Chapter 736: The Dread of Wu Liang

Ding Huan's gaze casually slid away from the Heaven-Earth Bow, then swept over three green pearls, and with a barely perceptible flick of his spiritual sense, he quickly withdrew his look.

"What I want isn't one thing—it's two." Ding Huan said calmly.

Wu Liang's empty eye sockets fixed on Ding Huan; he already knew what Ding Huan wanted.

The Seven Realms Pearls.

These Seven Realms Pearls are top-tier treasures, but there are seven of them.

He had spent countless years collecting them, yet only managed to gather three; the rest had vanished without a trace.

He cultivated the Path of Reincarnation and had dabbled in the flow of cosmic fortune.

He vaguely understood that it was unlikely he would ever collect all seven.

This fellow before him wants the Seven Realms Pearls, meaning he must possess some himself—perhaps one, perhaps several.

If Ding Huan already has some Seven Realms Pearls, he will never give Ding Huan his three.

Incomplete Seven Realms Pearls are nothing much, but a complete set? That's a top-tier primordial treasure.

"Speak. What do you want?" Wu Liang's tone was calm.

He had made up his mind—he would not give Ding Huan the Seven Realms Pearls.

"That bow looks good. Give me that bow first." Ding Huan's gaze settled on the Heaven-Earth Bow.

Wu Liang sneered inwardly—he clearly wants the Seven Realms Pearls, but is trying to distract him by asking for the Heaven-Earth Bow.

He chuckled silently.

"Think carefully—this bow isn't complete. It has no arrows."

Ding Huan sneered: "How many of your treasures here are complete? Probably eight or nine out of ten are missing parts."

It's obvious—such top-tier treasures wouldn't be displayed here if they weren't incomplete.

Not only are they incomplete, but the treasures he left here have virtually no chance of ever being completed—if they could be, would he even have left them here?

"Fine. Swear a Dao oath: once you take the bow, leave immediately." Wu Liang's tone remained steady.

Ding Huan replied coldly: "If you're willing to give it, give it. If not, I won't force you. I've cultivated to this level without ever swearing a Dao oath—save your idea."

He would never swear an oath, but he would never leave either.

Wu Liang said calmly: "If I give you something, you must do something in return."

"Fine. Give me what I need, and I'll leave right away."

As Ding Huan spoke, he felt the Dao rhythm of Reincarnation swirling around the space he occupied.

Ding Huan sneered inwardly—he knew Ding Huan refused to swear, so he was using his Reincarnation Dao realm to construct Dao-sound.

It was the same as swearing an oath.

But Ding Huan could only say Wu Liang was overestimating himself.

Because his Great Universe Art was self-created; even Wu Liang now had no right to make his words become Dao-oath.

Even Wu Liang at his peak had no authority to turn Ding Huan's words into Dao-speech.

"You want two things, correct?"

"Correct."

"Besides the bow, what else do you want?"

"That… mortar—is it used for brewing wine? It looks pretty decent too…"

Before Ding Huan could finish speaking, two objects flew toward him and landed in his hands.

Ding Huan immediately stowed them away, then stared blankly at Wu Liang: "I actually wanted that pearl…"

Wu Liang said calmly:

"Your words just now have already been absorbed into the Dao principles of my Reincarnation Path. You may think this doesn't count as an oath.

But I tell you—so long as you remain within my Reincarnation Dao rhythm, your words form Dao-sound, and you must abide by them.

If you break them, you will be locked by my Reincarnation Dao principles, becoming one with the Dao of Entry into Reincarnation…"

Ding Huan immediately activated his Great Universe Art—and confirmed that though he hadn't sworn a Dao oath, he was indeed unsuited to remain here.

If he stayed any longer, he truly might be locked by the other's Reincarnation Dao principles.

This was essentially borrowing the Dao principles of Heaven's Way.

Because Wu Liang's Reincarnation Path was currently establishing the Six Realms Dao principles under Heaven's Rule, and Ding Huan stood within the scope of that establishment.

Under Wu Liang's calculation, his words had formed Dao-sound through Wu Liang's Reincarnation Dao principles.

So long as he remained within Wu Liang's Reincarnation Dao realm, the outcome could not be altered by him.

These ancient ones truly had their tricks.

Even without an oath, they could make his words take effect.

His Great Universe Art certainly prevented the other's Dao rhythm from turning his words into Dao-speech.

But the other could use Heaven's Rule to make his words take effect within this patch of land.

In short—he was still too weak.

Feeling the suppression of Heaven's Dao principles, Ding Huan paid it no mind and left immediately.

The other's influence extended only to this patch of land; once beyond the reach of his Reincarnation Dao realm, it meant nothing to him.

After exiting the range where Wu Liang had established the Six Realms Dao principles, Ding Huan did not depart outright—he walked toward the old tavern where he once drank Wangshen Wine.

The tavern was utterly silent; the simple trading market behind it had turned to ruins. The once-beautiful landlady was gone.

After entering the tavern, Ding Huan immediately felt the suppression of Heaven's Dao principles vanish.

Indeed—the other's influence extended only to that patch of land where he established the Six Realms Dao principles.

Ding Huan began setting up various grand arrays.

His first order of business was to refine the Heaven-Earth Bow.

Right now he cannot enter the range controlled by the other's Samsara Great Dao, but once he refines the Heaven and Earth Bow, he can use the bow and arrow to deal with White Bones.

In the distance, Wuliang saw that Ding Huan had merely stepped out of the range his Samsara Great Dao could affect, rather than truly retreating, and was so angry his teeth itched.

If he could, he would definitely grab Ding Huan and stuff him into his own Wheel-Entry Dao Rule first thing.

