Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1239 - 1239 0715 Safety First

Chapter 1239: Chapter 0715: Safety First Chapter 1239: Chapter 0715: Safety First Chapter 0715: Safety First

Before long, the fleeing ghost face was cornered with nowhere to escape and had to become the captive of the Transporting Whirlwind, being pulled into the storage room of the Heavenly Dao Engine.

Then, the ghost face that had been entangled by the Liuli Sand also couldn’t escape its fate of being captured. It didn’t last very long either before it was surrounded and apprehended.

With this, the entire Inner Underground Palace had been purged, and none of the four ghost faces summoned by the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider had escaped—they all became Qi Tian’s captives. Such a victory was quite splendid. If it had been in the past, Qi Tian would never have believed that he could capture four Nascent Soul Stage beings all at once, but now he had accomplished it with ease. Qi Tian himself felt it was a bit unbelievable but, upon reflection, what hadn’t he endured to achieve his current success?

Not to mention other things, just from the time he led the team into the Saint’s Tomb until now, how many days had passed? Almost every day, he faced countless risks, always on the brink of death, testing the limits insanely. It was only because he was lucky and had some tricks up his sleeve that he could persist until now and harvest such rewards.

Qi Tian glanced at Emperor Jianwu and the others. In just this short span of time, more than a dozen Gold Core Realm experts had unfortunately perished. Among them, six Gold Core cultivators were devoured alive by the ghost faces, while eight were killed by the black smoke emitted by the ghost faces. Their deaths were particularly gruesome, especially the former, whose bodies and souls were completely consumed by the ghost faces, erasing all traces of their existence from this world.

Qi Tian sighed. The death toll from the exploration of the Saint’s Tomb was simply too high, but that was reality. Everyone on the path of cultivation faced hardships, and the slightest carelessness or the least bit of bad luck could lead to utter annihilation.

After a moment of somber reflection, Qi Tian began to search through the crowd. Before long, he found Gao Jinmei. He was actually worried that she might have died at the hands of a ghost face, but now that he had confirmed she was unharmed, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Following Gao Jinmei, Qi Tian found Emperor Jianwu, Huoyang Emperor, Emperor Bahuang, Emperor Yonghe, and Emperor Wenzhi, one by one. All five princes were safe and sound, saving Qi Tian a lot of trouble. He didn’t need to fret about how to manage the subordinates of any prince should one have perished.

After locating several key individuals, Qi Tian began to use his methods to assess the specific conditions of Gao Jinmei and Emperor Jianwu’s group to see if they were affected by the illusion. Should their minds have suffered significant damage, Qi Tian knew he needed to make some essential preparations in advance.

The illusion had a considerable impact on them. Both Gao Jinmei and Emperor Jianwu’s group had their Spirit Force fluctuations weakened to various degrees, and their energy seemed somewhat chaotic. However, the examination results were satisfactory; they didn’t appear to suffer any irreparable injuries. Given some time and equipped with the right medicinal pills, they should be able to recover to their original states.

Gao Jinmei and Emperor Jianwu were still immersed in the illusion created by the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider—a power so overwhelming that they couldn’t break free in a short time. Qi Tian did not try to wake them; forcibly pulling them out of the illusion was not beneficial. Instead, letting them awaken slowly on their own was a better option. Who knows, they might even gain something from this process.

Qi Tian’s gaze returned to the walls he had not yet explored. There were five walls left uninvestigated, one of which likely hid the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider. The other four had already had ghost faces emerge and been dealt with by him. Still, he couldn’t be certain that these five walls were definitely safe. It was possible that a ghost face or some other form of attack could be lurking inside them, and he had to be cautious beforehand.

Qi Tian didn’t rush to dismantle these last five walls. He had first been trapped in an illusion and then entangled with the four ghost faces. Although he had gained something, his consumption had also been significant, and he needed proper rest. Moreover, he had just captured four ghost faces, so it would be best to find a way to subdue them. In this way, they could become his assistants and provide help in his subsequent actions.

Qi Tian immediately gave orders to the Liuli Sand to refill the entire Inner Underground Palace with dense fog. Then he had the Liuli Sand stand guard to help him remain vigilant, especially against the appearance of the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider.

Qi Tian glanced again at the wall where the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider was hiding, hesitating over whether to dismantle that wall right now and catch the creature within. This thought lingered in his mind, and several times Qi Tian was on the verge of acting; but after consideration, he ultimately controlled the impulse. He felt that at this juncture, his priority should be to aim for stability rather than rush for success.

He had already gained so very much, and it was crucial to first digest and absorb his gains, to enhance his strength, before attempting to handle the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider. That was the more cautious approach.