Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1641 - 1641 0967 The Ultimate Weapon_2

Chapter 1641: Chapter 0967: The Ultimate Weapon_2 Chapter 1641: Chapter 0967: The Ultimate Weapon_2 Qi Tian nodded and looked at the other team members, saying, “Does anyone want to compete with Mrs. Zhengyu for this opportunity?”

Gao Yuqiu and the others shook their heads. None of them wanted to compete with Xiu Zhengyu at this juncture – not because they lacked the desire to compete or felt any particular kinship with Xiu Zhengyu. The main reason was their lack of belief in Qi Tian’s words. While they might believe that Qi Tian could lead them to open a passage, or even possibly take down the one facing tribulation, they found it utterly inconceivable that Qi Tian could snatch the opportunity from the jaws of death. They simply couldn’t accept that possibility.

No one competed with Xiu Zhengyu, which eliminated a lot of disputes, and there was no need for Qi Tian to mediate anymore. He nodded and said, “In that case, the opportunity will go to Mrs. Zhengyu. Remember, Xiu Zhengyu, when I tell you to charge, do not hesitate.”

Xiu Zhengyu nodded earnestly. Although he had always harbored much resistance towards Qi Tian, now he was seeking a breakthrough and didn’t want to be someone who could be discarded at any moment, so he had no choice but to trust Qi Tian.

Qi Tian began to familiarize everyone with the Array he was about to activate. Due to the time constraint, he couldn’t expect everyone to master the Array to the point of perfection; they only had a very short time to practice it a few times before it was considered done. Fortunately, every member of the team was a talented youth. Practicing the Array once was equivalent to an ordinary person practicing it more than a dozen times. Even though the practice time was short, they could at least operate and smooth out the Array with minimal mistakes – the possibility of errors couldn’t be said to be nonexistent, but it was already quite small.

Qi Tian looked ahead and said, “Everyone be alert and wait for my command. Our opportunity is coming soon.”

No sooner had Qi Tian’s voice fallen than everyone felt the air around them seemingly become enlightened, as if some ancient beast was about to leap out. Looking up at the sky, they could see that the clear blue sky had started to darken ominously.

Everyone had experienced similar situations before and knew this was a sign that someone was about to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation. In other words, the cultivator facing the Tribulation was ready and officially preparing for the breakthrough.

Qi Tian spoke in a deep voice, “Now is the time. Everyone listen to my command and start operating the Array. Let’s stir up the atmosphere.”

Gao Yuqiu, Xiu Zhengyu, and the others immediately began to operate the Array. The Array Flags planted among them rustled, the characters on them flashing brightly, and visible waves rippled out from the center of the flags, enveloping them.

Being in the midst of the Array, Gao Yuqiu, Xiu Zhengyu, and the rest couldn’t perceive the full power of the Array they were operating. But just because they couldn’t feel it didn’t mean the others couldn’t.

They had positioned their Array formation fairly close to the cultivator about to face the Tribulation. Now with the commotion they created, it would be difficult for the other party not to take notice.

The cultivator choosing to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage at this time was named Li XiaoZhou. Like Qi Tian and his companions, he was also a young talent invited to participate in the Holy Land competition in the secret realm.

Compared to Qi Tian and Gao Yuqiu, Li XiaoZhou was much luckier. Shortly after entering the secret realm, he had connected with several friends he knew well. They had made plans in advance to team up and explore the secret realm, defeating all other competitors and seizing the best opportunities in the competition.

While their aspirations were commendable, realizing them required a firm foundation in reality, one of the most important being that their small team needed to have overwhelming strength over all others. This was no easy feat, as all the young talents invited by the Holy Land were at the peak of the Gold Core Realm, varying perhaps only in age but not much else.

In order to realize their aspirations, Li XiaoZhou and his team had made plans in advance. They decided who, upon entering the secret realm, would seize every possible opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage before anyone else.

While other small squads were only composed of cultivators at the Gold Core Realm Peak, the appearance of a Nascent Soul Master certainly possessed overwhelming strength.

When Li XiaoZhou drew lots, he drew the first opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage. Breaking through before everyone else had its pros and cons. The obvious advantage was that he could break through before anyone else and become a dominant figure. With his overwhelming power, he could rampage through the secret realm as he pleased, killing whoever he wanted and looting whoever he wished. Of course, the disadvantage was equally clear: if a better opportunity arose later, becoming a Nascent Soul Master might allow him to have a firmer foundation and greater potential. This fundamental reason is why most young talents, even if they encounter opportunities to advance to Nascent Soul Masters early in the secret realm, are reluctant to breakthrough right away.

However, this disadvantage is relative because, in every grand competition held by the Holy Land, more than half of the young talents gain nothing at all, not even encountering an opportunity, let alone worrying about consuming an opportunity now and encountering a better one in the future. The chances are very slim. They might miss out this time and never have another chance afterward.

By letting Li XiaoZhou break through first, his friends were actually taking quite a significant risk. It was entirely possible that they would not encounter any other opportunities until the end of the Holy Land’s grand competition.

Since he had already drawn the lot, he did not hesitate any longer and, keeping the agreement with his friends, chose to consume this opportunity on the spot, preparing for his tribulation to achieve the Nascent Soul Stage he had been pursuing for over twenty years.

But just as he was about to summon the Heavenly Tribulation, he and his friends suddenly felt a formidable pressure disrupting the Heavenly Secrets coming from not too distant a location, which truly infuriated Li XiaoZhou and his friends.

There are many things to be wary of when undergoing tribulation, one of which is to be vigilant against outsiders causing trouble. Not only would it distract the one undergoing tribulation, but it would also disturb the Heavenly Secrets, angering them and greatly increasing the difficulty of the tribulation. Reducing the likelihood of success by twenty or thirty percent is a common occurrence. It was akin to erasing the advancement that their hard-won opportunity had brought them.

To be brought back to square one overnight was something no one could accept.

Without waiting for Li XiaoZhou to speak, a friend in charge of surveillance shouted, “Don’t worry, I’ll take some people to check it out. Rest assured, this time we will make sure you overcome the Heavenly Tribulation and become a Nascent Soul Master.”

With that, Li XiaoZhou’s friend flew off with two others towards the direction where Qi Tian and his party were. Li XiaoZhou’s friend made up his mind in secret that even if God himself came to cause trouble at this time, he would not reason with them. He’d kill them first. To dare to disturb them at this time was to court death.

What Li XiaoZhou’s friend considered was indeed good, but he did not realize that every move he made was under Qi Tian’s surveillance, never escaping Qi Tian’s control.

Through the Heavenly Dao Engine’s scanning function, Qi Tian had an impeccable grasp of all the parameters of Li XiaoZhou’s friends’ flight direction, altitude, speed, and so on.

Before they even arrived, Qi Tian had already given orders for Gao Yuqiu, Xiu Zhengyu, and others to attack a certain spot in the sky.

At that moment, the area was empty. Although Gao Yuqiu and the others found it strange, they still followed Qi Tian’s request, channeling their power through the array and releasing the Mystical Sword that Qi Tian had entrusted to them towards that direction.

The Mystical Sword Qi Tian produced was no ordinary item, belonging to those that a more common Nascent Soul Master would possess. It might not be much among Nascent Soul Masters, but if dropped a notch to the Gold Core Realm Peak level, it would then be considered a mighty weapon.