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Post-Mythical Era: I don't want to die in the third reincarnation-Chapter 351 - 346: The Cold Monster from That Year
"Sect Master, I didn't expect to be schemed against by this woman; I don't even know her," Lou Buzhi felt quite embarrassed.
Ding Huan patted Lou Buzhi's shoulder:
"You know why I dropped you on the ground? It was to give you a wake-up call. Surviving until today hasn't been easy; don't throw away your life over a trivial matter."
Lou Buzhi nodded, understanding exactly why Ding Huan said this, as both of them had come from Four-direction Star Land.
Almost every step was a fight for survival; if one were schemed against after settling down, all previous efforts would have been in vain.
He couldn't just take her word for it because she claimed to have a deep connection with the Blue Star Sect.
"Sect Master, I must find Mo Huaping and cripple her," Liu Yinzhu said anxiously.
Ding Huan waved his hand, "No need, you won't be able to find her; she has left Triple Heaven Star Land."
Not only did Ding Huan know that Mo Huaping had left Triple Heaven Star Land, but he could also predict that Mo Huaping would certainly return after he left the Blue Star Sect.
This woman practiced the Little Universe Technique; once she left the Blue Star Sect, unless she changed her cultivation technique, she would be ruined.
It's easy to switch from other techniques to the Little Universe Technique, but switching from the Little Universe Technique to another, unless the new technique is far superior, is difficult.
Otherwise, she would have to ascend to the Immortal Realm and adopt an Immortal Realm cultivation technique.
After finishing, Ding Huan looked at Hu Wuxin and Mo Zheng and said, "Vice Sect Master Hu, you and Elder Mo have experienced many things. The Blue Star Sect still needs your attention to help Master Liu correct some deficiencies."
Hu Wuxin firmly said, "Sect Master, rest assured, I will certainly assist Master Liu and ensure that the Blue Star Sect thrives..."
At this point, something seemed on his mind to say but he hesitated, unsure whether it was appropriate.
Ding Huan smiled, "Old Hu, is there anything you can't say around me?"
Upon hearing Ding Huan speak, Hu Wuxin no longer hesitated, "Recently, a strange thing has occurred; many strong cultivators in the Taoist Realm have disappeared, including many Sect Leaders from great sects.
The City Lord of Zhenyun Dao City, Qiu Kujin, the Sect Leader of Ten Thousand Beast Sect, Hong Tiao, the Sect Leader of Seven Star Sect, Luo Changqing, and even Zhong Can, who had just entered the Void God Realm, have all disappeared..."
Hearing this, Ding Huan immediately frowned. He knew Hong Tiao, as his Taoist couple had once come with items to redeem someone.
He had also assisted in Luo Changqing's advancement.
This clearly wasn't normal—those who disappeared were either great sect leaders in the Taoist Realm or individuals of high status.
Following this trend, Liu Yinzhu would be next.
"Are there any clues?" Ding Huan asked in a deep voice.
Hu Wuxin replied, "It is said that several missing sect leaders were seen in Lost Swamp before disappearing..."
The first thing that came to Ding Huan's mind was the Grand Canyon Gorge.
Countless people had died in the Grand Canyon Gorge; after that event, the Taoist Realm almost stopped recruiting disciples from the Mortal World.
If it wasn't for his expertise in the Big Calculation Skill, he probably wouldn't have been able to get out of the Grand Canyon Gorge, let alone bring others out with him.
As his cultivation improved, his focus shifted towards seeking Immortal Fate, following the footsteps of Ancient Immortals of Hua Xia, so he didn't pay much attention to the Grand Canyon Gorge.
Now, however, it was imperative to go.
The Blue Star Sect was his Great Dao inheritance, and it simply couldn't be lost.
At Ding Huan's level of Great Dao cultivation, he deeply cared about his own Dao inheritance.
A Dao without an inheritance was like rootless duckweed.
The Blue Star Sect absolutely couldn't be annihilated.
Ding Huan recalled what Gu Youchang had deduced at the time—that there was a high-level Han Beast inside the Grand Canyon Gorge.
Initially, this Han Beast had devoured Qi Cultivators, Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and some True Pill Cultivators.
Over the years, the Han Beast's strength had undoubtedly grown. Now that its cultivation had increased, ordinary Qi and Foundation Establishment Cultivators could no longer satisfy it.
Thus, it started devouring Soul Cultivators and even some Void God Realm Cultivators.
In a while, perhaps this creature would start devouring Immortals and Earth Immortals.
This could not be allowed to continue.
Thinking this, Ding Huan said to Ji Gu and others:
"You guys go ahead to Wanbao City and wait for me there; I still have some matters to handle. Once I'm done, I'll meet up with everyone in Wanbao City."
Jia Baihe opened her mouth; she actually wanted to accompany Ding Huan.
If Ding Huan was investigating these sect leaders' disappearances, perhaps she could lend a hand. But as Ding Huan hadn't specified what the matter was, she felt it was inappropriate to ask.
"Alright, then we'll prepare in Wanbao City and wait for you before entering the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield," Ji Gu didn't hesitate.
The disappearance of sect leaders in the Taoist Realm wasn't a big deal to her. She was a Loose Cultivator with no inheritance to worry about.
Ding Huan summoned his iron pot, and as he stepped onto it, he turned to Lou Buzhi, "That Rock Valley is very dangerous; it's best if you don't go there again."
