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MARTIAL PEAK 5428

After more than two hundred and fifty years, the second River of Time had shrunk to only a dozen zhang.

Yang Kai did the same thing, storing the River of Time that had yet to completely disappear into his Small Universe and using it to its fullest extent, he began searching for the next River of Time.

Using the Great Dao Rivers that weren't too dangerous as footholds, Yang Kai shuttled back and forth through this Celestial Phenomenon Sea.

Day after day, year after year.

At first, Yang Kai was still calculating the number of years he had spent, but as time passed, he was completely immersed in this strange cultivation, completely forgetting the passage of time and only continuing to search for the River of Time.

The absorption and refinement of each Great Dao Rivers would bring some changes to his Small Universe, allowing him to gain some insights into many Great Daos he had never explored before.

The entire Small Universe was filled with all kinds of Great Dao marks.

In the past, if the Human Race inside his Small Universe had enough aptitude, it would be easy for them to comprehend Space Dao, Time Dao, Spear Dao, and Alchemy Dao.

As Yang Kai continued to refine these Great Dao Rivers, the number of Great Daos the human cultivators in his Small Universe could comprehend increased.

The entire Void World was filled with a flourishing atmosphere of cultivation.

Inside the Void Dojo, many talented cultivators had reached the peak of their cultivation and were only a step away from breaking through to Open Heaven.

However, Yang Kai's current situation was not good, so it was naturally impossible for him to release them.

The River of Time in the Celestial Phenomenon Sea varied in length, some several thousand zhang long and some less than a thousand zhang long. It was unknown how they were formed.

The longer the River of Time, the longer Yang Kai could cultivate.

The continuous harvest of various Great Dao Rivers had allowed Yang Kai to dabble in many Great Daos, some of which even had high attainments.

One after another, resources of different grades were consumed, and Yang Kai's Small Universe's foundation continued to grow.

This was an extremely long period of cultivation, and also a completely different kind of cultivation. From ancient times until now, no one had ever cultivated in such a manner for such a long time.

One day, Yang Kai, who was cultivating in a River of Time, suddenly noticed a change in his Small Universe.

He immediately came to his senses and immersed himself in investigating.

Under his perception, the Small Universe felt as if his body had undergone an indescribable sublimation. The territory, which had already reached its limit, was expanding and the World Force in the Small Universe was condensing and becoming pure.

The World Tree Subtree planted in the Small Universe's body also seemed to resonate with the Small Universe's transformation, causing its leaves to rustle as it continuously refined the World Force.

In the sky, there were black traves, not cracks, but the manifestations of various Great Dao marks!

There were even some strange phenomena appearing in various corners of the Void World.

The many cultivators who lived in the Void World were pleasantly surprised to discover that the entire world seemed to have come to life, and the Great Dao had become extremely active, making it easier for them to perceive and comprehend, all of them immediately entering closed door cultivation.

Yang Kai also came to a realization.

He was about to break through to the Eighth Order!

He had watched Xu Linggong advance to the Eighth Order back then and had gained a lot from it.

However, this time, his breakthrough seemed to be somewhat different from Xu Linggong's.

Any Open Heaven cultivator would be in great danger when they broke through to the next realm. The slightest mistake could cause the Small Universe to collapse and die.

The higher the grade, the greater the danger.

Eighth Order Open Heaven was only one rank away from the Ninth Order. The danger of breaking through to the Eighth Order was second only to breaking through to the Ninth Order.

Xu Linggong's breakthrough didn't seem to be very dangerous, but the real danger was inside his Small Universe, something no one could easily detect.

Fortunately, he had a strong foundation, so his breakthrough was not a big deal.

There were also some Open Heaven cultivators who would encounter some bottlenecks before breaking through, and if they didn't break through this bottleneck, they would be unable to advance.

Proprietress Lan Youruo had broken through to the Seventh Order back then and had been in seclusion for two hundred years.

Feng Ying had broken through to the Eighth Order and had been in seclusion for two or three hundred years. It was only during the great battle with the Black Ink Clan that she broke through.

Yang Kai was originally worried about whether he would encounter a bottleneck, but now it seemed he was worrying too much.

He didn't encounter any bottlenecks. His Small Universe's accumulation was enough, so everything happened naturally.

Perhaps it had something to do with the World Tree's Subtree. The Subtree had been in his Small Universe for so many years, constantly helping him refine the World Force, allowing his World Force to become much purer than an ordinary Seventh Order. The purer the World Force, the more stable his foundation would be, and the bottleneck would no longer exist.

Yang Kai could even clearly feel that his breakthrough this time was not dangerous at all. Although the Small Universe had many strange phenomena, they were only manifestations of his Great Dao and were the crystallization of his cultivation, so they had no effect on Small Universe.

Everything happened naturally.

Yang Kai had always wanted to break through to the Eighth Order as soon as possible, but now that it had really come to this, his heart was as calm as still water, without much of the pleasant surprise he had imagined.

