Chapter 1114: Chapter 746: The Fourth Dao Stone (Part 2)
"It’s okay, I’ve taken all these people into consideration, my plan is like this..."
Before Xiang Beifei arrived, he already had a rough plan in mind. After Li Qianluo told him how to identify Dao Palace individuals, it became much easier to determine how Dao Palace personnel were distributed in Jingxi City.
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Jingxi City, Dao Palace division.
This city belongs to a rather remote area. If it hadn’t been for capturing a human boy, formidable experts from the ascension realm wouldn’t have come here at all.
At this moment in the great hall of Dao Palace, there are two formidable experts seated cross-legged in the void.
A man and a woman.
The man has a jade-like face, looking extremely young, dressed in a yellow Dao robe, white dust floating around him. These are special breath soil, making him look extremely sacred, very peculiar.
Wu Yumen, a domain-level elder of Dao Palace, mid-ascension realm!
The woman is graceful and charming, her hair is hazy, like golden dust forming, undulating behind her. The aura she exudes is extremely noble, golden and brilliant, like a celestial maiden on earth.
Wu Qiuhong, a domain-level elder of Dao Palace, mid-ascension realm!
These two, despite their youthful appearance, are actually old monsters over ten thousand years old!
Below them, stand three experts in the Inquiring Dao stage, one of whom is Ge Hengzi!
"Ge Hengzi, how is the situation?" Wu Yumen spoke.
When he speaks, his voice is like a grand bell, extremely loud, with a reverberating echo, immensely solemn.
"Reporting to the master, I have confirmed, everything is normal. Everyone entering and leaving Jingxi City undergoes strict scrutiny; as of now, no suspicious individuals have been discovered. The entire city is under our control, should they dare come rescue, they won’t leave here alive!" Ge Hengzi stepped up and bowed.
"Currently, the remnants of the Human Race are naturally not to be feared, you know what we are guarding against!" Wu Yumen said.
Ge Hengzi seemed to remember something, his expression slightly stern, "Subordinate understands."
Very soon, Ge Hengzi and the others withdrew and then concealed themselves in the void, yet everyone’s focus rested on the human boy suspended in mid-air, wholly attentive.
They plan to publicly execute this child, not only to intimidate humans but also to warn those other races harboring intentions against Dao Palace; anyone dare associating even slightly with humans will face ruthless consequences!
But what Dao Palace didn’t anticipate was chaos suddenly erupted on a street in Jingxi City!
Dao Stone!
Jingxi City has unexpectedly witnessed the appearance of another Dao Stone!
The reputation of Dao Stone has long been disseminated; it contains Dao embryos realized at the ascension stage, engraved on the stone. Even for those in the Inquiring Dao stage, it can have immense influence, greatly enhancing their understanding of their innate Heavenly Dao, advancing their level.
This time, the appeared Dao Stone bears the character "Zhi!"
Most bizarre is, this Dao Stone appeared suddenly on the street, as though it was dropped by someone, its end result is it floats mid-air.
This means, it is an "ownerless object!"
An ownerless object is not merely for auction. Everyone’s eyes revealed greed towards this Dao Stone, not leaving it out of sight.
The "Zhi" character on the Dao Stone is magnificent and vast, every stroke seemingly reflects the mindset of the original owner, looking at this "character" is like witnessing a wise elder passionately driving forward with the righteousness of the world as their duty, vast-hearted, benevolent to all!
The "character" has such profound meaning, those on the street glimpse it once, deeply immersed, wandering in the breadth of benevolence and righteousness of this mighty world!
"This Dao Stone is mine!"
A bearded man reacted first, immediately reaching out towards the Dao Stone!
However, others also snapped out of the meaning, seeing that someone actually wanted to claim it all to themselves, how could this be tolerated?
"Bold! I saw this Dao Stone first!"
Another elderly woman shouted, tilting her cane, slashing through, intending to claim the Dao Stone for herself.
"You saw it first, it’s yours? I say I saw it first!" The bearded man also having the strength of the Immortal Realm, doesn’t fear the elderly woman, with a backhand sweep, strands of Sword Qi meet the elderly woman’s cane.
"Seen by many, you all don’t think you can claim this Dao Stone for yourselves!"
Again, two young men joined forces!
