Chapter 370: 370. Chapter 367: Forging the Foundation of the Great Dao

370. Chapter 367: Forging the Foundation of the Great Dao

Ding Huan roughly calculated and then marked out a patch of land.

Since he had not yet located the source of the Immortal Spirit Spring, Ding Huan could only begin by permeating it with his spiritual sense.

His spiritual sense was no weaker than that of an ordinary True Immortal cultivator.

But Ding Huan soon realized this probably wasn't a matter of spiritual sense penetration.

After his spiritual sense sank downward, there was nothing but soil and broken rocks.

Yet his calculations indicated the source of the Immortal Spirit Spring lay precisely in this area.

Ding Huan wasn't in a hurry—if finding the Immortal Spirit Spring's source were this simple, it wouldn't have been left for him to find.

Immediately construct the Zhou Tian of the Great Universe Art.

The Zhou Tian of the Great Universe Art could perceive the Dao rhythms and laws of all things; if even the Zhou Tian of the Great Universe Art could find no trace, Ding Huan would abandon all other methods.

It wasn't that he had no other options—he could still eliminate areas one by one through array deployment.

That would consume too much time; he couldn't afford to waste excessive time searching for the Immortal Spirit Spring's source.

If he couldn't find the Immortal Spirit Spring's source quickly, what was the point of searching at all?

For whom would he find it?

If the Great Universe Art could locate the Immortal Spirit Spring's source, it would take minimal time—this was most advantageous for him.

As soon as the Zhou Tian of the Great Universe Art was established, Ding Huan felt an infinite expanse of Dao rhythms and laws.

Indeed, this was the Immortal World—here, the variety of Dao rhythms and laws far surpassed those of the Dao Cultivation Realm or even the Void.

Ding Huan's Star River churned, absorbing one Dao law after another, growing ever stronger.

Although his cultivation level didn't rise a single bit during this process, his foundation was surging rapidly.

Soon, within the Zhou Tian of the Great Universe Art, Ding Huan perceived a composite law—strange in nature, containing both the fundamental laws of all things and a faint, elusive life Dao rhythm…

It seemed this composite law concealed some kind of spiritual substance, but to locate it required the method of dissecting the laws.

Was this how one found the Immortal Spirit Spring's source?

Ding Huan was puzzled—could nature be this mysterious? As if presenting a complex math problem for everyone to solve.

Only a few could solve it.

No, not everyone could find the Immortal Spirit Spring's source this way—there must be other methods.

Regardless of whether other methods existed, Ding Huan had already begun using the Great Universe Art to dissect these combined Dao rhythms and laws.

During the dissection, his understanding of higher-level Dao rhythms and laws deepened further.

The laws of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth; Wind, Thunder, Ice; Life and Death; Gene; Elemental laws…

If one could condense one's own Great Dao law with a mere gesture, it might even be possible to conjure an entire universe with a single thought…

But this was merely a concept—an inspiration granted by his profound comprehension of infinitely higher Dao rhythms and laws; perhaps he could achieve it someday, but certainly not now.

Ding Huan caught a hazy concept: under extreme conditions, mastering the Law of Life alone could allow one to survive.

Yet this concept was too vague; he couldn't grasp it precisely at the moment.

But he had a premonition: if one day he truly mastered it, it would grant him immortality.

His Star River grew ever larger, hanging between his consciousness and the Great Dao Universe like a silver ribbon, its currents continuously accumulating more Dao rhythms.

After dissecting countless combinations of Dao rhythms and laws, and integrating the gene laws of countless species, Ding Huan finally sensed an extremely potent aura of Immortal Spirit Qi.

Ding Huan's spirit surged—he snapped out of the fusion of all laws.

He understood he had found an Immortal Spirit Spring's source, and he understood exactly how he had found it.

When he dissected the Dao rhythms and laws of all things, the moment the Life Dao rhythm within them became overwhelmingly dense—that was where the Immortal Spirit Spring's source lay.

Ding Huan did not immediately open the Immortal Spirit Spring's source; instead, he laid layer upon layer of Spirit-Sealing Arrays to lock it away.

After completing this, he inscribed hidden array patterns outside, completely concealing the spring's location.

As for informing Cheng Cheng Keqi that he had found a new Immortal Spirit Spring's source? Ding Huan didn't even consider it.

If Xin Chuang were here, perhaps he would tell Xin Chuang.

At least by telling Xin Chuang, he would still receive his due reward.

Now, if he told Cheng Cheng Keqi, he could be certain he wouldn't get a single Immortal Crystal.

Chang Chang Danyi had been diligently cultivating for several days; she felt advancing to True Immortal would be extremely difficult.

Now she could only maintain a slow increase in her foundation—better than in the Void City. If given decades, perhaps time's accumulation would gradually allow her to grow.

But she had at most half a year—what could she accomplish in such thin Immortal Spirit Qi?

Knowing her progress would be minimal, Chang Chang Danyi still persisted in cultivation until Ding Huan interrupted her.

"Chang Dao friend, I've found an Immortal Spirit Spring's source—hurry over…" Ding Huan had come to summon Chang Chang Danyi to cultivate.

He came personally because he wanted to help her with the concealment work.

Chang Chang Danyi took a long moment to react, then suddenly stood up, staring at Ding Huan in disbelief: "Ding Huan, you say you found the Immortal Spirit Spring's source?"

Ding Huan nodded: "Correct. Hurry and come cultivate with me. Don't dismantle this cave— I'll set up a concealment array to hide it."

"Ah…" A wave of overwhelming joy struck her; Chang Chang Danyi's hands trembled with excitement.

