Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1401 - 1401 0795 Chaotic Capital

Chapter 1401: Chapter 0795: Chaotic Capital Chapter 1401: Chapter 0795: Chaotic Capital Chapter 0795: Chaos in the Capital City

Qi Tian, accompanied by Gao Jinmei, arrived at the Capital City of Great Zhao Nation, yet before they even entered the city gates, Qi Tian witnessed countless distressing scenes that furrowed his brow. He saw cultivators blatantly robbing others in broad daylight—not only women but also men. He also saw cultivators killing at a disagreement and engaging in sparring amidst crowded places, recklessly casting spells without hesitation, even when their spells landed among ordinary people, turning hundreds of mortals to ashes. They showed not the slightest intention to cease, let alone any remorse.

Such incidents occurring in Great Zhao Nation were unimaginable before. Although Emperor Tian Rui had grand ambitions and was always targeting the Imperial Master Mansion, he was fairly competent in governing his subjects and would not allow cultivators to brazenly disregard the common people’s lives. But now, such scenarios were happening repeatedly right under Qi Tian’s watch, provoking his intense ire.

What on earth was Prince Zhao doing? Why would he allow such things to happen everywhere within the domain of Great Zhao Nation? Was this not a slap in his face? She had painstakingly assisted Prince Zhao in removing Emperor Tian Rui’s appointed heir and helped him ascend to the throne of Great Zhao Nation. Qi Tian had not expected Prince Zhao to love his subjects as if they were his children, but at the very least, he should not be a negligent ruler who allowed cultivators to turn Great Zhao Nation into a slaughterhouse. Seeing the current state, Qi Tian would have never supported Prince Zhao in the first place.

At first, Qi Tian intervened when he encountered such incidents, but as they became more frequent, he realized that he alone could not possibly resolve all the murderous cultivators. This was a matter that Prince Zhao must address by issuing an imperial edict throughout the nation. Should anyone disobey, those cultivators willing to cooperate with the royal family would be tasked with punishing those defying imperial commands. Only this could restore peace to the people of Great Zhao Nation in the shortest time.

Qi Tian hastened his pace. Even when witnessing more abuse of the common folk along the way, he did not stop once. After entering the Capital City, the situation turned out to be far worse than he had imagined. The whole Capital City was chaotic beyond measure; cultivators could be seen all over, acting high-handedly, not only bullying ordinary citizens but even the court’s nobles and government officials. While flying through the sky, Qi Tian repeatedly saw some cultivators blocking the mansions of these dignitaries, either scolding in the streets or threatening them, acting outrageously arrogant.

Such conditions darkened Qi Tian’s face as if it were about to drip with gloom. How long had it been since he left Great Zhao Nation for it to have deteriorated to this state? How incompetent must Prince Zhao be to have mismanaged the country so poorly?

Qi Tian decided then, when he met Prince Zhao later, if he did not give him a satisfactory explanation, he would not hesitate to depose him and then replace him with another royal offspring as emperor.

The Capital City of Great Zhao Nation was vast, but traversing the entire city did not take long for Qi Tian, and reaching the central Imperial Palace took even less time.

Soon, Qi Tian arrived at the Imperial Palace. Along the way, he was seething with anger, waiting to vent it thoroughly upon arrival. Yet, upon reaching the air above the Imperial Palace, his heart was struck with shock, for he discovered that with the sensing function of his Heavenly Dao Engine for Spirit Qi, he could not detect Prince Zhao’s presence anywhere in the palace.

Qi Tian didn’t know what had happened. He hurriedly searched the entire Imperial Palace again, finally locating a familiar Spirit Qi fluctuation in the main palace hall. This fluctuation was the only one in the entire palace that felt familiar. The Spirit Qi emanating from others did not match any he remembered, which increased his shock further. Something significant must have happened in the Imperial Palace of Great Zhao Nation.

Qi Tian went straight to the main hall of the Imperial Palace. Surprisingly, the hall was brimming with over a hundred Spirit Qi fluctuations; not one emanated from an ordinary person—all were from cultivators, with several belonging to cultivators in the Gold Core Realm.

Qi Tian, with Gao Jinmei, directly descended in front of the main hall. He had been flying with Gao Jinmei, using small tricks to conceal their tracks, which is why no one had noticed them. However, as they landed, Qi Tian withdrew these tricks and instantly became a target.

Someone shouted “Assassins!” and with a great commotion, dozens of cultivators rushed over, encircling Qi Tian and Gao Jinmei.

The approaching cultivators were all at the Foundation Establishment Stage, a high level of cultivation within the context of Great Zhao Nation.

Qi Tian had seen none of these cultivators before, nor did he sense any familiar Spirit Qi fluctuations from them. He immediately deemed them foes, not friends. Without wasting words, Qi Tian signaled Gao Jinmei, who transformed into a whirlwind, darting into the midst of the cultivators, slaying anyone she encountered without mercy.