Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1160 - 1160 0675 Bits and Pieces_2

Chapter 1160: Chapter 0675: Bits and Pieces_2 Chapter 1160: Chapter 0675: Bits and Pieces_2 Qi Tian didn’t know why this situation had arisen, he only knew that he must swing his flying sword once again.

The flying sword became even more greedy, devouring his True Essence at an increasingly rapid pace. Soon, Qi Tian felt it was enough. He aimed at the direction of the ghastly face and swung his flying sword once more.

Several beams of sword light flew from the blade toward the ghastly face.

At this moment, the ghastly face was incredibly angry. It had to dodge attacks from those Gold Core Realm cultivators, who were like ants to it, while also being wary of Qi Tian. It was like a rat in a bellows, getting agitated from both ends. Of course, the real reason for its anger wasn’t just this, but also because it was trapped above the tomb door, forced to abide by the rules set by the tomb’s owner.

Although the tomb door wasn’t big, it was not only protected by an array, but there was also a space above it. Usually, it hid within the depths of the array, lying dormant. But now, it couldn’t even hide in the deep recesses of space. According to the rules imposed by the owner of the tomb, when the tomb door faced an attack from outside, it, as the guardian of the tomb door, had to come forward to counter these attacks and protect the door. This meant that when facing these chaotic, but threatening attacks, it couldn’t hide deeper in the space; it had to stay here and keep watch, which put it in a very passive and helpless situation.

The sword light released by the flying sword of a Nascent Soul Master was extraordinary, not only powerful but also equipped with a target-locking feature. Although the Saint’s Tomb’s door was large, its size was finite, and there was barely any space for the ghastly face to dodge. On the fourth coming of the sword light, the ghastly face was once again tragically struck, becoming fragmented once more.

Qi Tian never retracted the Transporting Whirlwind. After the ghastly face was sliced into pieces by the sword light, all the Transporting Whirlwinds surged forward, rolling towards the scattered pieces of the ghastly face’s head.

The ghastly face desperately tried to gather the fragmented pieces of its head. It was fast, but not as fast as the Transporting Whirlwinds, which snatched like a pack of hyenas. Unfortunately, this time, the Transporting Whirlwind once again took advantage of its numbers and snatched away another piece of the ghastly face’s head.

The ghastly face howled in rage, its voice so sorrowful that it would make one cry, but not a single person present felt any sympathy for it.

The tactic worked once again, filling Emperor Jianwu and the others with great joy. The other Gold Core Realm cultivators were greatly heartened. All their efforts and expenditures felt worthwhile at the sight of this scene.

Under the constraints of the Princes, all the Gold Core Realm cultivators continued the rhythm they had established, launching attack after attack on the ghastly face.

After collecting the second piece of the ghastly face, Qi Tian once again invested True Essence into the flying sword.

In the reserve chamber of the Heavenly Dao Engine, piles upon piles of spirit stones vanished, converted into reserve fuel and then into Qi Tian’s True Essence, which was absorbed by the flying sword.

Finally, Qi Tian was ready for the fifth sword strike. He aimed at Qi Tian and fiercely swung the flying sword.

The sword light struck the ghastly face once again, chopping its head into fine pieces. The Transporting Whirlwinds surged forward.

This time, the Transporting Whirlwind achieved a tremendous success, snatching away two pieces of the ghastly face’s head at once, which Qi Tian collected.

The remnants of the ghastly face’s head fragments regrouped, and compared to before, the ghastly face’s head had clearly shrunk in size. Through the Heavenly Dao Engine’s function of sensing Spirit Qi, Qi Tian could clearly discern that the ghastly face’s strength had fundamentally declined. At this point, the ghastly face had truly fallen from the Nascent Soul Stage to the Gold Core Realm.

This change was not only felt by Qi Tian, but Emperor Jianwu and the others were also aware of it.

Emperor Jianwu was overjoyed and shouted loudly, “Everyone’s efforts have not been in vain, Ghost Face’s strength has been leveled to the same degree as ours. Let’s give it our all, today we must be able to eliminate Ghost Face and then open the tomb door of the Saint’s Tomb.”

All spirits were tremendously lifted, as victory seemed within reach, and a hint of relief began to appear on everyone’s faces.

Qi Tian unleashed his sixth sword strike, and Ghost Face, whose strength had declined, had no way to dodge and could only watch helplessly as his head was smashed to pieces.

The Transporting Whirlwinds surged forward once again, and this time, they emerged completely victorious, sweeping away all fragments of Ghost Face’s head in a buzzing frenzy, leaving not a single piece of remains.

With this act, Qi Tian achieved another feat in his life, eliminating a Ghost Face with the strength of the Nascent Soul Stage using his own strength at the Third Level of the Gold Core Realm. Of course, his success was not solely due to his own power but also thanks to many favorable external conditions. Without these conditions, it wouldn’t have been possible, and Qi Tian was well aware of this.

Seeing Ghost Face vanish, everyone on site burst into cheers. Nobody had anticipated prior that they would be able to achieve such a feat, aiding Qi Tian in eliminating a being from the Nascent Soul Stage.

Just then, Qi Tian’s body swayed, and overwhelming fatigue swept over him, causing him to collapse onto the ground.

Standing beside him was Li Mijia, Chief Guard of Huoyang Palace, who was startled. He quickly reached out to support Qi Tian and said anxiously, “Master Qi, what’s happened to you? Please don’t scare me.”

Gao Jinmei and Xia Xiaoming, whose strengths were relatively modest, couldn’t withstand the continuous sword swings of Qi Tian while standing by his side. They had to move further away but kept their attention fixed on him. Now, upon noticing Qi Tian’s collapse, they hurried over to him.

Emperor Jianwu and the others also noticed Qi Tian’s condition and quickly followed Gao Jinmei, gathering around him.

Qi Tian said weakly, “Don’t worry about me, I am just overly depleted. I just need a good rest and will recover. Don’t mind me, hurry up and open the tomb door.”

Only after Emperor Jianwu confirmed several times that Qi Tian was alright did he finally feel relieved. They had Qi Tian laid on a couch and carried to the back of the team to rest. Then they assigned a few people along with Gao Jinmei, Xia Xiaoming, and Li Mijia to take care of him, after which they began their attempts to conquer the tomb door of the Saint’s Tomb.

With Ghost Face gone from the door, the tomb door underwent noticeable changes. They were now able to discern some details about the door, unlike before when no matter what methods they used, they could not perceive what was going on with it.

They repeatedly used their Divine Sense to observe and probe the door. Now they could vaguely sense some details beyond the door through it.

After the Princes had each conducted their detection, they gathered to discuss and consult. Their primary concern now was how to open the tomb door, and what consequences would follow its opening?

Both questions were crucial, especially the latter, which was of utmost importance and absolutely could not be overlooked.

For more than two thousand years, the Zhao family had accumulated considerable experience in this regard. They had encountered all kinds of risks after opening the doors of the Saint’s Tomb; countless descendants of the Zhao family had met with misfortune in the very moment the door opened. Now, having reached this point not without difficulty, Emperor Jianwu and the others did not wish to perish on the verge of entering the Saint’s Tomb due to their own carelessness.

After an extensive discussion, the Princes came to a fairly unanimous conclusion. They all believed that this time, the area beyond the Saint’s Tomb door might not be dangerous, considering it relatively safe.