Chapter 798: Wanting to Scheme Against Ding Huan

"You may call me by my name, Daozu's title is merely a joke." Xing Jia waved his hand, a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

Hearing someone call him Daozu again, his heart swelled with countless emotions.

His talent was never high, and his actions were always hesitant, never decisive.

To have reached the position of Daozu was already a stroke of incredible fortune.

Yet among a crowd of Daozus, he remained oblivious.

He held a trump card in his hand, yet chose to scheme against his own trump card.

In the end, after scheming and counter-scheming, the scheme landed squarely on himself.

Qian Yao spoke solemnly: "Daozu Xing Jia, even if the Great Calamity came a hundred more times, your status as Daozu remains unchallengeable."

Xing Jia sighed, saying nothing.

But Qian Yao continued: "Daozu Xing Jia, after the Great Universe collapsed, the Qi-destiny Pearls of the Ten Worlds were not shattered by the Calamity—they still exist somewhere."

Xing Jia's eyes lit up, stunned as he stared at Qian Yao: "How do you know?"

As the Daozu of the Mo Ru World, nothing held greater allure for Xing Jia than the Qi-destiny Pearl.

Once any world's Daozu gains the world's recognition, a Qi-destiny Pearl forms within that world.

Having become Daozu, one has long since earned that recognition.

The Qi-destiny Pearl is a manifestation of the world's collective qi and Dao principles, containing the cosmic laws of that Great Universe.

The Qi-destiny Pearl of any world plays a crucial role for its Daozu.

In other words, should Xing Jia now obtain the Qi-destiny Pearl of the Great Universe's Mo Ru World,

his cultivation would not only fully restore in the shortest possible time, but also ascend further.

"Ascend further" means Xing Jia could step onto the Ninth Step of the Dao.

In the Great Universe, Xing Jia had never heard of anyone reaching the Ninth Step of the Dao.

Xing Jia himself knew that reaching the Eighth Step was his absolute limit.

Thus, the allure of the Qi-destiny Pearl to Xing Jia was immense.

Qian Yao mentioning the Qi-destiny Pearl was clearly Xing Jia's weakness.

"You know my parents, don't you?"

Xing Jia nodded. Qian Yao's father was Song Lesi.

He was no ordinary figure—he cultivated the Origin Scripture of the Great Universe.

Qian Yao's mother, Qian Yulu, cultivated the same Origin Dao Scripture.

Rumors say their disappearance is tied to the Daozu of the Da Huang Universe, but no one knows the exact connection.

Qian Yao continued: "Because I also cultivate the Great Universe's Origin Dao Scripture, I can sense the location of the Qi-destiny Pearls of the Ten Worlds."

"You're not..." Xing Jia frowned in confusion.

Qian Yao was from Di Lan, so naturally she cultivated the Qian Lan Dao, right?

Qian Yao spoke calmly: "The outside world believes I cultivate the Qian Lan Dao, but in truth, I cultivate two Dao paths—the Great Universe's Origin Scripture is one of them."

"Can you help me find the Qi-destiny Pearl of the Mo Ru World?" Xing Jia fixed his gaze on Qian Yao.

If she showed even the slightest hint of deception, he would know.

Yet deep inside, he already believed her.

The Great Universe's Origin Scripture refers to the Origin Dao Scripture of this higher Great Universe.

And "Great Universe" here does not mean the same as in Ding Huan's Dao Art.

Precisely because of this, he found himself believing Qian Yao.

Qian Yao nodded: "Yes, I can not only locate the Mo Ru World's Qi-destiny Pearl, but also find the others."

My strength alone is limited, and to locate the Qi-destiny Pearls, a Daozu from one world must participate."

I originally intended to seek your help and Quan's—but so far, I haven't seen Quan."

Xing Jia spoke solemnly: "What do you need me to do?"

The Qi-destiny Pearl requires a Daozu's participation—otherwise, it cannot be obtained.

"I need the Qi-destiny Pearl of the Central World," Qian Yao said, looking at Xing Jia.

Xing Jia answered without hesitation: "Fine. I guarantee that if the Central World's Qi-destiny Pearl is found, it will be yours."

"There's another favor I need you to do."

Qian Yao spoke casually, as if this additional request was trivial, merely an afterthought.

Seeing her expression, Xing Jia assumed it was indeed a minor matter and immediately said:

"Friend Qian Yao, speak. As long as I can manage it."

Qian Yao's gaze turned to Ding Huan, still draining the Spirit Vein, her tone even calmer: "Ding Huan stole something from me—I want it back."

"Of course, if you still cherish old ties, I'm willing to spare his life."

In Qian Yao's view, she was a Seventh-Transcendence Saint.

With her power, crushing Ding Huan was effortless.

She wanted Xing Jia to understand: she sought his help not because she couldn't defeat Ding Huan, but because she feared he'd escape—and to make him prove his loyalty.

Upon hearing Qian Yao's words, Xing Jia's face instantly turned cold.

One fall was due to his blindness, his mind clouded.

If he fell into the same pit twice, then he wasn't blind—he deserved to perish.

"What? Daozu Xing Jia doesn't believe me?" Qian Yao frowned, her tone turning icy.

She assumed that once Xing Jia agreed to help, he would ambush Ding Huan beside him, and she would handle everything after.

Xing Jia spoke coolly: "You want me to ambush Ding Huan beside him, then strike?"

"Is that not allowed? I've fought Ding Huan before. His strength is far worse than Yue Jinya's. I could crush him easily."

Qian Yao frowned.

Xing Jia continued, "In the earlier fight between you and Yue Jinya, who actually held the advantage?"

Qian Yao said confidently, "I believe you also saw my fight with Yue Jinya just now. Apart from the very beginning when I wasn't serious, after that I was pressing him the whole way through.

