Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 588 - 588 0389 Antithetic Four Symbols Array

Chapter 588: Chapter 0389: Antithetic Four Symbols Array Chapter 588: Chapter 0389: Antithetic Four Symbols Array Chapter 0389: Antithetic Four Symbols Array

The series of actions taken by Qi Tian not only spurred fear in the Crown Prince but also left Chen Wenbo from the Guardian National Master Manor feeling quite troubled. In the past, they could use the force of the Great Zhao Nation to suppress Qi Tian, causing him to be only capable of defending himself and unable to counterattack. But when Qi Tian decided to break free from all restrictions and used only his pure strength for confrontation, giving no wormhole for anyone, the situation began to develop in his favor.

Chen Wenbo had never taken Qi Tian seriously before. No matter what, he couldn’t imagine that in just a few years, Qi Tian had grown to his current state, possessing a magnificent record of killing multiple Gold Core stage powerhouses, and now even having a Gold Core powerhouse under his command. How could he, a Half-step Golden Core, continue to fit in?

After discussing with Chen Wenbo, the Crown Prince felt that their only option now was to go find Sun Xingbiao, Mansion Master again.

Last time, Sun Xingbiao had helped them out of a predicament. Sun Xingbiao had clearly pointed out that Qi Tian might attack them directly. How would they deal with it by then? Were they expecting that the Crown Prince’s status could intimidate Qi Tian?

Sun Xingbiao told them that the only way to resolve the crisis was to enhance their abilities. If both the Crown Prince and Chen Wenbo could advance to the Gold Core stage, they would not have to fear Qi Tian anymore.

Like Chen Wenbo, the Crown Prince was also half-step into the Golden Core. However, only a handful of people knew about this. After all, the Crown Prince never used it to intimidate officials. Due to his status as the Prince, he could command a vast amount of resources, which was an advantage others could not match.

In the past, his status held a certain sway over Qi Tian. That’s why, when Qi Tian discovered that Prince Duan was enslaving others, he didn’t kill Prince Duan immediately. Instead, he reported the matter to the court. At that time, if the Crown Prince had made a fair judgment, the current troubles would not have arisen, and the title of Crown Prince would have held weight in Qi Tian’s view. However, the Crown Prince, out of his consideration for power, chose to sacrifice Qi Tian and the Imperial Master Mansion, leading to the current crises.

However, now saying all this is useless. The Crown Prince didn’t regret his past actions, and he certainly didn’t plan to bow down to Qi Tian. As the prince of a country, he couldn’t accept any form of a threat. How could he choose to submit, especially when both the National Master Manor and Guardian National Master Manor are supporting him? If he took such a path, he would definitely lose the support of the two National Master Mansions. Also, he might not be pardoned by Qi Tian, and might not be fully supported by the Imperial Master Mansion. This would be the worst possible outcome for him, one he could not accept under any circumstances.

After receiving the Crown Prince’s invitation, Sun Xingbiao did not come in person. He just sent back a message with the eunuch, reassuring the Crown Prince. Sun Xingbiao said he had already made arrangements to thwart Qi Tian’s plot, guaranteed to inflict severe damage on Qi Tian or potentially even capture him, which would naturally resolve the crisis the Crown Prince was facing.

The Crown Prince didn’t know what Sun Xingbiao’s plan was. At this point, he could only choose to trust Sun Xingbiao. However, he didn’t dare to place all his hopes on Sun Xingbiao’s plan. He also took some countermeasures, the first of which was to dispatch people deep into the imperial palace to try to establish contact with Emperor Tian Rui.

A few months ago, Emperor Tian Rui had summoned the three National Masters to the palace, then publicly announced they would enter closed-door cultivation together. He passed the handling of state affairs to him, the Crown Prince, and had not been seen since.

The Crown Prince believed that as long as the Emperor steps in, or if the Master of the Imperial Master Mansion, Xiao Xiaowu, comes out from his cultivation, it should be enough to fix the troublesome Qi Tian. Wasn’t the fake Mansion Master able to make the Imperial Master Mansion bow down last time? The real Mansion Master, Xiao Xiaowu, wouldn’t do worse than the fake one.

However, although the wish was good, regardless of how the Crown Prince shouted and pleaded outside the place of Emperor Tian Rui’s closed-door cultivation, the door remained closed, and there was no response.

The second measure taken by the Crown Prince was to summon those cultivation forces that had sworn loyalty to him, to send their experts to the capital to serve as his guards. Individually they might not match Qi Tian, but many ants can bite an elephant to death. If he arranges for one or two hundred top Foundation Establishment cultivators for Qi Tian, he doesn’t believe he can’t defeat Qi Tian with combined forces.

As for the third measure taken by the Crown Prince, it was related to himself. This was also the suggestion given by Sun Xingbiao to him and Chen Wenbo; that is, to find a way to break through to the Gold Core Stage somehow. Only when he became a Gold Core powerhouse could he barely have the strength to protect himself in the face of an extraordinary force like Qi Tian.

The Crown Prince insisted that Chen Wenbo cultivate with him together behind closed doors. Perhaps they could promote each other in this process. Besides, the Crown Prince had a small thought, If they could successfully break through together, it would inevitably become a legend in the cultivation world of Great Zhao Nation, deeply enhancing the relationship between him and Chen Wenbo, and binding them together on the same boat.