Post-Mythical Era: I don't want to die in the third reincarnation-Chapter 1103 - 1096: The Fifth Person

Lan Xiaobu remained silent, because what Ye Xuan said was exactly what he had thought before.

It turned out to be possible after all.

The Ten Directions Universe isn't someone else's Tao Universe World, but rather it might be someone else's cricket cage, and they were just the crickets fighting within.

Now they had broken out of someone else's cricket cage and stood on someone else's territory.

Therefore, he agreed with Ye Xuan's words; there must be issues among the powerful beings here, otherwise, there's no way they would tolerate their own crickets invading their territory.

"Xiao Bu, was the Calamity of the Ten Directions Universe caused by these people?" Mo Wuji voiced the question.

Lan Xiaobu snorted, "Nine out of ten, that's the case. The Ten Directions Universe is their cricket cage. They think they can toss the cage as they please.

So perhaps the life and death calamity of the Ten Directions Universe is just their form of entertainment."

Ye Xuan said solemnly, "So no one bothered us when we showed up here, indicating there's truly something wrong with them."

"Could that Zuo Budu we encountered earlier be one of the beings here?" Ding Huan asked.

Ye Xuan nodded, "It's very possible. That guy is so powerful, yet his Great Dao Foundation is damaged. What kind of existence could damage his foundation?

At least I can't do it. Unless the three of you have cultivated to the pinnacle of the Great Dao in the Ten Directions Universe, only then can Zuo Budu's Great Dao be harmed.

But the premise is, you must reach the Ninth Step perfection in the Ten Directions Universe, which seems unlikely."

Speaking of this, Ye Xuan looked at Lan Xiaobu:

"Even reaching the Ninth Step perfection might still have flaws in the Great Dao. Just like Xiao Bu, you are at the Eighth Step of the Great Dao, and in truth, your Eighth Step is lacking."

"Indeed, the Eighth Step must integrate one's own Source Principle, which is my deepest insight after perceiving the Source Principle."

Lan Xiaobu immediately agreed.

Mo Wuji and Ding Huan, though silent, understood Ye Xuan's meaning.

Whether in the World of Gods or in the Fog Realm, reaching the Eighth Step is extremely difficult.

Di He could step into the Eighth Step because he obtained the Creation Dao Principle left by Zuo Budu.

The Eighth Step cultivator killed by Nian Huan, surely achieved it due to some fortuitous encounter, and can't even be considered fully the Eighth Step.

As for Lan Xiaobu, although being a Great Daoist himself, his Eighth Step remains incomplete.

"Something happened to these people, whether an internal struggle or for other reasons, we don't have time to care about it." Our urgent task is to rapidly enhance our strength.

My Great Dao needs to be perfected here, and you three must hasten to reach the Eighth Step. This might be our only chance."

Ye Xuan, who first came into contact with the Source Principle, also learned something outside the Ten Directions Universe, and knew very well how precious their time was.

If they don't enhance their power here and are discovered by the strong ones, they probably won't get another chance.

"Li Zhuojian is considered my friend, I want to collect his remains."

After Ye Xuan finished speaking, as he was about to move forward to collect Li Zhuojian's soon-to-disappear body, he was halted by Ding Huan: "Wait..."

Ye Xuan looked at Ding Huan in confusion: "Mr. Ding, is there something?"

Ding Huan took out a Positioning Pearl and said, "When I saw Li Zhuojian's remains, I didn't touch them because I sensed something eerie.

I took a Tao Bamboo Slip and this Positioning Pearl from him.

The Tao Bamboo Slip became void, and the one I showed you later was a copy, but this Positioning Pearl always felt sinister to me..."

Ye Xuan, Mo Wuji, and Lan Xiaobu focused their Divine Will on the Positioning Pearl in Ding Huan's hand.

It was a clear Void Position Map, with arrows indicating the center of this universe.

It gave the impression that, merely passing through the mesmerizing void scenery would lead one to the pinnacle of the Great Dao.

"Sensing something wrong, I decisively left here without going to the location pointed by this Positioning Pearl..."

Upon hearing Ding Huan's words, the four exchanged glances.

They all understood that this indeed seemed peculiar.

How did Li Zhuojian perish?

How did the Positioning Pearl on Li Zhuojian come about?

Normally, the Positioning Pearl couldn't have been made by Li Zhuojian.

Though it must be considered that Li Zhuojian might have entered the location of the Positioning Pearl, was attacked and injured, then escaped here.

"The Source Principle of the Positioning Pearl isn't from the Ten Directions Universe." Mo Wuji provided the answer.

Ye Xuan spoke calmly, "I just observed, this Positioning Pearl not only doesn't belong to Li Zhuojian but might have been intentionally placed here after his death.

What puzzles me is, why the entity that left the Positioning Pearl didn't keep Mr. Ding when he came to collect things, and what's the purpose of leaving this Positioning Pearl."

Ding Huan extended his hand, and the Breaking Tribulation Blade appeared:

"Li Zhuojian's downfall should be related to the owner of the Positioning Pearl. When I took the Positioning Pearl, he didn't take action for possibly two reasons.

First, because he was also seriously injured at that time, and second, he didn't plan to attack me but rather wanted to use me to take away the Positioning Pearl."

Although Ding Huan hasn't yet determined the purpose of the Positioning Pearl left by the other party, the answer is becoming clearer in his mind.

