Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1201 - 1201 696 Another Treasure Acquired

Chapter 1201: Chapter 696: Another Treasure Acquired Chapter 1201: Chapter 696: Another Treasure Acquired Chapter 0696: Another Treasure Gained

Facing a problem, the most frightening thing is not knowing where to begin in order to solve it. After successive setbacks, everyone had already lost confidence, but now with Qi Tian’s reminder, Emperor Jianwu and the others immediately reignited their fighting spirit.

The princes didn’t wait for Qi Tian’s command; they immediately began sending out their subordinates in different directions to search for the boundary of the inner tomb door. This was an opportunity to make a great contribution; no one wanted to miss out, hoping to use this chance to quickly earn enough merits so that when Qi Tian allocated rewards later, they would definitely reap huge benefits.

Qi Tian allowed the princes to busy themselves while he approached the inner tomb door to see if there were more differences between it and the outer tomb door. No matter how he investigated, he couldn’t find any result, but this was something Qi Tian had anticipated and he wasn’t disheartened by it.

The place where Qi Tian and his companions were located was the deepest part of the outer palaces. The layout was clear at a glance, akin to a dead end with a wall at the very end, and in that wall was a door—the inner tomb door.

The inner tomb door was a whole unit; it hadn’t completely merged with the wall. At the parts visible to the naked eye, one could see that the wall enclosed the inner tomb door within it.

Though the inner tomb door could block all detection methods, the wall did not have this function. Emperor Jianwu and his companions had discovered early on that when Divine Sense came into contact with the wall, although it was very difficult to penetrate, it was still barely possible to enter. Afterward, they could understand some situations inside the wall. Emperor Jianwu and his companions used this characteristic to search for the edges of the inner tomb door.

After some exploration, the princes all had their findings; they had ascertained how far exactly each side of the inner tomb door extended into the wall and the ground.

But at this moment, they faced a problem. There were four sides—up, down, left, right—but five princes. If one prince were to take charge of one side, then inevitably one prince would have nothing to do, which meant he would not earn any merits for this. No matter which prince it was, none would accept this outcome.

Emperor Yonghe said, “Gentlemen, if we want to be fair about this, we’ll have to decide by drawing lots. However, according to the rules we set, last time I drew lots, my luck was poor and I was responsible for guarding the tomb passage entrance. This time I should be exempt from drawing, and one of these four sides must be mine.”

The other four princes did not object as this was already agreed upon. Thus, they let Emperor Yonghe choose a side for himself, and the remaining princes began to draw lots to decide who would take charge of which direction and who would be without a task.

The result came out quickly. Unfortunately for Emperor Jianwu, he drew the task of being idle, meaning this excavation of the inner tomb door had nothing to do with him. Annoyed, Emperor Jianwu kept slapping his hands but was helpless—after all, it was his own bad luck.

Emperors Huoyang, Wenzhi, and Bahuang, brimming with enthusiasm, led their subordinates to excavate the inner tomb door, while Emperor Jianwu could only gloomily disperse his men to maintain a basic state of alert, guarding against any possible sudden dangers. Then, a bit bored, he came over to Qi Tian’s side.

Qi Tian glanced at Emperor Jianwu and asked with a smile, “You ended up idle?”

Emperor Jianwu nodded and said, “My luck isn’t good this time. I just managed to get my chance, smoothly advanced to the Gold Core Stage Eighth Level, and was hoping to make an impression in front of you. But just my luck, I ended up with nothing and can only watch empty-handed.”

Qi Tian said, “Don’t feel disheartened because you didn’t get something to do this time. If I were you, I’d quickly take the time to prepare.”

Emperor Jianwu’s eyes lit up; he knew that when Qi Tian said this, it wasn’t casual talk but must have a purpose. He hurriedly asked, “Master Qi, what do you mean by that?”

Qi Tian smiled and said, “Think carefully, how did we originally enter the Saint’s Tomb? What happened before we made contact with the Outer Tomb Door of the Saint’s Tomb?”

Emperor Jianwu quickly recalled the events, his eyes growing brighter. He said, “Are you referring to the situations we encountered when we were excavating the ramp leading to the outer tomb door?”

Qi Tian smiled without answering. Emperor Jianwu hurriedly excused himself to Qi Tian, then rushed frantically to the tomb passage wall. He pulled out his flying sword, aimed at the wall, and struck it hard. As a result, a spark shot from the wall, and after the spark went out, he found that there was only a shallow white mark on the wall—barely any damage had been done to it.

Emperor Jianwu had been in charge of the task of clearing the ramp in front of the outer tomb door. He remembered clearly that the soil filling the ramp was also extremely solid. Although it wasn’t indestructible, for cultivators of the Gold Core Realm Seventh and Eighth Levels like them, cleaning it out was exceedingly difficult. Later, it was Qi Tian who had helped by using the Transporting Whirlwind to extract the Spirit Force mixed with the soil, which then softened the ground.