Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 890 - 890 0541 Someone is still targeting him_1

Chapter 890: Chapter 0541: Someone is still targeting him_1 Chapter 890: Chapter 0541: Someone is still targeting him_1 Chapter 0541: Someone Was Still Watching Him

Although Qi Tian felt that much of what Zhang Shengfan said was unreliable, Qi Tian still learned a lot of what he wanted to know from Zhang Shengfan, like how to distinguish southwest from northeast within the Imperial Family Secret Territory, and that the distribution of Spirit Qi in the territory was indeed as he had observed—spread out like a circular pancake. The three main cities were located in the center of this “pancake,” and the further away from the center, the thinner the Spirit Qi, and vice versa. Moreover, even in different directions, as long as the distances from the center were similar, the concentrations of Spirit Qi were essentially the same.

After interrogating Zhang Shengfan, Qi Tian had Gao Jinmei take Zhang Shengfan away for solitary confinement, and then summoned a native for questioning. His questions were similar, and by interrogating different natives staggered, Qi Tian was essentially able to confirm that Zhang Shengfan’s answers were quite reliable.

Qi Tian had originally wanted to find a few natives to guide him, but he hadn’t expected that the management of cultivators within the Imperial Family Secret Territory was so strict, restricting each cultivator to a defined area of activity. Under such circumstances, finding guides was not impossible, but they would need to be higher-level cultivators, someone like Zhang Shengfan, who was almost at the bottom rank in the secret territory, would certainly not do.

After the questioning, Qi Tian ordered Gao Jinmei to dispose of Zhang Shengfan and the others. It wasn’t that Qi Tian was heartless; Zhang Shengfan and his group had come after Qi Tian in the first place. They were enemies, after all. If they didn’t kill them, should they let them go so they could find an opportunity to snitch to the higher-ups of the secret territory, and bring endless trouble upon themselves?

Once that was done, Qi Tian and his group set off again, this time changing their strategy. Previously, without knowledge of the situation, they could fly in the sky with impunity during the day. Now that they knew the secret territory harbored deep hostility towards outsiders like them, flying in the sky would only expose their whereabouts to the natives, a basic mistake they couldn’t afford to make.

Therefore, Qi Tian and his group switched to resting during the day and flying at night. At this time, Qi Tian was extremely grateful that although the high ranks of the secret territory had issued a No-Fly Order, it was only an administrative constraint, not an actual No-Fly Array set up throughout the territory. Otherwise, they would have to travel on foot, which would have been much more troublesome.

The area allocated to Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators within the secret territory was vast, and Qi Tian’s group avoided populated villages and towns as much as possible during their nocturnal flights. Unwittingly, they were gradually nearing the core area of the Imperial Family Secret Territory.

From Zhang Shengfan, Qi Tian had learned some rumors about the core area of the secret territory—that it was the region with the highest number of high-level cultivators, where Gold Core Realm masters were innumerable. Here, one might unintentionally encounter a cultivator who could very likely be a powerful Gold Core Realm master, an ex-monarch of the Great Zhao Nation.

Qi Tian doubted Zhang Shengfan’s words to some extent, but there was no question that the core area of the secret territory gathered a considerable number of Gold Core Realm masters. If nothing unexpected occurred, all the ex-monarchs of the Great Zhao Nation who hadn’t died were probably gathered there, as well as people like the Sect Leader of the Refining God Sect.

Furthermore, there was another matter that Qi Tian couldn’t ignore: the core area of the secret territory was different from other regions. In other regions, the No-Fly Order was merely a command, but in the core area, it was supported by a No-Fly Array. Here, those who were qualified to fly were not non-existent; without exception, they were all Gold Core Realm masters, and only those recognized as such could fly within the core area.

At present, Qi Tian and his group were unaware whether they had the ability to fly within the core area. In practical terms, whether they could fly or not, both scenarios were troublesome. If they couldn’t fly, Qi Tian’s group would have to walk on the ground, increasing the likelihood of being exposed enormously. If they could fly, the number of Gold Core Realm masters in the core area was limited, and they were all familiar faces to one another—newcomers like them breaking in would be easily recognized.

Seeing Qi Tian with a worried face, Gao Jinmei consoled him, “Master, I think you don’t have to worry. We have all been to Wanjie City. Admittedly, Wanjie City is a sizable city, but compared to the Imperial Family Secret Territory, it’s really nothing, and even when compared to the core area of the secret territory, Wanjie City is but a junior. And yet, even Wanjie City hasn’t established no-fly zones everywhere. Where there are no-fly zones, they are set up by the owners of those areas themselves. The reason for this situation is simply that the cost of setting up a No-Fly Array is too great for ordinary forces to bear. Would the Imperial Family Secret Territory have more cultivation resources than Wanjie City? Certainly not to that extent, so it’s very possible that the No-Fly Array here is just a paper tiger, not worth mentioning.”

After hearing Gao Jinmei’s analysis, Qi Tian shook his head. Although her words seemed reasonable at first, further scrutiny revealed many loopholes. He said, “If what you’re saying is correct, then explain to me why the ex-monarchs of the Zhao Country, after reaching the First or Second Level of the Gold Core Realm, would abdicate their throne to their children and enter the Imperial Family Secret Territory. Why don’t they choose to go to Wanjie City? Are they unaware of the abundant cultivation resources in Wanjie City? Or do they feel that with their capabilities, going to Wanjie City would only result in being devoured without leaving even the remnants behind?”