Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1463 - 1463 0836 Handing Over Duties

Chapter 1463: Chapter 0836: Handing Over Duties Chapter 1463: Chapter 0836: Handing Over Duties Chapter 0836: Instructions

When Qi Tian set up the trap, he left most of his strength there, but he still kept some trump cards here, just in case of any sudden emergencies. In the event he encountered an opponent he couldn’t handle with his own strength, he could reveal these trump cards.

Qi Tian did this only as a precaution, never expecting he’d actually have to use them. The Emergency Teleportation Talisman did not operate completely without leaving a trace; at the very least, it caused unusual spatial turbulence around the destination, albeit very briefly. But even such a brief disturbance could attract the attention of some, especially someone like Qi Tian, who constantly had the Heavenly Dao Engine active to scan his surroundings. The moment the spatial turbulence occurred, Qi Tian detected it.

Although Qi Tian had some trump cards, there was nothing that could decisively determine victory immediately. He didn’t want to get caught in a prolonged battle with Song He, so at the very beginning, he took an unconventional approach by taking out the black heart. The moment Song He appeared, the psychic intimidation from the black heart spread out fiercely toward him.

Song He wasn’t unprotected against such attacks; he had defensive magic artifacts specifically designed to counter them. However, he had too many different types of defensive artifacts, and at the level of the Nascent Soul Stage, such psychic attacks were rare in Wanjie City. At the First Level of the Nascent Soul Stage, very few opponents could threaten Song He with psychic power. Hence, defending against psychic attacks was never a priority for him. The artifacts he wore could handle ordinary psychic attacks, but the intimidation from the black heart far exceeded the defense limits of these artifacts. This caused Song He to be caught off guard and immediately become dizzy and disoriented, unable to distinguish his surroundings.

Qi Tian didn’t hesitate for a moment. The instant he realized Song He was affected, Qi Tian threw a flying sword which circled around Song He’s neck, decapitating him. His head flew off, and his body fell in two pieces.

Qi Tian gave no chance for Song He to escape. As Song He’s head flew off, the Transporting Whirlwind Qi Tian kept by his side rushed out, sweeping up Song He’s head and tossing it into a small basin Qi Tian had prepared in advance, which contained nothing but Millennium Corpse Water. The head dropped into it and, along with Song He’s Nascent Soul, was dissolved instantly before it could even escape from the Purple Mansion.

With Song He dead, Qi Tian let out a long sigh of relief. This had been the most threatening opponent he’d encountered since he started cultivating. Although the fight lasted only a moment, one moment was enough; Qi Tian did not want to see Song He again in his lifetime.

After Song He’s complete demise, his remaining possessions naturally became Qi Tian’s spoils of war. Without any reservations, he claimed everything as his own and then went back into hiding.

At the ambush Qi Tian set up, the battle had escalated to its most intense phase. Song He had already fled, leaving only Shi Haoyuan alone to face a full-scale, 360-degree, multi-dimensional, unrelenting assault from all the Nascent Soul Immortal Slaves, Ghost Faces, and Ruyi Sands among others.

After all, Shi Haoyuan was just an ordinary cultivator at the Second Level of the Nascent Soul Stage; amidst such fierce and dense attacks, he quickly grew overwhelmed and fell in a pool of blood, dying on the spot.

After confirming Shi Haoyuan’s true death, Li Xinshuang sent a message to Qi Tian, who leisurely made his way over. He inspected Shi Haoyuan’s remains thoroughly; the Storage Bag and all his other valuable possessions were scavenged clean.

Qi Tian nodded appreciatively at Li Xinshuang and the others, saying, “Today, you all performed exceedingly well, and I am very satisfied. By count, you have already taken down twelve Nascent Soul Masters on your side, leaving only the last eight. Unless there’s an unexpected turn of events, the secret realm will definitely belong to Wanjie City. The issue now is, what will you do when the secret realm’s ownership has been determined? Have you considered how to respond if your Holy Land or sect asks about the whereabouts of Song He and Shi Haoyuan?”

Li Xinshuang and the others remained silent, truly unsure how to answer such a question. They couldn’t stay in the secret realm forever; they had to leave eventually. Once out of the secret realm, they would inevitably run into their friends and family. If these people sought to inquire about Song He and Shi Haoyuan’s whereabouts through them, should they claim “not to know” or tell the truth?

No matter how they answered, it would be difficult for them to extricate themselves. Before entering the secret realm, they had been arranged by the Holy Land to stay with Song He and to obey his commands. If they claimed ignorance about Song He’s whereabouts, no one would believe them. But if they told the truth that Song He had been killed, how would they explain the manner of his death? What were they doing when Song He was killed?

Seeing their troubled expressions, Qi Tian shook his head and said, “The problem does seem severe for you, but it isn’t unsolvable.”

Li Xinshuang eagerly asked, “Sir, may I know if you have a way to let us cover this up perfectly? Please enlighten us.”

Qi Tian replied, “Have you ever heard of ‘miasma’? You could say that while with Song He, you accidentally inhaled miasma and all lost consciousness. Then, when you awoke, you found that Song He had been beheaded and all your Storage Bags and other treasures had been looted. This way, you can explain why Song He was killed and yet all of you survived. As for Shi Haoyuan’s fate, you need not worry; just say you don’t know where he went, and that’s it.”

Li Xinshuang and the others looked at each other, none having expected Qi Tian to come up with such a suggestion. It sounded unreliable, but under the circumstances, they had no choice but to proceed with it. They all nodded, and after Qi Tian gave them a few brief instructions, he returned their Teleportation Talismans to them.