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Chapter 1625 - Chapter 1625 Chapter 698 Origin of the Demon Witch Nine

Chapter 1625: Chapter 698: Origin of the Demon Witch, Nine Floors of the Witch Tower_2 Chapter 1625: Chapter 698: Origin of the Demon Witch, Nine Floors of the Witch Tower_2 And if Han Yi succeeded in the competition and became the Mountain Master, with his fresh arrival and existing connections, he could also cooperate with the Second Mountain Master’s faction. By doing so, he would provide a strong backup for the Second Mountain Master, which would be even better.

In short, there would be many benefits.

In fact, aside from enlisting Han Yi, Jiang Xiyin had recruited four other Dao Realm competitors, although those four were of average talent and not the favored disciples of a Great World.

And like her, there were many within the Demon Witch Mountain doing the same.

“Next, I will take Han to his temporary Cave Mansion, where you can cultivate. Nine years from now, the Mountain Master selection competition will officially begin. Han should take this time to adjust properly.”

“Furthermore, if you have any questions, Han, you can ask me at any time.”

Han Yi’s eyes flickered with interest. He did have two questions that he wanted to ask, and this was the perfect opportunity to do so.

“I do have two doubts, if Daoist doesn’t mind enlightening me.”

Seeing Jiang Xiyin nod, Han Yi continued:

“The first is that Demon Witch Mountain seems to have rather lenient requirements for becoming Mountain Master. Even an outsider Dao Realm like myself, provided I have a Sword Token, can participate. And as far as I know, acquiring a Demon Witch Sword Token is not difficult.”

Jiang Xiyin smiled and said, “Han is not aware.”

“Ever since Sword Witch Mountain was established, it has undergone countless revisions to its system over endless ages. In the end, it was the First Mountain Master, who is also the Sword Witch Venerable, who decreed to broadly accept the strong of Chaos, as long as they do not violate the nine fundamental laws of Demon Witch Mountain. As for the rest, there shall be no hindrance.”

Han Yi was aware of the nine fundamental laws Jiang Xiyin mentioned. They were nine fairly common stipulations, such as not leaking significant intelligence of Demon Witch Mountain.

“And should anyone violate these laws, even if they have ascended to Heavenly Sovereign, as long as the First Mountain Master makes a move, they can be easily killed.”

“With the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Bead on Sword Witch Mountain, even if it were destroyed, it could be quickly rebuilt.”

Han Yi nodded slightly upon hearing this. He clearly understood Jiang Xiyin’s words that with the presence of the First Mountain Master on Demon Witch Mountain, any situation could be resolved. The First Mountain Master, the Sword Witch Venerable, was the greatest guarantee.

He turned serious and asked his second question.

“I have another confusion, which is about today’s Demon Witch Mountain. There seems to be no continuity among the Heavenly Sovereign level forces. In other words, why is there only one Heavenly Sovereign, with the Second Mountain Master, also known as the Sheng Yan Daoist, still one step away from ascending to Heavenly Sovereign?”

This doubt had occurred to Han Yi back in the Candle Hall when the Xuan Zang Taoist Ancestor mentioned the strength of the Demon Witch Mountain’s Mountain Master. At that time, he had asked his brother Xuan Zang, but unfortunately, Xuan Zang didn’t know either.

Jiang Xiyin appeared slightly astonished, clearly not knowing the answer to this question, or perhaps she had never even considered this question before.

“I have never thought about this issue.”

“It is somewhat strange.”

Jiang Xiyin’s elegant brows furrowed slightly, her eyes filled with confusion.

Obviously, Jiang Xiyin had also realized that something was amiss.

“I will note down this issue for now, and investigate later. When I see Daoist again next time, if I have a conclusion, I will share it.”

Han Yi thanked her: “Thank you, Daoist, for resolving my doubts.”

A short while later, after Jiang Xiyin brought Han Yi to a Cave Mansion, she left.

Han Yi watched her leave and then withdrew his gaze.

Though it was called a Cave Mansion, the place he was now in was a secret realm, a special space separated from the normal space of Demon Witch Mountain meant for the existence of Dao Realm beings.

This secret realm was not far from Demon Witch Mountain, similar to the land he had teleported to before, and within it, the Power of Immortal Spirit was incredibly dense, indeed suitable for a Dao Realm to cultivate.

Han Yi wasn’t very particular about the environment for cultivation. He conducted a simple exploration of the secret realm and discovered that there were already cultivators residing within it. However, the secret realm was divided into an upper and a lower level. He was on the upper level; the low-level cultivators were on the lower level. The Immortal Spirit Qi on the upper level was rich, while the Spirit Energy on the lower level was ordinary.

