Chapter 830: Destruction Art

Because Bai Yue needed to heal his wounds, the three of them did not take the teleportation array.

When Ding Huan and the other two returned to Tianyuan Dao City, five months had already passed.

The wanted notices for Bai Yue outside Tianyuan Dao City had long since vanished.

Even though Ding Huan and the others swaggered into Tianyuan Dao City, aside from countless divine senses secretly watching, no one dared step forward to stop them.

Ding Huan brought Guan Huan and Bai Yue to the entrance of the cave-dwelling rental area of the Great Wheel Merchant Guild. Peng Fu, the person in charge of the Great Wheel Merchant Guild in Tianyuan Dao City, had already taken the initiative to wait at the entrance of the cave-dwelling rental area.

"Peng Fu of the Great Wheel Merchant Guild greets Daoist Ding, Senior Guan, Daoist Bai…" Peng Fu's posture was very humble.

Ding Huan cupped his fists and said, "Steward Peng, I previously took on a mission to find Bai Yue. Now I've found him."

Peng Fu revealed an apologetic smile and said:

"Daoist Ding, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you once. This mission was canceled by someone, so we cannot give you the mission's reward.

To express our guild's apology, I've taken it upon myself to freely offer three cave dwellings for the three of you to cultivate in, for a period of one thousand years. What do the three of you think?"

This fellow truly embodied what it meant to say the softest words with the hardest mouth.

Freely giving the three of them three cave dwellings for a thousand years was several times more than the reward for finding Bai Yue.

"Then many thanks, Steward Peng." Ding Huan naturally wouldn't be polite.

He could accept this small reward and still build goodwill with Peng Fu; refusing it would leave Peng Fu uneasy.

After all, the mission to capture Bai Yue was posted at the Great Wheel Merchant Guild by someone else.

Peng Fu was overjoyed and personally arranged for Ding Huan and the other two to be settled into the three best cave dwellings.

"Chang Wen really didn't dare to come." After Peng Fu left, Bai Yue couldn't help but sigh.

Hearing that Ding Huan and Big Brother Guan Huan had dared to annihilate the Qu Clan Dao Court with just the two of them, he could only regret not having joined in.

But he also gained a side-on understanding of what kind of person Ding Huan was.

Even Big Brother Guan Huan, such an honest man, had been led by Ding Huan to annihilate a Dao Court.

From this one could see that Ding Huan was absolutely not someone who would suffer a loss.

Guan Huan chuckled. "Wait until you advance to the Derivation Realm, and we'll go visit the Changxing Dao Court."

"Big Brother Guan Huan, it's a deal." Bai Yue's eyes lit up.

Guan Huan said firmly, "Chang Wen and I have a deep blood feud. Even if I don't kill him, he won't let me off."

"I reckon the one he wants to kill even more is me." Bai Yue clenched his fists. Big Brother Guan Huan was seeking revenge, so even if it cost him his life, he had to join in.

If it weren't for him, Bai Yue, how would Guan Huan have been nailed up in Tianyuan Dao City for over a thousand years?

He quickly realized that since the three of them were so eager to kill Chang Wen, Chang Wen certainly wouldn't let them off either.

"Big Brother Guan, Brother Ding, I feel Chang Wen might not let us off so easily. How about we set up a teleportation array outside?"

Bai Yue's idea was that if Chang Wen used a grand array to trap Tianyuan Dao City, they could still use the teleportation array to传送 out.

Guan Huan also looked at Ding Huan; he felt Bai Yue made sense.

After all, preparing for a rainy day was always better than doing nothing.

Ding Huan waved a hand. "Don't worry. Setting that aside, let's not even mention whether Chang Wen has the guts. Even if he did, he doesn't have the qualifications to lock down Tianyuan Dao City."

Tianyuan Dao City belongs to the Great Wheel Dao Court.

The Dao Lord of the Great Wheel Dao Court holds no grudge against them.

