Upon hearing this, Ding Huan confirmed that the hand seal he had shattered with a blade was indeed from Xin Changkong.

Xin Changkong and the powerful figure from the Deep Chaos of the World of Gods were certainly not the same person, and Xin Changkong might be even stronger.

"Master Si Xin, you'd better hurry to seclude yourself and perfect your Dao," Ding Huan decided not to delay; he had a ton of things to do.

Ji Sixin saw off Ding Huan and his companions at the exit of the Trading Building, then hurriedly returned.

She always felt a major change was about to come to the World of Gods; she must restore her strength as quickly as possible—best to take it a step further.

Though she knew this was quite difficult.

Suddenly, as she returned, she recalled something.

It seemed that Di He's strength had advanced another step.

But how could that be?

In the World of Gods, the Seventh Step is the peak.

She only wanted to advance a step further to refine her Dao.

Did Di He and Ding Huan go to that place of near-certain death?

Although she knew she shouldn't be thinking about such messy things now, Ji Sixin's mind was already in chaos.

She felt she'd somehow made some mistakes.

"Brother Ding, where are we going now?" Di He was most eager to return to the Nine Heavens for revenge.

He believed that now being in the Eighth Step as an Eternal Saint, he would surely crush those guys if he went to the Nine Heavens.

Ding Huan hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother, I know you want to return to the Nine Heavens for revenge, but this matter must be postponed; I need my strength to grow even stronger."

Even in the Seventh Step of the Great Dao, where he could easily crush Yang Tian, Ding Huan still felt that his strength was too lacking.

Currently, he was only dealing with these Seventh Steppers who had cultivated later; to Ding Huan, there was nothing to be proud of.

His real opponent is someone like Xin Changkong.

Xin Changkong might even be the smallest of his enemies.

Whether it's the entity from the Deep Chaos of the World of Gods or the being possessing Creation Dao Principles within the Endless Void Canyon, or the leather scroll's owner.

These people's strengths likely won't be weaker than Xin Changkong's, perhaps even greater.

And with these individuals, he has a life-and-death feud. How could he now think that the Seventh Step of the Dao is impressive?

"So where are we going now?" Di He had no issue with Ding Huan's reasoning.

In his mind, there was only one thing: listening to Ding Huan was the right thing because it wouldn't put him at a disadvantage.

"The first task is to go to Longevity Palace and directly eradicate it."

Ancient God Island belongs to Longevity Palace; Nian Huan was forced by the people of Ancient God Island into the Void Canyon. Had it not been for his good fortune to find Nian Huan, Nian Huan might have fallen in the canyon sooner or later.

Initially, he was genuinely apprehensive of the entity from the Deep Chaos of the World of Gods; otherwise, he would've come back sooner to eradicate Longevity Palace.

The two Palace Masters of Longevity Palace, the Longevity Palace Master and the Eternal God Saint, were entities he despised.

If this kind of place isn't eradicated, what else is there to do with it?

"After eradicating Longevity Palace, where are we headed?" Di He felt that eradicating Longevity Palace was something that could be done in a flip of the hand; it wouldn't take long.

"Have Wan Rong take us to find the Dao Vein..."

Ding Huan turned his gaze to Shi Wanrong as he spoke, "Wan Rong, do you know the location of the Dao Vein found by Lei Hen?"

Shi Wanrong nodded, "Knowing is one thing, but I estimate that they'll draw out the entire vein when they leave."

Ding Huan didn't mind, "No matter what happens, we'll have a look first."

The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in the World of Gods is equivalent to that of the Fog Realm.

The fact is, it's rare for top-grade Dao Veins to emerge in the World of Gods, while in the Fog Realm, they are everywhere.

This is definitely not due to a lack of Dao Veins in the World of Gods; rather, it's simply that they haven't been found yet.

If a realm is truly lacking Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, then it might genuinely be devoid of Dao Veins. Clearly, this isn't the case for the World of Gods.

...

As the premier commercial Dao City of the World of Gods, Teleportation Arrays link Dao City of the Gods to various Taoist Sects.

There is one to the Longevity Palace.

The Dao City outside the Longevity Palace is Longevity Dao City, directly accessible via teleportation from Dao City of the Gods.

When Jiguan's group stepped out of the Teleportation Array, they immediately felt that the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi of Longevity Dao City was a level higher than that in Dao City of the Gods.

Moreover, the cultivators in Longevity Dao City clearly had stronger powers compared to those in Dao City of the Gods, though it lacked the hustle and bustle.

Longevity Dao City is less than a hundred miles from Longevity Palace.

As soon as they left the city, Ding Huan didn't need to bring out the Cosmic Pot; within a few breaths, they stood before Longevity Palace.

Seeing the magnificent momentum of Longevity Palace from the outside, they could indeed feel the effort once put in by the Eternal God Saint and the Immortal Saint.

The three large characters "Longevity Palace" floated above the Sect with two kinds of Dao Rhythms.

Although Ding Huan hadn't fought against the Eternal God Saint, he had peeled away the Dao Rhythm of the Eternal God Wheel.

He immediately recognized that the last character "Palace" was inscribed by the Eternal God Saint.

And the Dao Rhythm of the two preceding characters "Longevity" was extremely familiar to Ding Huan; they were written by the Immortal Saint, Dan Tai Zhi Lan.

Not long ago, Ding Huan even reprimanded Dan Tai Zhi Lan.

The Protecting Array of the entire Longevity Palace was a Defense Barrier, with "Eternal Longevity" inscribed on the left.

"Life Everlasting" was inscribed on the right side of the Barriers.

From the Daoist Rhythm within, Ding Huan understood that this phrase "Life Everlasting" implied the concept of Reincarnation.