In fact, the reason his Primordial Spirit could collapse was that I showed mercy. Otherwise, he wouldn't even have been able to collapse his own Primordial Spirit."

Xing Jia swept a dismissive glance at Qian Yao: "I did indeed watch your fight with Yue Jinya from start to finish, but the one I saw holding the advantage was Ding Huan."

Qian Yao was stunned, and said somewhat unhappily, "Ding Huan was only an assistant. From beginning to end it was me and Yue Jinya fighting. In the end, Yue Jinya was killed by me too."

Xing Jia said flatly, "If that's the case, then where is Yue Jinya's magic treasure?"

Qian Yao faltered. Yue Jinya's magic treasure was in Ding Huan's hands.

She had long been dissatisfied with this.

She and Yue Jinya fought to the death, yet the only spoils went to Ding Huan.

Xing Jia continued, "Ding Huan controlled this entire fight from start to finish. If Ding Huan had wanted the one to die to be you, then the one standing before me right now would be Yue Jinya."

Qian Yao was left speechless by Xing Jia's words.

In fact, it really was so. If Ding Huan wanted to kill her, Yue Jinya would absolutely have seized the chance to help.

As for what would happen to Ding Huan after she was killed, she certainly wouldn't know, because she would have perished first.

"From the very beginning, everything about you was within Ding Huan's calculations. Ding Huan not only calculated that you wouldn't go all-out against Yue Jinya, he even calculated that his Heaven and Earth Bow would control the situation…"

Qian Yao's brow furrowed even deeper.

Xing Jia, without the slightest courtesy, continued to rub salt in the wound: "You've fought Ding Huan before. Your strength is greater than Ding Huan's, yet you were still willing to follow Ding Huan here.

If I'm not mistaken, Ding Huan long knew the meaning of you following by his side, and even knew you intended to find me to join forces against him."

"How could that be possible?"

Xing Jia chuckled: "Impossible? If Ding Huan hadn't been soft-hearted, I'll tell you, this world would no longer have me, Xing Jia.

Back when Ding Huan founded the Blue Star Academy, his cultivation was only at the God Combining Realm. And in the Dunyi God Realm, there were piles of sects with even Fourth-Turn Saints.

Yet the Blue Star Academy still became the number one sect of the Dunyi God Realm in a short time.

Even though Yue Jinya came back and rebuilt the Holy Talisman Dao, that was after Ding Huan left. The moment Ding Huan returned, tell me, where is the Holy Talisman Dao now?"

There was one more sentence Xing Jia didn't say: back then he had also wanted to plot against Ding Huan secretly, wanting Ding Huan to suffer at Wuliang's hands.

In the end, if Ding Huan hadn't spared him, he really would have been done for.

Such a monstrous existence, now already a Second-Turn Saint — would Xing Jia be out of his mind?

Otherwise, he would absolutely never have thought of joining forces with Qian Yao to deal with Ding Huan.

"If I hadn't helped him, he couldn't even have gotten rid of a single Yue Jinya." Qian Yao's tone no longer carried its earlier absolute certainty; she was wondering whether Ding Huan truly knew the purpose of her following him.

Xing Jia's tone was unhurried: "Even without you, I'm certain Ding Huan would have had other ways to eliminate Yue Jinya, ways that would even give him a greater advantage than you following along."

Xing Jia couldn't even be bothered to say more.

Back then, because of a wrong choice, he had essentially betrayed himself.

Now that he knows Ding Huan's strength and methods are no worse than that person's, would he make the same choice a second time and betray himself again?

Don't be fooled by the fact that Qian Yao's strength far surpasses Ding Huan's.

In Xing Jia's eyes, Qian Yao's future and Ding Huan's future were simply not comparable.

Ding Huan's future achievements would overwhelmingly crush Qian Yao's.

Qian Yao fell silent, still pondering how likely it was that Ding Huan knew her purpose.

"Qian Yao, for the sake of us once being acquaintances, let me give you a piece of advice. Don't think about seizing the things on Ding Huan, or you will truly regret it."

Xing Jia couldn't help but offer one more reminder.

Qian Yao assumed the Universe Pot and Heaven and Earth Bow on Ding Huan were top-tier treasures.

Only Xing Jia knew that the most powerful magic treasure on Ding Huan should be the Eternal God Wheel.

If Ding Huan had left the Dunyi God Realm for these few hundred years and still hadn't gotten the Eternal God Wheel back, then Xing Jia would admit he'd misjudged him.

Qian Yao was still thinking about the process of meeting Ding Huan, and being brought along by Ding Huan to this place, becoming Ding Huan's free fighter.

She suddenly gave a start.

If everything Xing Jia said was true, then if Ding Huan's cultivation rose a bit more…

Qian Yao didn't dare to think further.

Seeing Ding Huan about to draw away all the divine spirit veins in the distance, Qian Yao asked another question: "How long did it take Ding Huan to cultivate to Second-Turn Saint?"

Xing Jia gave Qian Yao an approving glance. Finally, she'd asked the right question.

If Qian Yao hadn't asked, he absolutely wouldn't have reminded her.

"When I met him, he was only at the God King Realm, I think. From the time I met him until now, it's only been about a thousand years…"

Hearing Xing Jia's words, Qian Yao drew in a sharp breath.

Even when Ding Huan's Falling Moon Arrow had locked down the space she was in earlier, she hadn't been as terrified as she was now.

Xing Jia, seeing Qian Yao's shock, added one more line: "Let me guess — you must have developed some rift with Emperor Lan Dao Ancestor.

If you still want to deal with Emperor Lan Dao Ancestor, Brother Ding Huan is your only choice."