Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 713 - 713 0452 Someone Caught Up_2

Chapter 713: Chapter 0452: Someone Caught Up_2 Chapter 713: Chapter 0452: Someone Caught Up_2 Not many cultivators were willing to die so cluelessly. Since they were unwilling to die, they could only play dumb at this moment. All they could do was pray that Liang Yuqi wasn’t piloting the flying sailship aimlessly, that she was actually very familiar with the route, having thoroughly remembered it, with not a single bit of deviation.

Qi Tian’s thoughts were somewhat different from the other cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage. At the beginning, he too thought that the near-collision between the flying sailship and the floating stones was due to this being the only path to the Stone Milk Pool. However, when he carefully inspected the three-dimensional image transmitted by the Heavenly Dao Engine, Qi Tian was surprised to find that the floating stone that almost hit the flying sailship was not part of a clustered group. They were scattered throughout the misty sea, one, two, three at a time, and except for a few dense areas, the distance between the majority of the floating stones was rather great. It was enough for Liang Yuqi’s flying sailship to pass through smoothly, not needing to have the extra danger like just now.

Qi Tian could not help but suspect that Liang Yuqi was not doing this for the thrill. It was very likely that she was trying to lead the three following flying sailships into a trap. If not for this reason, Qi Tian couldn’t think of any other explanation.

Just as Qi Tian thought about this, he heard a loud collision from behind, as if something had hit a floating stone. Qi Tian quickly used the Heavenly Dao Engine to investigate the direction from which the sound came from. Very soon, the Heavenly Dao Engine feedback him a new three-dimensional image. In this image, Qi Tian noticed that the flying sailship that had been closely chasing behind them had had an accident.

That flying sailship had not successfully avoided a floating stone when passing by it. Although the bow of the ship brushed past the stone, the not small body of the ship, coupled with its extreme speed, caused the flying sailship to crash into the stone fiercely. The collision destroyed the lower half of the sailship. Fortunately, the sailship did not crash head-on, otherwise, it would likely have resulted in complete destruction and death. Even so, this sailship was now wrecked. It could no longer maintain high speed, and the floating array of the sailship was also damaged, rendering it unable to remain aloft. It began to gradually descend, with its bow downwards. This was only the beginning; as time passed, its rate of descent would certainly increase. There was no other way out.

The Gold Core Realm powerhouse who had been standing at the bow of the ship, using his staff to launch spells at Qi Tian’s group, came out of the cabin. He didn’t care about the sinking flying sailship or the fledgling cultivators he had brought with him. He coldly told those youngsters to find a way to save themselves while he conjured up a flying vessel with a wave of his hand. He leaped onto it and then pursued in the direction Qi Tian and the others were heading.

Shortly after the accident involving that flying sailship, the other two sailships running from behind also had the same misfortune. Both had collisions. One of them was really unlucky. The bow of the ship crashed directly into a floating stone, resulting in total destruction and all onboard dying, including the Gold Core Realm powerhouse who owned the ship. The other ship also had large parts of its body destroyed.

Liang Yuqi was piloting the flying sailship according to the pre-established route. One of the most important reasons that Wanjie Commerce dominates the Stone Milk Pool is due to the existence of the misty sea. Once other forces enter the misty sea, they can’t see anything. Wanjie Commerce, on the other hand, gained the map of the misty sea long ago, knowing all the dangerous places in the misty sea. The Floating Stone Array they were currently passing through was just one of those dangers.

This Floating Stone Array might seem dangerous, but as long as one knows the rules, one will be unobstructed in the misty sea and will not encounter any danger. Liang Yuqi, despite being a high-ranking member of Wanjie Commerce, had to go through numerous tests and make many pledges to win this opportunity over other competitors.

Liang Yuqi did not change her predetermined policy just because of the three loud noises from behind. Just because there was a collision didn’t mean the ship was destroyed and people were dead. Even if a ship was destroyed, it did not mean there were no survivors. Those who could survive at such times either had extremely good luck, which no one could suppress. Alternatively, they had overwhelming power and could turn misfortunes into blessings with enough strength.

Liang Yuqi was quite cautious about such opponents, especially the enemy Gold Core Realm powerhouse who attacked them with fireballs, who was not inferior to her in terms of strength. While other people might not be able to escape, he was probably the most likely to survive. With the tools of a Gold Core Realm powerhouse, this misty sea that could restrain others might not be enough to keep him in check.

Liang Yuqi had no choice but to keep the flying sailship moving at high speed, weaving through the various floating stones, hoping that the seemingly undying creature would make a mistake, and she could then arrange matters properly in a moment of carelessness.

What Liang Yuqi didn’t know was that her plan was doomed to fail. The Gold Core Realm expert who had hopped on the flying ship had increased his speed and quickly caught up with the sailship, even surpassing it. With his guidance, the flying ship moved through the sea of mist like a bolt of lightning, closely following Qi Tian and the others.

As for Liang Yuqi’s preconceived plan of using the Floating Stone Array to trap or manipulate enemies into colliding with the floating stones, it failed to materialize. On the contrary, the pursuit speed of the Gold Core Realm expert was increasing. Each time he could accurately avoid or unhurt pass through the spaces between the floating stones. His accuracy seemed to be higher than Liang Yuqi’s, and the floating stones posed no deterrent to him.

Qi Tian was constantly using the Heavenly Dao Engine to sense the Spirit Qi around the flying sailship. When the Gold Core Realm expert caught up, the Heavenly Dao Engine instantly relayed a three-dimensional image to Qi Tian, causing his face to change drastically. Just as he was hesitating whether to inform Liang Yuqi and Wan Xiaolan, Wan Xiaolan suddenly screamed.

“All hands on deck, we’re under attack.”

Liang Yuqi, Wan Xiaolan, and all the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators on the sailship were on high alert. Liang Yuqi came out of the cabin and asked, “Elder Wan, what’s happening?”

Wan Xiaolan looked troubled, and said, “It’s not good, Elder Liang, someone has caught up to us.”

At this, Liang Yuqi’s face changed. She ordered, “Qi Tian, you take control of the sailship from the cabin. Everyone else, stick with Elder Wan and prepare to engage the enemy.”

Before Liang Yuqi’s words could fall, she saw a flying ship piercing through the dense mist, hovering above the flying sailship. The flying ship was not regular-sized, more of a normal paddle boat size. Upon it, stood a man with a veiled face. His exposed eyes radiated an eerie, cold glow.

Liang Yuqi’s mind raced, trying to identify the man based on his visible eyes. Every time Wanjie Commerce sent people to open the Stone Milk Pool to extract the Stone Milk Liquid, there were always those hoping to tail the ship and locate the specific position of the pool, then share the information with Wanjie Commerce. Or even beat Wanjie Commerce to it, taking the Stone Milk away before them. However, no one had ever been successful in the past as they were always stopped within the Mist Sea.