Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1107 - 1107 0649 Roadblock_1

Chapter 1107: Chapter 0649: Roadblock_1 Chapter 1107: Chapter 0649: Roadblock_1 Chapter 0649 – A Stumbling Block

The words of Qi Tian caused Emperor Jianwu and the others’ hearts to continually sink. Their ancestors had chosen to give up the chance to go to sacred cultivation places like Wanjie City and came to the Imperial Family Secret Territory instead. Their descendants had forsaken the throne and the bright prospects of the outside world to come to the Imperial Family Secret Territory, where they stayed for hundreds of years. What was the purpose of this? It was to find an opportunity within the Imperial Family Secret Territory that would allow them to make further breakthroughs.

For thousands of years, generation after generation of the Zhao family had been unyieldingly devoted and toiled within the Imperial Family Secret Territory without regret. Indeed, they achieved accomplishments that were unattainable outside, progressing from the Early Gold Core Realm to the Late Gold Core Stage. However, when they tried to make even greater progress, they realized that it was simply impossible.

Not to mention breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage, even having the ability to take one more step beyond the Late Gold Core Stage proved to be exceedingly difficult. To count on one’s fingers, dozens of princes from the Imperial Zhao family had entered the Imperial Family Secret Territory, yet not one of them had broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage. The same was true for those at the Ninth Level of the Gold Core Realm—only less than a third of these princes managed to break through to the Gold Core Stage Eighth Level, with the vast majority only reaching the Seventh Level.

Such outcomes were unacceptable to every prince who entered the Imperial Family Secret Territory. Each and every one of them was immensely eager to make greater progress, but to achieve this progress was incredibly difficult. They scrutinized all sorts of reasons, both internal and external, eliminating each one they could, only to finally attribute it to a lack of further opportunity.

All the princes were aware that this opportunity was hidden within Saint’s Tomb. To seize this opportunity, luck was required, but so too was strength. For many years, all the princes stayed confined within the imperial city, hoping to gather enough strength so that they might once again have the courage to set foot in Saint’s Tomb. Now, with Qi Tian’s guidance, the forces of five royal palaces had come together to explore the Saint’s Tomb. Although deep down, the five princes did not hold much hope for this exploration, since they had promised and staked their entire fortunes on it, this meant that they still harbored some hope and wished to come upon an opportunity.

Emperor Jianwu, Huoyang Emperor, Emperor Yonghe, Emperor Bahuang, and Emperor Wenzhi, every single one of these princes faced a common problem—their lifespans were virtually at their limits, with only minor differences in how soon they would reach their end. Even if they had a slightly longer time left, that didn’t make their situation much better than those with less time. They all had an urgent need to find an opportunity to break through in a short span.

These five princes didn’t have many days left to live, saying it was a matter of counting on one’s fingers might be overstating it, but it wasn’t much better than that. Time was not on their side.

Qi Tian had already explained—Manager Chen bringing people into Saint’s Tomb might well mean staying there for over a decade, which was something the five princes could not accept no matter what.

If it were a matter of a few months or years, they might reluctantly endure it. But the mere thought of spending a decade or more just waiting in the Eastern Capital City for Manager Chen to emerge from Saint’s Tomb was intolerable to them.

There is a saying in the Mortal World: blocking someone’s path to wealth is like killing one’s parents. For a cultivator, anyone who dares to block their chance of further breakthroughs is even more despicable than the murderer of one’s parents. Particularly for those like Emperor Jianwu whose lifespans were nearly exhausted, the gravity of the situation was even worse.

Emperor Jianwu immediately said, “Master Qi, no need to say more. I have made up my mind. No matter what situations or people we might encounter, nothing will prevent me from entering Saint’s Tomb with you. The opportunity within the Saint’s Tomb is mine, and no one can stand in my way.”

Not to be outdone, Huoyang Emperor declared, “I feel the same. If anyone dares to block my chance at the opportunity, I will be irreconcilable with them, with no room for mediation.”

Emperor Yonghe and the others also chimed in. At this moment, they unanimously forgot about the violent Manager Chen, selectively forgetting those princes who had died at his hands.

Under normal circumstances, if they were to encounter Manager Chen, they would know without a word that they should hide as far away as possible, no questions asked. But now, things were different. What was at stake was the opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage. Whoever obtained it could potentially become a Nascent Soul Master.

If Manager Chen were to seize this opportunity, then his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage would be imminent, given that he had been at the Half-step Nascent Soul stage for too long and his accumulations were certainly enough. What he lacked was just the opportunity, and once Manager Chen obtained this opportunity and assimilated it, he could immediately become a Nascent Soul Master. By then, who within the Imperial Family Secret Territory could stop Manager Chen?

At that time, Manager Chen would be able to command the winds and rains within the Imperial Family Secret Territory, with everyone trembling beneath his feet. All cultivation resources within the Imperial Family Secret Territory might potentially be plundered by him alone. Moreover, if he wished, he could even seal the passage that connects the Imperial Family Secret Territory with the outside world, cutting off all hope for the people inside to leave. Ultimately, they would be trapped within this realm, dying here. Such an outcome was something none of the emperors wanted to witness.