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Chapter 1734 - Chapter 1734 Chapter 752 Mysterious Seal Water Control Dao

Chapter 1734: Chapter 752: Mysterious Seal, Water Control Dao City_2 Chapter 1734: Chapter 752: Mysterious Seal, Water Control Dao City_2 Here, a powerful cultivator used great magical power to overlay two spaces together.

As the valley lay below, confusion emerged in the phantom’s eyes upon seeing the divine sword vibrating madly. Sensing the increasingly fierce vibrations of the sword, the phantom suppressed its doubt. Stars twinkled in its eyes as it produced a Taoist talisman and dropped it downwards.

When the talisman reached a certain position, it disappeared without a trace, entering the space that sealed the divine sword and landed on one of the chains. The runes on the chain began to move, faster and faster, swelling tumultuously as if the talisman injected a powerful force into them.

As the runes on the chain surged, the power sealing the space suddenly intensified, and the madly vibrating divine sword gradually calmed down.

“Strange,” the phantom pondered as it hovered in the high valley sky, “Master said that the ancient sword’s spiritual nature is fierce and violent, but as long as it was suppressed for half a Chaos Era, a new consciousness would be born from the spiritual essence. At that time, with my intervention, I should be able to easily refine the nascent consciousness, replace the sword’s consciousness with my own, and achieve perfect control.”

“After that, by seizing the perfect opportunity to control the ancient sword, I would be able to make the final leap and advance to become a Heavenly Sovereign.”

“But why is the ancient sword’s spiritual nature suddenly running wild now?”

The phantom, floating in the high valley sky, shifted its gaze from the valley below, then paused and murmured in a low voice, “No, it’s not that simple.”

“There must be something that caused it to go berserk.”

The phantom swiftly solidified, turning into a young cultivator.

This cultivator’s aura was filled with a complete Tao intent that had reached its zenith. Were Han Yi present, he would recognize that this was a Harmonization Realm cultivator at the pinnacle, on the verge of becoming a Heavenly Sovereign.

Such a cultivator even possessed the combat power to fight against ordinary Heavenly Sovereigns, but the path to ascension to Heavenly Sovereign was not just about combat power and realm; it also needed an opportunity.

One hundred thousand years ago, the Third Elder of the Water Control Dao City brought this divine sword from outside the palace and sealed it here, then entrusted his disciple, the young man currently in the valley, to guard it.

He instructed that if the young man could not ascend to Heavenly Sovereign within half a Chaos Era, he should refine the weak will born within the sword’s body, use his Taoist heart to replace the sword’s heart, and forcibly obtain an opportunity. This method, calculated by the Third Elder, had a high probability of success in ascending to Heavenly Sovereign.

The young Harmonization Realm cultivator flashed once and circled around the valley. Finding nothing, he expanded his search radius until he had patrolled the entire area under the care of his master, the Third Elder of the Water Control Dao City. Only when he found nothing did he stop.

“It’s peculiar.”

“But if I can’t find out, maybe it’s not an internal change within the palace that caused the divine sword’s reaction but something from outside the palace?”

“Master once said that when he obtained this ancient sword, it was in a special location, and the sword bears no person’s mark, signifying that its owner has probably perished.”

“If they have perished, they could not possibly come to find it themselves.”

“However, it could be someone from the power that the owner belonged to.”

“Let it be, overthinking is futile. Even if it’s a Heavenly Sovereign, they wouldn’t dare to forcefully enter the Dao City; otherwise, it would be the path to their death.”

The young man flashed lightly and disappeared from the spot.

Below him, the valley was already calm, and within the second overlaying space, the black divine sword stood erect in the midst of the valley. Its spiritual essence was suppressed by the chains, showing no sign of disturbance, just like in the past hundred thousand years.

…

Outside the Water Control Dao City, in a distant high sky, Han Yi did not feel any special fluctuations. He was unaware of the current situation with the Taiyuan Divine Blade.

He shifted his form and sped toward the south, where the map showed there should be a great city in his current direction. This city was named Water Control Dao City.

This Dao City was one of the major outposts for external interactions of the Water Control Dao City.

To gather information about the Water Control Dao City, this Dao City was a must-pass locale.

Furthermore.

