Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1617 - 1617 953 A Good Start_2

Chapter 1617: Chapter 953: A Good Start_2 Chapter 1617: Chapter 953: A Good Start_2 Xiu Zhengyu didn’t think much before he spoke, saying,

“The situation has now become very clear. We’ve all come to this secret realm provided by the Holy Land with great difficulty, and we are to spend time here searching for the opportunity to become Nascent Soul Masters. If we delay too long here, it will no longer be a matter of competing with others for opportunities, but rather, we may miss out on seeing even a trace of them. My suggestion is that we leave now.

This cultivator has sustained serious injuries, but he’s not immobile. If you’re willing, you can follow us. However, during this process, we might not be able to look after you, and you’ll need to be responsible for all of your actions. You also have the option to stay here and not move, as this place seems to be relatively safe.”

“What does everyone think?”

After Xiu Zhengyu finished speaking, no one made any noise. Since there were no objections, that meant they agreed by default.

Xiu Zhengyu stared intently at the injured member and said, “What are your thoughts?”

Of course, the injured team member hoped that Xiu Zhengyu would take him along, but he knew that was impossible. Being a mere burden was enough to make Xiu Zhengyu and the others despise him, and if his being a drag further delayed them from seeking opportunities, the problem could become serious. It was not impossible that Xiu Zhengyu might coldly kill him at some point—the likelihood was quite high.

“Captain, I’ve thought it through, and I cannot be so selfish as to drag everyone down because of my injury. You don’t need to worry about me; just go ahead with your own plans. I will stay here, take some medicinal pills, heal, and meditate. Once my injuries are healed, I’ll look for you all. If by the time the grand competition in the Holy Land has ended and my injuries are still not healed, I will not blame fate or others; it would only be my own bad luck. I must apologize to everyone, since just as we entered the secret realm, our team’s strength has already diminished due to me, I am truly grateful that you don’t blame me and I dare not hold you back any longer. Captain Zhengyu, Fairy Yuqiu, please don’t concern yourselves with me anymore, go quickly. Any slower and some good opportunities might be taken by other cultivators.”

Xiu Zhengyu didn’t hide his feelings; he nodded in approval and said, “It’s good that you are aware of yourself. Don’t worry, although we’ve only known each other for a short time in this small team, we have developed a bond of incense. I can promise you that if your injuries are healed, you can hurry and find us; there will always be a place for you in our little team. Even if you cannot find us after the grand competition in the Holy Land is over, if we have any extra opportunities, I will share one with you to honor our bond of incense.”

The injured cultivator quickly said, “Thank you, captain, thank you Fairy Yuqiu, and thanks to all my fellow cultivators.”

Gao Yuqiu, who had been quiet until then, finally spoke, “Fellow cultivator, you are capable of considering the greater good, which deeply moves me. Ideally, I should stay to take care of you, but I promised my master before entering that I must excel in the grand competition at the Holy Land and capture good opportunities. I cannot disobey my master’s orders, so I can only say sorry to you. Here, I will leave you a bottle of healing pills; consider it a token of my sincerity, please accept it.”

Gao Yuqiu then took out a bottle of medicinal pills and handed it to the injured cultivator. Seeing this, the other members of the small team also followed Gao Yuqiu’s example and took some of their own medicinal pills out to give to the injured cultivator.

Qi Tian, not wanting to appear too different, also took out a bottle of healing pills to give to him.

The injured cultivator quickly accepted all these medicinal pills, his face full of gratitude. But as soon as Qi Tian and the others turned to leave, his smile collapsed, and his gaze filled with endless hatred, focusing especially on Xiu Zhengyu and Gao Yuqiu.

The group moved on together, traveling about ten li forward, then Xiu Zhengyu began to perform his responsibilities as captain. His first act was to send Qi Tian, the Vanguard Officer, ahead to scout for traps and clear any dangers for the rest of the team.

This had been agreed upon yesterday, and Qi Tian did not refuse. He directly commanded his flying sword and flew to the front of the team.

After Qi Tian had left, Xiu Zhengyu approached Gao Yuqiu with eagerness; however, every time Gao Yuqiu would find an opportunity to avoid him and did not give Xiu Zhengyu a chance to get close.

Qi Tian was not interested in what might happen in the small team after his departure. He merely maintained the Heavenly Dao Engine’s exploration of all surroundings, always keeping its detection function at maximum, cautiously exploring for dangers and seeking potentially hidden opportunities.

The Holy Land had provided them with this secret realm for the competition, but it had not given any introduction about its exact nature. In fact, even the size of the realm was vaguely stated to be over ten thousand miles, whether it was around ten thousand or twenty thousand, thirty thousand, or even one hundred thousand miles, the Holy Land did not specify.

Finding an opportunity suitable for personal use in such a vast secret realm was indeed not an easy task.

The Heavenly Dao Engine, having evolved several times, now had a reasonably large detection range. However, compared to the vast and boundless secret realm, it still seemed like a drop in the bucket. Additionally, Qi Tian’s lack of familiarity with the secret realm meant that he led the way like a headless fly, blindly following his instincts and relying on luck.

Gao Yuqiu had once given Qi Tian a Sound Transmission Treasure, but she had never contacted him to tell him which direction to go.

With no specific guidance, Qi Tian randomly chose a direction and walked straight ahead. Just like that, after traveling over a hundred miles, Qi Tian suddenly stopped. The Heavenly Dao Engine had just detected a place rich in Spirit Qi; there should be an opportunity waiting for them, but they would need to go a bit further to find out what it was.

Qi Tian thought about it but did not immediately notify Gao Yuqiu and the others. After all, he had only detected the opportunity with the Heavenly Dao Engine, and it was still a very long distance away—normally, cultivators of their realm could not detect something from such a distance.

Qi Tian quietly changed the direction of his flight, heading towards the detected opportunity. As he got closer, Qi Tian found that the opportunity appeared to be an orchard. Many Spirit Fruits, rich in Spirit Qi, were growing there. Some of these fruits, possibly due to their age, contained an abundance of Spirit Qi, not at all inferior to Low Grade spirit stones.

Such Spirit Fruits, if harvested, whether used as snacks or for medicine, would be quite beneficial, yet, for Qi Tian, they didn’t hold much value.

Initially, Qi Tian had considered whether or not to inform Gao Yixiu and others about this discovery. Now that he had determined the opportunity was of little value to him, he decided not to conceal it any further. Thus, he took out the Sound Transmission Treasure Gao Yuqiu had given him and shared his discovery with her. Of course, his words were vague; he only mentioned a dense forest in the distance that seemed to contain an opportunity and asked if they should fly over to check it out.

As Gao Yuqiu took out the Sound Transmission Treasure, Xiu Zhengyu approached her side and heard Qi Tian’s message.

Upon hearing that there was an opportunity, Xiu Zhengyu immediately became excited. He quickly issued a command to Qi Tian, instructing him not to act alone and to wait for everyone to fly over and meet up with him. Once everyone was together, they could proceed collectively to minimize potential dangers and ensure Qi Tian’s safety.