If the Dao Lord of Great Wheel Dao City actively locked down Tianyuan Dao City to help Chang Wen, that could only mean the fellow had a broken brain.

Doesn't he know how the Qu Clan Dao Court was annihilated?

If he and Guan Huan could annihilate the Qu Clan Dao Court, could they not annihilate your Great Wheel Dao Court?

Stepping back, even if they were locked in, so what?

He carries the Eternal Life Grand Talisman on him. Unless the opponent sets up a grand array surpassing the plane level, what could possibly block the Eternal Life Grand Talisman?

The auction was not far off, so none of the three cultivated; instead, they chose to discuss the Dao.

Soon Ding Huan discovered that Bai Yue's and Guan Huan's Mortal Dao had essential differences.

Guan Huan's Mortal Dao incorporated more great Dao principles. Although under Guan Huan's integration it had already become its own system,

it lacked a sense of brilliance.

More importantly, Guan Huan's Mortal Dao also required certain spiritual roots to begin.

Bai Yue's Mortal Dao, on the other hand, fit more closely with an ordinary mortal's yearning to seek that sliver of an eternal-life opportunity between heaven and earth.

Ding Huan comprehended many great Dao principles he had never encountered before from Bai Yue's Mortal Dao.

He suspected that as his comprehension of the Mortal Dao principles deepened, he would condense an entirely new Mortal Law Star River within his own great Dao world.

Likewise, many great Dao notions that Bai Yue had been unable to enlighten himself to during his cultivation became clear after Ding Huan's explanations.

This made Bai Yue increasingly confident.

He even had a thought: if, during his cultivation, he comprehended Ding Huan's great Dao notions, could it truly let him step into the Derivation Realm right then and there?

Ding Huan offered his own comprehension of the Mortal Great Dao.

Not only did Bai Yue benefit immensely, but Guan Huan, who also cultivated the Mortal Dao, benefited immensely as well.

Previously, when Guan Huan and Bai Yue discussed the Dao, Bai Yue couldn't explain many of his notions clearly.

After Ding Huan arrived, a few words from him made everyone's understanding of the Mortal Great Dao much clearer.

Although Guan Huan had stepped into the Creation Realm, his comprehension of the Mortal Dao was in many respects even weaker than Bai Yue's.

For example, this time when Guan Huan stepped into the Creation Saint Realm, if Guan Huan had comprehended the Mortal Dao that Bai Yue cultivated, he couldn't have taken over a thousand years of being nailed by Chang Wen to finally enlighten.

He should have enlightened before being nailed by Chang Wen.

So this Dao discussion made Guan Huan more and more excited the longer he listened.

He was different from Zhong Di.

Zhong Di was very proud, believing his Mortal Great Dao surpassed everything.

But Ding Huan never believed his Dao surpassed anyone else's; he was willing to lower himself and seek guidance from anyone.

Anything beneficial to his Dao, he would strive to seek out and earnestly request to learn.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

If not for the auction, the three would have continued their Dao discussions.

Ding Huan had long been watching this auction—he would not miss it.

Because Ding Huan was attending, Bai Yue and Guan Huan followed him to the auction.

Guan Huan produced two Divine Pills and exchanged them for two seats.

He wanted to sit with Ding Huan because he knew what Ding Huan intended to buy.

Other things didn't matter.

Those who wanted the Light Dao Scroll were not just Ding Huan.

If a fight broke out, sitting together would offer mutual support.

This auction was jointly hosted by the Three Great Merchant Guilds of Xiao Tian Xu.

Not only were the goods excellent, but the attendees were of high caliber.

As soon as Ding Huan sat down, his divine sense detected at least two Creation Realm experts entering the auction hall.

"I saw the Dao Master Chen Chi of the Great Wheel Dao Court arrive," Bai Yue said.

"Is that the guy with sunken eye sockets and a pair of giant axes on his back?" Ding Huan immediately asked.

