After the myth

Chapter 1173 One of the Five Ancestors
After Ye Xuan’s cultivation reached its peak, his path stagnated and he was finally trapped by the Nudao Sword.

If he had not helped Ye Xuan to split the Slave Sword and stripped out the Great Sword Art and a drop of blood essence, Ye Xuan would probably have been enslaved by now.

Not only that, he, Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji worked together to remove the Dao Thought imprint on Ye Xuan, allowing Ye Xuan to be reborn.

Today he actually saw an aura similar to the Great Sword Technique again.

That aura emanated from the longsword in the man's hand in the distance.

Even if this guy wasn't the one who harmed Ye Xuan, he must be directly involved.

However, at this moment, the man was as thin as a withered vine, and his aura seemed to be resisting what was below the Nine Gai Han Ze.

Ding Huan scanned the area with his divine sense and immediately discovered the problem.

Thin, gray lines, as fine as hair, stretched out from the rock where the man was, conveying an intense longing for life.

Unfortunately, the Dao line is filled with the decaying aura of the Great Dao; once touched, the Great Dao collapses and the physical body crumbles.

Endless lines of energy continuously enveloped the man, seemingly trying to completely bind him to the reef and then drain all the life force from his body.

The man on the reef was naturally unwilling to have his life force drained and his Dao corrupted. He continuously emitted sword energy, which severed the Dao lines that wanted to bind him.

Although he cut quickly, the cut lines appeared even faster.

No matter how he cuts the gray lines, there are always a few more lines that can bind him.

This creates a strange balance.

As long as the man cannot sever all the gray lines extending from the depths of the Nine Gaihan Marsh in one go, he will be stuck here doing the same repetitive actions.

Honestly, this guy is really something to have managed to hold on until now.

This served as a reminder to Ding Huan not to stand carelessly on the rocks in the Jiugaihanze.

The reason the man got tangled in the gray lines was most likely because he accidentally stood on the reef, which led to him getting entangled.

Since entering Jiugaihan, Ding Huan has always believed that Jiugaihan is a place devoid of any vitality.

Aside from a few materials containing vast primordial spirits, he had not encountered a single living being.

At least there are various kinds of life in the ocean, but in the vast void, there is truly nothing alive.

Not only were there no living things, but it now appears that there are also gray lines on the Dao that can devour life and corrode the Great Dao.

The man on the reef was clearly more powerful than him. Even this kind of guy was entangled by the gray lines and couldn't get away. Once he was also entangled by these gray lines, how could he possibly escape?

Thinking of this, Ding Huan quickly sent a message to Mo Wuji and Lan Xiaobu, and then wanted to take a longer route.

Regardless of whether Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji receive the message he sent, he must inform them of this dangerous matter.

"Fellow Daoist, please lend a hand." The gaunt man saw that Ding Huan was about to leave and quickly called out for help.

Even if Ding Huan didn't want to cause trouble in the first place, and even if he was happy to help others, he wouldn't have planned to lend a hand after learning that the other party might be related to the Slave Dao Sword.

If Ye Xuan hadn't had their help, he might have ended up becoming a sword slave of the Slave Dao Sword, and then someone else's slave.

The final outcome will inevitably be very tragic.

Ye Xuan was his friend, and he had harmed his friend to this extent.

How could he possibly help someone like that?
The reason he didn't take action against this guy was because he was worried that he would also be targeted by that gray line.

Otherwise, he wouldn't mind kicking someone when they're down.

“Fellow Daoist, I, Jian Tian, ​​hereby swear that as long as you help me, I will never forget your great kindness…”

Seeing that Ding Huan was truly ignoring him and had no intention of helping him, the man became anxious.

This is deep within the Jiugaihan Mountains, and even more so within the Jiugaihan Great Swamp.

This was the first time in millions of years that he had seen a living cultivator come here. If he missed Ding Huan, he probably would never have the chance to see a living cultivator again in his life.

The fact that no one comes here means he can never be saved.

Jian Tian?

Ding Huan stopped his escape attempt.

He'd heard of this guy.

One of the Five Great Ancestors.

Could it be that the Nu Dao Sword was left behind by Jian Tian to plot against Ye Xuan?

Logically speaking, someone like Jian Tian wouldn't do something so tasteless.

Moreover, as one of the Five Ancestors, Jian Tian has no reason to do such a thing, right? Would he care about a mere sword slave like Ye Xuan?

This makes no sense.

Ding Huan carefully considered what he knew about Jian Tian.

Unfortunately, aside from recognizing the somewhat familiar swordplay style of Jian Tian earlier, his understanding of Jian Tian was limited to just one sentence:

For Jian Tian, ​​his Daoist partner is his sword; women are superfluous to him.

As for the rest, they are even more superfluous.

Would someone like this really use the Slave Dao Sword to scheme against a mere Ye Xuan?

It doesn't seem quite right; there might be other reasons for this.

Ding Huan directly laid down the Gene Killing Law, and then derived the Gene Killing Source Law.

He set up the killing source rules based on the drop of essence blood that was extracted from the Slave Dao Sword.

If the finger fragment that transformed into the Slave Sword was indeed left by Jian Tian, ​​then the essence blood belonged to Jian Tian, ​​and this genetic killing source would definitely affect the other party.

As Ding Huan's Gene Killing Source Law covered this space, he discovered something: neither his Gene Killing Law nor his Gene Killing Source Law had any effect on Jian Tian.

