After the myth

Chapter 1135 Take a Gamble

It took Ding Huan more than a month to calm down and continue to follow Shen Dai.

There are so many good things here, but he really can't use many of them now.

At first, Ding Huan was still thinking about the good things here, but in the end, he simply didn't bother to look.

Ding Huan did not urge Shen Dai, and simply comprehended the various origins of the first universe along the way.

Ding Huan knew that even though he had now obtained the Cosmic Origin Mountain, he still lacked the necessary accumulation to reach the ninth step of the Great Dao.

So he wasn't in a hurry.

As for cultivation resources, we'll collect as much as we can.

Shen Dai went further and further astray, and it seemed that he was indeed inferior to the Ten Realm Lords in terms of not being able to maintain his status as a lackey.

Their place of residence is not in the central area.

Six years later, Shen Dai finally stopped.

Ding Huan remained in the form of Yuan Ze and did not reveal his true form just because Shen Dai stopped.

"Brother Ding, we've arrived. This is the area of ​​Bu Shi's cave dwelling. Although Bu Shi is only under Huo Shi's command, his cave dwelling is very large."

Shen Dai spoke with extreme caution.

Ding Huan also carefully scanned the area with his divine sense.

It wasn't that Ding Huan didn't trust Shen Dai; this was the First Universe, and if he wasn't careful, he would face an ambush by top-tier experts.

Half an hour later, Ding Huan felt that Shen Dai was not lying this time.

The source law of the space where Bu Shi is located is indeed not stronger than that of Shen Dai. Although this space is very remarkable, the source law of the space is not that great.

Moreover, the primordial energy of heaven and earth was only slightly stronger than that of the universe where Shen Dai was located.

Just as Ding Huan was about to withdraw his divine sense, he suddenly sensed a subtle fluctuation of the source law restriction.

Ding Huan's heart skipped a beat, and he carefully sensed the surrounding spatial source laws once again.

Another hour later, Ding Huan confirmed that the level of the Source Realm here was extremely high, even stronger than the Source Realm that Di Xin had set up back then.

What he saw at first was merely the surface.

Good heavens, he almost fell for Shen Dai's trick again.

Ding Huan began to use the Great Dao Compass to make calculations.

The more Ding Huan tried to figure things out, the worse his expression became.

The calculation of the first universe is indeed difficult, but now that he is on the outskirts of the Uncorrupted Cave, the difficulty of such calculations has been greatly reduced.

Given that his strength and understanding of the Great Dao should be greater than Bu Shi's, even if the Great Divination Technique cannot predict the specific events that follow, it can still deduce the threat that Bu Shi poses to him.

But his calculations were completely vague.

Furthermore, given that he sensed the powerful hidden source realm surrounding the Uncorrupted Cave, Ding Huan knew that Uncorrupted's strength was far beyond what he could currently contend with.

"Let's go now," Ding Huan kindly reminded Shen Dai before leaving.

As for whether Shen Dai should come with him, he couldn't care less.

When Ding Huan said to leave, Shen Dai had no choice but to quickly retreat.

He knew that Ding Huan was definitely following behind him.

Ten days later, Ding Huan revealed himself in a place far away from the Uncorroded Cave.

Shen Dai finally saw Ding Huan again and quickly asked, "Brother Ding, why did you leave?"

Ding Huan stared coldly at Shen Dai: "Shen Dai, is Bu Shi really Huo Shi's subordinate?"

Shen Dai was taken aback, then said, "That's right, the ten realm lords also gathered together once or twice, and Bu Shi always followed behind Huo Shi with his head down."

Besides, it's common knowledge that Bu Shi is Huo Shi's subordinate, so why ask that?

Ding Huan sensed that Shen Dai wasn't lying, and he roughly understood that even Shen Dai probably didn't know Bu Shi's true strength.

"That Uncorroded One's strength is probably even greater than Huo Shi's. Are you blind?"

Ding Huan's tone was not polite at all.

He had never met Bu Shi, nor had he met Huo Shi.

The kind of Origin Realm he saw outside the Uncorroded Cave earlier was definitely not something an ordinary person could set up.

"But……"

Shen Dai thought Ding Huan was talking nonsense, but he didn't dare to say it out loud.

“Think carefully, what’s so strange about Huo Shi and Bu Shi?” Ding Huan stared at Shen Dai.

Shen Dai had actually only met Huo Shi a few times.

He tried to recall, but he found that Huo Shi never seemed to have scolded Bu Shi.

Other realm lords, such as the third realm lord Qu Ba.

This guy is quick to kill his own men; working for him is like having your head in his hands.

While the other realm lords weren't as ruthless as Qu Ba, they still frequently resorted to cursing and yelling.

There is still one……

That is, Bu Shi always seemed to keep a rather long distance from Huo Shi...

Generally speaking, the distance between the servants of a realm lord and the realm lord should not be too far or too close.

Being too far away would create a sense of unfamiliarity and make it inconvenient to give orders.

Getting too close would seem disrespectful to the owner...

Bu Shi always seemed to be quite distant from Huo Shi, and Huo Shi never publicly assigned Bu Shi any tasks.

Could Ding Huan be telling the truth?
"Brother Ding, every time Huo Shi appears, Bu Shi follows him at a considerable distance. Moreover, Huo Shi has never scolded Bu Shi, nor has he ever assigned Bu Shi any tasks..."

Shen Dai had no choice but to tell the truth. Ding Huan became increasingly convinced that his guess was correct: "Shen Dai, have you ever seen Huo Shi fight? How strong is he?"

