Chapter 862

After finding out Zhang Ao’s memories about the secrets of the starry sky, Yang Kai directly refined his soul energy.

He obtained Zhang Ao’s insights and understandings of the Heavenly Dao and martial arts.

His own state of mind and cultivation subtly improved a little, but not significantly.

As Yang Kai’s strength increased, the benefits he could obtain from refining a person’s soul energy after their death were getting fewer and fewer. However, with this method, Yang Kai would never have to worry about encountering a bottleneck in his cultivation. As long as he killed some high—level martial artists at the right time and absorbed their insights, Yang Kai would be able to cultivate smoothly all the way — provided that the strength of his physical body could keep up.

With Yang Kai’s current state of mind and cultivation, there was no obstacle for him before reaching the Third-Order Saint Realm.

Converging his mind, Yang Kai slowly got up. Just as he was about to go out and take a look, Han Fei’s sharp shout suddenly came from not far away： “Who is it？”

The next moment, a bone-chilling cold spread out, and the sound of fluttering clothes could be heard in his ears. It seemed that Han Fei had chased after him.

Yang Kai frowned and walked out of the tent. He saw many ancient demons gathering together and pointing in one direction.

“Lord！” Li Rong rushed over in a hurry. To protect Yang Kai’s safety, her tent was right next to Yang Kai’s, no more than five zhang apart.

“What happened？” Yang Kai asked, and at the same time released his spiritual sense to check the situation over there.

“There seems to have been someone spying on this side for the past few days, but we haven’t been able to find out who it is. Commander Han Fei should have noticed something and chased after him.”

“Even you didn’t notice？” Yang Kai was surprised.

“Yes. That person’s ability to hide his breath is very powerful. He seems to be able to completely hide himself and disappear as if he doesn’t exist.” Li Rong’s beautiful eyebrows were knitted into a line.

“This is interesting.” Yang Kai grinned. Although Li Rong was only at the Second-Order Saint Realm, in a real battle, she was no less than a Demon General. An enemy that even she couldn’t detect, who on earth was he？

The only ones nearby who could do this were the Great Venerables of the Monster Race！

But Yang Kai had already reached an agreement with him. The Great Venerable couldn’t possibly go back on his word. Moreover, he wouldn’t be so bored as to come and spy on the situation here.

After waiting in the same spot for a while, Han Fei flew back with a cold expression on her face.

“Did you catch up with that person？” Li Rong asked.

Han Fei shook her head： “She was very fast, and her movement technique was also very exquisite. I couldn’t catch up！”

“Did you see what kind of person she was？” Yang Kai asked.

“A woman.” Han Fei furrowed her brows. “But what was strange was that her clothes seemed to be mostly torn, and her hair was messy, like a madwoman. She didn’t say a word either. After being discovered by me, she immediately fled. Oh yes, I couldn’t sense any vitality from her body. Instead, there was some… death qi！”

“Death qi？” Li Rong was surprised.

“That’s right, it was death qi, as if it was thesmell of a dead person！” Han Fei nodded seriously.

Yang Kai’s expression changed. His figure flickered, leaving a series of afterimages in the same spot. After stopping, he asked： “Was her movement technique like this？”

Han Fei nodded repeatedly： “Yes, it was this kind of movement technique. It was very wonderful.”

“Then I know who she is.” Yang Kai stared into the distance and let out a soft sigh.

The several commanders of the Ancient Demon Race looked at each other in dismay, not knowing why Yang Kai revealed a hint of a gloomy expression.

“Lord, is that woman an old acquaintance of yours？” Li Rong asked carefully.

Yang Kai shook his head. “I don’t know her, but she has some connection with me. She was the previous Saintess of the Nine Heavens Holy Land！”

Immediately, he told the story of Saintess Nan in detail, and the members of the Ancient Demon Clan listened in amazement.

“She didn’t kill a single person in her lifetime, but after her death, she slaughtered millions of corpses…” Li Rong mused. “It’s somewhat similar to Coffin Slave, yet completely opposite！”

Both Coffin Slave and Saint Tess Nan are living dead! Only one brings disaster to the living, while the other has never killed anyone. Both have obsessions in their hearts, so even after death, their bodies still act according to their will during their lifetime.

Because they are living dead, no aura is revealed, so Li Rong and the others couldn’t detect them.

To deal with such a person, either directly destroy her or shatter her will Once the will is shattered the dead body will naturally stop moving.

“It’s time to deal with it.” Yang Kai said leisurely.

No matter what, Saintess Nan is still a person of the Holy Land. If left alone, there might be another troublesome incident like a few years ago.

And it’s also not good for the stability of the Nine Heavens Holy Land.

This time she appeared here, presumably because she was staring at me. As long as I act as a bait, Saintess Nan who acts according to her instincts, will definitely appear again.

He told his thoughts to the several commanders, and Li Rong and the others didn’t object.

For safety’s sake, Yang Kai still brought Li Rong and Han Fei with him and headed towards the depths of the forest.

After all, Nan Sheng Gu had the cultivation base of the Second-Order Saint Realm and couldn’t be underestimated.

Traveling a hundred miles, it was not until he came to a valley that Yang Kai stopped and looked around for a while, then nodded slightly.

Immediately, Li Rong and Han Fei concealed themselves, restrained their auras, and made arrangements in secret.

Yang Kai walked around the valley on his own, and by the way, looked for natural treasures to see if he could find anything. However, unfortunately, after looking for a long time, he only found some Heaven-Grade and Profound-Grade medicinal materials, and didn’t even find any Spirit-Grade ones.

