Chapter 2736

Being promoted to the Emperor Respect Stage wasn’t without danger. One wrong step and one might be killed by the impact of the heaven and earth energy. Many Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivators not only failed to be promoted to the Emperor Respect Stage but also died and their dao was extinguished when they were promoted.

One should know that back then, Wu Dao died at the critical moment of being promoted to the Dao Source Realm. That Wu Dao was the recognized number one in strength in the Heng Luo Star Field. Even he died at the critical moment of the Dao Source Realm, and the danger of being promoted to the Emperor Respect Stage would only be greater.

“Hehe, Nephew Yang has had no news for a long time. I didn’t expect to come to the Spirit Lake Palace today.” A voice suddenly came from the side. Yang Kai looked up and saw a middle-aged old man about fifty years old walking over there. His complexion was ruddy, his hair was white and his face was youthful, his qi and blood were vigorous, and a thick aura exuded from his whole body.

Tier 1 Emperor! Yang Kai saw it at a glance.

However, his Tier 1 Emperor gave people a stronger feeling than most warriors of the same level. Not to mention the various backgrounds he possessed, just this aura was not something that people like Le Dongzheng could compare to.

Yang Kai estimated that if this old man fought Le Dongzheng alone, I’m afraid it wouldn’t take a stick of incense time to decide the outcome.

“Senior is…” Yang Kai stood up and clasped his fists.

The middle-aged old man stroked the beard on his chin and smiled slightly： “I am Yao Li of the Heavenly Martial Saint Land！”

Yang Kai didn’t know many people in the Heavenly Martial Saint Land. Besides Chen Wenhao, there was only Wu Chang. Yang Kai didn’t recognize the others. However, since Yao Li had the cultivation base of Tier 1 Emperor he should be an elder-level existence in the Heavenly Martial Saint Land.

The elder is respected, and Yang Kai naturally doesn’t dare to be negligent.

“So it’s Elder Yao. Yang Kai has met Elder Yao！”

“Nephew doesn’t need to be polite. Sit down！” Yao Li smiled slightly and gestured with his hand.

Immediately, a beautiful young girl with a delicate appearance served tea.

Yao Li looked at Yang Kai with a smile, seemingly quite interested in him. After all, this was someone who had refined the Taomiao Pill and was very likely to be an Emperor Pill Master. However, unfortunately, he was not from the Tianwu Holy Land. Suddenly, his eyes turned and he looked at Bian Yuqing and said, “This is…”

“My eldest cousin！” Yang Kai said casually.

Bian Yuqing stood up and said, “This concubine has met Elder Yao！”

Although Yang Kai and she had not discussed it in advance, Bian Yuqing also performed flawlessly. After all, she had also wandered outside for so many years and was not comparable to some simple little girls.

“So it’s Yang Shizhi’s cousin. Sit down.” Yao Li actually showed great kindness and amiability.

This made Bian Yuqing couldn’t help but feel a little flattered. Before today, a person likes Yao Li was a lofty and looks up at figure for her and this would not change even if she was promoted to Emperor Venerable. But now, just because of Yang Kai’s relationship, she was actually able to sit here and drink tea with him.

A very absurd feeling welled up in the bottom of her heart. It seemed that after meeting Yang Kai again this time, her fate had taken a huge turn.

“I heard from the disciples in the sect that Yang Shizhi came here this time to requisition a cultivation secret place？” Yao Li didn’t beat around the bush and went straight to the point. Although Yang Kai looked extraordinary, he was an elder of the Tianwu Holy Land, so naturally there was no need to flatter or be polite.

“That’s right.” Yang Kai nodded. “May I ask Elder Yao if there are any vacancies in those cultivation secret places that are not open to the public？”

Yao Li furrowed his brows slightly. After pondering for a moment, he said, “Nephew Yang, do you want to use this cultivation secret place for yourself, or…” His gaze swept slightly towards Bian Yuqing.

As an old man, he was shrewd. Although Yang Kai didn’t say anything, he also guessed the intention of Yang Kai bringing Bian Yuqing here.

Yang Kai said truthfully, “My eldest cousin’s cultivation has reached the peak of the Third-Order Dao Source Realm. If there is a suitable secluded place for cultivation, perhaps she can try to break through.”

Yao Li nodded and said, “Sure enough.”

After a pause, he said, “Nephew Yang, to tell you the truth, those secret places that are not open to the public are originally prepared for you core disciples. But you are not here at a good time today. Those secret places are already full. If you want to use it yourself, I will have no hesitation and immediately arrange for someone to vacate one. But if it is for someone else to use, it makes me very embarrassed.”

“Full？” Yang Kai was Stunned .

He thought something was wrong. Although the spiritual energy here in Spirit Lake Palace was extremely rich, and those specially reserved cultivation secret places were also not bad, compared with the cultivation secret places of the three top sects, they were almost the same. Why would the disciples of the three sects not cultivate in their own sects and come to this Spirit Lake Palace？”

“It is indeed full.” Yao Li nodded seriously.

Yang Kai suddenly felt embarrassed.

He had thought that there would definitely be vacant cultivation secret places here, so he directly sold Bian Yuqing’s green jade token. Now that there are no vacant positions here, wouldn’t it make Bian Yuqing’s efforts all in vain？

Yao Li said, “Nephew Yang, how about this? Although the top-notch cultivation secret places are full, I can arrange a heavenly-grade one for you. What do you think? The cultivation environment of the heavenly-grade secret place is not bad either. Many Emperor Venerable Realms are queuing up to wait. If your eldest cousin closes the door and cultivates in it, she will surely gain something.”

