Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1138 - 1138 0664 Almost Burst _2

Chapter 1138: Chapter 0664 Almost Burst _2 Chapter 1138: Chapter 0664 Almost Burst _2 Moreover, if he were to let the glaze sand do as it pleased, giving it complete freedom and relying solely on its own volition to maintain their master-servant relationship, that was something Qi Tian could not accept. There were too many hidden dangers involved.

The glaze sand possessed intelligence, but that did not mean it would always choose to submit to Qi Tian. Perhaps one day, it might feel strong enough and seek to free itself from Qi Tian’s control. There was even the possibility that it would pull the rug out from under him when he desperately needed it or even stab him in the back. Such incidents were not uncommon in the Cultivation World.

If cultivators could not ensure absolute loyalty and unwavering dedication, how could Qi Tian expect a spirit without complete wisdom to do what even cultivators could not achieve?

Qi Tian thought for a moment, then remembered a method known as a Blood Pact. This method was somewhat similar to a Servant Pact but not exactly the same. The most important aspect of a Servant Pact was to plant its seed within the cultivator’s sea of consciousness. Such seeds were available for sale in the shops of the Cultivation World and could also be crafted by the cultivators themselves. The Blood Pact was different. It required the cultivator to use their own blood as a base and then perform a series of actions, ultimately leaving a mark on the target and achieving control over them.

Many cultivators used this method to refine their magical instruments and treasures; it was a very common practice in the Cultivation World.

Qi Tian had never dealt with a spirit before, and the books he had read, the methods he knew of, contained no such records. Without any references, he could only attempt the method he was most familiar with. If the result was good, it would prove that his guess was correct. If the effect was mediocre or poor, then he would try another method. By trial and error, he would eventually find a way to achieve his goal.

Qi Tian bit his fingertip, forcing out some fresh blood. He then used his finger as a brush, dipping it into his own blood to write in the air. He quickly inscribed several runes in the air and then said to the glaze sand, “If you truly choose to submit, then don’t resist and accept my Blood Pact, so that I can claim you. If you have no intention of submitting, then don’t waste our time. I will still send you to where you belong.”

After speaking, Qi Tian cast a spirit rune. The runes he had just written with fresh blood transformed into a beam of red light that flew towards the glaze sand, instantly entering its body.

Qi Tian watched the glaze sand nervously. In his heart, he still hoped to subdue it. However, if the glaze sand proved deceitful and ungrateful, then he would not continue to waste his time on it. He would persist in sending it to the storeroom of the Heavenly Dao Engine to be used as fuel.

After the red light entered the body of the glaze sand, its color changed slightly. A hint of red appeared on its surface, but in the blink of an eye, the red faded, and the glaze sand returned to its original color.

Qi Tian waited patiently. He thought he would have to wait a long time, but just after a dozen seconds or so, he felt a very peculiar connection form between him and the glaze sand. The glaze sand seemed to have become a part of his body; he could sense it, control it, command it.

The moment this feeling arose, Qi Tian knew that the glaze sand had accepted the Blood Pact, truly submitting to him. It had become his exclusive spirit. Unless someone could defeat him or kill him, no one could ever take the glaze sand away from him.

Qi Tian was overjoyed, a smile that had been restrained for a long time finally appeared on his face. After spending so much time, he had finally gained his first opportunity since entering the Saint’s Tomb, and this opportunity was even more substantial than he had imagined.

Qi Tian’s thoughts moved, and the Transporting Whirlwinds wrapped around the colored glaze sand all retreated, releasing the colored glaze sand.

The colored glaze sand immediately flew to a place parallel to Qi Tian’s line of sight. Although it had no eyes, Qi Tian felt as if it were regarding him with curiosity, sizing up its new master.

Qi Tian stretched out his hand, and though the colored glaze sand was still somewhat afraid, it flew over after a moment’s hesitation and landed in his palm.

Qi Tian inquired, “Now that you have submitted to me, you should tell me what abilities you possess, what kind of help can you provide me?”

The colored glaze sand rose into the air again. Then, all of a sudden, a beam of light shot out from it toward Qi Tian’s forehead. This beam, carrying an immensely vast and pure energy, pierced into Qi Tian’s body and went straight into his sea of consciousness, as if it intended to burst his sea of consciousness wide open.

Qi Tian had not anticipated such an event; he felt a splitting headache as though both his head and body might be blown into powder the very next moment.

Qi Tian wanted to command the colored glaze sand to cease its foolish act, but the intense pain prevented him from focusing his mind to give new orders. If the colored glaze sand didn’t stop, it wouldn’t be long before Qi Tian was finished.

Qi Tian had no time for idle thoughts; he had to start actively saving himself immediately. He sat down on the ground, assumed the cultivation posture, and split the pure energy the colored glaze sand had infused into his sea of consciousness in two. One part he used to operate his own cultivation techniques at the fastest speed he could manage, to convert this pure energy into his True Essence, flowing through his meridians. The other part was to start the Heavenly Dao Engine, siphoning it into the engine’s fuel chamber to serve as reserve fuel for the Heavenly Dao Engine.

Qi Tian felt like he was nearly going insane, completely falling into a frenzy. In the following moments, it was as if someone was lashing him relentlessly from behind, not allowing him the slightest pause, forcing him to drive his cultivation technique desperately—cultivating, cultivating, and cultivating, without a second’s delay.

In this state of frenzied cultivation, Qi Tian felt his cultivation realm growing uncontrollably fast. Meanwhile, in the Heavenly Dao Engine’s fuel chamber, the reserve fuel was also increasing rapidly. Of course, the pain throughout Qi Tian’s body, especially the headache, was continuing without end.

The colored glaze sand had no idea the trouble it had caused; it simply wanted to prove to Qi Tian how it could assist him. However, it didn’t realize its energy was so immense and pure that Qi Tian was not able to withstand it. What was more terrifying was that when the colored glaze sand noticed its energy being absorbed by Qi Tian, and as this process continued, Qi Tian’s cultivation realm was still increasing, it became very happy to be able to help its new master. It not only didn’t stop providing Qi Tian with energy, but it also maintained this dangerous act, continuing to infuse Qi Tian with massive and pure energy.

The only consolation was that the colored glaze sand maintained a constant infusion rate, not increasing the amount and quality of energy infused per unit of time. Had it made even the slightest increase, it would have exceeded Qi Tian’s absorption limit, and by then, Qi Tian’s only option would have been to burst.

The colored glaze sand’s act of infusing Qi Tian with energy lasted for a very long time. Eventually, it seemed to notice something off about Qi Tian’s expressions, which were ferocious and frightening, and its little bit of poor intelligence began to vaguely guess that it might have caused some trouble, so it hastily ceased the foolish act of infusing energy directly into Qi Tian’s sea of consciousness.