Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 867 - 867 0529 Half Vitality_2

Chapter 867: Chapter 0529: Half Vitality_2 Chapter 867: Chapter 0529: Half Vitality_2 Wang Fengna said, “We had an agreement just now that entering the Imperial Family Secret Territory requires a fee. Commander Yang, could you please collect the fees first? I must continue to work on breaking through the Defensive Barrier.”

After giving the instructions, Wang Fengna turned and left. Commander Yang was somewhat dissatisfied with Wang Fengna’s decision, but he did not voice any objections. Instead, he followed the fee standards that Wang Fengna had set and began collecting from Qi Tian and the others.

The fees were not cheap: one hundred thousand middle-grade spirit stones for the First Level of the Gold Core Realm, with an additional one hundred thousand for each higher level. Despite the steep price, all—both Lin Zhiyuan’s group and Qi Tian’s group—were eager to smoothly enter the Imperial Family Secret Territory and quite willingly paid the requisite amount of middle-grade spirit stones.

Qi Tian’s party needed to pay nearly two million middle-grade spirit stones, all of which were provided by Qi Tian himself. However, he did not handle the transaction personally; instead, Zhao Haiying took charge of making the payment. At this time, it was inappropriate to let the Eight Pill Alliance realize that Qi Tian was the true leader of their group.

As for Lin Zhiyuan’s group, they had to pay over three million middle-grade spirit stones, a sum that caused Lin some heartache. However, he could not avoid paying, so he came up with a solution by taking responsibility for half and having his companions cover the other half. This resolved the issue of the massive sum.

Having collected the middle-grade spirit stones, Commander Yang and his team allowed Qi Tian and his companions to move freely, without imposing any further restrictions.

Qi Tian and his companions sat at the edge of a cliff, gazing at the activity around the Defensive Barrier from afar. Zhao Haiying and the others sat beside Qi Tian, quietly discussing through voice transmission how to go about breaking through the Defensive Barrier.

This discussion lasted several days. Without the means of a Nascent Soul Master to break through the Defensive Barrier, they had to rely on their own foundations and consider all possible strategies.

Finally, the Eight Pill Alliance came up with a plan. Wang Fengna flew back to the edge of the cliff over the Great Rift Valley and said, “I hope you all haven’t forgotten our agreement. Now is the time for you to make your contribution.”

Lin Zhiyuan said, “Vice Alliance Leader, we’ve already paid our fees, so why do we need to contribute further?”

Wang Fengna turned back to give Lin Zhiyuan a cold glance and said, “If you’re unwilling to make the effort, then you don’t have to go in.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiyuan dared not say another word and obediently led his companions to fly toward the Defensive Barrier. Qi Tian and his group also flew over without exception.

Before long, Qi Tian and the others arrived at the bottom of the Great Rift Valley. Wang Fengna pointed at the Defensive Barrier and said, “After testing this Defensive Barrier for half a month, I have mostly figured out its characteristics. It has a defensive power comparable to a Half-step Nascent Soul. Using conventional methods alone, it’s nearly impossible to break through it. Therefore, we must resort to some unconventional methods to stand a chance of breaking it.”

Zhao Haiying said, “Vice Alliance Leader, what kind of methods are you suggesting? Please enlighten us so that we can be psychologically prepared.”

Wang Fengna replied, “I know of a blood cultivation method that can condense the qi and blood of numerous cultivators together, then launch an attack on the target. I’ve calculated that if we all contribute half of our qi and blood, we might be able to break through the Defensive Barrier.”

“What?” Everyone was startled. A half of one’s blood power is no small amount. If someone’s blood power isn’t strong, losing half of it could nearly cost them their life, and even if one’s blood power is strong, it would take a considerable amount of time to recover. Before recovery, with such severe damage to blood power, one’s strength would inevitably decline considerably. Entering the Imperial Family Secret Territory in this state, if one encounters an enemy, the consequences are unimaginable.

Wang Fengna said coldly, “If you are unwilling, that’s fine. If anyone can come up with a better way, I am willing to step down and let them take the lead in breaking the Defensive Barrier. I can even transfer all the middle-grade spirit stones I just collected to them. Does anyone here wish to take on this task?”

The crowd shook their heads together. Bullshit, if they had a way, they wouldn’t be eyeing the Imperial Family Secret Territory here, when they could be doing something else in Wanjie City.

“Since no one can propose an alternative plan, then you will all follow my command. Everyone step back and make space for me,” Wang Fengna said as she took out a sandalwood box sealed with numerous strips, each covered in an abundance of powerful runes in circulation. Despite this, one could still feel a heart-palpitating bloody power emanating from the sandalwood box.

Wang Fengna took out a pair of gloves and put them on before she held the sandalwood box in her hands and peeled off some of the seals. With the seals being removed, Qi Tian and everyone else felt as if they were standing next to a pool of blood, the stench of blood so strong it seemed to linger before their noses.

After more than half the seals were peeled off, a small opening became visible on the sandalwood box. Wang Fengna said, “Now, offer your blood power quickly.”

Qi Tian’s group, including Lin Zhiyuan’s side, totaling twenty-four people, all sliced their palms. Then, they watched as fresh blood flew directly from the wounds in their palms, converging into strands of blood. These blood strands seemed to be drawn by something, flying towards the sandalwood box in Wang Fengna’s hands, and finally, all falling into the small opening on the box.

It was unclear what kind of being was sealed within the sandalwood box, but the blood power of the twenty-four of them drained swiftly. Before long, some cultivators of the Gold Core Realm with weaker blood power could no longer sustain themselves and collapsed on the ground. Yet even then, blood power continued to flow from their palms.

These Gold Core Realm cultivators didn’t want their blood power to continue depleting, and just as they were about to seal their wounds, Wang Fengna said in a cold voice, “If anyone who has not yet offered half their blood power dares to seal their wound on their own, don’t blame me for turning my face and not recognizing anyone.”

With such a threat from Wang Fengna, those Gold Core Realm cultivators who were about to seal their wounds stopped their actions and could only let their blood power continue to drain.

At this time, Wang Fengna was only asking for blood power from Qi Tian’s team and Lin Zhiyuan’s team. As for the Eight Pill Alliance side, not a single Gold Core Realm cultivator made a move. Even if Qi Tian’s group wanted to argue with the Eight Pill Alliance, they couldn’t afford to be distracted. At this moment, figuring out how to preserve their own blood power was a more reliable strategy.

As time went on, some cultivators in the Gold Core Realm began offering half their blood power. They immediately sealed their wounds to stop the blood from flowing out. Even though they acted as fast as possible and took medicinal pills on time, they still appeared extremely weak. At this point, if the Eight Pill Alliance were to turn against them, it would be an easy feat.

Qi Tian, disguised as a First-Level Gold Core Realm cultivator, also pretended to be extremely weak, collapsing to the ground early and then followed the crowd in sealing the wound on his palm. His minor action did not attract Wang Fengna’s special attention; her focus was entirely on the mysterious and unpredictable sandalwood box. Among the many people present, aside from her, no one else knew what was really inside the box.

Wang Fengna’s expression was both tense and solemn. She was constantly assessing the power of the entity within the sandalwood box as only if its power was great enough could it pose a threat to the Defensive Barrier. If the entity’s power was insufficient, even if they were to kill Qi Tian and all others, the Defensive Barrier would remain unbroken, and all the efforts of the Eight Pill Alliance would come to nothing.

According to Wang Fengna’s calculations, draining half the blood power of the twenty-four people from Qi Tian’s side should be about enough, but the development of the situation did indeed take her by surprise.