CHAPTER 377: CHAPTER 365: TRACES OF THE DAO

After Zhou Yuqing’s explanation, Su Youyi and Liang Yi finally had a rough understanding of the object’s function.

Using it once would consume a great deal of energy, but the effects it could achieve were even greater, to the extent that it could even reverse the situation at critical moments.

Whether it was turning back time by one second or slicing away one second of an opponent’s consciousness, the applications of these two abilities were extremely vast.

"Sect Master Wan is truly generous..." When Liang Yi realized the true value of this object, he felt even more that the magnate’s inscrutability was well justified, truly befitting someone who devoted themselves entirely to cultivation without care for anything else.

"Right now you don’t have the ability to fully control this Dao mark, but that’s merely a matter of time for you," Zhou Yuqing reminded Su Youyi.

Su Youyi obediently nodded her head. She had already noticed this since earlier. Although she was currently able to successfully use these two abilities, it was as difficult as a child swinging a heavy hammer.

And each time it was used, the consumption of Spiritual Power was simply too great.

If it weren’t for their Taoist Sect having the Endless Dao as the fundamental Cultivation Technique, a normal Sixth Realm cultivator would probably have barely managed to use it once, let alone her being able to use it twice in a row and still have energy to spare.

"Is the consumption that significant?"

Hearing his junior sister simply mention her experience with using it, Liang Yi was somewhat amazed.

"This Dao mark, I think Sect Master Wan originally intended to implant it into your body, which would make its use much more convenient, just like a Magical Treasure," Zhou Yuqin pondered carefully and then understood Sect Master Wan’s intentions.

"However, you are only at the Sixth Realm right now; carrying a Dao mark with your physical body is wholly unrealistic. No matter what, that thing is an imitation of a Law’s Origin. If things went bad, it could even cause your physical body to collapse, interfering with the Cultivation Path you wish to walk. That’s why Sect Master Wan chose to infuse the Dao mark into the Lovesick Sword in your hands," Zhou Yuqing pointed at Su Youyi’s physical form.

"Your sword is made of extremely precious material. It would be considered a sect-treasure-level object in any sect, I have no idea how you obtained it. However, because of this, the sword is perfectly capable of bearing this Dao mark."

"So that’s it." Su Youyi’s index finger gently brushed over the sword’s surface. Even with an additional Dao mark on it, the Lovesick Sword remained smooth and unmarked, without any superfluous traces.

"That’s also good. If the Dao mark is integrated into the Lovesick Sword, you can just treat it as a normal Magical Treasure, and it won’t be able to affect the path you will take anymore," Liang Yi commented with a smile from the side.

Although bearing a Dao mark with one’s physical body could bring greater benefits, one could easily be influenced by its powerful forces, straying from the chosen path of cultivation.

Now, this worry no longer existed. Not only would his junior sister not be affected by it, but she could also make full use of the power within.

Liang Yi felt a touch of admiration thinking about this.

Su Youyi was already recognized as a top-notch talent in the world. Even using the most basic Sword technique, she could defeat ninety-nine percent of ordinary talents; not to mention now that she has a Dao mark in her hands.

"But is it very difficult to produce such a Dao mark?" Liang Yi contemplated other possibilities after witnessing the impressive effects of the Dao mark.

"Uhm... For cultivators who have a deep understanding of the Law they wield, attempting to create a Dao mark wouldn’t be too difficult, but they definitely couldn’t do it too many times, maybe just once or twice at most," Zhou Yuqing said thoughtfully with a slight frown on his face.

"For example, if I reached the Great Perfection of the Eighth Realm, it wouldn’t be too difficult for me to bestow upon someone a Dao mark with the power of rebirth from fire. But creating such a Dao mark relies fundamentally on the Origin of Law, so generally not many are created."

"Uhm, I see." Liang Yi let out a sigh of disappointment, having hoped to become a cost-free wholesaler in the future when he reached higher levels, but it seemed that this path was not viable.

"Hey, we’re almost at the Blood Control Sect, are you guys coming back or not, meow!?"

The Elder Orange Cat, from a great distance, saw Liang Yi and the others chatting endlessly in the sky and called out in some irritation.

Liang Yi was momentarily stunned. They had arrived already?

"Senior Brother, look over there..." Su Youyi suddenly felt inexplicably excited.

"Hm?"

Liang Yi followed his junior sister’s pointing finger and saw a giant gate, as vast as the sky itself, standing between heaven and earth.

Blood Control Sect, its mountain gate is truly just a gate!

But Liang Yi wasn’t too surprised. In his past life, he killed more of the Blood Control Sect’s simple-minded iron-headed kids than anyone else, so he was more than familiar with this place.

However, now, when he looked again at the blood-red gate that players used to joke about being "bigger than home," he felt differently.

Because he realized that this gigantic gate, which could be seen from a hundred thousand li away, seemed to be just an illusion, with the real gate hidden behind the void.

And there wasn’t just one gate, but three whole gates! As a player before, he had never discovered this.

"How scared must you Blood Control Sect be of someone attacking you to actually have such gates?"

Liang Yi was astonished; could this be the legendary triple gates of Luo Sheng?

After arriving by Liu Rouxin’s side, Liang Yi couldn’t help but ask a soul-searching question.

"You know nothing!" Liu Rouxin glared irritably at Liang Yi, feeling that he always managed to bring up the most inappropriate topics.

Liang Yi was full of question marks - what kind of person is this? Can’t even ask a question?

"Senior Brother, Senior Brother." Su Youyi hurriedly waved her hands, signaling Liang Yi to come over.

Although Liang Yi still wanted to have a proper argument with this hot-tempered little loli, he decided to let her off for the moment due to his junior sister’s call.

After Liang Yi returned to Su Youyi’s side, she tiptoed and whispered into his ear: "Senior Brother, you shouldn’t ask about such things so bluntly..."

"Why?" Liang Yi looked puzzled at his junior sister, not understanding what there was to hide about such a matter.

"This was when the Blood Control Sect nearly got besieged by the entire Cultivation World; the original treasure Bloodbath Heavenly Gate was shattered, and these three new gates were recast from its fragments later on."

Su Youyi stamped her feet in frustration, feeling that her Senior Brother, who usually seemed to know everything, was being incredibly dense now.

"So, are you saying that the original Blood Control Sect was so afraid of being attacked that they simply erected three mountain gates?" Liang Yi scratched his head; it turned out that he had unwittingly spoken of the sect’s embarrassing secret.

"Exactly. But later on, even the Blood Control Sect felt that having three mountain gates seemed a bit much, so they only left an illusion outside and hid the real three gates within the void as part of the Sect Protection Array to guard the whole sect’s Secret Realm."

Su Youyi glanced quietly at Liu Rouxin, who was still forming hand seals, and continued to explain to her Senior Brother.

"So when you’re at the Blood Control Sect, try not to mention this, because their tempers are very explosive, and they might take it as a provocation."

Liang Yi smacked his lips, somewhat speechless.