Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 803 - 803 0497 No Debts Owed_2

Chapter 803: Chapter 0497 No Debts Owed_2 Chapter 803: Chapter 0497 No Debts Owed_2 “Senior, you think too highly of me,” said Qi Tian with a bitter smile.

Without further explanation, Liang Yuqi handed the blueprint to Qi Tian and said, “Go ahead and be bold, I believe you can definitely get this done.”

Liang Yuqi’s words were pleasing to the ear, but in reality, she wanted to get rid of the Illusionary Array in the recluse’s estate at the smallest cost possible. She didn’t hold out much hope, but if Qi Tian succeeded, she’d hit the jackpot. Furthermore, Liang Yuqi wasn’t too worried about Qi Tian potentially damaging anything within the estate. She felt the Illusionary Array was tricky even for her, and with Qi Tian’s cultivation level being far below hers, she was confident she could intervene before he caused any substantial damage to the estate.

Qi Tian accepted the blueprint with a look of bitterness; it was all an act for others. Otherwise, he couldn’t explain why he wouldn’t complain about Liang Yuqi dumping such a big problem on his shoulders.

Comparing the three-dimensional image from the Heavenly Dao Engine with the blueprint provided by Liang Yuqi, Qi Tian quickly noticed some issues. If Liang Yuqi’s blueprint was correct, then the ancient house left by Master Jianzhang must have undergone some changes over the past hundred years. There were subtle differences between the results from the Heavenly Dao Engine’s search and the blueprint, and Qi Tian wondered what could have caused these discrepancies.

Qi Tian didn’t delve into the problem. He was certain that there was nothing with a powerful life force within the estate and that there were no overly dangerous arrays or restrictions. He could confidently set about breaking the Illusionary Array.

After studying the blueprint intently for half a day, Qi Tian finally chose his point of attack, the estate’s back garden. When he had used the Heavenly Dao Engine to search, he hadn’t detected anything of value there.

Qi Tian approached Liang Yuqi, who was resting with her eyes closed, with the blueprint in hand. He pointed to the spot he had selected and said, “Senior, I’ve picked the spot. Please arrange for someone to assist me in attacking it.”

Liang Yuqi glanced at the location Qi Tian had chosen and asked, “This position? How intense should the attack be?”

Qi Tian replied, “Start with an attack equivalent to a full-strength hit from the First Level of the Gold Core Realm. Let’s see how that goes.”

“Alright,” said Liang Yuqi as she leaped into the air, taking Qi Tian with her. Arriving above the designated spot, she formed a hand seal, and suddenly two fire dragons appeared in the sky, wrapped in intense heat as they plummeted down and struck fiercely.

The Illusionary Array shook a few times but quickly returned to calm, the lush woodland still tightly concealing the estate.

Qi Tian said, “That attack was slightly weak. Let’s try a slightly higher level, the Gold Core Realm Second Level, two times.”

Without doubting him, Liang Yuqi performed the hand seals again and summoned two fire dragons, which struck down once more.

The result was an unexpected turn for Liang Yuqi. When the two fire dragons disappeared, the Illusionary Array had significantly weakened. If the array had originally created the appearance of a lush forest, it now looked like a hedge of jujube trees, allowing a clear view of the scenery on the other side.

Liang Yuqi was exhilarated. Without waiting for Qi Tian to say anything else, she took the initiative to adjust the strength of the attacks. With just one more strike, she blasted a large hole in the Illusionary Array, and then, in an instant, the woodland that had been hiding the estate vanished, revealing a massive house covering over a dozen acres in full view of everyone.

Heh heh, Liang Yuqi couldn’t help but smile, her mouth twitching with excitement. She had thought breaking the Illusionary Array would be complicated, but it turned out to be surprisingly easy. She suddenly turned to Qi Tian and asked, “How did you know which level of attack to use?”

Qi Tian replied, “I was just guessing; you asked me to oversee the breaking of the array, so I had to try something, right?”

“Then you succeeded on your first try?” Liang Yuqi was still somewhat incredulous.

“It was all luck. There’s no way to explain it.” Qi Tian spread his hands, looking innocent.

Liang Yuqi gave Qi Tian a deep look but didn’t press him further. Such matters truly couldn’t be said to be unrelated to “luck”.

Qi Tian found an opening and said, “Senior, does this mean I have completed the task you assigned me? Have I cleared the favor I owed to Wanjie Commerce? Can I leave now?”

Liang Yuqi said, “Are you that eager to leave? This is a mansion left behind by a Nascent Soul Master. Don’t you have a bit of curiosity, don’t you want to go in and take a look?”

Qi Tian hurriedly shook his head and said, “This is Wanjie Commerce’s property; whatever secrets are inside, those are Wanjie Commerce’s affairs, and they have nothing to do with an outsider like me, right? Why should I go in? If I happened to see something you didn’t want me to see, wouldn’t you guys…”

“Do what to you?” Liang Yuqi narrowed her eyes, and a murderous aura firmly locked onto Qi Tian.

Qi Tian shivered and said with a forced smile, “You might lock me up in a small courtyard, providing me with good food and drink every year. Maybe even send ten or eight maidens to keep me company. Such blessings, I really can’t afford to enjoy.”

Liang Yuqi snorted coldly. She didn’t call out Qi Tian on the words he had swallowed. She said, “At least you have some self-awareness. Fine, off you go. This time it counts as you repaying the favor you owed to our Wanjie Commerce. From now on, we owe nothing to each other, the matter is settled.”

Qi Tian was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked Liang Yuqi. Then, without any hesitation, he turned and flew away, and no one stopped him from leaving. Although Qi Tian helped Liang Yuqi break through the Illusionary Array of the mansion, he hadn’t come into contact with the core secrets of the mansion. To Wanjie Commerce, he was harmless, and as for the onlookers eagerly waiting to see what secrets Liang Yuqi and her people would uncover, they had no interest in Qi Tian.

Qi Tian didn’t waste a moment, returning immediately to Wanjie Commerce. This time, he didn’t go back to the VIP room of Wanjie Commerce but took out the ticket for the auction he had purchased. He had spent a significant amount of money in advance for a ticket to an independent booth.

Qi Tian had already changed his appearance, attire, mannerism, and cultivation level to the extent that not even the people who knew him best could recognize him.

Entering the booth, Qi Tian started to check the progress of the auction. In each booth, there was a booklet listing the order of auction items. Qi Tian had initially identified three must-have mansions, and he had purchased one of them while leaving with Liang Yuqi. One of the remaining two was auctioned off during the time he was away.

Qi Tian checked the booklet and found helplessly that the second of the must-have mansions he had marked had already been auctioned and sold. In other words, he had completely missed his chance with the second mansion.

Over this, Qi Tian could only sigh. He consoled himself that he was not fated for the second mansion. Fortunately, the third mansion was still waiting for him.

Qi Tian began to wait patiently. Occasionally, when he felt like it, he would participate in the ongoing auction, calling out bids, but he never raised the price too harshly. He did not wish to spend a large amount of money on more mansions that turned out to be nothing more than dry Storage Bags. Although he wasn’t exactly short on Low Grade spirit stones, it didn’t mean he wanted to donate them all to Wanjie City for no good reason.

The auction of Qi Tian’s third targeted mansion was scheduled towards the end. By the time it was up for auction, more than a day had elapsed, yet even so, the bidding for each mansion was still fiercely competitive.