Xiao Ding Takes a Master

After absorbing the seal within Hai Bodong's body, Xiao Yi Xian immediately sat cross-legged nearby and began refining it with the Invisible Poison Attack.

As time gradually passed, Xiao Yi Xian's aura grew stronger and stronger. After reaching a critical point, it slowly began to weaken again.

Before long, Xiao Yi Xian opened her eyes. As she carefully sensed the changes within herself, it became apparent that a strange fluctuation surrounded her body.

Lin Yu could clearly sense Xiao Yi Xian's transformation. She was now, without a doubt, a Dou Shi.

The fluctuations around Xiao Yi Xian lasted only a few seconds before subsiding. She now felt as though she had become much closer to "poison."

Lin Yu pondered at the side. He dared to conclude that the brief fluctuations around Xiao Yi Xian just now had been the Poison Dao among the Three Thousand Great Daos...

"So this is the Great Dao?" In his previous life, Lin Yu had often heard talk of the Three Thousand Great Daos, of people achieving enlightenment overnight and ascending to immortality. They all sounded incredibly impressive.

After coming to this world, he had learned that people truly could cultivate.

Xiao Yi Xian's gains this time proved that the Three Thousand Great Daos truly existed. So long as one comprehended one of them, one could become a god overnight!

Xiao Yi Xian possessed the Calamity Poison Body and was naturally close to the Poison Dao. It was not impossible for her to attain the Dao through poison in the future.

"What about me? Space?"

After reaching the Dou Zun realm, Lin Yu had gained a certain understanding of space and could perform spatial traversal.

After exchanging for the Sharingan from Xing Luo and gaining the spacetime pupil techniques Intangibility and Kamui, his understanding of space had deepened even further. Perhaps attaining the Dao through space was not impossible!

Lin Yu sat cross-legged and carefully contemplated it.

Seeing Lin Yu suddenly begin cultivating, the others tactfully withdrew.

Drawing on his memories from his previous life, what was space? Space gave things the capacity for change; because space existed, things could undergo change...

Lin Yu thought for a long time, yet no matter how he thought, he could not find even the slightest clue.

Lin Yu opened his eyes. He gave up. No wonder everyone said that the Space Dao and Time Dao were the hardest to comprehend.

"Ah, forget it. I should just focus on finding Heavenly Flames!" Attaining the Dao and becoming a god—there were definitions for gods as well. In the eyes of ordinary people, anyone who knew a few spells or such was a god.

"Brother, stop thinking about it. Attaining the Dao and becoming a god is certainly powerful, but you need to know that the Three Thousand Great Daos were also created by people! You must find your own Dao! The battle I want you to take part in involves people even more powerful than those who created the Three Thousand Great Daos!" Xing Luo's voice sounded at that moment, leaving Lin Yu utterly stunned.

The Three Thousand Great Daos were created by people?

And I have to fight them?

My own Dao?

Xing Luo's words were like a basin of cold water dumped over Lin Yu's head.

"Xing Luo, compared to those people, what does my current strength amount to?" Lin Yu lowered his head dejectedly.

"Brother, I'm not trying to discourage you, but basically, one puff of their breath and you'd be gone..."

"Whoa... That's way too exaggerated... I thought Dou Zuns were already incredibly strong! I never expected..."

"This is so depressing! Someone, come comfort me... I miss Xun'er so much..." If he had known, he would have exchanged for the Sharingan earlier and left a spatial mark with Xun'er.

Desert Iron Mercenary Group

Reception Hall

"Xiao Yu, who is this?" Xiao Ding looked at the old man in confusion.

Lin Yu explained calmly, "He is the Ice Emperor, Hai Bodong! He's here to oversee the Desert Iron Mercenary Group!"

Xiao Ding was overjoyed upon hearing this. He hurried over to Hai Bodong and warmly clasped his hand.

"So it is Lord Ice Emperor. Your arrival at our Desert Iron Mercenary Group truly brings honor to our humble organization!"

"Young friend, there's no need for that. I'm merely taking payment and handling the trouble," Hai Bodong replied with a smile.

At that moment, Lin Yu stepped forward and said, "Originally, I planned to have Hai Bodong oversee the mercenary group. But on second thought, why not directly bring all the forces in Desert Iron City under the Desert Iron Mercenary Group's banner? What do you think, Brother Xiao Ding?"

"This... after all, I'm only a Dou Shi..." Xiao Ding hesitated. It would certainly be a good thing, but he was merely a lowly Dou Shi. If he consolidated all those forces, how could he command their respect?

"Hehe, Brother, you don't need to worry about that. Just have Elder Hai teach you. Elder Hai is a genuine Dou Emperor, so he certainly doesn't lack cultivation techniques, right, Elder Hai? Outside, you'd be the disciple of a Dou Emperor. Who would dare refuse to accept you?" Lin Yu said, giving Hai Bodong a meaningful look.

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Hai Bodong staggered and nearly fell over. Me... You're a Dou Zun, yet you won't teach him, and you expect me to? How much better could I possibly be?

Although a Dou Emperor was already a powerhouse in their own right, before Lin Yu, a Dou Zun, he could not muster even a shred of pride.

"Yes, yes, yes. You needn't worry about that. Become my disciple, and these problems will be easily resolved." Hai Bodong was extremely uncomfortable. He did not want to take a disciple... He was being forced into this! This baby was suffering inside...

"That's wonderful." Xiao Ding swept away his earlier hesitation and knelt before Hai Bodong. "Master above, please accept this disciple's bow!"

"No need for such formality, disciple... Ahem... As your master, I bestow upon you a low-grade Profound Tier—"

Before Hai Bodong could finish, Lin Yu frowned. "Come out with me!"

With that, he grabbed Hai Bodong and flashed outside.

Lin Yu spent 5,000 points with Xing Luo to exchange for a high-grade Profound Tier cultivation technique, then handed it to Hai Bodong.

This was why Lin Yu had been unwilling to give out cultivation techniques. Pills and such were all quite cheap to exchange for, but cultivation techniques alone were absurdly expensive!

He had originally planned to just leave it to Hai Bodong, but this old man was so stingy that he was actually trying to fob someone off with a low-grade Profound Tier cultivation technique.

Lin Yu had no choice but to settle for exchanging a high-grade Profound Tier cultivation technique. Once it reached the Earth Tier, the required points were on an entirely different level. It was not that Lin Yu was miserly—there was simply no need to spend that much!

"Here, this is Sheng Luo Wan Xiang, a high-grade Profound Tier cultivation technique. I really didn't expect you to be this stingy!" Lin Yu looked at Hai Bodong with undisguised disdain.

Hai Bodong scratched his head, looking rather embarrassed. There was nothing he could do—his own cultivation technique was only high-grade Profound Tier.

Thanks to reader Xingmengxian for the suggestion; it has been greatly beneficial. This is also my first time writing, so everyone is welcome to post constructive suggestions in the book reviews. I would be more than happy to receive them. Life is finite, but knowledge is infinite.