778: Chapter 509 778: Chapter 509 Ye Tian observed the border area carefully and noticed that the people who were moving in the heavy snow were riding dog sleds, specifically designed for traversing the snowy terrain.
He realized that these dogs were not regular domesticated dogs; they seemed very intelligent, with strength comparable to horses, and their smaller size made them more convenient for moving through the snow.
This was a caravan, with each person driving a sled laden with goods, although the nature of the cargo remained hidden from view.
The convoy had come from a neighboring country; what could be so important that they would transport goods through the heavy snow?
Ye Tian was very curious about their cargo, especially since it was being transported from a neighboring country.
He hoped it was not dangerous goods.
Using his powerful Divine Sense, he attempted to inspect the contents of the crates, only to discover that the crates somehow blocked out all information.
In the Cultivation World, Ye Tian’s cultivation was among the elite of the younger generation, surpassing many with his Ocean Wheel level cultivation.
Yet his formidable Divine Sense could not penetrate the wooden crate, which was shielded by a magic power that kept his Divine Sense at bay.
Ye Tian’s curiosity about the trade convoy had grown from the moment he noticed them, and now his attention focused on these individuals and their sleds.
“Ding ding ding”
An alarm sounded from one of the sleds, prompting the entire caravan to halt vigilantly.
This specific alarm sound, only recognizable to those who designed it, served to prevent highly-skilled cultivators from using their Divine Sense to inspect their crates, and it also acted as a warning against sneak attacks from enemies.
The drivers, bundled up in thick cotton jackets and pants, had their hats pulled tight and their faces covered.
At this moment, everyone on the sleds looked in the same direction, their eyes shining green like wolves, flaring with the fire of magic power.
These streams of fiery light struck the Magic Artifact where Ye Tian was, causing a series of loud “bangs” along with the flashing light of the alarm.
Ye Tian was startled by the sudden assault, as were the others inside the flying vehicle.
“Ye Tian, what’s going on with them?” Yan Weiwei voiced the question on everyone’s mind.
“I don’t know what cultivation technique they’re practicing.
I just tried to look inside their crates using my Divine Sense, but I couldn’t get through.
Then they detected me.
Their eyes can emit bursts of electric light; it’s a technique I’ve never heard of before!”
Ye Tian’s explanation brought a solemn expression to everyone’s faces.
Originally, they had only come to this area due to it being Cai Xiangxiang’s hometown.
They had not expected to encounter such formidable cultivators near the border with the neighboring country, and they were still attempting to locate Cai Xiangxiang’s hometown.
Nor did they know what cultivation technique the attackers were using.
Ye Tian didn’t know, Yan Weiwei didn’t know, Cai Xiangxiang naturally didn’t know, and Yan Weiwei’s family knew even less.
Without knowing the attackers’ cultivation technique and being unable to counter it, their only option was to conceal their flying vehicle.
Ye Tian was genuinely afraid that the flying vehicle would be blown apart by their firepower; if he died, it would be a loss for his family and the nation.
But his fiancée, future father-in-law, and mother-in-law were also there, and he absolutely could not allow them to be in danger.
The defensive capabilities of Ye Tian’s flying vehicle were actually very robust, and the explosive force of the attackers’ glares seemed like grenades hitting his Flying Artifact.
This explosive power was not actual gunpowder but a type of explosive cultivation technique that allowed them to attack with their gaze.
Ye Tian still had no idea whether their cultivation was focused on their eyes or if they possessed even more formidable techniques.
In an instant, Ye Tian concealed the flying vehicle, changing its direction and began to move it.
As the vehicle ascended and moved through the sky, the attackers seemed to sense it and adjusted their assaults to follow its movement.
Ye Tian could feel their powerful tracking ability, his expression growing grimmer as he observed the change in the dozen or so humans who now attacked the flying vehicle with their gaze.
The dogs that had been pulling the sleds grew larger, now easily visible even from a distance, standing taller than horses and as high as camels.
The appearance of the dogs was changing, and what came into view resembled enormous wolves.
The wolf-like dogs, not only large in stature, also slashed at the sky in the direction of their masters’ attacks, using their front paws as if they were knives.
These paws transformed into a series of invisible forces, launching claw strikes at the flying vehicle in the sky.
“Squeak squeak squeak”
“Bang bang bang”
Ye Tian and the others inside the flying vehicle heard two types of sounds from the attackers’ strikes; involuntarily, a shiver ran down their spines as the “squeak” sounds seemed to explode right in their chests.
Ye Tian feared his flying vehicle would not withstand the attacks and that any damage to it would harm those inside.
Without even thinking, he commenced a counter-attack, casting a Heaven-Earth Net toward the attacking wolves and people.
This Heaven-Earth Net had already proven itself by capturing terrorists and corrupt Taoists alike.
Now, the net, vast as a fishing net, faced the explosive glares and invisible claw strikes of his enemies, and it held strong without tearing.
Ye Tian had enhanced this net since his visit to Dragon Palace with Jiang Tang, incorporating materials from the Dragon Palace into the net’s Artifact Refining process.
Having strengthened the net with Immortal materials from the Dragon Palace, it now possessed Immortal Artifact powers, making it much sturdier than before, impervious to both fire and water.