Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1099 - 1099 0645 The Low-key Emperor Chaoyang_1

Chapter 1099: Chapter 0645: The Low-key Emperor Chaoyang_1 Chapter 1099: Chapter 0645: The Low-key Emperor Chaoyang_1 Chapter 0645: The Low-Key Emperor Chaoyang

Among the five princes gathered around Qi Tian, Emperor Jianwu’s gaze was the most fervent. He was the first Prince turned Immortal Slave Qi Tian took under his wing in the Eastern Capital City, and no one knew better than he just how terrifying Qi Tian’s efficiency could be. It hadn’t taken long for Qi Tian to bring five princes under his banner. If someone had told Emperor Jianwu during their first meeting that Qi Tian would accomplish this feat in such a short amount of time, he would have spit in their face.

Having personally experienced all this, Emperor Jianwu now held Qi Tian, his Master, in a state of near reverence and was also fiercely enthusiastic. He said, “Master Qi, the Eastern Capital City has always been split six ways. Now that the five of us princes have set aside our differences and become a single entity, trusted partners, we can work towards the same direction, aiming for the same goal. I think it’s time to unify the entire Eastern Capital City. By combining the strength of our five palaces, we can jointly attack Chaoyang Palace and let them taste what it’s like to be besieged by five palaces at once. We can take down Chaoyang Palace in one fell swoop and make Emperor Chaoyang clearly recognize the difference between him and us, convincing him to join us. With that, we will have the power to do anything we want in the Eastern Capital City.”

Emperor Yonghe, Emperor Bahuang, and Emperor Wenzhi all nodded in agreement. They might not trust Qi Tian as much, but as Qi Tian’s Immortal Slaves, it wasn’t possible for them to drag their feet at this point. If Qi Tian got the wrong idea about their loyalty, the consequences could be quite serious. So, they followed suit and nodded. Besides, in their view, the combined might of their forces was indeed formidable, powerful enough to walk sideways through the Eastern Capital City and crush Chaoyang Palace without any problems.

Huoyang Emperor was also very proactive in expressing his willingness to cooperate, saying, “Master Qi, whatever you need me to do, just say the word. I’ll cooperate a hundred percent.”

Qi Tian looked at the eager expressions of the five princes and smiled, saying, “My dear princes, you’ve misunderstood. Our goal in the east has never been to dominate the Eastern Capital City or reign supreme in the Imperial Family Secret Territory. These aims are meaningless to us. Our purpose is very clear: to exhaust all means to seek cultivation resources, to increase the level of our cultivation, and to effectively extend our lifespans. I sincerely hope that each one of you here can successfully cultivate to the Nascent Soul Stage and become Nascent Soul Masters. Then, you would have absolute power; commanding the winds and rains within the Imperial Family Secret Territory would be trivial, with no one able to stop you. But now, you think that by uniting, you can dominate the Eastern Capital City. To put it bluntly, that’s a delusion; it’s an impossible mission. The only one in the Eastern Capital City who is qualified to achieve this is Emperor Chaoyang, and he’s either too low-key or has grander ambitions. He prefers not to stand out, maintaining a relatively equal relationship with all of you, leading to today’s situation.”

Emperor Jianwu disagreed, saying, “Master Qi, aren’t you overstating Emperor Chaoyang’s capabilities? Is Emperor Chaoyang really that formidable? I don’t think he seems like that kind of person. If I were to swap places with him and if I were as powerful as you say, I wouldn’t possibly keep such a low profile.”

Qi Tian replied, “I, too, hope that Emperor Chaoyang is not just being low-key, and that our united forces truly have the strength to crush Chaoyang Palace, but that’s impossible. Reason tells me that Emperor Chaoyang would be even more troublesome than Emperor Bahuang. Think about it, even Emperor Bahuang has so many magical artifacts above the Half-step Nascent Soul level. There’s no reason for Emperor Chaoyang, who has always been recognized as the foremost figure in the Eastern Capital City, to be so poorly equipped. Both he and his personal guards must possess an even larger quantity of artifacts above the Half-step Nascent Soul level. I can almost guarantee that these magical artifacts will not only be more numerous but also higher quality. Should there be one or two Nascent Soul level magical artifacts, I wouldn’t find it surprising. Let me ask you princes, if Emperor Chaoyang suddenly produced a magical artifact usually only wielded by Nascent Soul Masters, who among you is confident you could withstand it?”

The five princes fell silent. Whether Emperor Chaoyang possessed Nascent Soul Master level magical artifacts or not, even if he only had slightly more artifacts above the Half-step Nascent Soul level than Emperor Bahuang, that alone would be enough for them to worry. They had not forgotten the heavy price they paid when besieging Emperor Bahuang, and even with Qi Tian’s later intervention to secure the victory, there was some element of luck involved. If Emperor Bahuang had had one more Half-step Nascent Soul level defensive artifact, he wouldn’t have been captured by Qi Tian, nor would he have become Qi Tian’s Immortal Slave.

Moreover, both Emperor Bahuang and Emperor Wenzhi had voluntarily entered Yonghe Palace, walking right into the ambush that Qi Tian had set. Emperor Chaoyang would definitely not make such a mistake, effectively weakening their advantage and making it even more difficult to capture Emperor Chaoyang.