Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1266 - 1266 0728 The Tempting Pill Spirit_2

Chapter 1266: Chapter 0728: The Tempting Pill Spirit_2 Chapter 1266: Chapter 0728: The Tempting Pill Spirit_2 Of course, Qi Tian wouldn’t underestimate Manager Chen because of this matter. After all, it had not been easy for him to reach this point, to have a relatively bright future. If his own arrogance and complacency, his disdain for others, were to lead to an accident as unfortunate as capsizing in the gutter, that was definitely not something Qi Tian wanted to see.

After confirming the exact location of Manager Chen and all his subordinates, Qi Tian prepared to take action. With the successful example just before, the first thing that came to Qi Tian’s mind was to use the black heart, to let it release a powerful spiritual force, to crush the souls of Manager Chen and his subordinates, destroy their wills, shatter their sea of consciousness, and turn them all into the living dead.

This idea seemed good but, after much deliberation, Qi Tian eventually gave up on this plan. The power of the black heart was undoubted, but it wasn’t without limits. It had a ceiling to its strength. It was absolutely infallible when dealing with ordinary people, not a single mistake would occur, but dealing with Manager Chen would not be that easy.

Qi Tian had already used the sensory function of the Heavenly Dao Engine regarding Spirit Qi to check Manager Chen multiple times, and he finally confirmed that the black heart might not pose a threat to Manager Chen. Conversely, it could potentially cause significant damage to the Pill Spirit firmly in Manager Chen’s grasp.

Qi Tian was exceedingly interested in the elixir obtained by Manager Chen. He himself was currently a Gold Core Realm cultivator. If nothing unexpected happened, he would also face the challenge of advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage in the future. In other words, this elixir was also useful for him.

An elixir capable of nurturing a Pill Spirit was usually the best of its kind among similar elixirs, a treasure that happens once in a blue moon. Normally, even if one offered a mountain of crystals, it wouldn’t necessarily be possible to obtain such an elixir. Now that it was right before his eyes, Qi Tian wanted it too. If at this time he sent out the black heart, relying on the spiritual oppression released by it to crush everyone present, Manager Chen would certainly be affected. However, it was unlikely that this spiritual pressure would disable Manager Chen’s ability to resist. Through the sensing ability of the Heavenly Dao Engine, Qi Tian had already felt the Spirit Force fluctuations of a Nascent Soul Stage Magic Weapon on Manager Chen’s body. Relying on the protection of the Nascent Soul Stage Magic Weapon, Manager Chen was very likely to avoid the black heart’s spiritual oppression.

Manager Chen was originally thinking of ways to persuade the Pill Spirit. If at this time he felt an external threat, then in order to maximize his interests, the first action Manager Chen was likely to take was to swallow the elixir and the Pill Spirit together. He would prefer to waste most of the medicinal efficacy contained in such a precious elixir rather than let it fall into someone else’s hands, especially Qi Tian’s.

Such a precious elixir was something Qi Tian covetted greatly. He very much hoped to seize the elixir for himself while eliminating Manager Chen, to aid in his own progression to the Nascent Soul Stage when the time came. This was also an extremely rare and excellent opportunity for Qi Tian, and he didn’t want to miss it.

Since he had this plan in mind, Qi Tian could no longer use the black heart to solve the problem. He inevitably needed to use another method, and what method to use was for Qi Tian himself to decide.

This was definitely a dilemma for Qi Tian. Not long ago, he had just made a decision, and now he had to repeat such a process. It was truly a torment for Qi Tian, but, in order to maximize his interests, even if it meant enduring great torment, he had to do so, without daring any negligence or slackness.

Qi Tian had to spend time researching the most detailed three-dimensional images fed back by the Heavenly Dao Engine, hoping to find some useful clues to help him solve the problem.

The first thing Qi Tian did was pinpoint the specific locations of Manager Chen and the rest of his subordinates. Only after these were clearly determined could he decide what means to utilize.

Manager Chen and his subordinates were not together; Manager Chen was alone with his opportunity, and his subordinates were scattered around in twos and threes. At this time, none of them had Manager Chen’s trust to stay by his side.

This distribution of personnel was both an advantage and a disadvantage for Qi Tian. The advantage was that he could defeat them one by one; the disadvantage was that they were too dispersed, and Qi Tian would find it hard to resolve them all in a short time. If someone noticed something amiss during the process and raised the alarm, then Qi Tian’s plan would face the risk of failure.

Qi Tian pondered over and over, considered thoroughly, and finally drafted a scheme. He hoped this scheme would achieve the effect he anticipated, so that his effort in drafting the plan and the brain cells that had died in the process would not have been in vain.

This time, Qi Tian planned to use the Glazed Sand, which had existed in the core area of the Imperial Family Secret Territory for no short time. Every time it appeared, it would cause various anomalies in the core area, such as dense fog that obscured the sun and all sorts of sandstorms.

As the representative stationed in the Imperial Family Secret Territory, Manager Chen had been there for more than a day or two. He had his own understanding and judgment of the potential dangers in the core area, which undoubtedly included the Glazed Sand.

Deploying the Glazed Sand to trigger various anomalies would not arouse Manager Chen’s suspicion. Of course, it was possible that Manager Chen might feel fear and have other thoughts, but the likelihood of him developing suspicions was extremely small. That was exactly what Qi Tian needed—neither Manager Chen nor his subordinates would be suspicious.

Of course, Qi Tian could not just use the Glazed Sand from where he was staying now; the timing and location were not right. Otherwise, no matter how normal the Glazed Sand behaved, it would still arouse the suspicions of Manager Chen and his subordinates, and all of Qi Tian’s plans would be wasted.

In order to ensure that his plan did not suffer any major flaws, Qi Tian needed to exercise more patience. He quickly left his current hiding place and retreated several miles away from Manager Chen’s location.

Only then did Qi Tian take out the Glazed Sand and communicate to it what he wanted it to do. He instructed it to act quickly and without any compromise.

Upon receiving Qi Tian’s command, the Glazed Sand immediately set into action without any delay. It didn’t presume to change Qi Tian’s orders. Following his instructions, it first released a fog so dense it blotted out the sun, and then it and several grains of yellow sand transformed into a sandstorm, concealed within the fog. Then, it pushed the fog toward the direction of the Saint’s Tomb, where Manager Chen was excavating.

In the past, this is what the Glazed Sand always did. Whenever it wanted to lay siege within the core area of the Imperial Family Secret Territory, it would act this way. The Glazed Sand was very familiar with this tactic, and every time it acted thus, it was without fail, never encountering any mishap—until it met Qi Tian, from which it didn’t gain any benefits and instead became Qi Tian’s subordinate, starting to work for him.

As Qi Tian had anticipated, all the effort he took to bring the Glazed Sand to such a distant place and to let it perform convincingly had deceived everyone completely without arousing suspicion.

The first to discover the dense fog created by the Glazed Sand was one of Manager Chen’s subordinates, who pointed at the sudden appearance of the fog and began to converse with a few of his companions.

They were discussing one issue—whether to report to Manager Chen or not.

Manager Chen had previously instructed them that unless it was a matter of life and death, unless it was a danger they could not handle themselves, they didn’t need to inform him. They could make their own decisions and deal with it on their own.