In no time, the entire street descended into chaos. With someone making a move, others wanted to exploit the situation, but it wasn’t just one person trying to fish in troubled waters; everyone was wary of each other, striking out together. In the blink of an eye, violent Spiritual Power shook the entire street, and everyone suddenly became agitated for the sake of this Dao Stone!
The realm contained within the Dao Stone was too enticing for these masters of the Heavenly Connection and Immortal Realm. The Dao embryos it contained were versatile; no matter which race or what aspect of the Heavenly Dao one practiced, everyone could find their own insights in this Dao Stone!
If this Dao Stone had a clear owner, they might have restrained themselves a little, not daring to openly snatch it on the street, but now that the Dao Stone clearly had no definite owner, naturally, everyone wanted a share!
Boom! Boom!
Spiritual Power exploded everywhere, turning the entire street into a smoky mess. A group of people began to fight fiercely, with shouts, winds, flames, ice cannons, Sword Qi... Everyone went mad over this Dao Stone!
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"What’s happening?"
The events here couldn’t be hidden from the two domain elders in the Dao Palace Hall. Wu Yumen and Wu Qiuhong exchanged a glance, and their Divine Sense immediately extended to the place of chaos in the city, where they quickly saw countless cultivators starting to fight!
"Outrageous! How dare they make a move in the city!" Wu Yumen said in a deep voice.
The Dao Palace had rules that no one was allowed to fight in the city regardless of any grievances, or they would suffer punishment from the Dao Palace. This was something every race knew, but somehow, these people had the audacity to break the rules!
"Be careful, it might be a diversion by the Human Race!"
Wu Qiuhong recalled something, focusing her attention again on the Human child hanging in midair. After all, she had lived for thousands of years; the timing of the chaos was too abrupt, making her easily think of the hidden possibilities within.
But suddenly, Wu Yumen was stunned, as if seeing something, with an expression of disbelief in his eyes: "This Dao Stone... the ’Ren’ character Dao Stone!"
Back then, Ge Hengzi collected three Dao Stones. After comprehending them, he offered them to Wu Yumen to curry favor, and Wu Yumen accepted without hesitation.
After obtaining the characters "Tian" (Heaven), "Dao" (Way), and "Bu" (Not), even Wu Yumen felt inferior when comprehending these Dao embryos.
Both being in the ascension realm, he felt he couldn’t compare at all to that great predecessor.
It could be said that the Houtu Dao he practiced was also integrated into the Dao Stone, yielding him insights, so when he saw the fourth Dao Stone today, he was momentarily taken aback.
Wu Yumen stared at that Dao Stone, for some reason, his mind suddenly connected the four Dao Stones together.
"Dao, Bu, Tian, Ren... No, it’s ’Heavenly Dao is Unkind’!"
Ding!
When Wu Yumen slowly read out the four words "Heavenly Dao is Unkind," it was as if a light suddenly flashed in his mind, connecting his past insights into the Dao Stone!
Heavenly Dao is Unkind?
Heavenly Dao is Unkind!
When Wu Yumen thought of these four words, he seemed to have an epiphany, his entire demeanor becoming extremely shocked!
Many people believed this Dao Stone was left by an ascension realm powerhouse, including Wu Yumen himself.
But when he saw this "Ren" character Dao Stone today and combined the four characters, he felt something was off; these four words combined seemed to understand the myriad of things under heaven, directing the Heavenly Dao, a level of insight only someone who had mastered Dao to the extreme would possess!
The ascension realm could not possibly comprehend such a profound realm.
"This is a Dao Stone left by an Ancestral Dao Realm powerhouse!"
Wu Yumen was utterly shocked!
"Ancestral Dao Realm?"
Wu Qiuhong had seen the three Dao Stones with Wu Yumen before; quickly, she too noticed the Dao Stone floating above the street, as everyone clashed around it.
Upon careful observation, she immediately understood why Wu Yumen was so shocked. Not just Wu Yumen, even she herself showed a look of astonishment.
"Dao Stone! This Dao Stone was left by an Ancestral Dao Realm master!"
Both Wu Yumen and Wu Qiuhong’s expressions became serious.
Ascension realm Dao Stones were significant, but those of the Ancestral Dao Realm were extraordinary!