Chapter 645 Descent Law
The Reincarnation Swamp was vast, and the further Ding Huan walked, the more people he encountered.
However, most people were wandering at the edge of the Reincarnation Swamp, their Divine Will constantly sweeping over the swamp. As soon as they discovered a treasure, they would immediately rush into the swamp.
This method of quickly entering and exiting had the lowest risk factor.
Ding Huan knew that while this was safe, it was no different from waiting for rabbits by the stump.
He believed that those who dared to summon a wooden boat into the swamp were the ones who could obtain treasures.
Just as Ding Huan thought of this, a terrified scream echoed.
Ding Huan clearly saw a cultivator and his wooden boat being swallowed by the swamp. The process was neither fast nor slow.
One could only see the boat slowly sinking, and the cultivator on it desperately trying to leap out; however, he seemed to only jump a foot high before falling back onto the boat.
Ding Huan's Divine Will fell on the boat, and he couldn't sense any Dao Rhythm fluctuation.
This could only mean that the boat was truly sinking and not being dragged down by something.
Ding Huan immediately summoned a wooden boat and cautiously approached the slowly sinking boat.
Everyone was stunned by Ding Huan's actions; they had seen people courting death, but it was the first time they'd seen someone like Ding Huan courting death.
Was this not asking for death?
Could the Unsinkable Divine Wood Ship be used here?
Don't be fooled by their wooden boats; they're way higher in grade than the Unsinkable Wooden Ship.
And now that a boat is sinking, it indicates that this place is unsafe at this time. If Ding Huan goes over, isn't that seeking death?
Ding Huan knew his actions were dangerous, but he had no choice unless he left immediately.
According to the Reincarnation Swamp overview given to him by the previous cultivator, Ding Huan knew that dangers in the swamp weren't constant.
In other words, when a certain location is dangerous, any boat or cultivator passing by will meet a dead end.
After this time frame, perhaps that area would be safe again.
Those cultivators entering the swamp were risking their lives.
If successful, they would at least earn resources to advance their cultivation level. If they failed, they would have to reincarnate.
Such people were desperadoes.
What Ding Huan was doing now was what a desperado would do.
But he was not seeking treasures in the swamp. Instead, he directly constructed a circulation of the Great Universe Technique.
This circulation encompassed the space of the slowly sinking boat and everything around it.
To construct this circulation, Ding Huan had to get close to the sinking boat.
As the first circulation passed, Ding Huan sensed a Heaven and Earth Law he had never encountered before.
This law was even rarer than the Dark Law.
Although it was also his first time comprehending and integrating it into his Universe Technique, at least he had a clear concept of the Dark Law.
But upon sensing this law, Ding Huan had no concept whatsoever. For the first time encountering it, he seemed to fall into an extreme spatial descent.
This space not only encompassed his body but everything his body contacted.
Descent generally targets consciousness or spirit, but this law extended descent from consciousness and spirit to the body and all things.
In one sentence, it was the embodiment of descent, forming a brand-new law.
The sinking cultivator and his boat were enveloped by this embodied descent law, then descended to the depths of the swamp, eventually disappearing...
The wooden boat and the cultivator on it had long been swallowed by the Reincarnation Swamp, yet Ding Huan still lingered in the swamp, seemingly lost in thought.
Numerous eyes were on Ding Huan, unsure what he intended.
No one recognized Ding Huan, or they would have called him up long ago.
"Look, that man's boat is starting to sink too..."
Someone shouted loudly.
No need for him to shout, many onlooking cultivators could see clearly that Ding Huan's boat was slowly sinking.
Ding Huan was still operating the Great Universe Technique, comprehending the Descent Law.
He also sensed his wooden boat sinking, but he wasn't too alarmed.
The Descent Law now had a concrete concept in his Tao Sea of Consciousness Universe. Moreover, his Great Universe Technique could touch this law.
Seeing the Unsinkable Wooden Ship sinking nearly three inches, Ding Huan opened his eyes, Dao Rhythm circulating under his feet, enabling the wooden boat to slowly move.
Then the wooden boat gradually approached the shore.
Everyone was stunned, this...
Since the Reincarnation Swamp appeared until now, they had never heard of a boat beginning to sink in the swamp that could still move or even reach the shore.
Ding Huan felt reassured; some things are as simple as breaking a paper window once pierced.
How the Descent Law formed, Ding Huan didn't intend to consider now. He just wanted to find a deserted place and then enter the Reincarnation Swamp to seek Divine Muhe.
Upon reaching the shore and putting away the Unsinkable Wooden Ship, the most emotional statement Ding Huan made was that sharpening a blade doesn't hinder the cutting of wood.
If he hadn't spent immense effort and time pondering Foundation Establishment methods in the past, how would he have succeeded today?
Without the Great Universe Technique, how could one comprehend the Descent Law?
"Fellow Daoist, how could you still move just now?" a late Heavenly God Realm practitioner urgently asked Ding Huan.
Everyone around was staring intently at Ding Huan.
