Post-Mythical Era: I don't want to die in the third reincarnation-Chapter 1178 - 1171: The Nine-Gai Vast Expanse

"Where is Beyond the Nine Fold?" After deciding on the target, Ding Huan realized that he didn't know the location of Beyond the Nine Fold at all.

Lan Xiaobu didn't know either.

If it weren't for Mo Wuji sending him a message, he wouldn't even know about the Eightfold Expanse Canyon.

"I know." Mo Wuji chuckled.

Over the years, he had studied almost every place in the First Universe. Although he hadn't visited ninety-nine percent of the places, he knew how to get to ninety-nine percent of them.

The Flying Treasure they chose this time was Lan Xiaobu's Seven-realms Stone.

The Seven-realms Stone was originally a treasure that could communicate between boundaries. After Lan Xiaobu upgraded it to a Chaos Treasure, its speed and ability to cross the Cosmic Vortex surpassed the Cosmic Pot.

More importantly, the Seven-realms Stone was suitable for multiple people to control simultaneously.

The true strength of One Origin Three Paths, neither Lan Xiaobu, Mo Wuji, nor Ding Huan knew.

But Ding Huan and Mo Wuji had witnessed the strength of Si Wu and Qi Qitang; these two were just one of the Vast Five Ancestors, and they also hadn't taken the Ninth Step of the Great Dao.

Si Wu and Qi Qitang's current strength might not be their strongest yet, but even now, they could overwhelm the three of them.

So the three of them didn't need to know the strength of one of the Three Paths, Wu Dao.

No matter Wu Dao's strength, he could easily crush them.

As soon as the three of them were exposed, they would undoubtedly die.

Sitting on the Seven-realms Stone, Ding Huan felt displeased: "That old fellow Qi Qitang, I didn't even provoke him, yet he's waiting outside Ji Yijian's Vast Yuan Vein River for me.

If I had the ability right now, I would definitely go and take him out first."

Lan Xiaobu patted Ding Huan: "You don't have the ability, so why talk crap? Let's wait until we deal with Wu Dao's Dao Field first."

Mo Wuji sneered: "Beyond the Nine Fold isn't Wu Dao's Dao Field. Before this guy deals with the other two of the Three Paths, he doesn't dare to enter it openly to seek the Dao."

"At least we can be sure that Wu Dao is at the Ninth Step of the Great Dao, but he hasn't taken the final step beyond. Otherwise, why guard Beyond the Nine Fold?

He guards Beyond the Nine Fold precisely to take the final step,"

Ding Huan rubbed his hands and said.

The Ninth Step of the Great Dao, just one step more than them.

He often overcame challenges beyond his level, so he didn't realize the essential difference between Wu Dao and them in his words.

Mo Wuji remained calm: "Ding Huan, never think like that. I'm sure the distance between Wu Dao and us is worlds apart.

On the surface, we're just one level apart from Wu Dao, but in terms of strength, it's the difference between heaven and earth. We mustn't be careless."

After Mo Wuji said this, the three of them fell silent.

What kind of Ninth Step of the Great Dao is truly powerful?

Mo Yuantian and Kui Feng, these Realm Lords, are definitely at the Ninth Step of the Great Dao.

Shen Dai is definitely also at the Ninth Step of the Great Dao.

But Shen Dai's Ninth Step is a whole level apart from other Realm Lords.

The Five Ancestors must also be at the Ninth Step of the Great Dao, but Mo Yuantian and these Realm Lords are another level apart from the Five Ancestors.

If the Three Paths are as they guessed, still at the Ninth Step of the Great Dao.

That means the Ninth Step of the Three Paths is another level stronger than the Ninth Step of the Five Ancestors.

"As far as I know, One Origin Three Paths is truly immortal. As long as they are under this vastness, even if their Divine Souls are annihilated, they can be reborn using the vast Source Principles.

One Origin is just that, I suspect he's beyond the Ninth Step of the Great Dao, while the Three Paths being immortal, is perhaps the true Ninth Step of the Great Dao?"

Ding Huan spoke with a heavy tone.

This is related to the direction they take to step into the Ninth Step of the Great Dao.

He and Lan Xiaobu had absorbed a lot of vast Primordial Energy over the years, yet they are still a long way from the Ninth Step of the Great Dao.

Mo Wuji, after all these years of research and visiting countless Daoist relics, still has no direction on how to step into the Ninth Step of the Great Dao.

Besides discussing the Dao along the way, the most important thing for the three of them is to clarify the direction of the Ninth Step of the Great Dao.

"Ding Huan, who did you hear it from... that even the Three Paths can be immortal?"

Mo Wuji asked.

If talking about immortality, with their current Dao, they can also attain immortality.

But the immortality of One Origin Three Paths is entirely different from their understanding, an existence that cannot be killed.

In other words, as long as the vastness remains, they remain immortal.

Mo Wuji, having learned the most about stepping into the Ninth Step of the Great Dao, hasn't found anything about the immortality of the Three Paths.

"It was Ji Yijian who said it; he had no reason to lie to me." Ding Huan explained.

"Could it be that under this vastness, immortality isn't the sign of having taken the Ninth Step of the Great Dao, but the key to the utmost Ninth Step of the Great Dao?"

Lan Xiaobu mused.

Like Ding Huan, he had almost exhausted a whole vast Yuan Vein River, yet this doesn't help significantly in stepping into the Ninth Step of the Great Dao.

