Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1057 - 1057 0624 None Follow the Ancestral

Chapter 1057: Chapter 0624: None Follow the Ancestral Teachings_1 Chapter 1057: Chapter 0624: None Follow the Ancestral Teachings_1 Chapter 0624: Not Even Following Ancestors’ Precepts

Emperor Jianwu and the Huoyang Emperor were both somewhat panicked. They had not expected that, even after bringing out all their assets, they still failed to find a magical weapon to Qi Tian’s satisfaction. Didn’t this mean that Qi Tian was for the time being unable to possess combat power that could contend with Yang Yongqi, that they would have to continue living in fear of Yang Yongqi’s potential surprise attacks?

“Master Qi, do you think this could work? Although there are no suitable weapons at hand for the moment, you could temporarily make do with these. I can assure you that I will do my utmost to help you find a higher quality half-step Nascent Soul level weapon. As soon as one is found, it will be given to you immediately for your use,” the Huoyang Emperor suggested.

Emperor Jianwu hurriedly agreed, saying, “Master Qi, this is the condition we’re in right now. Please make do with what we have for the time being, substituting quantity for quality. Rest assured, like the Huoyang Emperor, I too will search for higher quality magical weapons for you.”

Qi Tian knew that anything said at this moment was useless; if there weren’t any, there simply weren’t any. No amount of talking could make Emperor Jianwu and the Huoyang Emperor conjure one out of thin air. He had no choice but to accept this reality. Thus, he said, “I can temporarily use these lower-quality magical weapons, but I implore you both, Your Highnesses, to hurry. There’s not much time left for us.”

Emperor Jianwu and the Huoyang Emperor nodded together, unable to hide the worry in their eyes. To find a higher quality half-step Nascent Soul level weapon was not as easy as said.

After carefully comparing, Qi Tian selected a few from the more than eighty magical weapons in front of his eyes. Among them was a long spear, and the remaining three were all defensive magical weapons, including one suit of battle armor, with the other two being defensive accessories.

Having chosen his magical weapons, Qi Tian then said, “Your Highnesses, I have to go and refine these weapons, so I won’t waste any more time here.”

Emperor Jianwu promptly said, “Master Qi, I’ve heard that the Eternal Life Studio was destroyed when you were undergoing your tribulation. In that case, I’ll arrange another palace for you.”

Qi Tian didn’t reject Emperor Jianwu’s kindness and followed a trusted aide summoned by Emperor Jianwu, leaving with the magical weapons.

Emperor Jianwu and the Huoyang Emperor watched Qi Tian leave, and after he had gone far, Emperor Jianwu finally spoke up, “To find suitable weapons and armor for Master Qi, relying solely on our own will definitely not work. We must quickly come up with a plan on what to do next.”

“If this were the past, we could’ve discussed with the other princes if we needed something, or even purchase or request their donations. But now, with our enmity with Chaoyang Palace, we have no clue about the attitudes of the other princes, nor do we dare to probe lightly, which effectively cuts off the possibility of obtaining higher quality half-step Nascent Soul level weapons from them. Besides this path, I can’t think of any other way,” the Huoyang Emperor said.

“No, Huoyang, what you’re saying isn’t right. Haven’t you noticed? Even if the other palaces don’t just stand by and actually choose to keep up their relations with us, it’s still impossible for us to exchange for higher quality magical weapons. It’s not that they’re unwilling to exchange with us but that it’s very possible they don’t have higher quality magical weapons at all,” Emperor Jianwu said.

“I have a suspicion that perhaps within the entire Eastern Capital City, the magical weapons possessed by Chaoyang Palace are above those of the other five palaces. And it’s even possible that, aside from Chaoyang Palace, including my Jianwu Palace and your Huoyang Palace, as well as the other three palaces, the quality of our magical weapons are all the same, all one level lower than Chaoyang Palace.”

The Huoyang Emperor wanted to refute Emperor Jianwu’s words, but his reply stopped short at his lips.

He remembered how, not long ago, Yang Yongqi had effortlessly breached Emperor Jianwu’s defenses, thinking if he had been in Emperor Jianwu’s position, his performance would have been worse, not better. If this was the case for Emperor Jianwu, it was the same for him, and without reason, Emperor Bahuang, Emperor Wenzhi, and Emperor Yonghe would not perform better than the two of them.

Sighing, the Huoyang Emperor said, “Then what should we do? Are we to just sit around doing nothing, dryly waiting for Yang Yongqi to attack again?”

“That’s not what I mean,” Emperor Jianwu said. “Huoyang, have you considered where we obtained these half-step Nascent Soul level magical weapons from? Not only us, even Emperor Chaoyang obtained them from the same place. If he was able to get them, why can’t we?”

“Are you suggesting we go into the Saint’s Tomb again, find higher quality magical weapons from within, and then take them out for Qi Tian to use?” the Huoyang Emperor asked.

Emperor Jianwu decisively shook his head and said, “That would take too much time. Besides, we have each entered the Saint’s Tomb more than once, each time bringing out not a few half-step Nascent Soul level magical weapons or other similar objects. Previously, we were quite pleased with ourselves, thinking we had made sizeable gains. But after today’s events, I’ve realized that what we obtained was just the trash that Emperor Chaoyang and the others did not want. If we go in again, can we avoid the chance that what we bring out will still be trash?”