Even if he did not get the information he wanted, if he could not take the opportunity to enter the Water Control Dao City, if he could not obtain the Taiyuan ancient sword, he could also purchase the items he needed for cultivation in the Dao City.

It should be known.

In places like the Heavenly Destiny Continent, which boast Overlord Level dominant forces and are relatively open, allowing Dao Realm Cultivators to purchase the resources they need, not every Dao Domain has such locations. Of the Nine Great Dao Domains Han Yi knew of, only four had such places, and none were within the Fu Heng Daoist Area.

Half an hour later, he arrived at Water Control Dao City and entered it.

This Dao City was quite massive. In terms of area, it was comparable to a complete Daluo Immortal Realm, which contained ninety-nine Immortal Domains. From its formation, Han Yi deduced that it must be a region formed from the unfolding of an entire world.

Within the Dao City, Han Yi flew slowly, and after a short while, he stopped at a certain location and looked up at the sky.

His pupils were golden-red, and divine lights surged, casting a faint purple glow suspended above the Dao City.

From this faint purple glow, Han Yi felt a faint sense of threat.

“It could be the power of a Heavenly Reverence Ancient Artifact extending out to either monitor the Dao City, maintain order, or repel formidable enemies. Its functions are likely not singular.”

“This Dao City must have a Heavenly Sovereign in charge, and there might be more than one.”

“As expected of a Daoist Domain Level dominant force, even the peripheral gateway Dao Cities are guarded by Heavenly Sovereigns. Here, one must not be careless and violate the laws and regulations of the Tao Palace.”

Han Yi withdrew his gaze, not having attracted the attention of the high-altitude faint purple glow.

He carried on forward, leaving the vicinity of the city gate and reaching a mountainous region in the sky, where he noticed the faint purple glow above had vanished, prompting further conjecture.

“Even if it’s a Heavenly Reverence Ancient Artifact, it can’t possibly cover a Dao City as vast as the area of the Daluo Immortal Realm at all times. It must choose specific regions to cover. For instance, remote places like my current location may not require monitoring.”

Han Yi came to a realization. He had been to many Immortal Cities and grand cities, and the situation was quite similar.

He continued deeper into the city and, after a short time, landed in a bustling area. His expression was complex because, in this place, he felt as if he had returned to the Yu Heng World and entered an Immortal Workshop market.

However, the difference here was that most of the figures in the market were Immortals, and it was rare to see Cultivators below the Spirit Transformation Level Realm.

The reasoning wasn’t hard to guess. On one hand, the resource-rich land made it easier for ordinary Cultivators to become Immortals. Conversely, within the Dao City, the potent Tao Force caused lower-level Cultivators to feel discomfort.

He concealed his aura and walked through this flourishing area, past roadside stalls, up to certain lofts that sold Tao Artifacts and Strange Treasures. Unfortunately, nothing caught his attention.

The Tao Artifacts here were mostly Initial Stage, and the most powerful were merely a scarce few Mid-level, with no High-level ones.

But he wasn’t disappointed, for this area within the Dao City wasn’t particularly significant. If he went to the core areas, there would certainly be High-level Tao Artifacts for sale and, if one could pay the price, there was even a chance to purchase Heavenly Reverence Ancient Artifacts.

With this in mind, Han Yi’s thoughts suddenly shifted. If Heavenly Reverence Ancient Artifacts could be bought, what would be the trade items? Could there be Origin Crystals among them?

If there were Origin Crystals, would he be able to use the panel to absorb them directly from a distance?

Freeloading?

At this thought, Han Yi’s breathing became slightly more rapid.

But considering the faint purple glow in the sky and that there must be a Heavenly Sovereign presiding over the Dao City, he suppressed the urge to ‘freeload’ for the time being.

If he acted recklessly without sufficient strength, that wouldn’t be ‘freeloading’; it would be ‘courting death.’

He purchased information about the Water Control Dao City with top-grade Immortal Stones in this area. Afterward, according to the content of the information, he moved towards a specific direction within the Dao City.

Since this place wasn’t the Chaos, Han Yi did not move at full speed; he maintained a speed standard for ordinary Dao Realm Cultivators.

Half an hour later.

He reached a prosperous territory that seemed boundless at a glance and followed the guidance to a towering loft.

On the door plaque of the loft hung three Chaos Era ancient characters, emanating an ethos of vast and endless profundity.

Yutian Loft.