Post-Mythical Era: I don't want to die in the third reincarnation

After the Cosmic Pot moved away from the Divine Woman Saint Sect, Guan Huan immediately checked on Bai Yue.

He found that Bai Yue was only mentally restrained; as long as the soul-binding restriction on his body was lifted, he could recover on his own.

He was emaciated, skin and bones, completely tortured into such a state.

This kind of torment would not affect his Great Dao.

After Guan Huan lifted the restriction on Bai Yue, he placed Bai Yue in the Spirit Gathering Array.

Once Bai Yue recovered on his own, Guan Huan then looked at Ding Huan:

"Brother Ding Huan, this doesn't seem like your usual way of handling things. You actually didn't act against Jiang Yiyu, nor did you destroy the Divine Woman Saint Sect."

More than that, Ding Huan even said at the time that this matter would end here.

Which was completely the opposite of his swift annihilation of Qu's Dao Court.

Ding Huan asked in a serious tone, "Lao Guan, frankly speaking, is it true that the Little Heavenly Ruins can't produce Fourth Step Great Dao strongmen?"

Guan Huan was taken aback; he didn't understand what Ding Huan meant by this.

He responded subconsciously, "Indeed, the Little Heavenly Ruins truly cannot produce Fourth Step Great Dao strongmen.

Believe me, I've investigated thoroughly and have personally experienced it. Conditions to comprehend the Fourth Step Dao here do not exist.

Brother Ding Huan, are you suggesting..."

Guan Huan had a vague inkling.

Ding Huan nodded: "If I'm not mistaken, Zuo Qiong likely has already stepped into the Fourth Step of Dao. At that time, he was just waiting for an excuse.

Although I struck down at the Divine Woman Saint Sect, Jiang Yiyu was first to move against Bai Yue, so there was no issue with us taking action.

If we had taken Bai Yue and still moved against the Divine Woman Saint Sect.

I'm afraid Zuo Qiong would use the reason of persuading us or mediating the conflict between both sides to take us all to the Extreme Origin Dao Court."

Guan Huan fell silent for a while before speaking: "Zuo Qiong seems straightforward and generous, yet Chang Yun is narrow-minded.

But Zuo Qiong's intentions are unpredictable and deeply hidden..."

Saying this, he paused: "Brother Ding Huan, claiming that Zuo Qiong has reached the Fourth Step might not be realistic."

"Is it possible Zuo Qiong didn't step into the Fourth Step in the Little Heavenly Ruins?" Ding Huan was also beginning to doubt.

He firmly believed his understanding of Heaven and Earth Dao Laws wasn't wrong.

Guan Huan shook his head: "Still impossible, I've visited the cosmic void near Little Heavenly Ruins, and nowhere possesses Heaven and Earth Rules as perfect as Little Heavenly Ruins.

If even such a place with perfect Heaven and Earth Rules cannot reach the Fourth Step, what allows Zuo Qiong to achieve it elsewhere?

If my guess is wrong and Zuo Qiong indeed stepped into the Fourth Step outside Little Heavenly Ruins, he should have left the place.

When Chang Yun captured me, Zuo Qiong hadn't left Little Heavenly Ruins.

In just over a thousand years, how could Zuo Qiong leave Little Heavenly Ruins, certify the Fourth Step Dao, and then return?"

In other words, Zuo Qiong did not have enough time.

Ding Huan frowned, agreeing with Guan Huan's reasoning.

Even advancing a minor level could sometimes take several hundred years.

As he cultivated the Great Universe Technique, he only needed sufficient Heaven and Earth Rules and resources.

Zuo Qiong not only needed to find a place to comprehend the Fourth Step Dao but also to gain insight into it.

After certifying the Fourth Step, he needed to stabilizedly cultivation before returning, a thousand years wouldn't be enough.

But in fact, Zuo Qiong's Daoist skill surely surpassed the Third Step of Dao; if not the Fourth Step, it wouldn't let him feel such intimidating energy.

Ding Huan's thinking returned to the starting point once more.

If Zuo Qiong truly was at the Fourth Step of Dao, would he need a reason to take Guan Huan and him away?

Was he being overly cautious?

And if Zuo Qiong was at the Fourth Step, would he unintentionally allow others to sense the Dao Rhythmic Fluctuation of the Fourth Step?

Could Zuo Qiong become a Daoist without grasping the Dao Rhythmic Fluctuation well?

Was Zuo Qiong truly not at the Fourth Step?

Was his Dao Rhythmic Fluctuation deliberately revealed?

What was the purpose?

"Brother Ding Huan, why do you think Zuo Qiong is at the Fourth Step?"

Hearing Guan Huan's question, Ding Huan did not conceal:

"I'm immensely sensitive to Heaven and Earth Rules; when Zuo Qiong arrived, I caught a Dao Rhythmic Fluctuation far exceeding the Third Step unintentionally.

Later, I carefully sensed the surrounding Heaven and Earth Laws, and Zuo Qiong's Daoist skill fluctuation was noticeably one level above yours; this couldn't be wrong."

Guan Huan fell into silence, reflecting on his previous encounters with Zuo Qiong to find what felt off.

Ding Huan shared his conjecture: "Thinking back, I suspect that old fellow likely showed his Dao Rhythmic Fluctuation to me intentionally.

But why he did this is still unclear to me."

Guan Huan replied: "Brother Ding Huan, I suspect you might be mistaken.

Perhaps Zuo Qiong genuinely accidentally exposed his strong Fourth Step Dao Rhythmic Fluctuation, and you truly detected it inadvertently."

Guan Huan greatly admired Ding Huan's understanding of Heaven and Earth Rules.

If Ding Huan didn't have this understanding of the Heaven and Earth Dao Rules, he wouldn't be able to easily tear apart the worlds of a dozen strongmen.

