Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1254 - 1254 722 Knowing When to Stop_2

Chapter 1254: Chapter 722: Knowing When to Stop_2 Chapter 1254: Chapter 722: Knowing When to Stop_2 After suppressing the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider, Qi Tian mobilized all the Transporting Whirlwinds he could control, including those in the storage room of the Heavenly Dao Engine that were responsible for confining the Millennium Corpse Water. Without exception, he put them to use—the Millennium Corpse Water they had confined had already been transferred by Qi Tian into the newly acquired Corpse Water Bottle.

The capacity of this Corpse Water Bottle was quite considerable. It not only held the Millennium Corpse Water with ease but also had a very large surplus. Qi Tian felt that even if he were to fill it with the Millennium Corpse Water from the pond he had just excavated, it should pose no problem at all.

Under the collective effort of the Transporting Whirlwinds, every single treasure within the small space was collected, none left behind, all gathered by Qi Tian and stored in the storage room of the Heavenly Dao Engine. Among these, some were directly transferred by Qi Tian to the reserve material warehouse. These were the most precious among the batch of treasures, and Qi Tian worried that he might accidentally treat them as common treasures someday, allowing the Heavenly Dao Engine to convert them into fuel, which would be a huge loss. Storing them in the reserve material warehouse could somewhat prevent this from happening.

With all the treasures swept clean, Qi Tian felt light and refreshed, experiencing a level of excitement he had never felt before.

To this point, the exploration of the Saint’s Tomb could be described as a complete success. Qi Tian obtained treasures he dared not even dream of before, both in quantity and quality, far exceeding his expectations. If he stopped exploring the Saint’s Tomb at this time, Qi Tian would not feel any regret. At this moment, he thought of quitting while ahead.

After checking the small space several times to ensure nothing was overlooked, Qi Tian exited from the small space and returned to the outside.

The ghost faces were still following his instructions, severing the connection between the pool containing Millennium Corpse Water and the Saint’s Tomb, waiting for Qi Tian’s next directive.

Originally, Qi Tian had planned to move the pool to the outside of the Saint’s Tomb for processing, but now that he had found the Corpse Water Bottle, dealing with the Millennium Corpse Water had become much simpler.

Qi Tian flew above the pool and then instructed the Lustrous Sand to command some sand and gravel to transform into a fine sand wheel, drilling a hole into the pool. He meticulously controlled the process, leaving behind a thin layer on the wall, thinner than paper, and then he had the Lustrous Sand stop. Afterward, he took out an artifact above the Half-step Nascent Soul level, using it as a rod to poke the wall with just the thin layer left, immediately punching a hole through it.

The moment the artifact came into contact with the Millennium Corpse Water inside the pool, it corroded at a speed visible to the naked eye, quickly becoming more crumbly than millennia-old deadwood.

Qi Tian casually discarded the artifact into the Millennium Corpse Water, not wanting it anymore. In the past, he would never have been willing to do this, but now, Qi Tian no longer cared.

Subsequently, Qi Tian took out the Corpse Water Bottle and began to collect the Millennium Corpse Water from the pool. As he expected, after he collected all the Millennium Corpse Water from the pool, there was still remaining space in the Corpse Water Bottle, which should be able to hold quite a bit more Millennium Corpse Water.

Qi Tian nodded satisfactorily. He had always regarded Millennium Corpse Water as something akin to a fearsome beast, but now, with the Corpse Water Bottle, Millennium Corpse Water no longer posed a menace to him but could become a trump card, potentially to be used against enemies in the future.

Of course, even with the Corpse Water Bottle, that didn’t mean the Millennium Corpse Water could be wielded as casually as an ordinary treasure. There were still many considerations to take into account, and unless absolutely necessary, Qi Tian hoped not to use the Corpse Water Bottle. It was better to keep it as a decoration. Once the Millennium Corpse Water was spilled, the uncontrollable factors were simply too many.

After collecting the Millennium Corpse Water, Qi Tian’s gaze fell upon the remaining walls. Now, he had an indifferent attitude. Even if he chose not to see what was behind these walls, it wouldn’t matter. However, since he had made it to the Saint’s Tomb and had already encountered them, he thought it wouldn’t hurt to collect them as well while he was at it.

The remaining walls were exceptionally easy to gather, with the coloured glaze sand already back by his side, and the nine ghost faces able to block a great deal of trouble for Qi Tian. These walls could not even break through the defense of the nine ghost faces, so they didn’t cause Qi Tian any difficulty at all.

After the last few walls were taken, the treasures stored in the hidden chamber behind them were also swept away by Qi Tian, not a single hair left behind.

At this time, the exploration of the Saint’s Tomb was essentially coming to an end. It might not be a bad idea to wrap things up here. However, Qi Tian’s gaze was still fixed on the coffin placed within the Inner Underground Palace. He was somewhat curious—what exactly was inside the coffin? What kind of existence was the master of the Saint’s Tomb? Were there any burial objects alongside it? If there were, perhaps the value of the burial objects placed in the coffin by the tomb’s master could be even greater than the treasures Qi Tian had found in all the secret chambers.

Qi Tian stared at the coffin for a while, feeling the urge in his heart growing stronger and stronger, almost wishing he could rush over now, pry open the lid of the coffin, and take a good look inside.

But Qi Tian quickly regained his composure, as the impulse he’d just felt made him aware of something not quite right. This coffin was likely problematic; if he watched it too long, nothing good would happen.

Qi Tian hurriedly shifted his gaze away, stopping himself from staring at the coffin any longer. He began to ponder a question—how should he deal with this coffin? Should he collect it like he had the walls and store it in the Heavenly Dao Engine’s storage chamber, temporarily suppressing it until his strength was sufficient in the future to take it out and open it?

This thought lingered in Qi Tian’s mind and refused to leave. Several times he was about to act, but each time he was about to do so, he managed to suppress the impulse.

Qi Tian thought of the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider. Since he decided to explore the Saint’s Tomb, he had encountered many dangers along the way. Indisputably, the danger and trouble caused by the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider were the greatest.

If even the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider almost caused him to capsize in a gutter, how formidable would the master of the Saint’s Tomb be? It may seem like the tomb’s master was lying dead in the coffin, but anyone who treated it as just a corpse was not far from meeting misfortune.

Qi Tian dared not underestimate the master of the Saint’s Tomb. If the master had tampered with the coffin, Qi Tian suspected he might not even survive the master’s first retaliatory strike.

Moreover, who could assure Qi Tian for certain that the master of the Saint’s Tomb was truly dead? If the tomb’s master wasn’t dead but instead sleeping inside the coffin or in some other state of suspended animation, then putting the coffin into the storage chamber of the Heavenly Dao Engine would definitely not be a wise choice. If the tomb’s master woke up later, with Qi Tian’s current strength, he would have no way to confront the master head-on. He might end up just being a dish for the master to devour.

Considering all these possibilities, Qi Tian had to take them into account. If he overlooked any aspect, he could very well end up in an irreparable place, so he couldn’t afford the slightest bit of wishful thinking.

After some thought, Qi Tian made an important decision. He decided to stop while he was ahead—it was time to conclude the exploration of the Saint’s Tomb, to quit while he was ahead, without further touching that coffin. Even if there were piles of top-grade spirit stones inside, he would pretend he hadn’t seen them.

Qi Tian turned and walked away, no longer giving the coffin another glance. What he didn’t notice was that when he did so, there seemed to be a reluctant glimmer flickering inside the coffin…