She truly did not take Hou Hen seriously.

However, Hou Hen did say something right; if it weren't for Ding Huan, she would have dealt with Hou Hen long ago.

She was well aware of Hou Hen's side hustle through the Pantheon Trading House.

Why did she stay in the Pantheon Trading House with such dedication to the Law Trading Building?

Wasn't it for cultivation resources?

The Dao Veins earned by the Trading House are limited, and if Hou Hen took a portion, she would get much less.

"Brother Ding, I know whatever I say you won't believe me, but I never thought of destroying the chairman's body. The chairman has been kind to me, and I never intended to harm her." Xin Xi'er said sincerely, looking at Ding Huan.

Ding Huan replied indifferently, "You don't need to make me believe; I'm not interested in whether you want to destroy Ji Sixin's body at all.

All I wish is to see your world, because I believe you won't hand the Cosmic Silk over to Yan Qianshan..."

As Ding Huan spoke, he raised his hand to grab Xin Xi'er.

He truly wanted to see Xin Xi'er's world.

The Cosmic Silk was something he'd heard about but never seen.

For a cultivator unfamiliar with the Cosmic Silk, even if a pile of them were laid out in front, they would be useless.

But those who truly understood Cosmic Silk would undoubtedly regard it as one of the top treasures in the universe, even no less than the Post-Chaos Supreme Treasure.

Upon seeing Ding Huan's hand seal reaching out, Xin Xi'er sensed a kind of inexplicable danger to her world, and her face changed instantly, instinctively sidestepping.

Ding Huan, at the Seventh Step of the Great Dao, could easily crush the likes of Yang Tian.

Yet he actually could not grab Xin Xi'er in one move.

Ding Huan looked at Xin Xi'er with some surprise; he indeed casually reached out for Xin Xi'er just now.

But for Xin Xi'er to dodge his grab, she was definitely not an ordinary Sixth Step True Saint.

However, that wasn't the reason that shocked Ding Huan.

What truly startled him was the faint sense of familiarity he detected from the Taoist Rhythm fluctuation when Xin Xi'er just evaded.

Because he'd seen the Great Dao cultivation technique Xin Xi'er was practicing.

Not long ago, he'd slashed and shattered a gigantic hand seal in the void; he didn't know who that hand was reaching for, but he was very displeased with it and ripped it apart with a single blade.

Ding Huan didn't know the source of that hand seal; he only knew it was extremely powerful.

And the Taoist Rhythm of Xin Xi'er's Great Dao surprisingly originated from the same source as that of the giant hand seal. If he were to say these two were unrelated, Ding Huan truly wouldn't believe it.

"Brother Ding, opening my world would mean my self-destruction, I beg Brother Ding to have mercy." Xin Xi'er's eyes were red, her tone filled with grief.

Ding Huan looked at Xin Xi'er calmly, "What cultivation technique are you practicing?"

Xin Xi'er looked at Ding Huan blankly, puzzled about what it had to do with her cultivation technique.

However, she still answered, "Human Mortal Path."

Ding Huan surprisingly didn't understand, puzzled, he asked, "Human Mortal Path? What is Human Mortal Path?"

Xin Xi'er respectfully responded, "Actually, the Human Mortal Path is not a complete technique but stems from the Mortal Dao. The Mortal Dao has three codes: the first is the Human Mortal Path, the second is the Earth Mortal Path, and the third is the Heavenly Mortal Path.

I only obtained the first code, so I can only practice the Human Mortal Path."

"Where did your cultivation technique come from? Who is your master? Which sect?" Ding Huan asked three consecutive questions.

Xin Xi'er knew that if Ding Huan wanted to kill her, he didn't even need to do it himself; just a word would suffice.

So, facing Ding Huan's questions, she dared not hide anything: "I have no master, nor have I joined any sect. When I was born, the Heavenly Mortal Path was already in my consciousness."

Di He snickered, clearly not believing Xin Xi'er's story.

The inheritance of the Dao Bloodline is merely a talent of top-grade Divine Beasts, since when did the Human Tribe have such talent?

He believed, with Ding Huan's intelligence, he could definitely discern that not a single word from Xin Xi'er was true.

Contrary to Di He's thoughts, Ding Huan actually believed Xin Xi'er; he thought she was telling the truth.

"Did your inheritance tell you not to join a sect or take a master?"

Hearing Ding Huan's words, Xin Xi'er's face grew even paler; she couldn't understand how Ding Huan even knew this.

She could only nod.

Ding Huan gave Xin Xi'er a meaningful look, "Does practicing the Human Mortal Path require a massive amount of cultivation resources? And does the need increase as you advance?"

Xin Xi'er did not answer, only admitting to Ding Huan's words silently.

She doubted that every word she said would not reveal a slew of problems.

If not for the need for massive amounts of cultivation techniques, why would she want to seize control of the Pantheon Trading House?

In fact, there was another matter Ding Huan hadn't inquired about, and that was she must step into the Seventh Step of the Great Dao in the shortest possible time; otherwise, the Earth Mortal Path in her bloodline would never awaken.

"Who are your parents?"

Xin Xi'er shook her head; this she truly did not know.

From when she could remember, she had been surviving alone in the wilderness with the Human Mortal Path cultivation technique in her mind.

"Open your world."

Ding Huan's tone was calm yet left no room for refusal.

Xin Xi'er's body trembled slightly, not daring to protest further, she directly opened her world.

