Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1244 - 1244 0717 Shield_2

Chapter 1244: Chapter 0717: Shield_2 Chapter 1244: Chapter 0717: Shield_2 Counting on his fingers, Qi Tian realized that there was a compelling reason to save each person.

Every being here could be considered his ally, and if possible, Qi Tian hoped they could all leave the Saint’s Tomb intact. If it proved impossible to save everyone, then at the very least, he needed to protect a critical few for the sake of his own future endeavors.

Of course, if possible, Qi Tian still wished to provide shelter for everyone once again. For each additional person who survived, Qi Tian would gain another ally and one less trouble in the future.

These considerations flashed through Qi Tian’s mind, not causing him to hesitate for long. In the blink of an eye, he had made a decision.

At this time, the easiest method would be for Qi Tian to face the difficulty head-on, sending out all the Transporting Whirlwinds, except for a few to protect himself, and then to focus on guarding treasures like the glazed sand and the nine Ghost Faces, as well as the five Princes. As for the rest, their fate would be up to chance. If they were lucky, they might escape unharmed; if they were hit by a spiritual arrow, it would be their own bad luck and not his fault.

However, Qi Tian did not choose this simple method. He planned to take a risk and try a strategy to see if he could possibly save more people, so he wouldn’t have any regrets.

Qi Tian waved his hand, and a black hole appeared in his palm. The two walls that he had recently stored in the Heavenly Dao Engine’s storage chamber were flung out by Qi Tian, flying towards the secret chamber where the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Bead was hidden.

These walls greatly shielded Divine Sense, preventing even the sensing functions of Qi Tian’s Heavenly Dao Engine from penetrating them. Their ability to block Divine Sense led Qi Tian to suspect that the material of these walls might have a significant restraining effect on mental power. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to block Divine Sense.

With such a vast number of spiritual arrows, it would be impossible to block them with any other method; thus, specific measures or treasures were required. Apart from the Transporting Whirlwinds in his hand, the only thing Qi Tian could think of were these walls. Keeping them to himself was of no use; it was better to use them now and see if they worked. After all, he had picked them up for nothing.

As Qi Tian tossed out the walls, the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider took Qi Tian’s place, now it was its turn to be shocked. It knew that the material used in these walls was extremely special, having a significant restraining effect on mental faculties. The tomb’s master had specially chosen this precious material to prevent outsiders from spying on the Inner Underground Palace, effectively shielding the cultivators’ mental abilities and keeping the interior of the Saint’s Tomb hidden from the outside.

The Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider originally thought that by detonating the treasure that guarded the tomb, it could eliminate everyone, including Qi Tian, or at the very least a large portion of them, causing the chief culprit to feel pain. But now, the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider realized that Qi Tian was not an easy opponent; he managed to consider using these walls as shields in such a short time. Not mentioning other aspects, just Qi Tian’s luck alone was exceptionally uncommon, far beyond what ordinary people could possess. Being in a fight with such a person, one could not afford to be careless.

The Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider immediately decided to activate the second treasure guarding the tomb. It was determined that even if it had to use all the treasures left by the Saint’s Tomb’s master in the secret chamber, it would eliminate Qi Tian. With such a person in the world, the Saint’s Tomb where it resided would be turned upside down by Qi Tian, and nothing including itself would be spared from ending up in Qi Tian’s hands. The outcome would not be good.

However, the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider had overlooked one thing: after Qi Tian threw both walls out, he did not stop there. Using the walls as a shield was merely the first step in a series of attacks planned by Qi Tian, and right after, he began to execute the second step.

After tossing out the walls, Qi Tian was not just going to leave them be; he kept the sensing function of the Heavenly Dao Engine for Spirit Qi active, constantly monitoring everything inside the Inner Underground Palace in real time, collecting information every second. He did this partly out of caution, and partly to evaluate the effectiveness of his actions. If they proved ineffective, he would have to resort to his second plan, which was to save only a few lives, leaving the fate of the vast majority to chance.

Thanks to the real-time monitoring of the Heavenly Dao Engine, Qi Tian promptly caught a very favorable signal. His reckless attempt at throwing out the walls had turned out surprisingly effective. They had successfully blocked the spread of space from the chamber exit and had caught every single spiritual arrow shot their way, without missing any.

Qi Tian had not expected the result to be so good. With a slight surprise in his heart, he immediately issued an order. Keeping two or three Transporting Whirlwinds as protection, the rest were sent into action without hesitation, competing to squeeze through the gaps in the walls and rushing into the chamber ahead of the walls without any pause.

Even though the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider could not see these Transporting Whirlwinds, it sensed the danger through instinct and quickly grabbed a treasure, hoping to escape the peril ahead.

Before the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider could flee, the Transporting Whirlwinds had already surged into the chamber and began sweeping up everything. All the treasures that the owner of the Saint’s Tomb had placed there were caught up by the whirlwinds.

The number of Transporting Whirlwinds had grown significantly by now, but there were even more treasures inside the chamber. However, this posed no problem for the whirlwinds; they did not just carry away one treasure at a time. They could roll up two, three, or even a dozen if needed. In extreme cases, a single whirlwind could carry away all the treasures in the chamber, but that would make them much less efficient, so it was not the best method.

In just a moment, the Transporting Whirlwinds had rolled up all the treasures within the chamber. Then, a few whirlwinds that had not gathered treasures set their sights on the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider.

Without a word, these whirlwinds rushed toward the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider, intending to capture the chief culprit that had nearly led to the annihilation of everyone, and make it Qi Tian’s prisoner.

The Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider felt every hair on its body stand on end, as if it were being targeted by the grim reaper. It dared not linger any longer and immediately scurried to a corner of the chamber, where there was a small Teleportation Array left by the owner of the Saint’s Tomb, which it could use in case of extreme danger to transport itself elsewhere.

Once it reached that place, the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider would have bought itself some time. It could rest and recover, and then use the reserves there to prepare for a desperate counterattack against Qi Tian.