Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1331 - 1331 0760 Stirring

Chapter 1331: Chapter 0760: Stirring Chapter 1331: Chapter 0760: Stirring Chapter 0760 Stirrings of Action

People tend to follow patterns of thought, and cultivators are no exception. Qi Tian was betting on this very inclination. He had gathered most of his Transporting Whirlwinds to his lower defenses, believing that Zhao Deyi would continue to focus his attacks there.

Just as Qi Tian finished his preparations, Zhao Deyi launched his attack, and he did not disappoint Qi Tian. Zhao Deyi once again directed his assault towards Qi Tian’s lower defenses. While Qi Tian made adjustments with his Transporting Whirlwind, Zhao Deyi’s instincts did warn him. However, Zhao Deyi did not heed his intuition this time. He had previously used this very sequence of tactics to push Qi Tian to a desperate state. He simply could not believe that Qi Tian could make such significant adjustments in such a short amount of time. Zhao Deyi followed his habitual behavior, striking at Qi Tian’s lower defenses again, believing that even if he failed, it would not matter. A single failure was nothing to him; he had plenty more opportunities to try again. It was like a general on the battlefield, drunk on consecutive victories, no longer heeding the advice of his strategist, and insisting on following past experiences. Whether he would succeed was left to fate.

Failing once was not a big deal. However, what he did not realize was that this failure would become a critical turning point from victory to defeat.

Under Zhao Deyi’s command, his flying sword attacked like a venomous snake bursting out of its hole towards Qi Tian’s lower defenses. Just before, Zhao Deyi had almost claimed Qi Tian’s life several times using this method. This time, Zhao Deyi wanted to see how Qi Tian would awkwardly dodge his flying sword.

But the expected scene did not unfold. His flying sword reached Qi Tian’s lower defenses with ease. However, Qi Tian did not evade as desolately as Zhao Deyi had anticipated. Instead, as the flying sword reached Qi Tian’s lower defenses, it seemed to fall into a quagmire, its speed suddenly reduced. Some force was entangling the flying sword, and no matter how Zhao Deyi pinched the spirit rune, or how he struggled to command the flying sword, he could not free it from this mired state in a short time.

Zhao Deyi inwardly cursed in dismay. Before he could react further, Qi Tian drew out another flying sword and viciously slashed towards Zhao Deyi’s sword.

With a crack, the two flying swords collided heavily. The sword Qi Tian produced broke upon impact. Although it was of respectable quality, obtained from the Saint’s Tomb, it was somewhat inferior to Zhao Deyi’s flying sword. The collision resulted in the inevitable breaking of Qi Tian’s sword, which was something he had anticipated; the real misfortune was Zhao Deyi’s.

Zhao Deyi was first caught off guard that Qi Tian had found a way to disrupt the velocity of his flying sword, creating an opportunity to strike directly at it. Second, he had not expected Qi Tian to possess a Nascent Soul Level flying sword, let alone be willing to use such a valuable sword in this way, preferring to destroy it if it meant attacking his own.

Even if Zhao Deyi’s flying sword was heaven-sent, it was ultimately just a Nascent Soul Level sword. Upon colliding with Qi Tian’s sword, although it shattered Qi Tian’s blade, it also suffered heavy damage. Visibly, a significant notch appeared on the blade, and cracks formed along the sword’s body. Internally, the sword’s structure sustained serious damage with countless runes and array inscriptions shattered. Repairing them would not be a quick task.

Zhao Deyi hurriedly worked the spirit rune to attempt to recall his flying sword. This time, the force binding the sword dissipated, and he managed to summon it back with relative ease.

Qi Tian watched as Zhao Deyi retrieved his sword. He could have produced another Nascent Soul Level replacement, possibly even breaking Zhao Deyi’s sword, but doing so would have been too costly. Qi Tian would have had to sacrifice another Nascent Soul Level sword, a treasure he had few of, and would not lightly destroy unless absolutely necessary.

Zhao Deyi held onto his sword, examining it repeatedly as his eyes reddened with rage. He glared at Qi Tian from afar, wishing he could charge forward and fight to the death, but he quickly suppressed that foolish thought. Stowing his flying sword away, Zhao Deyi once again took out his Banana Fan and, simultaneously, sent a covert message to Emperor Longqing to prepare.

Zhao Deyi stuffed several pills that restored True Essence into his mouth and then began to wave the Banana Fan towards Qi Tian. As the fan moved, a fierce wind arose, hurtling toward Qi Tian.

Just like before, Qi Tian drove the Yonghe Stick into the ground. Grasping the stick with his hands and rooting his feet into the earth, he resisted the force of the fierce wind.

A faint cold smile appeared on Zhao Deyi’s lips as Emperor Longqing and a few trusted subordinates, all carefully chosen cultivators at the late stages of the Gold Core Realm, followed the wind and plunged toward Qi Tian.