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Chapter 1740 - Chapter 1740 Chapter 755 The Harmony of Three The Beginning

Chapter 1740: Chapter 755: The Harmony of Three, The Beginning of the Auction_2 Chapter 1740: Chapter 755: The Harmony of Three, The Beginning of the Auction_2 Therefore, he deduced that it was highly likely either an Outer Path or a Harmonization Realm cultivator who had targeted him.

He had originally planned to find a Cave Mansion, yet suddenly he changed his mind.

Just as before, after wandering for a while, he promptly headed towards the outskirts of the core area that belonged to Dao City.

It was only when he had ascended high into the sky and could no longer see the pale purple halo, thus leaving the supervision of a powerful ancient device in the Water Control Dao City, that he descended.

Below was a vast purple garden, planted with ten-meter-tall purple fruit trees that emitted a shimmering Spirit Light; clearly, this garden was owned by someone.

When Han Yi descended, he sensed a rather moderate Spirit Light barrier, an Immortal Level Array with the might potentially strong enough to withstand a Golden Immortal. His figure flickered, and without breaking the Array, he effortlessly crossed it and entered.

As his figure as falling from the sky, three silhouettes also rapidly pursued towards his point of descent.

“The Temporal Serpent Ring mark is still in place, they haven’t noticed.”

“Could this be a trap?”

“Hmph, even if it’s a trap, what of it? With the three of us in Harmonization, even if the other party has hidden their strength, could they possibly turn the tables?”

“Good, let’s set up a net of heaven and earth and slay him.”

“Be cautious, the other party may have purchased multiple high-level Tao Swords, they might use special methods to form a powerful Sword Formation. We cannot afford to take them lightly.”

These three figures did not hide their faces because in this region, there were no ancient surveillance devices from Water Control Dao City. After they killed someone and destroyed the spatial information of this area, they could leave as long as they weren’t Heavenly Sovereigns, it would be impossible for anyone to trace them.

Water Control Dao City was immensely large; every day, many cultivators died, and the fall of a Dao Realm Cultivator typically would not cause any ripples.

They had noticed Han Yi during an incident on the seventh floor of Yutian Tower, the anomaly with more than two hundred Tao Swords twice drew their attention to his cubicle. Although they could not see through the reality within, the number of swords that left the cubicle was thirty odd fewer.

These thirty-something Tao Swords were all high-level ones, and for a Harmonization Realm Cultivator, even high-level Tao Swords were not ordinary weapons and were not cheap.

Hence, as soon as Han Yi left the cubicle, they tracked him down.

Such ‘hunting,’ over countless tens of thousands of years, they had done many times without ever failing, even if their opponent had hidden strengths or was even a peak Harmonization Realm Cultivator. With the three of them working together, even if they could not overcome, they could escape after paying a certain price.

Just as three figures appeared above the purple garden, Han Yi had quickly stripped the multiple space engravings from his body and placed them on a certain fruit tree. Then, he concealed all his aura, traveled some distance within the garden, left the Array, and returned to mid-air.

From the spatial point of view, where he appeared was not far from the instances of the three figures, as they were behind them at the same height in mid-air.

Sensing the three somewhat faint, but definitely Harmonization Realm’s auras, Han Yi’s expression became extremely grave.

“Three Harmonization Realm cultivators targeting me, a mere Dao Fruit cultivator, is quite unexpected.”

“It appears, the number of Dao Realm items I purchased has attracted these three.”

“Indeed, there was a leak at the Yutian Tower.”

Han Yi’s thoughts spun rapidly in his mind, roughly deducing the causes and consequences.

He was not rash enough to immediately retrieve the Feast Sacrifice Divine Axe or even the Yue Guang Ancient Device to battle these three Harmonization Realm cultivators.

Needless to say about the Yue Guang Ancient Device, employing a Divine Reverence Ancient Artifact would likely attract the attention of the Heavenly Sovereign stationed in Water Control Dao City, drawing a Heavenly Sovereign, and he would not be able to handle the repercussions.

While using the Feast Sacrifice Divine Axe, although he also possessed Harmonization Realm combat power, facing three unfamiliar and unpredictable Harmonization Realm cultivators and ensuring a safe escape was not easy.

As for the Void Sword Realm, this Tao Skill was still at an initial stage, forcibly combining high-level Tao Swords, it could at most integrate three swords, its power was relatively limited, adequate against Outer Path but not against Harmonization.

