Chapter 239: 239. Chapter 236: The Woman Who Causes Trouble

239. Chapter 236: The Woman Who Causes Trouble

The moment Ding Huan thought about his Grand Cosmos Art having leveled up, another wave of lightning arcs came crashing down.

These lightning arcs were actually even more powerful than the ones when he had advanced to Star earlier; the very first wave of lightning arcs injured his just-healed body once again.

When the second wave of lightning arcs fell, Ding Huan did not dare to take them head-on; he not only summoned the Farewell Spear, he also frantically circulated the Grand Cosmos Art.

Crack!

The lightning arcs slammed into the Farewell Spear, and a terrifying shockwave came through; Ding Huan thought both his hands were about to be ruined.

What excited Ding Huan was that the next moment his Grand Cosmos Art actually swept all those lightning arcs into the star systems of his Sea of Consciousness.

Those terrifying Lei Jie arcs fell into the Sea of Consciousness and were instantly swept away by the stars within.

Then the third and fourth waves of lightning arcs fell, and the small stars and stardust in his Sea of Consciousness grew clearer and clearer.

Feeling the powerful true essence aura and the formidable strength of his Sea of Consciousness, Ding Huan felt that even if a Void God Realm cultivator came, he probably wouldn't need to be afraid, right?

This was the true Grand Cosmos Art; in other words, it was when he was condensing stars that his Grand Cosmos Art truly took shape.

The first round of nine waves of Lei Jie arcs was the Lei Jie arcs for his advancement to Star Realm, and the second round of nine waves totaling one hundred and eight Lei Jie arcs was the Lei Jie arcs for the true shaping of his Grand Cosmos Art.

Even the Heavenly Dao felt his Grand Cosmos Art was too heaven-defying, so it wanted to strike him down in the cradle?

Heh-heh, not only did he survive, he also let the Grand Cosmos Art truly take shape.

From today on, even if his physical body were destroyed, as long as his Primordial Spirit remained, his Grand Cosmos Art would still be there, and the universe he had constructed would still be there.

Clusters of spirit clouds descended, and Ding Huan was overjoyed; he hadn't expected such a benefit.

At this moment he swept away every last drop of those spirit clouds, and his cultivation was consolidated once again.

Standing up, Ding Huan looked at the nearly vanished Starry Sky Spirit Vein beneath him and sighed with feeling; creating the Grand Cosmos Art had consumed quite a lot.

Starry Sky Spirit Veins were good stuff, and he still lacked such things; when he had the chance, he must go search for some in the starry sky.

If he could find a few Starry Sky Spirit Veins to implant beneath the Blue Star Sect, then the Blue Star Sect would have no choice but to flourish.

What he had to do now was lock down Hidden Jianshan with sealing formations and killing formations; from now on, this place would count as his Blue Star Sect's territory.

Outside Hidden Jianshan, formation flags were implanted by Ding Huan one after another.

Ding Huan was a sixth-grade grand formation master; combined with the fact that his current Sea of Consciousness was even stronger than a Void God Realm cultivator's, setting up grand formations was even easier.

Hidden Jianshan was actually not large, only a hundred li in radius.

What was truly large about Hidden Jianshan was the surrounding mountain ranges, which were of no use to Ding Huan at all. What Ding Huan wanted was merely the cosmic vortex mouth of Hidden Jianshan.

Actually Ding Huan was very clear: even without cultivating the Cosmos Art, this cosmic vortex mouth was priceless.

Because cultivating other techniques, this cosmic vortex mouth could equally be used to comprehend the cosmic Dao Laws. However, without the Grand and Small Cosmos Art, this comprehension would be a bit more difficult.

Secondly, if used well, this cosmic vortex mouth could directly connect to the cosmic void; the value of this point alone was incalculable.

It was just that many sects had not noticed it for the time being; now he did not plan to give other sects a chance to notice the importance of this vortex mouth.

