Chapter 757

The original area of Shengfu Dao was roughly five hundred thousand li in diameter, but when Ding Huan seized it, he deliberately expanded the boundaries to encompass an area of one to two million li.

Seeing Zhuo Hong, possessing an ultimate-grade spiritual vein, could offer Ding Huan no real assistance, so she remained in seclusion, cultivating with astonishing speed.

After completing the protective array, Ding Huan began searching for the Void Poison Mists Talismans.

Once deployed, these Void Poison Mists Talismans were nearly impossible to detect unless one was the one who placed them.

To locate such Void Poison Mists Talismans, one must fully comprehend all the laws governing this space.

Even if no Void Poison Mists Talismans existed, Ding Huan still needed to construct the Zhou Tian of the Great Cosmos Art, integrating all the laws of this space.

The prerequisite was that he must first clarify every law within this space.

In less than a year, Ding Huan had found eighty-one Void Poison Mists Talismans.

These eighty-one Void Poison Mists Talismans, arranged according to the original territory of Shengfu Dao, formed a Nine-Nine Divine Talisman Array.

As long as these eighty-one Void Poison Mists Talismans remained within Shengfu Dao, activating the Nine-Nine Divine Talisman Array during an attack would annihilate every invader.

Ding Huan did not understand why, during the previous attack by Jia Baihe Sword Dao, the people of Shengfu Dao had not activated this Nine-Nine Divine Talisman Array.

This ultimately led to the destruction of Shengfu Dao.

But since this land now belonged to him, he no longer needed this Divine Talisman Array.

Ding Huan collected all the Void Poison Mists Talismans and continued setting up the new sect's protective array.

Though alone, over two years, Ding Huan transformed this place into an entirely new sect headquarters.

There was a vast plaza both inside and outside the sect.

Ding Huan stood at the entrance of the sect's protective array, raised his hand, and scattered four Dao-character runes: "Lanxing Xuegong."

Over these two years, Ding Huan had already come to a clear understanding.

Beyond one's own Dao, all branches of the Great Dao carry the meaning of transmission.

Just as he had accepted Shengfu Dao.

If he could accept the Talisman Dao, then if other sects came to join—whether the Artifact Dao, the Pill Dao, the Sword Dao—he would accept them all.

Therefore, continuing to call the sect "Lanxing Sect" was meaningless; from now on, it would be called Lanxing Xuegong.

Ding Huan stood above Lanxing Xuegong and proclaimed loudly:

"I, Ding Huan, now establish Lanxing Xuegong in Dunyi Divine Realm, transmitting the Great Dao of the Cosmos. Lanxing Xuegong embraces all rivers and accepts all branches of the Dao."

"We uphold the principle of harmonious coexistence within Dunyi Divine Realm and take upon ourselves the duty of preserving its integrity."

"Those who wish to join Lanxing Xuegong may come for the entrance examination in three years!"

Ding Huan had no choice—he had to include the phrases about maintaining harmony and preserving Dunyi Divine Realm's integrity to trigger the realm's Heavenly Dao recognition.

But this did not bother him; if anything, he was willing to do so.

When Ding Huan's voice ended, the entire Dunyi Divine Realm trembled with Dao tones.

His voice echoed in nearly every corner.

At this moment, everyone was stunned.

Was this the establishment proclamation that triggered Heavenly Dao recognition?

And merely hearing this proclamation revealed the location of Lanxing Xuegong and how to reach it.

How much recognition from Dunyi Divine Realm's Heavenly Dao was required to achieve this?

Countless sects had been founded in Dunyi Divine Realm, but very few had triggered Heavenly Dao proclamation upon establishment.

Those that did were all top-tier sects—such as Niepan Shengdao Palace, Jia Baihe Sword Dao, and Da Zhen Shen Dao.

Yet even their establishment proclamations were not as clear as Ding Huan's proclamation for Lanxing Xuegong.

This clearly indicated the highest level of recognition from Dunyi Divine Realm's Heavenly Dao.

With the birth of a top-tier sect granted Heavenly Dao recognition, countless beings now desired to join Lanxing Xuegong.

If one could join as one of the first disciples, one could imagine the heights of achievement awaiting them.

Consider those earliest disciples of sects granted Heavenly Dao recognition—was there one who did not become a great power?

Seeing Zhuo Hong burst out of her cultivation cave, staring in shock at the transformed landscape of the former Shengfu Dao.

No—now it was Lanxing Xuegong.

The four Dao-character runes of "Lanxing Xuegong" still floated above the sect's highest point.

The phrase "accepts all branches of the Dao" alone could obliterate countless petty sects.

Seeing Zhuo Hong closed her eyes and immediately knew: her petty schemes were useless now.

All the Void Poison Mists Talismans secretly placed throughout Shengfu Dao had been removed by the sect master; from this day forward, Shengfu Dao no longer existed—only Lanxing Xuegong remained.

"Ancestor, it is not that I refused to contribute. I did everything I could. Now, at least, Shengfu Dao survives as the First Hall of Lanxing Xuegong—its transmission is not entirely lost."

Seeing Zhuo Hong murmured to herself.

Had she not done this, Shengfu Dao would not only have failed to become a hall of Lanxing Xuegong—it would have vanished entirely from Dunyi Divine Realm.

"Seeing Zhuo Hong, I am about to enter seclusion. Rebuild Lanxing Shencheng and double its size. As for the teleportation arrays, I will set them up after your city is complete."

"Here are some resources if others come to help build the city."

