After the myth

Ding Huan's heart sank as he stared at Zuo Shanyi: "Zuo Shanyi, the sacrificial ceremony you mentioned, could it be that you're sacrificing the entire Vast Expanse?"

Zuo Shanyi chuckled: "Ding Huan, what do you think? Under the vastness, only one person can take the ninth step of the vastness. If that person doesn't sacrifice the entire vastness for the Dao, what else can he sacrifice?"

Even the vastness has its own vitality. Although it is not an independent intelligent life form, it is unwilling to be sacrificed by humans.

So do you think anyone can withstand the backlash of the vast Dao? To sacrifice the entire vastness, one must bear the backlash of the Dao that the vastness is about to be destroyed; this is the decline of the Dao.

If I'm not mistaken, the guy who wanted to perform the sacrificial ceremony is currently experiencing a vast decline in the Dao.

Otherwise, why would he allow you few to force your way into the Eight-Tiered Canyon? You would have been crushed into dust long ago.

Ye Sha looked at Zuo Shanyi and felt a sense of goodwill towards him, even though she had just been ambushed and severely injured by this guy.

But Zuo Shanyi has this ability; with just a few words, he can bring everyone to the same side.

Ye Sha felt that Zuo Shanyi was genuinely on their side, otherwise he wouldn't have revealed such a secret.

Ding Huan felt a chill run down his spine.

This is like someone who grew up with a life of ease, having been given a rice bowl by heaven, and never having to worry about food or clothing. The first thing they do is smash their own rice bowl and destroy the place that once sheltered them.

If the guy Zuo Shanyi was talking about is Ji Qiong, then Ji Qiong achieved the supreme and boundless Great Dao by leveraging the vastness of the universe.

The moment he achieved his ultimate goal, he destroyed the vastness of the universe to achieve his own liberation and step beyond it.

Ding Huan suddenly remembered Zuo Shanyi's last words and abruptly understood.

He looked at Zuo Shanyi in disbelief: "Zuo Shanyi, you mean, that person might be hiding in the Bayan Canyon?"

Zuo Shanyi said calmly, "That's for sure. Otherwise, how would he survive after sacrificing the entire Vast Expanse? The Eight Gorges is his backup plan."

He completed the sacrificial ritual in the Eight-Town Canyon, then hid there to offer sacrifices to the vast expanse, and finally restored his own weakened Dao in the same canyon.

Zuo Shanyi clearly only told Ding Huan half of what he meant, not revealing the whole story.

But Ding Huan had already guessed the truth with a high degree of accuracy based on his own experiences and the vast changes.

The sacrificial ceremony and the mourning ceremony begin simultaneously.

If the person performing the ritual is Yiyuan Jiqiong, then Jiqiong's ritual would have already begun.

Ji Qiong hides in the Eight-Town Canyon, and the Ten Realms Lords are his representatives.

Therefore, the Ten Realms Lords' destruction of various star continents and universes through the means of the Great Tribulation was also intentionally facilitated by Ji Qiong.

Otherwise, Jiqiong would not have placed the vast star map in the hands of those realm lords in the First Universe.

He probably didn't expect Mo Yuantian to be an oddball, and that he didn't do things the way he wanted.

If Mo Yuantian had also joined the great battle that would have ravaged other universes, those other universes would probably have been destroyed long ago.

Because Mo Yuantian refused to join, the Fifth Realm Lord Entropy also did not join.

Only Qu Mei, Kui Feng, Dou Ling, and Zuo Yang continued their relentless pursuit of destroying other universes and star systems.

Ji Qiong did this, most likely to reduce his own Dao decline.

Ding Huan suspected that Di Xin was also pushed out by Ji Qiong. He wanted Di Xin to replace Mo Yuantian, otherwise the speed of destroying the rest of the universe would be too slow.

At this point, he should already be in the desolate path of the Eight Gorges, and he would not have the ability to personally kill Mo Yuantian.

