Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 827 - 827 509 New Restrictions and New Methods_2

Chapter 827: Chapter 509: New Restrictions and New Methods_2 Chapter 827: Chapter 509: New Restrictions and New Methods_2 Zhao Haiying and Liao Chongru rarely saw Qi Tian so serious and were somewhat surprised. In their eyes, Qi Tian must have many secrets; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to subjugate them as Immortal Slaves. However, regarding other secrets, they’d never seen Qi Tian admonish them so somberly. Could it be that the trump card Qi Tian was about to reveal was his most core secret?

Qi Tian said, “You two are both my confidants, and I’m not worried that you would reveal the secrets on your own accord, but I’m afraid if you two were caught by someone, and they used Soul Searching Skills or the like on you, then no secret could be kept safe, right?”

Zhao Haiying and Liao Chongru exchanged a glance, seeing determination in each other’s eyes. Both were unwilling to give up the chance to enter the Imperial Family Secret Territory. For this opportunity, they were willing to make extra sacrifices. Moreover, they understood that although Qi Tian was discussing this with them, once he exercised his master’s authority and compelled them to do certain things, they would have no choice but to comply.

Zhao Haiying said, “Master, if need be, you can place forbidden restrictions in my sea of consciousness. If someone uses Soul Searching Skills on me, my sea of consciousness will self-destruct, and then, they wouldn’t be able to extract any secrets.”

Liao Chongru immediately followed, saying, “I also agree to let Master place restrictions in my sea of consciousness. I refuse to be someone who can be easily soul-searched. To protect Master’s secrets, I am willing to pay any price.”

Qi Tian nodded repeatedly; this was exactly what he had in mind. Liao Chongru and Zhao Haiying could only use this method to ensure that under any circumstances, they would not reveal his secrets.

Before, Qi Tian wasn’t really sure how to place such formidable forbiddances in a cultivator’s sea of consciousness. The Slave Marks he had planted in the seas of consciousness of Liao Chongru and others were pre-made talismans he purchased. However, he was not familiar with the kind of forbidden restrictions that could self-destruct within the sea of consciousness when needed.

But that was in the past. Now things were different. When Qi Tian was in Wanjie City, he obtained the complete inheritance of a Nascent Soul Master. This inheritance included detailed records of how to impose restrictions in the sea of consciousness of cultivators, which contained Slave Marks, self-destructive prohibitions, and even a new type of restriction that combined both methods. There were also certain means used to torment a person when placed inside one’s sea of consciousness.

Qi Tian was very interested in this area and conducted a detailed study and learned the information thoroughly. Since his return from Wanjie City to now, he had had some time, and he had basically mastered the Nascent Soul Master’s legacy in this aspect.

Qi Tian said, “I’ll place the restrictions on you now. Rest assured, these restrictions are not permanent; they can be removed. Once my power grows to a certain stage in the future, I will actively remove them for you.”

What else could Zhao Haiying and Liao Chongru say? They could only tentatively believe whatever Qi Tian said.

Qi Tian started with placing the restrictions on Liao Chongru. After all, compared to Zhao Haiying, Liao Chongru was much weaker, and her defenses were not as strong as Zhao Haiying’s. Placing restrictions on her was relatively easy.

Qi Tian, while recalling the relevant records from the classics, continuously formed spirit runes with his hands. At first, he managed to do it quite smoothly, but soon he found it difficult to continue. His hands began to tremble, as if he had lost his strength. This was due to the insufficiency of Spirit Qi.

Having no other choice, Qi Tian had to disperse the Spirit Qi that had gathered at his fingertips. Then, he took out the crane-shaped copper statue and, after embedding spirit stones into it, the statue enlarged. On the back of the crane-shaped statue, Qi Tian set up an Array of Spirit Gathering using dozens of middle-grade spirit stones along with a few top-grade ones. As the array activated, the Spirit Qi around Qi Tian rose to a considerable level. Standing in the Array of Spirit Gathering and forming spirit runes with his hands, this time he found it much easier, and his fingers no longer felt stiff.