Ding Huan's voice reached her, and a ring landed in Seeing Zhuo Hong's hand.

"Yes, disciple remembers." Seeing Zhuo Hong understood: the city she was to rebuild was the former Shengfu Dao City, now renamed Lanxing Shencheng.

Ding Huan directly placed twenty Chaos Divine Spiritual Veins, fifty ultimate-grade Divine Spiritual Veins, and eight ultimate-grade Starry Divine Spiritual Veins at the central core.

He intended to enter seclusion here for a time.

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Jia Baihe Sword Dao.

Fang Wuqiong, recovering within the sect, heard Lanxing Xuegong's establishment proclamation and suddenly rose.

He gazed toward the location of the former Shengfu Dao, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Who dares establish a new sect in Shengfu Dao?

Who doesn't know that Shengfu Dao was crushed by Jia Baihe Sword Dao?

Even Jia Baihe Sword Dao didn't reclaim Shengfu Dao's territory—so who the hell is this Blue Star Academy?

But soon Fang Wuqiong calmed down.

That crystal-clear Dao utterance reminded him: Blue Star Academy was no mere nobody, but a legitimate great sect.

Otherwise, it could never have stirred the Dao words of heaven and earth, nor gained heavenly Dao's recognition.

Jia Baihe Sword Dao has recently suffered heavy losses due to the incident involving the prodigy Ji Bucheng.

Not only has he himself been severely wounded, but his sect's ancestral home was once breached by an inside traitor from Guhuang Shenü Men.

Even after he returned with his forces, he could not completely erase Guhuang Shenü Men.

Because Da Zhen Shen Dao and Guhuang Shenü Men had allied.

Worse still, the strongest sect, Niepan Shengdao Palace, had stepped forward and declared that if Jia Baihe Sword Dao continued its unreasonable behavior, they would act.

Fang Wuqiong exhaled a thick breath and sat down again.

He knew Niepan Shengdao Palace wouldn't just act—it would definitely seize the opportunity.

Jia Baihe Sword Dao's allied sects—Zifeng Shenggu, Tianhai Shendian, She Dao Shen Sect, Wanyue Shenge, and others—had all suffered heavy losses too.

Right now, for Jia Baihe Sword Dao, was the most dangerous moment.

If they mishandled it even slightly, Jia Baihe Sword Dao might truly be wiped out.

If this had happened earlier, he would have rushed to Shengfu Dao at once and reduced that Blue Star Academy to dust.

He would have told that Blue Star Academy: no place, no one, could establish a sect so casually.

But now he dared not—and had no such confidence.

Not only could he not act, he had to suppress his discomfort, send envoys to offer congratulations, and even court them.

Didn't you hear Blue Star Academy's founding principle? To maintain harmony and coexistence in Dunyi Shenjie.

That means, if Blue Star Academy chose to strike Jia Baihe Sword Dao, it would have justification.

One sentence—Jia Baihe Sword Dao violated Dunyi Shenjie's principle of harmony and coexistence—would be enough.

To establish such a sect, dare to establish such a sect, and stir such clear Dao words of heaven and earth—

In Fang Wuqiong's mind, this person must be at least a Third-Transformation Saint.

A Third-Transformation Saint, even if he merely stood by while Jia Baihe Sword Dao's leader clashed with Da Zhen Shen Dao's Hu Pingdao, could easily wipe out Jia Baihe Sword Dao entirely.

Not to mention Niepan Shengdao Palace watching like a tiger nearby.

At the same moment, in the Grand Council Hall of Niepan Shengdao Palace, the supreme sect of Dunyi Shenjie, everyone was stunned by Ding Huan's Dao utterance.

They had been discussing how to take advantage of this moment to eliminate Jia Baihe Sword Dao.

Yet now another top-tier sect had been established, stirring such clear Dao words of heaven and earth.

"Who is Ding Huan? Why have I never heard of him?" Sect Master Tan Zhiguang asked, actually probing whether anyone present knew Ding Huan.

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"A being who gains heavenly Dao's recognition and stirs such clear Dao words must be at least a Third-Transformation Saint. I believe, no matter what, Niepan Shengdao Palace must send envoys to offer congratulations."

A Grand Elder spoke up.

Before the Sect Master could reply, another Elder scoffed:

"Always talking about maintaining harmony and coexistence in Dunyi Shenjie—yet now over a dozen sects are embroiled in chaos, and some have even been wiped out—where was he then?"

Everyone understood what he meant.

Such a principle could only be spoken by Niepan Shengdao Palace—no other sect had the right.

Only Niepan Shengdao Palace was the true number-one sect of Dunyi Shenjie; only the number-one sect had the authority to speak of maintaining Dunyi Shenjie's harmony and coexistence.

Below, Chang Qian, an External Affairs Elder at the Pretender Saint realm, remained stunned—he had heard the name Ding Huan.

He had a disciple named Gan Shijian, who said he once met a peculiar hermit named Ding Huan.

Could this not be the same person?

How many years have passed? The cultivation gap is too vast.

Sect Master Tan Zhiguang spoke: "Regardless, we must first send envoys to offer congratulations. Dunyi Shenjie is now in turmoil; any additional force joining to uphold the realm's harmony is necessary."

Because Niepan Shengdao Palace planned to strike and erase Jia Baihe Sword Dao—if a Blue Star Academy emerged as an unpredictable variable, that was not what he wanted.

"Sect Master, I will go myself," Chang Qian rose.

He decided to take his disciple Gan Shijian along to see whether this Ding Huan was the same one Gan Shijian had mentioned.