Chapter 392 - 387: Billions of Void Swamps
Ding Huan was also secretly shocked. Was this really a planet? If it was a planet, how big was it?
And since the Fourth Immortal Domain and the Fifth Immortal Domain were both located in the same Star Land, why were the Heaven and Earth Rules different between them?
This reminded Ding Huan of the Triple Heaven Star Land.
It was quite similar.
In the Triple Heaven Star Land, the Heaven and Earth Rules of the Ascension Realm were clearly higher than those of the Taoist Realm.
Was there some connection?
"Brother Ding Huan, I think you could enter the Fifth Immortal Domain to seek opportunities. If it's really as you say, then the Fourth Immortal Domain... alas..."
Shen Yi sighed deeply as he said this.
Ding Huan shook his head; he had no intention of going to the Fifth Immortal Domain.
"Lao Shen, do you know about the Billions of Void Swamps?" Ding Huan asked again.
Hearing Ding Huan's words, Shen Yi's expression changed, and he then said solemnly, "Brother Ding Huan, no matter where you heard about the Billions of Void Swamps, I have one thing to tell you, never enter it."
"Why?" Ding Huan was puzzled.
Shen Yi slowly said, "Once you enter the Billions of Void Swamps, it's a one-way ticket to death. Over the years, at least tens of thousands have gone there.
And those who went were all exceptional talents, yet I've never heard of anyone who entered the Billions of Void Swamps and came out alive.
Usually, after a few months, no more information comes out. For those with a soul token, the token is definitely shattered."
"But I heard that only by crossing the Billions of Void Swamps can one find the truly unrestricted Great Dao planes," said Ding Huan.
Shen Yi sighed again, "It's said to be so, but no one has ever really confirmed it."
Shen Yi was advising Ding Huan not to enter the Billions of Void Swamps, but it was more of a subconscious act. In fact, he knew something about Ding Huan's character.
Trying to convince Ding Huan not to go to the Billions of Void Swamps was probably impossible.
Since that was the case, it was better to tell Ding Huan how to survive if he went to the Billions of Void Swamps.
He simply said, "Brother Ding Huan, in some time, the Immortal Sect Conference will be held. As a Sect Master, I can bring two people with me; you might as well come and see for yourself.
The Immortal Sect Conference will have geniuses from all the great Immortal Sects, and experts from the Fifth Immortal Domain as well. You can listen to what they say.
Regarding the Billions of Void Swamps, they know much more than I do. If you do want to go in, you must talk to these people."
Ding Huan smiled, "Fine, I'll go and see. But I can't follow you there."
Shen Yi puzzledly said, "I am the Immortal Sect Master; you could attend this conference under the identity of a guest elder of the Xiandao Sect. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to enter."
"I only need to announce my name, and I believe I can absolutely get in," Ding Huan said.
Shen Yi was startled for a moment, then said, "But wouldn't that make you even more vulnerable?"
Ding Huan calmly said, "Going alone or following you, the level of danger is the same."
Shen Yi understood the implication in Ding Huan's words.
Ding Huan, being someone capable of finding the Immortal Spirit Springs, would be a target for everyone, no matter whom he followed.
In that case, it might be better for him to go alone.
"Very well, the Immortal Sect Conference is in three months; you can cultivate here for some time. The conference will still be held in the First Immortal City of the Fourth Immortal Domain, City of Eternal Life and Immortal Dao."
City of Eternal Life and Immortal Dao? Ding Huan thought to himself, that name was both cheesy and tacky.
Shen Yi gave Ding Huan a Jade Scroll with directions and then proceeded to the second Immortal Spirit Spring Eye.
Clearly, he was hoping for Ding Huan to cultivate in seclusion at this Immortal Spirit Spring Eye.
Ding Huan was unapologetic; with three months left, he would cultivate there for three months.
Compared to using Immortal Crystals for cultivation, cultivating at the site of the Immortal Spirit Spring Eye was more convenient.
The Immortal Spiritual Energy overflowing from the Immortal Spirit Spring Eye was better suited for absorption.
As Ding Huan started the Great Universe Technique Circulation, the Immortal Spiritual Energy from the Immortal Spirit Spring Eye completely enveloped him.
With Shen Yi's permission, for the first time, Ding Huan could cultivate without any concealment.
Under the Great Universe Technique Circulation, Ding Huan's cultivation level also began to rise rapidly, much faster than in the Void.
Two months later, Ding Huan entered the Second Layer of the Golden Immortal. He didn't continue to cultivate further but went to greet Shen Yi.
Seeing Ding Huan coming, Shen Yi was very pleased.
In two months, he had fully developed the other Immortal Spirit Spring Eye that Ding Huan had found.
Now the Xiandao Sect, though not daring to claim that Immortal Spiritual Energy was rich everywhere, had at least enough Immortal Spiritual Energy for cultivation and planting Immortal Spirit Grass.
"Little brother Ding Huan, I actually have an idea that could let you attend the Immortal Sect Conference openly and legitimately, without using your name."
"What's the idea?"
"You're aware of the Ascension Arena, right? Besides the Immortal Sect rankings, it also has a large screen for cultivator rankings. You were able to help the Hundred River Immortal Path set up an Array to trap Stealing Immortal Worms, which shows your Array Dao is quite potent..."
Shen Yi mentioned a ranking board that Ding Huan had heard of.
It included rankings for Array Dao, Alchemy Dao, Talismanic Dao, and Artifact Dao. Even rankings for planting Immortal Spirit Grass, purifying materials, and refining ores were available.
It could be said that as long as you had a special skill in the Fourth Immortal Domain, you would have the chance to make the ranking.
