Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 323 - 323 0252 Ape King Sun Xiaotian_2

Chapter 323: Chapter 0252: Ape King Sun Xiaotian_2 Chapter 323: Chapter 0252: Ape King Sun Xiaotian_2 Qi Tian sat quietly, waiting for the host to show himself.

After Qi Tian sat down, people rushed over from the town one after another. This process continued for about ten minutes, during which thousands of people gathered at the entrance of the town. Only then did people stop coming out. By this time, the number of cultivators gathered on Qi Tian’s side had reached fifteen, the majority of whom were at the Qi Cultivation Period, including Qi Tian. There were only five who were at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

A moment later, a man stepped out from the tent. He was dressed luxuriously and sported a full beard. He said, “Those at the Foundation Establishment Stage, please come in. Those at the Qi Cultivation stage may leave.”

Those cultivators at the Qi Cultivation stage were somewhat furious. They were fine initially, but then they were so casually summoned and dismissed. Nobody could tolerate this, let alone these cultivators who held respectable statuses. An aggravated cultivator at the Qi Cultivation stage shouted, “Who is the host? Is it okay to beckon and send us away like pets without any explanation?”

Whoosh…

As soon as that man finished speaking, a flying sword flew out from the tent and pierced straight through his chest. The man looked down in shock at the hole in his chest and then raised his head to point at the tent, saying, “You… you…”

But before he could finish his sentence, he slumped to the ground, dead.

Everyone was taken aback. Even Qi Tian was slightly shocked. The speed of that flying sword had been incredibly fast, like a bolt of lightning. It might seem an exaggeration, but the speed must have been at least a hundred meters per second. During the blink of an eye, the sword would fly out dozens of meters. Who could withstand such speed? Even a tiny lapse in attention could be deadly.

Qi Tian possessed several high-speed techniques, among them the most supreme was the Bronze Crane Statue. But even by using middle-grade spirit stones to drive the Bronze Crane Statue, he could only achieve speeds of around eighty meters per second. That was still far from a hundred meters per second. In other words, even he would likely be taken down by such a sudden attack.

The bearded man didn’t even bat an eye at the death of the Qi Cultivation stage cultivator. He raised his head high, with an air of superiority, and asked, “Does anyone else wish to demand an explanation from my master? If not, please do as I just said.”

Given the previous example, no one dared to object. The cultivators at the Qi Cultivation Stage quickly left, while the five cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage, including Qi Tian, carefully approached the tent.

The tent didn’t seem that large from the outside, but once they entered, they found it to be surprisingly spacious. Despite appearing only to be fifty or sixty square meters from the outside, it was actually around one hundred and fifty to one hundred and sixty square meters inside, tripling in size.

Inside the tent, a man who looked like a wild monkey was sitting high on a tiger skin chair, with a fairy peach in one hand and a bloody animal leg in the other, taking alternate bites from each.

Qi Tian didn’t know who this monkey-like man was, but several of the Chi Di cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage who had been walking with him went pale, and one of them whispered, “Isn’t that the Ape King, Sun Xiaotian? What is he doing here?”

Qi Tian’s ears pricked up, wanting to hear more about the Ape King, Sun Xiaotian, but the Chi Di cultivators knew of Ape King’s power and shut their mouths, even lowering their heads, not daring to look at him.

This Ape King, Sun Xiaotian was indeed terrifying. Qi Tian felt that his aura was at least equal to that of Chen Wenbo, the Half-step Golden Core of Guardian National Master Manor. Most likely, this man was also a Half-step Golden Core, and he was among the terrifying ones. With his current abilities, Qi Tian would not stand a chance against a Half-step Golden Core. He promptly lowered his head, trying to show respect.

The bearded man briskly trotted over to the Ape King, Sun Xiaotian, and respectfully said, “Ape King, this servant has gathered all the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators for you. The number is not large, only five in total.”

Ape King Sun Xiaotian nodded, saying, “You go tell them.”

The bearded man hurriedly replied, “Yes, this servant will go tell them right away.”

The bearded man returned to Qi Tian and the others, saying, “Everyone, you are in for a great joy. The Ape King has taken a liking to you and wants to temporarily levy you to work for him. This is an opportunity others can’t buy even with a large fortune, and yet you have stumbled upon it. Isn’t that great joy?”

One of the cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage bravely asked, “Excuse me, sir, but the Ape King is omnipotent. There shouldn’t be anything in this world that he can’t handle. Why does he want to levy us? Is it because he wants us to pave the way and build bridges for him?”

The bearded man snorted, saying, “What the Ape King wants to do is none of your business. You just follow his orders. If you dare to question him again, believe it or not, your fate will be even worse than the Qi Cultivation Stage chap just now.”

His words rendered the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators speechless. The bearded man was also a cultivator, but only at the low-level Qi Cultivation Stage. If he had been so audacious before, they would have slapped him dead. But now, they could only bear with him and did not even dare to refute a word.

Another Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator carefully said, “Sir, it is an honor for us to serve the Ape King, Sun Xiaotian. But there are some urgent matters in my family that I need to attend to. May I please ask you to pass a message to the Ape King on my behalf? Please ask him to be gracious and let me return home first to take care of the matters before coming back to serve under his command.”

The bearded man huffed, “Fine, if you really need to go back to settle your private affairs, the Ape King is not unreasonable. He can let you go, but you need to offer a thousand spirit stones. After all, you have been hosted by the Ape King today. You can’t go away without expressing gratitude, right?”

“What? A thousand spirit stones?” The Foundation Establishment stage cultivator was dumbfounded. Like Great Zhao, Chi Di isn’t a country abundant with spirit stones either. He could perhaps muster up one to two hundred spirit stones, but a thousand spirit stones – that would cost him his life.

“If you don’t have a thousand spirit stones, then obediently follow the commands under the Ape King’s command,” said the bearded man.

Then, another cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage suddenly spoke up, “I am a disciple of Chaoyang Sect. I wonder if the Ape King could be merciful and let me go. I have an urgent sect mission to handle. If the Ape King is willing to be merciful, my Chaoyang Sect will surely return the favor in the future.”

“Chaoyang Sect?” The bearded man waved at the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator and said, “Come closer.”

The disciple of Chaoyang Sect stepped forward two steps, and suddenly, the bearded man changed his expression and slapped him across the face. He hit the Chaoyang Sect disciple squarely, “Damn it, you think you’re something because you’re from the Chaoyang Sect? Dare to press the Ape King with the prestige of your Chaoyang Sect. I think you’re tired of living.”

The Chaoyang Sect disciple was enraged. He, a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage, how could he tolerate being humiliated by a low-level Qi Cultivation Stage cultivator? His eyes bulged out, and his rage almost broke out.

The bearded man was not afraid at all. He stood up against the Chaoyang Sect disciple. Just then, the flying sword that had killed the Qi Cultivation stage cultivator not long ago flew over and hovered behind the bearded man. The Chaoyang Sect disciple shivered. He had witnessed the terrifying speed of that flying sword. With his abilities, there was no way he could dodge it. Even if he employed all his defensive measures, they were likely in vain.