Sunset Arrow?

Lu Ye furrowed her brow. If it were something else, it would be easier to discuss, but the Sunset Arrow, now that's a bit troublesome...

Ding Huan noticed Lu Ye's frown and felt a pang in his heart. Could it be that this woman is reluctant to part with it?

Was his offered price too low?

It shouldn't be.

The Sunset Arrow is useless without the Heaven and Earth Bow, whereas his Luck Stone can instantly translate into strength. Lu Ye surely understands this.

"Sister Lu Ye, don't worry about it. It's just a Luck Stone. If you really want this item, I'll figure out a way to get it for you."

Ding Huan spoke with magnanimity.

"Brother Wu Liang, can you really get a Luck Stone?" Lu Ye looked at Ding Huan in surprise.

Her address had upgraded from 'Senior Brother' to 'Brother.'

Ding Huan nodded: "Although I'm not entirely confident, I can ask Ding Xiaotu where he got the Luck Stone. If he can get it, I refuse to believe I can't."

Upon hearing Ding Huan's idea, Lu Ye's previous excitement dissipated. Wasn't he just talking nonsense?

If there were still Luck Stones there, wouldn't Ding Xiaotu have collected them all? Would he wait for others?

It's not that she valued the Sunset Arrow too much, but Ji Bucheng cared a lot about her and intended to ask his sect to propose marriage.

During a casual chat with Ji Bucheng, he mentioned his fondness for bow-type magical treasures.

She had casually mentioned the Sunset Arrow, and Ji Bucheng had been visibly excited, his desire apparent.

So she planned to use the Sunset Arrow as an engagement gift for Ji Bucheng.

Moreover, she believed that the engagement gift Ji Bucheng would send would be equally impressive.

"Sister Lu Ye, once we return, we must retreat and cultivate diligently. I've heard that the Shenmai contest is about to begin, and we can't miss this opportunity."

Ding Huan, seeing Lu Ye still hesitant, had to continue to persuade.

He hadn't been idle these past few days and had read many introductions on the Chunyi Divine Realm Jade Scrolls.

He knew that the biggest event in the Chunyi Divine Realm was the Shenmai struggle.

According to the jade scrolls he read, there's a place in the Chunyi Divine Realm connected to Chaos.

Of course, what lies on the other side of Chaos, no one knows.

However, each year, Chaos retreats a million miles outward.

In the areas that Chaos retreats from, abundant treasures appear.

This is understandable.

Originally surrounded by Chaos, once Chaos retreats, the places nurtured by Chaos could hardly be lacking in treasures.

Legend has it that the Chunyi Divine Realm got its name because of the continuous retreat of Chaos.

Millions of years later, the Chunyi Divine Realm emerged.

After the Taoist Ancestor gained control of the Chunyi Divine Realm, the area where the Chunyi Divine Realm bordered Chaos became a restricted zone.

Every hundred years, sects and forces are allowed to enter and compete.

These places are the sources of various divine spirit veins and innate treasures.

The Holy Tripod of Chunyi is said to have come from such a place.

There's less than ten years until the next Shenmai struggle in the Chunyi Divine Realm, so every sect is gearing up to acquire more treasures nurtured by Chaos during the contest.

Ding Huan's mention of the Shenmai struggle thoroughly captivated Lu Ye.

What was the Sunset Arrow anyway? It sounded like a top-grade treasure, yet without the Heaven and Earth Bow, no other bow could activate it.

Even if another bow could barely release it, its effects would be meaningless.

Ji Bucheng is a genius, which is why she was tempted to use the Sunset Arrow as an engagement gift.

What if she herself were a genius?

No need to be a genius; if she could advance to the late Divine King stage, or even God Unification Realm, before the Shenmai contest, then...

The more Lu Ye thought about it, the more excited she became.

Stepping back, as long as Ding Xiaotu continues to cultivate here, over time he would be obedient to her.

By then, she could retrieve the Sunset Arrow.

Perhaps by that time, Ding Xiaotu would voluntarily return the Sunset Arrow to her.

After understanding all this, she simply took out a jade box and handed it to Ding Huan: "Brother Wu Liang, please help me exchange for two Luck Stones."

Overjoyed inside, Ding Huan outwardly showed only a slight hesitation before saying, "Alright, Sister Lu Ye, wait for me here. I'll be back shortly."

Ding Huan quickly headed to his cave mansion. He didn't keep Lu Ye waiting for long.

In less than half a stick of incense, he rushed back.

"How is it?" Lu Ye looked at Ding Huan expectantly.

Ding Huan handed two jade boxes to Lu Ye: "He agreed to the exchange."

"Good." Lu Ye grabbed the jade box, eager to open it.

Ding Huan hurriedly stopped her: "Sister Lu Ye, open it when you return to the sect."

"Right, right..." Lu Ye nodded eagerly.

She then added, "Brother Wu Liang, you should also spend time in seclusion. Our Divine Woman Sect hasn't had impressive results in past Shenmai contests. This time, we must prove ourselves."

Ding Huan's heart stirred.

He had initially planned to leave.

However, the Shenmai contest was indeed enticing. These were treasures nurtured by Chaos.

If he left the Ancient Desolate Divine Woman Sect now, he wouldn't have the qualification to compete for the divine veins.

Such good places are usually dominated by the great sects and forces. A loose cultivator wouldn't even dream of entering.

"Alright, then I, Wu Liang, will give it my all to bring honor to our Divine Woman Sect."

In an instant, Ding Huan made his decision.