As formation flags were implanted by Ding Huan one after another, the originally mist-shrouded Hidden Jianshan gradually vanished from sight.

Ding Huan also sealed the poisonous vein at the cosmic vortex entrance of Hidden Jianshan, and used the Grand Cosmos Pearl to sweep away all the poisonous fog of the entire Hidden Jianshan.

Only the teleportation formation he still had no way to set up at the moment.

Teleportation formations were different from other formations; it wasn't the case that having formation flags meant one could set them up; specific materials were also required.

Ding Huan decided to make a trip to Tianqi Sect.

First, he had an appointment with Qi Xinyue; if Qi Xinyue could get out of the God Clan, she would go to Tianqi Sect.

Second, Tianqi Sect had a lot of materials; perhaps there were materials for setting up a teleportation formation.

Actually Ding Huan knew very well in his heart that the chance of Qi Xinyue getting out of the God Clan was less than one in ten thousand.

Regardless, he still had to go take a look.

Going to Tianqi Sect required passing through Twin Soul Sect, so he might as well wipe it out along the way.

……

The Ceremonial Hall of the Huangshen Sect Sect.

An elder stared at Qing Yu:

"Is everything you just said true?"

This elder's status in the Flying Ascendant World was no low one, because he was the headmaster of the Wild Goose Academy, Shi Qiqiu.

In terms of cultivation, he would not be lower than Qiao Sha; in terms of understanding of various great Dao cultivation method classics, probably no one in the entire Triple Heaven Star Continent could surpass him.

Not only Shi Qiqiu, almost everyone in the great hall was staring at Qing Yu; at least a third of them had a fervent gleam in their eyes.

Qing Yu bowed in salute:

"This junior guarantees that everything I just said is true. Ding Huan not only has a cultivation method that mortals can practice, he also has a secret art for switching to ancient cultivation methods left behind from antiquity.

Not only these, he also has other powerful cultivation methods and divine abilities left behind from antiquity; it's just that I don't know the specifics."

"How do you know all this?" Liu Yinyu stared at Qing Yu; she was very suspicious.

Setting aside whether Ding Huan really had these things, even if Ding Huan had such secret matters, how would Qing Yu, as a maidservant, know about them?

If Ding Huan were really a guy who couldn't keep the slightest privacy, on what grounds could he have killed Yi Wandao?

Qing Yu's eye rims reddened:

"Because both Ding Huan and I are servants of the Young Lady; we usually talked a lot together. Over time, we ended up together……"

Yi Jiang's already unsightly expression grew even more unsightly at this moment.

A mere Ding Huan had ruined three women for him: the first, Guan Ping, was tricked away by Ding Huan; the second, Han Xiaonv, who was about to be engaged to him, also refused to continue the engagement with him because of Ding Huan.

This third one, Qing Yu, was one he intended to use for dual cultivation as a furnace cauldron.

Even after being used as a furnace cauldron, this woman would still be on a dead end.

Before she had even begun to serve as his furnace cauldron, she had already been ruined by Ding Huan; how could he restrain the fury in his heart?

"She has indeed experienced such matters." A woman said indifferently.

"Since you're already together with Ding Huan, why did you betray him?" Liu Yinyu's voice turned even colder.

Qing Yu finally couldn't hold back and burst into tears:

"It's because of him—he was simply toying with me. The moment we passed the Lost Marsh, he was going to abandon me.

At the time I was so furious I couldn't stand it, so I racked my brain to speak ill of him, only hoping he would be punished. I'm not a good woman—I couldn't accept him leaving me behind…"

To save her own life, Qing Yu racked her brain to spin wild lies.

She never imagined that the things she'd made up out of thin air actually contained some truth.

At the very least, Ding Huan truly could switch his cultivation method, and at the same time allow someone without spiritual roots to fuse with a gene spiritual root and cultivate.

"Then why are you telling us now?" Liu Yinyu continued to ask.

