Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1068 - 1068 0629 Stealing the Sky and Changing the

Chapter 1068: Chapter 0629: Stealing the Sky and Changing the Day_2 Chapter 1068: Chapter 0629: Stealing the Sky and Changing the Day_2 “Alright, Mr. Liu, we’re all prepared now, and we can get started. Here is a blank rod-type war weapon, it is an embryo without any inscriptions, arrays, or prohibitions on it; you can freely manipulate it to copy the layout of the array from the war weapon sent by Emperor Yonghe onto it.”

Liu Jian nodded and took the war weapon handed over by Qi Tian, then together with Mou Xiangyu, they began copying the array layout onto this war weapon. It was no easy task; after all, the array on it was above the Half-step Nascent Soul level. Although both of them were quite adept Array Masters, this task still proved to be somewhat challenging.

However, the job they needed to accomplish at this stage was to simply follow the original, which was not impossible to carry on with. By putting in careful effort, they could make decent progress, and the two Array Masters cooperated with each other to push the work forward methodically. When this phase was close to ending, Liu Jian stopped and let Mou Xiangyu continue the task on his own, while he began setting up the “Stealing the Sky and Changing the Day” Array.

The first thing Liu Jian had to do was to arrange a “Stealing the Sky and Changing the Day” Array around the war weapon that Emperor Yonghe had given to Qi Tian. While he was setting it up, Qi Tian continuously used the Heavenly Dao Engine’s sensitivity function to lock onto Liu Jian’s every move, preventing him from any sleight of hand or other tricks during this time.

Liu Jian behaved very properly throughout and focused solely on setting up his “Stealing the Sky and Changing the Day” Array without doing anything else.

Once he had set up the array, he looked at Mou Xiangyu and saw that Mou had not yet completed the replica war weapon, so he asked him to step into the initial “Stealing the Sky and Changing the Day” Array they had set up and activated it.

Then within this array, under Liu Jian’s direction, Mou Xiangyu started to complete the final steps. As they were about to finish, Mou Xiangyu performed two different actions with both hands, casting two different spirit runes to trigger different reactions in the two “Stealing the Sky and Changing the Day” Arrays.

One was to activate, concealing the war weapon that Emperor Yonghe had given to Qi Tian, while the other was to close, exposing the copied war weapon to the outside, allowing others to sense its existence.

The two war weapons, one real and one fake, were both within the palace, not far from each other. Even if outsiders sensed a slight shift in its position, it would not raise too much suspicion; they would instinctively assume someone was moving around with the war weapon, a common occurrence.

After all this was done, Liu Jian let out a long sigh of relief and said, “Your Highnesses, Master Qi, I am fortunate to have fulfilled your orders without disgrace.”

It was only then that Qi Tian showed a satisfied expression. Liu Jian had completed the task excellently, with no foul play from start to finish; it seemed he had been wrong to doubt him, for Liu Jian was indeed loyal to the Huoyang Emperor.

Qi Tian said, “Mr. Liu, Mr. Long, the two of you can now go and rest. Once the matter is concluded, I will definitely honor my promise and reward you handsomely. Gao Jinmei, Xia Xiaoming, you two escort the gentlemen down and ensure they are well taken care of, without any neglect on my behalf.”

Gao Jinmei and Xia Xiaoming promptly followed Qi Tian’s orders and took Liu Jian and Mou Xiangyu down for a proper reception.

Qi Tian walked over to the war weapon given to him by Emperor Yonghe, and after closely scanning it with his Divine Sense to confirm it was undetectable, he waved his hand and stored the weapon inside his Storage Bag, which in reality meant putting it into the Heavenly Dao Engine. A battle was about to take place soon, and he did not want the war weapon to suffer any damage.

Seeing Qi Tian storing the war weapon, the Huoyang Emperor asked worriedly, “Master Qi, doing this won’t cause any trouble, right?”

Qi Tian chuckled and said, “Lord Huoyang, if you don’t trust me, don’t you trust Mr. Liu? Didn’t you just experience the power of the Stealing the Sky and Changing the Day Array he had set up? What are you still worried about?”

Huoyang Emperor forced a smile and replied, “Master Qi, aren’t you joking? If I can trust anyone, it would certainly be you.”

Emperor Jianwu spoke, “Enough of this, there is no need to discuss these matters now. To prevent any delays, Master Qi, let us begin our plan immediately.”

Qi Tian nodded and asked, “Are the two Princes ready?”

Emperor Jianwu and Huoyang Emperor nodded in unison, and said, “Rest assured, Master Qi, we will not make any mistakes, you’ve already set the trap, and we will definitely ensnare Emperor Yonghe, teaching that old man a lesson, showing him he is far from being able to plot against us.”

Qi Tian once again activated the Heavenly Dao Engine’s ability to sense Spirit Qi, confirming that the two Emperors had indeed made preparations according to his instructions, and then he felt reassured. He said, “Prepare yourselves, Your Highnesses, I will soon start to trigger the explosive points within the war weapon, and open the Teleportation Gate. Make sure your performance is convincing.”

Emperor Jianwu and Huoyang Emperor nodded repeatedly, both a little excited and anxious, but above all else, composed.

Qi Tian took a replica war weapon into his hand. It may have had the Array layout of a Half-step Nascent Soul level war weapon etched upon it, but the two were not in the same league. The replica was so fragile that Qi Tian could easily obliterate it with just a bit of effort. It was incapable of being used in battle, and even as a model, it was a stretch.

Qi Tian infused True Essence into the war weapon. Initially, he was concerned that the amount of True Essence might not be enough to activate the explosive points, causing the weapon to detonate prematurely due to poor materials. However, he soon realized his concerns were unnecessary. The moment Qi Tian’s True Essence had circulated once within the weapon’s Array, the energy convergence points became unstable and exploded with a bang.

The explosion was tremendously powerful, equivalent to a full-force strike from a Half-step Nascent Soul level cultivator. Ordinary cultivators simply could not withstand it. However, since the explosion was not from the war weapon gifted by Emperor Yonghe, but from a replica, the blast was limited to the power of the Array itself, not a destructive force exceeding a full-force strike.

If it had been the war weapon given by Emperor Yonghe that had detonated, the power would have been much greater, and Qi Tian would not dare to hold it and let it explode in his hand—he wouldn’t survive it.

But it was different now, as it was only the Array’s explosion. Wearing Half-step Nascent Soul level armor and accessories, Qi Tian was protected when the replica detonated. Despite its potent power, one of his accessories absorbed the blast, preventing any harm to Qi Tian. Nevertheless, he still spat out a mouthful of blood, his complexion turned pale, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Not only Qi Tian, but Emperor Jianwu, Huoyang Emperor, and their trusted subordinates suffered the same devastating effects of the explosion. They were disheveled, fell here and there in disarray, either spewing fresh blood or suffering broken limbs, looking as miserable as one could imagine.

It wasn’t just them. The explosion of the replica war weapon had completely destroyed Qi Tian’s palace. The palace collapsed into ruins where Qi Tian and the others lay prostrate, some even buried under the rubble.

As the palace crumbled, a great cloud of dust rose and spread, obscuring the surroundings. However, strangely enough, the dust did not block all light; at the site of the weapon’s detonation, a bright spot appeared. This spot swiftly grew, and in a moment, it formed a light gateway over one person tall.