Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1444 - 1444 0817 Nascent Soul Blood

Chapter 1444: Chapter 0817: Nascent Soul Blood Chapter 1444: Chapter 0817: Nascent Soul Blood Chapter 0817: Nascent Soul Blood

After Qi Tian had put away the container, the ghost-faced ones brought back Chen Yang’s Nascent Soul, who stood like a small lamb amongst a pack of ferocious wolves, shivering intensely.

The ghost-faced ones looked at Chen Yang’s Nascent Soul, their eyes gleaming wildly, and some even occasionally wiped the drool that trickled from the corner of their mouths. If it weren’t for their fear of Qi Tian, they would have already torn Chen Yang’s Nascent Soul to shreds and devoured it when they captured him. To them, Chen Yang’s Nascent Soul was an extremely nourishing treasure, far more effective than any Spiritual Elixir Miracle Medicine, capable of greatly enhancing their cultivation level.

Qi Tian beckoned with his hand, and a Transporting Whirlwind flew out, wrapping up Chen Yang’s Nascent Soul. Despite being the symbol of his entry into the Nascent Soul Stage, the Nascent Soul was typically very fragile. Without the protection of the physical body, they were exceptionally delicate, possessing hardly any self-defense capability. At this moment, let alone a Transporting Whirlwind, even if a Qi Cultivation Stage cultivator were brought over, with just a bit of caution, they could easily take control of Chen Yang’s Nascent Soul.

The Transporting Whirlwind, regardless of whether Chen Yang agreed, carried his Nascent Soul to Qi Tian.

Qi Tian looked at Chen Yang with a faint smile and said, “You probably didn’t expect this sort of outcome, did you? Don’t tell me you didn’t think this would happen, because even I didn’t see it coming. Counting on my fingers, there have already been quite a few Nascent Soul Level beings who have died by my hand. However, none were as difficult to kill as you. Just for that, you should feel proud.”

Chen Yang felt like mocking Qi Tian for a few words, but considering that his life could be decided with a single phrase from Qi Tian, he prudently kept his mouth shut, deciding to play dumb. No matter what Qi Tian asked him, he would adopt a non-cooperative stance.

Qi Tian had dealt with many stubborn people before, and he had plenty of experience handling them. He smiled again and continued, “It seems that you don’t plan to cooperate with me? That’s alright. I always give everyone a chance first, and you are no different, even if you tried to assassinate me unprovoked. I won’t take this opportunity away from you. Now, tell me, who are you really? Why did you attempt to assassinate me? I don’t recall having any enmity with you.”

Chen Yang remained silent.

Qi Tian, done with idle chat, said, “I already gave you a chance. It’s you who didn’t cherish it. Don’t blame me.”

Then, Qi Tian took out something resembling a syringe, tipped with a long needle, and aimed it straight at Chen Yang, saying, “Although I’ve killed Nascent Soul Masters before, I’ve never killed a Nascent Soul alone. Since I’ve encountered one now, I might as well practice on you. I hope you sustain a bit longer.”

No matter how Chen Yang reacted, Qi Tian jabbed the needle towards him.

Chen Yang had seen many magic weapons and techniques, but it was the first time he had encountered a weapon like this; he instinctively sensed danger, though he couldn’t pinpoint why. However, he knew he absolutely couldn’t let Qi Tian inject the needle into his body. What if it was filled with Millennium Corpse Water? That would mean he’d soon be dissolved by it.

Chen Yang struggled desperately, but it was completely ineffective, as the Transporting Whirlwind firmly immobilized him, leaving him unable to break free even slightly.

In the blink of an eye, Qi Tian had jabbed the syringe into his body, then gently began to pull at its plunger.

Chen Yang suddenly felt fear. He could distinctly sense how the pure Spirit Qi, condensed within his Nascent Soul, was being sucked away by the syringe. His Nascent Soul, originally impervious, now sported a hole the size of a needle’s eye, making it impossible to prevent even the slightest leakage of Spirit Qi.

Qi Tian didn’t draw much, probably only about half a syringe, before stopping. He looked at Chen Yang with a smiling gaze and said, “I’ll give you another chance. If you cooperate with me, I’ll return the Nascent Soul blood in the syringe to you. But if you still refuse to cooperate, don’t blame me for taking your Nascent Soul blood away.”

Chen Yang, as if stunned, asked a question, “What do you want my Nascent Soul blood for?”

Qi Tian didn’t explain to Chen Yang, but simply pulled the syringe from his body, then signaled to one of the ghost-faced ones. The ghost-face hurried over to Qi Tian, who, in front of Chen Yang, pushed some of the Nascent Soul blood out of the syringe and directly squirted it into the mouth of the ghost-face.

