"So it was him." Zhen Lun, the Daoist Master of the Golden Light Sea, had a barely noticeable trace of ferocity at the corner of his eye.

If he did not dismember Ding Huan today, then Zhen Lun would not be worthy of being the Daoist Master of the Golden Light Sea.

Back in the day, during their transaction, Ding Huan repeatedly humiliated him.

He didn't get a single thing he desired.

Today, not only did he want to kill Ding Huan a thousand times over, but he also wanted the Heart of the Universe, the Void Nirvana Gold, and the Cosmic Essence.

Great Emperor Ku Yuan continued:

"Ding Huan is exceptionally cunning; now that he is trapped here, something extraordinary must have occurred, keeping him from addressing the situation for a while.

My suggestion is to continue setting up various trapping arrays to completely seal his escape routes. Otherwise, as with last time, we won't even have the opportunity to make a move."

Ku Yuan's words resonated with everyone.

The last time Ding Huan suddenly teleported away, they indeed had no chance to make a move.

If it weren't for Wuzha having some tricks up his sleeve, they would not only have lost the top-grade wood attribute divine spirit veins but also gained nothing.

They thoroughly understood Ding Huan's cunning; this guy had already prepared his escape strategy before the transaction.

So much so that they suddenly had no idea where to intercept him.

Even up to today, they couldn't traverse the Eternal God Abyss to enter the Land of Divine Abandonment.

"Hahaha..." a wild laughter filled with the rhythm of divine abilities rang out.

The laughter directly penetrated the Protecting Array surrounding the Cosmic Pot and echoed inside the pot.

"Ni Cangxing, what is the meaning of this?" Zhen Lun stared angrily at the laughing man.

This man was over two meters tall, with flowing red hair, surrounded by a murderous aura.

It was clear that he was a slaughter maniac.

This was none other than the most famous slayer of the Dao Court, Jie River Master Ni Cangxing.

Not only was Zhen Lun staring angrily at Ni Cangxing, but the others also looked at him malevolently, waiting for him to provide an explanation.

Ni Cangxing laughed wildly and transmitted his voice through the rhythm of divine abilities into the Cosmic Pot.

This was blatantly a signal to Ding Huan, letting him understand he was surrounded.

Without any fear, Ni Cangxing continued to transmit his voice through the rhythm of divine abilities: "Although I've killed many, I do not kill my benefactors.

This matter has nothing to do with me, Ni Cangxing, and I will not participate in your assault on Mr. Ding."

Standing beside the Buddhist Sect Saint Ding Guangxian, a fat-headed, big-eared monk laughed slyly: "Ni Cangxing, you don't need to keep sending messages to Ding Huan.

Ding Huan only traded with you; you traded a Fire Origin Pearl for his Cosmic Essence. Speaking of which, you're still a bit at a loss. Benefactor, don't make this Buddha laugh his teeth off."

"Wuzha, I, Ni Cangxing, do not need you, fatty, to teach me anything." Ni Cangxing retorted with disdain.

His tone carried no respect for the Buddhist Sect.

Within Dao Court, the struggle between the Buddha Country and the Buddhist Sect never ceased.

Initially, the Buddha Country always held the upper hand.

Later, as various strong figures emerged from the Buddhist Sect, the Buddha Country fell into a disadvantage, nearly to the point of extinction.

However, as rumors emerged that due to incomplete rules in the Dao Court, one couldn't truly attain sainthood, strong figures from the Buddhist Sect successively left the Dao Court.

Developing the Western Teachings was crucial, but one's own Great Dao was naturally more important.

The Western Teachings representing the Buddhist Sect fell into decline as strong figures left one by one.

Just think about it; when even someone like Ding Guangxian could become the Holy Master of the Western Teachings, it spoke volumes about the strength of the Buddhist Sect.

Now, the Buddha Country and the Buddhist Sect were almost evenly matched, neither was superior to the other.

Ni Cangxing directly mocked Wuzha, making Wuzha's teeth itch with hatred, but there was nothing he could do.

After all, Ding Guangxian, the head of the Western Teachings in the Dao Court, was here, and even he couldn't deal with Ni Cangxing; what could he possibly do?

"Alright, let's cut the nonsense. Since Daoist Ni isn't willing to join us, let's not force it. We shall continue our co..." Great Emperor Ku Yuan interrupted the bickering.

He wasn't most eager for the Cosmic Essence but for the Heart of the Universe that Ding Huan possessed.

...

Ding Huan, always sensing something amiss, very much wished to wake himself up.

However, the boundless rhythm and laws of the talismanic Dao perpetually enthralled him, leading him to refine talisman after talisman...

Until the sound of Ni Cangxing's Dao rhythm pierced his senses, abruptly awakening Ding Huan.

He looked at the piled-up materials around him and the heaps of talismans, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Unknowingly, he had indulged in the everlasting life talisman's talismanic Dao rhythm law for over a century.

Not only that, but he also used all of his precious items to refine talismans.

He didn't even spare the Void Nirvana Gold, Chaos Stone, or Luck Stone.

It was terrifying. The everlasting life talisman had been refined by him, floating before him, but Ding Huan knew his cultivation was either too low, or he had fallen under a spell.

Staring at the everlasting life talisman encircled by Dao rhythm before him, Ding Huan frowned slightly.

Why was this?

Even as he gradually calmed down, Ding Huan still felt an impulse to continue refining talismans.

Raising his hand to cast dozens of restrictions, he tossed the refined everlasting life talisman into his Cosmic World, then swept his divine will outward.

Seeing familiar faces from the Dao Court negotiating how to attack his Cosmic Pot, Ding Huan withdrew his divine will without a second thought.

