57: The original appearance of the rising sun

As soon as Wang Lian finished speaking, several Family retainers, who had long been eager to act, stepped out from beside him. Zhang San was among them, his eyes filled with a mocking gaze as he looked at Yang Kai.

"Yang Kai! Aren't you going to make a move?" Zi Ning, seeing Yang Kai remain motionless and watch as their opponents surrounded them, proactively summoned her Magic Treasure, preparing for battle.

Just as Zi Ning was about to strike, Yang Kai grabbed her arm, which held the long whip, and then calmly said, "Are these all the people? Never mind, I'll use you all to test the power of the brand new Dawn's First Bloom."

With that, the Divine Sense in Yang Kai's Sea of Consciousness surged, and the Morning Sun above his Sea of Consciousness grew even brighter.

The next moment, a Morning Sun simultaneously appeared in the Sea of Consciousness of the several individuals surrounding Yang Kai and Zi Ning. The Sea of Consciousness of the Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators quickly boiled under such scorching, and everyone groaned in pain, clutching their heads and convulsing on the ground.

"What kind of method is this?" Wang Lian was also stunned by this scene. Such a bizarre method had already exceeded the scope of a Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator. He didn't even know what attack Yang Kai had launched, which also meant that if Yang Kai attacked him, he wouldn't know how to defend.

Zi Ning was also startled by this somewhat eerie scene, and a hint of fear appeared in her eyes as she looked at Yang Kai. It was then that she realized her arm was being held by Yang Kai, and she quickly struggled free.

Yang Kai paid no attention to Zi Ning's somewhat strange gaze. He was carefully sensing the difference between this use of Dawn's First Bloom and its previous applications.

"After that period of Cultivation, my control over Divine Sense has improved a lot, allowing me to fully unleash the power of the Great Sun Blazing Sun Divine Record. The Dawn's First Bloom method was originally a group attack, but I couldn't fully master it before. This Dawn's First Bloom can even refine the enemy's Divine Sense, transforming it into Morning Sun energy to strengthen the Morning Sun True Intent in my Sea of Consciousness, which in turn nourishes the Divine Sense in my Sea of Consciousness and raises the Divine Sense Realm."

Yang Kai was very satisfied with such power and effect. Although attacking multiple people at once would double the consumption of his Divine Sense, if there was such a gain in improvement, this deal was quite worthwhile.

"This Great Sun Blazing Sun Divine Record doesn't look like an Immortal Dao Cultivation Technique. It can even refine others' Divine Sense to nourish oneself. Isn't this a typical Demonic Path act? I should use this method less in the Sect in the future. If someone with ill intentions discovers it, it will cause me a lot of trouble." Yang Kai thought through everything in his heart, then cast his gaze back to Wang Lian and the others, revealing a faint smile.

Wang Lian and the others felt a chill in their hearts as they watched Yang Kai suddenly stare at them with a cold smile. People are like this: if you are a Foundation Establishment Stage or even Core Formation Stage Cultivator and you slap someone to death, it might not cause too much fear. It's the unclear and mysterious deaths like these that are most terrifying. At this moment, they would rather face a Foundation Establishment Stage Inner Sect Disciple than fight Yang Kai again.

"You, you all go! Whoever can kill this Devil Head, I will reward five hundred Family contribution points! Everyone who participates will get five hundred contribution points!" At this moment, Wang Lian retreated step by step, a hoarse roar coming from his throat.

Under a heavy reward, there are bound to be brave men. The few Family retainers who had originally retreated with Wang Lian stopped in their tracks before this huge sum of money, their greed gradually overcoming the fear in their hearts.

"Go! Five hundred contribution points are enough to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill! With a Foundation Establishment Pill, you can Foundation Establishment. A Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator has a Lifespan of two hundred years, and their status is far superior to before. Go!" Seeing that only a few people were tempted, Wang Lian became anxious and shouted urgently.

Under Wang Lian's instigation and with a few hotheads leading the way, all the Wang Family retainers hidden in the forest surrounded them. However, everyone dared not get too close; the corpses of the previous few people were like a natural chasm, and no one dared to cross the line.

At this moment, a thick crowd separated Wang Lian and Yang Kai, which somewhat calmed his heart. He sneered disdainfully at these fools, driven by contribution points to their deaths, and then quietly retreated. He was going to run away!

"Young Master Wang, where are you going?" Wang Lian's small movements naturally couldn't escape Yang Kai's notice. Yang Kai's Divine Sense had already locked onto him. The next instant, Wang Lian was struck as if by lightning, clutching his head in pain, his shrill screams echoing through the dense forest.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, only to see Wang Lian, who was hiding behind the crowd, also unable to resist Yang Kai's mysterious attack. The fear that had been suppressed by greed in their hearts surged again. One, two, and finally almost everyone scattered and fled, not daring to stay there any longer.

Yang Kai watched these people run away and did not stop them. In fact, with his current Divine Sense Realm, he couldn't possibly attack dozens of people at the same time. If these people had truly united, Yang Kai could only temporarily avoid their sharp edge.

"Hmph! A rabble." Yang Kai slowly walked to Wang Lian's side. At this moment, the offensive in Wang Lian's Sea of Consciousness slightly receded, and Wang Lian immediately felt a great reduction in pressure, gasping for breath with a look of terror on his face.

"What's the situation inside now?" Yang Kai crouched beside Wang Lian, reaching out to grab Wang Lian's hair, making him unable to escape and forcing him to look into Yang Kai's eyes.

"You're Yang Kai, right? I am a core member of the Wang Family. My father is an Elder of Piaomiao Peak, and my mother is an Elder of Huazhu Peak. You can't kill me, you wouldn't dare to kill me! Let me go, let me go..." Wang Lian's pupils trembled incessantly, and he muttered to himself, as if he had been scared silly.

"I'm asking you a question!" Seeing this, Yang Kai slapped Wang Lian twice fiercely. Although he had restrained his immense strength, Wang Lian's face quickly swelled up.

"I'll tell you! I'll tell you! Actually, I was the first to arrive at the light barrier, but this light barrier requires all Cultivators who have consumed the other eight Heaven And Earth Treasures in this Immortal Cave to be present before it opens. Then Wang Shuo, that beast, came and drove me away from the core area, telling me to bring a portion of the men to guard here and search for those who had refined the Heaven And Earth Treasures."

"After I left, a large number of Disciples passed through here one after another. At first, I only searched them, but later, feeling unwilling, I ordered my men to intercept and kill Outer Sect Disciples, and then we met you."

Wang Lian, after being slapped twice by Yang Kai, had calmed down quite a bit. He spat out a mouthful of blood, which contained several teeth. At this point, he spoke somewhat haltingly, but his words were generally understandable.

"Who are the Outer Sect Disciples who were taken in early by the various peaks inside?" At this moment, Zi Ning also walked over. She had heard Wang Lian's words and asked a crucial question.

"Besides Wang Shuo, there's Chen Long from Xuandu Peak, Liu Ruyan from Huazhu Peak, Zhao Hongyu from Hongwu Peak, and Zhong Leshan from Tian Chong Peak," Wang Lian answered honestly.

Yang Kai was not familiar with these names, but Zi Ning frowned slightly and said, "Yang Kai, this is a bit troublesome. These people are not simple."