At the same time, Mo Wuji and Lan Xiaobu both summoned their Magical Treasures, while Ye Xuan inadvertently blocked the path and set up a Source Principle Realm to lock this area of space.

Ding Huan and Ye Xuan implied that besides the four of them, there might be a fifth person present.

After the four locked this space, Ye Xuan began to speak: "Let me speculate about what happened back then, and everyone can add timely supplements.

When Li Zhuojian found this place back then, he was discovered before he even entered the deep universe to explore.

Then he was blocked in this place by someone who wanted to kill Li Zhuojian, not expecting Li Zhuojian not to be an ordinary cultivator.

After a fierce battle, this person, although having killed Li Zhuojian, ended up being seriously injured, to the point of being unable to leave this place."

Lan Xiaobu spoke up, "Ding Huan, since you were involved, you should be able to sense the purpose of this guy leaving the Positioning Pearl."

"Isn't it possible that this person was also heavily injured, unable or afraid to leave, so he left the Positioning Pearl to lure others to possess?" Ye Xuan said.

"But when Ding Huan came, he did not possess anyone, and Ding Huan even gained Li Zhuojian's Dao Scroll," Mo Wuji added.

Ding Huan already had an answer in his heart: "When Li Zhuojian's Dao Scroll came into my hands, it weathered away, and the Daoist Rhythm it contained definitely came from the Ten Directions Universe.

So, it was undoubtedly left by Li Zhuojian.

Besides the Dao Scroll and that Positioning Pearl, I also got several Dao Pearls and a Dao Pillar from a Chaos Treasure.

That item wasn't placed in Li Zhuojian's world; instead, it was outside, clearly placed there intentionally by someone, presumably not by Li Zhuojian."

Ye Xuan's gaze fell on the Positioning Pearl in Ding Huan's hand and nodded at him.

Ding Huan raised his hand and set up several Position Realm Restrictions, locking the Positioning Pearl within.

Working with smart people is indeed comfortable; after seeing Ding Huan's actions, Ye Xuan summoned his Silver Sword, and a sword aura blasted out.

Bang!

The violent Daoist Rhythm collided, suddenly appearing in the void, and an illusory figure appeared in front of the four of them.

Despite being only an illusory Primordial Spirit, the towering figure still made the four feel how strong this guy was when he had a physical body.

"You're quite impressive, not much weaker than Li Zhuojian, you could even sense my existence," the illusory Primordial Spirit said, staring at Ye Xuan.

At this moment, Mo Wuji, Lan Xiaobu, and Ding Huan each occupied a position, completely blocking all retreat paths of the illusory Primordial Spirit.

Ye Xuan chuckled, "You're really patient. When Brother Ding Huan came here, you actually managed to hold back from taking action."

Ding Huan spoke, "He should not have intended to possess but merely wanted someone to take the Positioning Pearl through that golden road into the depths of this universe."

The Primordial Spirit turned to Ding Huan, "Indeed, it's no surprise you could find this place with just a few Dao Pearls."

Ding Huan sneered, "You're even more impressive, using a few Dao Pearls to lure me here; too bad I didn't play into your hands."

Ding Huan truly understood now, although the Dao Disk is a Chaos Treasure, it couldn't attract him to travel through the Ten Directions Universe to find this place.

Earlier, he thought it was the guidance of the Dao Disk; now, he knew it was the illusory Primordial Spirit's scheme.

"Ding Huan, what exactly happened?" Mo Wuji asked, looking at Ding Huan.

Ding Huan explained, "Have you heard of the Chaos Treasure Dao Disk?"

Lan Xiaobu said, "I know of it, a Magical Treasure for the birth of the Big Calculation Skill, just like my Cosmic Grinder, it's the source of the Great Universe Technique."

Ding Huan didn't expect the Cosmic Grinder to be in Lan Xiaobu's hands, while the grinder's core was still with him.

Now wasn't the time to talk about these things, so he continued, "After getting some Dao Pearls and a Dao Pillar from the Dao Disk, I've always wanted to complete the Dao Disk.

But there was never an opportunity, until my strength stepped into the Seventh Step of the Great Dao, and suddenly I could sense the rest of the Dao Pearls and Dao Pillars of the Dao Disk.

Before, I thought it was a feature of the Dao Disk, now I realize, it was actually the illusionary Primordial Spirit's doing. When my cultivation was too low, he didn't bother with me.

This guy didn't expect I would reach the Seventh Step of the Great Dao, find this place, complete the Dao Disk, and decisively leave here, making his efforts futile.

If I'm not mistaken, he wanted me to carry the Positioning Pearl into the depths of this universe, following the arrow of the Positioning Pearl.

As long as I reached a specific spot, his illusory Primordial Spirit could merge with the Dao Thought in the Positioning Pearl, leaving this place to go where he wished.

Ding Huan was secretly relieved.

When he completed the Dao Disk, it was just to quickly gain the Big Calculation Skill to find Qu Yi, and there was no other reason to explore this universe.

He also vaguely sensed something was amiss.

Mo Wuji and Lan Xiaobu hadn't been in contact with Ding Huan's Positioning Pearl and couldn't sense the Great Dao Thought within.

Now they understood why Ding Huan used the Position Realm to lock that Positioning Pearl.

(Fellow Taoist, good night!)