Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1303 - 1303 0746 I Wasnt Bragging Was I

Chapter 1303: Chapter 0746: I Wasn’t Bragging, Was I? Chapter 1303: Chapter 0746: I Wasn’t Bragging, Was I? Chapter 0746: I Wasn’t Boasting, Was I?

The battle had begun on an unfavorable note for Eastern Capital City. Even after Emperor Jianwu’s intervention, other princes began arriving with their subordinates, continuously sending fresh troops to surround Chaoyang Palace, but they still couldn’t reverse the tide against them. This time, both Xidu and Zhongdu were determined to carve up the interests of Eastern Capital City. In the past, although Eastern Capital City was not united as one, at least when either Xidu or North Capital threatened Eastern Capital City’s interests, the six princes of Eastern Capital City would stand united against outsiders. However, with Emperor Chaoyang, the strongest among them, having actively withdrawn from Eastern Capital City and leaving only five princes behind, the city was at its weakest. If they didn’t take advantage of this moment to take a bite out of Eastern Capital City’s share, wouldn’t they miss out on such a good opportunity?

Emperor Jianwu and the others were fighting valiantly. Qi Tian silently observed for a while, as he initially assumed that Emperor Jianwu and his peers had gained something from the Saint’s Tomb and some time had passed; Emperor Jianwu and his peers should have partly digested and absorbed their gains, meaning their strength should have improved significantly. But now, he realized he had perhaps overestimated them. Emperor Jianwu and his peers had indeed made progress, but the extent of this progress was far less than Qi Tian had envisioned. This was an important reason why they could not gain the upper hand while besieging Chaoyang Palace.

Qi Tian shook his head secretly. He didn’t know why Emperor Jianwu and the others had made such limited progress, but an important reason must be their limited talent. Even with the great opportunities they had found in the Saint’s Tomb, digesting and absorbing these opportunities was not something they could complete in a short time; it was likely to be a long process.

Qi Tian reprimanded himself for not considering this earlier. Like Emperor Jianwu, who had been stuck at the Seventh Level of the Gold Core Stage for hundreds of years, hiding in a small space, not daring to come out—if it hadn’t been for Qi Tian, Emperor Jianwu would never have had the chance to break through to the Eighth Level of the Gold Core Stage before death. Besides Emperor Jianwu’s impatience and his overconsumption of elixirs and other natural treasures that could enhance cultivation, another very important reason for his situation was that by reaching the Seventh Level of the Gold Core Stage, he had essentially exhausted his talent. If his talent limit had been higher, he definitely wouldn’t have stagnated at the Seventh Level of the Gold Core Stage without any progress. The situations of the other princes were similar to Emperor Jianwu’s.

For such a situation, Qi Tian had no better solution. He waved his hand, and the Liuli Sand, which had been sitting on his shoulder, immediately mobilized several grains of sand that had been orbiting around it. Like bullets shot from a chamber, they flew towards Chaoyang Palace.

Although the battle in Chaoyang Palace was heating up, if Qi Tian wished, he could take control of the entire situation within minutes. Thousands of cultivators, including many from the Gold Core Realm, were gathered in Chaoyang Palace. However, that was all there was to it—Qi Tian only needed to deploy a Nascent Soul Stage phantasm to annihilate them all.

However, Qi Tian did not do so for a couple of reasons; pacifying Chaoyang Palace simply did not require the introduction of a Nascent Soul Stage phantasm or the presence of other existences at the Nascent Soul Level. It would be an overkill, using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. On the other hand, Qi Tian was also preparing for subsequent actions. He wanted to permanently solve the problems within the Imperial Family Secret Territory, and he needed to draw out all the potential threats against him, big or small. Therefore, he could not use methods of the Nascent Soul Level at the beginning, as that would scare the threats into hiding and not dare to show themselves, with some possibly lurking like venomous snakes, waiting for an opportune moment. Once an opportunity arose, these threats would leap out like venomous snakes, delivering a fierce bite.

Qi Tian did not want to experience such a scenario; he hoped to create a good opportunity to resolve all hidden threats at once. To achieve that, it was crucial not to let these threats know that he possessed methods of the Nascent Soul Level.

Even without deploying Nascent Soul Level methods, Qi Tian possessed many powerful tools just below that level. For instance, the grains of sand sent by Liuli Sand just now all had the strength above the Half-step Nascent Soul level. Their deployment was like adding many strong allies to Emperor Jianwu and his peers, directly changing the balance of power on the battlefield around Chaoyang Palace, transforming a situation that had been unfavorable to Emperor Jianwu and his peers into a fundamental turnaround in a very short time.

Qi Tian did not show any interest in such changes to the battlefield, for this was within his expectations. He released the sensing function of the Heavenly Dao Engine to cover every corner of Chaoyang Palace, observing the battlefield’s situation while searching for traces of the Teleportation Array.

Before long, Qi Tian found the location of the Teleportation Array. It was situated right in the center of Chaoyang Palace, not only geographically precise but also heavily guarded to prevent any sabotage.