Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1557 - 1557 907 Went a Bit Too Far

Chapter 1557: Chapter 907: Went a Bit Too Far Chapter 1557: Chapter 907: Went a Bit Too Far Chapter 0907: A Bit Too Much

Once a consensus was reached, things became easier to handle.

In front of everyone, Lu Songsheng and Zhang Chenghua started to play rock-paper-scissors to determine the winner. The result was somewhat unexpected; Lu Songsheng, after winning the first round, lost the next two in a row, ultimately losing with a score of 1:2. In other words, since Lu Songsheng had lost, the entire team from Wanjie City had to continue on the originally planned route as Zhang Chenghua had insisted.

After the result was announced, Zhang Chenghua laughed heartily. It had been a long time since he had laughed so freely. Perhaps in his view, as long as the team followed the planned route, they would definitely encounter the Li family patriarch. As long as the Li family patriarch took action, they would surely be able to eliminate Qi Tian. Not only would this get rid of the thorn in his side that was Qi Tian, but it would also prevent any damage to the reputation of the Ink Flood Dragon Association. It was a perfect outcome.

Lu Songsheng, frustrated, hit his own hand repeatedly. He regretfully said to Qi Tian, “Great Elder, I’m so sorry, it’s all my fault for losing. What should we do now?”

Yi Xuwen and Huang Liuyan stood by Qi Tian’s side. They could not accept such an outcome. Yi Xuwen dared not voice his objections in front of Zhang Chenghua; he could only transmit his voice to Qi Tian, saying, “Great Elder, if it really comes to it, we’ll find a chance to secretly change our route. The original plan is too dangerous. Whatever it takes, we can’t let you be placed in danger.”

After Zhang Chenghua finished laughing, he stared intently at Qi Tian and Yi Xuwen. He had no reservations, and directly threatened, “Qi Tian, I won fair and square by your method. This result may not be what you want to see, but a man must not break his word. You have to accept the outcome of the bet. I hope you won’t become a deceitful and insincere person, and you should think carefully about your actions. I might not be able to handle you myself, but you are not alone. Even if you don’t think for yourself, you should consider them.”

Qi Tian smiled faintly and said, “Vice President Zhang, you don’t need to remind me. Since the result is out, let’s just proceed with the agreed plan. There’s nothing else to say. Let’s not dawdle any longer, and hurry up to continue our journey.”

Since Qi Tian, the person concerned, did not object, no one else had any complaints. Lu Songsheng and Yi Xuwen wanted to persuade Qi Tian to leave the team and act alone, but seeing Qi Tian’s attitude, they knew further discussion would be futile. They could only plan to find a chance later to persuade Qi Tian not to be so stubborn.

The subsequent journey remained tense. They had already scheduled a tight itinerary, and now, with Lu Songsheng hoping to avoid any possible encounters between Qi Tian and the Li family patriarch by shortening their travel time, their urgency increased even further. They traveled day and night with almost no time to rest.

Whether or not the others harbored any grievances, they dared not speak out at this time. Even in private, they did not dare to casually blame Qi Tian, because Qi Tian had, right before their eyes, easily killed a Nascent Soul Master under Li Rusen. They knew they would likely be no match for Qi Tian, and with this knowledge, of course they dared not offend Qi Tian openly.

Zhang Chenghua, surprisingly, did not object to this mode of travel. His lack of objections was not due to a change of heart but because he was confident in the abilities of the Li family patriarch. As the most renowned Nascent Soul Master of their domain, the Li family patriarch certainly had not gained his reputation for nothing. He would surely have some shortcut to reach the destination ahead of them and then set an ambush for Qi Tian there.

But what Zhang Chenghua did not expect was that their journey proceeded exceptionally smoothly. As they neared victory, they had not once encountered any form of obstruction.

This left Zhang Chenghua exceedingly frustrated. Had he placed too much faith in the Li family patriarch? Was the patriarch simply not capable of intercepting them?

Upon reflection, it was certainly possible. After all, the distance between where they encountered Li Rusen and the Holy Land was much less than the distance between the Li family and the Holy Land. Moreover, for most of their journey, they used Teleportation Arrays, which move at the same speed for everyone, regardless of their power, without accelerating due to anyone’s superior abilities.

Regretting it, Zhang Chenghua realized belatedly that he should not have stopped Qi Tian from taking a different route. Altering the route would have definitely increased their travel time, which would have, in fact, created favorable conditions for the Li family patriarch to catch up. Unfortunately, by now, thinking about these things was pointless. The Holy Land was just in front of their eyes; whether they could change the route or not, it wouldn’t add much to their travel time.

Compared to Zhang Chenghua’s frustrations, Lu Songsheng was much happier. The thing he had been most worried about hadn’t happened. Qi Tian had been safe up until now, and aside from looking a bit worn out, the whole team was in good condition—better than he had originally hoped for. He directly suggested, “Tomorrow, we should be able to reach the Holy Land. Whether we rest tonight or not won’t change this result. I think we should find a place to take a break, restore our strength, and gather our energy. Then tomorrow, we can head straight for the Holy Land. I’m telling you all, the cultivators from the Holy Land come from all corners. Once we’re there, we can’t lose face for Wanjie City. We can’t let others look down on us because of our appearance or spirits.”

Everyone nodded in agreement. Even if it wasn’t about maintaining Wanjie City’s prestige, the high-density travel of the past few days had indeed been hard on everyone—a chance to rest would be beneficial for everyone. Even for Qi Tian, he wanted to stop and rest; this period had been quite exhausting for him as well.

Familiar with the area, Lu Songsheng led everyone to a small city, which was similar to Relay City. This city was also a gathering place for cultivators. Within the small city, one could see hundreds of cultivators at the Perfect Gold Core Stage with a casual glance. And if one were to use Divine Sense to probe, they would find that at this moment, in this small city, not to mention other realms of cultivators, there were at least a thousand Perfect Gold Core Stage cultivators. This was a significant number.

The inns in the small city were nearly full, and with some effort, Lu Songsheng found three vacant rooms at a high-end inn. The reason these rooms were available was not due to a lack of guests but rather because the innkeeper’s prices were exorbitantly high. It was no longer merely like being fleeced; it was like being skinned with a butcher’s cleaver.