Chapter 4783

“Father, what’s going on?”

Yun Li’s face was filled with confusion. His father was the formidable Lord of the Ten Palaces—how could someone so proud suddenly become Kai’s subordinate?

Bang!

To Yun Li’s shock, the Tenth Palace Master suddenly slapped himself.

“I was arrogant and overestimated my abilities, foolishly making an enemy of Mr. Chen. Thankfully, he didn’t cast me aside. I now follow him, and you should show him the same respect in the future!”

Yun Li was utterly baffled. He couldn’t understand what had happened to his father—how had such a proud man been reduced to this?

If only he knew that not long ago, his father had been so terrified that he had lost control of himself, he might have understood.

At this moment, the Tenth Palace Master was filled with deep regret. If only he had taken things seriously from the beginning and not provoked Kai, none of this would have happened.

“It’s all Zuo Tianzheng’s fault! If I ever see him again, I’ll kill him!”

His voice was filled with venom. The name Zuo Tianzheng burned in his mind.

After all, the entire conflict between the Ten Palaces and Kai had started with the Demon Sealing League—specifically, because of Zuo Tianzheng!

Had Zuo Tianzheng not ordered the Hundred-Year Offering to hunt down Kai, none of this would have escalated into a deadly feud.

What’s the big deal about losing a son? If he’s dead, he’s dead!

For cultivators who lived thousands of years, having more children was never a problem.

Kai, unfazed by the outburst, shifted the topic. “Tell me about the Huo family.”

Huo Qing had managed to summon powerful family elders and showed no fear of the Tenth Palace Master. Clearly, the Huo family’s influence surpassed that of the Ten Palaces.

The Tenth Palace Master hesitated before responding. “Mr. Chen, I don’t know much about them. What I do know is that the Huo family is one of the major clans within the God Clan, and many of their elders hold high positions in the temple.”

“As for Huo Qing, he was placed in my Tenth Palace by the higher-ups. Because of that, he never truly respected my authority.”
The Tenth Palace Master followed closely behind Kai and spoke.

Kai frowned slightly. “Is the Huo family also in the Heavenly Realm?”

“Only a branch of them is there,” the Tenth Palace Master replied. “But even though it’s just a branch, their strength should not be underestimated.”

“What’s more, this branch of the Huo family controls Wuwang Land in the Heavenly Realm. Controlling that place means controlling the Ladder to Heaven…”

“Wuwang Land?” Kai was surprised. “I thought the Ladder to Heaven appeared randomly?” He turned to Yun Li for confirmation, as that was what Yun Li had told him before.

“It does appear randomly, but eight out of ten times, it manifests in Wuwang Land. Based on past occurrences, this year’s Ladder to Heaven is highly likely to appear there again.”

The Tenth Palace Master continued explaining. “Wuwang Land was formed due to spatial distortions and temporal dislocation when the Heavenly Realm was created. It exists outside the influence of the Great Formation of Heaven and Earth. Because of that, it isn’t nurtured by the world’s natural forces, making it a land beyond the laws of heaven and earth.”

Kai was stunned. “A place like that exists? Then why don’t the celestial cultivators who are trapped in the Heavenly Realm just go there and return to the Celestial Realm?”

Since Wuwang Land wasn’t restricted by the Great Formation, wouldn’t it be an easy way back?

Hearing this, the Tenth Palace Master chuckled. “Mr. Chen, everything in the world has its pros and cons. While Wuwang Land isn’t bound by the Great Formation, it also lacks spiritual energy and essential resources. More importantly, it doesn’t have a direct path to the Celestial Realm.”

“Almost every world has one or more of these Wuwang Lands, though their sizes vary. They exist in hidden spaces, unconnected to other realms.”

“Celestial cultivators can ascend because the Heavenly Realm has a natural passage leading to the Celestial Realm. But Wuwang Land? It only connects to the world it belongs to—it doesn’t link to any other realms.”

“So, even if Wuwang Land isn’t bound by the Great Formation, any cultivator hoping to use it to return to the Celestial Realm is simply chasing an impossible dream.”

“And besides, with no resources or spiritual energy there, how would they even survive, let alone cultivate?”

The Tenth Palace Master’s explanation gave Kai a deeper understanding, leaving him with much to ponder.