Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 589 - 589 0389 Antithetic Four Symbols Array_2

Chapter 589: Chapter 0389: Antithetic Four Symbols Array_2 Chapter 589: Chapter 0389: Antithetic Four Symbols Array_2 The Crown Prince had made a series of preparations in the Capital City, completely unbeknownst to Qi Tian. He was steadily advancing his own plan, and had even considered taking Deng Chuanliang directly to the Capital City to assassinate the Crown Prince. Regardless of whether they could successfully kill the Crown Prince or not, if he did succeed, what then? His actions wouldn’t be endorsed by the officials inside or outside the imperial court of Great Zhao. On the contrary, it would incite countless loathing and fears. They wouldn’t accept Prince Zhao as the new Crown Prince. Instead, they would elect a prince they approved. The status of the Imperial Master Mansion in Great Zhao Nation might even further decline because of his assassination attempt on the Crown Prince.

Moreover, it wouldn’t be easy to kill the Crown Prince, just like in the past. He had always thought that the Imperial Master Mansion had no real power, always ranking last among the Three Master Mansions, neglected by the imperial court, and bullied by the National Master Manor and the Guardian National Master Manor. However, when he ordered the relocation of the entire Imperial Master Mansion, he realized how extravagantly Mansion Master Xiao Xiaowu had been living. Even if Mansion Master Yu Ting from the National Master Manor and Mansion Master Wu Tie from the Guardian National Master Manor teamed up, they might not be able to break the Defensive Barrier of the mansion within three to five days.

Xiao Xiaowu was just the bottom-ranked existence among the royalty and the three Master Mansions. The strength of the royalty may be higher than that of the Imperial Master Mansion. He already knew that the Crown Prince was at the Half-step Golden Core stage, and Emperor Tian Rui was a Gold Core strongman. It wouldn’t be surprising that they had protective measures or other methods that surpassed those of Mansion Master Xiao Xiaowu’s mansion.

It wouldn’t be a wise choice for Qi Tian to rashly take Deng Chuanliang to the Capital City. It would be better to start from the periphery, advance step by step towards the Capital City.

Qi Tian had selected the next mansion to target that day. It was a Marquis Manor. The Marquis, in terms of rank, was on par with the Princes and the feudal princes, also possessing great power in Great Zhao.

As usual, Qi Tian took Deng Chuanliang with him on the Journey to the Marquis Manor on the copper statue of the Immortal Crane. Now, he had made all the royal and high-ranking officials in the Great Zhao tremble with fear. They used to be noble and high-ranking officials, who used to be treated with a bit of respect even by the three Great Masters. But now, they had become lambs waiting to be slaughtered, and they must make choices that met Qi Tian’s demands under his coercion; otherwise, the consequences would be very severe.

Deng Chuanliang had been quite busy during this period, but he basically followed Qi Tian’s orders and rarely took the initiative. In his opinion, what Qi Tian did didn’t make much sense. Even if all the princes within the Great Zhao were killed, even if he forced the royals and ministers to bow their heads, it would make Prince Zhao the emperor of Great Zhao. What would be the benefit for Qi Tian? Would it help Qi Tian break through to the Gold Core Stage?

Qi Tian didn’t care about Deng Chuanliang’s attitude. He only needed Deng to play the role of a knife, and he didn’t need him to question anything. Qi Tian knew what he was doing. He was securing the position of the Imperial Master Mansion in Great Zhao once and for all. In this way, he also repaid the kindness of the Imperial Master Mansion for nurturing him, relieved his involvements with the Imperial Master Mansion, and other related forces. Afterward, he could leave with peace of mind without feeling indebted to anyone.

“Deng, when we get to the Marquis Manor, let’s follow the usual practice. You break through the array for me and I will force the Marquis to sign the indictment.” Qi Tian did not feel that there was anything wrong with what he had done. He was taking this drastic measure to support the Imperial Master Mansion in the most cost-effective way. Moreover, to tell the truth, there were only a few innocents among these nobles. They used to bully others, but now it was their turn to be bullied once.