Unfortunately, Dixin was not up to the task and was unable to defeat Moyuantian.

Not only that, but he was also expelled from the First Universe by Mo Yuantian.

As for the Three Paths and the Five Ancestors, it's likely that the Nine Realms were set up by Jiqiong for them to fight amongst themselves.

Once the Three Paths and Five Ancestors start fighting, the First Universe will definitely be unable to withstand their rampage.

As a result, both the area outside Jiugai and the Eight Valleys were destroyed by him, Mo Wuji, and Lan Xiaobu, and Jiqiong's plan backfired.

When I have time, I should ask Jian Tian how the Five Ancestors of the Vast Ocean started their internal strife.

Otherwise, why would Siwu be so badly injured?

Seeing Ding Huan deep in thought, Zuo Shanyi said again, "Ding Huan, you should understand that Brother Luo refined the Vast Star Chart in order to deal with the guy who wanted to destroy Vast Star, right?"

The vast star map must never fall into the hands of that guy who wants to sacrifice the vastness; that's the only reason I'm cooperating with Fellow Daoist Luo.

No matter how unscrupulous I, Zuo Shanyi, am, I will never use the vast sacrificial ritual, because I disdain doing so.

Our goal should be the same: to prevent anyone from offering sacrifices to the Dao, because this is the place where we live.

As Zuo Shanyi spoke, his tone became resolute, as if the existence of the vastness was the most important thing in his mind.

"Oh, in that case, take this knife!"

Ding Huan stepped forward, and the Blade of Destruction in his hand unleashed a faint blade of light.

Although the blade's light was faint, the void was instantly torn apart.

Beneath the blade's edge, a void appeared out of thin air.

Zuo Shanyi's expression changed, and his Daoist aura suddenly exploded, and a void passage appeared in front of him.

Zuo Shanyi stepped into the void passage and vanished in an instant, leaving behind only one sentence: "Ding Huan, you'll regret it sooner or later if you don't cooperate with me."

Only I can deal with that person who sacrifices to the Vast Expanse. If one day the Vast Expanse is sacrificed, you will be the first sinner.

boom!

As the blade's light fell, the void stretched outwards, seemingly about to tear this vast Dao Ruins in two.

Ding Huan was so angry at the dung beetle's words that he laughed.

The person who sacrificed the vast ocean was not the first sinner; it was Ding Huan who became the first sinner.

"Fellow Daoist Ding—"

Ye Sha looked at Ding Huan in surprise.

Ding Huan and Zuo Shanyi were having a good chat just now, how could they suddenly turn on each other like that? He still has many things to ask Zuo Shanyi.

Ding Huan waved his hand: "Fellow Daoist Ye, let me think about it."

When Zuo Shanyi revealed that the man in blue was refining the Vast Star Chart to deal with the guy who destroyed Vastness, Ding Huan sensed something was wrong.

So he immediately took out the knife to test it, and he felt that his guess seemed to be correct.

The source fluctuations that Zuo Shanyi escaped from were somewhat strange.

If the vast star map of the several realm lords in the first universe was left behind by the One Yuan Silent Firmament.

The primary purpose of the star map left behind by Ji Qiong was naturally to sacrifice the entire Vast Expanse.

He first used these few realm lords to make offerings. Ji Qiong should have known long ago that these realm lords could not possibly sacrifice the entire universe beneath the vast expanse.

Therefore, he will eventually use some means to destroy the entire universe beneath the vast star map.

There's a problem.

That is, he did not get his hands on the most important piece of the vast star map, which should be the vast Dao Ruins where they are located.

Therefore, the Vast Dao Ruins is not the place where Yi Yuan Ji Qiong attained enlightenment, but rather the place where Yi Yuan Ji Qiong collected the Vast Star Map.

No matter how hard Yi Yuan Ji Qiong tried, even turning all the source laws of the vast Dao Ruins into shattered source laws, it also filled this place with all kinds of violent energy of the Great Dao.

