Post-Mythical Era: I don't want to die in the third reincarnation-Chapter 1105 - 1098: Seclusion

As they spoke, Shen Dai raised his hand and tossed out four rings.

Ding Huan and the others scanned the rings with their Divine Will and were immediately taken aback.

Since arriving in the First Universe, they only knew that the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi of the First Universe seemed somewhat different from the Cosmic Origin Qi of their universe.

But they couldn't precisely perceive where the difference lay.

It wasn't that their Dao was inadequate; mainly, they had never encountered a true Cosmic Origin Vein before.

The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi contained within this Cosmic Origin Vein was not just abundant but carried something inexplicable.

It was as if...

Ding Huan felt that the Dao Veins they used before were all about the richness of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, the clarity of Heaven and Earth Rules, and the varying degrees of Dao Principle aura.

The Cosmic Origin Vein, however, gave them a clear sense of the Tao Domain, a tangible sense of bones and muscles.

If a comparison must be made, one was ethereal, the other was tangible.

Without hesitation, the four of them put away the rings, and Mo Wuji smiled, "Shen Dai, it seems you intend to ally with us as well."

It was very obvious.

Otherwise, there was no need for Shen Dai to present something like the Cosmic Origin Vein.

After all, the four of them previously had no idea that such a thing existed in the world.

As long as Shen Dai didn't bring it out, they would never have known to ask.

Shen Dai calmly said, "When I made a deal with you, I had no retreat left. Only if you become powerful, can I continue to survive.

In the future, when your cultivation improves, I hope you leave me a place to survive. From this moment on, I, Shen Dai, will only be your friend, not your enemy."

In Shen Dai's eyes, when these four people become powerful, they would at most just replace others in occupying the First Universe.

None of these four people were easy to deal with, and their Great Dao seemed rather remarkable.

As long as he, Shen Dai, could maintain his original position, that would be enough.

"Alright, we agree, but while we're in seclusion, you cannot leave this place," Ye Xuan agreed on behalf of the others to Shen Dai's request.

Even though everyone knew Shen Dai had many treasures on him.

Since they had started cooperating, they couldn't continue to exploit Shen Dai.

What they needed was time for secluded cultivation to improve their strength, not to have a life-and-death struggle with Shen Dai.

Shen Dai had no objections.

He was also well aware that these people wouldn't let him go.

After the four sealed off the space where Shen Dai was with various Position Realms and Barrier Restrictions, they convened again.

"I feel something off about Shen Dai's words; before we go into seclusion, we should discuss how to handle any problems that might arise.

If we can't win and need to escape, how should we do it?"

Ye Xuan spoke.

Implying that if the other eight people Shen Dai mentioned arrived, what would be their plan if they couldn't win and had to escape?

Should they flee from the First Universe, or go deeper into it?

Lan Xiaobu said, "According to Shen Dai, what he does here is beyond anyone's jurisdiction, and no one knows about it.

That seems unrealistic.

If the First Universe is indeed owned by nine powerful individuals together, their primary defense would be to prevent people from the other nine universes from entering.

Now that we've entered, and according to Shen Dai, this is his territory that no one else knows about. I believe the First Universe indeed has some issues.

So, the other people from the First Universe won't be coming over for a while. If they were coming, they would have arrived long ago."

Ding Huan agreed, as that was exactly what he thought.

Ye Xuan and Mo Wuji also concurred with Lan Xiaobu.

Mo Wuji said, "In this case, the time we have to retreat here might not be solely determined by Shen Dai. No one can say for sure how long we can stay here peacefully.

We have to quickly enhance our strength because we might encounter the other eight people at any time."

Ye Xuan nodded:

"Alright, when the time comes, each of us will choose a direction and perfect our own Great Dao.

The place we choose should encircle Shen Dai in the middle; in case anything happens, we can respond promptly."

As everyone prepared to leave, Ding Huan spoke again, "There's one more thing, I think if we encounter others coming over, we should be cautious.

Shen Dai said he ranks seventh in the First Universe. I suspect his words might be exaggerated.

This guy might actually be ranked last in the First Universe. If even the last is so formidable, we need to be mentally prepared when facing the others."

Ye Xuan thoroughly agreed with Ding Huan, "I know Li Zhuojian, though his status is much higher than mine. At that time, I wasn't qualified to speak with him.

For Li Zhuojian to find his way here, I can't say how strong he is, but he should be stronger than me, and perhaps not just a little stronger.

Shen Dai being able to kill Li Zhuojian suggests his strength is notably greater. Another consideration is, what if Shen Dai wasn't at his peak when he faced Li Zhuojian?"

Ye Xuan wasn't speaking nonsense; his words were based on facts.

As they discussed earlier, their ability to enter here without being discovered might not entirely be because it's Shen Dai's territory.

It's possible that an issue has arisen in the First Universe, leaving everyone to fend for themselves.

If there's a problem in the First Universe, Shen Dai naturally cannot stand aloof.

