Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 837 - 837 0514 Thats the Real Trouble_2

Chapter 837: Chapter 0514: That’s the Real Trouble_2 Chapter 837: Chapter 0514: That’s the Real Trouble_2 Qi Tian pointed at the Defensive Barrier covered with Locust Thief Bees and said, “I’ll count to three, then you attack here. One, two, three…”

As he counted to three, Qi Tian waved his hand, collecting all the Locust Thief Bees that were clinging to the Defensive Barrier. At the same time, Zhao Haiying thrust his hand forward, and the Howling Spirit Sword flew out, piercing straight through the Defensive Barrier with a loud boom. The same Defensive Barrier that had just sent Zhao Haiying sprawling now had a large hole in it.

After piercing through the Defensive Barrier, the Howling Spirit Sword did not stop. It continued flying forward at a considerable speed. Several unlucky disciples of the Refining God Sect didn’t have enough time to dodge and were skewered by the Howling Spirit Sword like candied haws, dying instantly.

Seeing the large hole in the Defensive Barrier, how could Qi Tian, Zhao Haiying, and Liao Chongru hesitate? They immediately dove through it.

Those Refining God Sect disciples, all at the Foundation Establishment Stage, dared not confront Qi Tian and his companions head-on. Although they hated Qi Tian and the others to death, they had no choice but to turn and flee for their lives at this moment.

“Thinking of escaping now is too late,” Zhao Haiying had been holding back a bellyful of fire, as he had nearly lost his life twice to the Wolf Teeth Knives thrown by those Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators. He wished nothing more than to eradicate the entire Refining God Sect.

With a grasp towards the Howling Spirit Sword, it disengaged from the corpses of the Refining God Sect disciples and returned to Zhao Haiying’s hand. Holding the Howling Spirit Sword, he unleashed his greatest speed and began to slaughter those fleeing disciples. As a cultivator of the Gold Core Realm Fifth Level, his speed was overwhelmingly faster than those Refining God Sect disciples, like the difference between a motorcycle and a runner, leaving them almost no possibility of escape.

Qi Tian frowned slightly, “Zhao, show some mercy. Don’t kill them all, and don’t forget what we’re here for.”

Zhao Haiying was relatively rational; though he was full of rage, Qi Tian’s reminder immediately brought to mind that he hadn’t come with Qi Tian to kill, but to look for clues to the Imperial Family Secret Territory. If everyone was killed, there would be no clues left to find. So, Zhao Haiying immediately suppressed his anger. Still, the pursuit needed to continue, but he changed his tactics. Upon catching up with the fleeing Refining God Sect disciples, instead of killing them, he severely injured them, perhaps using the flying sword to cut off legs or such, ensuring at all costs they were left alive.

In a short while, except for those unfortunate enough to be killed by the Howling Spirit Sword and the cultivator who went to call for so-called reinforcements, all the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators were lying on the ground. Without exception, they were all lying in pools of blood. Zhao Haiying didn’t show them the slightest courtesy — aside from not killing them, he rendered them all incapacitated, everyone turned into cripples, lying on the ground and wailing endlessly.

To such a scene, none among Qi Tian, Zhao Haiying, and Liao Chongru was moved by compassion. They had seen this too often and hadn’t forgotten how these Refining God Sect disciples had just attacked them with Wolf Teeth Knives. If the situation were reversed and the Refining God Sect disciples had captured them, they would probably be celebrating by now.

Just as Qi Tian was about to order Zhao Haiying to interrogate the Refining God Sect disciples, a series of hurried bell sounds came from deep within the Refining God Sect. Suddenly, the previously somewhat silent sect seemed to come alive, as hundreds of cultivators emerged from the buildings. Some took to the skies while others ran toward Qi Tian’s location along the streets.

Almost all of these cultivators wore the same attire of the Refining God Sect, each with a face full of righteous indignation, weapon in hand, ready to fight Qi Tian and his companions to the death.

Seeing this scene, Liao Chongru and Zhao Haiying both had their hearts in their throats. Everywhere they looked, there were cultivators, and although they couldn’t see any Gold Core Realm cultivators, even if all were only at the Foundation Establishment Stage or Qi Cultivation Period, the sheer number of them still posed a certain threat to Qi Tian and the other two.

Zhao Haiying quickly formed a spirit rune with his hands, swapping his Howling Spirit Sword for a flying sword he was more accustomed to, letting it circle around him, ready to strike down enemies at any moment. Liao Chongru, despite her injuries, forcefully suppressed her pain and took out her flying sword as well, adopting a stance as if facing a formidable enemy. Among the three, the only one who remained relatively calm was Qi Tian.

Qi Tian had already used the Heavenly Dao Engine’s ability to sense Spirit Qi to scout the entire Refining God Sect. He hadn’t detected a single Gold Core Realm expert, which meant that, given their own strength, there were simply no opponents for them in the Refining God Sect at that moment. As long as they were careful and played to their strengths without falling into any traps set by the Refining God Sect, they would be fine—albeit with a bit of trouble at most.

With a casual wave of his hand, Qi Tian collected all the Storage Bags of the Refining God Sect disciples who had been killed or injured. He didn’t bother to examine them closely, simply stowing them away.

Qi Tian’s action completely enraged the Refining God Sect disciples who were charging at them. Some impetuous disciples already began their assault.

Qi Tian’s expression darkened, and he said, “Zhao, there’s no holding back this time. Kill as many as come at us. We need to strike such fear into the Refining God Sect that they tremble at the thought.”

Zhao Haiying, who was never a good-natured man to begin with, no longer held back upon receiving Qi Tian’s permission. His flying sword, like a venomous snake, struck out in all directions. Wherever his flying sword passed, one or two Refining God Sect disciples were decapitated. In the blink of an eye, a dozen or so cultivators who had rushed forward fell to Zhao Haiying’s sword.

“This is just a warning,” Qi Tian said, his voice resonating from his Dantian. “Anyone who dares to advance further will be shown no mercy. If I am hindered, I will utterly annihilate your Refining God Sect today.”

At first, no one would have taken Qi Tian’s words seriously. On one hand, Qi Tian and his two companions had come looking for trouble, and no cultivator with any sense of pride would tolerate such an incursion. On the other hand, they believed in the strength of numbers, thinking that even though they might be inferior in cultivation realm, their overwhelming numbers could trample them to death. But now, the dozen or so corpses lying on the ground had utterly terrified the Refining God Sect disciples. They soberly realized that sometimes, when the gap in cultivation realms was too wide, it wasn’t something that could be simply filled with numbers. Of course, if the Refining God Sect had tens of thousands of cultivators who were willing to fight to the death against Qi Tian and his companions, they might have a chance at a pyrrhic victory. But the Sect had only a few thousand cultivators, most of whom were in the Qi Cultivation Period. With just this quality and quantity, it would be extremely difficult to overcome Qi Tian and his friends.

Having grasped the dire seriousness of the situation, the Refining God Sect disciples, who moments ago were full of righteous indignation and wanted to devour Qi Tian and his companions, were so scared that they stopped their forward charge. They halted at a safe distance from Qi Tian and his party, and in an instant, the area became a clearly defined standoff between the two sides—with thousands of Refining God Sect disciples on one side and the three of them on the other.

Seeing that they had intimidated the Refining God Sect disciples, both Liao Chongru and Zhao Haiying sighed in relief. At such a time, the real trouble was if the Refining God Sect disciples disregarded their lives and charged senselessly; this situation, however, meant that a group of cultivators without any courage was nothing more than a flock of sheep awaiting slaughter, posing no threat to them anymore.