Chapter 00202: Coming to the Door
# Coming to the Door
Chapter 202
Novel: After the Myth
Chapter 202: Coming to the Door
After Liu Yinzhu left with Guan Pei, Ding Huan immediately took out Ji Xinting's storage ring.
The restrictions on the storage ring were quite crude, likely because Ji Xinting had only hastily set a few seals after being injured.
Even so, it took Ding Huan a long time to break through the restrictions.
Once he did, he saw nearly a hundred thousand spirit stones inside.
Each of these spirit stones was far more potent in spiritual energy than the Zhan Shen spirit stones he had, to the point where they couldn’t even be compared.
"Good heavens, these must be high-grade spirit stones, right?" Ding Huan thought to himself.
Having been in the Three Heavens Star Continent for some time now, Ding Huan had learned a bit about the essential resources for cultivation here.
His Zhan Shen spirit stones were likely just low-grade spirit stones, and the ones circulating in Xifeng City were probably the dregs of low-grade spirit stones.
The spirit stones he had taken from Ji Xinting’s storage ring were undoubtedly high-grade spirit stones.
There was no mistaking it.
Aside from the spirit stones, there was also a jade slip inside.
When Ding Huan sent his divine sense into it, the contents of the jade slip became clear to him.
"Great Desolate Divine Jade Art."
Ding Huan skimmed through it and realized that this cultivation technique could take one all the way to the peak of the Refining Spirit and Returning to Void stage, which was the Void God Realm.
"Yan Mei!" Ding Huan immediately thought of Yan Mei.
He made a copy of the Great Desolate Divine Jade Art and prepared to give it to Yan Mei for cultivation.
Although the Luo Shi Scripture was decent, Ding Huan felt it wasn’t the best fit for Yan Mei.
Moreover, the Luo Shi Scripture only went up to the Qi Refining stage and didn’t cover anything beyond Foundation Establishment.
When Yan Mei, who was outside, heard Ding Huan call him, he quickly ran over.
"Brother Huan, what do you need?"
"This cultivation technique is extraordinary. Cultivate it in secret, and remember, don’t let anyone know about it. If you do, even I won’t be able to save you," Ding Huan said as he handed the Great Desolate Divine Jade Art to Yan Mei.
Yan Mei took it with a puzzled expression, but after glancing through it, he was utterly shocked.
"Brother Huan, is this really a technique that can take one to the peak of the Refining Spirit and Returning to Void stage?"
In the world of cultivators, even reaching the Soul Formation Realm was considered an incredible feat, let alone the Void God Realm.
A technique like this was a priceless treasure.
"That’s right. This is a technique from the Desolate God Sect of the Ascension Realm. Think about it—if this gets out, do you think your life would still be safe? If you don’t have the guts to cultivate it, just give it back to me," Ding Huan said with a smile.
If Yan Mei didn’t have the courage to cultivate it, then so be it.
But to Ding Huan’s surprise, Yan Mei laughed heartily.
"There’s nothing in this world that I, Yan Mei, wouldn’t dare to do. Thank you, Brother Huan. I’ll switch to this technique right away."
As Yan Mei left excitedly, Ding Huan thought to himself, "This guy even dared to kill Qu Yueshan. What cultivation technique wouldn’t he dare to practice?"
While Yan Mei went into seclusion to switch his cultivation technique, Ding Huan stored all his belongings in the Star House and took out Can Ping’s storage bag.
Inside, there were only about ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, a jade slip on beast taming, and another on beast taming techniques.
What surprised Ding Huan was that he found a basic guide to artifact forging in Can Ping’s storage bag.
This was something that wasn’t easy to come by.
Since he needed to forge array flags, Ding Huan had originally planned to ask Liu Yinzhu for a basic guide to artifact forging.
He hadn’t expected to find one in Can Ping’s storage bag.
The array flags could wait.
Ding Huan felt that he needed to focus on improving his strength as quickly as possible.
Zixia Valley was a good place, and the Zhaoxia Peak where he was staying was even better.
However, Ding Huan guessed that Zixia Valley wasn’t as peaceful as it seemed.
Even without delving too deeply, Ding Huan could sense that something was off.
A mere disciple dared to mock a elder, and there wasn’t even a single strong guard outside the sect leader’s sickroom.
These were all signs that something was wrong within the sect.
As soon as Ding Huan began cultivating the Great Universe Technique, the spiritual energy of Zhaoxia Peak was instantly drawn toward him.
More spiritual energy seemed to be pulled from the ground, continuously surging toward him.
In a short time, small whirlpools of spiritual energy formed outside his cultivation room.
Yan Mei, who was also preparing to cultivate, was stunned.
What kind of cultivation method was this? But he quickly became excited.
No matter what method it was, with such dense spiritual energy, he needed to start cultivating immediately.
Cultivating under such conditions would allow him to progress at an astonishing speed.
Just as Yan Mei had expected, when he started cultivating the Great Desolate Divine Jade Art, the sensation was incredibly exhilarating.
When he had cultivated the Luo Shi Scripture, he hadn’t even reached Foundation Establishment, and the Luo Shi Scripture wasn’t as profound as the Great Desolate Divine Jade Art.
In just two days, Yan Mei had converted his true essence into Great Desolate Divine Jade true essence, and his cultivation level began to rise rapidly.
Ding Huan, on the other hand, had already completed the first star cloud in his dantian within two days, and the second star cloud was taking shape.
With such rapid progress, Ding Huan didn’t waste a single moment.
By the ninth day, with the endless supply of spiritual energy, the second star cloud in his dantian was fully formed.
Without resting, Ding Huan immediately began forming the third star cloud.
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Meanwhile, Gong Hua, who had just come out of seclusion, checked his communication bead and felt a sense of unease.
Why hadn’t Gao Ou, whom he had assigned to guard Zhaoxia Peak, sent him any messages recently? He was annoyed.
He had given that little servant such a great opportunity, and yet the guy had forgotten his duties.
He immediately sent a message to Gao Ou, demanding that he come to Zijian Peak at once.
To his further irritation, the message seemed to vanish into thin air, with no response.
Gong Hua frowned.
If he didn’t know better, he would have thought Gao Ou was dead.
After sending two more messages with no response, Gong Hua couldn’t sit still any longer.
He summoned his flying sword and headed straight for Zhaoxia Peak.
As soon as he arrived, Gong Hua sensed that something was wrong.
The spiritual energy on Zhaoxia Peak was churning violently, clearly indicating that someone was cultivating there.
Gong Hua’s anger flared.
Everyone had agreed that after the sect leader’s death, Zhaoxia Peak would belong to him.
Had someone tried to seize Zhaoxia Peak while he was in seclusion?
He had paid a heavy price to secure Zhaoxia Peak.
Now, the disciple he had assigned to guard the peak was missing, and someone was cultivating there.
This was outrageous.
"Boom!" Without hesitation, Gong Hua summoned a long sword and struck Zhaoxia Peak.
The protective array around the peak trembled but quickly stabilized.
Just as Gong Hua was about to attack again, Liu Yinzhu’s cold voice rang out.
"Elder Gong, are you trying to rebel?"
"Liu Yinzhu, what do you mean by this? Have you seized Zhaoxia Peak?" Gong Hua’s anger surged even higher when he saw Liu Yinzhu.
In Zixia Valley, Liu Yinzhu’s status was probably the lowest.
If it weren’t for the sect leader’s support, what was Liu Yinzhu worth? How dare such a powerless elder question him about rebellion?
"What do I mean? Zhaoxia Peak is under the sect leader’s control. Now that the sect leader has passed, does it need your permission, Elder Gong?" Liu Yinzhu’s tone grew firmer.