So, Shen Dai could have already been injured when dealing with Li Zhuojian.

If Shen Dai was injured when going against Li Zhuojian, then Shen Dai's strength is even mightier than they estimated.

In the First Universe, Shen Dai is the last, isn't everyone else defying the heavens?

"Let's go, first close up and cultivate. Once our strength improves, let's see if we can obtain some Cosmic Origin Veins to use."

Ding Huan stood up. Now, wasting even a single breath of time could mean one less breath of time comprehending the Great Dao while in seclusion.

Upon first seeing the Cosmic Origin Veins, Ding Huan instantly liked them.

The more, the better.

...

The area where Shen Dai was located could be considered a wasteland, possibly even at the edge of the First Universe, with no Spirit Plants present in the wasteland.

When Ding Huan set up the seclusion Position Realm, he planted all one hundred Cosmic Origin Veins into the ground. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Then, around these Cosmic Origin Veins, he placed four thousand Chaos Dao Veins.

Only by using the Cosmic Origin Veins to raise his Great Dao strength, could he have the opportunity to obtain more Cosmic Origin Veins.

Indeed, in the midst of the Cosmic Origin Veins, as Ding Huan operated the Great Universe Technique once more, he experienced a cultivation feeling he had never felt before.

It was as if he was cultivating at the pinnacle of the universe, while halfway down the mountain to its base, there was a group in seclusion seeking the Dao.

In his eyes, the Daos of others were like children learning to speak, while he was on the mountaintop comprehending the profound mysteries of the universe.

Ding Huan was very excited, he had a premonition.

As long as he steps into the Eighth Step of the Great Dao with his own Great Universe Technique, he might no longer fear Zuo Budu.

This Zuo Budu, one of the nine, might be, perhaps he should ask Shen Dai after coming out of seclusion.

After realizing the Source Principle, Ding Huan had already perfected the Great Universe Technique.

Now, Ding Huan was not perfecting the Great Universe Technique, but perfecting his own Cosmic Origin Principle.

The limitation of the Great Universe Technique was not the Tao Technique itself, but because the Great Universe Technique he created and cultivated was not derived in the First Universe.

Ding Huan never intended to integrate the Cosmic Law and Cosmic Origin Principle of the First Universe to perfect his own Eighth Step.

What he wanted to do was construct his supreme Cosmic Origin Principle of his own Tao World, merely utilizing the Cosmic Origin Veins.

This space fell into silence once again with the four of them in seclusion.

The only one able to move was Shen Dai's Primordial Spirit.

However, Shen Dai's Primordial Spirit could only move within a space delineated by Ye Xuan and the others.

Even if Shen Dai, currently in a Primordial Spirit state, had extraordinary skills, he still couldn't break through this space without alerting Ding Huan and the others.

In the first few hundred years, Shen Dai could still wait patiently.

As time went on, Shen Dai became somewhat anxious.

Yet he couldn't cultivate nor leave this place.

He started to regret if what he did was right.

After all, if those guys discovered what he did, Shen Dai might find it hard to even die, let alone survive.

Even if he died, those bastards could resurrect him and continue to torture him.

No, someone must know that Shen Dai let people in.

It's just that now no one can deal with this.

After that cosmic upheaval in the First Universe, everyone was either healing or in seclusion.

No one knew each other's business.

He had no way out now.

If anyone was to blame, it was Kui Feng, that bastard.

Trying to single-handedly control the First Universe without ability, was he not afraid of bursting?

Luckily, his cultivation was the weakest, and no one paid attention to him, so he was not severely injured.

...

At this moment, Ding Huan's Tao Universe World seemed to be disassembled, everything was reorganizing.

Even the Life Tree continuously changed its vitality Source Principle aura, even the Chaos Laws in the Chaos Law Sea were altering.

As the first ten thousand years passed, the Taoist aura around Ding Huan began to surge, and his Tao Domain unknowingly extended out.

This surging Taoist aura seemed boundless, escalating all the way.

The once calm Shen Dai became terrified once more.

Just as he felt the majestic aura of the Great Universe Technique from Ding Huan, he was once again engulfed by an extremely ordinary Taoist aura.

Though it was the most commonplace Taoist aura, he trembled, as if any mortal could crush him to pieces at any time.

And this was not the end; he felt another kind of Eternal Tao standing atop the universe.

Only world-class experts possess the majesty of such an Eternal Tao beyond the universe, even though he was one of the rulers of the First Universe.

Yet beneath this Taoist aura, he felt increasingly insignificant.

When a strand of Sword Qi soared skyward, almost splitting the First Universe, Shen Dai's mind went blank.

He realized he might have made a mistake, which was agreeing to let those four people enhance their strength here.

Before those four enhanced their strength, Shen Dai thought, even if they advanced, it wouldn't matter much.

At worst, Shen Dai could still speak to them as equals.

Now, he felt everything was slipping from his control.

(Fellow Daoist, good night!)