Post-Mythical Era: I don't want to die in the third reincarnation
Chapter 1033 - 1026: Lending a Helping Hand
"I cannot bear to stay in the World of Gods, so I chose to return to the Fog Realm, but I couldn't find my father. So, I waited at the entrance of the Fog Realm for the Senior.
I thought that one day the Senior would leave the Fog Realm to go to Blue Star Island. I didn't expect, however, that the Senior would return from outside the Fog Realm."
Shi Wanrong's tone was desolate, uncertain if she felt sorrow for her choice or grief for not finding her father.
Ding Huan suddenly asked, "If one day, Geng Yuan returns to apologize to you, would you forgive him?"
Shi Wanrong was taken aback. She looked at Ding Huan, "Senior, it is he who wouldn't forgive me."
Ding Huan replied calmly, "Just answer my question."
For other matters, Ding Huan could not say for sure, but for Lei Chou's family, he was well aware.
If Lei Hen approached Geng Yuan purely because he liked him and thus schemed against Shi Wanrong, Ding Huan would admit he was blind.
He did not know the exact reason Lei Hen approached Geng Yuan, but it was nothing more than because of Geng Yuan's Chaos Dao Body or possibly due to Geng Yuan exposing their relationship himself.
Although he hadn't returned to the World of Gods since he left, quite a few people still knew the name Ding Huan when mentioned there.
Shi Wanrong shook her head, "I am very grateful to Brother Geng. Without Brother Geng, I couldn't have stepped into the Sixth Step.
The Chaos Dao Technique, this supreme Great Dao magic, few would be willing to share it with an outsider. Brother Geng actually gave the Chaos Dao Technique to me to cultivate, this immense kindness, I find it hard to repay.
Since he got together with Lei Hen, I planned to leave. It's just that I couldn't make up my mind time and again. In the end, because I couldn't cultivate, I acted against Lei Hen, which completely broke Brother Geng's heart.
Now, all I feel towards Brother Geng is gratitude..."
There was one thing she did not say: when she left, Geng Yuan did not say a word to persuade her to stay nor did he give her a Dao Vein.
It must be noted that the place where they cultivated had at least hundreds of Dao Veins.
Not only that, when Lei Hen slapped her while crying, the look Geng Yuan gave her was one of loathing.
What left her in despair was that Geng Yuan knew her Dao Rhythm was mottled and that she could no longer cultivate, yet he did not ask her to stay.
But whenever she thought of the Chaos Dao Technique, of Geng Yuan giving her the Chaos Dao Technique to cultivate, she also schemed against Geng Yuan's child.
Deep inside her heart was filled with endless guilt.
"Why don't you return to Blue Star Island?"
Ding Huan knew that staying long at the entrance to the Fog Realm was very dangerous for Shi Wanrong.
Shi Wanrong shook her head, "I don't have a Jade Talisman, I can't enter Blue Star Island."
Ding Huan didn't ask further, obviously, the Jade Talisman for entering and leaving Blue Star Island was with Geng Yuan.
After all, Geng Yuan was among the first batch of people to follow him into Blue Star Island.
And when Shi Wanrong left, Geng Yuan did not give the Jade Talisman to her.
The Cosmic Pot was already parked outside Blue Star Island; Ding Huan raised his hand to open Blue Star Island's barrier.
Ding Huan extended his Divine Will to scan, finding that no one was there anymore.
Jia Baihe, Qiao Qianhe, and Guan Huan were also not there.
However, Ding Huan wasn't anxious because he was sure that the barrier of his Blue Star Island hadn't been forcibly opened by anyone.
Jia Baihe and the others weren't there, meaning they must have left of their own accord.
The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi of Blue Star Island was limited, if Jia Baihe and the others cultivated to a certain level, they would inevitably choose to leave like Geng Yuan did.
"When you left, what was the cultivation level of the others?" Ding Huan asked Shi Wanrong.
"Sister Bai He was at the True Saint level, Senior Guan Huan and Senior Qiao Qianhe were both at the Wuque Saint Realm."
Ding Huan breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed Jia Baihe went to seek the opportunity to break through the Seventh Step.
Without asking, it was certainly the World of Gods.
Jia Baihe's aptitude was not much weaker than that of a Chaos Dao Body.
Moreover, Jia Baihe cultivated the Primordial Dao Technique, and after entering Blue Star Island to retreat, her cultivation surely advanced rapidly.
Being able to prove the Tao as a True Saint here was normal.
Given Jia Baihe's past experiences, and cultivating the Primordial Dao Technique to advance to True Saint, entering the World of Gods posed little danger to her.
Ding Huan decided to take a look at Nian Huan, upgrade his Breaking Tribulation Blade, and then head to the World of Gods.
Thinking of this, Ding Huan straightforwardly dismantled the barrier outside Blue Star Island and then rearranged it.
With his current level in barrier formation, after rearranging the barrier, except for the Barrier Talisman in Jia Baihe's hands, all previous auxiliary Jade Talismans he crafted to open it could not enter here.
Ding Huan wasn't guarding against Geng Yuan but worried about Lei Hen coming over.
Given Geng Yuan's level of intellect, sooner or later, Lei Hen would find his way here.
After setting up the barrier, Ding Huan once again summoned the Cosmic Pot, "Let's go, we'll return to the Fog Realm. Wanrong, come over here, I'll help you remove the mottled Dao Rhythm from your Great Dao."
Shi Wanrong asked in disbelief, "Senior, my Great Dao is mottled..."
Shi Wanrong, having cultivated to the True Saint Realm, naturally knew that in her situation, even if the Master of the Universe at the Seventh Step came, they would be unable to remove such mottled Dao Principles for her.