After pondering for a moment, Han Yi decisively opted for a strategic retreat, darting towards the direction he had just left, and returned to the core area of Dao City; he found a Cave Mansion and sat down to cultivate.

For these Robbing cultivators, he was not compelled to kill them.

Since there was an uncontrollable risk, he decided to temporarily hold back.

Just moments after he left, a huge tremor occurred in the purple garden, a destructive storm obliterated the entire garden. Afterward, three figures dug three feet into the ground and, failing to find Han Yi, had no choice but to leave angrily.

Two more hours passed before a Golden Immortal arrived late at the edge of the garden. Looking at the ruined garden, he was on the verge of tears. He didn’t step into the garden because the aura of destruction there made him feel suffocated even from a great distance.

Han Yi, who had rented a Cave Mansion, continued to cultivate the Tao scripture.

Three years later, he emerged from the Cave Mansion and returned to the Yutian Pavilion. This time, he changed his appearance and aura using the Intangible Skill, confident that unless one was a Heavenly Sovereign, no one could recognize him.

This transformation of appearance and aura was also a precaution, for he had not forgotten what happened three years ago.

Han Yi entered the Yutian Pavilion, not going upstairs but holding an engraved plaque, guided by a Daoist Fruit Realm manager toward the back, and then entered a vast auction hall.

The format of this auction hall was not like that of others, where everyone sits together. Here, each cultivator had a separate numbered room, and on the wall of the room, there was a screen on which the live scene of the auction platform was displayed.

This arrangement, preventing cultivators from gathering together, was for safety reasons.

In room 117, where Han Yi was located, he stayed there for two hours before the screen on the wall started to fluctuate. A smiling female cultivator stepped onto the auction platform and began to introduce the auction rules.

Han Yi had understood the rules of the auction in advance, which were similar to those in the Daluo Immortal Realm or the Yu Heng Realm.

A different aspect at the Yutian Pavilion auction was that if one lacked Tao Crystals, other treasures, Tao Artifacts, or Talismans could be used as a credit, but of course, the prices would be considerably lowered if the credit was temporary–all according to the rules of the Yutian Pavilion.

After the rules were introduced, a black-robed cultivator, holding a box, approached the auction platform and placed it there. The female cultivator swiped a hand over the box, and a beam of Spirit Light was pulled out.

“This is the first item of the auction.”

“From the Nine Netherworlds, a Demon Cloud Flower.”

“Starting bid: one hundred million Tao Crystals; each subsequent increase must be no less than ten million Tao Crystals.”

Inside the Spirit Light, a nine-petaled blood-colored flower emitted a weirdly dark glow.

In room 117, Han Yi did not recognize this blood-colored flower, but an information pop-up about the Demon Cloud Flower appeared on his plaque.

Demon Cloud Flower, after seven petals, enters its mature phase; nine petals signify the peak of maturity. Beyond that, legend told of a ten-petaled stage, a treasure comparable to the peak of Daoist level, rarely found outside of the Nine Netherworlds.

The Demon Cloud Flower’s use was rather singular; it was the main ingredient in the Demon Cloud Nascent Pill, which reputedly could cure even the most severe injuries instantly in the Dao Realm.

As for the Nine Netherworlds, Han Yi was familiar with them–an odd place known collectively, where he had once slain the physical body of an Outer Path Cultivator who came from there.

“Demon Cloud transformation, Demon Cloud Nascent Pill,” Han Yi murmured.

Though he had initially stepped into the Cultivation World as an alchemist, after becoming an immortal, he gave up solely pursuing pill refining because he knew that as just an alchemist, he couldn’t quickly boost his strength.

After achieving immortality, he found his path of nurturing through combat in successive crises, wildly accelerating his progress to this day.

In the screen, information continually popped up, showing the bids of other room’s cultivators, but Han Yi, having no need for this strange flower, did not make an offer.

Moments later, this strange flower was sold for two hundred and thirty million Tao Crystals.

Next, the jade box containing the strange flower was taken away, and another jade box was placed on the auction platform.

The auction lasted three days, so there indeed were many items. Han Yi was not in a rush, having enough patience to wait.

But when the female cultivator swiped over the jade box, releasing Spirit Light and starting to introduce the second auction item,

Han Yi’s eyes suddenly widened and his heart skipped a beat.