Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1620 - 1620 0955 First Level Alert

Chapter 1620: Chapter 0955: First Level Alert Chapter 1620: Chapter 0955: First Level Alert Chapter 0955: Level One Alert

If it were anyone else doing this job, it might be very difficult to clearly mark the locations of several secret forests. After all, they have been on the move the entire time without any tools for measuring bearings, so it’s quite normal for the positions of the forests to be slightly off.

But Qi Tian was different from other cultivators, for though he also didn’t carry measuring tools, he had the Heavenly Dao Engine.

Since entering the secret realm, the Heavenly Dao Engine had been maintaining the largest detection range possible at all times; it constantly transmitted real-time detection information to him, so much so that over these days, Qi Tian had accumulated a great deal of graphical information.

What Qi Tian was now doing was piecing together this information, such that he could assemble a map that included several secret forests. Their relative positions and the distances between them were as clear as day on this map, and there wasn’t any deviation from the actual situation.

When Qi Tian saw the map that he had pieced together, he was surprised to find that there was a certain pattern to the distribution of the several secret forests. Apart from one whose position seemed somewhat odd, the distribution of the other forests was quite characteristic—putting them together, they essentially formed an arc.

In the Cultivation World, similar situations often arose. Often, in a certain place due to special reasons, a treasure containing abundant Spirit Qi would appear, and it would radiate outward to its surroundings. Within the range of this radiation, all the affected creatures would undergo certain changes. And the extreme limit of this radiated range, when reflected in reality, usually formed an arc. Once the arc was established, finding the center point was much easier.

Qi Tian drew several lines on the arc, and quickly determined the location of the center point of the arc. He opened his eyes and cast his gaze directly towards a direction.

Xiu Zhengyu, on one hand, was restraining the others from flying too far, and on the other hand, was keeping a close eye on Qi Tian. He knew Qi Tian was a capable person; he had to prevent Qi Tian from getting close to Gao Yuqiu, and at the same time, be wary of Qi Tian making a move without him knowing.

When Qi Tian had his eyes closed as if in meditation, Xiu Zhengyu had already taken notice. Now that he was still in meditation, he was definitely scheming on how to find the Infant Fruit Tree. Now that Qi Tian had opened his eyes, there must be a result.

Xiu Zhengyu didn’t ask Qi Tian but instead lifted the restraint on the other team members, rushing ahead of everyone towards the direction Qi Tian was looking. His speed was fast, and before the others could react, he had dashed more than ten miles away in the blink of an eye.

“Why did the captain run off so fast? Could it be that he has already discovered the location of the Infant Fruit Tree? Let’s hurry and follow to see. In case the captain needs help, we could lend a hand and not leave him unsupported.”

Gao Yuqiu glanced at Qi Tian, who had suggested the plan, and frowned secretly; she deeply suspected whether Qi Tian had set a trap for Xiu Zhengyu.

But then, thinking it over carefully, she felt it was not possible. She stood right beside Qi Tian, and she was fully aware of what he had done just now. Qi Tian hadn’t given any signals to Xiu Zhengyu, nor had he made any surreptitious moves. It seemed she might be overthinking it.

“Alright, let’s go and see. Regardless, Xiu Zhengyu is our captain, and nothing can happen to him now.”

Gao Yuqiu immediately agreed, then transmitted sounds to the other team members, telling them to come over and join her in supporting Xiu Zhengyu.

The cultivators, who were spread out searching for the Infant Fruit Tree, were somewhat reluctant, but they withdrew their supernatural powers, later joined by Gao Yuqiu and Qi Tian, ready to look for Xiu Zhengyu.

After the group set off, Qi Tian took advantage of everyone’s lack of attention to open the black hole in his palm. The Transporting Whirlwind, carrying a ghostly face, flew out from the black hole and vanished into the ground in an instant.

It was only after Qi Tian and the others had left that the Transporting Whirlwind re-emerged from the ground with the ghostly face, released it, and then together they flew off in the correct direction. They began to search on behalf of Qi Tian for the true location of the Infant Fruit Tree.

All this Qi Tian did silently, without a sound or a trace, even Gao Yuqiu, who stood shoulder to shoulder with him, did not notice. They set off together, following the direction that Xiu Zhengyu had flown, in hot pursuit.

Xiu Zhengyu was flying simply too fast; he was determined to beat everyone to the first opportunity that could transform someone into a Nascent Soul Master within the secret realm. On one hand, he wanted a stroke of good fortune, while on the other, he planned not to keep the opportunity for himself but to offer it as a gift to Gao Yuqiu. He wanted to show Gao Yuqiu just how sincere his feelings were.

Although the speed at which Qi Tian and his companions were flying was not slow, there was always a gap between them and Xiu Zhengyu that they couldn’t close.

Gao Yuqiu was getting frustrated, unsure whether Xiu Zhengyu had really found the precise location of the Infant Fruit Tree. Even if he had, Xiu Zhengyu should not have acted alone and abandoned the other team members. If everyone behaved like Xiu Zhengyu, their team would lose its purpose, and she could forget about leveraging the strength of her fellow members to achieve her goal.

Gao Yuqiu said, “Fellow cultivators, who among you has a high-speed Sound Transmission Talisman? If so, please sell me one.”

Immediately, a cultivator handed a Sound Transmission Talisman to Gao Yuqiu, who said a few stern words into it and then threw it away.

In an instant, the Sound Transmission Talisman turned into a streak of fire, flying ahead at a speed hard to catch with the naked eye, and soon caught up with Xiu Zhengyu.

“You stop right there. If you dare to take one more step forward, I will leave the team and no longer travel with you,” she projected through the talisman.

Upon hearing Gao Yuqiu’s voice, Xiu Zhengyu hastily halted.

After a while, Gao Yuqiu finally arrived with Qi Tian and the others. Her face was frosty, and she looked at Xiu Zhengyu with thin anger, saying, “What on earth are you trying to do? Acting on your own and leaving us behind, do you not realize how dangerous that is in the Holy Land?”

Xiu Zhengyu sheepishly said, “Fairy Yuqiu, please don’t misunderstand me, I had no other intentions. I just wanted to quickly find the Infant Fruit Tree and then offer the Infant Fruit to you.”

Gao Yuqiu’s face grew even darker as she scolded, “Shut up. Don’t you know where we are? Those two words are not something you can just blurt out. You are putting us all in great danger.”

Xiu Zhengyu spoke carelessly, “Immortal Yuqiu, you really are overthinking it. We’re high up in the sky, look around, you can’t see anyone. Even if there were people, the distance between us would be so great they wouldn’t be able to hear what we’re saying.”

Before Xiu Zhengyu’s words even ended, Qi Tian’s expression changed as he said, “Everyone be careful, alert level one.”

Alert level one was a command that Qi Tian and his team had agreed upon before entering the secret realm of the Holy Land. Once someone issued this command, all team members were to elevate their combat readiness, prepared to battle any enemy at a moment’s notice.

The teammates swiftly got into action, arming themselves for battle and drawing their weapons. They might not have known why Qi Tian issued such an order, but caution never hurt.

After everyone was ready, no danger seemed to present itself, and Xiu Zhengyu, somewhat disgruntled, said, “Qi Tian, what are you doing? Don’t you know that I am the leader, and only I have the authority to give orders?”

Gao Yuqiu, with a grim face, said, “In an emergency, anyone has the right to issue a command. Qi Tian, have you discovered something?”

Qi Tian neither responded to Gao Yulan nor Xiu Zhengyu. He simply stood on his flying sword, looking down at the ground as if expecting a flower to sprout forth.