He just couldn't take away this last piece of the star map.

Since he failed to collect the last piece of the star map, he was unable to sacrifice the Vast Expanse.

Ji Qiong also understood what was going on. In any case, he had also attained enlightenment under the vastness.

His purpose in taking away this last piece of the star map was also to sacrifice the Vast Expanse.

The vastness of the universe, imbued with spirit, naturally wouldn't allow him to take away this last piece of the star map.

After countless attempts, Ji Qiong knew that without help, it was impossible to take away this last piece of the star map.

Therefore, Jiqiong wanted to get help from outsiders to take away this last piece of the star map.

This outsider wasn't chosen randomly; he was tasked with creating a primordial universe that existed beyond the vast expanse.

This guy waited countless years, and finally he got his hands on these three suckers.

Once they've taken away the eight vast star maps from the First Universe Central Hub, the One Yuan Silent Sky will be able to easily take away the last vast star map from the Vast Dao Ruins.

Once Jiqiong obtains this vast star map, he can complete the sacrificial ceremony.

It has to be said that Jiqiong's plan is truly far-reaching.

But then the second problem arises.

They were still trapped in the Eight Valleys in the desolate path of the Silent Sky.

How did he manage to take this star map with him?

Therefore, Ding Huan believed that Luo, the man in blue robes who had previously refined the vast star map, and Zuo Shanyi were the most suspicious.

One of these two people must be helping Ji Qiong with his work.

The man surnamed Luo in blue and Zuo Shanyi seemed to know each other well, but Ding Huan was certain they weren't really acquainted and had only met a few times.

Otherwise, that Luo fellow wouldn't have abandoned Zuo Shanyi and left without even saying a word.

Moreover, Ding Huan always felt that the man surnamed Luo was unlikely to be an accomplice of Ji Qiong.

The most likely suspect is the dung beetle.

This guy knows too much; he even knows how to take the ninth step of the Vast Path.

Not only that, this guy's words were full of contempt and opposition to that person who sacrificed the vastness.

Yet he never once mentioned the One Primordial Stillness.

Logically speaking, only the One Primordial Stillness can achieve this.

Why didn't Zuo Shanyi mention this guy's name?

His only worry was that after mentioning the name Yi Yuan Ji Qiong, he would see through his scheme.

Ding Huan suspected that if they hadn't come, Luo would have been ambushed by Zuo Shanyi the moment he began refining the vast star map.

Otherwise, how could Zuo Shanyi have taken away the vast star map?

However, their arrival changed Zuo Shanyi's mind.

Zuo Shanyi targeted him with his sneak attack, and also used the same methods he used to deal with the man in blue surnamed Luo.

Zuo Shanyi must be working for Ji Qiong.

Now that he knew Zuo Shanyi was Ji Qiong's man, Ding Huan naturally didn't hold back.

He knew he couldn't kill Zuo Shanyi with a single strike, but he wanted to drive Zuo Shanyi away and then take the Vast Star Map O with him.

Leaving the vast star map here would be too dangerous.

"Fellow Daoist Ye Sha, I plan to refine the Vast Star Chart, and I need your help." Ding Huan felt that he could not delay any longer.

Ye Sha hesitated for a moment and said, "Fellow Daoist Ding, let alone the guy who just escaped, even that man in blue robes, if he came over while you were refining the star map, I'm afraid I wouldn't be his match."

Ding Huan smiled and said, "Do you think he's incredibly strong because he can even enter voids?"

Ye Sha did not answer, but thought to herself, "Isn't that right?"

He dared not approach the vast emptiness.

That guy was able to leave through the hole; his strength is terrifying.

Ding Huan said calmly, "Don't worry, that guy surnamed Luo appeared to have entered the vast void, but he didn't actually go in. He's just trying to scare you."

(Good night, fellow Taoists!)