Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1001 - 1001 0596 Underestimating the Master_1

Chapter 1001: Chapter 0596: Underestimating the Master_1 Chapter 1001: Chapter 0596: Underestimating the Master_1 Chapter 0596: Underestimating the Master

Emperor Jianwu could hardly wait to assume the proper posture for cultivation. He now had full control over his body again, his movements were flexible, incredibly fluid—even smoother than before Su Jinghan had fed him the poison. Without wasting any time, Emperor Jianwu pulled out handfuls of spirit stones from his storage bag and began his cultivation.

One could see these spirit stones disappearing in visible speed, in piles, turning into surging Spirit Qi, which Emperor Jianwu devoured. The dry meridians in his body were quickly replenished as if drought-stricken land welcoming sweet rain, swiftly coming back to life.

While Emperor Jianwu was cultivating, Qi Tian started by keeping an eye on him, worried that something might go wrong during the process. But soon he was sure that Emperor Jianwu’s cultivation was going very smoothly and likely wouldn’t encounter any trouble, so Qi Tian went to the outside of the small space and started to peruse a volume he had acquired from Su Jinghan.

The Emperor’s cultivation lasted for several days. Even after replenishing his True Essence to its peak, he did not stop; he discovered that perhaps because the True Essence in his body had been fully depleted once, his meridians were incredibly eager for more, still transmitting signals that urged him to infuse even more.

Emperor Jianwu was overjoyed by these signals, which he hadn’t encountered for many years. As a cultivator at the peak of the Mid-stage Gold Core Realm, he knew all too well what these signals meant.

He promptly took out even more spirit stones, among them one top-grade spirit stone and over a hundred high-grade spirit stones—preparations he had made for his breakthrough to a higher cultivation realm, which he never imagined he would use in his lifetime. And yet today, those preparations were about to transform into the crucial force for his breakthrough to the Late Stage of the Gold Core Realm.

Qi Tian, who was outside the small space, noticed the commotion from Emperor Jianwu’s direction. Glancing casually, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Qi Tian was pleased with the Emperor’s impending breakthrough. On one hand, it fulfilled his promise to Emperor Jianwu. If the Emperor managed to break through, it meant his promise could become reality and was not just empty words, which would reinforce the Emperor’s trust in Qi Tian and diminish his resistance and objection to the Servant Pact. On the other hand, whether Emperor Jianwu acknowledged it or not, was willing to accept it or not, he had indeed become Qi Tian’s Immortal Slave. An increase in the Emperor’s cultivation realm was all benefit and no loss to Qi Tian.

The breakthrough from the Mid-stage Gold Core Realm to the Late Stage was merely a minor one, and didn’t attract any significant marvels from the heavens and earth. Yet Qi Tian, who was close by, still observed through the crack in the small space that Emperor Jianwu’s aura had surged significantly, and he could hear sounds like popping golden beans coming from the Emperor’s body—a result of the physical changes brought about by the breakthrough in cultivation realm.

The entire process didn’t take long, only about half a day, after which the changes in Emperor Jianwu’s body ceased.

Upon inspection, Qi Tian confirmed that Emperor Jianwu had indeed broken through to the Late Stage Gold Core Realm and had truly become a Seventh Level Gold Core Realm cultivator.

Emperor Jianwu stopped cultivating. He opened his eyes and looked at Qi Tian outside the small space. Their gazes met at the crack, colliding with a spark that seemed to flicker.

Qi Tian’s lips carried a shallow smile, standing with his hands behind his back, his demeanor indifferent, without the slightest inclination to move.

At first, Emperor Jianwu didn’t move either, struggle flickering deep within his eyes.

As the master of Jianwu Palace, no one could rival his control over it. At this moment, if he wished, he had many options: he could activate the formations and prohibitions set up in the Diligent Government Hall to eliminate Qi Tian or imprison him if not kill him outright. Alternatively, he could seal the crack in the small space again, refusing to see Qi Tian. He had every reason to believe that Qi Tian had no power to tear open the small space.

Countless thoughts flickered through Emperor Jianwu’s mind; he struggled, hesitated, calculated, and weighed the pros and cons.

As the once-emperor of the Great Zhao Nation, having spent hundreds of years exalted above all others, how could he willingly become an Immortal Slave to Qi Tian?

However, soon Emperor Jianwu came to his senses. Regardless of his willingness, Qi Tian had successfully planted the Servant Pact in his sea of consciousness. Accept it or not, unless he could wholly eradicate the pact from the depths of his Nether Sea, he had no choice but to accept this reality. The backlash from the Servant Pact was severe, and Emperor Jianwu had no interest in suffering it; he had never been one to invite his own pain, especially when it brought no benefit, only agony and torment.

Emperor Jianwu rose to his full height and took the initiative to walk towards the exit of the small space.

He arrived at the crack, furrowed his brow, and looked at the world outside. For many years, he hadn’t left the small space; he didn’t know if taking one step forward, stepping out of the small space, would unleash the Heavenly Punishment he had been evading, reducing him to ashes and leaving no trace of his existence in this world.