Chapter 717: I Don

Ding Huan controlled the Cosmic Cauldron and shot straight upward, leaving Emperor Hou Hen stunned beside him.

He immediately asked in shock: "Brother Ding Huan, can you control a flying treasure to ascend?"

"What else? Should I just stay here in the Eternal God Abyss?"

This old Hou really is slow to catch on.

Ding Huan now finally understood: to obtain the things atop Eternal God Peak, he must master the Law of Descent and the Law of Void, and also touch upon the Law of Reincarnation.

Once fallen into the Eternal God Abyss, to ascend again, one must master the Law of Descent.

Ding Huan now has mastered the Law of Descent, so he can control the Cosmic Cauldron to move freely up and down.

"Young Master Ding, since you can now ascend and descend the Eternal God Abyss at will, why not go see what's at the bottom?" Ji Luo rubbed his hands, sensing something valuable must lie at the abyss's depths.

Ding Huan shook his head: "My strength isn't enough yet. If I go down, I doubt I can come back up."

He wasn't just saying that casually—he had a premonition that, with his current strength, he wouldn't be able to return once he descended.

From the moment he sensed the Law of Reincarnation, Ding Huan had guessed that if he reached the bottom of the Eternal God Abyss, returning would likely require comprehending the Dao of Reincarnation.

Yet among his Three Thousand Dao Paths, he had no Reincarnation Dao Scroll.

The reason he could break through the Reincarnation Wall atop Eternal God Peak was because he used the Yellow Springs Seal from his Seven Seals of Reincarnation to construct a minor Yellow Springs Path.

Otherwise, even if he had comprehended the Law of Descent and the Law of Void, he would still have been halted before the Reincarnation Wall.

"Someone…" Emperor Hou Hen suddenly spoke.

The Cosmic Cauldron's speed was not fast, and the entire space lay beneath Ding Huan's domain.

Emperor Hou Hen didn't even need to extend his spiritual sense—he could see every entity within Ding Huan's domain.

Without needing Emperor Hou Hen's reminder, everyone on the ship saw that others were present—not just one, but three.

The three stood atop a meteor floating in the Eternal God Abyss, roughly ten zhang in diameter.

Two of them appeared to be companions, standing close together, while a third, a man with disheveled hair, stood alone at the opposite corner of the meteor.

Ding Huan's spiritual sense swept over them and immediately knew the disheveled-haired man cultivated Buddhist Dao techniques.

He was extremely sensitive to cosmic rules—the surrounding cosmic rules carried Buddhist doctrines, which he sensed at once.

The disheveled-haired man's cultivation likely reached the Pretender Saint realm.

The other two: one was a Half-Pretender Saint, the other a Late Union Spirit cultivator.

Ding Huan raised his hand and cast a spiritual sense barrier, locking Emperor Hou Hen and Leng Qingdie in place.

Emperor Hou Hen and Leng Qingdie could still clearly see outside, but those outside could not see Emperor Hou Hen or Leng Qingdie inside the Cosmic Cauldron.

Then Ding Huan lifted the spiritual sense-blocking and soundproofing barriers on the outside of the Cosmic Cauldron.

At that moment, the three on the meteor also saw Ding Huan's Cosmic Cauldron—and all three rushed toward it simultaneously.

"Esteemed Daoist, please lend us a hand and take us along," said the Half-Pretender Saint.

The disheveled-haired man also arrived before the Cosmic Cauldron, clasping his hands: "Greetings, Daoist. We are trapped in the Eternal God Abyss—please aid us. Such merit is boundless."

Ding Huan halted the Cosmic Cauldron and sized up the three standing before it.

They weren't so much standing as hovering.

In this place, if one fails to comprehend the Law of Descent and is unlucky enough not to encounter Eternal God Peak,

there is only one path ahead: to become white bones within the Eternal God Abyss.

As for Breakthrough Talismans—how many even possess such things?

"Where are you from?" Ding Huan did not lift the barrier; he sensed these people had entered the Eternal God Abyss recently—likely sent by the Dao Court to search the Three Divine Lands for Divine Rice.

"I am Yi Han, from the Dao Court's Divine Lineage Office. This is my Dao Court Resource Officer He Jiucan."

Yi Han spoke politely, yet carried an innate arrogance—he clearly regarded Ding Huan and Ji Luo as beneath notice.

As for Yi Jie and Er Gou, they were utterly ignored.

Ding Huan sneered inwardly: this fellow was merely a Union Spirit cultivator, at best a Half-Pretender Saint, yet he kept calling himself a Pretender Saint—does he have no shame?

Though these three were courteous and didn't probe with their spiritual sense, their attention never left Ding Huan's Cosmic Cauldron.

Every one of them had set their eyes on his Cosmic Cauldron.

"Oh, never heard of you," Ding Huan said, and the Cosmic Cauldron resumed motion.

"Daoist, wait—I am Venerable Suo Gu from the Buddha Kingdom. If you'll help us leave the Eternal God Abyss, I'll offer a reward."

With that, Venerable Suo Gu pulled out a ring and handed it to Ding Huan.

Ding Huan's spiritual sense entered the ring—he found five million superior-grade divine crystals inside.

Presumably, in Venerable Suo Gu's eyes, five million superior-grade divine crystals were a vast fortune for a mere Divine King like Ding Huan.

Ding Huan chuckled, raised his hand, and tossed a ring back at Venerable Suo Gu:

"You're so poor you still feel the need to give alms? I should learn from you. Here—ten supreme-grade divine spirit veins, and one hundred million superior-grade divine crystals. Take them." Hearing Ding Huan's arrogant words, Venerable Suo Gu froze in shock, and even Yi Han and He Jiucan stared at him in awe—how wealthy could one possibly be?

