"Brother Lan, I encountered this person in the Endless Void. He demanded I find the person who obtained the Creation Dao Principle. I had no choice. Thank you for killing this person. Otherwise, I would have died at his hands."

Wen Shi came up to thank Ding Huan at the first opportunity after seeing him take down Fang Luo.

Ding Huan looked at Wen Shi coldly:

"Wen Shi, Mo Wuji and I have reprimanded you more than once. Do you really think I can be easily fooled? Speak the truth, or from now on, there will be no person named Wen Shi."

Wen Shi's face turned a bit pale:

"After I rushed into the Chaotic Space from the Void Platform, I completely lost sense of my direction. If no one had saved me, I would likely remain in the Chaotic Space for my entire life until I fell..."

Lan Xiaobu knew that what Wen Shi said was true.

In Chaotic Space, survival does not depend on luck, nor is it just about managing to live within that space.

To traverse Chaotic Space, besides having one's own Tao Domain, an intuitive grasp of vitality through one's Tao Technique is even more crucial.

The Tao Domain is not an ordinary one; it requires the integration of one's Origin Law.

Mo Wuji and I cultivate our own path; even if we fall into Chaotic Space, we can still sense where life resides.

Even if Wen Shi's strength is not inferior to ours, and he comprehends the Origin Law, his instinct to detect the Tao is too weak, so losing his direction in Chaotic Space is normal.

"Later, I met Fang Luo. Fang Luo said he was looking for the person who took away seven Creation Dao Principles. I told him I could find at least three people for him, so he led me out of the Endless Void..."

Wen Shi knows very well what kind of people Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji are.

Trying to deceive Lan Xiaobu with words is absolutely impossible.

In the end, he chose to tell the truth.

Lan Xiaobu said lightly, "You told him that Mo Wuji and I were the ones who took away the Creation Dao Principles, right?"

In fact, Lan Xiaobu was also surprised; who else took the other five Creation Dao Principles?

Mo Wuji and I only took away two Creation Dao Principles.

When we left the space where the Creation Dao Principles were, there were at least four remaining.

"Yes, I had no choice. If I didn't tell him, I would be forever stuck in the Chaotic Space. Besides, Fang Luo is extremely ruthless, and he would surely perform a Soul Search on me, so whether I told him or not, it would be the same.

This is my fault, but I only told him that you and Mo Wuji had been to the Chaotic Space, nothing more."

"Oh, who was the third person you mentioned?"

"It's someone with the surname Ding. I don't know his full name, but his friend is here, that man with red hair."

Lan Xiaobu's gaze fell on Di He, feeling quite amazed.

Di He's cultivation is definitely at the Eighth Step of Great Dao, and it's the Tao of Words.

But from his perspective, Di He does not cultivate his own path, so at most, he could only be like Wen Shi, unable to get out of the Chaotic Space in the Endless Void.

So how did he come out and even manage to obtain a Creation Dao Principle?

Seeing Ding Huan looking at him, Di He, who had long wanted to express his gratitude, did not hesitate and immediately walked over: "Di He thanks Brother Lan for saving my life. If it weren't for Brother Lan, I fear I would have been harmed by this bastard."

Di He unhesitatingly insulted Wen Shi, calling him a bastard, leaving Wen Shi with an ugly expression and unable to refute.

"Did you enter the Endless Void?" Lan Xiaobu asked immediately.

Di He nodded, "Yes, I entered with Brother Ding Huan. If it weren't for Brother Ding Huan, I might not have been able to walk out of the Endless Void Space."

Lan Xiaobu's Divine Will scanned Di He once and quickly guessed a few things: "Did you step into the Eighth Step of the Great Dao because you obtained a Creation Dao Principle?"

Wen Shi's heart froze upon hearing this.

He thought he could easily crush Di He.

It never occurred to him that Di He had already stepped into the Eighth Step of the Great Dao, and through a Creation Dao Principle at that.

A sour feeling welled up in his heart.

Why?

All along, Wen Shi considered himself above others, but now it seemed that of those coming out of the Endless Void, he was the only one who didn't obtain a Creation Dao Principle.

Mo Wuji and Lan Xiaobu must have obtained a Creation Dao Principle.

As for Ding Huan, whom Di He mentioned, it would be truly odd if Ding Huan hadn't obtained a Creation Dao Principle, considering even Di He did.

Not only did he fail to obtain a Creation Dao Principle, but he was also brought out by Fang Luo.

Frustration and depression.

Di He laughed, "Yes, it was Brother Ding who helped me get a Creation Dao Principle and brought me out. I was also lucky; with the help of a Creation Dao Principle, I stepped into the Eighth Step of the Great Dao."

After speaking, Di He glanced disdainfully at Wen Shi.

The meaning couldn't be clearer: you're just at the Seventh Step of the Great Dao, and you dare to perform a Soul Search on me, Di He?

Wen Shi remained silent, knowing that if Di He had truly stepped into the Eighth Step, attempting a Soul Search would indeed be humiliating.

The truth is, regardless of whether Di He stepped into the Eighth Step, he never wanted to perform a Soul Search on Di He, it was Fang Luo who forced him.