"I understand, Brother Huan," Lou Buzhi guessed that Ding Huan, having to leave now, might find it difficult to return to the Blue Star Sect anytime soon, and felt somewhat sentimental.
From Four-direction Star Land to here, how many times had Ding Huan saved him?
At that moment, Lou Buzhi silently resolved that he couldn't always rely on Ding Huan to save him; he should also strive to enhance his own strength, hoping to be able to assist Brother Huan someday.
Watching Ding Huan control the iron pot to leave, Liu Yinzhu was still puzzled how Ding Huan knew where Lou Buzhi had been—he hadn't asked Qing Yu?
After Ding Huan left, the others bid farewell to Liu Yinzhu and the rest, heading towards Wanxiang City.
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The iron pot was extremely fast, and in less than two hours, Ding Huan had brought it to the Lost Swamp.
Ding Huan stowed away the iron pot, and his Divine Will seeped out.
Perhaps due to the many powerful beings who had gone missing here recently, the Lost Swamp seemed even more gloomy and quiet.
Ding Huan flew directly over the Lost Swamp, the prohibition against flying in this area hardly posed a challenge for him.
As soon as he landed in the great ravine, Ding Huan's Divine Will swept out recklessly.
There was not a single person in sight in the great ravine, it seemed that everyone knew that even Void Gods could not survive here.
And in the Taoist Realm, a Void God was a peak existence.
Although Ding Huan had connected the Taoist Realm and the Ascension Realm, which Ascendant would willingly come to the Taoist Realm to cultivate?
Soon, Ding Huan's Divine Will settled on a huge basin in the depths of the great ravine.
There was actually a Yin vein here.
Ding Huan landed on this Yin vein, and with his Divine Will, he discovered it was a top-quality Yin vein.
Ding Huan had obtained a high-quality Yin vein in the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield, but it was far inferior to this top-quality one.
Knowing there was a top-quality Yin vein here, Ding Huan didn't need to use his Divine Will to know that this was definitely the lair of that cold demon.
Before Ding Huan's Divine Will could sweep out further, a mass of black fog suddenly enveloped him, and a terrifyingly cold aura surged toward his Sea of Consciousness.
Boom boom boom, clusters of black cold poison fog exploded around Ding Huan.
Ding Huan stood still, not even his garment corner fluttered.
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As for the clusters of cold Illusion Poison that bombarded his Sea of Consciousness, they couldn't even get close, let alone invade it.
Ding Huan stepped forward and landed outside a huge cave.
Standing here, he could see everything in front of him.
The cave was at least several dozen meters in diameter.
Ding Huan had never seen a cold demon before; he thought they were huge and towering.
What appeared before him was just a small creature, at most half a meter long.
The Daoist Rhythm around the small creature was vague, giving it an indistinct appearance.
If not for Ding Huan's keen eyesight and Divine Will, it might have been overlooked at first glance, making it hard to detect this little thing.
Under Ding Huan's Divine Will, this seemed to be a rank seven cold demon.
"Is it you who has been killing everywhere?" Ding Huan's gaze landed on the cold demon, his tone somewhat cold.
"We don't intrude on each other's territories; I haven't provoked you," the voice of the cold demon was as chilling as its size.
Ding Huan chuckled, "Twenty or thirty years ago, when I passed through the great ravine, you had already bothered me, it was just that back then I wasn't capable of dealing with you.
Now that no one passes through the great ravine anymore, you still use your Illusion Technique to lure Sect Masters here and devour their souls, it shows you have chosen a path leading to death."
Ding Huan wasn't surprised that the cold demon could speak.
He had found the Spiritual Blue Fruit in the great ravine; let alone a cold demon that lived here year-round.
"Woo!" A mournful whimper sounded, and then the cold demon turned into a black shadow and pounced toward Ding Huan.
In that moment, Ding Huan felt the surrounding space freeze.
This must be the cold demon's Domain, but Ding Huan didn't move an inch; he just threw a punch.
Bang!
Even though Ding Huan hadn't extended his Galaxy Domain, the cold demon still couldn't approach him and was struck by his punch.
Crack!
The cold demon's body burst into a cluster of purple blood, then it slammed into the rock wall and fell down.
"Oh, you do have some tricks up your sleeve; my punch didn't turn you into dust, impressive," Ding Huan couldn't help but commend.
Although he hadn't fully exerted himself with that punch, executing only thirty percent of his power, it still failed to turn the cold demon to dust—that was indeed somewhat impressive.
"Stop, I'm willing to be your Beast Pet," the cold demon, seeing Ding Huan was about to strike again, immediately became frightened.
It hadn't expected such a powerful human to exist in the Taoist Realm.
If it had known that devouring a few Sect Masters would attract a powerful being like Ding Huan, it would have preferred to lay low for a few more centuries.
"Beast Pet? Heh," Ding Huan spread his hand open, and a ball of flame appeared in his palm.
Is it rare? His long-nurtured Beast Pet, Lao Liu, turned against him.
Besides, what Beast Pet couldn't he have, to take a Zombie as a Beast Pet?
This cold demon was a Zombie cultivated from a corpse; having such a thing as a Beast Pet, wouldn't that be disgusting oneself?
"I know a big secret," the cold demon felt Ding Huan's determined killing intent and immediately panicked.
"I'll give you a chance to speak," Ding Huan's flame didn't leave his hand.
"Swear not to kill me…"
Before the cold demon could finish speaking, Ding Huan threw the flame at the cold demon's body.
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