She knew of two methods, the first being to slay the Dao and recultivate.
After slaying the Dao, a large quantity of Dao Vein resources was needed, with the most crucial being the Dao Vein. She didn't have any, so slaying the Dao was not suitable for her.
The other was reincarnation and recultivation.
Once reincarnated, not to mention whether she could awaken the Chaos Dao Body, even if she could, would she live to attain the level of the Eternal Life Saint?
She knew very well that without her father Shi Changxing, she wouldn't know how many times she would have been slain by others.
Moreover, reincarnation cultivation also requires a large number of Dao Veins, which she still lacks.
Ding Huan nodded, "I know, but I can still help you solve this problem."
Shi Wanrong suddenly knelt on the ground, "Please, senior, intervene."
Her voice trembled.
Having awakened the Chaos Dao Body and obtained the Chaos Dao Technique, she could be said to have suddenly reached the pinnacle of the Great Dao.
However, after advancing to the Sixth Step of Dao Confirmation, the Great Dao was suddenly marred, and this kind of drastic change is something many cannot endure.
Fortunately, she has been through a lot.
The torment she once experienced was much greater than this, and she survived it.
Returning to the Fog Realm, she hoped more that Ding Huan could help her find her father, not expecting him to save her.
Unexpectedly, Ding Huan said she could still be saved.
Ding Huan raised his hand and reached for the center of Shi Wanrong's brow.
Shi Wanrong's heart trembled, and she unexpectedly felt a fear of impending death.
Yet she remained unmoved; she trusted her father.
Because her father and Ding Huan were friends, both her father and herself were saved by Ding Huan.
Even if Ding Huan wanted to kill her for Geng Yuan, she would have no complaints.
The next moment, Shi Wanrong felt the mottled Dao Rhythm entwining her Great Dao being completely taken by Ding Huan.
Her entire body was filled with an extreme sense of ease.
Not only that, but the feeling of death and fear also disappeared.
At this point, even if Shi Wanrong were a fool, she understood what was happening.
The reason she had that fear of death wasn't that Ding Huan was going to kill her, but because the mottled Dao Rhythm entwining her Great Dao provoked her resistance.
Ding Huan raised his hand and burned the mottled Dao Rhythm he extracted with a ball of Dao Fire, looking at Shi Wanrong with satisfaction.
Shi Wanrong did not disappoint him.
If it wasn't for her absolute trust in him and her firm resolve, she might have acted out of fear of that extreme sense of death.
"Thank you, senior, I did not expect it would be so easy to remove the mottled Dao Rhythm entwining me...."
Shi Wanrong's voice still trembled, still in disbelief.
Simple?
Ding Huan chuckled inwardly.
It was indeed simple for him to lift a hand and remove the mottled Dao Rhythm.
For anyone else, even if it took tens of thousands of years, they might not be able to separate the mottled Dao Rhythm entwining Shi Wanrong's Great Dao.
In his eyes, all Dao Principles, rules, and Laws are tangible and clear, quite different for others.
"Wanrong, I am friends with your father, and I want you to remember one thing: even if you cultivate the Chaos Dao Technique, you owe no one anything."
Ding Huan knew that Shi Wanrong must feel indebted to Geng Yuan, first for cultivating Geng Yuan's Chaos Dao Technique, and second for having schemed against Geng Yuan's child.
"Yes." Shi Wanrong replied respectfully.
Ding Huan understood that although Shi Wanrong said yes, the knot in her heart had not been untied.
If this continued, she would have no fate with the Seventh Step of the Great Dao.
Thinking of this, Ding Huan simply said, "The Chaos Dao Technique Geng Yuan has was given by me..."
"Ah..." Shi Wanrong looked at Ding Huan in surprise.
Geng Yuan had only told her that the Chaos Dao Technique had something to do with Ding Huan, but not that it was given by him.
Ding Huan said calmly, "The Dao Mountain inheritance was originally the Changyuan Dao Technique, which has been passed down for countless generations. When it reached Geng Yuan, it was still the Changyuan Dao Technique.
I stripped away the Laws surrounding the Changyuan Dao Technique, allowing the Chaos Dao Technique to reemerge. If I hadn't intervened, Geng Yuan would still be cultivating the Changyuan Dao Technique, so you don't need to feel indebted.
If there's anyone who should feel indebted, it's Geng Yuan who owes me, not you owing Geng Yuan."
Upon hearing this, Shi Wanrong felt as if an invisible shackle had suddenly disintegrated from her body, making her feel entirely different.
Ding Huan continued speaking:
"Now, let me talk about the second matter regarding that woman, Lei Hen. This woman has a deep enmity with me because I killed her brother, Lei Chou..."
Shi Wanrong suddenly realized, "Senior, so her approach to Brother Geng Yuan is..."
Ding Huan nodded, "Yes, she must have seen Geng Yuan's potential and wanted to win him over as an ally, but ultimately, it was just to deal with me.
If I'm not mistaken, she should now be aware of the relationship between me and Geng Yuan. As for her being pregnant.
Heh, do you think a woman would conceive a child for a man she manipulated? Especially a woman from the Lei family.
Moreover, if she hadn't allowed it, do you think you could have ambushed a Seventh Step of the Great Dao? No matter what you've been through, when it comes to scheming, you still have a long way to go."
"Then I must quickly go and tell Geng..."
Ding Huan waved his hand, stopping Shi Wanrong's words, "Do you think that knowing her existence, I would care about her coming for me?
I'm telling you this not to have you warn Geng Yuan, but merely to hope that when you confirm your Seventh Step, you won't fail because of a guilty Dao Heart."
Shi Wanrong, who had already stood up, knelt again, "Thank you, senior, for your great kindness, Wanrong will never forget it in this lifetime."