Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1186 - 1186 0688 Dire Poverty_2

Chapter 1186: Chapter 0688: Dire Poverty_2 Chapter 1186: Chapter 0688: Dire Poverty_2 Qi Tian realized that the method he used to deal with the Ghost Face wouldn’t work on the Millennium Corpse Water, as these two were different entities with different characteristics. He had to come up with another way to resolve the dilemma posed by the water.

Qi Tian could only step back and indeed, under his control, the Transporting Whirlwind and the Water Tornado formed by the Millennium Corpse Water also retreated. He stared at the tornado for a long time, unsure of how to handle it.

Qi Tian knew that containers made of a very special material could hold the Millennium Corpse Water, but he didn’t have such a container or even the natural treasures needed to craft one. Even if he wanted to make one on the spot, it was impossible for him.

The only thing Qi Tian could do was to think of another method. He glanced at both sides of the tomb’s passageway and took out a shovel. This shovel was a magical artifact he had acquired a long time ago, extremely sharp. He controlled the shovel, attempting to dig a hole in the walls of the passage to dispose of the Millennium Corpse Water.

But Qi Tian soon found this approach futile as well; the walls of the passageway were unexpectedly hard. His shovel scraped against the wall without leaving even a scratch.

Qi Tian shook his head, as this was expected. After all, this was an underground palace, and the owner of the Saint’s Tomb would definitely not permit anyone to easily damage the walls and disturb his rest. Strengthening the walls was an anticipated measure.

If the shovel wouldn’t work, perhaps a flying sword could chisel open the wall. However, after giving it some thought, Qi Tian discarded the idea. To use a flying sword to pierce through the wall, an ordinary one wouldn’t suffice; his only option would be to use the ones left by Master Ming Ren, which were Nascent Soul Stage swords. Using them would come at a great cost. Not to mention that Qi Tian had only just managed to recover to his peak condition; even if that weren’t the case, he wouldn’t choose such a method. After all, even if he exhausted all his True Essence, he wouldn’t be able to use Master Ming Ren’s flying swords to dig a hole big enough for all the Millennium Corpse Water.

With this method ruled out, Qi Tian had to think of another. He tried allowing the Transporting Whirlwind to loosen up slightly, letting a drop of the Millennium Corpse Water squeeze out of the gap before quickly tightening the whirlwind to close the gap.

The whole process was incredibly brief, completed in the blink of an eye, yet in that short span of time, the drop of Millennium Corpse Water that had been set free flew towards the tomb door from which it had emerged, as if a dog heeding its master’s call, and vanished inside it.

Witnessing this scene, Qi Tian broke out in a cold sweat. He had known from the start that this tomb door was extraordinary, but he hadn’t expected it to be capable of recollecting the expelled Millennium Corpse Water. If he had not experimented with just a drop and had instead released all of the water, it probably would have already flowed back the tomb door by now. Doing so would have been like releasing the tiger back into the mountain; if they wanted to pass through this door again, they would inevitably face interference and attacks from the Millennium Corpse Water again, with dire consequences.

Qi Tian heaved a sigh of relief, but his heart was still filled with urgent anxiety. He couldn’t let himself be constantly hindered by the Millennium Corpse Water and had to find a way to deal with it. But how to do so was an immense problem for him.

Qi Tian continued to watch the Water Tornado. After a long moment of contemplation, a flash of insight crossed his mind. He remembered that the Transporting Whirlwind had a characteristic of intense corrosiveness towards most substances. In a sense, the whirlwind could also be considered a special material; logically, it should have been corroded by the Millennium Corpse Water. However, having observed for such a long time, the whirlwind remained unchanged in appearance, quantity, and quality, unaffected by the Millennium Corpse Water that made cultivators pale in fear.

What was the Transporting Whirlwind exactly? It was produced by the Heavenly Dao Engine as an assistant to transport fuel to its storage chamber. Since the Transporting Whirlwind could touch the Millennium Corpse Water without consequences, did that mean the Millennium Corpse Water also posed no threat to the Heavenly Dao Engine, which generated the whirlwind?

Upon considering this possibility, Qi Tian felt both excited and fearful.

What excited him was the possibility that he might have found a way to deal with the Millennium Corpse Water. As for fear, it mainly divided into two parts. On one hand, if Qi Tian’s guess was false, then once he lost control of the Millennium Corpse Water, it would inevitably pose a great threat to everything around, including all people. On the other hand, if the Heavenly Dao Engine did not have the resistance to the Millennium Corpse Water as he anticipated, but instead corroded like the majority of natural treasures, then Qi Tian’s attempt to control the Millennium Corpse Water through the Heavenly Dao Engine would be extremely foolish. Moreover, it would pose a serious danger to his personal safety with truly severe consequences.

After much hesitation, Qi Tian thought it over and finally decided to give it a try, as he could not think of any other solution.

At that moment, Emperor Jianwu and his team, having been joined by the new force of Emperor Yonghe, quickly dealt with the remaining puppets, and then several Princes along with Lustrous Sand came up to Qi Tian. They all noticed the Water Tornado hovering above the tomb passage, and the looks they directed at it were full of fear.

Emperor Jianwu and the others greeted Qi Tian, while Lustrous Sand landed directly on Qi Tian’s shoulder.

“Master Qi, we haven’t let you down. We have finally cleaned out the Saint’s Tomb preliminarily, and now we can officially step into the Inner Underground Palace.”

Qi Tian said, “Don’t rush into the Inner Underground Palace yet. First, help me figure out a way to deal with this Millennium Corpse Water. This is something we must do. If we can’t process the Millennium Corpse Water, it will return to the end of the tomb passage, inside the door to the inner tomb. When we go to open this inner door, the Millennium Corpse Water will come out and threaten us again.”

After hearing Qi Tian’s words, Emperor Jianwu and others all frowned, none of them wanting to face that situation.

Emperor Jianwu and the several Princes looked at each other, none having a solution, until finally, Emperor Jianwu spoke up, “Master Qi, can you tell us what we should do?”

Qi Tian said, “The simplest way to deal with the Millennium Corpse Water is to find Blue White Jade, then use this jade to make a magical instrument. The shape doesn’t matter: bowl, basin, gourd—whatever works. Put the Millennium Corpse Water into it, and the problem will be solved.”

Emperor Jianwu and his companions all shook their heads. They had never even heard of Blue White Jade, a natural treasure, let alone possessed it.

Holding on to a glimmer of hope, Qi Tian described the features of the Blue White Jade to them. “Have you seen blue and white porcelain? Blue White Jade has some similarities, it’s a white jade with blue patterns. Have any of you seen it?”

Emperor Jianwu and the others all shook their heads; indeed, none of them had ever seen Blue White Jade.

Qi Tian was somewhat disappointed, but still asked Emperor Jianwu to relay his description to all team members, and then inquire if anyone possessed Blue White Jade, but the result was the same—no one had it.

In this regard, everyone was in the same boat as Qi Tian, all in a state of utter poverty.