Chapter 4682
When Kai arrived at the airship, he found Ji Yun explaining its controls to Yaomei.
Ji Yun stood behind her, holding her hands and guiding her step by step.
Yaomei’s cheeks were slightly flushed, but she seemed to enjoy the interaction.
The two were so close and natural in their movements that they appeared like a pair of young lovers to anyone watching.
Completely absorbed, neither of them noticed Kai approaching the airship.
“Ahem…”
Kai deliberately cleared his throat twice to catch their attention.
Startled, Ji Yun and Yaomei quickly pulled apart, their actions betraying a hint of panic.
When Yaomei realized it was Kai, her face turned crimson, and she avoided his gaze, looking as if she’d been caught doing something she shouldn’t.
Ji Yun, on the other hand, gave an awkward laugh and said, “Mr. Chen, I was just teaching Yaomei how to operate the airship.”
“Let’s take off immediately and head for the Xiao Dynasty,” Kai instructed without addressing the situation further.
Noticing Kai’s urgency, Ji Yun hesitated and asked, “Mr. Chen, is something wrong?”
“Don’t ask. Let’s go,” Kai replied firmly before heading into one of the airship’s rooms.
He didn’t want to interfere with Ji Yun’s budding connection with Yaomei. If Ji Yun could win her over, it would save Kai a lot of worry.
With Yaomei always following him, he struggled to find the time and focus to care for her properly.
Once inside his room, Kai sat down and began cultivating. The aura around him grew increasingly intense as he channeled his energy.
He knew every moment counted to improve his strength.
He couldn’t rely on Mr. Shi forever. Mr. Shi had made it clear—he wouldn’t kill Kai’s enemies for him.
Kai had to face and defeat them himself.
The people from the Ten Palaces sought out the Xiao Dynasty once again, seemingly undeterred by their previous defeat.
This time, Kai resolved not to show any mercy.
Now at the second level of the Mahayana Realm, Kai had progressed rapidly, but what he lacked most was experience.
Though his cultivation level had risen, his rapid advancement left him without the battle-hardened skills that came from years of combat.
Cultivators with more experience often outperformed those of the same realm who lacked it.
While practicing, Kai retrieved the jade slips related to the Heaven and Earth Formation.
Among the four jade slips, he could only access the first. The others remained sealed, impervious to his divine consciousness.
Kai knew that unlocking all four jade slips would reveal the Heaven and Earth Formation itself, giving him the opportunity to decipher and break it.
At present, however, he didn’t even know where the formation was, let alone how to unravel its mysteries.
Determined, Kai began cautiously probing the second jade slip with his divine consciousness.
His consciousness, as delicate as a thread, carefully sought an opening in the seal. The process was painstakingly slow, like a race against time and a battle against an invisible, ancient force.
Sweat gradually beaded on his forehead, but his eyes remained steadfast, filled with unyielding determination.
With every attempt, he felt the seal’s resistance—a profound, ancient power that seemed to embody the primordial rules of the universe itself.
Yet Kai refused to give up.
Summoning all his spiritual energy, he focused his mind to its peak, repeatedly striking at the seemingly impenetrable seal.
Just as exhaustion threatened to overwhelm him, he sensed a fleeting opportunity.
It was like the brightest star in a dark sky, guiding him to the seal’s weak point.
Overjoyed, Kai marshaled all his remaining strength and launched a decisive assault on that spot.
“Boom!”
A faint sound resonated in his sea of consciousness, signaling the collapse of the seal.
In the next moment, a torrent of vast and profound information flooded into his mind—revealing the secrets hidden within the second jade slip of the Heaven and Earth Formation.