Chapter 2190
byIn Qingyang Temple, above the main peak Wansheng Peak, the airship slowly landed, setting off monstrous waves.
Below, the Hall Master Wen Zishan, Deputy Hall Master Qiu Ran, Elder Chen Qian and others who had already received the news were all waiting with solemn expressions.
Before the battleship even landed, several divine senses of the Emperor Venerable Realm had already swept over the battleship. In an instant, the hearts of the powerhouses had a clear understanding of the losses of the disciples on this trip.
Although several elite disciples were lost, fortunately, the few people who were hopeful had all returned safely. So everyone couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief and their solemn expressions became slightly relaxed.
A moment later, the battleship landed.
The disciples jumped down from above, and Gao Xueting pinched the magic formula and put away the battleship.
“Hahaha, little Xueting, I haven’t seen you for so many days. I miss you so much. Come, let uncle hug you first！” Wen Zishan laughed loudly and strode towards Gao Xueting with his arms open.
Zeng…
The sword qi chanted, and the killing intent appeared.
Wen Zishan stopped three feet in front of Gao Xueting with cold sweat on his head. At this moment, a cherry blossom long sword was pressing against his neck. Gao Xueting’s face was as cold as frost, holding the sharp sword, and looking at him coldly, she said： “If you dare to take one more step forward, I’ll kill you！”
Wen Zishan didn’t dare to move…
“Ai.” Qiu Ran reached out and supported his forehead, sighing helplessly： “Hall Master, please respect yourself！”
“Just kidding…” Wen Zishan smiled awkwardly, his figure leaped backward and drifted back to his original position. His expression changed, and he said solemnly： “Well… This Hall Master congratulates you all on your safe return. You are all the mainstays and the pillars of the future of the Divine Temple. This experience has been hard work for you all.”
The disciples didn’t speak, but just looked at him quietly. Gao Xueting also slowly put away her sharp sword.
“Your achievements will be remembered by this Hall Master. The deaths of several fellow disciples are not without meaning. Now… those of you who have obtained extra star marks, come with this Hall Master. The others can disperse and rest.”
“Yes！” With an order, the crowd responded loudly.
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen people left, leaving only four or five.
Yang Kai turned his head and took a look. Besides himself, there were also Xiao Baiyi, Murong Xiaoxiao, and another young martial artist at the second level of the Dao Source Realm whose name he couldn’t remember.
Although this martial artist was also a disciple of the Qingyang Divine Temple and had entered the Four Seasons Land, Yang Kai didn’t communicate much with him along the way. So he didn’t know him well.
However, judging from this person’s temperament and expression, he should not be a difficult person to get along with.
“Where is that brat Xia Sheng？” Moments later, Wen Zishan looked at Gao Xueting suspiciously. He didn’t see Xia Sheng’s figure here, and his face immediately changed slightly, thinking that something unexpected had happened to Xia Sheng in the Four Seasons Land.
Even Qiu Ran thought so, and his complexion couldn’t help but turn pale. He said, “Elder Gao, could it be that Xia Sheng…”
Gao Xueting said lightly, “No, here he comes！”
While speaking, a figure flew over from an extremely distant position, shouting loudly as he flew, “Wait for me…”
Moments later, Xia Sheng landed in front of everyone. He looked at Gao Xueting with a plaintive expression on his face and said pitifully, “Elder Gao, please inform this disciple before taking action next time… This disciple didn’t have any psychological preparation at all.”
“What are you doing, brat！” Wen Zishan stretched out his hand and used his energy to knock Xia Sheng from a distance, making his neck shrink.
“What are you doing, Hall Master！” Xia Sheng covered his head, extremely wronged.
Wen Zishan snorted coldly and said, “Just looking at your appearance, I know you made Elder Gao angry. Can’t this Hall Master teach you a lesson？”
Xia Sheng blinked his eyes and had a speechless expression on his face…
“Alright, since you’re here, then you guys come with this Hall Master.” While speaking, Wen Zishan also looked at Yang Kai and said, “You come too！”
A short while later, within the main hall of Myriad Saints Peak, the various high-ranking members of Azure Sun Temple took their seats in sequence, and several disciples and Yang Kai stood in the middle.
At the very top, Wen Zishan looked down with a smile and said, “Elder Gao. This time, you led the team for the trip to the Four Seasons Land, so you should be very familiar with the detailed situation. Then please tell us, how many Star Seals did these people obtain？”
Upon hearing this, Gao Xueting said calmly, “Although I haven’t compared with other sects, judging from the number of Star Seals obtained by these disciples, the harvest this time should be quite good.”
Having said this, she turned her beautiful face and said, “Xia Sheng obtained four Star Seals, Xiao Baiyi obtained two, Mu Rong Xiaoxiao two, Shen Muji two…”
Hearing her say this, Yang Kai then knew that the young man at the 2nd-layer of Dao Source Realm was called Shen Muji.
She paused for a moment and said, “There are also three other disciples who each obtained one Star Seal and are not here.”
Wen Zishan nodded slightly, indicating that she understood.
Because before the departure, Azure Sun Temple had stated that as long as the disciples who obtained Star Seals within the Four Seasons Land could obtain the qualification to enter the Broken Star Sea, so the three disciples who only obtained one Star Seal left the Star Seals for themselves and did not need to come here to hand them in.
And those who came here were all those who obtained extra Star Seals.
“What about this kid！” Wen Zishan turned her gaze to Yang Kai.
