With Austin Ninefold helping to control the Chaos Star, its speed through the vast chaos was much faster than when Dean Bell was in charge.
Austin Ninefold could only vaguely sense the location of Ninefold Heaven, but Dean Bell could faintly sense where Quinn King was.
Joe Di's Dao Tree had already condensed its sixth Dao branch, and at this moment, he was frantically absorbing the Cosmic Extreme Vein to enhance his strength.
As the rule essence of the Extreme Vein was swept away by Joe Di, the Reverse Dao branch grew ever stronger. Although Joe Di had not yet broken through to the Sixth Step, Dao resonance flowed on his Dao Tree, and the six paths were becoming increasingly distinct.
Austin Ninefold gazed at Joe Di's secluded cultivation site and sighed, "So he has already obtained the Cosmic Extreme Vein..."
Time passed swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, a hundred years had gone by.
That day, while Austin Ninefold was still calculating how long it would take to reach the Ninefold Heaven Universe, Dean Bell suddenly called out, "I can sense Quinn King's exact location now..."
"Which direction?" Austin Ninefold had just spoken when he saw six completely different Grand Way auras swirling above the Chaos Star. Each aura seemed to have existed since ancient times, vast and majestic beyond measure.
Austin Ninefold drew a sharp breath. Wasn't this the Convergence of Myriad Ways he spoke of? He had thought only Quinn King had comprehended the Convergence of Myriad Ways and reached a high level. Unexpectedly, today he saw Joe Di cultivating several of the top Grand Daos as well. Judging by Joe Di's level, he was likely about to step into the Sixth Step.
This meant that Joe Di could already rival him in the Fifth Step. Now, with Joe Di stepping into the Sixth Step, he would clearly surpass Austin Ninefold by a whole realm.
The six Grand Way laws above the Chaos Star grew ever clearer, and the aura within them became increasingly powerful, as if they were about to tear open the entire vast chaos.
Sensing this boundless and immense Grand Way aura, Austin Ninefold immediately understood that once Joe Di stepped into the Sixth Step, the gap between them would be far more than a single realm.
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At the same time, somewhere in the vast chaos, a man with an unusually large head suddenly smiled. Before he could speak, a carefree middle-aged scholar beside him said, "Has someone come looking for us?"
The big-headed man chuckled, "Luck is coming—nothing can stop it. Not only has someone come, but it's exactly the few people Quinn King most wants to meet."
"Has the one who stripped you of your Life-and-Death Grand Way law come too?" the carefree scholar asked in surprise.
These two were none other than Quinn King and Max Lune. They had already located the new Cosmic Rule World constructed by Joe Di, Emperor Ye, and Nick Ning. The reason they hadn't acted yet was because they had sensed how powerful the rules of this new universe were.
Not only were the Grand Way rules constructing this universe formidable, but the universe itself was constantly improving and growing under the nourishment of vast chaos.
Ordinary universes, no matter how strong, eventually reach the limit of their rules and are doomed to collapse with time. But the universe they now saw would not collapse; instead, as time passed, it would gradually grow into the foremost universe within the vast chaos. This meant that as long as one cultivated in this universe, even without venturing into chaos, in theory one could eventually reach the Ninth Step.
It was precisely because the Grand Way constructing this universe was so powerful that Quinn King decided to enter seclusion for a while.
After comprehending the Convergence of Myriad Ways, Quinn King formed his own Dao Sea. Although this was the true direction of mastering the vast Grand Way, Quinn King was too impatient, so his Dao Sea contained too many Dao branches. Many of these branches were merely ordinary Daos. Some weaker Daos not only failed to strengthen him, but also made his Dao laws feel chaotic and disordered.
Quinn King wanted to reorganize his Daos, severing those irrelevant branches, and then use the Grand Way laws of this new universe to step into the Seventh Step. At that point, Quinn King would become one of the two supreme rulers of the vast chaos.
Max Lune was waiting for Quinn King because he wanted Quinn King to enter the Seventh Step in his strongest state. It wasn't out of nobility—if they truly began to control the vast chaos, he alone would find it hard to manage.
Chaos is so immense; if he and Quinn King each ruled a side and became supreme sovereigns, why not?
Quinn King smiled slightly. "That's right, not only has he arrived, but Dean Bell—whom I stationed outside the Ascendant Gate—and that Seven-Clawed Sky Whale we both met before have come as well."
Max Lune nodded. When the Seven-Clawed Sky Whale was spying on them, they had also seen it. But it was Quinn King, not Max Lune, who marked the whale.
"That young man thought he had stripped away your Life-and-Death Dao law, but he didn't realize it was just a greeting talisman you gave him, haha..." Max Lune finished and burst into laughter.
Quinn King shook his head. "Actually, back then I truly couldn't defend my Life-and-Death Grand Way, but if I wanted to destroy it and prevent him from stripping it, I could have done so. At the very least, he wouldn't have gotten the most complete Life-and-Death Dao law.
But for someone to strip away my Life-and-Death Dao law from the Life-and-Death Gate—how could that be ordinary? I gave up defending the law at the last moment and left a mark as he stripped it away. Thankfully, that move wasn't wasted. This man thinks highly of himself; I wonder how he'll feel when he finds me and I easily subdue him. Haha..."
"Quinn King's calculations are truly impressive. Only after this man stripped your Life-and-Death Dao law could he break Dean Bell's Purple Mansion mark, and then deliver himself right to our doorstep." Max Lune laughed and cupped his fists.