Was this real? The Immortal Spirit Spring's source?

That meant they could cultivate here freely for at least half a year or more.

Chang Chang Danyi quickly calmed herself, gazing at Ding Huan with eagerness: "Let's go—hurry to cultivate."

Ding Huan said: "Leave your jade slip and the communication bead here—I'll conceal them with an array."

"Why?" Chang Chang Danyi looked at him, puzzled.

Ding Huan pointed to the communication bead in her hand: "If you take this bead or the jade slip with you, you might expose our Immortal Spirit Spring's source."

Chang Chang Danyi suddenly understood, quickly set down her items, and followed Ding Huan out of the temporary cave.

Bringing Chang Chang Danyi to the hidden spirit array he had set up, Ding Huan opened the immortal spirit spring eye.

Immortal spiritual energy thick to the extreme surged out, and Chang Chang Danyi cried out in surprise.

"Fellow Daoist Chang, I've set up two sources of immortal spiritual energy; each of us will take one," Ding Huan said.

Chang Chang Danyi sighed: "What a pity we don't know how to condense immortal crystals. Otherwise, if we set up an immortal crystal condensation array here, we could cultivate on one side and condense immortal crystals on the other—how wonderful that would be."

Ding Huan's heart stirred—Chang Chang Danyi couldn't condense immortal crystals, but he had a way.

He had one immortal crystal, and he had already studied it who knows how many times.

It was simply a matter of gathering immortal spiritual energy; in plain terms, it was like water condensing into ice.

What Ding Huan cultivated was the Great Cosmos Art. Combined with the boundless Dao rhyme laws he had previously fused, condensing immortal spiritual energy into immortal crystals was merely a transformation of laws—the very thing he was best at.

"Are there many people who can condense immortal crystals?" Ding Huan asked.

Chang Chang Danyi shook her head: "How could there be?

The methods of condensing immortal crystals are extremely profound. Generally, only immortal array masters who can set up level-four or above immortal arrays are qualified to set them up, and even then they might not succeed. I was merely sighing."

"Fellow Daoist Chang, you go cultivate first. I'll set up a few more things. Remember, we only have half a year to cultivate. You'd best qualify to charge into the True Immortal realm within half a year," Ding Huan said decisively.

"Alright." Chang Chang Danyi also knew time was tight. She immediately entered the cultivation cave dwelling Ding Huan had set up and began to charge into the True Immortal realm.

After Chang Chang Danyi began cultivating, Ding Huan set up another immortal crystal condensation array.

As long as there was enough immortal spiritual energy, enough immortal crystals could be condensed.

For Ding Huan, who cultivated the Great Cosmos Art and possessed a galaxy, this kind of array involving the Dao rhyme laws of all things was no trouble at all.

Originally Ding Huan had planned to partially seal off this immortal spirit spring eye, worried that the immortal spiritual energy might leak out.

Now that there was an array to condense immortal crystals, it was simple—open the immortal spiritual energy spring eye fully.

Not only that, he also set up a great array to draw out the immortal spiritual energy from the immortal spirit spring, making the energy inside the spring eye surge out even faster.

No matter how much immortal spiritual energy surged out, it would all be refined into immortal crystals.

As for the immortal spiritual energy that he and Chang Chang Danyi couldn't fully absorb during their cultivation, it naturally was also all fed into the immortal crystal condensation array.

……

Once everything was prepared, Ding Huan also began absorbing immortal spiritual energy to cultivate.

He really had been poor for too long. Suddenly becoming rich, Ding Huan was even somewhat unaccustomed to it.

Under the impact of the thick immortal spiritual energy, Ding Huan's Sea of Consciousness Great Dao Cosmos changed almost with every breath.

The galaxy grew ever wider and more vast. Some scattered stars formed above the galaxy, gradually taking on certain patterns.

Three months passed, and Ding Huan's Sea of Consciousness Great Dao Cosmos had already formed a boundless starry sky.

The moment the starry sky took shape, Ding Huan's Sea of Consciousness surged again, and his true essence frantically transformed into immortal essence.

Ding Huan was immensely excited. Without Lei Jie, he had advanced to the Starry Sky realm in just three months.

It was normal that there was no Lei Jie—after all, this was the Immortal Domain, and the interface rules were higher than compared to the Dao Cultivation World.

For Ding Huan, the Starry Sky realm was a milestone of his Great Cosmos Art. The Starry Sky realm was also the final realm in laying the Great Dao foundation constructed by his Great Cosmos Art.

In the future, as his cultivation continued to rise, his starry sky would slowly evolve into a true cosmos; however, he no longer needed to redefine realms.

The formation of the Starry Sky realm of the Great Cosmos Art meant he now had the qualification to step into the highest tier of the Immortal Dao.

From today on, his foundation and potential would be no weaker than those legendary powerful beings of Huaxia's ancient immortal gods. As long as he kept walking step by step, he would eventually reach the same height as them.

Streams of immortal spiritual energy vortices wrapped around Ding Huan under the Great Cosmos Art, and Ding Huan's Great Dao Cosmos starry sky was continuously refined and perfected.

Ding Huan understood that when the immortal essence in his dantian stars was filled, his Sea of Consciousness stretched to its limit, and the Great Dao Cosmos starry sky needed to expand once more—that would be the moment he stepped into True Immortal.

That day, Ding Huan was still continuing to round out his Great Dao starry sky when the communication bead he had placed in the distance stirred.

Ding Huan's divine sense swept over—Cheng Cheng Keqi had sent a message.

The meaning was very simple: the probation period was over, they had no achievements, and this meant they were going to be expelled.