Chapter 318: Guiding Ga Baihe

Ding Huan stored the giant black insect in his ring, planning to visit Spirit Source Valley when he went to the Opening Heaven Battlefield.

The appearance of black insects here is understandable, since it connects to the universe.

Black insects appearing in Spirit Source Valley at the Opening Heaven Battlefield—he truly couldn't comprehend that yet.

If that place also connects to the universe, then I must seal it too.

Although after hearing Ga Baihe's story, Ding Huan had lost the desire to waste time and energy setting up a grand array to seal off the entire Threefold Heaven Star Continent.

But sealing a few cosmic vortex mouths is still doable.

It won't take much time, and many cosmic vortex mouths are unknown to lead to which universe plane.

Without a protective array, anything that can attack the Threefold Heaven Star Continent must be a celestial body of the same level, unless it enters through a cosmic vortex mouth.

As long as there isn't a disgusting planet like Jiuyuan, there won't be a problem.

Besides, even if there is a problem, it's not something Ding Huan can handle.

How long has the Threefold Heaven Star Continent existed?

Since it exists, there must be a reason for its existence.

If one day it perishes, there will be a reason for its demise—I am not a savior of the starry heavens, and I cannot save so many.

Tieguo rushed Ding Huan out of the Hidden Jianshan; Ding Huan was stunned by Tieguo's speed—even without accelerating, it surpassed a half-immortal artifact.

This filled Ding Huan with ecstatic joy: in the future, if he left the Threefold Heaven Star Continent, he would at least have a safe flying treasure.

Ding Huan quietly returned to Blue Star Sect, only to find a new city outside it: Blue Star City.

Blue Star City isn't as large as the Threefold Dao City, but in terms of bustle, Ding Huan estimated it wouldn't be worse.

It seemed Blue Star Sect had already gained widespread recognition.

Just as he had originally thought, when most people felt the realm he created was stronger, they naturally gravitated toward it.

So many people gathered in Blue Star City, and a large portion of them wanted to join Blue Star Sect.

After the previous incident, Liu Yinzhu was clearly much more cautious.

Both Blue Star Sect and Blue Star City were managed with perfect order.

Ding Huan entered the Scripture Pavilion and updated all the sect techniques to the Star Bridge realm before leaving.

He didn't disturb Liu Yinzhu or the others.

Ding Huan had long decided: after eliminating Jiuyuan and before entering the Opening Heaven Battlefield, he would pass on the position of sect leader of Blue Star Sect to Liu Yinzhu.

……

Ga Baihe was growing impatient—the three years were nearly up, and she still hadn't seen Ding Huan arrive.

Just as she was about to give up and descend the mountain to check on Blue Star Sect, Ding Huan appeared within her divine sense.

Ga Baihe was helpless—her Jia Star Mountain's protective array was nearly as defenseless to Ding Huan as if it weren't there.

She suspected Ding Huan was a Level Nine Array King.

"Comrade Ga, my cultivation has only just slightly broken through, so I'm only here today. We can set off now," Ding Huan said.

Ga Baihe scrutinized Ding Huan—he looked no different from last time; his Dao aura hadn't noticeably improved—how much could he have broken through?

"Are you a Human Immortal now?" Ga Baihe studied him for a long while before asking doubtfully.

Ding Huan immediately knew Ga Baihe hadn't investigated Blue Star Sect; he replied, "Not a Human Immortal, but I'm no weaker than one."

"Forget it. Killing those Jiuyuan beasts relies mostly on my poison—you just need to ensure we can approach Jiuyuan Star without being detected…"

Here, Ga Baihe suddenly remembered something and rubbed her forehead:

"Lord Ding, do you know where Jiuyuan Star is?"

To be honest, she didn't know where Jiuyuan Star was.

Ding Huan shook his head: "I don't know."

"Sigh, I knew it. Among those few who came last time, did anyone know where Jiuyuan Star is?" Ga Baihe sighed.

"They didn't know either," Ding Huan answered honestly.

"Then we…"

Ga Baihe stared at Ding Huan in disbelief—you didn't even know where Jiuyuan was, yet you dared to make a pact with me years ago to go there for revenge?

Ding Huan spoke calmly: "Not knowing isn't a problem—I can find Jiuyuan Star. It just takes time."

"I'll trust you once. Let's go," Ga Baihe summoned her flying treasure—a supreme-grade spiritual artifact.

Ding Huan shook his head: "If we use your flying treasure, we might never reach Jiuyuan Star."

"Your last flying treasure was barely a half-immortal artifact. Honestly, a half-immortal artifact without immortal aura isn't much faster than my supreme-grade spiritual artifact."

Ga Baihe was slightly displeased that Ding Huan looked down on her flying treasure.

Ding Huan summoned a cast-iron pot: "This is a true half-immortal artifact. Get on—it's our flying treasure now."

After saying this, Ding Huan stepped into the pot himself.

Ding Huan was certain his iron pot could change shape in the future.