Qing Yu raised her head and looked at Liu Yinyu: "Senior, this junior truly doesn't want to die, this junior wants to live."

"Who's going to kill you?" Liu Yinyu asked, astonished.

"It's the Shao Sect Master. He had me cultivate the Great Phoenix Red Cloud Art—that's a technique that makes a wedding dress for another. I, I…"

Qing Yu could not squeeze out a single word further; her whole body collapsed to the ground, her face pale as a sheet of white paper.

"You—you're talking nonsense…"

Yi Jiang hadn't expected this maidservant to be so vile, spouting nonsense and aiming it at him.

Qing Yu really had cultivated the Great Phoenix Red Cloud Art. He had called Qing Yu here precisely because she had cultivated the Great Phoenix Red Cloud Art.

But something wasn't right.

The Great Phoenix Red Cloud Art wasn't something he had told Qing Yu to cultivate—it was Guan Yao who had told Qing Yu to cultivate it.

"Whether it's nonsense or not, everyone here can see for themselves. This maidservant cultivated a wedding-dress technique—anyone who isn't blind can tell.

It's I, Liu Yinyu, who nearly went blind, handing my disciple over to someone like you… heh heh."

Liu Yinyu seemed to spare some thought for Qiao Sha's face here, and in the end swallowed the last word "scum."

"Come here for a moment. The Great Phoenix Red Cloud Art isn't some life-taking technique either."

To everyone's astonishment, the headmaster of Changyan Academy, Shi Qiqiu, actually beckoned Qing Yu over with a kindly expression.

Although Qing Yu was still sprawled on the ground, upon hearing Shi Qiqiu's words she still struggled to her feet, staggered over to Shi Qiqiu, and stood before him.

Shi Qiqiu slapped his palm onto Qing Yu's brow, and the next instant Qing Yu felt her five viscera and six bowels all shifting out of place.

In just a dozen or so breaths, the Great Phoenix Red Cloud true essence she had cultivated completely disintegrated.

"Many thanks, Senior, for saving my life." How could Qing Yu not know that Shi Qiqiu had saved her life? She hurriedly dropped to her knees in gratitude.

The Great Phoenix Red Cloud true essence she had cultivated for several years had dissipated—Yi Jiang couldn't use her as a furnace cauldron even if he wanted to.

"You just need to switch to another cultivation method, that's all. It's not a big problem—at most it'll cost you a few extra years."

Shi Qiqiu said with a sigh.

"Yes, Senior's grace in saving my life—this junior will never forget it for as long as I live." Qing Yu kept kowtowing, hard enough to even knock blood out.

She knew perfectly well in her heart that this was only the first step achieved. What came next was the most important thing for her: escape.

"When you were with Ding Huan, did he ever tell you where his cultivation methods came from?" Shi Qiqiu asked outright.

Shi Qiqiu was also a perceptive man—with so many powerful cultivators here, no one would allow him to simply take Qing Yu away.

Qing Yu said in terror:

"He said they came from a relic cave-dwelling from the Mortal World. I asked him several times, and every time he dodged the question."

That was only normal—even the biggest fool wouldn't reveal such a secret.

Just at that moment, Gu Youchang suddenly stepped forward and said:

"Honored Sect Masters, honored Seniors, this junior has a few words he simply must speak."

Qiao Sha chuckled:

"Whatever you have to say, just say it. Anyone here is free to speak."

He had lost face to Shi Qiqiu and Liu Yinyu today, and felt very displeased.

Only then did Gu Youchang cup his fist in salute and say:

"This junior is one hundred percent certain that what this Qing Yu is saying is false. Because let alone Qing Yu—even Guan Yao, Ding Huan wouldn't have given a second look.

I get along fairly well with Ding Huan. Ever since traveling together with him, every night he studies formations. Apart from when everyone is together, I'd wager Ding Huan hasn't exchanged a single private word with Qing Yu.

I just don't understand—where does Qing Yu get this claim of a secret affair with Ding Huan?"