“He…” Gao Xueting’s expression became slightly complicated. She pondered for a moment before gently opening her vermilion lips and saying, “Seven！”
“What？”
“Did I hear that wrong？”
“So many？”
Even though everyone present was a powerful Emperor Senior Stage cultivator with extraordinary mental cultivation, when they heard that Yang Kai had obtained seven star marks by himself, they couldn’t help but be surprised again and again. Each of them looked at him with surprise in their eyes, examining him up and down as if they wanted to take a new look at him.
After all, Xia Sheng, the chief disciple of the Divine Temple, had only managed to obtain four star marks. Moreover, it was with the powerful cultivation base of the Third-Order Dao Source Stage as the foundation. But Yang Kai was only at the First-Order. Where did he get the seven star marks from？
This brat’s luck is too good, isn’t it？ Everyone thought so in their hearts, secretly feeling that Yang Kai’s trip should have been against the heavens in terms of luck. Otherwise, there was no way he could have obtained so many star marks.
Under the gaze of everyone, Yang Kai remained calm and composed.
Seven star marks were indeed all his harvest in the Four Seasons Land.
The first one was a diamond-shaped star mark obtained in the Two Seasons Mountain. At that time, a demonic beast was being chased by Wu Chang and others. In a panic, it ran in front of Yang Kai and was killed by him with a single move, allowing him to pick up a bargain.
After that, Yang Kai had never had the opportunity to obtain a star mark again.
It was not until he guarded the Taimiao Lotus and killed two martial artists that he obtained two more.
At the last moment, he reached a deal with Wu Chang and obtained four from his hands.
To obtain so many, luck is indeed a part, but strength is also a necessary guarantee.
From a certain perspective, the star seal is actually not easy to obtain because the quantity is not large. If Yang Kai hadn’t killed two martial artists and hadn’t made a deal with Wu Chang, he wouldn’t have had such a harvest. Perhaps when the exit of the Four Seasons Land closes, he could only get that first one.
“There are some reasons, which I will explain to you later, but he indeed obtained seven star seals alone！” Gao Xueting said. The reason she mentioned was naturally about the Taimiao Pill matter.
Wen Zishan nodded slightly, responded with an ‘en’, and said with a broad smile, “Good, good, good. In this way, when the Broken Star Sea opens, our Divine Temple will have nineteen people who can enter. It’s really satisfying.”
If the experience in the Four Seasons Land is just a small fight, then the Broken Star Sea is the place to verify each person’s martial arts and the way of heaven. That kind of place is not accessible to just anyone.
First of all, one must have the star seal as a voucher. Secondly, one must have the strength to pass through the entrance of the Broken Star Sea. Both are indispensable.
In other words, even if one has the star seal, those without strength still cannot enter it.
As for these nineteen places of the Qingyang Divine Temple, it is not known how many can finally enter.
However, this quantity has indeed exceeded many sects and forces.
Wen Zishan was naturally overjoyed.
“This is a sign of our temple’s prosperity！” Qiu Ran intoned in a tone like a charlatan, and as he spoke, he reached out and stroked his snow-white beard, feeling extremely contented in his old age.
“There’s no time to lose. Xiao Qian, collect their extra star seals.” As Wen Zishan spoke, she cast a glance at Chen Qian.
Chen Qian understood and gracefully stood up. With a stretch of her hand, a secret treasure in the shape of an incense burner appeared in her small hand. What this secret treasure was used for was unknown, but it looked to be of a high grade. One after another, talisman seals loomed faintly on the surface of the incense burner, appearing extremely mysterious and wonderful.
She strolled in front of the crowd and stopped in front of the disciple named Shen Muji, saying softly, “Just relax！”
“Yes！” Shen Muji replied and took a deep breath. Immediately, the expression on his whole face became peaceful.
Seeing that he was ready, Chen Qian immediately held the incense burner in one hand and made a hand seal with the other, continuously tapping several times on Shen Muji’s body.
Accompanied by a muffled grunt, Shen Muji couldn’t help but stagger back a few steps. His complexion was slightly pale, as if he had suffered a great loss of vitality.
However, at the same time, a stream of light suddenly shot out from his body.
Chen Qian was quick-eyed and quick-handed. She reached out and made a gesture towards the stream of light, and immediately an invisible force bound the stream of light and dragged it into the incense burner.
Yang Kai watched in surprise again and again.
At that time in the Four Seasons Land, when he made a deal with Wu Chang, it was Wu Chang who used a secret technique to force out his own excess Star Marks and let Yang Kai obtain them. But now it seems that apart from this method, they can also be forcibly stripped.
Thinking about it this way, Yang Kai felt that he had to be more careful when traveling in the Star Boundary in the future. Otherwise, if he encountered some people with ulterior motives, maybe they would have ideas about his Star Marks, and then he would cause a lot of trouble again.
Next, Chen Qian followed the same pattern and forcibly stripped the excess Star Marks from Xia Sheng, Murong Xiaoxiao, and Xiao Baiyi one by one.
Yang Kai could see clearly that regardless of the strength of these people, once their Star Marks were stripped, they all seemed to have suffered some damage. Even Xia Sheng couldn’t help but stagger and his face turned slightly pale.
Looking at this situation, this method of forcibly stripping should have some drawbacks.
Not long after, Chen Qian came to Yang Kai.
This Elder Chen was not very tall and had a very petite figure. Standing in front of Yang Kai, she was even shorter than him by a head.
She looked up at Yang Kai and said lightly, “If you’re ready, I’m going to make a move.”
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