Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 276 - 276 0229 Unless Youre Particularly Lucky

Chapter 276: Chapter 0229 Unless You’re Particularly Lucky Chapter 276: Chapter 0229 Unless You’re Particularly Lucky Chapter 0229

Hu Niu, Pan Yulin, Zhang Guangyao, and Jiang Pan were all still breathing, with no obvious injuries on their bodies. According to Qi Tian’s experience, they were not in danger of losing their lives.

This naturally relieved Qi Tian to a great extent. His worst fear was that Hu Niu and Pan Yulin would have had a preexisting condition leading to their deaths. If so, he would feel guilty, since they were a team, and he was responsible for their safety.

Qi Tian didn’t rush to awaken Pan Yulin and the others, but first hastily cleaned up the battlefield. Then, with a wave of his hand, he used Transporting Whirlwind to send the corpses of the cultivators of the Zhongshan Kingdom to the Heavenly Dao Engine as fuel.

Next, Qi Tian sent a Transmission Talisman to Zhang Lei, asking her to come and join him. Afterward, he began to aid Hu Niu, Pan Yulin, Jiang Pan, and Zhang Guangyao.

Although Hu Niu was the first one Qi Tian assisted, due to her lower cultivation level, she remained slightly groggy even after waking up. Conversely, Jiang Pan, the last one Qi Tian saved, recovered the fastest. By the time Zhang Lei arrived, he had already begun to meditate to restore his True Essence.

“Qi Tian, what happened here?” Zhang Lei arrived to see Hu Niu constantly shaking her head, Jiang Pan meditating, and both Pan Yulin and Zhang Guangyao still lying on the ground. She was shocked. She had received Qi Tian’s Transmission Talisman and had decided to sneak over to investigate the situation. If she confirmed that Qi Tian was in danger, she would return to the Imperial Master Mansion to call for help as per Qi Tian’s request. However, before she could do so, Qi Tian’s Transmission Talisman arrived and she hurried over, only to encounter this scene, leaving her astounded.

Qi Tian replied, “They were all ambushed. I took a significant risk to save them.”

Zhang Lei asked, “What about those who ambushed them?”

“I killed them all. Oh, and these are the clothes I stripped off the ambushers. As for their corpses, I disposed of them.”

Qi Tian didn’t provide further details, and Zhang Lei didn’t delve deeper. There were many methods for cultivators to dispose of enemy corpses, and asking wouldn’t have much significance.

Zhang Lei checked out the clothes Qi Tian laid out. She quickly noticed the distinct attire of the Zhongshan Kingdom’s cultivators, including the waist plates and storage bags, all bearing the characteristics of Zhongshan Kingdom. Zhongshan Kingdom was an enemy of Great Zhao, and the history of cultivators from both countries fighting each other was lengthy. Therefore, the death of a few cultivators from Zhongshan Kingdom was not a big deal.

After setting the items down, Zhang Lei went over to examine Pan Yulin, Zhang Guangyao, and the dazed Hu Niu.

As a skilled pill refinement master and a doctor, Zhang Lei soon identified the source of the problem. They had all been affected by a unique Bewilderment Pill used by the Zhongshan Kingdom’s cultivators called Three Days Drunk. As the name suggests, a cultivator like Pan Yulin affected by Three Days Drunk would fall into a deep drunken stupor, unconscious for three days and nights. During this time, they would have no awareness of the outside world and could be manipulated as one pleased.

The formula for Three Days Drunk was known to only a few within Zhongshan Kingdom. Bottle vials of the product were coveted by outsiders and were exceedingly expensive. Zhang Lei had wanted to study it but hadn’t been able to get hold of any. Although she didn’t understand the principle behind it, she knew the antidote. She pulled out a bottle that gave off a sharp, pungent smell upon opening it. Holding it under the noses of Hu Niu, Pan Yulin, and Zhang Guangyao, they all began to cough violently, their eyes brimming with tears and noses running. Despite the discomfort, the drowsy effects of Three Days Drunk disappeared immediately.

Zhang Lei carefully put the bottle away, saying, “This is an effective antidote to Bewilderment Pills like Three Days Drunk, given to me by my master Huang Liuyan. Unfortunately, she only gave me one bottle, and didn’t reveal the formula, so I need to use it sparingly to prevent any emergencies.”

Qi Tian initially wanted to ask Zhang Lei for some of the antidote, but decided against it upon hearing her statement.

Having regained their normal state, Pan Yulin and Zhang Guangyao both profusely thanked Qi Tian and Zhang Lei. Particularly during Zhang Guangyao’s expression of gratitude to Qi Tian, he felt a sense of shame. He hadn’t expected Qi Tian to save his life so shortly after they teamed up. When Master of Heavenly Eagle Hall, Luo Xia, had earlier suggested he team up with Qi Tian, he had rejected the idea disdainfully, causing him to blush in embarrassment now.

Jiang Pan had also finished his meditation by this time. Despite not having smelled Zhang Lei’s antidote, he felt only slightly fatigued now. He walked up to Qi Tian, bowed deeply, and said, “Thank you for saving my life, Junior Brother Qi Tian. I will definitely repay this gratitude in the future.”