"Brother Geng, are you leaving Blue Star Island?"

As soon as Geng Yuan walked out of his cave mansion, he saw Shi Wanrong outside.

"Sister Wanrong, have you been waiting here for me all along?" Geng Yuan looked at Shi Wanrong incredulously; he had been in seclusion for tens of thousands of years this time.

"I miss my father, and I want to go to the Fog Realm to see him. But I'm afraid I won't know when I'll be back, so I came to see you." Shi Wanrong's face turned a little red.

She had indeed been waiting here for Geng Yuan for a long time. When Geng Yuan didn't come out, she practiced cultivation outside.

Seeing Shi Wanrong's expression, Geng Yuan knew she had been waiting for him all along.

He was somewhat touched, though he knew Shi Wanrong had feelings for him because he had shared the Chaos Dao Technique with her.

Logically, two Chaos Dao Bodies being together was greatly beneficial for both parties.

Moreover, if they were to have offspring, they would undoubtedly possess a Chaos Dao Body.

However, he couldn't change his affections.

He had a promised Dao companion, Xiang Yuanfei of the True Wu Holy Dao of the World of Gods.

Even if the Dao Mountain was gone, Geng Yuan still remained.

"Junior Sister Wanrong, I plan to go to the World of Gods. My parents fell there, and my ancestral sect is there. Also, I am about to step into the Seventh Step, so I am preparing to prove the Dao of the Seventh Step there."

Upon hearing this, Shi Wanrong was immediately overjoyed and said, "Brother Geng, why don't I go with you to the World of Gods?"

Geng Yuan was taken aback and thought, weren't you just saying you missed your father and wanted to go to the Fog Realm?

How did you change your mind so quickly?

"Brother Geng, my cultivation has been stagnant in the Wuque Saint Realm for a long time. This trip to the World of Gods might allow me to advance further."

Shi Wanrong's tone became urgent.

Geng Yuan was left speechless, as Shi Wanrong switched to cultivating the Chaos Dao Technique and, without the help of Heavenly Creation Qi, had reached the Wuque Saint Realm in a short period.

This cultivation speed was already at its peak, wasn't it?

What did she mean by having no progress for a long time?

But with Shi Wanrong adamant about going with him, he could only agree:

"In that case, you might as well follow me to the World of Gods first."

"Brother Geng, my father said it would be better to prove the Seventh Step in the Fog Realm." Shi Wanrong cautiously expressed her opinion.

It would be even better if Geng Yuan were willing to go to the Fog Realm with her.

Geng Yuan shook his head: "I still have other matters to attend to in the World of Gods."

It's a pity he didn't encounter Ding Huan; if he had, he would surely suggest going to the Fog Realm to prove the Seventh Step.

Proving the Seventh Step in the Fog Realm would be more beneficial for his Great Dao.

...

Ding Huan once again stepped into the realm of the Wuque Saint.

The Wuque Saint is the fifth step of the Daoist Saint, and now he finally understood.

A true Daoist Saint doesn't need to prove anything to the rules of Heaven and Earth or the Heavenly Dao; they only need to have their Great Dao at heart and their own Dao direction.

Raising his hand, Ding Huan lightly grasped, and the void before him seemed to turn solid, caught within his hand.

This is the Dao, the feeling of controlling the heavens and the earth.

At this moment, to open someone else's Tao World, he no longer needed to peel away layer by layer of laws; a simple gesture would tear it open.

His Divine Will focused on his Tao Universe World, still within the Wuque Saint Realm.

At this moment, his Tao Universe World was on an entirely different level than before.

If the present him were to deal with his past self, a few Divine Skills would be enough to crush it.

Now, the Tao Universe could no longer be called a world; it was truly a universe.

Vastness overlapped, with clear layers of Cosmic Laws.

To Ding Huan's delight, within his Chaos Law Sea, the Breaking Tribulation Blade's grade had definitely reached the level of a Heavenly Creation Treasure.

Now his Chaos Law Sea had gained a vast aura of universe creation compared to before.

And after tens of thousands of years of Chaos watering in the Chaos Law Sea, the Heavenly Creation Nine Dao Bamboo had fully formed into a Magical Treasure.

The Magical Treasure's shape was like a Tao City.

Although not yet fully formed, the vast aura made Ding Huan feel that this Magical Treasure's level might exceed the Heavenly Creation Treasure.

Moreover, the level of the Magical Treasure was still rising.

With cultivation returning to the Wuque Saint Realm, the Breaking Tribulation Blade had become a Heavenly Creation Treasure.

The Heavenly Creation Nine Dao Bamboo, refined in the Chaos Law Sea, had the potential to become his first Chaos Treasure in the future, bringing Ding Huan joy.

Why not take this opportunity to break through to the sixth step, the True Saint Realm...

Suddenly, Ding Huan sensed something amiss. He had been in seclusion for over tens of thousands of years, yet Shi Changxing should have returned by now.

At the very least, he should have sent him a message.

Could something have happened?

Ding Huan immediately sent a message to Shi Changxing, but he waited a long time without getting a response.

No, he needed to go out and take a look.

Blue Star Island could not be allowed to have any problems.

As Ding Huan stood up, he realized that the Dao Veins he casually put out before were almost all depleted.

Even if he wanted to continue evolving the Heaven and Earth Laws here and solidifying the Taoist Laws, there wasn't enough Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

By estimation, the top-grade Dao Veins he consumed in slaying the Dao and then re-proving the Dao were countless.

Among them were five top-grade Dao Veins, four paired veins, and one was traded to him by Jian Zhen.

It seemed that to prove the Dao of the True Saint, he still needed to go out and continue to search for Dao Veins.

