Chapter 299

"So it's out already?" The group stepped out from the teleport array at the edge of the Fourfold Sea Gorge, still unable to believe it.

"Why didn't I think of this method?" Xun Youshan muttered in frustration.

If he had thought of this method, he could have set up a teleport array here before entering the Fourfold Sea.

Fei Zhankong said coolly: "First, you must be able to construct a Level Seven or higher teleport array before you can even consider this method."

Dan Beishu shook his head: "Even if Old Xun were a Level Seven Array Master, he still couldn't construct a teleport array with this effect?"

"Are you implying I lack materials?" Xun Youshan immediately bristled—he had been extremely wealthy when he first entered the Fourfold Sea.

Dan Beishu said:

"No, it has nothing to do with materials—it's tied to your Dao. Your ability simply cannot construct such a perfected teleport array."

"Whether it's due to incomplete rules or some other kind of imperfection, I can't say."

"You can only array within the spatial rules of this realm—such an array cannot teleport out of the Fourfold Sea."

Ding Huan silently nodded—Dan Beishu had hit the nail on the head. He himself had only understood this truth after witnessing Wu Zhanxia's simulation of the Immortal-Fanqiao space.

All along, he had underestimated his Great Cosmos Art—it was a cosmic technique surpassing this realm's space.

Once his mental sea cosmos fully formed, even in a space with no rules, his every action would remain unaffected.

Yet Ding Huan suspected that in the vast universe, no space without rules could exist.

Anywhere that exists must have rules.

"Lord Ding, what are your plans?"

Cang Yongqian had immense faith in Ding Huan; now that everyone had safely exited the Fourfold Sea, Cang Yongqian believed Ding Huan might well lead them out of the Opening Heaven Battlefield too.

Ding Huan said: "The first thing we do after leaving the Opening Heaven Battlefield is reclaim Jiuyuan City; the second is exterminate every single Jiuyuan cultivator on the Threefold Heaven Star Continent."

"Hmph, many of those Jiuyuan bastards originally came from my Threefold Heaven Star Continent—they're even more hateful than the native Jiuyuan ones," Cen Huan snorted, her tone brimming with intense displeasure.

She never wanted to come to the Opening Heaven Battlefield in the first place; deep down, she knew the chance of finding an Immortal's fortune here was negligible.

But staying on the Threefold Heaven Star Continent offered only two paths: join Jiuyuan, or be assassinated and perish.

Mu Chengzi smiled faintly:

"Actually, you might be overestimating Jiuyuan. First, Jiuyuan definitely has no experts who have stepped onto the Immortal-Fanqiao. Second, their Earth Immortals number at most a hundred—they're overly ambitious, controlling many cultivation planets."

"It's just that no one's ever led a campaign against them. Lord Ding stepping forward to confront Jiuyuan—I believe he won't be any weaker than they are."

Ding Huan's heart stirred, and he said:

"I agree with Brother Mu. Even if Jiuyuan is strong, they're foreign invaders. We fight on home ground—even if we lose, the Threefold Heaven Star Continent still stands."

"Then how do we leave this place?" Ji Gu asked.

She had dared not leave the bottom of the Fourfold Sea Gorge, partly because she lacked the ability to exit the Opening Heaven Battlefield—or even the Fourfold Sea.

As long as she couldn't leave the Fourfold Sea, she'd eventually have to return to the Fourfold Sea Gorge.

"Just follow me," Ding Huan said confidently—he could exit from here as long as his Great Desert Eye still functioned.

He had originally planned to explore the Opening Heaven Battlefield and search for earth fire veins.

But he hadn't expected to invite so many powerful figures at once; since he'd gathered them all at once, he might as well move quickly to eliminate Jiuyuan.

After all, he could enter this place anytime he wished.

…

Jiuyuan City.

After Ding Huan destroyed the Changyan Academy, this place had become entirely Jiuyuan's domain.

Jiuyuan City's new governor was Cen Yuan, whose cultivation was low—only True God Realm—but his background was extraordinary.

When Wang Wang Pingdao was governor, Jiuyuan City was still relatively normal; though some injustices occurred, overall it wasn't outrageous.

After Cen Yuan became governor, Jiuyuan City might as well be called a hell.

In Cen Yuan's eyes, everyone was beneath her—even Jiuyuan's own people didn't merit much regard.

Some sects in Jiuyuan City began slowly relocating, as staying there made it easy for Governor Cen to find an excuse to strike.

When Ding Huan destroyed the Changyan Academy, he at least had a legitimate reason—and even that reason wasn't unreasonable.

But Cen Yuan, when eliminating sects in Jiuyuan City, needed no legitimate reason whatsoever.

Even if she saw something she liked, and that item was later bought by a sect's auction, the very next moment that sect would be annihilated.

That reason was even relatively decent—some sects didn't even know what crime they'd committed before being wiped out.

Sects like Wenqi Sect and Kudan Gate were entirely destroyed.

Wenqi Sect's sect master, Xiu Cang, was a revered figure in the Ascension Realm—if he learned his sect had been destroyed after he entered the Opening Heaven Battlefield, he might well rage until he spat blood.