These pseudo-saints were nothing in his eyes.

He wasn't even bothered to prepare for them.

Seeing these people meant he had returned to the location of the Land of the Three Gods.

As for Ni Cangxing, with the heavy murderous aura he carried, Ding Huan didn't consider him much of a figure.

Yet surprisingly, this guy showed gratitude, using the sound of the Dao to wake him up.

In fact, he hadn't granted Ni Cangxing many favors initially; the Cosmic Essence used to save his child wasn't given for free, but traded for the Fire Origin Pearl.

Ding Huan didn't bother with those pseudo-Saints outside and once again focused on the talismans piled up like mountains around him.

While he was frantically refining talismans, he constantly tangled with the Dao Rhythm Law of the Eternal Life Talisman.

As time went on, he might very well...

Ding Huan's heart shook.

This was trying to make him Ding Huan become the Talisman Spirit.

The Eternal Life Talisman lacked a Talisman Spirit, thus it lacked spirituality.

To make him Ding Huan become the Talisman Spirit of the Eternal Life Talisman, the first step was to have him fuse with the countless talisman laws of the Eternal Life Talisman, the second step was for him to be able to refine countless talismans.

Murderous intent surged in Ding Huan's heart.

The Eternal Life Talisman was definitely something beyond an Innate Treasure.

But would a treasure without a Talisman Spirit turn its refiner into a Talisman Spirit?

Even Ding Huan found it hard to believe.

Even without a Talisman Spirit, even if the Eternal Life Talisman had one, it probably wouldn't let him sink into the countless talisman laws of this treasure.

In this case, there's someone playing tricks.

There was something inside the Eternal Life Talisman that he couldn't detect.

Now that he was in the Quasi-Saint Realm, if he couldn't detect the presence of the other party, then the other party's previous realm was likely at an old master's level.

Haha, to control him Ding Huan to become the Talisman Spirit of the Eternal Life Talisman, and then regain strength through the Eternal Life Talisman?

The scheme was calculated clamorously.

But even if Ni Cangxing hadn't used Dao sound to stimulate him to wake up today, he believed he would eventually wake up anyway.

He was cultivating the Great Universe Technique.

The Great Universe Technique fused countless laws.

The countless talisman laws of the Eternal Life Talisman, but after he sank into the talisman laws, his perception speed of them was instantaneous.

No matter how many talisman laws the Eternal Life Talisman had, they would eventually be exhausted.

As long as he perceived all the talisman laws and there were no new ones for him to perceive, he would naturally wake up.

So this method could work against others, but against him Ding Huan, they could forget it.

His Divine Will fell again to the Eternal Life Talisman wrapped in his Sea of Consciousness Universe; Ding Huan decided not to touch the thing now.

He would search for the reason after he attained the Saint Realm.

Ding Huan rose to his full height and with a sweep of his hand, he swept away the countless talismans wrapped around the Cosmic Pot.

No more talismanic light screen and those millions of talisman Dao Rhythms.

The Cosmic Pot revealed its true appearance.

The various forces that had just conspired to besiege the Cosmic Pot hadn't even started their attack when they saw the Cosmic Pot had returned to its original appearance.

Then Ding Huan stood on the deck of the Cosmic Pot.

"Everyone, long time no see." Ding Huan was completely unconcerned.

Zhen Lun, the master of the Golden Light Sea, stared at Ding Huan, his eyes glowing with golden light.

He knew that as long as he captured Ding Huan, he would be successful.

He had an Opening Talisman on him, if he triggered it the moment he captured Ding Huan...

Zhen Lun stopped thinking further; he reckoned if he thought any more, he wouldn't even have a chance.

There were not just him eyeing Ding Huan now.

Zhen Lun directly lunged at Ding Huan, his figure like lightning.

No matter how fast Zhen Lun was, others noticed his intention.

Whether it was the Great Emperor Ku Yuan or the Buddhist Sect Saint, Buddha Country's Buddha Master, they were both alarmed and furious.

Was Zhen Lun indeed trying to hoard the benefit for himself?

But before they could also rush at Ding Huan, they saw Zhen Lun suspended in the Void.

His neck was pinched by a Divine Essence Handprint, like a groundhog hanging on a crooked neck tree, quite comical.

The Great Emperor Ku Yuan was the first to stop his steps.

He looked at Ding Huan in terror.

The Divine Essence Handprint turned out to be Ding Huan's.

With a single handprint, Ding Huan pinched Zhen Lun, the Daoist master of the Golden Light Sea; how strong must this power be?

Though Zhen Lun was weaker, he was still a Quasi-Saint Realm presence.

Even as a Saint, Great Emperor Ku Yuan knew the water content of his own sainthood.

He knew better than anyone that there were no true Saints in the Dao Court.

Ding Huan so easily used a domain to bind Zhen Lun, then pinched Zhen Lun's neck with a handprint, showing that Ding Huan's strength was much greater than his own.

"Mr. Ding, long time no see..." Great Emperor Ku Yuan awkwardly clasped his fist and then retreated carefully.

Ding Huan ignored Great Emperor Ku Yuan and instead stared at Zhen Lun whose neck was pinched by his Divine Essence Handprint and asked:

"What were you so urgently coming over here to do?"

"Mr. Ding, it's a misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding."

Cold sweat broke out on Zhen Lun.

He was startled and horrified.

What kind of strength was this?

Before he could even reach Ding Huan, he was bound by a powerful domain, then he watched helplessly as Ding Huan pinched his neck with a Divine Essence Handprint.

In the Dao Court, someone could easily restrain him, then pinch his neck and subdue him, how strong was this?

This was strong beyond measure.