Chapter 611 - 436: Entering the Imperial Court
Two hundred miles outside Dao Court City lies another city. It rose from the earth during the End of Dharma era, built around a verdant jade palace. Square in structure, its expanse stretches across hundreds of miles, resembling a colossal jade seal pressed upon the boundless land. It symbolizes supreme power and reveals the Tianyi Sect’s ambition to establish governance through imperial authority and dominate all directions.
With Dao Court declining, the Imperial Court rose to prominence.
Today, within the Imperial Court City, the clamor of voices fills the air, radiating a spectacle of prosperity. Visitors from all directions arrive incessantly. Meanwhile, each day, Daoists from Tianyi Sect lead squads of armored soldiers to venture out, expanding territories—breaking mountains, razing temples, demolishing legacies, severing inheritances, slaughtering rogue Daoists, and annihilating old enemies.
Among their targets is the Heavenly Dao Sect entrenched within Dao Court City.
As humanity flourishes and Daoist powers dwindle, the Imperial Court’s endeavors yield abundant rewards every time.
But today.
A massive auspicious cloud rose from Dao Court City, soaring a hundred zhang into the sky and swiftly heading toward this place. Such a phenomenon immediately captured the attention of many.
"It is the Heavenly Dao Sect’s Cloud Soaring Technique; the Daoist skill masters of the Heavenly Dao Sect are heading to the Imperial City."
Atop the towering city walls, a Daoist sat cross-legged on a prayer mat. Although he lacked mana, as a direct disciple of the Tianyi Sect charged with guarding the city, he kept watch over distant Dao Court’s aura. When he spotted that immense cloud, his expression changed abruptly. He summoned a squad of armored soldiers and ordered the Copper Bell to be struck, releasing the warning sound.
The Copper Bell rang six times—a dire signal signifying an approaching Dao skill master.
Yet, just as the bell’s resonating peals began, Li Yi’s cloud had already entered the city.