Chapter 743: The Sunset Arrow Is in Hand

Sunset Arrow?

Lu Ye frowned; if it were something else, it might be manageable, but the Sunset Arrow—this is troublesome…

Ding Huan saw Lu Ye's frown and his heart sank—could this woman be reluctant to let it go?

Was his offer too low?

That shouldn't be the case.

The Sunset Arrow is useless without the Heaven-and-Earth Bow, while my Luck Stone can be turned directly into power—Lu Ye wouldn't fail to understand this.

"Sister Lu Ye, don't take it to heart—it's just a Luck Stone. If you truly want this item, I'll find a way to get it for you."

Ding Huan spoke generously.

"Big Brother Wu Liang, you can really get Luck Stones?" Lu Ye looked at Ding Huan in surprise.

Her address upgraded from "Senior Brother" to "Big Brother."

Ding Huan nodded: "I don't have full confidence, but I can ask Ding Xiaotu where he got his Luck Stones. If he can get them, I refuse to believe I can't."

Hearing Ding Huan's reasoning, Lu Ye lost her earlier excitement—wasn't this just nonsense?

If there were still Luck Stones there, wouldn't Ding Xiaotu have collected them all? Would he wait for others to come?

It wasn't that she valued the Sunset Arrow so much—just that Ji Bucheng cared deeply for her and planned to ask her sect for a marriage proposal.

During casual chats with Ji Bucheng, she'd heard him say he greatly admired bows and arrows as magical artifacts.

When she casually mentioned the Sunset Arrow, Ji Bucheng became extremely excited—his longing was obvious.

So she intended to use the Sunset Arrow as a betrothal gift for him.

And she believed the betrothal gift Ji Bucheng sent her would be no less impressive.

"Sister Lu Ye, after we return, we must definitely close ourselves off in seclusion to improve our cultivation. I heard the Divine Vein Struggle is about to begin—we can't miss this opportunity."

Seeing Lu Ye still hesitating, Ding Huan pressed further.

He hadn't been idle these past few days—he'd studied many jade slips from the Dunyi Divine Realm.

He knew the greatest event in the Dunyi Divine Realm was the Divine Vein Struggle.

According to the jade slips he'd read, there was a place in the Dunyi Divine Realm connected to Chaos.

Of course, no one knew what lay on the other side of Chaos.

But every year, Chaos retreated a million li.

Where Chaos receded, vast quantities of treasures appeared.

This could be easily imagined.

Originally enclosed by Chaos, once it withdrew, how could such a place nurtured by Chaos lack treasures?

Legend says the Dunyi Divine Realm got its name precisely because Chaos continuously retreated.

After countless eons, the Dunyi Divine Realm emerged.

After Quan Dao Zu took control of the Dunyi Divine Realm, the border between it and Chaos became a forbidden zone.

Only once every hundred years were the Geda Sects and major forces permitted to enter and compete.

These places were the source of various Divine Veins and primordial magical artifacts.

Legend says the Dunyi Sacred Cauldron originated this way.

Less than ten years remain until the next Divine Vein Struggle, so every sect is preparing fervently to secure more treasures nurtured by Chaos.

Ding Huan's mention of the Divine Vein Struggle finally stirred Lu Ye.

What was the Sunset Arrow? It sounded like a top-tier treasure, but without the Heaven-and-Earth Bow, no other bow could activate it.

Even if one barely managed to force it out with another bow, the effect would be meaningless.

Ji Bucheng was a genius—that's why she was tempted, planning to use the Sunset Arrow as a betrothal gift.

What if she herself were a genius?

No need to be a genius—if she could advance to Late Divine King, or even the Union God Realm before the Divine Vein Struggle, then…

The more Lu Ye thought about it, the more excited she became.

Even if she failed, as long as Ding Xiaotu stayed here and cultivated long enough, he'd eventually obey her every command.

Then she could simply reclaim the Sunset Arrow.

Perhaps by then, she wouldn't even need to ask—he'd return it to her voluntarily.

Realizing this, she calmly pulled out a jade box and handed it to Ding Huan: "Big Brother Wu Liang, go get me back the two Luck Stones."

Ding Huan's heart leapt with joy, but he feigned slight surprise, then said: "Alright. Sister Lu Ye, wait here for me—I'll be right back."

Ding Huan hurried to his cave dwelling—he didn't make Lu Ye wait long.

Less than half a candle's time passed before he rushed back.

"How was it?" Lu Ye looked at Ding Huan expectantly.

Ding Huan handed her two jade boxes: "He agreed to the exchange."

"Good." Lu Ye grabbed the jade boxes and moved to open them.

Ding Huan quickly stopped her: "Sister Lu Ye, open them back at the sect."

"Yes, yes…" Lu Ye nodded eagerly.

Then she added: "Big Brother Wu Liang, you should also hurry and close yourself off in seclusion. Every time the Divine Vein Struggle occurs, our Divine Maiden Sect's gains are disappointing—we must prove ourselves this time."

Ding Huan's heart stirred.

He'd originally planned to leave.

But the Divine Vein Struggle truly intrigued him—it was treasure nurtured by Chaos.

If he left the Ancient Desert Divine Maiden Sect now, he had no right to compete for the Divine Veins.

Such prime locations were monopolized by major sects and powerful factions—a lone cultivator had no chance of entering.

"Good, then Wuliang will go all out too, striving to win a share of glory for our Divine Maiden Sect."

In just an instant, Ding Huan made his decision.

Returning to the Ancient Wasteland Divine Maiden Sect, he could still cultivate openly and legitimately.

Once he left the Ancient Wasteland Divine Maiden Sect, he could only be a loose cultivator wandering about.

