Chapter 663: Switching Cultivation

Under the burst of Grand Void Flame, that Primordial Spirit and the lingering fragment of soul were finally scorched awake…

"It's you again…" the fragment of soul cried out in agony, but unfortunately the very fragment that Ding Huan had once fought to the death to destroy was now effortlessly burned to ashes.

Though the Primordial Spirit appeared intact, in truth it was even more fragile than the fragment of soul—he had managed to cling to existence this long only by sheer desperation.

And furthermore, the Dao cultivation method he practiced was unusually peculiar.

"Comrade, stop! I am innocent—please show mercy…"

The Primordial Spirit's plea caused Ding Huan to instinctively pause, the Grand Void Flame halting its advance.

On the matter of the skin scroll, this Primordial Spirit knew better than anyone whether he was innocent or not.

But if he were spared, what if another dung beetle were to emerge again? That would be no good thing.

"How are you innocent?" Ding Huan asked.

As he spoke, Ding Huan subtly inscribed a Truth-Testing Divine Array Pattern toward him.

If not for Qu Yi's survival to this day, it would have been because of this shattered Primordial Spirit—Ding Huan would never have halted the Grand Void Flame out of fear of wrongful killing.

"My name is Ku Ku Fangleng. I was originally a solitary cultivator. Once, while seeking cultivation resources, I found a lone cultivator lying on the ground, moaning in pain. I went to help him out of kindness—only for that fragment of soul to surge into my mind sea…"

The Truth-Testing Divine Pattern flickered faintly; Ding Huan immediately knew the fellow was lying.

Judging by this fellow's cultivation and strength, he was unquestionably beyond a World God.

Ding Huan did not act directly against him, but instead began testing whether he could breach the other's world.

Though Ding Huan's divine sense was already formidable, no matter how hard he searched, he could not locate the boundary of the other's world.

He could not even touch it.

Ku Ku Fangleng clearly sensed Ding Huan's actions and fell silent.

He realized now: Ding Huan had not destroyed him yet not because of his words, but because he sought to open his world.

He felt profound despair—he had undergone one cycle of reincarnation, rebuilt his body once more, yet still ended up facing annihilation.

"Comrade, my Ku family cultivates the Dao of Darkness. If you spare me, I will open my world and let you take anything you wish."

World Gods are not incapable of concealing their Primordial Spirits.

But under normal circumstances, once a Primordial Spirit enters its own world, it is essentially a dead end—no chance of survival, let alone reincarnation.

Because most World Gods' worlds cannot sustain life.

Only if your world possesses the complete Dao of Vitality can life truly exist within it.

If the Dao of Vitality were so easily comprehended, no one would be casually killed.

Dao of Darkness?

Ding Huan was not the least surprised—he possessed the Great Darkness Art and even a Dao of Darkness Crystal.

Who decreed that the Dao of Darkness must belong exclusively to the Ku family?

"Comrade, if my Ku ancestors knew I perished at your hands, they would never rest—your entire life would be hunted by the Ku clan until your divine soul was utterly annihilated."

"But if you spare me, you gain not only my friendship and that of my Ku family, but I will also teach you the Dao of Darkness."

"Moreover, I can transform into the Dao of Darkness and vanish—no matter how hard you try to kill me, you cannot eradicate me completely. Why not forge a good connection…"

"Your Ku family is so mighty? Then I truly must see it."

Ding Huan stirred his divine sense—the Grand Void Flame's aura surged violently, and Ku Ku Fangling's Primordial Spirit instantly dissolved into nothingness beneath it.

A shattered fragment of Dark Dao fell—yet for Ding Huan, this was no extraordinary Dao.

The Grand Void Flame swept forward, seizing the fragment of Dark Dao so shattered even divine sense could not detect it.

"Who are you? How do you master the Dark Dao…"

The Primordial Spirit left half a sentence in the darkness, then vanished utterly beneath the Grand Void Flame.

Ding Huan stared at the skin scroll he had destroyed, hesitated, then unleashed the Grand Void Flame once more.

Whether or not the scroll posed a threat, he felt keeping it was no good thing.

The skin scroll crackled repeatedly, its color shifting instantly from gray-brown to white, then gradually dissolving into nothingness beneath the Grand Void Flame.

Ding Huan exhaled, finally feeling some relief.

One day, when he killed the dung beetle, he must destroy the skin scroll on its body too.

He had grown addicted to destroying these scrolls—leaving one intact left him unsettled.

"Big Brother Ding, I've checked thoroughly—there's nothing amiss." Seeing Ding Huan destroy the scroll, Qu Yi felt no regret.

She trusted only Ding Huan.

Whatever Ding Huan did, she supported without question.

"Yi Yi, I'll transmit a new cultivation method to you soon—abandon the one you're currently practicing." Ding Huan spoke solemnly.

"Yes, I'll follow you." Qu Yi did not hesitate for a moment.

Even though she knew her current method was extraordinary, she still trusted Ding Huan unconditionally.

Ding Huan knew the Great Cosmos Art was unsuitable for Qu Yi—if he gave it to her, it would only become the Small Cosmos Art.

Because Qu Yi had not begun cultivation from the very beginning.

The Great Cosmos Art places utmost importance on foundation—if the foundation cannot be forged perfectly, it is merely called the Small Cosmos Art.

His divine sense settled upon the Three Thousand Daos; one more Dao had appeared: the Great Darkness Art.