The longing in everyone's eyes was almost palpable; walking in the Reincarnation Swamp was too astounding, its value too terrifying.
If you master this technique, wouldn't that mean you can do whatever you want in the Reincarnation Swamp?
Ding Huan looked at the Heavenly God Realm practitioner as if he were an idiot.
I'm not a fool, why would I publicly tell you about this kind of method?
Would you tell others the secrets of your cultivation technique?
This Heavenly God Realm practitioner knew that his behavior was foolish, yet he couldn't suppress his desire.
In the Reincarnation Swamp, there are just too many good things. If I can enter the depths of the swamp without getting trapped, I'd be willing to pay any price.
"I don't know." Ding Huan replied simply with three words and turned to leave.
He wanted to find a secluded place, enter the Reincarnation Swamp, and begin his journey to find the Divine Muhe.
"Friend, please wait." A somewhat authoritative voice stopped Ding Huan.
Ding Huan turned around and saw a medium-sized cultivator. Although the look on his face was solemn, the uncontrollable excitement in his eyes was clear to others.
The technique Ding Huan possessed was something he must obtain.
"What's the matter?" Ding Huan asked calmly.
This was a cultivator at the initial stage of the God Monarch Realm; he probably thought his cultivation level overshadowed Ding Huan, so his tone and demeanor lacked proper respect.
"I am Yi Qi of the Nine Peaks Divine Sect, and I wish to team up with you to explore the Reincarnation Swamp. Rest assured, when I, Yi Qi, speak and act, I never cause others to suffer losses."
Even though he claimed not to cause others losses, his tone was heavily laced with threat.
Ding Huan sized up Yi Qi.
He had only obtained the location of the Reincarnation Swamp because he saved Feng Baiqing of the Nine Peaks Divine Sect.
Among the Nine Peaks Divine Sect cultivators, comparing Yi Qi to Feng Baiqing, Yi Qi was like a piece of crap.
"Not interested." Ding Huan said without hesitation.
"Such a good opportunity, how can you say you're not interested?"
As Yi Qi spoke, he reached out to grab Ding Huan's arm.
Though he couldn't discern Ding Huan's level of cultivation, in his eyes, Ding Huan definitely hadn't reached the God Monarch Realm.
Ding Huan's body flickered, and Yi Qi grasped nothing but air.
The Nine Peaks Divine Sect was a sect in the Upper God Land, and given that he was friends with Feng Baiqing, Ding Huan did not intend to clash with Yi Qi.
Being targeted by a sect from the Upper God Land was not a pleasant situation.
If it weren't absolutely necessary, he really didn't want to comprehend the Descent Law in a crowded place.
He couldn't guarantee that after being enveloped by the Descent Law, he could still comprehend it and escape in time.
So he could only wait until others were trapped in the Descent Law before attempting to understand it.
"Dare to lay a hand on me?" Yi Qi's tone turned cold.
Though everyone around knew what was happening, no one was willing to speak up for Ding Huan.
Ding Huan said calmly, "I'm friends with Feng Baiqing, are you sure you want to cross me?"
Upon hearing Ding Huan's words, Yi Qi burst into wild laughter:
"An existence like you, an ant, trying to associate with my Nine Peaks Divine Sect, courting death."
As he spoke, Yi Qi reached out to grab Ding Huan.
He didn't actually want Ding Huan to die.
If Ding Huan could really control the wooden ship and survive in the Reincarnation Swamp, Yi Qi would be set for life.
He would obtain a heap of cultivation resources from the Reincarnation Swamp...
Seeking wealth in danger, and right now, there's no danger at all.
If he didn't act, someone else would surely capture Ding Huan.
Yi Qi's heart pounded wildly with excitement at the thought.
Such immense fortune had unexpectedly come his way.
But the next moment, something felt amiss.
The space around him seemed locked by a powerful Tao Domain, and then a sword curtain descended.
A strong sense of danger surged, and Yi Qi frantically tried to retreat.
"Puff!" Blood splattered as Ding Huan easily sliced off Yi Qi's arm with one move.
Before the arm fell, Ding Huan's sword force swirled, and Yi Qi's arm exploded in the void into a cloud of blood mist.
Yi Qi retreated from Ding Huan's domain lock, looking at him in horror.
Ding Huan dragged his sword up to Yi Qi: "Mr. Huan said he doesn't want to team up with trash like you, got a problem with that?"
"No, no..." Yi Qi's face turned pale.
No matter how powerful the Nine Peaks Divine Sect was, they couldn't help him now; at most, they could kill Ding Huan later, which was meaningless to him.
"For Feng Baiqing's sake, I'll spare your miserable life, now scram." Ding Huan kicked him.
Yi Qi tried to dodge, but Ding Huan's domain locked him again.
"Boom!" Yi Qi felt as if all his internal organs were shattered by that kick.
He was sent flying by Ding Huan's kick, falling right at the edge of the Reincarnation Swamp, just shy of being kicked into it.
Not daring to utter another word, Yi Qi scrambled to his feet and fled frantically.