MTLNOVEL Chapter 844: Not That Strong
"Qin Qin, are you sure the Light Saint Hall is on this remaining fragment of the Bright Divine Domain?" Qiao Qianhe looked somewhat skeptical as he watched Qin Qin, who was diligently searching for the location.
It wasn't that he didn't trust Qin Qin. It was simply because Qin Qin had been searching for over a hundred years and still believed the Light Saint Hall was on this remnant of the shattered divine realm.
The reason he accompanied Qin Qin wasn't because he wanted to become a Dao companion with this Holy Daughter, whom he had once been infatuated with.
After hearing how Ding Huan had straightforwardly rejected her, he felt embarrassed about wasting his time on a woman.
Therefore, he decided to learn from Ding Huan and diligently pursue enlightenment.
Accompanying Qin Qin to find her mother was just a means to an end.
His true purpose was to wait until Ding Huan completed his seclusion.
Qiao Qianhe learned from Qin Qin that both her, who had stepped into the Inference Realm, and another cultivator named Emperor Zhong, who had reached the Creation Dao Realm, did so because of insights into Ding Huan's Dao Principles.
The way to gain insights was incredibly simple; when Ding Huan was cultivating, the Dao Rules in the surrounding area became very clear.
So, he wanted to cultivate alongside Ding Huan for a while, to see if he could attain the Fourth Step of Dao.
"I'm sure. I can feel a trace of my mother's aura here. I have some vague memories; back then, the Light Saint Hall was right here, it can't be wrong."
Qin Qin said with a firm tone.
Her mother was the Holy Daughter of Light in the Light Saint Hall.
The Light Saint Hall was the supreme existence in the Bright Divine Domain, so her mother was the Holy Daughter of the Bright Divine Domain.
One could say that in the Bright Divine Domain, aside from the Light Saint Son, her position was the highest as the Holy Daughter of Light.
With such a high status, the Holy Daughter naturally had her own Great Dao cave mansion.
After cultivating in her own Great Dao cave mansion for a long time, she would surely leave behind her own Taoist Aura.
"What do you need me to do?"
Qiao Qianhe also wanted to help Qin Qin, but he abruptly paused mid-sentence.
Then, he exclaimed in shock, "The Light Principle?"
In the past, he had bound the Light Principle, so as soon as its aura leaked, he immediately detected it.
"The Light Principle?"
Qin Qin looked at Qiao Qianhe in astonishment as well.
Hadn't the Light Principle drifted away?
Moreover, in the Bright Divine Domain, it was impossible for there to be two Light Principles.
Qiao Qianhe didn't have time to explain to Qin Qin; he frantically dashed into a fissure in the shattered divine realm.
Although this fractured divine realm was the largest remaining piece after the Bright Divine Domain shattered, it was still riddled with cracks and fissures.
The Light Principle Qiao Qianhe sensed was in one of these fissures in the shattered divine realm.
When Qin Qin perceived the aura of the Light Principle, Qiao Qianhe had already plunged into this fissure.
Once again using his Dao Rhythm to bind the Light Principle, Qiao Qianhe trembled with excitement all over.
With this Light Principle, he believed he could attain the Fourth Step of Dao Certification.
At the moment the Light Principle appeared, Ding Huan sensed it simultaneously.
His Divine Will spread out because he had already perfected his Light Law Star River, and his divine sense in this space was even stronger than Qiao Qianhe's.
When he saw Qiao Qianhe binding the Light Principle, his heart suddenly trembled slightly.
Ding Huan immediately took out a Communication Bead and sent a message to Qiao Qianhe: "Hurry and flee with Qin Qin, that powerful entity has arrived."
Only then did Ding Huan realize that the Descent Array was not just a tormenting and humiliating vortex array for Qiao Qianhe.
It was the fallback left by that powerful entity.
When he once rescued Qiao Qianhe, the vortex array contained the Descent Law.
After entering, he also laid down his own Descent Law and left his Dao Thought imprint.
Ding Huan intended to study this Descent Array again after achieving the Eternal Life Realm.
Back then, he saved Qiao Qianhe from the Descent Law array.
However, he couldn't set up such a Descent Array himself.
Because of his Descent Law imprint, as soon as anyone entered the vortex Descent Array, Ding Huan sensed it instantly.
He also understood another purpose of the Descent Law array.
It also served as a Teleportation Array, which was the fallback left by that powerful entity.
The powerful entity left this fallback due to some suspicion that the Light Principle might recognize Qiao Qianhe.
If Qiao Qianhe could attract the Light Principle, the entity could use the Teleportation Array to return and re-establish the Light Principle.
Indeed, Qiao Qianhe did not attract the Light Principle nor perish in the Descent Array; instead, he was saved by Ding Huan.
After taking Qiao Qianhe back to the fractured Bright Divine Domain, Qiao Qianhe truly discovered the Light Principle once more.
This suggested that the powerful entity's judgment might have been correct, that Qiao Qianhe attracted the Light Principle.
Of course, it might also have been luck.
The reason the Light Principle returned after drifting away was its desire to restore the Bright Divine Domain.
It was just unfortunate that Qiao Qianhe discovered it the second time.
Ding Huan believed that Qiao Qianhe understood his message and would immediately integrate the Light Principle into his Great Dao World.
When Qiao Qianhe saw Ding Huan's message, he felt a shiver down his spine.
