Chapter 360

Three months later, Ding Huan could not yet cross realms, but he could now alter his appearance.

After waiting three months and receiving no sign of Qi Gu and the others, Ding Huan gave up waiting and pressed forward along the vortex passage again.

Another year passed, and Ding Huan had refined the Mu Drum to the thirty-sixth layer of sealing.

As Ding Huan prepared to continue refining the Life-Death Mirror, he suddenly felt the vortex's intensity surge violently, and jagged blades of tearing light filled the entire vortex space.

Ding Huan's heart sank—if this terrifying assault lasted more than half a year, He Baihe would not hold out.

He regretted giving her too few defense talismans.

Ding Huan summoned a defense shield—and indeed, the moment the defensive treasure appeared, the vortex space grew even more furious.

Combined with the earlier turbulence after he summoned his iron pot, this proved the vortex passage forbade the use of treasures.

He quickly retracted the defensive treasure and activated a defense talisman.

To Ding Huan's delight, the defense talisman he had crafted worked perfectly.

A level-nine defense talisman encircled Ding Huan; as long as he continuously infused it with true qi, it would hold indefinitely.

This talisman protected Ding Huan for exactly nine days before collapsing.

Ding Huan immediately summoned a second defense talisman, calculating how long the others who had entered with him could endure.

He had given each person roughly twenty defense talismans; if they all lasted nine days per talisman like he did, they might make it through half a year without issue.

Beyond half a year, it was uncertain.

If they refused to use defense talismans and relied solely on their own abilities, it would depend on their personal skills. Ding Huan himself needed no talismans and could withstand the assault for years.

Primarily because his Great Cosmos Art could locate safe spatial pockets, and his recovery talent increased his chances of survival.

The others were not so certain.

Especially He Baihe—she excelled at poisoning, and though her combat prowess had risen several tiers with his help, enduring prolonged violent assaults in this place would be extremely difficult.

Thinking of this, Ding Huan increased his speed slightly.

If he encountered Qi Gu and the others along the way, he could still assist them.

Over two months passed, and Ding Huan came across several corpses—all of them cultivators who had once survived in the Immortal-Mortal Valley.

This made Ding Huan even more urgent, and he sped up further.

Yet in this violently turbulent vortex passage, no matter how urgent he was, he could not move any faster.

Four months passed; just as Ding Huan had prepared for the worst, the violent blade-light around him vanished abruptly.

Immediately, Ding Huan landed on a massive platform.

The moment Ding Huan recognized it as a teleportation platform, his body grew light, then was enveloped in light and teleported away.

Though this teleportation array far surpassed Ding Huan's own array-crafting level, as a level-nine Array King, he knew this teleportation array was non-directional.

This further proved that both the vortex passage and this teleportation array had been deliberately arranged by someone.

Unfortunately, he could not reunite with Qi Gu, Cang Yongqian, or the others.

This was not merely a non-directional teleportation—it was an ultra-long-distance non-directional teleportation.

By the time Ding Huan felt dizzy and nauseous, he finally tumbled out of the void.

He had no idea how long he had been teleported—he only knew he had passed out for part of the journey.

As soon as he landed, his spiritual sense swept outward.

He was still in the void; within his spiritual sense's range, there was no sign of life.

Not even a single meteorite could be seen.

After a brief sensation, he joyfully realized this was a realm superior to the Third Heaven Starlands.

Though the heavenly qi in this void was scarce, Ding Huan could still perceive the cosmic dao principles of this space.

Unfortunately, the heavenly qi here was so depleted it was appalling; otherwise, he would have sought a place to cultivate for a while.

Ding Huan summoned a top-grade spiritual artifact flying shuttle—he dared not flaunt his iron pot here, as immortals might be present.

For Ding Huan now, the priority was to find a populated planet and urgently deduce the next realm beyond Star River.

In truth, after his Great Cosmos Art reached the Star River realm, he had essentially completed the foundation of his Dao path—so thoroughly, in fact, that it was already highly refined.

Thus, for the next realm, he needed no further deduction; he merely needed to adapt according to the realms of the Immortal World.

Ding Huan controlled the top-grade spiritual artifact as it sped through the void, his spiritual sense scanning everywhere, hoping to find a populated planet—or a cultivator traveling through the void to ask for directions.

……

Third Heaven Starlands, Cang Jian Mountain.

"Thank you," Liu Liu Yinyu whispered after passing the final wave of Earth Immortal Lei Jie.

Without Ding Huan, she could never have reached the Earth Immortal realm.

Not only had Ding Huan revised her cultivation method, he had also found her such an ideal cultivation site, enabling her to reach Earth Immortal in a short time.

From the first day she began cultivating the Luoshen Art Ding Huan gave her, Liu Liu Yinyu knew Ding Huan was a genius.

The revised Luoshen Art was incomparably stronger than her original version—only by practicing it could one understand its depth.

After cleansing herself, Liu Liu Yinyu decided to return to her sect and cultivate for a while longer.

