Chapter 846

Qinqin said the Realm of Light is not in Xiao Tianxu.

Therefore, Ding Huan must leave Xiao Tianxu if he wishes to find the Light Dao.

Cultivators in Xiao Tianxu find it extremely difficult to enter the Vast Void—a cosmic wall nearly obscures half of Xiao Tianxu.

While the cosmic wall protects Xiao Tianxu, it also blocks any possibility of its cultivators leaving.

Any cultivator wishing to exit Xiao Tianxu through the cosmic wall should first consider whether they can scale Da Lun Mountain.

Aside from exiting through the cosmic wall, the only other way to leave Xiao Tianxu is through the Da Lun Vortex.

The Da Lun Vortex is located at the very end of Da Lun Mountain.

It falls under the jurisdiction of the Tianxu Dao Court.

Even after losing four-fifths of its territory, the Tianxu Dao Court still holds part of Da Lun Mountain precisely because the Da Lun Vortex is there.

For the Dao Master of the Tianxu Dao Court, should he ever have no retreat left, he can use the Da Lun Vortex to enter the Vast Universe.

In Xiao Tianxu, anyone wishing to leave must go to the Da Lun Vortex.

Over the years, the Tianxu Dao Court has declined; its Dao Master, Wu Yao, is quite oppressed.

Powerful cultivators seeking to enter the Da Lun Vortex and reach the Vast Universe don't even bother to inform him.

But the Da Lun Vortex is not easy to enter—those with weaker cultivation have virtually no chance of survival once inside.

That, however, is secondary.

The main issue is that returning to Xiao Tianxu requires coming back through this same vortex.

In short, any cultivator below the Creation Dao realm who leaves Xiao Tianxu through the Da Lun Vortex has virtually no chance of returning.

Because the difficulty of returning is over a hundred times greater than that of leaving.

Only those with supreme cultivation who have left Xiao Tianxu can return.

"This flying treasure is at least a Creation-level artifact, isn't it?" Qinqin, sensing the speed of the Cosmic Cauldron, was stunned.

She had never seen such a level of flying treasure before.

"No," Ding Huan shook his head.

Creation-level treasures of this caliber appear at most one to three per top-tier star continent.

Many star continents have none at all.

Yet she did not know that Ding Huan said "no" because he suspected the Cosmic Cauldron was far more than merely a Creation-level treasure.

Still, he was certain it did not reach the level of the Eternal Divine Wheel.

"Big Brother Ding, may I know what sect you cultivate?" Qinqin looked at Ding Huan with eager anticipation.

Ding Huan smiled: "Nothing special—I cultivate the Cosmic Art."

"The Cosmic Art?" Qinqin's expression changed slightly.

She had heard of the Great Cosmic Art—a Dao-level scripture so sinister it could destroy entire planets.

The founder of the Qu Sect apparently cultivated a branch of it: the Great Planet Art.

Seeing Qinqin's expression, Ding Huan knew she had misunderstood:

"My cultivation has nothing to do with what the Qu Sect cultivates. My scripture has never destroyed planets or star continents."

Hearing Ding Huan's explanation, Qinqin exhaled in relief.

She did not doubt his words.

After all, she had never heard that the Qu Sect's scripture could help others comprehend Dao principles—yet Ding Huan's scripture could.

Both she and the Seed Emperor had benefited immensely.

"Big Brother Ding, do you have a Dao partner?" Qinqin couldn't help asking.

She asked because she genuinely thought forming a Dao partnership with Ding Huan would be excellent.

First, Ding Huan was sincere and generous.

Just from him giving Guan Huan the Cleansing Dao Vine and telling him it could help comprehend the fourth step of the Dao, she knew Ding Huan was no ordinary cultivator.

Didn't Ding Huan himself realize he might one day face the barrier of the fourth step of the Dao?

After only a short time with him, she already felt forming a Dao partnership with Ding Huan was a fine choice.

It wasn't because she truly loved him.

She had a fondness for him; for cultivators, Dao partnerships are formed more from shared goals than from love.

Qinqin believed her goals aligned with Ding Huan's, and she had a fondness for him—that was enough.

Moreover, cultivating beside him yielded results many times greater than cultivating alone.

That was the greatest reason.

As for modesty?

As long as it benefits one's Dao.

For a Formation Realm cultivator like her, modesty simply did not exist.

Ding Huan froze, instinctively glancing at Qinqin's flawless, exquisite face and her unflinching gaze fixed upon him.

He immediately understood her meaning—she wished to form a Dao partnership with him.

Indeed, if two cultivators see eye to eye, there's no need for romantic entanglements.

For cultivators, that wastes time.

Excluding Jia Baihe, he had never seen a girl more beautiful than Qinqin before him.

Yet Ding Huan was an exception.

The kind of cultivator Qinqin imagined—someone who skips the process and seeks only the result—did not include him.

Even after so many years of cultivation, his inner nature remained unchanged.

Even if he had no Dao partner, he would never accept Qinqin's method of forming one.

Qinqin chose him because his cultivation of the Great Cosmos Art could aid her Dao.

Then why did he choose Qinqin? Just because she was beautiful?

"Yes." Ding Huan did not hesitate; his answer was swift and decisive.

A flicker of gloom passed through Qinqin the Holy Maiden's eyes, and she did not pursue the topic further.

For a cultivator like Ding Huan, not having a Dao partner would be strange, wouldn't it?

Seeing that Qinqin did not press further, Ding Huan felt a slight increase in fondness for her.

In the following two days, neither brought up the matter of Dao partners again; besides discussing minor matters of the Small Heaven Ruins, Qinqin mostly asked Ding Huan questions about Dao principles and cosmic laws.

