Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1135 - 1135 0663 The Only Way_1

Chapter 1135: Chapter 0663: The Only Way_1 Chapter 1135: Chapter 0663: The Only Way_1 Chapter 0663 The Only Way Out

The small sandstorm noticed that the Transporting Whirlwind was becoming increasingly overburdened. It violently trembled and shot out even more grains of sand in an attempt to completely exhaust the Transporting Whirlwind.

The small sandstorm did not know that Qi Tian had long been prepared for this situation. He had divided all the Transporting Whirlwinds into three waves, and those entering the small space through the fissures were just the first wave.

Upon realizing that these Transporting Whirlwinds could no longer withstand more sand grains, Qi Tian immediately commanded the first wave of Transporting Whirlwinds to retreat while letting the second wave enter the small space, blocking in front of the small sandstorm.

The small sandstorm, not expecting Qi Tian to have such a tactic, became even more frenzied. It started to fire off more and more sand grains incessantly. The sand grains were like a hail of bullets, dense and difficult to stop.

However, Qi Tian still relied on these three waves of Transporting Whirlwinds, taking turns in battle. As soon as one wave could no longer endure, he would swiftly retreat them and replace them with another wave, in a relentless cycle. Those Transporting Whirlwinds that were withdrawn were quickly sent into the energy storage chamber of the Heavenly Dao Engine by Qi Tian, where the sand grains entangled within them were unloaded before the Transporting Whirlwinds went back into battle, lightened and ready to face more sand grains.

The small sandstorm carried a significant amount of sand grains, numbering in the thousands, but it could not withstand such a frenzy of firing and, within a mere ten to twenty minutes, had released all the sand grains on its body without exception, all of which became Qi Tian’s spoils of battle, collected by the Transporting Whirlwinds.

Upon realizing it could no longer fire more sand grains, the small sandstorm exposed its core. Before Qi Tian could get a clear glimpse of what it truly was, it darted like a startled mouse, turning its head and burrowing deep into the small space.

Qi Tian chuckled. While arranging the Transporting Whirlwinds to form a robust defensive net in front of him, he grasped the fissure of the small space and pulled hard, quickly enlarging the gap, and then, bending over, he dove into it.

Inside the small space, it was pitch dark, even darker than the thick fog the small sandstorm had released. Not only was it difficult to see the hand in front of one’s face, but one’s Divine Sense was also compressed to the extreme, unable to explore the surroundings.

Fortunately, Qi Tian had long grown accustomed to such conditions. He released the Spirit Qi sensing function of the Heavenly Dao Engine and began to scout the small space, hoping to locate the hiding place of the small sandstorm’s core.

After checking the feedback from the Heavenly Dao Engine, Qi Tian discovered that the small space was unusually vast, several times larger than Emperor Jianwu’s, approximately twenty to thirty acres. However, even at this size, compared to the limit of the Heavenly Dao Engine’s detection range, it was still relatively small and had no comparison.

Very soon, Qi Tian found a pile of pebbles at the bottom of the small space. The pebbles were relatively large, each about the size of a peanut, and were heaped together densely.

Qi Tian walked straight over and reached for the pile, grabbing dozens of pebbles in his hand.

These pebbles were not ordinary sand. Qi Tian could feel a faint Spirit Qi emanating from them. He took out a Night Pearl, the light of which, under great external pressure, managed to illuminate barely less than a foot around him, allowing him to get a rough look at what these pebbles were like.

Qi Tian looked at the rather ordinary pebbles, quickly flipping through various texts he had read in his mind, hoping to find some description related to them.

After considerable effort, Qi Tian finally recalled that he seemed to have read about them in the records left by Master Ming Ren. However, the account was brief, comprising just a couple of lines without imagery.

According to that record, Qi Tian could tentatively conclude that these pebbles were known as Liuli sand, a rare and precious natural treasure. It was said that Liuli sand could only be found in a place called the Eight Hundred Mildes Flowing Sand River, its primary use being for crafting offensive magical instruments. But as to what kind of offensive magical instruments specifically, Master Ming Ren had not left any records. Judging by the situation Qi Tian encountered, it seemed that Liuli sand was best suited for creating sandstorms.

The Liuli sand must contain immense energy, but the Liuli sand in front of his eyes bore only a faint Spirit Qi. It wasn’t clear whether this was due to the dispersion of Spirit Qi over a long period or some other reason.

However, Qi Tian was not in the mood to find out why. He was surprised to find that aside from the Liuli sand, there was nothing else inside the small space, and the small sandstorm’s core was nowhere to be seen.

How could this be possible?

Qi Tian had not found any other entrances or exits in the small space, and the core of the small sandstorm could not have escaped his surveillance. In other words, it should still be lingering inside the small space, but then why couldn’t he find it?