The condition: he must fully subjugate the pot.

Right now, he had only subjugated five layers of its seals—he was lucky just to fly with it; to make it change shape? That was a dream.

"An iron pot?" Ga Baihe looked at Ding Huan with disdain.

"Are you getting on or not? If not, I'm leaving alone," Ding Huan didn't bother explaining.

Remembering Ding Huan's performance on Jia Star Mountain, Ga Baihe gritted her teeth and stepped into the pot.

The pot looked small, but inside, the space was vast, divided into several distinct zones.

"I'll search for Jiuyuan Star—you can now organize the poisons you'll need. By the way, do you have the poison from Hidden Jianshan? If you need more, I still have quite a bit."

Hearing Ding Huan's words, Ga Baihe sighed:

"That poison from Hidden Jianshan? That's just a low-grade mist that blocks cultivation—right now, I truly can't understand how you resisted my poison Dao attacks."

Ding Huan said calmly:

"As far as I know, the highest level of the Poison Dao is likely Rule-Based Poison, and you are still ten thousand miles away from achieving it.

You merely mix various deadly toxins and embed them into your own cultivated Dao rhythm to attack opponents.

Perhaps after a long time, you will realize this is merely the surface of the Poison Dao.

As your cultivation advances, you will encounter stronger and stronger opponents. If your Dao rhythm is not superior to theirs, you cannot use poison against those stronger than you—because your poison cannot penetrate their domain.

Do you think your Dao rhythm will be stronger than theirs?"

Initially, Ge Baihe paid little attention. She was confident that across the Threefold Heaven Star Continent, no one used poison better than she did.

Ding Huan blocking her current poison does not mean he can block her future poison.

In her mind, Ding Huan had merely blocked her poison through some secret technique or a domain artifact.

But when Ding Huan spoke of her method of activating poison, she grew visibly moved:

"Ding Sect Master, I humbly request your guidance."

Ding Huan showed no embarrassment; he nodded, confirming his words were indeed instructing Ge Baihe:

"Based on my current understanding of the Poison Dao, true power lies in approaching Rule. Of course, I myself do not yet understand Rule.

"The poison of Jianshan is a poison containing the embryonic form of Rule—you call it low-grade poison mist, revealing your shallow grasp of the Poison Dao."

Ding Huan spoke plainly.

From the knowledge in the hide scroll, he learned that Rule-Based Poison is the most terrifying poison in the universe.

Whether any poison surpasses Rule-Based Poison, even the scroll's owner did not know—so Ding Huan does not know either.

The poison of Jianshan emanates from a poison vein.

That poison vein's poison has already developed the embryonic form of Poison Dao Rule; had he grasped Rule, he would surely study its pattern.

Yet so far, though he possesses vast amounts of Rule information, he cannot perceive even the faintest hint of Rule.

Upon hearing Ding Huan's words, Ge Baihe froze.

Ding Huan ignored her and steered the iron pot out of the Threefold Heaven Star Continent.

The Threefold Heaven Star Continent is like a sieve—ordinary flying artifacts merely need to find a gap to leave it and enter the boundless universe.

His iron pot, however, can depart from the Threefold Heaven Star Continent from any location.

In the boundless universe, Ding Huan sensed the lingering traces of his Great Universe Art Dao rhythm.

Indeed, even if this fellow spent three years, he could not purge the Great Universe Art Dao rhythm Ding Huan had implanted.

"Ding Sect Master, I think I'm beginning to understand," Ge Baihe said after a long silence, bowing deeply to Ding Huan with sincere tone.

"If you truly grasp this, your future achievements may yet be considerable," Ding Huan said.

"May I see that poison vein?" Ge Baihe asked.

Ding Huan shook his head: "No. I did not take the poison vein. But I do have some poison mist from Jianshan—take a look."

Ding Huan spoke and pulled out a large-mouthed flask, handing it to Ge Baihe:

"I'll give you this flask—it contains a sealed heap of Jianshan poison mist."

Ge Baihe took the flask and scanned it with her spiritual sense—then gasped in shock:

"Ding Sect Master, this is a small world? I cannot accept it—it's too precious."

Ding Huan waved his hand: "I have small worlds. This one is damaged, missing a lid. Should you ever find the lid by chance, it will be a stroke of fortune."

"Thank you so much, Ding Sect Master," Ge Baihe bowed respectfully.

She herself possessed many valuable items—she had previously destroyed two sects and four clans, along with all those who hunted her.

But she truly had no small world—such things are not easily obtained.

Ge Baihe turned to study the Poison Dao, while Ding Huan pushed the iron pot to its maximum speed.

In this boundless universe, the iron pot was like a fish in water.

Ordinary meteorites striking the iron pot shattered into debris.

In this level of the universe, the iron pot was an invincible vessel.

Three months later, Ding Huan sensed his Dao rhythm trace growing ever clearer—he was certain the target was nearby.

A few more days passed, and Ding Huan's spiritual sense settled upon a shattered planet.