He had already expected this day to arrive, so this step was destined to be taken sooner or later.

The Small Universe was still expanding.

Yang Kai didn't care and just focused on refining his cultivation resources.

On the other hand, the cultivators who lived in his Small Universe had benefited greatly this time. In every corner of the Void World, where cultivators gathered, almost all of them broke through under the influence of the Great Dao and advanced to the next realm.

This was especially true for the Void Dojo, where the essence of the entire continent was gathered. In this period of time, countless people had condensed their Dao Seals.

Even the babies born during this period of time were more talented than normal.

The Great Dao shook and became easier to comprehend, and the expansion of the world also made the road of Martial Dao even wider.

Gradually, the strange phenomenon in the world disappeared, and the traces of Great Dao in the sky gradually disappeared, restoring peace to the Void World.

However, cultivators who had reached the Emperor Realm could keenly sense that this world was somewhat different from before.

It seemed to have become even larger.

A group of masters went out to investigate and found that this was indeed the case.

In the past, there had been a World Barrier that could not be broken through, but now that the World Barrier had disappeared, more territories had appeared.

The territory was flourishing, but there were no living creatures.

As soon as the news spread, the various Sects took action and sent out their masters to lead their disciples to explore new territories.

Amongst the Small Universe, the number of humans Yang Kai had taken in back then was actually not much.

However, regardless of whether it was in terms of living environment or cultivation environment, the Small Universe's environment was extremely good, and there hadn't been many battles over the past few years, at most some small disputes between Sects.

These small disputes gradually disappeared with the appearance of the Void Dojo.

The peaceful environment allowed the number of humans in the Small Universe to constantly increase.

The increase in population caused a great thirst for land. The Void Dojo had been a bit worried before, in a few thousand years, the entire Void World would not be able to satisfy their growing population.

But now, this problem was solved.

The size of the Void World had suddenly expanded by at least five times, so there was probably no need to worry about land for tens of thousands of years.

Yang Kai was completely unaware of this.

Now, he was thinking about another problem.

Now that he had reached the Eighth Order, could his strength continue to increase?

He had been forced to break through to the Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage back then, so logically speaking, his limit was the Seventh Order.

However, after consuming a Mid Rank World Fruit, this limit became an Eighth Order.

Now that he was already an Eighth Order, could he continue forward?

On the Human Race's side, there were quite a few Open Heaven masters who had reached the Eighth Order. Most of the Eighth Order Garrison Chiefs had reached the Sixth Order Open Heaven directly in the past. In other words, Eighth Order was the limit of their lives.

In the past, Yang Kai had also asked the Eighth Order about this issue and learned that after these people had broken through to the Eighth Order, they would vaguely sense that there was a layer of shackles on their Small Universe's body. It was this layer of shackles that caused them to forever be unable to break through to the Eighth Order. No matter how much they cultivated, they would never be able to break through to the Ninth Order.

If they forcefully broke through this barrier, there was a high chance that the Small Universe would collapse and they would die.

As such, it wasn't that the Eighth Order masters didn't want to take the next step, but rather that the Small Universe simply couldn't bear it.

Yang Kai was now an Eighth Order, and just as the Eighth Order Garrison Chiefs had said, he felt an invisible shackle on his body.

This kind of binding force was still very weak and could only be vaguely felt.

However, as his strength increased in the Eighth Order, this restriction would become stronger, eventually restricting him to this grade.

Thinking back to his decision to break through to the Fifth Order, Yang Kai didn't regret it. At that time, several masters, led by Myriad Demons Heaven Seventh Order Open Heaven, Ti Zheng, had blocked his Great Dao. This had nothing to do with personal grudges, it was just a precautionary measure. Because of a similar catastrophe that had occurred in the 3000 Worlds, the Cave Heaven Paradise didn't have much faith in a Seventh Order cultivator who wasn't from their home.

At that time, if he hadn't broken through to the Open Heaven Stage, he wouldn't have been able to rescue the Proprietress who had fallen into Shadowless Cave Heaven.

Restraining his thoughts, Yang Kai continued to refine resources to increase his strength.

In the Eighth Order, he was still a cultivator in the initial stage, so he could continue to advance, but once he reached the peak of the Eighth Order, it would be his limit.

Perhaps there was a way to break through the Small Universe's shackles in this world. At the very least, the Open Heaven Pill in the Universe Furnace was one of them, so Yang Kai didn't have too many worries. At worst, he would just have to find the Universe Furnace and have a chance to break through to the Ninth Order.

Time continued to pass.

Yang Kai kept repeating his journey to find a new River of Time. This opportunity was too rare, it would be a pity if he missed it.

Whether it was when he was searching for the River of Time or cultivating, Yang Kai had refined many Great Dao Rivers.

One day, in a River of Time that was only three hundred zhang long, a set of cultivation resources was completely refined by Yang Kai. When he wanted to take out another set, he was shocked to discover that he no longer had a set of cultivation resources.

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