He wasn't afraid of Di He, but he genuinely feared Ding Huan.

Lan Xiaobu didn't ask further; instead, he looked at Wen Shi, intending to have Wen Shi open up his own Tao World. Even if he didn't kill Wen Shi, he wanted to confiscate some of Wen Shi's possessions.

He just found him extremely disagreeable.

But he suddenly stopped mid-sentence.

He then looked in disbelief at the exit of Ducheng; he wondered if he was seeing things, because he saw Qi Manwei.

"Manwei..." Lan Xiaobu immediately ignored Wen Shi and looked incredulously at Qi Manwei standing at the gates of Ducheng.

In these years, he had regretted more than once.

He regretted not finding Qi Manwei before the Calamity arrived.

He even thought about whether he could use Qi Manwei's Dao Thought to send Manwei into reincarnation.

But he doesn't even have Qi Manwei's Dao Thought.

This time, when he went back to perfect his Great Dao, he also harbored the intention of finding Qi Manwei.

However, under the calamity, countless planets collapsed, and the original Great Universe had long disappeared in the river of history.

Qi Manwei had once left a mark on his Dao Heart.

Lan Xiaobu never dreamed that he would see Qi Manwei in Ducheng of the Fog Realm.

Qi Manwei and Nian Huan had just entered Ducheng and heard people say that there was a peerless expert fighting outside, including Ducheng's former actual controller, Wen Shi.

Both Nian Huan and Qi Manwei knew who Wen Shi was.

Just like Nian Huan said, her father Ding Huan had slain Wen Chendao, the second strongest in Ducheng, and the first strongest was Wen Shi.

So when they heard of Wen Shi's appearance, neither dared to enter the city and hurried out to see the situation.

Immediately, Qi Manwei saw Lan Xiaobu.

Lan Xiaobu, dressed in linen, stood there just as he had always been.

In Qi Manwei's eyes, wherever Lan Xiaobu appeared, the universe would disappear, leaving only him between heaven and earth.

Qi Manwei instinctively rubbed her eyes; whenever she was on the brink of death, she would see Lan Xiaobu's figure.

But now she was with Nian Huan, wasn't this the entrance to Ducheng?

Why could she still see that figure?

Until the words 'Manwei' fell into the deepest part of her soul, she suddenly awoke.

This wasn't a dream, this was real.

Lan Xiaobu had returned, he truly appeared before her eyes.

"Xiao Bu..." Qi Manwei murmured, but no sound came out.

Then she saw that figure, which had always been on her mind, rushing towards her, becoming more real before her eyes.

Qi Manwei couldn't hold back any longer; tears streamed down her face.

Though she fled the calamity alone, she never felt wronged.

At this moment, seeing Lan Xiaobu, she was filled with excitement and could hardly contain herself.

Wen Shi, who was awaiting judgment, saw Lan Xiaobu completely ignoring him and wouldn't miss such an opportunity; he retreated cautiously and then fled frantically.

If Fang Luo's soul were still present, he could only lament his bad luck.

If Qi Manwei had appeared a little earlier, he might have escaped like Wen Shi.

Shi Wanrong, who wanted to step forward to express her gratitude again, quickly stopped.

She clearly understood the relationship between Lan Xiaobu and Qi Manwei.

She hadn't expected to meet not only Lan Xiaobu here but also Qi Manwei.

...

Ding Huan looked excitedly at his Cosmic World.

Unfortunately, no one could share his excitement at this moment.

When the first Universal Law emerged in his Cosmic World, his world transformed.

Previously, his world had life laws, vitality laws, reincarnation laws, and even later, the primordial laws and creation laws evolved...

But his Cosmic World always lacked something indescribable.

If he had to put it into words, it was lacking vigor or vivacity...

After he evolved the first Universal Law, his Cosmic World suddenly became vibrant, everything seemed to have cause and effect.

The Vitality Law also became completely different.

The Life Tree gained a reincarnation aura.

"My Cosmic World finally has a place of origin..."

Ding Huan murmured to himself.

His Tao Universe had always had destinations; he constantly improved his cultivation, endlessly seeking breakthroughs.

In his Dao journey, he climbed higher and further.

But the higher and further he went, the less he could see the path to the origin.

Today, with the first Universal Law emerged, his pathway gained a vague trail to the origin.

When the path becomes clear, that will be the day his Great Dao is perfected.

Only at this moment did Ding Huan understand, why—after evolving the Reincarnation Law—there was no path of reincarnation in his world.

It was because his world hadn't evolved the Laws of All Things.

No path of life! How can there be a path of death?

One by one, the Universal Laws were evolved by Ding Huan, and his Cosmic World finally added a Universal Law Star River.

With the endless supply of Chaos Primordial Qi being drawn by Ding Huan, his Universal Law Star River became increasingly complete.

Upon constructing the first Universal Dao Principle, his Tao Universe World took shape and became lively.

Such vibrancy could only be sensed through perception and intent, something Ding Huan couldn't describe with words.

At this moment, Ding Huan's eyes were moist.

Like a child, his Dao finally found its way home.