“Master, you must be careful about everything. The movements we made recently have been quite large. If someone sets a trap against us, it is not impossible.” Deng Chuanliang voiced his concerns.

Qi Tian nodded, “Of course, we should be careful. But as you said, Great Zhao is poor in Spirit Qi, a god-forsaken place. It’s impossible to invite a cultivator stronger than you. So, what should I be afraid of?”

Deng Chuanliang just mentioned it casually. In fact, his idea was the same as Qi Tian’s. It was almost impossible to find a power that could stop them in the Great Zhao.

As they were speaking, they saw the Master Mansion. Qi Tian drove the Immortal Crane statue over, directly reaching the air above the Master Mansion. He lowered the Immortal Crane statue, and it began circling above the Master Mansion. Deng Chuanliang left the back of the Immortal Crane statue and found a place that could monitor most of the areas of the Master Mansion and hovered there.

“Ask the Marquis to come out and speak,” said Qi Tian, standing on a brass statue of a crane, his voice indifferent.

Before his words died away, the entire Master Mansion was suddenly filled with golden light. In an instant, a huge Array Defense Barrier emerged, enveloping the entire Master Mansion. Both Qi Tian and Deng Chuanliang were trapped within the Array Defense Barrier. Additionally, a golden light curtain appeared, separating Qi Tian and Deng Chuanliang, running through the Array Defense Barrier and the ground.

Antithetic Four Symbols Array?

Deng Chuanliang’s face changed drastically. He hurriedly shouted, “Master, this is a middle-grade Antithetic Four Symbols Array. Unlike the Four Symbols Array, which is defensive against external targets, this one is defensive against internal targets. Attacking this Antithetic Four Symbols Array from within is almost impossible. Even a Gold Core Middle Stage would have a headache dealing with a middle-grade Antithetic Four Symbols Array, let alone us.”

Although Deng Chuanliang had little accomplishment in arrays, he did have some insights. If he said this was a middle-grade Antithetic Four Symbols Array, it would almost always be correct.

Just then, a Spirit Vessel appeared in the air above the Antithetic Four Symbols Array Defense Barrier and flew towards them. This was also a treasure that should not appear here. A Spirit Vessel was worth a fortune; in the Great Zhao, almost no one could afford it. Even if someone could, they couldn’t use it. Yet, it was here.

The Spirit Vessel approached Qi Tian. Looking up, Qi Tian could clearly see two people on the vessel. One of them was Qi Tian’s target, the Marquis. Here he was, standing on a corner of the Spirit Vessel, watching Qi Tian expressionlessly. He felt extreme hatred as well as intense fear towards Qi Tian. After all, this was a master who dared to kill even Prince Duan. Pissing him off would surely not end well. The Marquis had planned to vote for Qi Tian’s impeachment when Qi Tian came to him. As long as their Marquis Manor’s interests were not infringed upon, he didn’t care who became the emperor of Great Zhao.

However, what the Marquis didn’t expect was a group of mysterious cultivators came to him a few days ago, saying they wanted to use his Manor to set up some mechanisms to deal with Qi Tian.

The Marquis weighed the pros and cons, and quickly agreed. It wasn’t that he wasn’t afraid of Qi Tian, but these people were right in front of him. How could he not agree? Perhaps if he dared to say “no”, hundreds of people in the Master Mansion would be killed.

With the cooperation of the Marquis, setting up the Antithetic Four Symbols Array in the Marquis Manor was smooth. After the array was set up, all the various forces lay in ambush, waiting to deliver a lethal blow to Qi Tian.

The Marquis Manor had been hoping day and night that Qi Tian wouldn’t come. That way, they would not need to worry about offending Qi Tian. If by any chance Qi Tian was not captured by the Antithetic Four Symbols Array and escaped, he might come back for vengeance. However, it seemed like this wish was destined to fail, as his Master Mansion was about to turn into a battlefield.

The Marquis wasn’t standing at the front of the Spirit Vessel, but another person was. This person turned out to be a woman in her forties or fifties, wearing a black robe. She was a reserved and sober character who displayed no emotional expressions on her face.