Chapter 799: Ding Huan Was Disappointed

Ding Huan collected all the Divine Veins and came to Xing Jia's side.

Qian Yao seemed to have figured something out, and smiled awkwardly at Ding Huan:

"Brother Ding, earlier I wanted to use you; after cooperating with you against Yue Jinya, I realized working with you was truly pleasant.

Plus, Brother Xing Jia is also your friend—I hope we can put aside past grievances."

Qian Yao was testing whether Ding Huan knew her true intentions.

She hadn't chosen to act because even her Destiny Dao Pearl couldn't lure Xing Jia to help her; her chances of killing Ding Huan and taking his belongings alone were slim.

If Xing Jia wasn't lying, then Ding Huan, having reached Second Transformation Saint from a mere Divine King in a thousand years, would surpass her strength in no time.

Xing Jia's earlier words suggested he intended to leave this place with Ding Huan.

With a seasoned schemer like Xing Jia beside Ding Huan, plus Min Yuan and Ding Huan's own caution, she had no chance to strike.

Ding Huan stared at Qian Yao in surprise.

He knew well her craving for the Nine Dao Bamboo of Creation.

Could this woman really abandon the Nine Dao Bamboo of Creation so easily?

"You truly can't contact Quan?" Ding Huan blurted out.

Qian Yao froze, then immediately understood Ding Huan's meaning.

She even stepped back unconsciously.

She had always assumed Ding Huan agreed to come with her solely to use her against Yue Jinya—or Quan.

Now she realized Ding Huan wanted to use her to lure Quan here.

"You figured out my goal?"

With things said this far, pretending further was pointless, so Qian Yao asked directly.

Ding Huan didn't answer Qian Yao; he looked at Xing Jia: "Old Jia, you didn't agree to her plan to drag you into this, right?"

Xing Jia laughed heartily: "Brother Ding, you know what kind of man I am. I've accepted you as a friend—how could I ever collude with others to scheme against you?"

Hearing Ding Huan's words, Qian Yao completely abandoned any thought of attacking him.

She, a Seventh Transformation Saint, couldn't crush Ding Huan, a Second Transformation Saint; no matter how much she craved the Nine Dao Bamboo of Creation, she knew it was no longer hers.

Ding Huan smiled, saying nothing.

Old Jia was cunning, treacherous, and utterly devoid of the nobility he claimed.

He'd never stab two knives into his own back for a friend—but stabbing two knives into a friend's back? That was entirely possible.

What surprised Ding Huan was that when Qian Yao invited him to attack, he refused to join her.

He had originally expected Qian Yao to contact Xing Jia and Quan, then have all three conspire against him.

He'd already set the trap.

First was the Void Binding and Killing Divine Array here—but that was merely a decoy.

His true threat to the three was the Eternal Divine Wheel he planned to use.

That's why he'd kept Xing Jia here—to give him time to negotiate with Qian Yao about attacking him.

Otherwise, why would extracting the Divine Veins take so long?

Two unexpected outcomes.

First, Qian Yao truly couldn't contact Quan.

Second, Xing Jia refused to ally with Qian Yao—his plan had collapsed.

All his scheming had been for nothing, and he was deeply disappointed.

He guessed even Xing Jia couldn't have imagined that the hundred-thousand-zhang Divine Dao cut he'd slashed into the Holy Rune Dao was his true trump card.

After the Eternal Divine Wheel threatened the three, he'd use that cut to send them on their way.

That single cut was their final destination.

That Divine Dao cut contained not only Poison Dao principles and various Killing Dao principles.

The truly lethal element was the Infinite Descent Dao principle he'd embedded within it.

If they joined forces against him, he'd instantly activate the Void Array he'd prepared and, under haste, hurl them into the cut using the Eternal Divine Wheel.

Even if he couldn't hurl them fully into the cut, merely bringing them near it would trigger his Descent Dao principle.

Ding Huan didn't know how powerful the Eternal Divine Wheel truly was, but he believed it could force a Seventh Transformation Saint into the cut.

Otherwise, its title as a supreme treasure would be hollow.

Once Qian Yao entered the cut, she'd be at his mercy.

Now that Qian Yao had backed down, he could only glance at the cut he'd slashed the moment he arrived and think: what a waste.

Who could have guessed that the cut he'd slashed in fury into the Holy Rune Dao was meant for Qian Yao?

"Brother Ding, if Brother Xing Jia and I teamed up against you, how confident would you be in holding us off?" Qian Yao asked Ding Huan, still unwilling to give up.

Hold them off? Ding Huan chuckled inwardly.

In the Void, he couldn't deploy the Descent Dao principles—he'd already pre-set the cut and the binding array.

Added to that, his Eternal Divine Wheel.

If the Eternal Divine Wheel lived up to its title as a Chaos treasure, he had a hundred percent chance of killing Qian Yao.

As for Xing Jia and Quan, he didn't consider them at all.

How could Ding Huan reveal his trump cards?

He quickly said: "I'd flee immediately—thankfully you're beautiful and kind-hearted, and didn't attack me."

Xing Jia sneered inwardly; knowing Ding Huan as he did, if he and Qian Yao attacked, and Ding Huan fled, he'd go smash his head into a patch of mud and self-destruct.

"Old Jia, I plan to seek Elder Yi Shang—are you staying in Dunyi Divine Realm, or coming with me?"

