Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1253 - 1253 722 Knowing When to Stop

Chapter 1253: Chapter 722: Knowing When to Stop Chapter 1253: Chapter 722: Knowing When to Stop Chapter 0722: Quit While You’re Ahead

Amidst the murmuring sound of the glassy sand, Qi Tian took steps to walk into the small space. Based on his understanding of the small space, he could confirm that it had been developed to the utmost extent—it had been moved once already. This meant that even if Qi Tian had found this small space, he couldn’t take it away from here anymore; it could only remain where it was, likely to be abandoned in the future, no longer able to serve any purpose.

Although Qi Tian felt a bit regretful, he didn’t pay too much attention to it. His primary focus was on the treasures within the small space. The Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider had sought refuge here the moment it realized things were amiss, suggesting there should be quite a few treasures inside.

Qi Tian was soon overjoyed; he had anticipated finding plenty of priceless treasures here, but when he finally surveyed the exact contents of the small space, he was ecstatic to near bursting.

During his earlier exploration, Qi Tian had entered several secret chambers and uncovered numerous treasures, but their quantity and quality were far from comparable to the treasures in this small space.

A vast number of top-grade Nascent Soul Stage magical artifacts, a great quantity of spirit stones and elixirs, talismans, natural treasures, various classic tomes—encompassing every aspect a cultivator might encounter in their daily cultivation. And unlike other chambers, where many items had lost their efficacy, these treasures were well-preserved, brimming with Spirit Force. In no exaggeration, each one was worth a fortune.

Take the top-grade spirit stones, for example, Qi Tian had obtained some top-grade spirit stones during previous adventures, but only ever in small, countable amounts. However, this time, he discovered top-grade spirit stones being counted by the boxful—three boxes, each containing approximately one thousand pieces. The sight of so many top-grade spirit stones piled together nearly blinded Qi Tian.

Furthermore, Qi Tian found the Divine Soul Liquid that could nourish the spirit and cultivate mental strength, as well as the Corpse Water Bottle used to hold Millennium Corpse Water…

Various treasures kept Qi Tian’s eyes darting from one to another.

Qi Tian surmised that this place was not just the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider’s last resort for survival; it was likely the deceased master of the Saint’s Tomb had prepared these burial accompaniments for himself, or possibly even harbored hopes of one day being reborn, with these cultivation resources prepared for his own use. Qi Tian didn’t know whether the Saint’s Tomb’s former owner would have another day of rebirth, but since he had come across it, all the treasures in this secret chamber became his.

As Qi Tian looked at these treasures, a mischievous idea sprouted in his mind, and he thought of the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider.

In his efforts to subdue the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider, he had spoken all kinds of pleasant words, even going so far as cutting off segments from all eight legs of the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider. Yet, far from conceding to him, the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider wouldn’t even deign to give him a straight glance. Qi Tian was very curious to see what the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider’s expression would be if it knew he had taken all the treasures here.

Right then, Qi Tian opened his palm, the black hole in his palm widening, and the Transporting Whirlwind wrapped around the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider as it flew out from the storage room of the Heavenly Dao Engine, pinning it firmly to the ground.

Qi Tian walked over and kicked the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider with his foot, saying, “Take a look, where do you think this place is?”

The Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider had never entered this secret chamber; after all, the Teleportation Array set up by the master of the Saint’s Tomb was one-time use only, and it was not allowed to enter unless it faced a dire situation. However, its master had described to it what the chamber looked like. Now, at the first glance, the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider recognized this place as the last resort its master had prepared for it.

It had fantasized about entering this place, restoring itself, and then finding an opportunity to strike back at Qi Tian. But unexpectedly, before it could even begin to implement its plan, Qi Tian had already cut off its escape route, filling the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider with unprecedented despair. Glaring at Qi Tian with eyes filled with extreme hatred, the spider wished it could rip him to shreds.

Seeing this kind of gaze from the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider brought Qi Tian an unprecedented sense of satisfaction. He kicked the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider again and said, “I’ll give you one last chance. Are you willing to surrender to me? If so, I can give you a way out. If not, then don’t blame me for not offering you a chance to live.”

The Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider still refused to bow to Qi Tian. The hatred between them was too deep; how could it easily bow down? Especially since, in its eyes, Qi Tian was far inferior to its own master.

Qi Tian didn’t harbor much hope, so seeing that the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider still refused to submit, he simply shook his head. Then, he had the Transporting Whirlwind drag the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider back to the storage room of the Heavenly Dao Engine, suppressing it for the time being.

Qi Tian was prepared; he planned to look for an opportunity to see if he could extract some value from the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider. It was a rare beast that followed the path of mental strength cultivation, and it would be a pity to simply turn it into fuel for the Heavenly Dao Engine, failing to fully extract the value of the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider.