Yi Shuyuan passed through the city gate into the inner city, finding the same bustling prosperity on both sides. He held his spirit within his heart and invested his feelings in his outward form, like a wandering martial artist newly arrived in Moon City, strolling its streets and taking in the sights like everyone else.
By now, Yi Shuyuan felt that his transformation had truly succeeded. Having weathered this pressure and trial, it had become an instinct integrated with his very being, allowing him to chat with those around him without much concern.
About a quarter of an hour later, Yi Shuyuan finally approached the tall tower. It stood alone on a raised hill, with a magnificent temple below.
Guards surrounded the tower, barring outsiders from entry. Yi Shuyuan looked up from a distance and saw officers and martial artists on almost every upper floor, positioned to observe movements throughout the city.
Yi Shuyuan chuckled and circled around to the back of the tower. After a simple trick to conceal his form and deceive the eye, he bent his knees slightly and sprang into the air, rising from the ground like a nimble swallow. Only when he reached roughly the tenth floor did he catch a projecting roof bracket and press down for leverage. His body silently ascended again, sweeping past behind two martial artists on the highest floor before landing steadily on the tower's pinnacle.
From here, the entire city lay before his eyes.
Yi Shuyuan first searched the inner city, locating several building complexes heavily guarded by soldiers and officers. Presumably, one of them housed the Moon Province Yamen.
Ordinarily, the Mountain and River Immortal Furnace Diagram should have been at the Moon Province Yamen, but no protective measures could be excessive for such a priceless treasure. It