She felt she needed to learn from Ding Huan’s way of handling things.
"Hahaha..."
Gong Hua laughed, but there was no mirth in his expression.
"I didn’t realize that after just a few days in seclusion, even you, Liu Yinzhu, would try to wield the sect leader’s authority. In that case, let’s see how much weight you carry."
As Gong Hua spoke, he prepared to take action, showing no fear.
"Elder Gong, you’re truly reckless. In the sect, you’re ready to attack Elder Liu without even asking for an explanation. Do you think you’re the number one person in Zixia Valley now?" Before Gong Hua could act, an angry voice rang out.
Two men walked over.
When Gong Hua saw them, he seemed to calm down a bit.
"Elder Po Xun, Elder Jia Sha, this matter is Elder Liu’s fault for overstepping her bounds first."
Elder Jia Sha was just a vigilance elder in the sect, with a cultivation level only at the early True Core stage.
Even if he and Liu Yinzhu teamed up, Gong Hua wasn’t afraid.
But Elder Po Xun was a different matter.
He was the sect’s guardian elder, with a cultivation level at the peak of the True Core stage, no weaker than Gong Hua himself.
More importantly, Elder Po Xun was neutral, usually siding with the sect’s interests.
Offending him and pushing him to the side of the sect’s protectors would be a bad move.
"But I just saw you about to attack Elder Liu. As an elder, you’re breaking the sect’s laws within the sect. What punishment do you think you deserve?" Elder Jia Sha didn’t hold back.
Elder Jia Sha knew that the sect leader’s poison had been cured, but his strength was still far from fully recovered.
After all, recovering one’s strength took time.
He wasn’t Ding Huan and didn’t know the specifics of Gu Mo’s condition.
But because he knew the sect leader’s strength would eventually return, he had the confidence to scold Gong Hua.
The sect leader was at the Soul Formation Realm.
In the face of a Soul Formation expert, even a peak True Core cultivator was nothing.
Gong Hua was momentarily speechless, but he quickly thought of something and feigned indignation.
"My disciple Gao Ou was killed by Liu Yinzhu. We’re all members of the same sect. I want to know, on what grounds did Elder Liu kill my disciple Gao Ou without reason? And within the sect, bypassing the Law Enforcement Hall?"
Gao Ou wasn’t even Gong Hua’s disciple.
Gong Hua had merely assigned him to guard Zhaoxia Peak.
Gong Hua thought that as soon as he made this accusation, Liu Yinzhu would immediately refute it.
After all, only a fool would kill a disciple within the sect without reason.
To his shock, Liu Yinzhu remained silent.
Had Liu Yinzhu really grown so bold as to kill a disciple within the sect?
Elder Po Xun also looked at Liu Yinzhu.
"Elder Liu, Elder Gong claims you killed his disciple Gao Ou. Is this true?"
Liu Yinzhu replied, "I did kill Gao Ou, but it was because he was disrespectful and insubordinate."
"Do you have evidence?" Elder Po Xun’s question seemed to be trying to give Liu Yinzhu a way out.
Liu Yinzhu fell silent.
She had no evidence.
"Hmph, am I wrong to accuse you? You killed my disciple. Shouldn’t I be able to kill you?" Gong Hua pressed.
Elder Jia Sha knew this matter had escalated and required the sect leader’s intervention.
He simply said, "Elder Liu is kind-hearted and would never kill a disciple without reason."
"Even if there’s a reason, it’s the Law Enforcement Hall’s job to handle it. What right does Elder Liu have to kill a disciple?" Gong Hua’s voice grew louder as he felt he had the upper hand.
"What do you suggest, Elder Gong?" Elder Po Xun knew this matter was beyond their ability to handle.
"Let’s convene a meeting of the sect’s elders and discuss this matter openly. We’ll see who’s right and who’s wrong," Gong Hua said immediately.
He decided to use this elders’ meeting to secure Zhaoxia Peak for himself.
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