Chapter 756

"It's precisely because of the Eternal Life Talisman..."

Ding Huan looked at Zhuo Rong in confusion: "You just said the Eternal Life Talisman was still at the Holy Talisman Dao?"

He didn't believe the Jia Baihe Sword Dao had destroyed the Holy Talisman Dao and left the Eternal Life Talisman behind.

Zhuo Rong replied: "Because the Eternal Life Talisman has one true and one false version—the false talisman is attached to the true one. The person who seized the Eternal Life Talisman from the Jia Baihe Sword Dao was their sect master, Chong Chong Jinting."

Chong Chong Jinting was a Fifth-Transformation Saint, arguably the strongest cultivator in the Dunyi Divine Realm."

If Chong Chong Jinting hadn't left, even now, the top sect of the Dunyi Divine Realm, the Nirvana Holy Dao Palace, couldn't stand against the Jia Baihe Sword Dao."

When Chong Chong Jinting seized the Eternal Life Talisman, he grabbed the false one—and was immediately teleported away by the true one."

To others, it appeared he had seized the Eternal Life Talisman and vanished along with it."

Once the Eternal Life Talisman is seized, it immediately vanishes. This makes others believe the Eternal Life Talisman disappeared together with Chong Chong Jinting."

Ding Huan understood: "So you mean Chong Chong Jinting already knew he'd taken the false talisman?"

"Yes."

"Aren't you worried Chong Chong Jinting will come back to cause trouble?"

"Teleported away by the Eternal Life Talisman means he's essentially in the Land of Eternal Life. Not to mention whether Chong Chong Jinting even wants to return—if he does, he might not be able to come back."

Ding Huan fell silent, then after a long while asked: "I heard the Dunyi Divine Realm's Dao Ancestor Quan returned once?"

Zhuo Rong's eyes showed contempt: "Quan thought that because he called himself the Dao Ancestor of the Dunyi Divine Realm, he could control its life and death."

"His main purpose in returning was to give the Dunyi Divine Realm to a man named Huan—this man cultivates the Great Cosmos Art, which is essentially the Great Universe Technique..."

"Wait—you said Huan cultivates the Great Universe Technique?" Ding Huan immediately interrupted Zhuo Rong.

Zhuo Rong nodded: "Yes, Huan cultivates the Great Universe Technique—a vile Dao art that devours vast universes, the fortune of every planet, and the vitality of every starland..."

Ding Huan barely heard the rest of what Zhuo Rong said—he had only one thought: his lifelong enemy would surely be Huan.

Since he called his own Dao art the Great Universe Technique, Huan's art must be renamed.

No matter what technique he cultivates, it cannot be called the Great Universe Technique anymore.

In the boundless universe, there can be only one Great Universe Technique.

That one must be the Great Universe Technique that Ding Huan cultivates.

Thinking of this, Ding Huan's entire body unconsciously radiated a domineering aura.

No matter what Huan was made of, if he dared to steal the name of his Dao art, this old bastard must be tired of living.

Sensing Ding Huan's domineering aura, Zhuo Rong's words paused involuntarily.

"How do you know all this?" Ding Huan asked.

"Because my Holy Talisman Dao's ancestral elder, Yue Jinya, personally repelled Quan and stopped his wicked deeds. After that battle, both Quan and my ancestral elder vanished without a trace, and no word has been heard since."

"These details were left behind by my Holy Talisman Dao's ancestral elder before he disappeared."

Ding Huan thought to himself: Yue Jinya is amazing—he repelled Quan.

"Is this Quan, the so-called Dao Ancestor of the Dunyi Divine Realm, just self-proclaimed?" Ding Huan chuckled. He didn't believe a man who tried to betray his own divine realm would earn the title of Dao Ancestor from the realm itself.

"He's self-proclaimed. The Dunyi Divine Realm existed long before Quan was even born. This guy attained Dao within the Dunyi Divine Realm, yet ended up wanting to destroy it—utterly despicable."

Zhuo Rong's tone was full of disdain.

Ding Huan nodded, agreeing with Zhuo Rong's view: "Quan is indeed despicable."

Zhuo Rong continued: "My Holy Talisman Dao's ancestral elder left word that after the great cosmic calamity, even if Quan survives, he won't have the qualifications to come to the Dunyi Divine Realm and show off."

"Do you know if there are any inhabited planets or starlands around the Dunyi Divine Realm?"

Zhuo Rong paused, then shook her head: "I know these things not because I'm well-traveled, but because my ancestral elder left them behind. As for anything else, I truly don't know."

Ding Huan found this normal—after all, Zhuo Rong had been constantly hiding and fleeing, so it was natural she knew nothing beyond starlands.

The Dunyi Divine Realm was indeed vast. Even with Ding Huan's current Heaven-Union Stage Three cultivation, controlling the Cosmic Cauldron took nearly a month before he finally stopped.

"Is this it?" Ding Huan landed the Cosmic Cauldron, looking at the desolate surroundings.

Zhuo Rong stared blankly at the scene, her eyes slightly red.

She was stunned—she had spent centuries fleeing from the Holy Talisman Dao, 辗转 to the Great Dao Divine Vein Plaza.

During that time, she had gritted her teeth and used several teleportation arrays.

Now they had returned in less than a month.

Along the way, Ding Huan hadn't even fully controlled his flying treasure—he'd just chatted with her.

In other words, if Ding Huan had fully controlled his flying treasure, wouldn't they have returned to the Holy Talisman Dao even faster?

"Yes, this is the Holy Talisman Dao," Zhuo Rong snapped out of her daze and quickly replied.

Ding Huan's divine sense swept across the area—everything was utterly desolate.

In the distance stood a ruined Divine Dao City; its scale revealed that the Holy Talisman Dao must have once been thriving.