It was not until he walked around the entire valley that Yang Kai suddenly had a sense of disharmony.

In the dark, it seemed that there was a pair of eyes staring at him.

Suddenly turning his head and looking in that direction, he saw Nan Sheng Gu, who was wearing white clothes, with disheveled hair and looking like a fierce ghost, staring at him ly over there, not moving at all.

That white dress was damaged a lot due to many battles and had not been changed or washed, making her look even more creepy.

Yang Kai didn’t know when she actually appeared, nor did he know how long she had been looking at him here. He only felt that when her eyes looked at the Saint Lord Spirit Ring in his hand, there was a hint of tenderness and reminiscence.

The Saint Lord’s Spiritual Ring is the symbol of each Saint Lord of the Nine Heavens Holy Land. The old Saint Lord also wore it on his hand during his lifetime. Saintess Nan was the woman of the old Saint Lord. Naturally, when seeing this ring, she would reveal some unusual expressions.

However, very quickly, the tenderness and reminiscence in her eyes were replaced by ferocity. Without saying a word, she rushed towards Yang Kai like a ghost.

Before the person arrived, the huge pressure had already struck.

In mid-air, a long sword appeared leisurely and slashed down at Yang Kai’s head.

Mysterious Heaven Sword！

Yang Kai narrowed his eyes and looked at it, showing no intention of dodging.

“Ice and Snow World！” A soft shout suddenly came from the side.

Throughout the entire valley, the temperature dropped sharply in an instant! Accompanied by the clicking sound, a layer of thin ice covered the lush vegetation. Above the valley, a dark blueboundary also lit up.

The huge change in climate even caused some snowflakes to fall from the sky.

Each of those snowflakes contained terrifying power. When slowly falling, they burst out with balls of light and turned into hundreds of millions of tiny and sharp attacks, enveloping Saintess Nan.

The Mysterious Heaven Sword shattered responded.

Nan Sheng Gu, who was lunging at Yang Kai, instinctively halted her steps, sacrificed the Hao Tian Shield to protect her body, and a divine light shining lance suddenly appeared in her hand, which she hurled fiercely towards the position where Han Fei was hiding.

Sou…

The Zhu Tian Spear seemed to have broken through the blockade of space. In just an instant, it arrived in front of Han Fei and enlarged rapidly in her pupils.

A chill rose from the bottom of her heart. Wild magic patterns immediately climbed onto Han Fei’s beautiful face. She stretched out her delicate jade hand and precisely grasped the tip of the spear.

Drops of crimson blood slipped from her fingertips.

At the same time, Li Rong had quietly come behind Nan Sheng Gu. Red light bloomed, and a huge flower suddenly appeared beneath Nan Sheng Gu’s feet.

The flower bloomed, magnificent and beautiful, rotating like a lotus platform, sending out strange fluctuations. It seemed to have infinite pulling force, pulling Nan Sheng Gu’s body towards the inside of the flower.

The surrounding petals gradually closed towards the center, trying to wrap Nan Sheng Gu.

A hoarse and terrifying roar came from Nan Sheng Gu’s mouth. An afterimage was left in place, and the next moment, she appeared not far away.

A pair of turbid eyes stared at Li Rong and Han Fei sinisterly, as fierce and irritable as a trapped beast.

Li Rong and Han Fei gathered together, looking at Nan Sheng Gu with some pity and some dread, and perceiving the other’s difficulty.

“Don’t hold back anymore. Try to restrain her as much as possible. If you can’t restrain her… kill her directly！” Yang Kai said lightly.

“Yes！” Li Rong and Han Fei responded simultaneously and once again used their earth-shattering means.

Chi chi chi…

Ice prisms shot out.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

Pieces of bright red petals fluttered.

The two commanders of the Ancient Demon Race joined forces to fight against a Nan Sheng Gu at the Second-Order Saint Realm, and naturally there was no suspense.

The valley was wrapped by Han Fei’s barrier, and Nan Sheng Gu couldn’t escape even if she wanted to.

If it weren’t for the consideration that she was also considered a person of the Nine Heavens Holy Land, Li Rong and Han Fei would have already beaten her to pieces.

Half an hour later, Nan Sheng Gu was finally cornered and wrapped by a piece of flower by Li Rong.

The red light was dazzling. After the light disappeared, the flower seemed to be imprinted into Nan Sheng Gu’s body, and a reduced version of the flower mark appeared on her face.

The true essence in her body was sealed, and her own actions were also sealed. Nan Sheng Gu couldn’t move.

Walking forward, staring closely at this Saintess Nan who had been pestering him for several years, Yang Kai’s heart was filled with complex emotions.

The person in front of him must have been a beautiful woman with both inner and outer beauty when she was young. Even at the moment of her death, her appearance was not old at all.

But at this moment, she was in a state of being neither human nor ghost.

If the old Saint Lord was still alive and saw this scene, he didn’t know what he would feel.

To be fair, if either Su Yan or Xia Ning Shang were to be in such a state, even if Yang Kai died, he would not rest in peace.

He had originally intended to directly destroy her, but when it really came to this moment, Yang Kai couldn’t bring himself to do it. After pondering for a while, he ordered, “Take her back and watch her carefully.”

He decided to hand Saintess Nan over to Xu Hui and those people to deal with.

Li Rong and Han Fei exchanged a glance and nodded slightly. The former picked up Saintess Nan and followed Yang Kai back the way they came.

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