Grotto-heaven truly collapsed and its countless fragments merged into the Blood Demon Domain, they would naturally be free to search for its many treasures.
Setting everything else aside, even finding some high-quality demon beast inner cores would be enough to make a fortune.
And so, once they had recovered their wits, many Heaven Breaking Realm experts immediately activated their movement techniques and departed the platform, hurtling deep into the Blood Demon Domain in search of their own targets.
In the span of just a few moments, who knew how many enormous spatial rifts had appeared throughout the entire Blood Demon Domain. From those rifts, towering spirit peaks and vast spirit lands came hurtling out, coming to rest as they hovered quietly in the void of the Blood Domain, adding some点缀 to what had otherwise been a lifeless, empty expanse.
Soon, Heaven Breaking Realm powerhouses descended upon every single one of those spirit peaks and spirit lands, combing them for treasures.
Those who found good things were few — after all, the Blood Demon Grotto-heaven had been opened so many times that most valuable items had long since been claimed. Still, there were no shortage of lucky individuals who, upon arrival, stumbled upon objects of immense worth.
But even those who failed to find anything of note wore expressions of wild joy upon landing.
Some even cried out in astonishment: "Such dense Heavenly Might!"
The Blood Demon Grotto-heaven was a Universe Cave Heaven left behind by an Eighth-Order Heaven Breaking cultivator, so its Heavenly Might was naturally extraordinary. The very foundation by which Heaven Breaking Realm cultivators increased their strength was the enhancement of Heavenly Might within their own Small Universes. If they could refine this Heavenly Might originating from the Blood Demon Grotto-heaven, it would be of tremendous help to any Heaven Breaking Realm expert.
However, for a cultivator to refine Heavenly Might that did not originally belong to them, their Small Universe had to be highly compatible with it. This was precisely why the old ancestor Moyu had targeted the Demon Domain — its aura was highly compatible with his Small Universe, and refining it would cause few side effects while allowing him to recover from his injuries and bolster his cultivation in a very short time.
If there was no compatibility and one attempted to refine it by force, the consequences would be severe: the aura of one's Small Universe would become murky, the Heavenly Might would turn chaotic, and instead of boosting one's strength, it could even damage one's very foundation.
The opening of the Blood Demon Grotto-heaven was an event that swept across the entire Three Thousand Worlds, and the cultivators who came numbered more than fish crossing a river. There were bound to be some who met the conditions for refinement, and every one of them was overjoyed. They settled upon those spirit peaks and spirit lands, deploying their arts to collect the peaks and lands into their own Small Universes, setting them aside to refine at their leisure.
Even for the majority who did not meet the conditions, there was no reason to pass up these spirit peaks and spirit lands from the Blood Demon Grotto-heaven. Bringing them back to one's sect headquarters would allow the Heavenly Might within to greatly bolster the foundations of the base.
And so, in the blink of an eye, battles over spirit peaks and spirit lands erupted all across the Blood Demon Domain — pairs of Heaven Breaking Realm cultivators fought each other to the death, and occasionally one would fall.
Even the Boss Lady and her companions had stepped out in succession, claiming several spirit lands into their own Small Universes and sealing them with protective spells for later use.
Although only upper-grade Heaven Breaking cultivators would see their Small Universes transform from the ethereal into the physical — becoming truly indistinguishable from real Universe worlds, capable even of housing living beings who could reproduce and thrive — the Small Universes of mid-grade and lower-grade Heaven Breaking cultivators were no mere ornaments.
When Yang Kai had first entered the outer Universe, he had been lured into Duan Hai's Small Universe by the Fire Spirit Ground's Protector Venerable Duan Hai of the Seven Illusory Earth. Duan Hai had been merely a Fourth-Order Heaven Breaking cultivator, which proved that at the mid-grade Heaven Breaking level, one's Small Universe could indeed contain living people. It simply could not match the depth and grandeur of an upper-grade Heaven Breaking cultivator's Small Universe.
The Boss Lady and the others had already scattered, searching for traces of Yang Kai and his companions. The Blood Demon Domain was now in utter chaos, and Yang Kai and the others had not yet reached the Heaven Breaking Realm. If they encountered any real danger, they might not be able to resist it at all.
However, the Blood Demon Domain was, after all, a great domain of staggering vastness. Even though they had split into three groups, it would be difficult to discover anything in the short term. All they could do was continue sending out messages, hoping to make contact with Yang Kai and the others.
Meanwhile, Yang Kai had chased after a spirit land as it burst out of the spatial rift. When he suddenly appeared in a vast, silent environment, he immediately realized he had returned to the Blood Demon Domain.
Not far ahead, the spirit land drifted through the void. Upon it, every cultivator in Dingfeng City was in a state of panic. They did not know exactly what had happened, but they had witnessed the sky and earth splitting apart around Dingfeng City with their own eyes. Now, looking around, they found themselves in a completely unfamiliar environment — spirit land after spirit land, none any smaller than Dingfeng City itself, hung suspended in the void. The Heavenly Might was beginning to dissipate, and the aura of the Blood Demon Grotto-heaven was growing thinner with each passing moment.
Once the aura of the Blood Demon Grotto-heaven dissipated completely, the Blood Path restrictions within their bodies would erupt immediately. What awaited them would be death!
In the City Lord's Manor, Mo Mei and several elders stood side by side, gazing upon the chaotic Dingfeng City. All of them let out quiet sighs.
Though they had always known this day would eventually come, when it finally arrived, they all realized just how helpless and insignificant they truly were.