Ding Huan meant that after finding Elder Yi Shang, he'd leave Dunyi Divine Realm immediately.

"Naturally, I'll go with you," Xing Jia said without the slightest hesitation.

The laws of heaven and earth in the Hunyi God Realm could no longer accommodate his upcoming recovery of strength; if he stayed here, was he supposed to just eat and wait for death?

"Fellow Daoist Ding, I'll go with you too. I swear I will never again covet your things."

Qian Yao had had relatively little contact with Ding Huan, but no matter how shabby Xing Jia was, he was still a Dao Ancestor.

She trusted Xing Jia's judgment. Since Xing Jia chose to follow Ding Huan, that meant one thing: Ding Huan had a chance to find a mid-grade universe.

What she and Xing Jia said about finding the Fortune Dao Pearl was predicated on her attaining the Dao of an Eternal Saint.

This place was originally a low-grade universe; how could she attain the Dao of an Eternal Saint here?

The reason she had been wandering through the void all this time was precisely to seek out a place where she could attain the Dao of an Eternal Saint.

After so many years without results, she might as well follow Ding Huan and have a look together.

Ding Huan summoned the Universe Cauldron: "Of course you can, come on up. More people, more strength."

In truth, Ding Huan had not the slightest confidence in finding a mid-grade universe. Both Xing Jia and Qian Yao were beings from high-grade universes.

With them around, the chances of finding a universe with higher laws would be far greater.

"Sect Master, may I also follow you and leave the Hunyi God Realm?"

Kuachen, who had been watching from the side, saw that even Min Yuan had boarded the Universe Cauldron, so he hurried forward and bowed in salute.

Min Yuan looked at Kuachen with a face full of smiles.

Yet he wanted to see what Ding Huan planned to do.

He had previously reminded Ding Huan that this Kuachen was not a good sort.

Ding Huan stared at Kuachen, and only when Kuachen grew somewhat unnerved by Ding Huan's gaze did Ding Huan say flatly:

"What do you want?"

Kuachen was stunned for a moment, then bowed again:

"Sect Master, I simply feel that the Sect Master will surely be able to ascend to the pinnacle of the Great Dao in the future. By staying at the Sect Master's side, I too wish to gain some benefits."

Even Qian Yao felt that Kuachen had simply spoken his mind outright, without any hypocritical pretense.

This kind of person was also very easy to win others' trust.

Ding Huan gave an "oh": "Your current cultivation is still very low. Following me would probably be a bit of a stretch."

Kuachen hurriedly said: "I'm already at the late God Merging realm. Given just a bit more time, I will surely be able to attain the Dao of a Quasi-Saint…"

Ding Huan let out a cold laugh: "So you're saying you think I'm blind? A Fourth-Turn Saint realm is not even enough in my eyes.

You even hid your cultivation down to the God Merging realm. Just how thick is your skin, to think that a mere God Merging realm qualifies you to stay by my side?"

Kuachen's mind buzzed.

He had hidden his cultivation so thoroughly that even Yue Jinya couldn't see through it—how had Ding Huan seen through it?

"If it weren't for the fact that you and I have no enmity, today I'd have cleaved you in two with one slash. Get lost."

Ding Huan said with contemptuous disdain.

The moment Kuachen appeared before him, he had felt uncomfortable.

Even if this fellow hadn't hidden his cultivation, he had no intention of keeping him around.

Keeping Qian Yao by his side meant at least Qian Yao's strength could still be of some help.

If he and Kuachen had no grudge between them, he would truly have wanted to cut him down with one slash.

How would Kuachen dare argue? He hurriedly retreated at top speed, truly afraid Ding Huan would cleave him in two with one slash.

He had seen Ding Huan's combat power clearly with his own eyes.

If that arrow just now had locked onto him, he could only wait for death.

"This fellow is a Fourth-Turn Saint?" Qian Yao stared at Kuachen's retreating back, her heart filled with shock.

She too had not seen through Kuachen's true cultivation.

But then she immediately thought: she couldn't see through Kuachen's cultivation, yet Ding Huan actually could. This meant Ding Huan's Great Dao was terrifyingly powerful.

Unless one was sensitive to the laws of the Great Dao and the rules of heaven and earth to a certain degree, one absolutely could not see through Kuachen's true strength.

Qian Yao instinctively looked toward Xing Jia.

She couldn't see through Kuachen's true cultivation, but Xing Jia was a Dao Ancestor—surely he could see through it?

Xing Jia laughed awkwardly: "If Fellow Daoist Ding hadn't reminded me, I too wouldn't have seen that Kuachen had hidden his cultivation.

This fellow's method of hiding his cultivation is truly remarkable—it's practically fused with the surrounding laws of heaven and earth, without a single trace of abnormality."

Ding Huan was certain Elder Yi Shang wouldn't come over, so he simply activated the Universe Cauldron and charged toward the chaotic region of the Hunyi God Realm.

Xing Jia said Elder Yi Shang had gone to the chaotic region, so he would head over now to take a look.

The cultivation technique Elder Yi Shang practiced was the Five Elements Great Dao he had given her. As long as Elder Yi Shang had cultivated in the chaotic region, he might be able to sense it.

"Fellow Daoist Ding, let me ask you something." Xing Jia quietly came to Ding Huan's side and said in a low voice.

Ding Huan looked at Xing Jia in puzzlement: "Old Jia, if you have something to say, just spit it out. This sneaking-around act doesn't really suit your style."