Chapter 709: Eternal God Peak

Ding Huan could only continue to comprehend the laws that existed within this space.

Half a month passed, and with the help of the Great Universe Art, when Ding Huan had barely touched the fringes of the Law of Nothingness, his divine sense had already extended to a range of a thousand zhang.

The Universe Pot could finally advance under his divine sense, though it still could not move up or down.

The radius of the Universe Pot's movement was within the range of his divine sense.

Sensing the Universe Pot advancing once more, Emperor Hou Hen excitedly stood up—Ding Huan truly could do it.

Only Seeing Ji Luo and Yijie were heartlessly extending their divine sense within the Universe Pot.

They wanted to use this method to temper their divine sense, so that it could extend farther.

It was just that no matter what, this place could not temper the divine sense, nor could it allow their divine sense to advance further.

If they wanted their divine sense to extend farther, they could only do as Ding Huan did—comprehend the existence of every law within this space.

If one could easily comprehend laws within the Eternal God Deep Chasm, then the Eternal God Deep Chasm would not be so terrifying.

"Eh, a set of bones." Emperor Hou Hen exclaimed in surprise.

Ding Huan saw it as well.

Suspended in front of the Universe Pot was a set of bones.

The bones were a pale gold, clearly belonging to someone whose cultivation had reached above the World God level.

"Brother Ding Huan, this is…" Emperor Hou Hen looked at the bones and recalled the scene of himself being locked within the Void Deep Ravine.

Had he not encountered Ding Huan, after countless ages, he too would have become an existence just like the bones before him.

"Falling into this place, if one cannot move, cannot go up or down, in the end one can only turn into a set of dry bones within this void." Ding Huan sighed.

Ding Huan, however, continued to comprehend the Law of Sinking and the Law of Nothingness.

As time passed, Ding Huan's divine sense continued to extend, and the speed of the Universe Pot increased slightly.

Because of the Universe Pot's movement, along the way Emperor Hou Hen, Seeing Ji Luo, and the others saw all manner of corpses.

Besides those of human cultivators, there were also some demonic beast remains.

All the remains were the same—suspended within this dark void.

One month later, Ding Huan had integrated the Law of Void into his Sea of Consciousness Great Dao Universe.

Two months later, Ding Huan was already able to deploy the Law of Sinking.

Ding Huan knew this was far from enough; the Law of Sinking he could deploy was too weak, barely even possessing some embryonic Dao resonance.

The reason the Universe Pot could only move laterally and not up or down was precisely because of the Law of Sinking.

If he wanted to completely regain his freedom here, he not only had to continue comprehending deeper levels of the Law of Sinking, but also needed a further understanding of the Law of Nothingness.

Just as Ding Huan was completely immersed in the comprehension of the Law of Sinking and the Law of Void.

The Universe Pot, however, collided with the edge of a colossal mountain peak.

Ding Huan was suddenly jolted awake from his comprehension of various laws, and then stared in shock at the giant peak lying across the path ahead of the Universe Pot.

This mountain peak was likewise suspended within the Eternal God Deep Chasm. Ding Huan's divine sense was now sufficient to extend ten thousand zhang, yet he still could not sense the size of this suspended mountain peak.

The ten thousand zhang Ding Huan sensed was merely the lateral extent of this giant peak.

As for how far it extended up and down, he could sense even less.

The main reason was that his divine sense was currently also on a single plane; whether going up or down, his divine sense would be blocked.

His divine sense could extend at most ten zhang up or down before being blocked.

This sounds bizarre, but that is exactly how it was.

"Brother Ding, there are traces of cultivators living on this mountain peak." Emperor Hou Hen was now at Quasi-Saint cultivation. Although his divine sense could not extend as far as Ding Huan's here, his perception was extremely strong.

Ding Huan stopped the Universe Pot at the edge of the mountain peak: "Let's go, we'll take a look around this mountain first."

The few left the Universe Pot and stepped onto the rocks at the mountain's base. Ding Huan's divine sense swept up, and he stowed the Universe Pot away.

Emperor Hou Hen looked at Ding Huan and asked in astonishment: "Brother Ding, how did you manage to put things away?"

In this place he could also put away some things, but he absolutely could not do as Ding Huan did—casually stow away a colossal flying treasure like the Universe Pot.

What he could take out and put away were all small items.

He could not even enter his own world.

"This space has some spatial laws different from ordinary places. One must comprehend these laws before being able to put things away and take them out at will."

Ding Huan only offered an explanation related to laws, but did not mention the Great Universe Art.

Knowing is one thing; to comprehend, one must possess a Great Dao method like the Great Universe Art that fuses billions of laws.

Looking upward, it was vague and indistinct—this mountain peak seemed extremely steep.

What was different was that the terrain at the mountain's base was not only extremely gentle, but also had some small paths that had appeared from long periods of walking.

"Looks like there are quite a few people here, even paths have formed." Seeing Ji Luo chuckled.

He was completely different from Emperor Hou Hen. Emperor Hou Hen was somewhat worried about not being able to get up, while he blindly trusted Ding Huan.

Ding Huan's divine sense extended outward, and he discovered that after arriving at this mountain peak, there were several more laws he had never encountered before.

Just as he was comprehending these laws, a figure blocked the path of the group.