Ten supreme-grade divine spirit veins? One hundred million superior-grade divine crystals?

And just casually given away?

Not just them—even Leng Qingdie, recovering behind the barrier, was stunned.

Ding Huan was this rich? He just gave away so much so easily?

Only Ji Luo grinned inwardly—he knew Ding Huan best. If Ding Huan truly gave away this much so casually, Ji Luo would immediately leap out of the Cosmic Cauldron.

Venerable Suo Gu finally snapped out of it and reached to catch the ring—yet the ring slipped from his grasp and fell deep into the Eternal God Abyss.

"Sigh. How did you even get here? You can't even catch a ring?" Ding Huan sighed.

Leng Qingdie's lips twitched—she'd spent two hundred thousand years in the Eternal God Abyss and knew well that the ring Ding Huan threw contained the Law of Descent.

She might have caught it—because she'd spent decades here, cultivating to comprehend the Law of Descent.

These people—even if they were Pretender Saints—had only just arrived. How could they catch a ring infused with the Law of Descent?

"Esteemed friend, I have ten superior-grade divine spirit veins and one hundred million superior-grade divine crystals…"

Yi Han sensed the Cosmic Pot was about to leave, and quickly pulled out a ring and handed it over.

He simply had no more Divine Nerve veins left; if he did, he would have offered them first.

One by one, each character, each stroke, each content—look carefully!

Once you step onto the Cosmic Pot, not only will everything you took out be returned, but I'm taking the pot itself.

He Zhao Can also quickly pulled out a ring: "I have five top-grade Divine Nerve veins, and fifty million top-grade Divine Crystals."

Ding Huan said calmly: "How did you get here?"

"We arrived aboard the Xuanxing Flag," Yi Han dared not hide it.

Ding Huan nodded, but said nothing.

At this moment, Venerable Suo Gu finally understood: this tiny Divine King had an enormous appetite, greedy to this extent.

He knew that if he couldn't escape this place, no matter how many treasures he possessed, they'd only be buried with him in the Eternal God Abyss.

He quickly pulled out another ring: "Brother, everything I've accumulated in my life: one supreme-grade Divine Nerve vein, ten top-grade Divine Nerve veins, plus one hundred million top-grade Divine Crystals."

"Oh, so how did you get here?" Ding Huan said, his tone unhurried.

"My Buddhist realm's primordial flying treasure: the Mahayana Buddhist Bowl," said Venerable Suo Gu.

"Good. Since that's the case, I accept your rings and flying treasures. Hand them over," Ding Huan nodded.

Both Yi Han and Venerable Suo Gu froze—they never intended to give Ding Huan their flying treasures.

"Brother, the Mahayana Buddhist Bowl is a vital treasure of my Buddhist realm; I cannot give it to you," Venerable Suo Gu hurriedly said.

Ding Huan turned to Yi Han, who quickly added: "Apologies, the Xuanxing Flag isn't mine alone, so I can't give it to you. Please understand."

Ding Huan unhesitatingly shut down the protective array; the Wheel of Reincarnation Pot was about to activate again.

"Brother, wait! I'm willing to hand over the items," Venerable Suo Gu panicked as he saw Ding Huan leaving.

Ding Huan smiled slightly:

"Venerable Suo Gu, you're mistaken. I won't take your things. I'm taking you out of the Eternal God Abyss; you're offering these as payment. If this isn't clear, I dare not accept your items.

My character, Ding Huan's, is top-tier—I keep my word, one thing is one thing, two is two; I never force sales or coercion."

Venerable Suo Gu hurriedly said:

"Ding Brother, I voluntarily offer one supreme-grade Divine Nerve vein, ten top-grade Divine Nerve veins, plus one hundred million top-grade Divine Crystals—and I give you the Mahayana Buddhist Bowl as well. I only hope you'll take me out of the Eternal God Abyss."

He decided: once inside the other's vessel, he'd strike.

This pot was clearly excellent—he wanted it.

Two mere Divine Kings, one even wounded—worthless in his eyes.

All he needed to do was prevent Ding Huan from sending the items he gave into the world.

"Sigh, whether you give me things or not, I truly don't care…" Ding Huan sighed.

Seeing Ding Huan not even open the protective array yet claim indifference, Venerable Suo Gu cursed inwardly.

He could only grip a ring and the Mahayana Buddhist Bowl, shoving them into Ding Huan's hands, while locking his divine sense onto the Mahayana Buddhist Bowl he'd just handed over.

As expected, the moment he shoved the items into Ding Huan's hands, the Wheel of Reincarnation Pot's protective array opened wide, and he easily landed atop it.

To his shock, his divine sense had clearly locked onto the Mahayana Buddhist Bowl—yet Ding Huan had just absorbed it into his world right before his eyes.

Venerable Suo Gu frowned; he'd have to force Ding Huan to retrieve the items before he could strike.

Yi Han clearly understood Venerable Suo Gu's intent and prepared to attack Ding Huan once aboard.

He also pulled out a ring and the Xuanxing Flag, staring solemnly at Ding Huan:

"Ding Brother, if you refuse these items, I can't rest easy. We're trapped in the Eternal God Abyss—you didn't appear, we'd be stuck here forever.

You're taking us out of the Eternal God Abyss; we can't let you help us for free."

With that, he shoved the items into Ding Huan's hands as well.

As expected, the moment the items entered Ding Huan's hands, the Cosmic Pot's protective array opened.

(End of Chapter)