Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1125 - 1125 0658 Qi Tian Takes Action_1

Chapter 1125: Chapter 0658: Qi Tian Takes Action_1 Chapter 1125: Chapter 0658: Qi Tian Takes Action_1 Chapter 0658: Qi Tian Takes Charge

“Is what you’re saying true?” Emperor Jianwu stared at several cultivators and asked.

Emperor Jianwu knew that a cultivator in the Gold Core Realm basically possessed a memory that never forgets; in other words, this cultivator couldn’t possibly have seen it wrong. Moreover, he would not dare to lie to his prince. However, given the gravity of the situation, Emperor Jianwu had to repeatedly confirm to ensure that no mistakes had been made.

The cultivator hastily replied, “Prince, in your presence, I dare not lie. I did indeed see the edge of the dense fog surpass that small tree just now.”

Emperor Jianwu looked around and asked, “Is there anyone else among you who saw the same small tree?”

Immediately, two cultivators stood up and said, “Prince, we also saw that small tree just now. We were wondering why it suddenly disappeared, and now we understand—it must be because the dense fog is continuing to advance toward us.”

With three people confirming the same thing to Emperor Jianwu, it could essentially be certain that this matter did indeed exist and was not fabricated by anyone.

The expression on Emperor Jianwu’s face, which was already not very pleasant, became even gloomier now. The Huoyang Emperor, Emperor Yonghe, and several other princes all wore a look of worry. They had thought they could maintain a delicate balance with the dense fog—that if they stayed still, the fog would also stop moving toward them. But it appeared they had been too optimistic in their assessment of the situation. The dense fog clearly was not going to give them any chance to escape. It seemed not to be content until it had ensnared them all in its net.

Emperor Jianwu summoned two cultivators and instructed them to choose landmarks to reference, then to watch the edge of the dense fog intently. Should they notice the fog continuing to advance toward their direction, they were to report to him immediately.

After that, Emperor Jianwu called the other princes together for another emergency consultation, hoping to come up with a contingency plan based on the latest situation.

Before the princes could even exchange a few words, the two cultivators appointed by Emperor Jianwu to watch the boundary of the fog frantically reported the most recent developments. The edge of the fog had advanced another time, pushing forward by roughly a foot within that brief period. Calculated at this rate, if the entire team remained where they were without moving, they would be enveloped by the fog in less than half an hour, which would then begin to devour them.

At this point, the situation was urgent, they were practically in dire straits. It seemed the only choice Emperor Jianwu and his team had was to organize their troops and move forward.

However, this method, if suggested earlier, might have seemed safe. After all, as long as they moved forward, the dense fog did too; if they stopped, the fog stopped as well, maintaining a constant distance between them. But now, the fog had made it clear with its actions that it would not maintain that constant distance. Merely moving forward would not solve the root problem, and at the moment they were still on the path leading up to the Saint’s Tomb. Currently, they only had to face the danger of the dense fog, but if they did not resolve this peril and insisted on moving forward, the dangers ahead would only multiply. If another emergency arose in conjunction with the dense fog, ensnaring them from both front and back, they would have no room to maneuver.

What to do? What should they do now?

This team, comprising over one hundred and forty Gold Core Realm cultivators, led by Emperor Jianwu, was utterly distressed. Faced with the relentless encroachment of the dense fog, no one could devise a solution.

If the dense fog was just fog, the issue would have been simple to handle. But the problem was the sandstorm within the dense fog which even the princes found exceedingly troublesome, not to mention the others.

Though without a solution, driven by the criticality of their circumstances, Emperor Jianwu had to come up with an emergency response. He bit the bullet and gave orders to assign people to watch the fog’s boundary closely. They would remain stationary when the fog did and move forward an inch as soon as the fog moved an inch. This method only treated the symptoms, not the cause, and to some extent, it was like quenching thirst with poison. But in the absence of a better solution, it was the best plan Emperor Jianwu and the other princes could come up with.

Every prince, without exception, felt incredibly stifled. This time they had assembled the forces of five imperial palaces, all elites among them, believing they could enter the Saint’s Tomb and find fortune. But unexpectedly, they hadn’t even caught sight of the tomb’s entrance when they encountered this unprecedented peril. It wasn’t merely an ill-starred expedition; one misstep could spell catastrophe.

Just as all the princes were at their wits’ end, Qi Tian came striding over confidently.

Seeing Qi Tian approach, Emperor Jianwu and the other princes quickly paid their respects and said, “Master Qi, weren’t you repairing the Wolf Teeth Knife? How do you have time to come here?”