Blocking the group was a tall man with long whiskers.

"How did you appear here?" The long-whiskered man stared at Ding Huan and the others in astonishment, his gaze finally landing on Yijie. He had spent one thousand three hundred and twenty-one years getting here.

These people had actually appeared at Shanfeng at the same time—they must have arrived by flying treasure.

A flying treasure daring enough to enter the Eternal God Deep Chasm was probably at the very least a top-grade flying divine artifact.

"Old man, this isn't your home. Why can you come but we can't? Who do you think you are? Watch out or my Lord Huan will break your dog leg with one slap."

Yijie immediately cursed loudly.

Even Emperor Hou Hen and Seeing Ji Luo stared at Yijie dumbfounded.

Is this guy out of his mind?

I just asked how they ended up here, and Yi Jie immediately started cursing—isn't that provoking trouble?

When the bearded man heard Yi Jie curse about breaking his dog legs, he felt a sudden dull pain in one of his legs.

Fortunately, his strength was formidable; with a single shift of his divine essence, the odd sensation vanished.

Instead of angering, he stared at Yi Jie with even greater delight.

Please... collect... 6... 9... Books...!

Yi Jie flew into a rage and spoke again: "Old bastard, you..."

Ding Huan waved his hand: "Yi Jie, mind your tongue, or someone will stew you alive."

Yi Jie shrank his head slightly and fell silent at once.

It found that whenever it saw something it disliked, it couldn't help but curse a few words.

But whenever Master Huan spoke, even if it wanted to curse, it had to stop.

"Greetings, fellow cultivators. I am Ji Xinguan, having lived on Yongshen Peak for nearly a hundred thousand years—I know this place inside and out." The bearded man spoke with great courtesy.

Ding Huan also bowed and said: "I am Ding Huan, these are my friends Hou Hen and Seeing Ji Luo. My beast companion spoke out of turn; please forgive him."

We came here seeking Void Nirvana Gold, but we never expected to be trapped after descending.

Is this Yongshen Peak? We spent a very long time getting here."

If Ji Xinguan knew that Ding Huan's "very long time" meant just over three months, he would spit blood three liters.

Fortunately, he didn't overthink it—finding Yongshen Peak was never easy for anyone; taking a long time was normal. If someone found Yongshen Peak quickly, that would be the strange thing.

"Ding Daoist, you've come to the right place if you seek Void Nirvana Gold. Only Yongshen Peak holds Void Nirvana Gold within the Yongshen Abyss."

Hearing this, Ding Huan was overjoyed and asked quickly: "I humbly seek your guidance, Ji Daoist."

Ji Xinguan pointed to the peak of Yongshen Peak: "See it? Void Nirvana Gold is right atop Yongshen Peak—there's as much as you want."

"Haha, then I'm going to grab some too—I'll make a fortune when I get out!" Seeing Ji Luo laughed loudly, rubbing his hands.

Void Nirvana Gold is a top-tier treasure; wherever you go, it fetches a heavenly price.

Ji Xinguan smiled: "Although there's plenty of Void Nirvana Gold here, not a single person has ever taken even one piece from the peak. Anyone who possesses Void Nirvana Gold here must have picked it up elsewhere."

"Why?" Seeing Ji Luo asked instinctively.

"Because no one can reach the peak of Yongshen Peak—not even the mountain's mid-slope can be crossed." Ji Xinguan spoke calmly.

Hou Hen, the Divine Emperor, and Seeing Ji Luo said nothing; both looked at Ding Huan.

If anyone among them could climb to the peak of Yongshen Peak, it would surely be Ding Huan.

Ding Huan knew he couldn't climb it yet—he felt entirely new laws here.

To reach the peak of Yongshen Peak, one must comprehend these heavenly laws.

Ji Xinguan suddenly spoke: "Ding Daoist, I have an awkward request."

"Ji Daoist, please speak," Ding Huan replied politely, grateful for the information about Void Nirvana Gold.

"Is that your beast companion?" Ji Xinguan pointed at Yi Jie.

Ding Huan roughly understood Ji Xinguan's intent, and his expression darkened.

He was certain the man wanted Yi Jie.

No matter what Yi Jie was, he was still Ding Huan's beast companion—and they had just met.

To ask for someone's beast companion upon first meeting was excessive.

"Yes," Ding Huan replied coldly.

Ji Xinguan acted as if he hadn't noticed Ding Huan's tone had turned chilly, and continued:

"Let me make a deal with you, Ding Daoist: sell me your beast companion, and I'll take you to another Daoist who has collected Void Nirvana Gold."

"Sorry, my beast companion is not for sale," Ding Huan said coolly.

Ji Xinguan either failed to notice or simply didn't care about Ding Huan's refusal—he pressed on:

"Ding Daoist, though one among you has decent cultivation, here on Yongshen Peak, you truly have no standing."

"My own cultivation is decent enough, yet even I must abide by the rules here."

"Your trash cultivation counts as decent? Pfft—old man, do you have no shame? You're a toad yawning—what audacity!

My Master Huan could crush you into dust with a single divine technique..."

Yi Jie launched into another tirade.

This time, Ding Huan did not stop him.

He had clearly refused the man's offer to buy Yi Jie—this fool kept talking; a few curses were deserved.

(End of Chapter)