Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 571 - 571 0380 Rift_2

Chapter 571: Chapter 0380: Rift_2 Chapter 571: Chapter 0380: Rift_2 “Qi Tian, how dare you grievously injure the Mansion Master.” Luo Xia was seething, “Release the Mansion Master immediately, or open your eyes and face the consequences.”

Luo Xia halted his attack on Lu Jingfei and others, and behind him a swarm of nearly a thousand people, spread across the streets, rooftops, and airspace, were descending on the County Master Mansion like a horde of locusts passing through.

The pseudo Mansion Master, blood smeared across his face, glared at Qi Tian, “Qi Tian, I dare you to kill me. If you do, you’ll make an enemy of the Imperial Master Mansion. From then on, you will have no place in heaven or on earth.”

Qi Tian chuckled coldly at the corner of his mouth. He put away the Red Hoop Stick, then a punch landed on the pseudo Mansion Master’s Dantian. His powerful True Essence surged through the blow, shattering the pseudo Master’s Dantian along with his Gold Core. No chance of any recovery left.

“Qi Tian, you won’t die a good death,” the pseudo Mansion Master never expected Qi Tian to ruin his Dantian and Gold Core. Consumed by rage, after cursing Qi Tian, his vision went black, and he passed out in pain.

“Ah, Qi Tian has killed the Mansion Master!” The Imperial Master Mansion’s men were as devastated as if they had lost a relative. They frenziedly charged toward the County Master Mansion. Even Luo Xia and his men who had just halted their attack charged back in again like they had a death wish.

Just as Lu Jingfei and others were about to block them, they heard Qi Tian’s message, “Your mission has been accomplished, now get out of the way.”

Although Lu Jingfei and the others were extremely worried about Qi Tian’s safety, they would execute his orders unconditionally and instantly made way.

Qi Tian grabbed the pseudo Mansion Master, face turned towards the crowd, and announced loudly, “Open your eyes and see, is this your Mansion Master!”

The fake Mansion Master had used a skill similar to the Heavenly Deception Skills to alter his appearance and disguise himself as Mansion Master Xiao Xiaowu. But this method’s limitation was its reliance on True Essence for support. Once Qi Tian’s punch destroyed the fake Master’s Dantian and Gold Core, the True Essence in his body couldn’t flow any longer. With its support gone, the disguise naturally began to falter and revealed his true face.

Luo Xia and the others watched as the distinguishing features of Mansion Master Xiao Xiaowu gradually disappeared from the faux Master, replaced by a man with red hair and a feminine face. Not a single aspect of this man’s appearances, height, build, or features resembled Mansion Master Xiao Xiaowu.

“Open your eyes and see, is this your Mansion Master? Mansion Master Xiao Xiaowu is gentle and profound; does he look like this ghostly figure? How gullible you all are! Another man dresses up and claims to be the Mansion Master, and you believe him. Mansion Master Xiao Xiaowu would die of anger if he knew about this,” chided Qi Tian loudly.

Upon recognizing the fake Mansion Master’s true face, Luo Xia and the others, who had been crazily attacking the County Master Mansion, halted their attacks. The men from the Imperial Master Mansion, who were charging towards the County Master Mansion, also stopped, standing in awe, unsure of what to do next.

Like dragging dead weight, Qi Tian pulled the fake Mansion Master out of the Defensive Barrier and came before Luo Xia, “Come, Lord Luo, take a good hard look. This is the Mansion Master you fought tooth and nail to protect.”

Luo Xia, mortified, dropped to his knees. Qi Tian kicked him away, sending him flying. “Now, go and reflect for three days, and bring me a self-criticism of ten thousand words. If it’s not insightful, remain in reflection.”

Dragging the pseudo Master to Hao Wenxi, Qi Tian smirked, “Master Hao, would you like to check yourself? See if I have cast some sort of illusion on this fake Master. Perhaps, he really is the Mansion Master you were so desperately protecting.”