"All the Divine Veins here have been drained—otherwise it wouldn't look like this," Zhuo Rong said, worried Ding Huan might find the place unworthy.

Ding Huan nodded—this place was actually quite suitable for the Lanxing Sect to develop.

"This place is good. I'll first set up a protective array to enclose it, then recruit disciples after the sect is established."

Ding Huan's plan was to first secure the territory.

Though he didn't understand why no one had seized the Holy Talisman Dao's land in all these years, he was certain this was a place of divine fortune.

But no sooner had he spoken than he sensed something was wrong.

"Zhuo Rong, can't you cultivate here?" Ding Huan's Zhou Tian circulation stalled—his spiritual energy choked, his breath uneven.

Zhuo Rong's face flushed slightly: "Top-tier Void Poison Miasma Talismans have been laid here—only Holy Talisman Dao techniques can be cultivated here."

"Daxiong, you don't need to cultivate Holy Talisman Dao techniques. Once I reach the Pretender Saint realm, I'll be able to locate the poison miasma talismans and find you a safe place to cultivate."

Ding Huan laughed bitterly.

At this point, this woman was still playing mind games.

Feeling Ding Huan's bad mood, Zhuo Rong quickly said: "Big Brother, our Holy Symbol Dao's cultivation method is top-tier—so long as your cultivation hasn't reached the Pretender Sage realm, you can switch to our Holy Symbol Dao method."

So this woman hoped he'd switch cultivation methods.

How laughable—if he switched methods, what point was there in founding the Lanxing Sect?

If his lineage remained Holy Symbol Dao, then founding the Lanxing Sect made no sense at all.

"No need," Ding Huan waved his hand. "Find a place to enter seclusion and strive to reach the God-King realm as soon as possible."

Zhuo Rong stared at Ding Huan in surprise. She'd played a small trick, expecting him to rage—but he'd brushed it off so easily.

If Ding Huan established the Lanxing Sect within Holy Symbol Dao's territory, he'd have to cultivate their method.

Otherwise, he'd have to abandon this place.

Others couldn't establish a sect here because they couldn't remove the Holy Symbol Dao's Void Poisonous Miasma Talisman.

But these people didn't include Ding Huan.

Ding Huan didn't even seek out the Void Poisonous Miasma Talisman first—he set up a protective array.

He intended to encircle the entire hundred-thousand-li radius first.

…

Holy Symbol Dao's territory was remote; while Ding Huan was establishing the Lanxing Sect, a major event occurred in Dunyi Divine Realm.

The current top sect of Dunyi Divine Realm, Daizhen Divine Dao, and the former number-one sect, Jia Baihe Sword Dao, had come into conflict.

As negotiations failed, the conflict gradually escalated toward war.

The main cause: Jia Baihe Sword Dao's prodigy disciple Ji Bucheng was severely wounded by Daizhen Divine Dao's inner-disciple Si Anlun, then assassinated by Wu Liang of the Guhuang Divine Woman Sect.

In the end, Jia Baihe Sword Dao paid a tremendous price to reconstruct Ji Bucheng's body and divine soul.

Jia Baihe Sword Dao demanded Daizhen Divine Dao hand over Si Anlun, and Guhuang Divine Woman Sect hand over Wu Liang.

Guhuang Divine Woman Sect couldn't hand over Wu Liang—Wu Liang had vanished after entering the Divine Vein Struggle Zone and never returned.

Daizhen Divine Dao could hand over Si Anlun.

But if Daizhen Divine Dao truly surrendered Si Anlun, what would they even be?

Wouldn't that plainly show they were one level beneath Jia Baihe Sword Dao?

Jia Baihe Sword Dao was indeed the former number-one sect, but Daizhen Divine Dao's current strength wasn't weaker than Jia Baihe Sword Dao's—why should Jia Baihe Sword Dao try to control Daizhen Divine Dao?

Si Anlun was just an ordinary inner-disciple of Daizhen Divine Dao—so what?

You Jia Baihe Sword Dao say one word, and I must surrender my disciple to you for slaughter?

And your Jia Baihe Sword Dao prodigy Ji Bucheng was so easily outmaneuvered and crippled by one of my ordinary disciples?

Who would believe that?

Neither side would yield, and eventually, full-scale war erupted.

Jia Baihe Sword Dao's sect master, Fang Wuqiong, was a Third-Transformation Saint; Daizhen Divine Dao's Grand Elder Hu Pingdao was also a Third-Transformation Saint.

As soon as they clashed, a chain reaction triggered.

Surrounding sects, fearing collateral damage, quickly picked sides.

In just half a month, Jia Baihe Sword Dao lost one Second-Transformation Saint and one First-Transformation Saint.

Four Pretender Sages perished outright.

Daizhen Divine Dao fared no better—they lost one Second-Transformation Saint and two First-Transformation Sages.

Though Guhuang Divine Woman Sect wasn't a neighboring sect, its sect master Meng Meng Zhenting knew her sect must choose a side—or risk annihilation by Jia Baihe Sword Dao.

So while Daizhen Divine Dao and Jia Baihe Sword Dao fought fiercely, Guhuang Divine Woman Sect suddenly attacked Jia Baihe Sword Dao's ancestral base.

Though Guhuang Divine Woman Sect was far weaker than Jia Baihe Sword Dao, it still had one First-Transformation Saint.

This surprise attack inflicted devastating losses on Jia Baihe Sword Dao.

No one had expected Guhuang Divine Woman Sect to be so bold—Jia Baihe Sword Dao's sect stronghold was breached, two First-Transformation Sages and seven Pretender Sages perished, and countless below the Union-Spirit realm died in droves.

Afterward, more and more sects were dragged in, and Dunyi Divine Realm's balance and peace were shattered forever.