Yet he simply could not affect Ding Huan at all.

As long as Ding Huan was here, he could not peacefully continue constructing his own Six Paths of Samsara Dao Rule.

The moment the Heaven and Earth Bow was taken out, the first thing Ding Huan sensed was not the treasure's restrictions inside, but one divine sense imprint after another.

Not a single error, not a single piece of content missed—take a good look!

This old bag of bones, wanting to leave divine sense imprints in his own thing—Ding Huan only sneered coldly in his heart.

Under the Grand Cosmos Art, one divine sense imprint after another was stripped away.

Then one treasure restriction after another was refined…

Ding Huan refined very carefully; when dealing with an unscrupulous old bag of bones like Wuliang, one absolutely had to have enough patience.

Several days later, the Heaven and Earth Bow was refined by Ding Huan.

With the bow in hand, even without nocking the Falling Star Arrow, the fierce, killing aura emanating from it made heroic feelings surge up in Ding Huan at once.

He was going to see where this old bag of bones planned to run.

His hand gave a slight shake, and the Heaven and Earth Bow vanished; on Ding Huan's wrist appeared a faint bow-shaped mark.

Truly a top-grade Innate Treasure—if this arrow were loosed, even Wuliang at his peak might not necessarily be able to block it, right?

Although Ding Huan very much wanted to take out the Falling Star Arrow and try it, he still held himself back.

He suspected that once he took out the Falling Star Arrow, Wuliang would become alert.

This arrow had to be shot while Wuliang knew nothing about it, to give him a pleasant surprise.

After once again stripping away all the divine sense imprints from the wine-brewing stone mortar, Ding Huan decided to give Wuliang some warning.

Right now he was bound by what he had said earlier and could not approach Wuliang, but Ding Huan was not worried.

He was now ninety percent certain that the reason Wuliang had chosen the Wang Shen Land to construct his Six Paths of Samsara Dao Rule was also because of the Wang Shen Ladder Sea.

The Wang Shen Ladder Sea had a total of eighteen levels; he had been there once.

The Dao-Sinking Poison had been comprehended right at the Wang Shen Ladder Sea.

So he bypassed Wuliang and entered the Wang Shen Ladder Sea.

The Wang Shen Ladder Sea was right behind Wuliang; the moment he entered the Wang Shen Ladder Sea, Wuliang absolutely could not peacefully continue constructing the Dao Rule of the Samsara Great Dao.

Let alone Ding Huan going to the Wang Shen Ladder Sea—even if Ding Huan stayed inside the little tavern of Wang Shen Wine, Wuliang still could not peacefully construct the Six Paths Dao Rule.

Watching the spot where Ding Huan was, Wuliang felt utterly helpless inside.

This fellow was like a bomb, wandering back and forth on his turf.

Who could have imagined that in this cosmic backwater, a mere Divine King would not fear his Doom Dao Rhythm.

If he had known someone would not fear his Doom Dao Rhythm, even if he had to choose this place to construct his Six Paths Dao Rule, he would have made some preparations first, rather than starting with no preparations at all like this.

Fortunately, after waiting several days, Ding Huan finally walked out of that little tavern.

Leave, hurry up and leave…

Wuliang stared at Ding Huan's figure, muttering over and over in his heart, hoping Ding Huan would leave quickly.

As long as Ding Huan left, he would change his strategy.

He had to at least ensure Ding Huan could never again step into the range where he was constructing the Six Paths Dao Rule.

At worst, it would just cost another ten thousand years.

What horrified and unsettled Wuliang was that after Ding Huan left that little tavern, he did not leave the Wang Shen Land, but instead headed toward the Wang Shen Ladder Sea.

The moment Ding Huan walked toward the Wang Shen Ladder Sea, he sensed something was off.

He had laid down all kinds of void array patterns in the space where Wuliang was; as he walked toward the Wang Shen Ladder Sea, he clearly felt slight fluctuations in the void array patterns he had set up.

Those fluctuations vanished in an instant, but it also proved one thing—the Wang Shen Ladder Sea was very important to Wuliang.

Could it be that the main reason this fellow chose to construct his Six Paths Dao Rule here was the Wang Shen Ladder Sea?

Once the thought had not occurred to him, fine; but once this idea burst forth, Ding Huan could no longer hold back from considering what exactly was going on with the Wang Shen Ladder Sea.

"My friend, what you said earlier was already very clear—you were going to leave this place. Why do you go back on your word?"

Wuliang finally could not bear it any longer.

The current Wang Shen Ladder Sea was different from before; his first and foremost goal in constructing the Six Paths Dao Rule here was to take away the Wheel Heart of the Eternal God Wheel—that is, the Wang Shen Ladder Sea.

The moment Ding Huan entered the Wang Shen Ladder Sea, he would certainly be able to discover his purpose.

The Wang Shen Ladder Sea was locked down by his Doom Dao Rhythm; others might not be able to enter, but unfortunately the fellow before him did not fear his Doom Dao Rhythm.

Hearing Wuliang speak up on his own, Ding Huan became even more certain that this fellow had indeed come for the Wang Shen Ladder Sea.

But what exactly was the secret of the Wang Shen Ladder Sea?

He knew there were top-grade Divine Crystals on it, as well as the Dao-Sinking Poison—could there be something else on the Wang Shen Ladder Sea besides these?

He had gone up the Wang Shen Ladder Sea once; if there were top-grade treasures, he should know about them, right?

Seeing he could not stop Ding Huan, Wuliang snorted coldly: "Since you do not keep your word, then don't blame me for being rude."

(Fellow Daoist, good night!)

(End of this chapter)