In other words, that piece of the Nu Dao Sword was not actually left behind by Jian Tian.

"Jian Tian, ​​how long have you been trapped here?" Ding Huan asked.

As one of the Five Ancestors of the Vast Universe, Jian Tian is an incomparably noble being, not only in the First Universe but also throughout the entire Vast Universe.

Normally, someone like Ding Huan, an ant, wouldn't even have the right to speak to him.

But now, Jian Tian only hopes that Ding Huan won't leave so easily and will stay to save him.

"Three million two hundred and sixty thousand years." Jian Tian almost said the exact number of days, which showed how much he was suffering here.

Ding Huan thought to himself, "It seems unlikely that Nu Daojian is Jian Tian."

When Ye Xuan obtained the Slave Dao Sword, Jian Tian must have already been trapped in this place for a long time.

"What kind of swordsmanship do you practice?"

Upon hearing Ding Huan inquire about his swordsmanship, even while trapped on the reef, Jian Tian's tone became arrogant: "Vast Origin Sword Technique."

Ding Huan was very disdainful; the so-called Vast Origin Sword Technique was nothing special to him.

To be honest, if Ye Xuan were given enough vast primordial energy, he would also possess a vast Dao Spirit Body, and his self-created vast sword path would truly be the number one sword path.

"Have you taken on any disciples? Or rather, have you passed on your swordsmanship to anyone?"

Upon hearing Ding Huan's question, Jian Tian realized he had been wrong.

Ding Huan seemed to be inquiring about something, but he didn't seem to want to ask him for advice on swordsmanship.

Jian Tian's spirits plummeted, perhaps because he knew that Ding Huan was unlikely to save him.

“Back then, during the Five Ancestors Assembly, I couldn’t avoid the pressure of personal relationships, so I accepted a disciple under my name. I taught him the Origin Sword Technique and gave him a vast sword principle.”

Ding Huan's eyes lit up: "Fellow Daoist Jian Tian, ​​may I ask what the name of the disciple you taught is? What is his background?"

Jian Tian made no attempt to hide anything: "His name is Tito. Because he was recommended by someone I couldn't refuse, I had no choice but to accept him."

"A recommendation from someone I can't refuse? Who exactly is that person?"

Jian Tian fell silent.

Ding Huan chuckled and turned to leave.

Jian Tian called out to Ding Huan again:

“Fellow Daoist, if I’m not mistaken, you must be heading to the Nine Realms, right? If you are heading to the Nine Realms, without my help, I’m afraid you will never be able to enter the Nine Realms in your lifetime.”

Ding Huan stopped again.

He wasn't surprised by Jian Tian's words.

Those who enter Jiugaihan are not going outside Jiugai, are they coming in to die?
"Fellow Daoist Jian Tian, ​​what do you mean by this?"

Jian Tian's tone softened: "Fellow Daoist, you must be a powerful figure to have made it this far. Do you know that to enter beyond the Nine Gai, one needs a magic weapon and a divine ability?"

"Please enlighten me?" Ding Huan clasped his hands in a fist salute.

Jian Tiandao said, "To enter beyond the Nine Heavens, one must possess the Great Net of Laws. At the same time, one must master the vast sword techniques."

Big Net?
Is that what he took from Dixin?
This thing is on him.

However, Jian Tian was quite honest and straightforward, and he didn't use the condition of saving his life to answer his question.

“Fellow Daoist Jian Tian, ​​tell me who recommended Ti Tuo to follow you to learn swordsmanship, and I might consider helping you.”

Ding Huan wouldn't agree to save Jian Tian just because he's upright and honest.

Sometimes, a bad decision can harm you.

The goal is to save Jian Tian while also gaining sufficient benefits for himself, and ensuring that Jian Tian does not harm him.

Jian Tian hesitated for a moment, then spoke:
"It is the Wu Dao, one of the three paths. I came here this time to find Tito and reclaim that vast sword law."

Perhaps he knew that if he didn't speak up, he would probably stay here forever.

No knife?

It is indeed strange.

It seems there are quite a few people eyeing things outside of Jiugai.

Not only is Wu Dao guarding this place, but Qi Qitang is also searching for the Great Net, and perhaps he also wants to enter beyond the Nine Realms.

No, Wu Dao is very likely not outside Jiu Gai. This guy might be on his way to ambush Ye Sha and Chi Zhou.

Wu Dao is a cunning fellow. He recommended that Ti Tuo go to Jian Tian to cultivate the Vast Sword Dao, most likely in order to enter the Nine Realms.

"Fellow Daoist Jian Tian, ​​may I borrow your vast Origin Sword Technique for a look?"

Ding Huan had seen the Great Sword Dao Technique engraved on the Nu Dao Sword. That Great Sword Dao Technique was similar to the Sword Dao Rhyme of Jian Tian now, and there were many similarities.

Ding Huan felt that if Ruo Jiantian's swordsmanship was really only this much, then Jiantian was not worthy of being one of the Five Ancestors.

Moreover, Wu Dao probably wouldn't covet Jian Tian's swordsmanship.

That can hardly be considered the vast way of the sword.

Without the slightest hesitation, Jian Tian decisively tossed a Dao Scroll to Ding Huan.

For him, without Ding Huan's help today, he would be dead, so what else is there to talk about?
(Good night, fellow Taoists!)

(End of this chapter)