Even while standing outside the Barrier, there were thousands of robust Longevity Dao Trees on either side.

The grandeur of this was indeed a unique existence.

Of course, Ding Huan had never been to the other Taoist sects in the World of Gods either.

"This Longevity Palace does have some momentum." Di He chuckled, with a teasing tone.

Ding Huan didn't even summon the Breaking Tribulation Blade; he just threw a punch.

"Boom!"

In a violent roar, the Daoist Rhythm exploded.

The barrier of the Longevity Palace shattered, and the words 'Longevity Palace' suspended at the entrance of the sect turned to dust.

The Longevity Dao Trees on either side seemed to be slashed by sharp blades, neatly turning into debris.

"Ding Huan, what do you mean by this?" an angry voice cried out as a figure emerged.

By Ding Huan's side, the Thick Trace God Emperor said, "This guy is the Saint Tongyun, said to be a disciple of the Eternal God Saint, the Deputy Palace Master."

It was clear that Tongyun had learned of Ding Huan's arrival as he directly called out Ding Huan's name.

Ding Huan's eyes fell on the Saint Tongyun, knowing that this guy cultivated the Eternal God Dao Technique.

Ding Huan had encountered the Eternal God Dao Technique before.

He had even helped Zhuo Xing modify the Eternal God Dao Technique, but the modified version was a simplified version. Although it was stronger than ordinary cultivation techniques, it was still far inferior to the original Eternal God Dao Technique.

Previously, Saint Tongyun had been injured and went into seclusion due to issues with the Eternal God Dao Technique.

Ding Huan thought the guy had come out of seclusion because he had found a way to resolve the weak foundation of the Eternal God Dao Technique.

But seeing Saint Tongyun, Ding Huan realized he was overthinking.

Saint Tongyun's Tao Foundation was still unstable, and that guy had even used a Post-Chaos Supreme Treasure to prove the Seventh Step again.

This meant that his Eternal God Great Dao was now supported by both his Tao Foundation and that Post-Chaos Supreme Treasure.

If grasping at straws is done with certain death, this guy's approach is likely worse than grasping at straws.

In Ding Huan's view, unless Tongyun resolves this matter within a certain time, his Dao will eventually collapse.

And he himself would become the Artifact Spirit of that Post-Chaos Supreme Treasure, or even just a fragment of a Magical Treasure.

Quite ruthless.

"Tongyun, don't you know why I'm here?" Ding Huan asked calmly.

Tongyun strained to calm his voice. "Mr. Ding, indeed the Ancient God Island belongs to our Longevity Palace. But as for Ancient God Island's actions, our Longevity Palace had no knowledge.

Even if Mr. Ding were to completely eradicate the Ancient God Island, our Longevity Palace wouldn't interfere in the slightest. Mr. Ding's anger towards our Longevity Palace is somewhat over the line."

Ding Huan couldn't be bothered to argue with this guy.

When Ancient God Island was profitable, it was related to Longevity Palace, but when trouble arose, it had nothing to do with him.

He'd heard that the Yi Gu he killed was even an elder of the Longevity Palace.

But what explanation is necessary with a dead man?

"Bring out Shen Huang; I've got some scores to settle with him." Ding Huan directly called out the name of the Eternal God Saint.

Today's visit wasn't just about annihilating Longevity Palace; he also intended to eliminate the Eternal Divine Man, Shen Huang.

Upon hearing Ding Huan directly call Shen Huang's name, Saint Tongyun's expression changed and he promptly said, "Mr. Ding, my master, the Eternal God Saint, is somewhat renowned in the World of Gods. Isn't it a bit much to call him by name?"

Seeing Tongyun dodge the question, Ding Huan stopped beating around the bush. His domain expanded, followed by a straightforward punch.

As Ding Huan's domain locked him in, Saint Tongyun felt as if he'd plunged into an Ice Cave.

The suffocating aura of death terrified him to the extreme.

Though he used a Post-Chaos Supreme Treasure to suppress his own Daoist Rhythm, he was truly afraid of death.

He wasn't only afraid of death; he couldn't stand the solitude either.

Because he believed he could definitely resolve this issue, he dared do it.

"Brother Ding, show some leniency, I..."

Tongyun thought Ding Huan would bicker with him for a while and then bring out the Eternal God Saint to negotiate a truce.

Unfortunately, it was the Eternal God Saint whom Ding Huan wanted to kill.

Bang!

The force of the punch landed on Tongyun, cutting his words short.

With just one punch, Tongyun's physical body was blasted into fragments by Ding Huan. The next moment, Tongyun's Tao World was also torn open by Ding Huan.

Seeing there were actually more than ten top-grade Dao Veins in it, Ding Huan felt a pleasant surprise.

With a wave of his hands, all the cultivation resources in Tongyun's world were swept away by him.

Clatter!

A Measuring Sky Ruler, white as jade, fell to the ground.

Ding Huan reached out and grabbed it, a vast Heaven and Earth Dao aura surged forth.

Sure enough, it was a Post-Chaos Supreme Treasure.

Besides Tongyun's Daoist Principle, Ding Huan didn't sense any other bloodline principles within it.

It seems Tongyun was lucky to have found such a clean Post-Chaos Supreme Treasure.

With the Palace Master killed by a single punch from Ding Huan, without even a chance to resist, all the cultivators in the Longevity Palace fled frantically.

The cultivators who chose to join the Longevity Palace all sought longevity, but none were willing to risk their lives for the Longevity Palace.

Ding Huan ignored these people; his Great Dao Hand Seal decisively tore the Longevity Palace to pieces.

What made Ding Huan frown was that he hadn't seen the Eternal God Saint here.

Wasn't it said that the Eternal God Saint was in the Longevity Palace curing his injuries?

(Goodnight, fellow Daoist!)