Martial Peak

Just after Zhong Liang and the others left Feng Ying’s courtyard, someone else came for a visit.

Yang Kai didn’t know them, but after Feng Ying’s introduction, he learned that the visitor was from Blue Sky Pass’ Merit Hall. The Merit Hall was a very important organisation in Blue Sky Pass, as its main responsibility was to document everyone’s Military Merits in each battle.

The Military Merits could be exchanged for cultivation resources at the War Materials Hall.

Now that Yang Kai knew who this person was, he naturally wouldn’t show him any disrespect. It was fine when he didn’t know who he was before, but now that he knew the identity of the person before him, he was curious to know what Military Merits he had obtained in this battle.

However, to his shock, the visitor hadn’t come to announce his Military Merits. Instead, that person came here under the order of the Army Commanders of the Four Armies to announce his punishment.

He had defied orders from the Western Army Commander, disregarded the overall situation, and put himself and others in danger. After a discussion, the four Army Commanders decided to punish Yang Kai by making him clean up the battlefield.

The punishment left Yang Kai dumbfounded.

The man from the Merit Hall laughed sheepishly, handed Yang Kai the jade slip, and cupped his fist while saying, “Brother Yang, I’m only following orders, so please don’t be upset with me. Cleaning the battlefield is not difficult, but it’s time-consuming. This isn’t really much of a punishment. Oh, right, the area you will be responsible for cleaning is demarcated inside this jade slip. Just take a look and you’ll know what I mean.”

There was nothing Yang Kai could say, so he accepted the jade slip.

The man from the Merit Hall left without saying anything else.

Then, as Yang Kai stood in the same spot, he looked at the jade slip and noticed that a basic map of Blue Sky Pass and its surroundings was engraved into it. Also, the area he was assigned to clean up was also highlighted on the map.

He turned to look at Feng Ying and asked, “What should I do?”

Feng Ying answered, “There’s not much to do, actually. The main thing is to clean up any leftover Black Ink Clouds and Black Ink Strength. If those are left near Blue Sky Pass, they will become something the Black Ink Army can use when they attack us again. Come with me.”

Saying so, she walked forward to lead the way.

A few moments later, the two arrived at the War Materials Hall. Inside the hall, everyone was bustling like busy bees, and there was a continuous stream of people heading in and out. There were many who recognised Yang Kai and nodded or smiled at him. Some even came forward and greeted him so that they could have a chance to get to know him.

Yang Kai politely responded to all of them.

When Feng Ying finally found someone from the War Materials Hall, she asked for a set of tools used for cleaning the battlefield before leading Yang Kai away.

Leaving Blue Sky Pass, moved towards the region indicated in the jade slip and soon arrived at a certain area of the battlefield. As they looked ahead, they saw the whole area was filled with Black Ink Clouds of various shapes and sizes, as well as some dead Black Ink Clansmen.

Though Blue Sky Pass also suffered casualties during this battle, the dead and injured had all been carried away by their companions; therefore, only the corpses of the Black Ink Clan were left.

responsible for was about 100,000 kilometres in length, breadth, and width. It wasn’t particularly big, but it wasn’t small

groups of two, each person holding one end of a net that they dragged across the void. As these nets passed through

with, those with nets would return

had come up with because Black Ink Strength was very difficult to deal with. Up till this

to clean up the battlefield, they had to find another method. These nets were something they came up with through countless years of

Feng Ying spoke, she took out something that looked like a net that was about as long as a forearm. However, when she channelled World Force into the net, it rapidly enlarged, “This is the only thing we can use to

him did resemble fishermen working with their nets. The only difference

use besides

the Black Ink Clouds

replied, “We move them about

man from the Merit Hall said being on the cleanup duty was not difficult but time-consuming. The

cleaning up this

the Seventh Order, and what he needed now was to consolidate his cultivation. He didn’t have

he

Black Ink Clouds, opened the portal to his Small Universe, and generated a

of breaths, the massive Black Ink Cloud was

watched speechlessly and worriedly from the side while Yang Kai’s figure dashed to

Kai had a World Spring with him, it was uncertain if he would experience

she relaxed after seeing that Yang Kai

two days to clean up the 100,000 kilometres area; yet, he didn’t return to the Inner Sanctum

approached him and asked, “What’s the

hand. Space Principles surged and his hand disappeared, as though it had

feeling confused as to what had just

undulate for a while before

by a vortex-like phenomenon. The

Ying was shocked, “Is

little dim as he replied,

If one didn’t know the exact location, it would be very difficult to find these Sealed Worlds,

of a High-Rank Open Heaven Realm Master were known as

an Eighth

Yang Kai had explored once before

they found and opened a total of five Universe Cave Heavens and Paradises.

by powerful Masters, and if

fortune and opportunity. Once one was found, people would swarm over to seize a