“I’ll teach you a method. Don’t refine it—just force out the Heavenly Poison Dao principles,” Blue Sky said, tossing a jade slip to Ou Ping.
Ou Ping’s face was pale. He knew better than anyone what it meant to be invaded by Heavenly Poison Dao principles: his Dao foundation would gradually erode, his Great Dao would end, and his lifespan would slowly decay.
Truthfully, the moment he was infected, he felt some regret. He knew Blue Sky and Mo Wuji were bold, but provoking the Heavenly Poison Saint was no small matter.
Yet now, Blue Sky claimed the Heavenly Poison Dao principles could be expelled, and his tone suggested they could even be refined—though he advised against it.
Ou Ping grabbed the jade slip, too urgent to thank Blue Sky, and sent his divine sense into it. He nearly wept. For the first time, he learned that without proving the Heavenly Poison Dao or being allied with the Heavenly Poison Saint, one could expel these principles. According to the jade slip, he could even refine the invading principles at any time.
In just a few cycles, the Heavenly Poison Dao principles in his body were forced out completely, unrefined. He didn’t refine them, knowing that doing so would likely alert the Heavenly Poison Saint.
Two hours later, the barrier around them vanished abruptly, revealing a vast, boundless expanse of verdant green, untouchable by divine sense or sight.
“We actually made it in,” Ou Ping exclaimed in awe.
Mo Wuji, looking at the distant green realm, smiled, “At least for now, the Dayan Saint doesn’t know we’re here. But when we enter the realm’s protective array below, will he notice?”
Blue Sky shook his head, “He probably won’t. We’ll use the Seven Realms Stone to pass through the array.”
Mo Wuji nodded, “Right. Unless he’s refined the Dayan Realm, which I doubt he’d do—or could do.”
Mo Wuji’s reasoning was that the Dayan Realm wasn’t an ordinary universe but a high-tier mid-level one. Refining it would be no easy task. If it were that simple, the Dayan Saint wouldn’t stay hidden here.
Moreover, having attained his Dao in the Dayan Realm, refining the universe where he achieved enlightenment would be difficult, if not impossible, unless his Dao surpassed the realm itself.
Most critically, refining the Dayan Realm likely required the Dayan Cauldron, which the Dayan Saint didn’t have.
The Seven Realms Stone passed through the Dayan Realm’s defensive barrier and landed on its surface.
The first time Blue Sky and Mo Wuji came here, they never left the Seven Realms Stone. Now, Blue Sky immediately stored it away.
“Let’s head to that canyon,” Blue Sky said as he put away the Seven Realms Stone.
Mo Wuji laughed, “Naturally. There’s still half a top-grade Dao vein there.”
Last time, he and Blue Sky nearly died in that canyon at the hands of the Dayan Saint and Heavenly Poison Saint. If not for their teamwork, some tactics, and the Seven Realms Stone, they might’ve been trapped forever outside it.
For people like Blue Sky and Mo Wuji, falling in a place meant they had to rise there, or it would leave a knot in their hearts.
Ou Ping hesitated before saying, “Brother Mo, Brother Blue, I have an unreasonable request.”
“Go ahead,” Mo Wuji said casually. He felt Ou Ping was decent enough, and if the request was reasonable, helping out was no issue.
Ou Ping took a deep breath, slowing his tone, “I heard Brother Mo mention half a top-grade Dao vein there. I hope, after you obtain it, you’ll let me cultivate under it for half a year. I failed to prove the Fourth Step, and my Dao foundation is damaged, likely forever stuck at this realm. But I’ve heard a top-grade Dao vein’s principles can repair a broken foundation from a failed Fourth Step attempt.”
Hearing this modest request, Mo Wuji waved it off, “Of course. If we get that half Dao vein, we’ll be cultivating here too. You cultivating nearby is no problem.”
They came here seeking the Fourth Step’s Great Dao opportunity, and a top-grade Dao vein was not to be missed. With it, proving the Fourth Step would be much easier.
Top-grade Dao veins were rare. By logic, mid-level universes shouldn’t have them, so the Dayan Realm’s half vein already exceeded its tier.
Though Ou Ping was a green-robed enforcer for Mengmu Dayan’s Haoyuan Universe stronghold, cultivating under a top-grade Dao vein was a pipe dream. Even seeing one was unlikely.
Such veins were claimed by the strongest, never left for others.
Blue Sky, Mo Wuji, and Ou Ping didn’t use the Seven Realms Stone, instead stealthily approaching the canyon.
The Dayan Realm, spanning billions of miles, had no cultivators, only mild-mannered spirit beasts. Ferocious demonic beasts had likely been eradicated.
“The vital energy here surpasses our Molan Universe,” Blue Sky remarked, feeling the dense vital energy and clear Dao rules.
“But I sense the Dayan Realm isn’t a complete universe. It’s likely split from another and encased here by a cosmic barrier,” Mo Wuji said. Last time, on the Seven Realms Stone, he hadn’t felt it deeply. Now, he was certain the Dayan Realm was incomplete.
“No matter. The realm may be incomplete, but its Dao rules are intact, so it won’t affect our proving,” Blue Sky said with a grin. They came for the Fourth Step. Otherwise, facing someone like Qin Qingtian, they’d have no confidence.
Mo Wuji frowned, “Xiao Bu, don’t you feel the top-grade Dao vein’s aura is being concealed… no, not concealed, but rapidly depleting? Is the Dayan Saint trying to prove the Fifth Step?”
Blue Sky’s expression grew serious. If the Dayan Saint was at the Fourth Step, they had a chance. But at the Fifth Step, they’d need to flee immediately.
“Wuji, let’s check it out. Coming here and not looking would be unsatisfying. We haven’t sensed the Dayan Saint or Heavenly Poison Saint, and with the Dao vein’s energy depleting rapidly, maybe we can ambush him while he’s in seclusion,” Blue Sky said.
Mo Wuji nodded, taking the lead, with Blue Sky behind and Ou Ping trailing far back. Though Ou Ping had the highest cultivation, among the three, his strength was the weakest, save for his broader experience.
Entering the canyon, Blue Sky didn’t see Zhuo Heng or others—likely reduced to nothing. “This was where the Heavenly Poison Saint was secluded to heal. Who’d have thought he’d be betrayed by the Dayan Saint? Wait, there’s a top-tier void restriction…” Mo Wuji’s transmission cut off as they entered the canyon.
“It looks like a barrier to me,” Blue Sky said, his tone tinged with disbelief.
Mo Wuji sighed, “No need to guess—it’s definitely a barrier. Though it’s far inferior to ours, I’m sure the Dayan Saint’s array skills have reached barrier level. This complicates things…”
Blue Sky stayed silent. He was certain that crossing this barrier would reveal the Dayan Saint. The challenge was doing so without being detected.
Neither had anticipated that their tampering with the Dayan Realm’s outer cosmic barrier would push the Dayan Saint to study barriers, achieving some success and constructing a defensive one.
The Universe Model began analyzing the barrier’s dimensional structure. In just a dozen breaths, its structure was clear.
Blue Sky immediately etched it onto a jade slip and handed it to Mo Wuji, who scanned it and said, “This guy’s overconfident. The barrier’s full of flaws—worse than a trigger or defensive array. We can pass through without him noticing.”
“It’s not overconfidence. He didn’t know we have the Universe Model. Without it, even a flawed barrier would’ve exposed us,” Blue Sky said.
With the barrier’s structure, Mo Wuji led the way, and the three passed through effortlessly. Emerging, they were stunned by a massive, radiant Dao crystal sphere before them.
