[Creating the Dao-Seeking Immortal Art, Reaching the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, Exploring the Northern Land of Sin]

[There were three conditions for [Donghuang Taiyi's residual karma] to exist.]

[The first was the [Battered Demon Realm] within the Chaos Bell. He was deeply bound to the entire [Battered Demon Realm]; once the [Battered Demon Realm] was destroyed, he would find it difficult to remain in existence.]

[However, with the [Chaos Bell] anchoring his fortune, his karma would not dissipate completely.]

[The second was complete isolation from the [Primordial World].]

[Because of the [Primordial World]'s unique nature, [Donghuang Taiyi] had been able to seize a Sliver of Vitality through the [Chaos Bell], sever his own karma, and escape into Chaos.]

[But if he returned to the [Primordial World], even while inside the [Battered Demon Realm], he would inevitably bear the fate of certain death once more.]

[The third was Donghuang Taiyi's absolute control over the [Chaos Bell].]

[He could entwine his residual karma around the [Chaos Bell], making it difficult to remove completely.]

["So that was how it worked?"]

[Upon hearing this Seven Rings intelligence, you realized that your earlier threat to have Wang Hao send him back to the [Primordial World] had indeed posed some danger to him.]

[Moreover, you looked at the last few Great Dao’s Voices—]

[“Donghuang Taiyi's absolute control over the [Chaos Bell].”]

[It seemed your guess had been right: he did indeed possess absolute control over the [Chaos Bell].]

[When [Donghuang Taiyi] had tried to trick you into entering the [Battered Demon Realm] earlier, he had probably intended to use the [Chaos Bell] to suppress you directly. At that point, the roles of attacker and defender would have reversed.]

[After pondering for a moment, you decided to leave it alone for now.]

[You had already reached an understanding with him. Although you could still lay plans to secure more initiative, pushing Donghuang Taiyi too