Ding Huan said: "I don't know if immortality under this vastness is the key to taking the Ninth Step of the Great Dao, but our Dao body definitely limits our further advancement."

"Perhaps only after we enter Beyond the Nine Fold can we discern the reason," Mo Wuji said somewhat helplessly.

"The Five Ancestors are already so terrifying. Wu Dao is one of the Three Paths, and entering Beyond the Nine Fold may not be an easy task for us."

"Didn't Wu Ji say before that Wu Dao, without having dealt with the other two of the Three Paths, couldn't venture into Beyond the Nine Fold to seek the Dao peacefully."

"Does that mean Wu Dao isn't actually in the Nine Domains? Otherwise, how did he deal with Night Sand and the Red Universe in the Three Paths?"

Ding Huan's words made Mo Wuji and Lan Xiaobu's eyes light up.

Indeed, if Wu Dao is just guarding the Nine Domains, when will he be able to tackle the Red Universe and Night Sand?

If Wu Dao is truly unburdened to enter the Nine Domains, he must leave the Nine Domains to find Night Sand and the Red Universe.

Then find a way to severely wound Night Sand and the Red Universe.

"After hearing what you said, I'm almost suspecting whether it was Night Sand who severely injured Si Wu?" Mo Wuji chuckled.

Ding Huan was stunned; this could indeed be possible.

Even when facing one of the other Five Ancestors, someone of Si Wu's strength wouldn't be so heavily injured.

Moreover, Si Wu is one of those who covet the Nine Domains. It's not surprising if Wu Dao discovered him and casually took him out.

"Xiao Bu, speed up."

Both Mo Wuji and Ding Huan were excited when they deduced that Wu Dao might not be in the Nine Domains.

If Wu Dao were in the Nine Domains, their chances of entering would be very slim.

If Wu Dao isn't there, it means their likelihood of success increases significantly.

Lan Xiaobu knows this is the best opportunity.

His Seven Realms Stone seemed to move almost as fast as translocation, darting through the First Universe in the blink of an eye.

To accelerate, the Seven Realms Stone's privileges were also shared with Ding Huan and Mo Wuji.

Though they were in a philosophical discussion, all three of their Dao Yuan and Dao thoughts were almost entirely without reservation bestowed upon the Seven Realms Stone.

This made the Seven Realms Stone faster and faster.

Because the three of them simultaneously empowered the Seven Realms Stone.

All three had a deeper understanding of their own Dao Principles, and along the way, their philosophical insights grew more profound.

...

Qi Qitang had been waiting for nearly a thousand years and had not seen Ding Huan arrive.

This made him somewhat annoyed.

He stared at Ji Yijian: "Are you lying to me?"

Ji Yijian had long resigned to his fate: "Senior Qi Tang, even if you gave me two more guts, I wouldn't dare deceive you.

Ding Huan hasn't come for two reasons: first, he knows you're waiting for him here, or he might have been delayed by something himself."

Qi Qitang frowned.

Ding Huan knows he's being waited for here, so he doesn't dare come?

How does Ding Huan know?

Could it be coincidence? Perhaps the guy who was hiding outside Eightfold Expanse Canyon knows Ding Huan?

That's unlikely.

"Ding Huan definitely won't come again. Now you take me to the place you met him, where you said there used to be Void Algae. When you met him, there wasn't a single stalk of Void Algae there?"

"Yes, this matter is quite mysterious, and I haven't understood it even now. If Senior wishes to go, Junior will guide the way."

...

As Ji Yijian was taking Qi Qitang to Ding Huan's old retreat, Ding Huan, Mo Wuji, and Lan Xiaobu had already reached the very entrance of the Nine Domains.

There is only one entrance to the Nine Domains, located in the middle of the Ninth Domain Seas.

To enter the Nine Domains, one must cross the Ninth Domain Seas.

The seas, similar to an ocean in the First Universe or under the vastness, differ in that they contain water, fire, and everything imaginable or unimaginable.

As long as there are Source Principles present, these attribute principles can form corresponding landforms.

Even the Nihility Source Principle can create Nihility Space in the seas.

The entrance to the Nine Domains is surrounded by the Ninth Domain Seas, like the center of a donut.

And the Ninth Domain Seas are the donut's perimeter.

One shouldn't assume that because the Nine Domains are encased by the Ninth Domain Seas, they're small.

In reality, it would take tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years to traverse from one side to the other within the Ninth Domain Seas, even if the three were controlling the Seven Realms Stone concurrently.

This is why even Wu Dao, one of the Three Paths, cannot guard the entire entrance to the Nine Domains.

Mo Wuji pointed at the boundless Ninth Domain Seas and said: "To go to the Nine Domains, we must enter the Ninth Domain Seas, then traverse them.

The terrain in the Ninth Domain Seas is too unique; I suggest we choose a path with water for safety.

We will probably have to fly for tens of thousands of years or even longer within the Ninth Domain Seas before touching the entrance to the Nine Domains.

So before that, we need to be well-prepared."

"After entering the Ninth Domain Seas, we should be leaving the First Universe, right?" Lan Xiaobu asked.

Mo Wuji nodded: "Yes, after entering the Ninth Domain Seas, we will unknowingly leave the First Universe; the Nine Domains are not originally in the First Universe.

In fact, Eightfold Expanse Canyon may not necessarily be in the First Universe; the entrance is simply in the First Universe."

"Then what are we waiting for, let's go in. Without achieving the Ninth Step, one is worse than an ant." Ding Huan said decisively.

("Fellow Daoists, good night!")