Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 604 - 604 0398 Ghostly Figure

Chapter 604: Chapter 0398: Ghostly Figure Chapter 604: Chapter 0398: Ghostly Figure Chapter 0398: Ghost-like Appearance

Chen Wenbo, with his unfortunate luck, chose the space of the barefoot cultivator for his rest. However, like a frightened bird, Chen Wenbo tried to prevent any surprises, setting up precautions before resting.

If Chen Wenbo had simply rested in peace, he would have been fine. However, his careful arrangements before resting attracted too much attention, especially due to the strong fluctuations of spiritual force that disturbed the barefoot cultivator.

The barefoot cultivator was hiding underground for cultivation, studying the Teleportation Array Disk given by Qi Tian. During his isolation, he had sent out zombie demonic beasts to monitor the nearby area. The spiritual force disturbance caused by Chen Wenbo’s defensive measures had alerted these zombie demonic beasts, leading them to attack Chen. The barefoot cultivator also received messages from these beasts and rushed over in a hurry.

As a young Mansion Master of the Guardian National Master Manor, Chen Wenbo had visited Wanjie City numerous times. The Array Disk he used for his defensive measures was a product from Wanjie City, greatly powerful. If an average person had attacked, they might not have been able to penetrate the defense. However, these zombie demonic beasts controlled by the barefoot cultivator were not ordinary beings. With their tough hides, strong endurance, and unyielding approach even in the face of death, they tore apart Chen Wenbo’s Defensive Barrier.

Chen Wenbo, seeing the situation turning against him, closed the defensive barrier hoping to escape. However, more zombie demonic beasts rushed to his location, some even capable of flight, moving faster than Chen Wenbo’s flying sword. Chen Wenbo was swiftly besieged by these beasts and was soon overwhelmed, ending up their captive.

If the barefoot cultivator hadn’t arrived in time, these zombie demonic beasts wouldn’t just have captured Chen Wenbo; they would have devoured him alive.

The barefoot cultivator noticed that the clothing Chen Wenbo was wearing belonged to the Guardian National Master Manor of Great Zhao. The clothing bore many resemblances to what Qi Tian wore from Imperial Master Mansion, instantly making him realize that there may be a connection between Qi Tian and Chen Wenbo. So, he began interrogating Chen Wenbo.

Chen Wenbo refused to say anything at first, aware of the deep animosity between cultivators and Corpse Cultivators who could control zombie demonic beasts. A compromise between the two seemed almost impossible.

The barefoot cultivator resorted to some means to make Chen Wenbo talk, but Chen refused to submit. The barefoot cultivator harbored no anger, and continued to employ methods on Chen, not conventional torture but a secretive magic, turning Chen Wenbo into a zombie.

This method of turning a living person into a zombie was extremely cruel. The technique the barefoot cultivator used allowed him to preserve Chen Wenbo’s consciousness, but Chen’s body became completely zombified, strongly affecting his temperament.

The ironic part was that after experiencing endless pain to become a zombie, Chen Wenbo ended up advancing to the Gold Core Stage, becoming a Gold Core zombie. But even as a Gold Core zombie, he could not break free from the control of the barefoot cultivator. The barefoot cultivator controlled his thoughts during the transformation process, making him a loyal Gold Core zombie who would not hesitate to kill himself if ordered to do so by the barefoot cultivator.

After getting control over Chen Wenbo, anything the barefoot cultivator asked, despite deep inner resistance, Chen had no choice but to comply due to the secret magic’s constraints, revealing everything he knew to the barefoot cultivator.

The barefoot cultivator swiftly obtained a Teleportation Array Disk, which could transport to Wanjie City, from Chen Wenbo. Unlike Qi Tian’s disk, which had only one use left, Chen Wenbo’s disk could be used multiple times.

The barefoot cultivator planned to use the teleportation array disk to reach Wanjie City, but to his surprise, Chen Wenbo’s disk strongly resisted him. Once approached, a destructive light would be emitted from the array disk. The disk contained an array capable of restraining Yin Evil Objects; this was something Chen Wenbo had requested from the Array Disk Master when customizing his Teleportation Array Disk. His concern was not about bringing Yin Evil Objects to Wanjie City, but about being affected and hurt by them during teleportation.

Qi Tian’s Teleportation Array Disk didn’t have such a restraining array. After all, Yin Evil Objects were a type of Spirit Qi. As long as Qi Tian activated the Heavenly Dao Engine, it could easily be detected. In other words, except for Qi Tian’s own willingness, no Yin Evil Objects could approach him. And those Yin Evil Objects capable of approaching Qi Tian non-voluntarily couldn’t be restrained by a simple array; even if there was such an array, the price would be sky-high, beyond Qi Tian or Chen Wenbo’s means.

As he turned Chen Wenbo’s Storage Bag inside out, the barefoot cultivator found only one Teleportation Array Disk. Having multiple disks was useless since they would only craft another when the previous one was about to run out. The Astral Disk was extremely expensive and had no other use other than for teleportation, which is why few would keep several on hand.

Since Chen Wenbo did not have an extra disk, the barefoot cultivator, powerless to change his predicament, was forced to set his sights on Qi Tian. He had learned from Chen Wenbo the true identity of Qi Tian.