Moreover, if he could participate in the Divine Vein Contest, perhaps he could obtain a Chaos Divine Vein. Compared to a Chaos Divine Vein, any top-grade Starry Sky Divine Spirit Vein or top-grade Five Elements Attribute Divine Spirit Vein would be utterly weak.

Unless a Dao Vein appeared.

Even if a Dao Vein appeared, a Chaos Divine Spirit Vein was not necessarily much weaker; one could only say each had its own uses.

Besides, something like a Dao Vein was truly exceedingly rare.

Long ago, he had obtained a broken, defective fragment of one, only for it to be wasted in the end.

Luye now wished she could rush into the sect at once, return to her cave dwelling, and begin closed-door cultivation to break through to the Harmony God Realm.

Ding Huan was equally somewhat eager.

He was eager to return to Wuliang's cave dwelling and refine the Falling Sun Arrow as well.

There was also the Wuliang in his own world — he had to open that fellow's world.

Divine Maiden City was originally very close to the Ancient Wasteland Divine Maiden Sect. Following Luye, Ding Huan returned to the Ancient Wasteland Divine Maiden Sect in only a short while.

Because Luye was leading the way, Ding Huan did not need to take out his identity token.

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"Senior Brother Wuliang, I'm going back to cultivate first. You hurry back and raise your cultivation too. Let's strive to step into the Harmony God Realm as soon as possible."

Now that Luye had a clear goal, her tone was very urgent.

In the Dao Vein Contest, there were no restrictions. Whether you were a God-Nurturing Realm cultivator or a Saint Realm cultivator, you could enter to seek treasures.

Of course, if your cultivation was too low and you went in, you'd just be delivering your head.

The moment Luye entered the Divine Maiden Sect, she left on her own.

Ding Huan did not know where Wuliang lived, nor could he ask.

He could only stand in place and sense. After quite a while, he finally detected some lingering aura of the Bone-Biting Dao-Devouring Poison.

Just as he was about to head over, a slightly husky voice rang out: "Shuxian greets Senior Brother Wuliang. Senior Brother Wuliang, did you just return together with Senior Sister Luye?"

Ding Huan's heart skipped a beat as he saw a graceful figure land before him.

The woman before him had a pretty face, with a hint of melancholy between her brows, which only added to the delicate, vulnerable air of a female cultivator.

He had been focused on sensing the laws of the Bone-Biting Dao-Devouring Poison and had not noticed the approaching person.

Fortunately, he recognized this woman — she had returned from the void together with Luye back then.

He had seen this woman when he was at the Chaos One Void Plaza.

He just did not know her name.

"So it's Junior Sister Xian. Junior Sister Luye went to Divine Maiden City today, and I accompanied her. I was just about to head back for closed-door cultivation."

Ding Huan quickly returned the courtesy.

"Then I won't disturb Senior Brother Wuliang's closed-door cultivation. This junior sister takes her leave." The woman bowed once more, then stepped aside.

The meaning was clearly for Ding Huan to go first.

As Ding Huan left, he was still wondering — why did this Divine Maiden Sect disciple's voice sound so familiar?

Had he heard it somewhere before?

Back then at the Void Plaza, this Divine Maiden Sect disciple called Shuxian did not seem to have spoken.

Pang Shuxian watched Wuliang's disappearing back, and the softness in her eyes turned to killing intent.

Soon she turned and rushed out of the Divine Maiden Sect.

In less than half an incense stick's time, she had already arrived at the Heart-God Cultivator District.

Then she went straight, without turning, to the cave dwelling Ding Huan had previously lived in.

After standing before Ding Huan's cave dwelling for quite a while, her expression shifted slightly. She then directly broke through the cave dwelling's restrictions and walked into Ding Huan's cave dwelling.

Seeing the cave dwelling completely empty, Pang Shuxian clenched her fists.

After a long while she muttered to herself: "By all rights you shouldn't have been killed so easily. Why?"

Afterward she wandered around inside Ding Huan's cave dwelling for another circuit, then stood dejectedly at the cave dwelling's entrance and let out a long sigh. She then sealed the cave dwelling's restrictions, turned, and left.

Her plan had not yet had a chance to be carried out, yet the person she had set her sights on had already died first.

Could she have misjudged him?

……

Ding Huan had already entered Wuliang's cave dwelling by now.

As an executor of the Divine Maiden Sect, Wuliang's cave dwelling was quite decent.

It was situated in a place with lovely mountains and clear waters, and the surroundings were extremely spacious.

The divine spiritual energy was very dense, clearly indicating a decent divine spirit vein implanted beneath.

The first thing Ding Huan did upon arriving was to replace all the outer restrictions with his own.

Outside was a Level-6 Divine Restriction.

Behind this divine restriction, Ding Huan laid down a pile of Level-9 God-Trapping Array patterns, God-Protecting Array patterns, and God-Slaying Array patterns.

After ensuring his own safety, Ding Huan finally took out the Falling Sun Arrow.

The moment the Falling Sun Arrow was in hand, Ding Huan sensed the various divine sense imprints within it.

No, he could not refine it here.

He did not know whose these divine sense imprints were. Among them might be Luye's master, and there could be others.

If he refined it here, he would be detected immediately.

Ding Huan immediately entered his sea of consciousness universe; refining these divine sense imprints on his own turf, it was absolutely impossible for anyone to discover him.

The divine sense imprints on the Sunset Arrow were stripped away one by one by Ding Huan. Instead of destroying these stripped divine sense imprints, he sealed them up and tossed them aside.

Two days later, Ding Huan had completely refined the Sunset Arrow.

Sensing the ferocity of the Sunset Arrow, Ding Huan's heart itched even more—when would he get to try it out and see just how powerful the Sunset Arrow and the Falling Star Arrow truly were.

(End of chapter)