Some sects, fearing Governor Cen would find an excuse to destroy them, dared not remain in the Ascension Realm and sought passage to the Dao Cultivation World.

Even so, they still couldn't stop Cen Yuan's madness.

At this moment, Baiyue Shanzhuang faced imminent annihilation.

Baiyue Shanzhuang's master, Lin Yuqi, was an Earth Immortal; having entered the Opening Heaven Battlefield, the villa could only seal itself against Jiuyuan City's accusations.

On the Threefold Heaven Star Continent, an unspoken rule was that any sect sealing its own protective array was considered to have withdrawn from feuds and generally couldn't be attacked.

But Governor Cen Yuan of Jiuyuan City ignored this unspoken rule—she sent people to attack the sealed mountain gate array of Baiyue Shanzhuang.

…

Deep within the Opening Heaven Battlefield, four men stood before a colossal iron pillar.

This iron pillar resisted spiritual sense penetration; the four had blasted it for days with no effect.

Just as the four prepared to use an explosive array, one man suddenly changed expression and shouted sharply:

"Dare you attack my Baiyue Shanzhuang? Do you think I, Lin Yuqi, am gone, and you can do as you please?"

These four were Lin Yuqi, Yi Geng Qianxing, Xiu Cang, and Xiang Fengbei—the very ones who had entered the Opening Heaven Battlefield seeking Ascension Realm Earth Immortals.

Lin Yuqi was master of Baiyue Shanzhuang; Yi Geng Qianxing was the Tower Immortal of the Ascension Tower; Xiu Cang was sect master of Wenqi Sect—he still didn't know his Wenqi Sect had already been wiped out.

Xiang Fengbei is the Sect Master of Tiandao Sect, a Human Immortal at the eighth layer. This time, he had been invited to search the Open Heaven Battlefield together with Yi Geng Qianxing and others.

"Who would dare be so bold?" Yi Geng Qianxing also frowned and spoke.

He truly could not figure out who would dare to make a move against Hundred Joy Shanzhuang.

The Manor Lord of Hundred Joy Shanzhuang, Lin Yuqi, was an Earth Immortal powerhouse; he had only entered the Open Heaven Battlefield for a year or two.

Besides, even if one thought Lin Yuqi could not get out, there was no need to attack Hundred Joy Shanzhuang so quickly.

Moreover, Hundred Joy Shanzhuang's strength was not as simple as it appeared on the surface, because the manor still had two late-stage Human Immortals.

"Geng Qianxing, I must go back for a trip." Lin Yuqi cupped his fists in a salute. His own manor had been attacked — how could he still have the mind to search for an Earth Immortal senior here?

He, Lin Yuqi, had devoted his heart to doing something for the Ascension Realm, only for someone to try to wipe out his home the moment his front foot stepped out.

Anyone would be unable to swallow such a thing.

"Manor Lord Lin, we'll go back together. I'm just worried we won't be able to get out." Yi Geng Qianxing replied.

A trace of dejection appeared between his brows.

Why couldn't the people of the Ascension Realm work together with one heart? They were out front considering the future of the Ascension Realm, while behind them people were dragging them back.

"Whether I can get out or not, I have to try." Lin Yuqi said firmly.

Xiang Fengbei let out a long sigh: "There are times when you can't just do something simply because you want to. There are too many selfish people."

Xiu Cang remained silent. He was fierce by nature, yet now he vaguely sensed that something was not quite right.

The four of them marked the location of this iron pillar and hurried back at top speed.

……

"Sect Master Ding, is this the spot to get out?" Shan Beishu asked.

Ding Huan led a group of people to the location of the Dao Rhyme Prohibition he had set up, then stopped advancing.

"Everyone wait." After Ding Huan finished speaking, he raised his hand and produced a crystal sphere.

In the crystal sphere's image, three men and one woman appeared.

These four sat at four positions, seemingly cultivating individually, yet they faintly formed a Four-Image Iron Barrel Formation.

"These four fellows seem to be intercepting someone. Judging by their appearance, they're all Earth Immortal powerhouses — where are they from?" Qi Yonghan asked.

Ding Huan smiled: "They're right outside. They should be preparing to intercept me."

He had killed the City Lord of Jiuyuan City, Wang Pingdao — how could Jiuyuan let him off?

Jiuyuan knew he could enter and exit the Open Heaven Battlefield, so they simply set up an ambush outside the Open Heaven Battlefield waiting for him.

"They've got guts, daring to intercept Sect Master Ding." Xun Youshan let out a snicker.

Cang Yongqian said lightly: "They don't know that Sect Master Ding will be bringing so many perfected Earth Immortals out with him."

Xun Youshan glanced at Cang Yongqian and chuckled:

"That can only mean you don't know how formidable Ding Huan is. I dare say that even if none of us were by Ding Huan's side, if these four wanted to surround and kill Ding Huan, it would still be a dream."

He felt that although Cang Yongqian followed Ding Huan, his understanding of Ding Huan's true potential and strength was insufficient.