Previously, Ding Huan hadn't paid attention, but now that he had suddenly thought about it again, it seemed that the Fourth Immortal Domain particularly valued certain talents.
Without waiting for Shen Yi to finish speaking, Ding Huan bowed with his hands clasped and said, "Thank you, elder brother, I know what to do now."
Shen Yi laughed loudly and said, "As long as you have the chance to enter the top ten, you can participate in the Great Immortal Sect Conference. If all else fails, just try using your own name."
For Ding Huan, since he was going to leave the Fourth Immortal Domain anyway, knowing that his Array Dao was strong wouldn't allow anyone to force him to stay.
Whether he was going to the Billions of Void Swamps or not, he didn't plan on staying in the Fourth Immortal Domain.
After bidding farewell to Qi Yonghan and Mu Zhen, Ding Huan arrived at the Ascension Arena.
The Ascension Arena was very close to the Immortal City hosting the Great Immortal Sect Conference, the City of Eternal Life and Immortal Dao, and a low-grade flying immortal device would take at most 15 minutes to get there.
Ding Huan's eyes fell on the largest ranking screen.
The ranking screen did not have the name of Shen Yi's Immortal Sect Spirit Spring Eye; it seemed Shen Yi had heeded his advice not to bring the Immortal Sect's Immortal Spirit Spring Eye here to boost their score.
The top-ranking Immortal Sect was Luo Tian Immortal Dao, and just seeing the name of this Immortal Sect, it seemed related to Luo Tian Immortal.
Ding Huan had no interest in the Immortal Sects of the Fourth Immortal Domain. He simply went to the area below the Array ranking screen.
This was a ranking of individual Array Dao levels, and entering the ranking was straightforward.
Participants would first carve their own names, then set up their most proficient Immortal Array on the Array Formation Platform below the Array Formation Screen.
The Array ranking screen would score the Immortal Array based on its level and proficiency, then update the ranking.
However, there were only two chances to set up an Array.
If one could not make the ranking within two attempts, they would have to try again after ten years.
Ding Huan glanced at the Array Masters' rankings on the Array Formation Screen. The top-ranked person was named Wen Zhixi, which sounded like a woman.
Ding Huan was a third-level peak Immortal Array Master, and he could arrange an Immortal Array very close to the fourth level.
However, Ding Huan did not arrange a third-level Immortal Array, he merely set up a relatively simple Second Level Immortal Array.
By setting up this simple second-level Immortal Array, Ding Huan only wanted to see if such a basic second-level Immortal Array could make the ranking.
What he wondered about making the ranking, of course, was not about being in the top ten of Array Masters but instead seeing if he could make it into the top one thousand of this ranking list.
To Ding Huan's surprise, he had merely set up a simple second-level Immortal Array, and his ranking shot directly up to seventh.
Looking at the thousands of names on the Array ranking screen, Ding Huan was speechless.
How lenient was this ranking, that even a ninth-level Spirit Array Master could make it onto the list?
Being ranked seventh on the Array Dao ranking screen in the Fourth Immortal Domain, Ding Huan didn't need to test further. This ranking was enough to let him participate in the Great Immortal Sect Conference.
Ding Huan chose to end the test, and a Jade Plate fell down.
Picking up the Jade Plate, it clearly stated: "Ding Huan, Fourth Immortal Domain Array Dao Ranking, Seven."
Ding Huan thought to himself, now that he was in the top ten, that certainly someone was squeezed out.
Whom he displaced was naturally of no concern to Ding Huan; he didn't even bother disguising himself and just entered the City of Eternal Life and Immortal Dao.
Because the Great Immortal Sect Conference was about to start, the City of Eternal Life and Immortal Dao was also very lively.
Although Ding Huan was coveted by the masters of various Great Immortal Sects, no one really cared about him in the City of Eternal Life and Immortal Dao.
With Immortal Crystals paving the way, Ding Huan quickly checked into the most luxurious Rest Building in the City of Eternal Life and Immortal Dao, the Tower of Eternal Life.
The Great Immortal Sect Conference was still more than ten days away, so Ding Huan collected some Jade Scroll notes in the City of Eternal Life and Immortal Dao about the Fourth Immortal Domain, the Fifth Immortal Domain, and the Billions of Void Swamps.
From these fragmented pieces of information, Ding Huan gradually got a rough understanding of the Billions of Void Swamps.
The Billions of Void Swamps were boundless, spanning a section of the Void.
It essentially blocked off a section of the Void.
Once you entered, you would completely lose your bearings.
There wasn't just a boundless swamp inside the Billions of Void Swamps, but also endless seas, deserts with no visible edges, and death zones emitting endless toxic miasma…
It could be said that once you entered, there was only one path, and that path was death.
Once in the Fifth Immortal Domain, a powerful cultivator who had perfected his Luo Tian Immortal cultivation entered the Billions of Void Swamps in search of higher-level Immortal Dao.
On the ninth day after he entered the Billions of Void Swamps, his soul token shattered.
Even with the harsh conditions of the Billions of Void Swamps, they still couldn't deter those resolute seekers from entering.
Without exception, all cultivators who entered the Billions of Void Swamps lost all contact.
Those with a soul token had theirs broken within a year, and those without never sent back any information.
Ding Huan inwardly exclaimed, the path of Dao is arduous. As long as he remained on the path of seeking Dao, he wouldn't think of stopping.
If he were a person easily satisfied, then having acquired great power on Earth, he should have been content.
However, he had come to Triple Heaven Star Land, and even though he stood at the pinnacle in Triple Heaven Star Land, he still chose without hesitation to seek higher levels of the Great Dao.
Now he could cultivate to the extreme in the Fourth Immortal Domain or even the Fifth Immortal Domain, but that was not his goal; his goal lay much further afield.
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