It's even more impossible to wield the Genetic Slaughter Law.

Ding Huan probably hasn't fully grasped his own abilities, but Guan Huan is very clear.

So Ding Huan being able to perceive Zuo Qiong's Taoist Rhythm is definitely not something Zuo Qiong deliberately let Ding Huan perceive.

Because he himself didn't perceive it.

"It might be possible, otherwise, there's no benefit to this guy at all. His inviting us to Heavenly Extreme Holy City might be a plot to ambush us, after all, that's his territory..."

Ding Huan was also thinking carefully.

He didn't really doubt Zuo Qiong's shrewdness.

It's just that now Zuo Qiong's revealing his strength is of no benefit to Zuo Qiong himself.

Guan Huan nodded:

"Exactly, that's the point. Also, if Zuo Qiong truly is at the Fourth Step of Dao, he wouldn't bother inviting us to Heavenly Extreme Holy City, he could act against us right at the Divine Woman Saint Sect.

Brother Ding Huan, don't think that you can fight beyond your level, even going one against twenty-seven.

But even if you're at the Third Step of Dao, you might not be able to deal with the Fourth Step of Dao. The difference between the Third Step and the Fourth Step is significant."

Ding Huan did not respond, thinking that if he reached the Creation Saint Realm, he would definitely act against Zuo Qiong today.

Let's see how that old guy keeps pretending.

"Zuo Qiong is very likely a quasi-Fourth Step, not yet at the Fourth Step of Dao, but his strength is definitely far superior to the Third Step."

Finally, Guan Huan arrived at this conjecture.

Ding Huan agreed with Guan Huan's conclusion.

Zuo Qiong's strength should surpass Guan Huan's, but he doesn't have the capability to take them down at the Divine Woman Saint Sect when he and Guan Huan join forces, so he wants to invite them to Heavenly Extreme Holy City.

"As long as it's not the Fourth Step, there's no need to worry. Let's go, let's head to Heavenly Abyss Dao City first..."

Ding Huan is eager to get the Light Dao Scroll as soon as possible.

Retreating at the Great Wheel Commerce isn't bad, after obtaining the Light Dao Scroll, he can continue to retreat.

Now, staying by Guan Huan's side, he's not afraid of anyone.

If he were alone and a strongman from the Eternal Life Realm came, he might be in trouble.

"Brother Guan, thank you for saving my life." Bai Yue had already recovered, although he still looked emaciated.

However, Ding Huan could see that Bai Yue's Dao foundation was not damaged.

Guan Huan laughed happily: "Brother Bai Yue, it was this Brother Ding Huan who saved you. To be honest, I was also saved by Brother Ding Huan.

I was pinned outside Heavenly Abyss Dao City by that wretch Chang Yun for over a thousand years. If it weren't for Brother Ding Huan's intervention, I would have perished."

Bai Yue had long noticed Ding Huan, and upon hearing this, he stepped forward and bowed: "Bai Yue is grateful to Mr. Ding for saving my life."

Ding Huan was a bit puzzled: "Bai Yue, that Jiang Yiyu is clearly not a straightforward person, how did you become friends with her and let her use you as a pawn?"

Ding Huan had heard about Bai Yue's situation from Yan Chongjin.

If it weren't for Bai Yue, Jiang Yiyu's sect wouldn't have succeeded in taking over the territory.

It was likely Bai Yue who seized the land from some family.

Bai Yue sighed: "Even if I had a blind eye, I couldn't have become friends with that woman. When we first met, I really didn't see through that woman.

But after going through some things together, I already knew who she was.

It's just that I owed her a favor; my senior brother was locked in the Heavenly Abyss by the Holy Daughter of Tian Huan Palace, and it was she who saved him."

Guan Huan exclaimed in surprise: "Bai Yue, Brother Zhong is okay?"

Bai Yue nodded: "My senior brother was locked in the Heavenly Abyss by people from Tian Huan Palace, and it was Jiang Yiyu who told me..."

Ding Huan smiled: "Did you ask Jiang Yiyu for help to rescue your senior brother after you learned he was imprisoned in the Heavenly Abyss?"

"Yes, I was initially worried if Jiang Yiyu had the capability, given that she was just a core Goddess, not as strong as a Holy Daughter.

Jiang Yiyu told me she was very good friends with Qin Qin, the Holy Daughter of Tian Huan Palace.

Jiang Yiyu said that Qin Qin had locked up my senior brother because the Palace Master wanted her to act, and it wasn't her intention. As long as she asks, she should help."

Ding Huan asked again: "How do you know Jiang Yiyu saved your senior brother?"

Bai Yue said: "At the time, she took out an Imaging Crystal Ball, which captured the process of Qin Qin, the Holy Daughter, saving my senior brother.

Later, she even gave a Break Position Talisman to my senior brother. I saw with my own eyes my senior brother using the Break Position Talisman to leave Little Heavenly Ruins.

Not to mention she asked the Holy Daughter of Tian Huan Palace for help, just that Break Position Talisman alone was priceless."

Guan Huan timely asked: "Was the Imaging Crystal Ball real?"

This time Bai Yue answered very confidently: "Definitely real, I am at least in the Creation Dao Realm, not so easily deceived."

Speaking of which, he let out a long sigh: "What I didn't expect was that after helping her establish a sect, she still plotted against me..."

"Did you kill Chang Yi Ding?" Ding Huan continued to ask.

Bai Yue was taken aback: "Why would I kill Chang Yi Ding? I have no grievances with Chang Yi Ding, haven't even met him, why would I kill him?"

Chang Yi Ding was Chang Yun's son; he knew that much.

(Good night, fellow Daoists!)