The Dragon Pearl really did work on the Carp God. After she swallowed it, Dragon Qi flooded her body, and she nearly transformed into a member of the Dragon Clan.
But the Carp God quickly suppressed the Dragon Qi. Ye Kang remembered that she had said before that she only wanted to be the Carp God, not become a dragon. So the Dragon Qi would only become nourishment for her and wouldn't affect her bloodline.
The Carp God then settled into secluded cultivation. Ye Kang guessed it would take quite a while, so he didn't watch any longer. Instead, he took the opportunity to head to the edge of the Ink Jade Realm.
After killing Tuoba Chi Li and Ye Hou, Ye Kang had picked up several fragments of their shattered Grotto Heaven Spirit Treasures and let the Ink Jade Realm devour and fuse with them.
The fusion had just finished, and the Ink Jade Realm had expanded once again, growing by about a tenth.
The newly emerged land took the form of all kinds of mountains, forests, rivers, and streams, stretching outward.
This was also thanks to the Ink Jade Realm's high grade. Strictly speaking, it had long since outgrown the category of Grotto Heaven Spirit Treasures and become a Small World capable of expanding on its own. An ordinary Grotto Heaven Spirit Treasure could never have expanded so easily.
As Ye Kang walked across the new land, he occasionally picked up a treasure or divine weapon from the ground.
These had all belonged to Tuoba Chi Li and Ye Hou. Now, they belonged to Ye Kang.
Anything that had caught the eye of Return to Truth Peak experts was bound to be a rare treasure. Ye Kang had no use for the items himself, but he could distribute