Hao Wenxi, too, was too ashamed to face Qi Tian. Just like Luo Xia, she kneeled before Qi Tian, painfully slapping her own face. “Qi Tian, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have doubted you.”

Qi Tian scoffed, “Considering you’re a woman, I’ll let you off this once. Now, get up and chase after Great Elder Chen Chen. Are you really going to listen to this fake Mansion Master and hand over all our spirit stone veins to the court for disposal?”

Hao Wenxi quickly got up from the ground. She had also realized by now, the plan proposed by the impersonator couldn’t possibly benefit the Imperial Master Mansion. At this point, persisting in carrying out the orders of the impersonator would just be incredibly foolish.

Qi Tian addressed the other Elders and disciples of the Imperial Master Mansion who rushed over after hearing the news. He loudly said, “Everyone, get back to the Imperial Master Mansion. If you have too much time and energy, go and mine or repair the city walls.”

Neither the Elders nor the disciples had the face to stay here any longer, and they turned around to leave even faster than when they came.

As they dispersed, Qi Tian pursed his lips and shook his head. Even though he successfully killed the impersonator, his losses were simply too great. The fuel reserves of the Heavenly Dao Engine were used up, even using some reserves from the storage room. The County Master Mansion was razed to the ground. Most importantly, a gaping fissure formed between him and the people of the Imperial Master Mansion, which was almost impossible to rectify.

People from the Imperial Master Mansion could never trust Qi Tian as they did Mansion Master Xiao Xiaowu. Conversely, Qi Tian could no longer firmly believe that the Imperial Master Mansion would always be his reliable support.

Originally, Qi Tian had plans to do more for the Imperial Master Mansion. However, after today’s events, he had completely lost the spirit. At the same time, Qi Tian realized a problem: he had been devoting too much time and effort to enhancing the overall strength of the Imperial Master Mansion. Assisting Luo Xia and Hao Wenxi to reach the Pseudo Core Realm, handing over all the spiritual stone veins to the Imperial Master Mansion, moving the Imperial Master Mansion from Zhangshui City to Lubei County, suppressing King Zhangbei Manor, etc., had drastically enhanced the strength of the Imperial Master Mansion.

Consequently, he had given up many benefits that he should have, forfeited chances to strengthen his personal power and influence. So much so that when he was misunderstood and besieged by the Imperial Master Mansion, only Lu Jingfei and two others fought for him. He could only fight the impersonator alone.

Such conduct cannot be said to be wrong, but when he faced danger and crisis, what could truly back him up was still his own power and forces. The former was even more important.

After Qi Tian dismissed the people from the Imperial Master Mansion, he did not go to the Imperial Master Mansion to appease them but instead, returned to the County Master Mansion.

After the battle between him and the impersonator, the County Master Mansion had become a ruin. Not a single house remained intact. Even the pear tree that bore the Bloodline Pear Fruit was cut down. The Bloodline Pear Fruit had fallen to the ground, crushed to pieces, and rendered unusable.

Qi Tian stood in front of the ruins, silent and motionless.

Lu Jingfei and the others wedged into the Defensive Barrier, and asked, “Master, do we need to clean up here?”

Qi Tian said, “No need, leave it as it is. Lu, I am going for closed-door cultivation. You, Wang Xiuwu, and Xu Jifa, will take turns to protect me. Don’t allow anyone to disturb me. Understand?”

Lu Jingfei immediately agreed.

Qi Tian took out a tent, placed it on the ground, and crawled inside.

Qi Tian first checked the items on the impersonator. Using the Heavenly Dao Engine’s sensitive detection of Spirit Qi, it was essentially impossible for a Gold Core strongman like the impersonator to hide anything on his body. In no time, Qi Tian stripped the impersonator clean, then proceeded to count the bounty that the impersonator had brought him.

The impersonator was richer than Meng Fandong, and there were quite a few valuable items on him.