Ding Huan returned once again to his Tao Universe World, deciding that he would not slay Dao outside, but within his own Tao Universe World.

The reason for slaying Dao in his own Tao Universe World was because he suddenly remembered something.

If he were to slay all his cultivation, he would become an ordinary mortal.

An ordinary mortal cultivating the Great Universe Technique would inevitably need to rely on external Heaven and Earth Rules.

No matter how powerful the Great Universe Technique is, it can't start evolving its own Great Dao Rules and Law of All Things to enhance cultivation during the Qi Cultivation Stage.

Although the Heaven and Earth Rules of the Fog Realm exist independently,

having been present since its creation, without any human control,

those Heaven and Earth Rules still do not belong to him.

If he relies on the Fog Realm's Heaven and Earth Rules for cultivation, he will not be able to control his own Great Dao direction.

Therefore, he must stay in his world for cultivation before he can evolve his own Universe Law of All Things to enhance cultivation.

…..

Ding Huan had no idea how many millennia he had spent in seclusion.

It took him only one day to slay Wong Qu Dao, a month to slay the Dao of Words, and a year to slay the Dao of Creation...

It likely took him nearly one hundred thousand years to slay all of his Dao Principles.

At this moment, he was no different from an ordinary mortal.

His world was dim and unclear, with colors seemingly turned to shades of gray and white, vitality was weak, and the Life Tree appeared to be at death's door.

If not for the Life Tree providing vitality, Ding Huan estimated that his body and Divine Soul would have completely collapsed when he reached the Immortal King Realm.

At this moment, Ding Huan was like a blank sheet of paper,

ready to be painted on to construct a brand new Tao World.

To Ding Huan, this was the best beginning.

Because he had his self-created Great Universe Technique.

With the Great Universe Technique to paint on this blank canvas, his Great Dao would follow his heart's desires.

As long as he did it perfectly, then his Great Dao would be perfect.

Being able to thoroughly slay Dao and successfully survive also gave him an avenue of infinite possibilities for his Great Dao.

Ideally, Ding Huan should be rejoicing and excited right now.

Indeed, Ding Huan was happy, grateful that he had the Life Tree.

If it weren't for the Life Tree, he might have perished thirty thousand years ago.

But apart from happiness, Ding Huan felt more fear and anger.

Because when he slew the last Qi Refining Dao Rhyme, those Dao Rhythms transformed into a single bead the size of a pea in front of him.

Even though Ding Huan had no cultivation, he knew what this was.

A Dao Pearl.

It was his Dao Pearl.

He was the one who condensed this Dao Pearl, but he was not the one who controlled it.

In other words, the moment he reincarnated, the embryo of this Dao Pearl was already within him.

Every step of progress in his Great Dao thereafter was building blocks for this Dao Pearl.

It was certain that when he perfected his Great Dao, it would be the time for someone to claim the Dao Pearl.

Ding Huan's entire lifetime was living for others.

All his efforts were for others to perfect their Dao Pearls.

Though he never cultivated Marriage Dao Techniques, he was effectively practicing Marriage Dao all along.

Heh, Ding Huan chuckled at himself mockingly.

Had it not been for that hand seal from a powerful being in the Deep Chaos of the World of Gods, he might never have thought of slaying Dao and starting over...

No, he definitely would not have slain Dao to re-cultivate.

Since he would not slay Dao and start over, by the time he reached the Seventh Step of the Great Dao or stronger, someone would come to collect the Dao Pearl.

Once the Dao Pearl was claimed, his flesh and Dao Rhythm would all become nourishment for the Dao Pearl, and he himself wouldn't even be able to resist.

Ding Huan didn't even need to think to know who this person was.

Definitely the owner of that leather scroll.

Ding Huan clenched his fist, just a little more, just a little more and he would have been completely plotted against.

With the speed of his cultivation using the Great Universe Technique, reaching the Seventh Step of the Great Dao was only a matter of time.

This old thing, definitely can't be let off just like that.

Because of the Dao Pearl, even the owner of the hand seal in the depths of Chaos was listed by Ding Huan as the second being to be eliminated.

He should even thank that guy once.

Otherwise, his pitiful and tragic end was foreseeable.

Perhaps because he hadn't made any moves yet, the Dao Pearl quietly hovered before him.

Fortunately, this was his Tao Universe World,

he was now just an ordinary mortal cultivator. If he were outside and this Dao Pearl tried to escape, he could do nothing but watch.

Even if his world was currently extremely dim, it remained his territory.

For others to control his world would be something that happened only after the Dao Pearl was taken away.

For now, the Dao Pearl remaining within his world was the safest.

Ding Huan stared at the Dao Pearl before him for a long time, and his first thought was to destroy this Dao Pearl, something he had cultivated with countless effort.

But in just a moment, Ding Huan changed his mind.

Since when had Ding Huan become so agreeable?

Was it because he had slain all his Daos?

Or because he was now nothing more than a mortal?

Ding Huan took a deep breath; the Dao Pearl must stay, and it must stay with him.

