Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1192 - 1192 0691 New Trump Card_2

Chapter 1192: Chapter 0691: New Trump Card_2 Chapter 1192: Chapter 0691: New Trump Card_2 Time was of the essence, and Qi Tian had no time to distinguish between the intertwined Spirit Force fluctuations, to discern which were beneficial and which were harmful. He commanded the Transporting Whirlwind to sweep away all the entwined Spirit Force indiscriminately, leaving not even a speck behind. Then, dragging these forces through Emperor Bahuang’s meridians, the Transporting Whirlwind charged towards the wound in Emperor Bahuang’s palm. From there, it withdrew, passed through the black hole in Qi Tian’s palm, and eventually returned to the storage chamber of the Heavenly Dao Engine.

The Transporting Whirlwind discarded these mixed forces, allowing the Heavenly Dao Engine to instantaneously digest and absorb them. The Transporting Whirlwind then returned to Emperor Bahuang’s body, transporting away more of the similar Spirit Force.

After several repetitions, the fearsome and violent Spirit Force fluctuations emanating from Emperor Bahuang gradually subsided. Although some areas were still somewhat unstable, the danger of self-detonation had passed.

Qi Tian breathed a sigh of relief. After eliminating the most pressing issue, the next step was to help Emperor Bahuang find the root cause of the problem and completely resolve it. He could not allow Emperor Bahuang to face the danger of self-detonation at any moment in the future. Such a hidden danger must be eliminated.

“Emperor Bahuang, don’t rush to end your cultivation. I will now help you solve the problem from the root. Pay attention and cooperate with me.”

After instructing Emperor Bahuang, Qi Tian once again dispatched all the Transporting Whirlwinds into Emperor Bahuang’s meridians, using the Heavenly Dao Engine’s sensitivity to Spirit Qi to conduct a thorough and complete inspection of Emperor Bahuang’s body, especially the meridians, to locate the root cause of the issue.

For Qi Tian, this task was quite taxing. After all, human meridians vary in size, with the finer ones potentially thinner than a strand of hair. Moreover, they are numerous and spread throughout the body. To comprehensively inspect them all without missing any was a meticulous operation, making the entire process extremely challenging and complex.

After spending a full fifteen minutes, Qi Tian thoroughly combed through all the meridians within Emperor Bahuang’s body. After repeated scrutiny, he finally managed to pinpoint the root cause.

In one of Emperor Bahuang’s meridians, finer than a strand of hair, Qi Tian found something approximate in length to a grain weevil. It lay there, quiet and still, nestled within the meridian, motionless. No one who saw it would have suspected it was causing such turmoil within Emperor Bahuang’s meridians.

It was only after repeated inspections and careful consideration and study that Qi Tian confirmed it was the culprit.

Subsequently, Qi Tian directed several streams of the Transporting Whirlwind to surround the tiny meridian, laying a web as a trap. Then, he summoned another new stream of the Transporting Whirlwind to take charge of capturing the small weevil.

At first, the weevil showed no reaction, perhaps thinking that by staying still and hidden, it could avoid detection. But as the Transporting Whirlwind gradually closed in, the weevil finally realized how unfavorable the situation had become. It attempted to escape, but it was too late to react. The Transporting Whirlwind rushed over, swiftly and firmly subdued it, rendering all its struggles futile, and was captured without resistance.

The Transporting Whirlwind controlled by Qi Tian encased the weevil and withdrew it from Emperor Bahuang’s meridians, delivering it into the storage chamber of the Heavenly Dao Engine. There, the weevil felt the natural suppression of the Heavenly Dao Engine; it lay prostrate on the ground, daring not to move, as if only by remaining motionless could it preserve its life.

Qi Tian released Emperor Bahuang’s hand and carefully sensed the energy. The previously erratic and unstable aura that had permeated Emperor Bahuang had now completely calmed down. Emperor Bahuang was entirely free of the danger of self-detonation.

Pleased with the outcome, Qi Tian nodded and said to Emperor Bahuang, “The danger you faced has been resolved. Consume more pill fragrance medicines or use some high-grade spirit stones for cultivation, and your realm can then stabilize at the Gold Core Stage Eighth Level.”

Emperor Bahuang looked at Qi Tian with immense gratitude, committing this act of kindness to memory, and then he took out a pile of spirit stones and began to cultivate, stabilizing his realm and replenishing the True Essence that Qi Tian had extracted from him.

Qi Tian waved his hand, calling over a few Gold Core Realm cultivators nearby, and instructed them to stay by Emperor Bahuang’s side to protect him.

Only at this moment did Qi Tian finally take a deep breath. The danger had been lifted, Emperor Bahuang would no longer self-destruct, his cultivation realm had also been elevated, and the others would not face danger because of Emperor Bahuang. It was a happy outcome for everyone. Now, Qi Tian was faced with a problem, which was how to deal with the inconspicuous rice grain-sized insect.

To kill or to keep?

Qi Tian’s consciousness entered the storage room of the Heavenly Dao Engine, circling around the tiny insect, observing it meticulously. He had already seen what the insect looked like inside Emperor Bahuang’s meridians, and now, seeing it again, Qi Tian couldn’t help but marvel at how minuscule it was. If this were present-day society, one wouldn’t hope to observe it without a microscope.

Who would have thought that such a tiny insect could have almost caused a high-quality Gold Core Realm expert like Emperor Bahuang to have a close call with disaster?

Such a tiny insect was undoubtedly extremely dangerous, and Qi Tian couldn’t help but ponder whether the Heavenly Dao Engine could firmly contain the tiny insect, preventing it from wreaking havoc in his domain and causing him problems and trouble.

At this moment, the easiest approach would be to treat the tiny insect as fuel and let the Heavenly Dao Engine dispose of it.

Qi Tian had already had the thought of doing so several times, but each time he was about to make such a decision, he would feel a tinge of regret.

The tiny insect didn’t possess much Spirit Force. All combined, it might not even contain one thousandth of a Low Grade spirit stone. To convert it into fuel would be to describe it as a drop in the bucket, and even that would be an exaggeration. Compared to the Spirit Force it contained, the threat it posed to cultivators was the truly terrifying aspect. If he could control it and then use it properly, it would undoubtedly be unmatched in effect in the right circumstances.

After extremely cautious consideration, Qi Tian decided to spare the tiny insect’s life, thinking it might turn the tables in a surprising way in the future and become his trump card.

However, if he were to do this, the tiny insect would need to be securely preserved, at minimum under effective and strict surveillance, so that it could not become a threat to Qi Tian.

The tiny insect was so small, and Qi Tian often used the Heavenly Dao Engine’s storage room as a transit hub. If one day while carelessly moving other items out of the storage room he accidentally released the tiny insect as well, it was a very real possibility. This was something Qi Tian had to absolutely prevent.

After some thought, Qi Tian began to sift through his collection, and ultimately, he found a piece of wax. He had seized the opportunity during his Gold Core Tribulation to uproot Emperor Chaoyang’s Treasure Pavilion, nearly ransacking half of Emperor Chaoyang’s fortune. Among the many natural treasures Emperor Chaoyang had obtained with great effort in the Treasure Pavilion, there was a large piece of wax.

This wax, in addition to being an ordinary fuel, had another very important use, which was as a sealing material. It could be used to seal pills and prevent pill fragrance from escaping, thereby improving the shelf life of the pills.