Things have come to this point, and Yang Kai has no better way. He can’t really ask Yao Li to come forward and vacate a top-notch one. The disciples who can cultivate in the top-notch secret places are all from the three major sects, and no one’s status is worse than the others. If he really does this, not to mention whether Yao Li will agree, it may even cause conflicts between the sects.

What’s more, as aElder of the Heavenly Martial Holy Land, Yao Li is quite sincere in his speech with Yang Kai, and Yang Kai is also embarrassed to continue to force the matter.

“How long will it take to wait？” Yang Kai asked.

Yao Li smiled and said, “Today.”

This is considered jumping the queue, and there is no need for a red token. He was directly arranged to go in. Just from this point of view, Yang Kai’s Azure Sun Gold Token is still very useful.

“What do you think, eldest cousin？” Yang Kai turned his head and asked Bian Yuqing.

Bian Yuqing said, “You decide.”

She had originally only wanted to wait for two months to enter that Earth-level Secret Place to cultivate. Now that there was suddenly a Heaven-level one and there was no need to queue up and wait, she was naturally extremely happy.

Seeing that Bian Yuqing had no objections, Yang Kai thought that this was the only option. Just as he was about to open his mouth and agree, a voice suddenly rang out from outside： “There are no extra Secret Places？ That can’t be. I remember there is one.”

Hearing this voice, Yang Kai was slightly stunned. When he looked up, a familiar figure appeared in front of him, with a cynical smile on his face, standing there blatantly.

“Senior Brother Xia！” Yang Kai quickly stood up and looked at Xia Sheng in surprise. “Why are you here？”

As the chief disciple of the Qingyang Temple, Xia Sheng had advanced to the Emperor Venerable Realm in the Broken Star Sea. Now he was also a famous figure in the Southern Territory. Given time, reaching the second level of the Emperor Venerable Realm was definitely no problem, and even the third level could be expected.

Yang Kai never expected to see him here and had a look of surprise and joy on his face.

On the contrary, Yao Li’s expression suddenly became a little unnatural, and he picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

“I, your senior brother, am one of the three stewards of this Linghu Palace and have been sitting here all year round！” Xia Sheng walked up with a smile.

“Three stewards！” Yang Kai was Stunned .

After thinking about it for a moment, he immediately understood. This Spiritual Lake Palace was jointly managed by the three major sects. Naturally, each sect would send a administrator to sit here, so as not to let their own disciples suffer unfair treatment here and at the same time, they could also supervise the income situation.

When that disciple of Heavenly Martial Holy Land brought Yang Kai in before, he only said to look for the manager and then Yao Li appeared. Yang Kai didn’t think much about it and only thought that this Spiritual Lake Palace was managed by Yao Li. Now hearing Xia Sheng’s words, he knew that it was not the case.

“The Palace Master is actually willing to let you out.” Yang Kai smiled slightly.

Xia Sheng said, “I just advanced to Emperor Venerable not long ago. The Palace Master said that I need to experience the world of mortals and stabilize my cultivation, so he sent me here.”

As he spoke, his face was full of bitterness, as if this was a hard task.

“How are the Palace Master and Elder Gao and the others now？” Yang Kai asked.

“They are all fine. It’s you, you’ve been away from the sect for so many years.”

Yang Kai said awkwardly, “I’m involved in mundane affairs. I originally planned to go back and take a look in a few days.”

Xia Sheng suddenly lowered his voice： “When you go back, you have to avoid Elder Gao. Elder Gao said that if he sees you, a white-eyed wolf, he will definitely teach you a lesson.”

“It can’t be that bad…” Yang Kai’s forehead instantly sweated.

Xia Sheng gloated and said, “Anyway, that’s what Elder Gao said. With the elder’s temper…” As he spoke, he couldn’t help but shiver. “By the way, I’ll tell you some bad news. Elder Gao advanced to the second level of Emperor Venerable two years ago. So even if you are also an Emperor Venerable, you will definitely not be able to beat her.”

“Elder Gao broke through？” Yang Kai was startled, and then he was happy for Gao Xueting. The last time he met her was in the Eastern Region. She was trapped in a secret realm medicinal garden. At that time, she was only at the first level of Emperor Venerable. I didn’t expect her to break through so quickly.”

“Seek more blessings for yourself.” Xia Sheng patted Yang Kai’s shoulder with a look of pity on his face.

“By the way, senior brother, what did you mean when you said that the cultivation secret place is not full？” Yang Kai frowned. Yao Li said that it was full, but now Xia Sheng gave a different statement, which made him a little suspicious.

Xia Sheng smiled slightly and looked at Yao Li and said, “There are a total of nine top-notch cultivation secret places. Each of our three major sects has three. Only two of the secret places in my Qingyang Temple have been used. When was the other one used up? Why don’t I know? Manager Yao, may I ask which disciple of my temple came here and secluded himself in it?”

Yang Kai’s frown became even tighter when he heard this.

Although he knew before that the Linghu Palace had special cultivation secret places reserved for the disciples of the three major sects, he didn’t know there were such details inside.

Moreover, looking at the attitude of Xia Sheng and Yao Li when they were talking, it seemed that there was some conflict between the two of them.

Yao Li slapped his forehead and smiled, saying, “That’s right, that’s right. If you, manager Xia, didn’t mention this this old man would have forgotten. It seems that only two of the three secret cultivation places of your Qingyang Divine Palace have been used. I’m really muddle-headed.”

Yang Kai’s face suddenly sank, and the little good impression he had of this Yao Li before instantly disappeared.

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