Two Creation Saints had come here.

That man with the giant axes carried profound Dao resonance—he must be the Dao Master.

"Yes, that's him. I thought he'd come over to greet us, but he didn't," Bai Yue chuckled.

Ding Huan and Guan Huan were the ones who destroyed the Qu Dao Court.

Didn't Zuo Qiong go over to greet the Divine Maiden Holy Gate himself?

Ding Huan said: "Chen Chi is at least a Dao Court Dao Master, ruling over hundreds of millions.

We've been staying in his Dao City and never paid him any heed—why would he come greet us?"

Guan Huan agreed: "Yes, if he came, people would think he was afraid of us."

Many attended the auction; the weakest among them were at the God-King realm.

Before Ding Huan and the others had chatted long, the auctioneer stepped forward.

Ding Huan himself hadn't expected to recognize the auctioneer.

Peng Fu of the Great Wheel Merchant Guild.

This man had reached the peak of the Nine Transformations Saint realm, just one step away from the Eternal Realm.

Added to that, he was the head of the Great Wheel Merchant Guild in Tianyuan Dao City.

Clearly, the auction would feature no shortage of fine items.

Ding Huan also understood: of the two Creation Saints here, besides Dao Master Chen Chi of the Great Wheel Dao Court, the other must be a guardian dispatched by the Three Great Merchant Guilds.

They feared disturbances might arise when valuable items were auctioned.

"Thank you all for coming to Tianyuan Dao City to attend this auction jointly hosted by the Great Wheel Merchant Guild, Xu Xing Merchant Guild, and Ji Clan Merchant Guild…"

Peng Fu began with exhaustive gratitude—from thanking the Great Wheel Dao Court down to thanking a blade of grass—speaking for nearly half a stick of incense before finishing.

No one cared what Peng Fu said; everyone cared only about what he held in his hands.

"At this auction, anything may be used as payment—including Divine Crystals, Divine Spirit Veins, various Pills, Artifacts, Talismans, Scrolls…"

"The first item up for auction is a Divine Dao Scroll—a replica, the Destruction Dao Scroll…"

Hearing this, Ding Huan froze.

He knew only that a Light Dao Scroll was being sold—he had come solely for that.

He hadn't expected this bonus: a Destruction Dao Scroll—was this the Great Destruction Art?

Not just Ding Huan, everyone's spirits lifted.

Who wouldn't want such a treasure?

Peng Fu's next words doused most of them with cold water: "This Destruction Dao Scroll originated from another dimension.

Moreover, it is a replica—merely the Lesser Destruction Art. To my knowledge, at least a thousand people have obtained this Lesser Destruction Art.

Regrettably, not a single one has achieved success in cultivation."

Ding Huan heard people murmuring:

"The Great Wheel Merchant Guild is refreshingly honest—other guilds would never admit the Lesser Destruction Art is hard to cultivate."

"Exactly. They'd pretend you could master it instantly if you just buy it."

Ding Huan agreed with the Great Wheel Merchant Guild's approach.

A guild that deceives and hides will only erode others' trust.

"Don't buy this Lesser Destruction Art," Guan Huan whispered to Ding Huan. "I know who holds the Great Destruction Art. Buying the Lesser one is meaningless."

Ding Huan paid it no mind.

Even if he obtained the Great Destruction Art, he would modify it according to his Great Cosmos Art.

Until it became a Great Destruction Art perfectly aligned with his own Dao.

The same applied to this Lesser Destruction Art.

Once he obtained it, he would still alter it according to his Great Cosmos Art, fusing it with his own Dao principles.

When his River of Destruction Laws was perfected, this art would become his own全新 Destruction Art.

To Ding Huan, this new Destruction Art *was* the Great Destruction Art.

His Dao World's River of Destruction Laws needed this Lesser Destruction Art to be perfected.

So he will definitely buy the Minor Destruction Art.