Preferably top-grade paired veins.

Before going out, he still needs to do one thing and refine a magical treasure.

What Ding Huan wants to do is to completely separate the Dao Principles belonging to his own Great Dao from the Dao Pearl, but his Taoist Aura must remain.

This Dao Pearl is to be used to contain various killing Dao Rhythms and corrosive Dao Principles.

And he must not let the other party see that he has tampered with this Dao Pearl.

With Ding Huan's current level in the Great Dao, to separate this Dao Pearl, which originally belonged to his Great Dao, requires absolutely no effort.

He must be careful not to damage the state of the Dao Pearl itself, that is, not to let the person who left the Dao Pearl feel that it has been discovered by him and has been separated.

Three days later, Ding Huan completely separated the Dao Principles and all Laws belonging to his Great Dao from this Dao Pearl.

The Dao Pearl is still that Dao Pearl, except for some residual Taoist Aura besides, it has no more relation with him, Ding Huan.

Carefully binding the Dao Pearl within his Tao Universe World, Ding Huan then picked up the vast stone sphere.

This vast stone sphere is dismissed by Jian Zhen, but Ding Huan feels it's not bad.

With Ding Huan's current level, he just spent a few days to refine this vast stone sphere.

The vast stone sphere is a Heavenly Creation Treasure, and it does not contain any bloodline Dao Principles, which is also the reason Ding Huan is willing to trade with Jian Zhen.

No matter how good a Chaos Treasure is, if someone else left behind a bloodline Dao Principle in it, it's a curse to keep it by one's side.

Ding Huan grabbed the Breaking Tribulation Blade and hung it on his back.

The Breaking Tribulation Blade is a Heavenly Creation Treasure, together with the vast stone sphere, is enough for him.

After going out, the first place he wants to visit is Ducheng.

The purpose of going to Ducheng is just to inquire about one thing, which is Shi Changxing.

If Shi Changxing has been to Ducheng, it means Blue Star Island is fine.

If he can't find any news about Shi Changxing in Ducheng, he'll immediately leave the Fog Realm and go check on Blue Star Island.

Besides that, if he can encounter Wen Shi in Ducheng, he can ask him whether he knows Wen Chendao.

After all, the jade scroll Jian Zhen gave him mentioned Wen Chendao knows the whereabouts of some Dao Pearls and Dao Pillars.

Wen Chendao is not very famous in the World of Gods, Ding Huan has seen records of this person in some notes he read.

Wen Chendao was a very ancient Seventh Step, a Master of the Universe.

But later he disappeared in the World of Gods, and it's unknown where he went.

That Wen Shi and Wen Chendao both have the surname Wen, and it's unknown whether there is any connection.

Leaving the secluded space.

The barrier outside hasn't been touched.

After all, in a place like the Fog Realm, very few people wander around outside.

If they're not in a cave mansion cultivating in isolation, they're in places like Ducheng that don't corrode Dao Principles.

Feeling the speed of the Cosmic Pot, only then can Ding Huan visually see his progress.

Originally, it took him half a year to get from Ducheng to this place.

Now, returning to Ducheng, it didn't even take a month.

Ducheng is as usual, bustling with people.

Ding Huan scanned with his Divine Will, although there are seven or eight Seventh Step Masters of the Universe, the dozens and hundreds previously mentioned by Shi Changxing were not seen.

Not seeing any trace of Shi Changxing, he spotted Yi Ju instead.

Over tens of thousands of years, to any Mortal Planet, it's a historical change and a shift in Heaven and Earth.

But to Ducheng, it's just a turn of cycle.

Though many have left, there are still many people here secluded cultivating and understanding the Dao.

Ding Huan's prominent entry into Ducheng naturally got him recognized.

But no one paid attention.

As time passed, the prestige left by Wen Shi here is also getting lower and lower.

Back then Wen Shi and others went to seize the Creation Dao Principles, claiming they would return within a thousand years, but it has been a turn of cycle and they haven't yet returned.

Wen Shi not returning, who cares who Ding Huan killed among Wen Shi's people?

Ding Huan went straight to the outside of Yi Ju's cave mansion and knocked on the cave mansion restriction.

Upon sensing Ding Huan standing outside, Yi Ju immediately opened the cave mansion restriction, smiling broadly and welcoming him:

"Haha, Mr. Ding, it's been a long time. Congratulations on your Great Dao reaching a new level. Please come in for a chat.".

He couldn't see whether Ding Huan's strength had improved or not, nor how much it had improved.

But Yi Ju was sure Ding Huan's Taoist Aura was completely different from before.

Not only had it improved, but it wasn't just a small improvement.

If previously he could sense what level Ding Huan's Great Dao was at, now with Ding Huan standing before him, he's like a blind man.

As for why this is, he doesn't know, it's simply an intuition.

Ding Huan waved his hand: "I have things to do today, so I won't go in. I've come to ask Mr. Yi two questions."

"Mr. Ding, go ahead."

Yi Ju said solemnly.

"Mr. Yi, have you ever seen Mr. Shi Changxing?"

Yi Ju was taken aback, then immediately realized and quickly said: "I indeed saw Mr. Shi, he was chased by Gu Wufeng and He Manzhi, and hasn't returned since.

However, that incident was at least tens of thousands of years ago, right after you left Ducheng."

"Who are He Manzhi and Gu Wufeng?" Ding Huan asked, frowning.

By now, he had at least confirmed one thing, which is that Blue Star Island is fine.

Shi Changxing being chased happened after sending Shi Wanrong back to the Fog Realm.

(Good night, fellow Daoist!)