Qinqin was currently a Perpetual Saint of the Evolving Realm; Ding Huan was only an Eighth-Transformation Saint.

In terms of cultivation level, the two were not on the same plane.

When it came to understanding Dao rules and the laws of all things, Qinqin couldn't even catch up to Ding Huan on horseback.

After more than a year, Qinqin's cultivation had not increased much, but her insight into the Dao had risen another level.

And the Cosmic Cauldron had halted just outside the Great Wheel Vortex.

There was only a simple prohibition here, with no one guarding it.

Ding Huan shook his head; it would be strange if the Heaven Ruin Dao Court didn't collapse.

The Great Wheel Vortex, such a devastating weapon, was right within their own Dao Court, yet the Dao Master Wu Jiu of the Heaven Ruin Dao Court seemed not to have noticed at all.

He wouldn't even bother assigning someone to guard it, let alone build additional concealment or defensive prohibitions.

Think about it—this Cosmic Vortex capable of leaving the Small Heaven Ruins, if properly utilized, wouldn't it attract countless cultivators?

Ding Huan controlled the Cosmic Cauldron and charged straight into the natural prohibition, then entered the massive void vortex without the slightest hesitation or delay.

"Big Brother Ding, we…" Qinqin exclaimed in shock.

She had already warned Ding Huan on the Cosmic Cauldron: he must precisely time his entry with the tides of the Great Wheel Vortex to enter it safely.

Charging straight into the vortex like this isn't a matter of whether the treasure is good or bad—it risks being flung into spatial dislocation.

If lucky, you'd be transported somewhere unknown; if unlucky, you'd be torn into shreds.

Big Brother Ding always acts rationally—why is he being so reckless now?

Yet she soon noticed that the Cosmic Cauldron, within the Great Wheel Vortex, had merely slowed slightly, showing no sign of being swept away or entering spatial dislocation.

At this moment, her spiritual sense could even seep outward.

"Big Brother Ding, how did you do this?" Qinqin stared at Ding Huan in astonishment.

Her master had told her that upon entering the Great Wheel Vortex, the first priority was to protect one's body.

If spatial dislocation occurred, one should enter one's own world if possible.

But even if one entered one's own world upon spatial dislocation, the chance of survival was still slim.

Because most Dao worlds would be torn apart by spatial dislocation.

Moreover, within the Great Wheel Vortex, spiritual sense cannot penetrate outward—never extend it carelessly.

"This void cosmic vortex, in plain terms, is nothing but spatial transformation and tidal waves of fragmented laws. Once you understand it, it becomes simple."

Ding Huan explained casually.

To Ding Huan, it truly wasn't difficult.

This wasn't just because he had passed through too many cosmic void vortices and had accumulated experience.

More importantly, he had condensed his own Spatial Law River, and his understanding of space had reached an entirely new level.

To be honest, the only difference between him and the few Dao Masters of the Small Heaven Ruins was that he had not yet entered the Perpetual Realm.

Once he entered the Perpetual Realm, his own Dao would form a system, his Law River would become smooth and complete, and his Dao principles would solidify.

Those few Creation Dao Masters? He truly didn't take them seriously.

With Ding Huan controlling the Cosmic Cauldron, they raced swiftly through the Great Wheel Vortex.

In less than a single incense stick's time, the Cosmic Cauldron burst out of the Great Wheel Vortex.

Feeling the boundless expanse of the cosmic void, Qinqin found it hard to believe.

Wasn't it said that even with good luck, crossing the Great Wheel Vortex took half a day, and with bad luck, at least several days?

This was less than an incense stick's time?

Qinqin, being a Perpetual Saint, quickly realized the truth.

It was because Ding Huan's understanding of Spatial Law had reached a new level.

Moreover, Ding Huan's spiritual sense must be extraordinarily condensed.

Only then could he continue controlling the flying treasure without obstruction within the Great Wheel Vortex.

This was completely different from what her master had said—that upon entering the Great Wheel Vortex, one was usually carried along by the vortex.

"Qinqin, quickly sense the direction of the Light Divine Realm—can you sense it?"

As Ding Huan asked, he had already marked a directional sigil at the exit of the Great Wheel Vortex and laid the foundation for a void teleportation array.

"This void is filled with shattered law fragments…"

Although Qinqin had heard that due to the Great Calamity, there were no complete-planets with intact cosmic rules in the boundless universe,

now that she stood within this void and personally felt the shattered law fragments permeating it, she still trembled with awe.

"I've been to many places—starlands with intact rules like the Small Heaven Ruins are exceedingly rare in the cosmic void," Ding Huan replied.

His greatest fear was that the Light Divine Realm Qinqin mentioned had already shattered beyond recognition.

"Big Brother Ding, don't worry—even if the Light Divine Realm has shattered, I can still find it."

Qinqin understood the implication in his words—that he feared the Light Divine Realm had turned into endless law fragments.

She had just pulled out a jade ruyi scepter when she suddenly looked up toward the distance.

Ding Huan immediately asked: "Is it over there?"

Qin Qin shook her head: "There's an old acquaintance there—I thought he was tricked and perished in the Small Tian Xu, but I never expected he'd left the Small Tian Xu and come to the Void Universe."

"Who is it?"

"His name is Qiao Qianhe. He once went to the Tian Huan Women's Palace to propose marriage to me, but was driven out of the Tian Huan Women's Palace…"

Qiao Qianhe? Ding Huan immediately remembered—he'd heard that name before.

He's said to be the only one who never joined a sect yet entered the Realm of Creation Sage as a lone cultivator.