However, Qi Tian soon encountered another problem, which was that his own Spirit Force couldn’t keep up. What he was using was, after all, an inheritance left by a Nascent Soul Master. Even though these techniques did not require a Nascent Soul Master to perform, at least a cultivator at the Gold Core Realm was needed, preferably at the Late Stage. If not, the Mid-stage Gold Core Realm could also be reluctantly acceptable.

But Qi Tian was only at the peak of Foundation Establishment Stage. Even though his peak Foundation Establishment Stage was comparable to the third level of the Gold Core Realm, he was still a minor realm away from the lowest fourth level of the Mid-stage Gold Core Realm. It was entirely normal for his Spirit Force to be unable to keep up. Even standing in the Array of Spirit Gathering, the consumption of his own Spirit Qi was not something that the Array could keep up with.

Fortunately, Qi Tian was not fighting alone. He quickly activated the Heavenly Dao Engine. In its storage chamber, a large amount of various fuels that had been previously stored were rapidly converted by the Heavenly Dao Engine. A significant portion of it was delivered into Qi Tian’s meridians by the Heavenly Dao Engine to make up for the insufficiency of his Spirit Force.

Putting forth much effort, Qi Tian employed all the means at his disposal and finally, to everyone’s expectation, produced a prohibition. Then he threw the new ban at Liao Chongru, who was waiting beside him. The prohibition, like a sprite, entered Liao Chongru’s sea of consciousness very flexibly and quickly. It took root and sprouted in Liao Chongru’s sea of consciousness and tightly integrated with his mind. From then on, Liao Chongru’s sea of consciousness was under the protection of this new prohibition. In the future, if anyone tried to conduct Soul Searching on her sea of consciousness, it would self-destruct, stopping anyone from prying into the secrets Liao Chongru held.

After Liao Chongru, Qi Tian similarly planted a new ban within Zhao Haiying’s sea of consciousness. With this prohibition in place, Qi Tian’s control over Liao Chongru and Zhao Haiying was actually deepened by another layer. Before Qi Tian actively lifted this new prohibition, both Liao Chongru and Zhao Haiying had to be careful to prevent being captured by a powerful enemy. If they were subjected to Soul Searching, death was their only possible outcome. To prevent being captured, they would definitely seize any possible opportunity to cultivate desperately and improve themselves, which was also a reinforcement of Qi Tian’s combat power. No matter how you looked at it, Qi Tian was not at a disadvantage.

After setting down two prohibitions in succession, Qi Tian was also quite exhausted. However, all of this was worth it. Under the protection of Liao Chongru and Zhao Haiying, he rested and meditated properly to recover himself to the best state. Only then did he turn his attention back to the Concealment Array.

Although Qi Tian couldn’t enter the area protected by the Concealment Array, this did not prevent him from using the Heavenly Dao Engine’s sensitivity to Spirit Qi to survey the area under the Concealment Array to see what was actually going on. The commotion they had caused was not small. When they used the Gold Core Thunder Talisman, it even fully activated the Concealment Array. If it had been Qi Tian who was so disturbed, he would have definitely sent people to check.

What surprised Qi Tian was that according to the Heavenly Dao Engine’s scouting, no one from beneath the Concealment Array had come to check. It was unclear whether the people inside the Concealment Array had too much confidence in it or if they were too preoccupied with other matters. Regardless of the reason, this situation was undoubtedly the best for Qi Tian. In this way, they would face much less disturbance, and some techniques could be used without restraint without fear of being seen. The leakage of some secrets came not only from allies but also from the enemies they faced.

Qi Tian handed a flying sword to Zhao Haiying and said, “Among the three of us, you are the strongest. I now ask you to exert all your strength to activate this flying sword and attack the Concealment Array below.”