Returning to the Ancient Desolate Divine Woman Sect, he could cultivate openly and honorably.

Once he left the Ancient Desolate Divine Woman Sect, he would only be a loose cultivator wandering around.

Moreover, if he could participate in the Divine Vein Competition, he might be able to get a Chaos Divine Vein.

Compared to a Chaos Divine Vein, any top-grade Star Sky Divine Spirit Vein or top-grade Five Elements Attribute Divine Spirit Vein is weak in comparison.

Unless a Dao Vein appears.

Even if a Dao Vein appears, the Chaos Divine Vein is not necessarily much weaker; each has its use.

Moreover, a Dao Vein is indeed extremely rare.

A long time ago, he had acquired a fragment of a broken, substandard one, only to have it wasted.

Lu Ye now wished she could rush back to the sect immediately, then return to her cave mansion to start secluding herself for a breakthrough to the God Unification Realm.

Ding Huan was equally as eager.

He was anxious to return to Wu Liang's cave mansion and refine the Sunset Arrow as well.

And the world within himself, the world of Wu Liang, must be opened.

Divine Maiden City was very close to the Ancient Desolate Divine Woman Sect, and Ding Huan followed Lu Ye, returning to the Ancient Desolate Divine Woman Sect in a very short time.

Because Lu Ye was leading the way, Ding Huan didn't even need to take out his identity plate.

"Senior Brother Wu Liang, I need to go back and cultivate first. You should hurry back to improve your cultivation; let's strive to reach the God Unification Realm soon."

With a clear goal, Lu Ye's tone was full of urgency.

In the Dao Vein Competition, there are no restrictions; whether you are in the God Cultivation Realm or the Saint Realm, you can go in to seek treasures.

Of course, going in with low cultivation is just delivering yourself to death.

As soon as Lu Ye entered the Divine Woman Sect, she went off on her own.

Ding Huan didn't know where Wu Liang lived, nor could he ask.

He could only stand there feeling around, and after a while, he finally found some traces of the remnant aura of the Bone Devouring Poison.

Just as he was about to go over, a somewhat hoarse voice sounded: "Shuxian greets Senior Brother Wu Liang. Did you just return with Senior Sister Lu Ye?"

Ding Huan's heart skipped a beat, seeing a graceful figure land in front of him.

The woman before him had a pretty face, with a hint of worry in her brows, adding to the gentle appearance of a female cultivator.

He hadn't noticed the person approach because he had been focused on sensing the Law of the Bone Devouring Poison.

Fortunately, he recognized this woman, who had returned from the Void with Lu Ye earlier.

He had seen this woman at the Chunyi Void Square.

He just didn't know her name.

"So it's Junior Sister Xian. Junior Sister Lu Ye went to Divine Maiden City today, and I accompanied her. I'm just about to go back and enter seclusion."

Ding Huan hurriedly returned the greeting.

"Then I won't disturb Senior Brother Wu Liang's seclusion. Farewell, Senior Brother." The woman bowed again and stepped aside.

The implication was evidently to let Ding Huan leave first.

As Ding Huan left, he couldn't help but wonder why this disciple of the Divine Woman Sect sounded so familiar.

Had he heard it somewhere before?

Back at the Void Square, this Divine Woman Sect disciple named Shuxian hadn't spoken.

Pang Shuxian watched the disappearing figure of Wu Liang, the softness in her eyes turning to killing intent.

Soon she turned and rushed out of the Divine Woman Sect.

In less than half a stick of incense, she arrived at the Heart God Cultivator District.

Then she headed straight to the cave mansion where Ding Huan used to reside.

Standing in front of Ding Huan's cave mansion for a long time, her expression changed slightly. Then she directly broke through the restriction on Ding Huan's cave mansion and entered.

Seeing the cave mansion empty, Pang Shuxian clenched her fists.

After a long time, she murmured to herself, "Logically, you shouldn't have been killed so easily? Why?"

Then she wandered around Ding Huan's cave mansion again, before finally sighing deeply in defeat at the entrance, setting the restriction back, and turning away.

Her plan hadn't even had a chance to be implemented before the person she had set her eyes on was already gone.

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Ding Huan had now entered Wu Liang's cave mansion.

As a steward of the Divine Woman Sect, Wu Liang's cave mansion was quite decent.

It was in a place of great natural beauty and surrounded by ample open space.

The Divine Spirit Qi was very dense, indicating that excellent Divine Spirit Veins were implanted below.

The first thing Ding Huan did upon arriving was to replace all the external restrictions with his own.

The outer layer was a Level 6 Divine Restriction.

Behind this Divine Restriction, Ding Huan set up a bunch of Level 9 God-trapping Array patterns, Protecting God Array patterns, and God Killing Array patterns.

Ensuring his safety, Ding Huan then took out the Sunset Arrow.

The moment the Sunset Arrow reached his hand, Ding Huan sensed the Marks of Divine Will within.

No, he couldn't refine it in this place.

He didn't know whose Marks of Divine Will these were; perhaps Lu Ye's master's or maybe someone else's.

If he refined it here, he would be detected immediately.

Ding Huan then entered his Sea of Consciousness Universe, certain that refining these Marks of Divine Will on his own turf would ensure that no one could discover him.

The Marks of Divine Will on the Sunset Arrow were stripped away one by one by Ding Huan, and instead of destroying them, he sealed them and set them aside.

Two days later, Ding Huan completely refined the Sunset Arrow.

Feeling the strength of the Sunset Arrow, Ding Huan was itching even more. When would he test the power of the Sunset Arrow and the Falling Star Arrow?