saint of humanity

Chapter 2455 Daochi
If he had to trace back a reason, the only thing Lu Ye could think of was the bizarre experience he had when he left the Hehe Realm for the first time.

Something must have entered his body at that time, but the strange thing was that even the talent tree did not react at all. Until today, he did not notice anything wrong.

When Lu Ye returned from the Hehe Realm that time, he felt something was different when he saw Yuan Xicheng’s Hedao Pearl for the first time.

Afterwards, he followed Yuan Xi to attack Liuguang. When Yuan Xi destroyed the Hedaozhu of Liuguang City, Fu Lingxinzhi intercepted many fragments of the Hedaozhu.

In that white unknown space, there was an old voice, saying that it had been waiting for him for a very long time...

But it was clearly his first time entering the inner world and the combined world.

Some things showed signs of being pursued, but some things left him with no clue at all.

In any case, his ability to intercept the fragments of the Hedao Pearl has been thoroughly confirmed. In this way, it will be easier for Yuanxi City to become bigger and stronger in the future. As long as enough Hedao Cities can be conquered, the growth rate of Yuanxi City will definitely be unattainable by other Hedao Cities.

Yuan Xi excitedly put away all the fragments of the Hedao Pearl, and instructed Lu Ye: "General, let Youdie stay in the city, and the others come to help."

"Yes." Lu Ye accepted the order and quickly passed the message over.

Although Chen Shuang suffered heavy losses in this battle, Hedao City itself can be said to be intact. Many things in the city are useful. Now is the time to collect the spoils. Letting the Rongdao people in this city come over can also improve some efficiency.

Yuan Xi went straight to Chen Shuang's treasure house.

It’s a pity that there are not many good things in the treasury. Before Hequ escaped, although he listened to Fan Wu’s advice and did not break the Hedao Pearl, he would not let go of the things in the treasury.

A moment later, led by Mei and Kuzhi, the Rongdao people in the city rushed over and were busy all over. Everything they could take away, whether useful or not, was confiscated.

Lu Ye did not participate in it. At this moment, he was squatting in front of a small pond, looking at it with relish.

Although it is called a small pond, there is no water in it. Only the extremely rich aura of the stars that is visible to the naked eye gathers in it, floating and surging.

The pool was not big, just the size of a small pond, but it was very deep. Lu Ye estimated that it was several dozen feet wide, almost running through the entire Chenshuang Hedao City. The sides of the pool and even the inner walls were covered with intricate array patterns.

"You've never seen a Dao Pond before?"

Just as Lu Ye was observing, a voice sounded beside him. It was Fan Wu. Since Yuan Xi had confirmed that the Hedaozhu was intact, and Fan Wu himself was extremely proficient in the art of formation, it was naturally worth keeping him. So although Yuan Xi had not expressed his opinion in person, he was actually already a member of Yuanxi City, including the few Rong Dao who stayed with him.

Lu Ye had already noticed his arrival, so he was not surprised.

"I've seen it in the outer world, but never in the inner world."

Fan Wu's eyes suddenly showed a look of reminiscence: "The surface world... it was a long time ago."

Lu Ye tilted his head and looked at him: "With your cultivation level, you should be able to return to the outer world at any time."

Fan Wu smiled and said, "If I hadn't taken refuge in Hedao City, I would of course be free. But now that I have taken refuge in Hedao City, I can no longer decide for myself. This world is not a place where you can come and go as you please."

Lu Ye understood immediately. Just like when Yuan Xi wanted to recruit him as his subordinate, he left some means in his sea of ​​​​consciousness to restrain him. For these Rong Daoists who defected to Hedao City, every city lord should have some backup plans of his own to prevent his monks from defecting.

Of course, for Lu Ye, the means left by Yuan Xi at that time were of no use at all. He could solve it at any time. The reason why he did not solve it was naturally because he had been getting along well with Yuan Xi during this period and he did not want to create a rift between them because of it.

"The Tao Pond you saw in the outer world should be different from the one in front of you. I have also encountered a Tao Pond in the outer world."

"It's indeed different." Lu Ye nodded. There were fish swimming in the Taoist pool in the surface world, but that was actually the condensation of pure Taoist power.

There is none in the inner world.

The reason for this is that the concentration of the Dao power is different, just like the white mist that appears when you exhale in the cold winter. The swimming fish is the manifestation of the rich Dao power from the inner world seeping into the outer world.

"What is the output of this Taoist pond?" Lu Ye asked curiously.

Fan Wu had been with Chen Shuang for many years, so he naturally knew everything about this and gave a number.

Lu Ye was stunned: "So little?"

Compared to his expectations, the number of Dao fish that this Dao pond could produce was not large.

"It's quite a lot." Fan Wu smiled. "If accumulated over the years, it would be a very considerable number. It may not be enough to meet the normal cultivation needs of a Hedao, but it should be enough to meet the needs of several Rongdao. And under normal circumstances, the cultivators in Hedao City would not be so extravagant as to use Dao fish for cultivation."