He had no strong opinions about the arrangement of this Cave Mansion and decided to settle in since he was already there.

With a wave of his hand, he produced a dark Tao Sword, which was not one of his original four, but one that the Calamity Tao Ancestor had acquired from an outside trade in recent years, naturally for the purpose of increasing Han Yi’s strength.

Of course, Han Yi had also given several Tao Artifacts he had obtained from the Myriad Dynasties Taoist Ancestor to the Calamity Tao Ancestor, so as not to let the Immortal Court suffer any loss.

This dark Tao Sword was named Xuan Xiang and originated from the Kunlun Immortal Realm.

Besides the Xuan Xiang Tao Sword, he also had another Tao Sword that he had yet to begin refining, the Xuli Dao Sword.

These two Tao Swords, both low-level, combined with the original four of Han Yi’s, would greatly enhance the power of his Void Sword Realm.

However, there wasn’t much time, and Han Yi had only generally refined the Xuan Xiang Tao Sword. He estimated that by the time of the Mountain Master competition, he could barely unleash the power of five Tao Swords.

Time passed quickly, and for those in the Tao Realm, nine years was but a blink of an eye.

Within the secret realm, Han Yi stood up, lifted the dark Tao Sword from his knees, and with the sword in hand, he walked out of the secret realm.

Outside the secret realm was the formless Chaos, and separated by a stretch of Chaos Space was the massive Demon Witch Mountain.

He suddenly felt a sensation and looked to the side. Within the range of his Tao Thought, three Daoists from various Cave Heaven secret realms also emerged. One of them had a gentle expression and nodded to Han Yi and the other Daoists in greeting, while the other two were expressionless, seeming slightly aloof.

Han Yi returned the gesture and then walked toward Demon Witch Mountain.

He had already learned that this time the Mountain Master selection would take place at a special location on Demon Witch Mountain.

The Witch Tower.

This Witch Tower had been moved here by the First Mountain Master from another place and placed atop Demon Witch Mountain.

The tower had nine levels: the bottom six were available for the use of those in the Tao Realm, while the top three were only accessible to those in the Heavenly Sovereign Realm.

The Mountain Master assessment this time would take place in the bottom six levels, or to be precise, in the lowest three levels.

On Demon Witch Mountain, should a Mountain Master perish, the subsequent Mountain Masters could fill the position in order; those competing this time were the last nine Mountain Masters out of ninety-nine.

According to what Jiang Xiyin had previously said, among those competing, four were at the Dao Fruit Level, and the rest were at the first step of the Tao Realm. Moreover, there were more than three hundred participants at this initial step.

Those who achieved the Tao Realm, whether in the Great World or in Chaos, were all extraordinary individuals, culmination of their Cultivation, talent, Qi Fortune, opportunity, and temperament; none could be lacking.

Furthermore, their location at Demon Witch Mountain was associated with the Sword Witch, and the Sword Way as a weapon of warfare meant that their Combat Power was slightly stronger than that of other Dao Realms.

Next, these three hundred-plus Sword Way Daoists would compete for nine slots, a challenge that could only be imagined in its difficulty.

Han Yi headed toward the Witch Tower, and along the way, more and more Daoists converged, gathering at a certain distance from one another without conversation, warily regarding each other.

The formless Sword intention spread and collided in the Chaos, primarily probing, quickly withdrawing after contact, without fully unleashing their force.

Arriving in front of the Demon Witch Mountain’s Tao Array, Han Yi took out a purple Sword Token. A beam of light emerged from the token and fell onto the Tao Array, which then cracked open, allowing only him to enter.

After stepping through the Tao Array, Han Yi saw a nine-level Witch Tower.

To his surprise, the tower didn’t seem very high from the outside, looking rather ordinary.

Each level was approximately ten meters high, with the entire tower not exceeding a hundred meters.

The tower was colored in deep gray and in shape, it was the most common and utterly ordinary Tao Tower.

At this moment, around this less-than-hundred-meter gray tower in midair, hundreds of Cultivators were either standing or sitting in meditation, some resting with closed eyes, others constantly scanning their surroundings.

Han Yi turned his gaze to a few Daoists in front of the gray tower, his eyes shifting.

Among those Daoists was one he recognized, for he had seen the person once in the Chaos beyond the Extreme Ancient aura.

It was none other than the Third Mountain Master of Demon Witch Mountain, Wangxi Mountain Master.