Wasn't the intention to drain his Great Dao through the Dao Pearl? To make him a Marriage Daoist through the Dao Pearl?

How could he let this good intention be wasted?

The Dao Pearl must remain with him.

When his cultivation recovers, the first step is to strip away all the Taoisms from the Dao Pearl that belong to him.

The second step is to infuse all corrupting Dao Rhythms, negative Dao Rhythms, collapsing Dao Principles, hostile energies, and mixed Dao Rhythms into the Dao Pearl.

When the other party tries to seize the Dao Pearl, they will receive it entirely.

Ding Huan let out a long sigh.

At the same time, waves of weakness swept over him.

Ding Huan felt himself aging.

Though his mind was still present, still able to perceive everything in the Tao World, he knew clearly that he was now just a mortal.

A hundred years' time is but a fleeting moment for a Saint, just a brief seclusion vanishing in no time.

To a mortal, it's a lifetime.

He is now just a mortal.

From now on, this mortal will start anew.

Gathering his emotions, Ding Huan commenced cultivation.

After one Great Universe Cycle, Ding Huan transitioned from a mere mortal to the first stage of Qi Cultivation.

He was filled with emotion.

When he cut through the Qi Cultivation Stage before, it took him tens of thousands of years.

Yet now it only took a single cycle to advance to the first stage of Qi Cultivation.

Slaying Dao is the hardest.

Three days later, Ding Huan perfected the twelfth layer of Qi Cultivation and formally entered the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Just stepping into Foundation Establishment, Ding Huan felt a fullness and infinite possibilities.

Even the factors that once slightly influenced his own Great Dao were now entirely absent.

This is the Foundation of his own Great Dao, building his own Great Dao.

A month later, Foundation Establishment Level Twelve was consummate.

...

A millennium later, Ding Huan re-entered the Nurturing God Realm.

By normal standards, a cultivator building their own Taoisms generally requires reaching the Saint level first.

Deriving the Laws of All Things usually follows reaching the Eternal Life Saint level.

Having just stepped into Nurturing God, Ding Huan raised his hand to create his first new Great Dao Rule.

This was a Space Law.

Upon constructing this Law, Ding Huan distinctly felt a slight difference in his Great Dao World compared to before.

Ding Huan ceased cultivating.

Not because he was giving up cultivation, but because it wasn't necessary to continue within his Great Dao World.

By standing on other grounds, one can better see their current height and the full view.

Being able to derive the Laws of All Things means he must leave his own Tao Universe World.

Perhaps his cultivation speed would slow due to the time it takes constructing his own Taoisms and deriving the Laws of All Things, but that is a journey he must undertake.

Once again arriving atop a great stone in the existing space.

Under Ding Huan's Divine Will, every detail of his Tao Universe World became clear.

Indeed, being elsewhere provides a clearer view of one's own Great Dao World.

The Great Universe Cycle began to operate, and the external Dao Vein Primordial Energy was swept in.

One by one, his own Great Dao Rules were constructed by Ding Huan.

His world filled up at a pace visible to the naked eye.

The Life Tree once more emanated a rich vitality, and the gray world once again became vibrant and colorful.

As more Great Dao Rules were derived by Ding Huan, the Law Star River in Ding Huan's Great Dao World became increasingly clear.

Moreover, the previously faint and almost disappearing Chaos Law Sea gradually outlined a shape.

Heavenly God Realm, Divine Monarch Realm, World God...

When Ding Huan reached the Quasi-Saint level, his world completely restored to its original form.

Whether or not it was psychological.

Ding Huan felt his world becoming clearer, merging seamlessly with his perception.

Ding Huan felt fortunate for having slain the Dao.

Previously as a Wuque Saint, his understanding and touch of the Great Dao seemed less real than now.

Truly, this is the point above the Great Dao, as if everything in the vast universe is within grasp.

The joy of the Life Tree seemed to convey to Ding Huan that this is the Tao World it needs to thrive.

The sense of being schemed against was gone.

Ding Huan was deeply moved; in reality, it didn't consume much time.

Excluding the Slaying Dao, it only took ten thousand years to evolve from an ordinary cultivator to the Quasi-Saint Realm.

...

Blue Star Island.

Geng Yuan was full of vigor.

After thirteen thousand years, he finally became a True Saint.

His True Saint status was pure, with unwavering confidence stemming from true power.

The person he was most grateful to was Ding Huan.

Though he knew full well that with his current strength, even Ding Huan wouldn't measure up to him.

Yet he would never contend against Ding Huan, for it was thanks to Ding Huan he could cultivate the Chaos Dao Technique with a Chaos Dao Body.

And because of Ding Huan, he could calmly validate his Tao, obtaining the aura of Creation.

He had encountered Masters of the Universe at the Seventh Step, and he believed even not having reached the Seventh Step himself, he could now rival those universe masters.

He now intended to enter the World of Gods, and in the World of Gods, step into the Seventh Step of the Universe Master.

Once he reaches the Seventh Step, he will personally visit those universe masters who caused his family's ruin.