Ding Huan rejoiced—his suspicion was confirmed: the page of Great Darkness Art he had obtained was indeed torn from these Three Thousand Daos, and now it had returned to its rightful place.

Ding Huan handed the Three Thousand Daos to Qu Yi: "Qu Yi, now you will switch to cultivating the Primordial Origin Dao Art within it. This method allows perfect transformation."

"The Three Thousand Daos?" Qu Yi stared blankly at the Dao scroll before her. She had possessed skin scrolls before—she was no uneducated novice.

She knew perfectly well what the Three Thousand Daos represented.

She looked at Ding Huan, her gaze growing ever gentler—she had been right from the start.

Only Ding Huan would give her the Three Thousand Daos to cultivate.

"Go find Luo Huan'er and tell her to choose a Great Dao to cultivate. You can start changing your cultivation technique right away. After you've switched your technique, we'll talk about what's happened these past years."

Ding Huan said this because he hoped he could help Luo Huan'er and Seeing Qu Yi when they began their cultivation.

"Alright." Seeing Qu Yi knew clearly that changing her technique was the most urgent thing for her—the sooner, the better.

……

"Three Thousand Great Daos?" Luo Huan'er was stunned.

This was the legendary Great Dao technique.

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Brother Ding had asked her to switch to cultivating one of the Three Thousand Great Daos—how could she, Luo Huan'er, possibly deserve such a thing?

Could she really cultivate a technique from the Three Thousand Great Daos?

"Qu Yi, I'm not worthy of cultivating such a technique..."

Luo Huan'er's heart pounded wildly, filled with fear and unease.

She was used to feeling inferior; she had never imagined one day she could cultivate a technique from the Three Thousand Great Daos.

Seeing Qu Yi shook her head: "You risked your life to save Brother Ding with me—you deserve any technique you choose. Now, let's not talk about anything else—hurry and switch your technique."

"After we've switched our techniques, imprint them into our minds, then return the Three Thousand Great Daos to Brother Ding."

Luo Huan'er calmed down. Ding Huan had brought the Three Thousand Great Daos to her—he meant not only could she cultivate one of its techniques, but also comprehend the divine powers within.

Ding Huan gave the Three Thousand Great Daos to Seeing Qu Yi because he didn't want her to cultivate a minor Dao technique.

As Seeing Qu Yi and Luo Huan'er chose their techniques and began cultivating, Ding Huan himself activated the Great Cosmos Art.

Within just a few Zhou Tian, the entire mountain peak where Ding Huan was in seclusion was filled with heavenly and earthly divine qi.

Every single law of the heavenly and earthly Dao was crystal clear.

Luo Huan'er and Seeing Qu Yi were the most awestruck.

Seeing Qu Yi was somewhat better off—she had been cultivating the Skin Scroll technique, so her progress was already fast.

But Luo Huan'er had never experienced such a rapid cultivation process.

Divine qi flooded into her like a torrent, and her comprehension of the heavenly and earthly laws was instant, accessible, and perfectly clear.

Luo Huan'er chose the Hong Meng Great Dao—but unlike the Hong Meng Great Dao Ding Huan had taught, she cultivated it directly from the Three Thousand Great Daos.

Combined with Ding Huan's cultivation of the Great Cosmos Art, the heavenly and earthly Dao laws were clear and complete.

Ding Huan was equally astonished—he sensed the heavenly and earthly Dao laws flowing through Mo Changcan's cultivation.

These Dao laws, as they flowed, aided his own Great Dao and even refined his Great Cosmos Art.

This guy was truly no ordinary person.

This was the first time Ding Huan had ever felt another's cultivation offering him even slight assistance.

If Ding Huan was merely astonished by Mo Changcan's Great Dao technique,

then Mo Changcan was utterly horrified.

What had he encountered?

He cultivated a technique that opened meridians; when Ding Huan began cultivating, he suddenly sensed heavenly and earthly Dao laws he had never felt before.

Once-fuzzy heavenly laws were now crystal clear, unmistakable.

At this moment, his comprehension of the heavenly and earthly Dao soared like a rocket.

His already perfected cultivation became even more refined and solid with each Zhou Tian.

Was this stabilizing his Great Dao foundation?

Mo Changcan, with his vast experience, would never miss such an opportunity.

Ding Huan's origins were undoubtedly extraordinary—such a Great Dao technique was something he had never even heard of.

As his Great Dao foundation grew ever more refined and solid, Mo Changcan postponed his Tribulation Crossing to become a World God.

More than a year passed in the blink of an eye.

Mo Changcan let out a long roar and ended his seclusion.

Ding Huan knew this guy was preparing to cross the Tribulation and ascend to World God.

In one year, his cultivation had reached Spirit Lord Level Four.

Seeing Qu Yi and Luo Huan'er also ceased cultivation—their cultivation had reached Spirit Nurturing Perfection, and their technique switches were complete.

Next, they would cross the Tribulation and ascend to Heavenly God Realm.

"Brother Ding, thank you," Luo Huan'er immediately came to thank Ding Huan after ending her seclusion.

Without Ding Huan, she could never have accessed a technique like the Three Thousand Great Daos.

Seeing Qu Yi returned the Three Thousand Great Daos to Ding Huan.

Ding Huan saw their Dao rhythms now condensed and refined, no longer scattered as before—he was deeply satisfied.

"After Mo Changcan finishes his Tribulation Crossing, you two will begin yours. I have top-tier Divine Core Crystals, but I believe you won't need them to ascend to Heavenly God Realm."

(End of Chapter)