He immediately grabbed a Teleportation Talisman and urgently said to Qin Qin, "Qin Qin, we must leave quickly, that powerful entity has arrived."
"Ah..."
Qin Qin let out a startled cry and immediately shouted, "Hurry and tell Brother Ding."
"Brother Ding already told me. He must have left first, let's get going quickly," Qiao Qianhe said as his Divine Essence wrapped around Qin Qin, while simultaneously activating the Teleportation Talisman.
He knew that his chances of escape were slim.
Because last time that powerful adversary could catch up to his Teleportation Talisman, now the opponent will definitely catch up to his Teleportation Talisman again.
When Qiao Qianhe used the Teleportation Talisman to escape, Ding Huan knew it.
He immediately collected all the Divine Spirit Veins and summoned the Cosmic Pot.
Ding Huan also knew in his heart that if everything he knew was true, then his chances of escaping were almost zero.
That was someone who could track a Teleportation Talisman, not to mention him, even Qiao Qianhe and Qin Qin would probably find it difficult to escape.
Can't escape and not escaping are two different things.
Knowing full well he couldn't escape.
Ding Huan's actions showed not the slightest hesitation, and not until his Cosmic Pot charged out of the ruined Bright Divine Domain did he sense a Flying Treasure following.
This isn't right.
That expert could even intercept a Teleportation Talisman; how could they be this slow?
Could it be that the opponent has already caught Qiao Qianhe?
Just as Ding Huan thought this, the Communication Bead flickered.
He saw that the message from the Communication Bead was from Qiao Qianhe.
"Qin Qin and I are about to enter the Little Heavenly Ruins, and I'll wait for you there..."
This made Ding Huan even more puzzled.
Such a formidable guy still used a Teleportation to reach that Descent Law Big Array.
Not only didn't intercept him, but also didn't capture Qiao Qianhe?
Could it be that Qiao Qianhe tricked him?
No, Qiao Qianhe couldn't possibly have deceived him, which means there was something here he hadn't figured out.
The Flying Treasure behind was extremely fast, but still not faster than the Cosmic Pot.
Ding Huan couldn't shake off the opponent for the time being, and the opponent couldn't stop his Cosmic Pot.
This situation further confirmed for Ding Huan that there was an issue.
If the opponent could intercept a Teleportation Talisman, stopping his Cosmic Pot would be a matter of minutes.
Qiao Qianhe must have been mistaken.
The opponent couldn't intercept a Teleportation Talisman after all.
Since that powerful adversary couldn't intercept a Teleportation Talisman, why could they stop it?
There was only one possibility: the adversary used the transmission rules of Qiao Qianhe's Teleportation Talisman, which Qiao Qianhe didn't know about.
When Qiao Qianhe was transmitting, the adversary also utilized the transmission rules to transmit simultaneously.
Because the opponent was very strong, they captured the transmission space trajectory of the Teleportation Talisman halfway through.
The opponent broke away from the transmission rules mid way and intercepted Qiao Qianhe in advance.
Ding Huan breathed a sigh of relief; if that were the case, then although the opponent was still very strong, it wasn't to an outrageous extent where they could intercept a Teleportation Talisman.
It turns out that the opponent transmitted from the Descent Law Big Array to the Bright Divine Domain, and did not transport by shifting.
That guy must have been here once, and laid a Transmission Array Base on the outskirts of the Bright Divine Domain in advance, which was unsurprising.
He has done it many times before.
His Cosmic Pot could fly a distance of seven months; if the opponent could shift there, then he wouldn't need to continue fleeing.
Knowing the true power of the opponent, Ding Huan wasn't as clueless as before. After sending Qiao Qianhe a message, he continued to control the Cosmic Pot, tunneling rapidly through the Cosmic Void.
It's not the first time he's been hunted; this time he was inside the Cosmic Pot, and wasn't afraid of being pursued again.
The opponent's Flying Treasure definitely wasn't as strong as the Cosmic Pot. The reason they could catch up now was because the opponent's Dao Power was far stronger than his.
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"Brother Qiao, is it a message from Brother Ding?" Qin Qin couldn't help but ask when she saw Qiao Qianhe's Communication Bead light up.
Qiao Qianhe nodded, "Yes, Brother Ding Huan wants me to wait for him at the Little Heavenly Ruins."
There was another sentence Qiao Qianhe hadn't told Qin Qin.
And that was, Ding Huan had given him a suggestion.
After Consecrating the Fourth Step with the help of the Light Principle, if possible, do not merge with the Light Principle.
Instead, send this Light Principle out of the Little Heavenly Ruins, letting it naturally tunnel into the Universe.
Qiao Qianhe didn't know Ding Huan was impressed by this Light Principle's persistence.
Even though the Bright Divine Domain was so damaged, that Light Principle still remembered to restore this Divine Domain at all times.
Unlike those who hid within the Bright Divine Domain and then mercilessly destroyed it upon finding something good, this deserves much more respect.
No matter what Ding Huan meant, since Qiao Qianhe recognized Ding Huan as a friend, he would consider Ding Huan's suggestion.
Therefore, he decided that once he confirmed the Fourth Step of Dao at Little Heavenly Ruins, he would follow Ding Huan's advice and send away the Light Principle.
(Goodnight, fellow Daoist!)