The great beasts departed one after another, and soon roars echoed throughout the Myriad Beast World as they relayed Yang Kai's decree.
Hua Qingsi walked up to Yang Kai and asked, puzzled, "Palace Master, are we bringing people here for cultivation?"
Yang Kai nodded. "That's right."
"But the Heavenly Daos of the Myriad Beast World are far more suited to the cultivation of demon races. If humans come over, it may not be ideal."
Previously, the Lingxiao Palace had also considered whether to settle the migrating human population within the Myriad Beast World, but for one, the world was already teeming with demon-kind, and introducing humans would inevitably lead to friction. For another, the Heavenly Daos leaned more toward demons, meaning humans cultivating here would likely find their efforts only half as effective.
Yang Kai said, "It may not have been suitable before, but that won't necessarily hold in the future."
As he spoke, he produced a small sapling, found the summit of a spiritual peak, and carefully planted it there.
Hua Qingsi's expression turned suspicious. The sapling seemed vaguely familiar to her, yet she couldn't quite place it. Just as she was puzzling over this, the planted sapling suddenly began to sway its branches, growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, it had become a towering tree.
More than that, as the sapling grew, the very Heavenly Daos of the Myriad Beast World seemed to quake violently. Hua Qingsi could clearly feel an inexhaustible stream of profound power being drawn from some unknown source by the sapling and woven into the fabric of the Myriad Beast World.
In no more than a dozen breaths, the Heavenly Daos of the Myriad Beast World had undergone a noticeable transformation — becoming more consolidated, more distinct.
Hua Qingsi's face was filled with shock. "A World Tree?"
Now she finally understood why the sapling had given her that strange sense of familiarity. This was clearly a sapling of the World Tree!
The Star Boundary had its own sapling, but that one was enormously massive, stretching up to the heavens — which was why she hadn't recognized it at first.
But what else could condense the Heavenly Daos and cause such dramatic change across an entire world in such a short span of time, if not a World Tree sapling?
Hua Qingsi truly hadn't expected that Yang Kai still possessed a World Tree sapling.
No wonder the Palace Master had been so insistent on bringing people to the Myriad Beast World for cultivation. With the sapling here, regardless of what the Heavenly Daos had been like before, given time the Myriad Beast World would become just like the Star Boundary — with condensed Daos, clear laws, and all living beings within the world would benefit as a result.
The Myriad Beast World was destined to become a second Star Boundary!
If word of this reached humanity, it would cause an uproar across every faction.
The Star Boundary no longer accepted outsiders. Even those Grotto-heavens and Blessed Lands had only a scarce few slots available. Countless warriors who had been relocated from various Great Domains had their eyes fixed on the Star Boundary, but none could find a way in.
If news about the Myriad Beast World got out, the human races would flock to it in droves — who could say how many would want to migrate here?
The Myriad Beast World could not only alleviate some of the current pressures facing humanity, it would certainly give rise to entirely new problems.
In an instant, Hua Qingsi's mind raced through countless thoughts, and she spoke up: "Palace Master, does the matter of the Myriad Beast World need to be kept secret?"
If so, she would need to return to the Lingxiao Palace immediately and dispatch personnel to seal off the world before anyone caught wind of it.
Yang Kai had already made his plans. Hearing her question, he shook his head. "No need. The Myriad Beast World was always meant to be opened to all human factions. However, it's not a place just anyone can come and go as they please. After you return, first dispatch some personnel to garrison the world and seal off all four sides — no one is to enter the Myriad Beast World. Additionally, send word to all factions: the Myriad Beast World will open in fifty years, permitting human migration. Anyone who wishes to enter must exchange war merits for a slot, and that includes the Lingxiao Palace! As for how many war merits each slot will require… the General Affairs Division will announce that in due time."
Fifty years should allow the Myriad Beast World to undergo meaningful change. The sapling had only just been planted, and its nourishing effects wouldn't be apparent right away — in fifty years, the initial results should begin to show. And with fifty years of preparation, the various human factions would surely have ample time to ready themselves.
Requiring war merits to exchange for slots was only fitting for the human soldiers fighting the Ink Clan on the front lines. It would likewise serve as a powerful incentive, driving many powerful humans who had been reluctant to take risks to rush to the battlefield and slay the enemy.
Who didn't have descendants and juniors of their own? Who wouldn't want those juniors to have a brighter future? The Star Boundary was no longer accessible, but the Myriad Beast World flung its gates wide open — all it took was some war merits to exchange for a migration slot. Surely every human faction would agree to those terms.
The Myriad Beast World was destined to ignite a wave of fervor throughout the human races.
Hua Qingsi said with admiration, "The Palace Master's considerations are thorough indeed."
Yang Kai said nothing more on the matter, turning to say, "Let's go. Back to the Star Boundary!"
The sapling had been planted, but its nourishing effects would not be visible any time soon. His business here was concluded, and Yang Kai had no desire to linger.
He had left behind the Heaven and Earth Palace and the Heaven and Earth Formation here, which would make it convenient for humans to travel to the Myriad Beast World in the future.
Upon returning from the new Great Domain, Hua Qingsi hurried to the Lingxiao Palace to prepare the dispatch of personnel to garrison the Myriad Beast World. Yang Kai, meanwhile, flashed away and arrived in the Demon Realm.
Lingxiao Domain — apart from the Star Boundary, only the Demon Realm was as bustling.
The demon race still thrived here in large numbers, and Yang Kai's Dharma Body had been stationed in the Demon Realm all along.
In earlier years, the Demon Realm had been shattered. In the end, Yang Kai had used his Dharma Body to activate the Heaven Devouring Battle Art and piece the Demon Realm back together, a feat that had rendered the Dharma Body and the Demon Realm inextricably bound.