The ghastly face devoured the meal as if it was the delicacy of a lifetime, swallowing ravenously in a manner that struck fear into any onlooker.

Qi Tian waved his hand dismissively and said, “This is what I intend to do. As you’ve seen, I have quite a number of these ghastly faces under me. Feeding them is a challenging task. Now that you have willingly come into my grasp and become my captive, although it would be easy to kill you and put an end to future troubles, such a method is unsustainable and not environmentally friendly, which I refuse to adopt. I’ve decided to keep you like livestock, periodically extracting some Nascent Soul blood from you to feed these ghastly faces. Just to be upfront with you, there are quite a number of pets around me that need Nascent Soul blood for nourishment. First, I’ll see how they react to your blood. If there aren’t any significant negative reactions, I might draw even more blood from you in the future.”

Listenting to Qi Tian’s indifferent words, Chen Yang was almost in tears. Despite all his calculations, he never imagined he would end up like this. To be penned up like cattle and to have his Nascent Soul blood extracted regularly as feed for other pets—it was a thought that filled him with utter despair.

“Ask away, whatever you want to know, you can ask me,” Qi Tian continued, “I’ll tell you everything I know, but on the condition that you promise never to extract my Nascent Soul blood again.”

Qi Tian’s face fell with disappointment and he said, “So you’ve given in already? You could have held out for a few more days. Comparing your true identity and motives with the long-term extraction of more Nascent Soul blood from you, the latter is a more sustainable business for me. The accumulated benefits far outweigh the former. Even you can see that, right?”

Chen Yang dared not continue along the lines of Qi Tian’s words. He hurriedly replied, “That’s not the right way to calculate it. You mentioned you’ve cultivated so many ghastly faces, but feeding them with just my blood is insufficient. They won’t gain much benefit, and it will take a long time for their power to grow. Moreover, look at my frail body. If you keep drawing only from me, I might just die sooner rather than later. Then, you won’t get any Nascent Soul blood at all. It would be better if you captured a few more Nascent Souls, raised us together, and alternated whose blood you draw. This way, we’ll have time to recuperate, and you might even maintain a stable blood supply chain to feed your ghastly faces, which would be a more beneficial long-term strategy for you.”

Qi Tian smiled and remarked, “Your proposal isn’t bad, but how am I supposed to capture more Nascent Souls? Am I that capable?”

Before Qi Tian finished speaking, Chen Yang hurriedly interjected, “Your skills are certainly up to the task. Since you could capture me, you can surely capture many more. If you’re worried about where to find more Nascent Soul Masters, I can guide you. I can definitely lead you to a great harvest.”

Pointing at Chen Yang, Qi Tian said, “If you had been understandng like you are now earlier, you wouldn’t have ended up like this. Anyway, I’ve taken note of the promise you made to me. If you fail to keep it later, don’t blame me for being unkind. Now let’s talk about your true identity and your real intentions.”

Chen Yang had no choice but to start disclosing his origins as Qi Tian requested.

The name Chen Yang was real, not fabricated, but the identity token he showed Qi Tian was indeed a forgery. He wasn’t from the Eight Pill Alliance at all, but from another Holy City.

This time, two Sacred Cultivation Places had clashed over the same secret realm. Wanjie City was rallying forces both big and small, and the other Sacred Cultivation Place was also busy preparing. They were planning to settle accounts with Wanjie City.

Just like the various forces of Wanjie City, the other Sacred Cultivation Place also took similar measures. Additionally, they introduced other strategies, among which, recruiting assassins to roam with forged identities and scout within certain outside territories of the secret realm was the most typical. They hoped to use this tactic to identify and eliminate outsiders from Wanjie City.

Chen Yang was such an assassin, having accepted the conditions from another Sacred Cultivation Place and secretly entered the vicinity of the secret realm. This was how he ended up targeting Qi Tian.

In Chen Yang’s words, initially, he did not plan to resort to violence but hoped to negotiate with Qi Tian and see if he could coax him away from the area or even make him turn back altogether.

As for the subsequent developments, Qi Tian was already well aware.

Chen Yang’s revelations were largely trusted by Qi Tian, who then proceeded to ask several more questions. Most importantly, he wanted to clarify how many Nascent Soul Masters the other Sacred Cultivation Place had dispatched to patrol around the secret location and to find out how many Nascent Soul Masters were currently assembled within the secret realm and which Sacred Cultivation Places they came from.

Chen Yang did not conceal any information regarding these questions, explaining each detail to Qi Tian.

With the completion of his explanations, the outlines of several things began to form vaguely in Qi Tian’s mind.