What he said was true. Although Lu Ye himself had consumed a large amount of Dao Fish, he was an exception after all. In the Inner Realm, no one who had achieved Dao Melting could obtain so many Dao Fish at once like him.

"Can this pond be moved to the other side of the city?" Lu Ye asked.

Yuan Xi said that only a Heaven-level Hedao City is qualified to build a Dao Pool, because the Star Abyss aura of a Hedao City below the Heaven-level is not strong enough, and even if it is built, it will not be possible to condense a Dao Fish. Heaven-level is the most basic requirement.

If this Taoist pond could be moved to the other side of the city, it would save a lot of trouble.

"No." Fan Wu shook his head. "The construction of the Dao Pond requires a lot of precious materials. The engraving of the formations in it is not a simple matter. It is not a treasure that can be moved at will. It can only stay where it was built, unless we annex Chenshuang City. Unfortunately, the quality of this city is not high enough, so it is not suitable for annexing Chenshuang."

"Annexation?" Lu Ye looked puzzled.

Fan Wu glanced at him and suddenly realized: "How long have you been in the inner world, fellow Daoist?"

"It didn't take long."

"No wonder." Fan Wu understood and said that Lu Ye seemed not to be familiar with some basic information of the inner world. It turned out that he had just arrived. "When the quality of Hedao City reaches a certain level, it can annex other Hedao cities. For example, if our city annexes Chen Shuang, then the two Hedao cities will be combined into one, and the size will be greatly increased. It can accommodate more cultivators, and the foundation will be improved accordingly. In this way, it doesn't matter whether this Dao Pond is moved or not. However, I think the quality of our city is not very high, and forcible annexation is not a good thing, because if the quality of the Hedao Pearl is not high enough, the size should not be too large."

This naturally involves the issue of the density of the Star Abyss aura. The same quality of Hedao beads, when placed in Hedao cities of different sizes, will have different densities of Star Abyss aura in the city. The smaller one will definitely be denser, and the cultivator's practice efficiency will also be higher.

"Most of the legendary ten top cities are huge. Do you think they were built bit by bit? They are all swallowed up step by step by the big fish eating the small fish."

Lu Ye understood.

Fan Wu added, "Speaking of the Dao Ponds, all the Dao Ponds in Hedao City are basically built to imitate natural Dao Ponds. These built Dao Ponds cannot be moved, but if you encounter a natural Dao Pond, if you have enough means, you can move that natural Dao Pond into the city. However, looking at the entire Inner Realm, there are not many people who can do this. But if you really do this, there will be a disadvantage."

"What are the disadvantages?" Lu Ye was curious.

"No one can guarantee how long the natural Dao Pond can last after the migration. It may dry up immediately after the migration, or it may exist for a long time. The birth of the Dao Pond is actually a very mysterious thing in the world. Even those top Dao masters who are high above have not figured out the mystery so far. There was once a Dao master who spent his entire life studying this matter, but in the end he gained nothing."

Lu Ye secretly sighed, it is true that the older you get, the more you see and experience. In terms of experience alone, Fan Wu surpasses him by a huge margin.

"And fellow Taoist just felt that the output of this Taoist pond was not high. In fact, there is a way to increase the output."

"For example?" Lu Ye was interested.

Fan Wu smiled slightly: "If you put the Dao bone into the Dao pond, the Dao force in the Dao bone will be released. In this way, the output of Dao fish will naturally increase in a short period of time. Now Dao friends should understand why so many Daoists in the city didn't dare to stay here casually before, right?"

Because staying is too risky. You might be killed, and your Taoist bones might be used for cultivation or thrown into the Taoist pond to increase the production of Taoist fish. You might also be captured alive and thrown into the Hehe Realm to be sold as a slave. No one is willing to easily put their life and death in the hands of others, so when the situation is hopeless, escape is the best way out.

Fan Wu was confident that he could survive, and as he was old, he didn't want to travel around and have no place to live, so he chose to stay.

"Besides this, there are some other ways. I know that there is a treasure in this world called Danqing Stone. If it is placed in the Tao Pond, the speed of Dao Fish condensation will be significantly improved. There is also a strange star beast. If it can be caught and raised in the Tao Pond, it can also increase the yield of Dao Fish."

"There is another way!" Yuan Xi's voice suddenly came from the side.

Lu Ye and Fan Wu turned around at the same time.

Fan Wu bowed and saluted: "Greetings, Lord City Lord."

Lu Ye couldn't help but glance at him, secretly admiring that this old man had good eyesight. He had only met Yuan Xi once, but he had already figured out her temper.

As expected, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "No need to be polite."

"Are you done with your work, sir?"

"Damn it! That bastard who ran away took all the good stuff away, leaving us with only garbage. Don't let this city lord run into him in the inner world, or he will be punished."

The bastard she was referring to was undoubtedly Hequ. Seeing her look full of hatred, Lu Ye couldn't help but want to laugh.

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I was typing this morning when I got called out by phone. Something urgent happened. I've been working on it until now and I have to go out again soon. I'll update once today and maybe tomorrow.