Where Shi Zheng had fallen, numerous Superior Grade cultivators gathered, their Divine Senses darting back and forth as they communicated.
After quite a while, the group seemed to reach a consensus. Yu Changdao nodded and said, "Since everyone agrees, we'll set out for Langya Blessed Land immediately. However, this trip is bound to be extremely dangerous—there may well be casualties. Everyone should steel themselves mentally."
Though Shi Zheng was dead, there were surely other Ink-corrupted powerhouses still lurking within Langya Blessed Land. This matter couldn't wait—they had to rush over immediately and root out those dangerous individuals. Leaving such people in Langya Blessed Land was simply unacceptable. Who knew how many more Shi Zhengs would emerge if they were left unchecked?
Most importantly, they had to find that pure-blooded Ink Clan member to eliminate the threat for good!
Everyone nodded, though none seemed particularly concerned about the danger Yu Changdao had mentioned. They were all Seventh-Order Open Heaven cultivators—who hadn't stared death in the face before? The various Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands had always shared glory and ruin alike, so even if only Shi Zheng from Langya Blessed Land had been exposed today, none of them could afford to stand by and do nothing.
"We'll need the Sect Master to accompany us," Yu Changdao said, turning to look in the direction where Yang Kai had been standing—only to find no trace of him. He blinked in surprise. "Where's the Sect Master?"
Yu Xiangdie pointed off to one side with a helpless expression.
Yu Changdao followed her gaze, and the corner of his eye twitched.
There was Yang Kai, who at some point had already run over to where Shi Zheng had fallen. Ink smoke still churned there in thick roiling clouds, yet Yang Kai moved through it freely without the slightest impediment.
Even with the World Spring suppressing his Small World, rendering him impervious to the erosion of the Ink smoke, wasn't it a bit too casual to wade through it so recklessly?
"What is the Sect Master doing?" Yu Changdao asked, confused.
Yu Xiangdie replied, "He's probably trying to find the Qiankun World Shi Zheng left behind after death."
Earlier, while everyone had been engrossed in their discussion, she had noticed Yang Kai sitting off to the side with nothing to do. But before long, something had apparently occurred to him—his eyes had lit up and he had dashed off, plunging straight into the Ink smoke.
Now it was clear he was searching for Shi Zheng's Qiankun World.
Shi Zheng had been a Seventh-Order Open Heaven cultivator whose Small World had already transitioned from ethereal to corporeal. If such a person were killed by another, the Qiankun World might shatter and scatter into the void. But Shi Zheng had destroyed himself—his Qiankun World remained perfectly intact, which meant there was a chance it could have been preserved.
And in fact, it had been preserved. It was simply hidden within the void at that moment, shrouded in dense Ink smoke.
Yang Kai searched for a brief time before he quickly detected a faint fluctuation of spatial energy. Following that fluctuation, he channeled his Space Daos and directly opened the gateway to Shi Zheng's Qiankun World, slipping inside.
The moment he set foot in this place, Yang Kai was taken aback. Shi Zheng's Qiankun World was quite different from the Qiankun Cave Heavens and Qiankun Blessed Lands he had visited before—the entire world was drenched in black, as though it had been painted over with pitch-dark ink.
Yang Kai understood immediately. No wonder those Superior Grade cultivators earlier had wanted to inspect their own Qiankun Worlds. The Qiankun Worlds of Ink-corrupted warriors were vastly different from ordinary ones—this abnormality was visible at a single glance and impossible to conceal.
As long as there was someone who had been corrupted by Ink, the method of inspecting their Qiankun World would find them every single time.
He silently assessed his surroundings. The Qiankun Blessed Land Shi Zheng left behind was saturated with Sword Dao Marks, which matched the Divine Ability and Phantasm Shi Zheng had displayed earlier.
The Sword Dao Marks were of no use to Yang Kai, and even if they were, he had no intention of refining them. After all, Shi Zheng had been Ink-corrupted—who knew whether there was something wrong with his Dao Marks? Yang Kai had come here to look for Shi Zheng's estate.
Just moments ago, while inspecting the Qiankun Worlds of all those Superior Grade cultivators, Yang Kai had seen quite a few valuable things. As a fellow Superior Grade Open Heaven cultivator, Shi Zheng's accumulated wealth was surely nothing to scoff at.
This Qiankun World bore no traces of living beings, which meant Shi Zheng hadn't been cultivating living creatures within his own body.
Not everyone had the exceptional conditions for that like he did.
Yang Kai's Divine Sense spread outward like a tidal wave, and before long he located several building-like structures.
These buildings had been constructed in a highly conspicuous manner, with no attempt at concealment. After all, a Qiankun World was a cultivator's foundation—there was no need to worry about anyone stealing the valuables stored here, unless one died.
From within those buildings came very obvious fluctuations of energy.
Yang Kai's eyes lit up as he headed toward them.
He arrived quickly, and after inspecting them one by one, a broad grin spread across his face.
A Seventh-Order Open Heaven cultivator's estate was indeed impressive. The hundreds of millions of Open Heaven Pills were one thing, but what truly mattered were the cultivation resources of various grades—there were even Fifth-Order and Sixth-Order materials in substantial quantities.
Yang Kai even found a considerable number of Yin- and Yang-attributed Fifth-Order and Sixth-Order resources among them.
Beyond that, there were numerous Artifacts, each one radiating formidable might.
Shi Zheng had possessed Seventh-Order Open Heaven cultivation, and who knew how many years he had lived. All the treasures he had accumulated over his lifetime had been stored within his own Qiankun World—now they were swept up entirely by Yang Kai.