Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 681 - 681 0436 No Challenge_2

Chapter 681: Chapter 0436 No Challenge_2 Chapter 681: Chapter 0436 No Challenge_2 In this respect, Fan Tie was a very clear case. Even though he disguised himself well, Qi Tian was still able to see through his camouflage using the Heavenly Dao Engine and knew that he and the cultivators of the Great Zhao Nation were not on the same side.

Qi Tian felt that if Fan Tie wanted to lurk in the County Master Mansion, there were some things he definitely wouldn’t conveniently take care of himself and would certainly need to support one or two proxies. These proxies might be taught the cultivation methods of Fan Tie’s world by him, and once they practiced, the fluctuations of Spirit Force on them could be very different from those of the other cultivators of the Great Zhao Nation. At that time, Qi Tian could easily distinguish them from other cultivators.

However, Fan Tie might have considered this possibility. On these eight Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators, Qi Tian did not find any difference in the fluctuations of Spirit Force between them and the ordinary cultivators of the Great Zhao Nation. Qi Tian also tried to distinguish them by their external features such as their faces, but regretfully, he found nothing.

Qi Tian, left without alternatives, had Gao Jinmei and Jin Jin each take away four Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators. Using their respective skills, they interrogated them, seeing if they could glean any valuable information.

Gao Jinmei and Jin Jin each left with their team, both thinking about trying to interrogate for valuable information first, wanting to impress Qi Tian.

Qi Tian didn’t just sit and wait. When he just used the Sensing Function of the Heavenly Dao Engine on Spirit Qi to search the entire County Master Mansion, he found the Mansion very strange. The huge County Master Mansion covered more than one thousand square meters, but there were very few items with Spirit Qi fluctuations detected by the Heavenly Dao Engine.

This was abnormal. This was the County Master Mansion, a gathering place for cultivators. Even if Fan Tie was cautious and liked to move around, keeping all his personal items on him at all times, there was no reason the other eight Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators shared this fondness. But even if the eight Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators followed Fan Tie’s strict orders and carried all their items with them, the County Master Mansion shouldn’t only have so few items exposed with Spirit Qi. Let alone anything else, any cultivator, if possible, would like to plant some Spirit flowers, herbs, and other spirit plants. But there are none here.

The pursuit for Spirit plants, especially spirit medicine, is an instinct deeply ingrained in the soul of every cultivator. Anything could not entirely change this behavior. The fact that such a large County Master Mansion didn’t have a single spirit plant was truly unnerving.

Qi Tian headed directly to a room, a place where a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator had been before. When he arrived at the room, he didn’t immediately enter but walked around the house twice and gave the inside and outside of the house a thorough look. But he found no spirit plants either inside or outside the rooms. He checked other rooms, but the results were still the same after some searching, no change at all.

Qi Tian thought for a moment, then sent a message to Gao Jinmei and Jin Jin telling them to ask about the spirit plants while interrogating the eight Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. There must be some explanation.

After searching eight houses, Qi Tian didn’t find what he was looking for. In the end, he had to temporarily let go of this matter and go to the main house of the County Master Mansion.

The positions of the eight Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators were evenly distributed in the County Master Mansion, forming a circle as if they were jointly guarding something at the center of the circle.

At the center of this circle was the most extravagant house in the entire County Master Mansion, with splendidly decorated beams and painted rafters, glamorous and luxurious; it was splendidly rich. Just by looking at this house, Qi Tian knew that this place was most definitely Fan Tie’s residence. If not, it must be a very important place for Fan Tie.

Just then, Gao Jinmei beat Jin Jin to the chase and sent a message to Qi Tian. She successfully pried open a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator’s lips using her methods and found out which house was Fan Tie’s residence.

Qi Tian took a look at the message from Gao Jinmei and found the house the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator divulged was not another house but the very one he was then looking at. However, in the message Gao Jinmei had sent, she also mentioned that Fan Tie paid great attention to his house. He had set up many prohibitions both inside and outside the house. If one accidentally touched them, the consequences would be severe. Previously in the County Master Mansion, apart from Fan Tie, there were ten other Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators. But later, two Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators accidentally touched Fan Tie’s prohibitions. As a result, they had disappeared without a trace.

After receiving the message, Qi Tian found it very strange. Just now, he had used the Heavenly Dao Engine’s Sensing Function on Spirit Qi to scan Fan Tie’s residence in great detail. He even tried different positions, but the result of each exploration was the same. He didn’t sense any particularly strong prohibitions around the residence.

It wasn’t that there were no prohibitions at all, but their power was very weak. Whether for threatening Qi Tian, or even an average Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, how could they possibly lead to the disappearance of two Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators?

At that moment, Qi Tian even had a bit of doubt about the Sensing Function of the Heavenly Dao Engine on Spirit Qi. Could it be that the prohibitions used by Fan Tie were too advanced or that the prohibitions didn’t belong to the common system seen in the Great Zhao Nation and hence the Heavenly Dao Engine’s Sensing Function on Spirit Qi malfunctioned?

But soon, Qi Tian quashed this thought as soon as it arose. The Heavenly Dao Engine seeks the essence of things. It’s Spirit Qi, it’s energy. Even if cultivators come from different cultivation systems resulting in their Spirit Force being somewhat different, regardless of how the Spirit Force fluctuates, it ultimately boils down to energy. Since it’s energy, the Heavenly Dao Engine can’t possibly make a mistake.

Qi Tian chose to trust the Heavenly Dao Engine. Without hesitation, he moved towards Fan Tie’s house. To prove that his choice was not wrong, he stepped directly beside a prohibition when he walked. This action was somewhat reckless, but it was also a decision based on faith, Qi Tian’s Dao. If he was ambiguous or opportunistic here, it might have some adverse impact on Qi Tian’s cultivation.

As it turned out, Qi Tian’s choice was correct. After he stepped into a prohibition that clearly looked different from those of the Great Zhao Nation or any other prohibition Qi Tian had seen before, it first flashed a light. It seemed very scary and made crackling noises. However, very quickly, both the light and the sounds disappeared. A prohibition was destroyed just like that.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Qi Tian’s mouth. He destroyed several other prohibitions in the same way. Not all of these prohibitions were strong only in appearance but weak in reality, merely scare tactics. Among them, one or two prohibitions were quite powerful. At least for dealing with an average Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, they were more than enough. But Qi Tian was not an average Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator. The strength he now possessed could let him come out unscathed even if he took on a strong Gold Core Third Level cultivator head-to-head. These trivial prohibitions that could only threaten ordinary Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators were nothing more to him than scratching an itch.

Soon, Qi Tian had destroyed all the prohibitions and stood in front of the house door. He looked back at those prohibitions and couldn’t help feeling disappointed. The entire County Master Mansion was protected by a Defensive Barrier. The Defensive Barrier was quite powerful; it consumed hundreds of Low-Grade Spirit Stones every day. How could the internal prohibitions of the County Master Mansion, which was protected by such a powerful Defensive Barrier, be so weak? They posed absolutely no challenge and also denied Qi Tian the chance to use the Heavenly Dao Engine to absorb a bit more energy.