Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 848 - 848 0520 A Group of Gold Core Realm_1

Chapter 848: Chapter 0520: A Group of Gold Core Realm_1 Chapter 848: Chapter 0520: A Group of Gold Core Realm_1 Chapter 0520: A Group of Gold Core Realm

Qi Tian glanced at Wang Dongming, who dared not play tricks this time and obediently walked towards the Teleportation Array. Just as he was about to step into the Array, Liao Chongru stopped him. “Don’t move, just stand there.”

Wang Dongming didn’t understand Liao Chongru’s intentions but still obediently followed her command, standing outside the Teleportation Array.

Liao Chongru leapt out from the Array, walked up to Wang Dongming, and with swift delicate motions, she sealed off several of his acupoints, preventing his True Essence from flowing smoothly. After that, she slapped a few talismans onto him, completely immobilizing Wang Dongming. Having done all this, Liao Chongru then explained to Qi Tian, “Master, Wang Dongming is not to be trusted, and using the Teleportation Array cannot allow the slightest bit of insecurity. To prevent any accidents, I’ve immobilized him. Once we reach the other side, I’ll release him.”

Qi Tian nodded, he hadn’t initially thought in that direction, but Liao Chongru’s timely action relieved him of this security risk. If Liao Chongru had not done so, given Wang Dongming’s familiarity with the Teleportation Array, he truly might have used it to trap them.

Liao Chongru grabbed Wang Dongming, who’d lost the ability to move, and utterly ignoring the humiliation in his eyes, dragged him into the Array like a dead dog. Then, Liao Chongru invited Qi Tian into the Array, and once everything was ready, she activated it.

Moments later, a white light shone within the Array, and Qi Tian’s group completely left the Refining God Sect.

Not long afterward, thousands of miles away in a valley, a white light descended from the sky and fell into an Array on the ground. When the light faded, Qi Tian, Liao Chongru, and Wang Dongming’s figures were revealed.

Zhao Haiying, Gao Jinmei, and Deng Chuanliang were all guarding the surroundings of the Teleportation Array. Seeing Qi Tian’s arrival, they all crowded around.

“How’s the situation?” Qi Tian inquired.

Zhao Haiying responded, “Master, we’ve conducted a simple search around the Teleportation Array. We saw a thatched cottage halfway up the slope, with traces of cultivator activity inside. We also found a pot of cold tea, with a tea bowl next to it that still had half a bowl of tea left. From this, we infer that the person drinking tea encountered some emergency situation, so urgent that they left in a hurry without even having the time to clean up the tea set.”

“Where exactly is it?” Qi Tian asked.

Zhao Haiying pointed towards the north slope, saying, “It’s in that direction. The location is particularly good, and the view is very broad. Sitting there, one could clearly see what’s happening here. We suspect that is the place arranged by the Refining God Sect for the cultivator guarding the Teleportation Array to reside.”

Qi Tian flew up into the air, looked in the direction Zhao Haiying had indicated and said, “Looks like it’s more than fifty meters away. Such a distance is nothing for a cultivator. But why didn’t they place their residence closer to the Teleportation Array?”

Zhao Haiying replied, “Perhaps the Refining God Sect set up both obvious and secret sentries, or maybe there’s some other reason. This we could ask Wang Dongming about.”

Everyone then looked at Wang Dongming. By this time, Liao Chongru had already lifted some of the restrictions on him, but he was still unable to move as a normal person would, and his True Essence was cut off, preventing him from mobilizing it as usual.

Wang Dongming was very reluctant to answer any questions from Qi Tian’s group; but being in a position akin to fish on the chopping block, he realized that choosing to stand firm at this moment would be worse than fighting to the death against Qi Tian from the start and dying in battle, rather than suffering so much humiliation.

“As Senior Zhao stated, we have set both obvious and secret sentries around the Teleportation Array. The one on the slope is the obvious one, and we’ve also positioned a secret sentry near the Array. This secret sentry is not always manned, but it will be arranged during important times,” Wang Dongming briefly explained the situation.

Zhao Haiying asked, “So, is this an important time?”

Wang Dongming shook his head outright.

“So, your Refining God Sect has only set up one obvious sentry here? Who is this sentry? What cultivation level do they possess? And why aren’t they here?” Zhao Haiying unleashed a barrage of questions.

This time, Wang Dongming had no answers. He rarely visited this place; despite being the Sect Leader of the Refining God Sect, his grandfather had always trained him with the goal of becoming the future Sect Leader. In reality, his influence was mostly confined to the islands, and he hadn’t reached a level where he knew the secrets of this Teleportation Array.

Zhao Haiying turned to Qi Tian, awaiting his decision. “Master, do we attempt to unravel the mystery of the missing sentry, or do we directly start searching for the Imperial Family Secret Territory?”

Qi Tian countered with a question, “What do you think?”

Zhao Haiying replied, “The disappearance of the sentry could be a major or minor issue. If we have ample time, I would still like to invest some effort in that aspect. However, if time is tight, we can choose to ignore it.”

Qi Tian then looked to Gao Jinmei, Deng Chuanliang, and Liao Chongru, hoping to hear their opinions. Apart from Gao Jinmei, the other two favored going directly to the Imperial Family Secret Territory, whereas Gao Jinmei leaned towards investigating the cause of the sentry’s disappearance. She couldn’t articulate why she insisted on this; it was purely an instinctive judgment made by a female assassin.