As for when Mo Huanping would arrive at Lanxing Sect, she no longer cared much.

Now that she had ascended to Earth Immortal, she would remain permanently within Lanxing Sect to cultivate. No matter when Mo Huanping came, she would be there.

"Xiao Xuan… oh? You've reached Yunxing?"

A female cultivator who had always gotten along well with Liu Liu Yinyu saw her returning from a mission and intended to ask about her task—only to find Liu Liu Yinyu's cultivation had reached Yunxing.

Liu Liu Yinyu smiled and said, "I encountered some opportunities during my journey and advanced one level."

"Senior Xiao…" the woman immediately changed her address.

Liu Liu Yinyu waved her hand: "Call me by my name as before—we've known each other for years, don't worry about formality."

The woman hurriedly replied: "That won't do—you've successfully reached Yunxing and will soon become a Sect Elder. I'm one rank below you; I must address you as Elder."

Hearing her say this, Liu Liu Yinyu could only let her go.

But she still wanted the title of Elder.

The sect's Elders come in several types; the lowest is the mere nominal Elder.

Liu Liu Yinyu had just advanced to Yunxing; as an Elder promoted by cultivation level, she could only be a nominal Elder.

That didn't matter much—a nominal Elder was merely a transition; every nominal Elder would be assigned various sect duties within a short time.

Liu Liu Yinyu was eager to secure her Elder title so she could attend the sect assembly.

Otherwise, when Mo Huiping returned, she wouldn't even know about it—and that would delay Ding Huan's important task.

Under the reorganization of Liu Liu Yinzhu, Yan Mei, and others, the Blue Star Sect had become the best sect across the Threefold Heaven Star Continent.

In just half a day, Liu Liu Yinyu had not only secured her Elder status but also obtained a decent cave dwelling.

As the Blue Star Sect grew ever more prosperous, its Yunxing cultivators increased in number.

Thus, even after becoming an Elder, if no specific duties had been assigned, she had no dedicated mountain peak to reside on and could only choose a decent cave dwelling.

Liu Liu Yinyu didn't care—she hadn't come here to enjoy comfort.

As for cultivation resources, she had plenty. With a cave dwelling, she could set up a Spirit Gathering Array within it to stabilize her cultivation.

Two months passed; Liu Liu Yinyu stabilized her Earth Immortal cultivation and left her cave dwelling.

She decided to travel to the Ascension Realm's Threefold Dao City, primarily because she hadn't received any news from her disciple Han Xiaonü in years, and she was growing worried.

This trip to Threefold Dao City had two purposes: first, to ask Geng Qianxing if he had any news of Han Xiaonü; second, to visit the Luo Divine Palace.

As soon as she stepped out of her cave dwelling, Liu Liu Yinyu sensed something was wrong.

The sect's atmosphere seemed tense; her spiritual sense swept out and discovered the main sect hall was holding an assembly.

Liu Liu Yinyu immediately frowned and rushed toward the main sect hall.

Why wasn't she invited to the sect assembly?

If it were an important top-tier meeting, it wouldn't be held in the main sect hall. Since it was held there, it must be a major sect council.

As an Elder, she had the right to attend major sect councils.

As Liu Liu Yinyu pushed open the doors of the sect council hall, dozens of surprised gazes turned toward her.

The last person who barged into the sect council hall was Lao Liu; even with his formidable status, he was kicked out of the sect by Ding Huan and denied even the next cultivation technique.

Today, someone had again stormed into the sect council hall—this was no small matter.

"Elder Xiao? What are you doing?" Liu Liu Yinzhu, seeing it was Liu Liu Yinyu, frowned and asked.

She still remembered Xiao Hui, because Xiao Hui had reached Yunxing within just a few years of joining. Moreover, Xiao Hui's name contained the character "Hui."

"Sect Master, I am a sect Elder and have the right to attend the sect assembly," Liu Liu Yinyu performed the sect salute, her tone neither subservient nor defiant.

Liu Liu Yinzhu sighed: "Sit down."

"Yes, Sect Master," Liu Liu Yinyu sat in the last seat; she had already seen Mo Huiping.

At that moment, she truly admired Ding Huan's foresight.

She knew Mo Huiping's situation perfectly well; logically, as soon as Mo Huiping returned, Liu Liu Yinzhu should have seized her immediately—even executed her on the spot.

Yet Mo Huiping sat there unharmed, even looking disdainful.

Liu Liu Yinyu's gaze shifted from Mo Huiping to a man beside her; his Dao aura was formidable—he was unquestionably an Earth Immortal.

Liu Liu Yinyu was certain she hadn't mistaken it; she had just advanced to Earth Immortal and knew Earth Immortal Dao aura intimately.

Earth Immortals on the Threefold Heaven Star Continent were few—barely enough to count on one hand—and Mo Huiping truly had talent; she had actually brought an Earth Immortal to the Blue Star Sect.