Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1140 - 1140 665 No Reason to Give Up - Part 2

Chapter 1140: Chapter 665: No Reason to Give Up – Part 2 Chapter 1140: Chapter 665: No Reason to Give Up – Part 2 Qi Tian spread his palm open, within it he cradled a handful of yellow sand, and said, “Is it these grains of sand that you want?”

Glass Sand, like a dog that had seen a bone, turned into a streak of light and dived into that small handful of yellow sand. Then, the sand in Qi Tian’s palm, which had been still, seemed to come to life in an instant, all moving at once. They wrapped layer by layer around Glass Sand, rotating and floating up, and soon in Qi Tian’s hand, a miniature sandstorm reappeared.

Qi Tian looked at the small sandstorm and said, “Is this the only shape you can transform into? It doesn’t look very nice. If you could change it slightly, make it look like the starry sky, that would be perfect.”

Glass Sand was amenable to suggestion and, upon receiving Qi Tian’s request, immediately began to adjust. Soon, the seemingly random miniature sandstorm surrounding it transformed into a vast expanse of starry sky, with Glass Sand at the core. The thousands of grains of yellow sand resembled countless dazzling stars, revolving around Glass Sand in a dreamy and hazy manner.

Qi Tian nodded in satisfaction and said, “Now that I’ve given you back your soldiers, how do you plan to help me?”

Glass Sand immediately began to demonstrate for Qi Tian. It shot out two grains of Glass Sand, turning them into two sandstorms, like guards protecting its sides. Then it fired out more Glass Sand, which evolved into sandstorms that flew back and forth in the small space, annihilating everything.

Qi Tian watched all this with a placid expression; Glass Sand’s actions had not exceeded his expectations. However, he still shook his head, not quite satisfied with Glass Sand’s utility. He didn’t deny that the sandstorms that Glass Sand created and controlled were powerful, capable of posing a great threat to Gold Core Realm cultivators, but this threat was relative. It assumed that Gold Core Realm cultivators would blunder into their range, in which case the sandstorms could cause effective harm.

If the Gold Core Realm cultivators spotted the sandstorms from afar and decisively took action to go around them, then the sandstorms would be of no use. Even if the sandstorms could combine with thick fog, their effectiveness would still be limited.

That Emperor Jianwu and others were nearly wiped out by the sandstorms and fog controlled by Glass Sand was due to many reasons; over half of these stemmed from Emperor Jianwu and his group neglecting to keep an all-encompassing watch on their surroundings, which provided Glass Sand with an opportunity.

Of course, Qi Tian didn’t mean to say that this kind of assistance from Glass Sand was useless. For instance, at night, when Glass Sand controlled the fog and sandstorms to perfectly merge with the darkness, the effect could be significant.

However, for Qi Tian personally, such an effect was not much needed; there weren’t many opportunities to utilize it. He hoped that Glass Sand could provide him with help that he could use at any time.

Qi Tian thought for a moment and said, “I don’t really need this kind of help. If you truly do want to assist me, it would be better to do another thing.”

Glass Sand stopped, calling back all the grains of yellow sand it had shot out, then sent a new wave of Spirit Force to Qi Tian, expressing its confusion.

Qi Tian said, “Do you still remember when I trapped you in that little space, and you fired these sand grains at me like bullets? The power of these grains when shot out can be said to be extremely strong. If I had not been able to block them all, just one hitting my body, I’m certain, would have shattered me to pieces. If you really want to help me, then do it like this from now on. Whoever I tell you to shoot, aim these sand grains like bullets and riddle them with holes for me. That’s how you can truly help me.”

After hearing Qi Tian’s request, the Resistant Creature was somewhat reluctant. On one hand, Qi Tian’s order reminded it of the disgrace it had felt being trapped in the small space. On the other hand, using sand grains in this way was the Resistant Creature’s life-saving tactic, one it wouldn’t deploy unless absolutely necessary.

Doing so would consume more energy than creating a sandstorm from the grains, and it would also cause a certain degree of wear and tear on each grain.

While there seemed to be a large number of these sand grains, in reality, they were finite. The Resistant Creature had gathered them over a long period of time, and losing one meant having one less. It was unclear where it could go to replenish them.

Qi Tian paid no attention to the Resistant Creature’s complaints. He said, “If I tell you to do it, then do it. You can rest assured that I won’t have you use this move frequently. I will only ask for your help like this when I confront a formidable enemy. Moreover, now that you have become my exclusive spirit, I will naturally find ways to enhance your strength. Whenever there’s an opportunity, I will let you acquire more sand grains. If you don’t follow my orders, then I will not care for you.”

The Resistant Creature quickly conveyed to Qi Tian its willingness to follow his commands. Since Qi Tian had established a Blood Pact on it, it couldn’t disobey his orders even if it wanted to.

Qi Tian chuckled and said, “You’ve just started following me and probably can’t appreciate it yet. Given time, you’ll understand—having a master like me is definitely your good fortune. Alright, it’s time for me to return and meet with Emperor Jianwu and the others. Come to the palm of my hand.”

Frightened, the Resistant Creature swiftly flew in the opposite direction from Qi Tian, instinctively showing great resistance to his movement.

Qi Tian had intended to send the Resistant Creature to the storage chamber of the Heavenly Dao Engine, but seeing its strong resistance, he had to let it be. However, allowing the Resistant Creature to follow him around was not practical either. If others saw it, they would immediately realize it was an extraordinary treasure and wouldn’t hesitate to fight him for it. After considering the situation, Qi Tian could only temporarily place the Resistant Creature in the Spirit Beast Bracelet, settling it for the moment until he found something suitable to provide it with a new home.

After storing the Resistant Creature, Qi Tian reached out to collect the Night Pearl. However, just as he grasped it and was about to leave the small space, something occurred to him. He remembered when he first encountered Emperor Jianwu, who was hiding in a small space. That small space would not have appeared in Jianwu Palace without reason, and it was highly unlikely that it was naturally located there. A more plausible explanation was that Emperor Jianwu had found some way to seize that small space and brought it to Jianwu Palace to become his exclusive property.

Qi Tian was not sure how many small spaces existed in the Cultivation World, but he was certain of one thing: they must be quite rare. Otherwise, out of the six princes of Eastern Capital City, only Emperor Jianwu would not possess a small space, not even Emperor Chaoyang, who was far more powerful. This indicated that small spaces were indeed scarce.

He might have ignored it had he not encountered one, but now that he had, Qi Tian saw no reason to let this small space go. He could definitely take it. Even if he didn’t use it, he could sell it for money and exchange it for cultivation resources. It should fetch quite a sum.