After thinking for a long time, Shen Dai said, "Huo Shi has a very strong record. He once killed three powerful beings who had created the universe."

These are all hindsight accounts; no one actually saw him fight, it's all just hearsay.

"Shen Dai, without the Nine Bamboos of Heaven Opening, it must be very difficult for your physical body to recover, right?" Ding Huan deliberately brought up the very thing he didn't want to say.

Shen Dai remained silent.

It's not just difficult; unless he leaves the first universe and goes to some remote corner to barely recover a physical body, and then just ekes out a living like that.

As for revenge, forget about it.

“Shen Dai, I have a way that can not only help you get revenge, but may also help you get the Nine Bamboo of Heaven Opening.”

"Brother Ding, please give your instructions."

Shen Dai had completely abandoned Ding Huan.

Ding Huan chuckled: "I suspect what you saw might be fake. The real second strongest being in the First Universe is Bu Shi, not Huo Shi."

Huo Shi might be Bu Shi's dog, not that Bu Shi is Huo Shi's dog as you think.

Shen Dai stared blankly at Ding Huan for a long while before shaking his head: "Impossible."

After saying that, he suddenly realized something and looked at Ding Huan in disbelief: "Brother Ding, you don't mean to rob Huo Shi's cave, do you?"

Ding Huan actually had this idea.

If the true second strongest is Bu Shi, then Huo Shi is just a showy but ineffective person.

He should have no problem robbing Huo Shi.

After hearing Shen Dai's words, Ding Huan felt that it was somewhat unsound to guess that Bu Shi was the second strongest based solely on the Origin Realm surrounding Bu Shi and the scattered information provided by Shen Dai.

This is no joke.

If the guess is correct, then robbing Huo Shi would definitely be a highly profitable venture.

What if I guess wrong?

Huo Shi is a true strongman. What's the difference between him going to find Huo Shi and throwing meat buns to a dog?
"Shen Dai, there's nothing more I can do to help you. Let's part ways here. I need to find a place to go into seclusion."

Ding Huan didn't want to waste any more time following Shen Dai.

How could Shen Dai let Ding Huan leave? He pleaded, "Brother Ding, why don't we go to Ku Baizhen's place? Ku Baizhen was also seriously injured this time, and he also possesses the Cosmic Yuanmai Mountain."

"Does Kubai really have the Nine Bamboos that opened the heavens?" Ding Huan asked.

Shen Dai shook his head: "The Nine Bamboo of Opening Heaven is not a rare thing in the First Universe. I have had it before."

But they were all used up later, including Ku Baizhen's. However, Ku Baizhen still had one thing, no less valuable than the Nine-Path Bamboo of Heaven-Opening.

Before Shen Dai could finish speaking, Ding Huan refused: "Then forget it. If I can't help you find the Nine Bamboos of Heaven Opening, I don't want to go."

I've always believed in win-win situations. Even if the entire Cosmic Essence Mountain were offered to me, I wouldn't want it if only I benefited.

Ding Huan did want the Cosmic Origin Mountain, but what he said was completely untrue.

The real reason is that he looks down on Ku Baizhen's Cosmic Yuanmai Mountain.

Ku Baizhen's status is only slightly higher than Shen Dai's, and even with the Cosmic Yuanmai Mountain, his level is probably not high.

He wants the best.

Of course, this is not the main reason.

The main reason was that Ding Huan was worried about being taken advantage of.

Ku Baizhen ranks eighth in the first universe, and his strength is probably far greater than Shen Dai's.

After all, he is a realm lord.

Without a top-tier cosmic primordial mountain, why would he risk his life for Shen Dai?
"Brother Ding, I'll accompany you to Huoshi Cave today. Even if I die, I, Shen Dai, will risk it all."

Shen Dai used almost all his strength to say those words.

He truly had a "what's the worst that could happen?" attitude.

Ding Huan did not answer Shen Dai's question. He was thinking about what the chances of escaping would be if he guessed wrong.

A full half-incense stick's time passed before Ding Huan looked at Shen Dai and asked, "Shen Dai, could Huo Shi have killed you because of the Vast Tai Stone?"

Shen Dai was stunned; it seemed that this might indeed be the reason.

Besides the vast Tai Shi stone, he didn't have anything else of value on him.

Ding Huan was analyzing something: if Huo Shi killed Shen Dai for the sake of the vast Tai Shi, then Huo Shi would know that Shen Dai had not perished.

"No one knows that I obtained the Vast Stone." Shen Dai's tone was somewhat hesitant. He was unsure whether anyone knew when he obtained the Vast Stone.

"There's another question. When Huo Shi attacked you, did you fight back? Were you able to gauge his strength at all?"

Shen Dai said with a bitter smile, "Huo Shi's timing was too perfect. He tore my soul apart and destroyed my second body before I even had a chance to fight back."

Ding Huan is certain that Huo Shizhen might be a fake.

True strength lies in resilience, not in being easily eroded.

He took the risk; what if he succeeded?

"Shen Dai, I will easily form strands that wrap around your fingers. Go see Huo Shi now."

Upon meeting Huo Shi, immediately tell him that you are willing to hand over the Vast Primordial Stone, provided Huo Shi swears an oath, in return for a Heaven-Opening Nine-Path Bamboo.

"Okay, I agree."

Shen Dai didn't hesitate any longer; he had no other way out.

(Good night, fellow Taoists!)

(End of this chapter)