Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1228 - 1228 709 Almost Didnt React in Time_2

Chapter 1228: Chapter 709: Almost Didn’t React in Time_2 Chapter 1228: Chapter 709: Almost Didn’t React in Time_2 Qi Tian unceremoniously gathered all the artifacts, knowing he certainly couldn’t use them all himself. He planned to wait for an opportunity to give them to those suited to wield such artifacts, with the prerequisite that these individuals were sufficiently loyal to him, or could provide him with enough benefits. Otherwise, he wouldn’t just casually give away such precious artifacts.

Once the colored glaze sand nearly returned to its original state, Qi Tian cut down the opposite wall that had developed a hole and sent it to the storage chamber of the Heavenly Dao Engine, ready to be used as a weapon at any time.

Qi Tian then turned his attention to the next wall. This time, his heart felt much more at ease, unlike before when he felt a constant unease.

As the sand wheel formed of colored glaze sand approached this wall, ripples appeared just like before. Qi Tian immediately had the Transporting Whirlwind carry the section of the previous wall he had cut down and smash it against this one.

As a result, more than a dozen Wolf Teeth Knives shot out from the wall, but were unexpectedly all blocked. Then, using the Transporting Whirlwind, Qi Tian wrapped them up and dragged them to the storage chamber of the Heavenly Dao Engine.

After that, a large hole was also smashed into this wall, completely demolishing it.

Once the wall was shattered, the Heavenly Dao Engine suddenly exhibited a violent reaction. It conveyed an intense desire to Qi Tian; in the newly revealed secret chamber, there must be something the Heavenly Dao Engine desperately wanted.

The Heavenly Dao Engine hadn’t reacted like this for quite some time, which made Qi Tian ecstatic. Whenever the Heavenly Dao Engine showed such a response, it meant that as long as its desires were fulfilled, the engine was certain to upgrade, signifying that Qi Tian’s strength would see further enhancement.

Without a word, Qi Tian immediately sent the colored glaze sand ahead of him into the secret chamber to prevent any potential accidents. Then, he allowed the sensing功能 of the Heavenly Dao Engine to enter and scan the chamber, ensuring it was safe.

Afterward, Qi Tian casually entered the chamber, which was quite spacious. Inside lay various stones of different sizes and colors. Each one was an extremely precious mineral. Ordinarily, others would go through many hardships and pay a steep price just to find a tiny piece, but here there were hundreds of these valuable ores, with the largest one taller than a person and the smallest the size of a fist.

Qi Tian was quite knowledgeable, but he didn’t recognize more than half of the minerals present. Of the less than half he did recognize, he knew their value.

Qi Tian couldn’t help but drool a little, which wasn’t a sign that he was uncultured or too greedy; it was simply that these minerals were too precious.

Qi Tian didn’t rush to collect these minerals. He instead walked straight toward the one that had caused the Heavenly Dao Engine to react so strongly. This particular mineral was exceptionally beautiful, constantly emitting a rainbow of shimmering light, clearly indicating it was no ordinary stone.

Qi Tian didn’t know the name or the particular use of this mineral, but since the Heavenly Dao Engine needed it, he wouldn’t skimp. Even knowing that this stone was worth a fortune, Qi Tian still targeted it with the Transporting Whirlwind, wrapping it up and allowing the Heavenly Dao Engine to digest and absorb it.

Qi Tian thought that would be the end of it, but to his surprise, after collecting the stone, the Heavenly Dao Engine didn’t settle down. It continued to express new desires to Qi Tian. Consequently, Qi Tian, accompanied by the Heavenly Dao Engine, set out to search for other minerals.

Every time he discovered a piece, Qi Tian would unhesitatingly offer the ore to the Heavenly Dao Engine for absorption. After collecting the second piece, the Heavenly Dao Engine targeted the third piece of ore, then the fourth, the fifth…and so on, piece by piece, without ever stopping.

During this process, Qi Tian could distinctly feel that as the number of selected ores increased, the desire transmitted from the Heavenly Dao Engine to him was continuously diminishing. It was no longer as strong as it was at the beginning. Later on, for some ores, the desire conveyed by the Heavenly Dao Engine was barely discernible, which meant that the targeted ores were of a dispensable nature; it was indifferent to receiving them or not.

Qi Tian wasn’t stingy; whether the Heavenly Dao Engine’s desire was strong or weak, as long as there was even the slightest possibility, Qi Tian would strive to satisfy it.

As a result, when the Heavenly Dao Engine finally settled down, nearly one third of the various precious ores that had filled the secret chamber had disappeared—over a hundred pieces. Among these ores, the majority were types that Qi Tian had never even heard of. Moreover, most of these ores in the chamber were unique specimens, meaning there was only one piece. Once the Heavenly Dao Engine digested and absorbed them, it would become extremely difficult for Qi Tian to trace and understand the origins and functions of these ores.

However, Qi Tian didn’t care much about this. As long as the strength of the Heavenly Dao Engine could be enhanced and it could provide more assistance, he wouldn’t mind if it took away one third or even more of all the precious ores in the chamber—even if it meant consuming every single one of them.

The Heavenly Dao Engine, like a glutton who had been starving for a long time, rapidly caused the precious ores that were delivered to its storage to vanish, quickly devouring and absorbing them until all that remained was a pile of nutrient-deficient slag.

With each precious ore disappearing, the Heavenly Dao Engine underwent rapid changes. It began to feel more agile and sturdy, while also exuding an industrial aesthetic.

In addition, the blades on its impeller increased in number, as did the quantity of Transporting Whirlwinds, and the power it outputted was soaring. In other words, the assistance it could provide to Qi Tian had increased significantly.

Qi Tian was, of course, extremely satisfied with this result and very pleased.

Afterward, Qi Tian tossed all the slag produced by the Heavenly Dao Engine’s digestion and absorption back into the secret chamber. Then, he exited the chamber, cut down the section of the wall that had just been breached, and collected it, intending to replace its predecessor and use it as a weapon.

Next, Qi Tian began working on the next wall, planning to repeat his previous method and use this wall to smash into the new one. However, before he could put his plan into action, ripples swiftly appeared on the new wall. Then, two ghostly faces charged out from the ripples, lunging at Qi Tian without giving him any time to react.

Qi Tian had just directed the Transporting Whirlwind to roll up the wall when he unexpectedly encountered this crisis; the wall no longer produced Wolf Teeth Knives but ghostly faces, and what was even more fatal was the appearance of two ghostly faces. This caught Qi Tian somewhat off guard, nearly unable to react in time.

After a moment’s stupor, Qi Tian instinctively commanded the Transporting Whirlwind to target the two ghostly faces and threw the wall at them, hoping to flatten the ghostly faces. Unfortunately, the ghostly faces were very fast and extremely agile, and most crucially, the wall couldn’t harm them; they lived within the walls and their understanding of the walls far surpassed Qi Tian’s knowledge.

The two ghostly faces reacted differently. One of them, quick to choose a direction, charged forward and directly passed through the hole in the new wall. The other ghostly face simply bypassed the side of the wall and, like a fly attracted to the smell of blood, lunged toward Qi Tian.