She knew that even though she was a Sixth Step True Saint of the Great Dao, Ding Huan could still easily tear apart her Tao World.

Just a moment ago, she was begging Ding Huan not to open her world, saying that if he did, she would have no choice but to die.

Now, truly sensing the killing intent from Ding Huan, she voluntarily opened her world without mentioning anything about dying.

Ding Huan's Divine Will swept into Xin Xi'er's world, and indeed, he did not find the Cosmic Silk, proving that it was truly not with Xin Xi'er.

Moreover, as the person with the most power in the Divine Commerce Building besides Ji Sixin, Xin Xi'er's world surprisingly did not contain a single top-grade Dao Vein.

"That's enough."

Upon hearing these three words, Xin Xi'er hurriedly retracted her world.

But Ding Huan's next words made her heart skip a beat again: "Carve out the Human Mortal Path for me."

"Ah..."

Xin Xi'er looked at Ding Huan in disbelief, was he asking for her Cultivation Technique?

"You can also choose not to carve out your Cultivation Technique. You should know that I can perform a Soul Search. And you should know that with my insight, even if you carve a wrong Circulation Aura, I can tell."

Ding Huan showed no hint of sympathy, his tone filled with killing intent.

This was not a time for merciful thoughts.

If Xin Xi'er was connected with the owner of that hand seal he had shattered with a single strike, his chances of survival would differ vastly depending on whether he knew the other party's Cultivation Technique or not.

"Yes." Xin Xi'er responded with humiliation, raising her hand to begin carving out her Dao Technique.

She carved quickly, completing it in the span of just half an incense stick's time.

However, the next moment she was dumbfounded.

Because the 'Human Mortal Path' she carved vanished directly from the Jade Scroll, leaving no trace visible.

"Brother Ding, I can't carve it." Xin Xi'er breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that she refused to carve it, but this Cultivation Technique seemed unable to withstand the Heaven and Earth Rules, dissolving upon encountering them.

Ding Huan said indifferently, "That's not your concern, let's leave it at that."

At the same time, a 'Human Mortal Path' Jade Scroll appeared in Ding Huan's world.

Every Dao Rhythm aura in this Jade Scroll was identical to what Xin Xi'er had carved.

Only after completing the Jade Scroll did Xin Xi'er understand that her 'Human Mortal Path' could not be recorded on it.

And Ding Huan had known from the moment Xin Xi'er carved the first word that this path could not be recorded on a Jade Scroll.

Thus, as Xin Xi'er carved, each word, each Dao Rhythm, each Law Fluctuation, was clearly remembered by him and replicated in his own Tao World.

Hearing Ding Huan's words, Xin Xi'er sighed in relief.

She also did not want her Cultivation Technique taken away by someone.

Thus, she had never known that her Cultivation Technique could not see the light of day, as she had never carved a Cultivation Technique Jade Scroll before.

Ding Huan asked no further questions.

Xin Xi'er was eager to leave, yet didn't dare to.

Fortunately, Ji Sixin's Primordial Spirit had been separated for only a short time, and considering Ji Sixin was, after all, the Chairman of the Divine Commerce Building, she naturally carried a bunch of treasures.

In just a short time, her Primordial Spirit fused with her body.

After fusion, Ji Sixin did not retreat into seclusion to continue restoring her Tao World but hurried out to thank Ding Huan and Hou Hen.

She also knew that once in seclusion, it wouldn't be a matter of just one or two days.

Ding Huan waved his hand casually, helping Ji Sixin was just something he did offhandedly.

To him, forming ties with Ji Sixin was largely about mutual benefits.

"Chairman, I really just wanted..."

Xin Xi'er also stepped up to apologize to Ji Sixin, unsure of what to say, should she mention she only wanted Ji Sixin to reincarnate soon?

Or say she didn't know Ji Sixin's Primordial Spirit could return intact and survive?

Ji Sixin sighed and waved her hand at Xin Xi'er, "For the sake of our years of acquaintance, you may leave."

Seeing that Ding Huan had not spoken, Xin Xi'er suppressed her thrill at being spared, bowed to Ji Sixin, and quickly left the Divine Commerce Building.

These matters of the Divine Commerce Building, Ding Huan naturally wouldn't interfere in.

His questioning of Xin Xi'er stemmed entirely from that massive hand seal he had shattered.

"Chairman Ji, you're too lenient. If it were up to me, I'd have killed her on the spot." Di He was quite displeased with letting Xin Xi'er leave just like that.

Ji Sixin sighed once more, "The Divine Commerce Building indeed owes much to Xin Xi'er's efforts; she likely sought resources alone.

Brother Ding, if I'm not mistaken, the Cosmic Silk was probably sold privately by Xin Xi'er to Luo."

Without Ji Sixin's reminder, Ding Huan could already guess this outcome.

"Chairman Sixin, one more question for you. Do you know of any powerful individuals with the surname Xin in the World of Gods?"

This was what Ding Huan truly cared about.

Luo had entered the Seventh Step, yet Ding Huan paid it no mind.

Ji Sixin nodded, "My father once told me that the establishment of the World of Gods is inseparable from someone named Xin Changkong, specifics even he didn't know."

This was also one of the reasons Ji Sixin dared not kill Xin Xi'er.

Because Xin Xi'er was saved by her father, when Xin Xi'er appeared, she surprisingly was in the form of a little girl, alone at the edge of Chaos.

Her father had long suspected Xin Xi'er might be an incarnation of Xin Changtian's Dao Thought.