Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1632 - 1632 0962 Picking Peaches_2

Chapter 1632: Chapter 0962: Picking Peaches_2 Chapter 1632: Chapter 0962: Picking Peaches_2 However, the male cultivator soon realized something was amiss. Behind him, a figure was persistently chasing him at a steady pace, maintaining a practically unchanged distance.

The male cultivator’s face changed. He glanced back and clearly saw the figure of Qi Tian who was about four to five hundred meters behind him. He instantly recognized Qi Tian—the image of Qi Tian wielding the Yonghe Stick had left a deep impression on him. He knew he was a tough figure, likely one of the top two in terms of combat power in Gao Yuqiu’s squad. Although unsure if he could rival him, the male cultivator did not want to waste time entangled with Qi Tian, especially since he had already obtained the Infant Fruit. There was no need to complicate matters further.

The male cultivator began to increase the amount of True Essence he poured into the flying sword beneath his feet. He wanted to enhance the speed of his flying sword and fully utilize its advantage, believing it wouldn’t take long to drive Qi Tian to despair.

Propelling the flying sword, after flying for about a kilometer, the male cultivator looked back again, only to be shocked to find that the distance between him and Qi Tian had not widened, but had, in fact, decreased. What did this mean? The male cultivator knew all too well. He couldn’t help feeling a surge of competitiveness—he hadn’t yet fully exhibited his flying sword’s advantage, only about seventy to eighty percent, but Qi Tian, he surmised, must have pushed to the limit, a full one hundred percent. Otherwise, he couldn’t imagine how, at the Peak of the Gold Core Realm, there could be another’s flying sword speed on par with his own. It was against all reason, simply impossible.

The male cultivator accelerated once more. This time, he exploited his flying sword’s advantage to about ninety percent, which was the maximum speed he could achieve without overexerting his potential. His flying sword was even faster than the swords of many Nascent Soul Masters, which naturally wasn’t easy to accomplish and came at a certain price.

After increasing his speed, the male cultivator continued forth on his flying sword. After covering some distance, he looked back and found, as he expected, that Qi Tian was struggling to keep up. The gap between them was widening, though not as rapidly as he had hoped.

The male cultivator didn’t know if Qi Tian was now going all out, but regardless of the situation, he only wanted to shake off Qi Tian quickly. If Qi Tian kept on his tail, there was no telling what could happen next, and he didn’t want to attract the attention of other talented youths.

Clenching his teeth, the male cultivator began to tap into his potential and once again increased the speed of his flying sword. This action was actually disadvantageous for him—cultivators usually resorted to consuming potential when faced with life or death situations. Doing it just to get rid of Qi Tian seemed somewhat counterproductive, but the thought of finding a secluded spot to swallow the Infant Fruit and potentially advancing directly to the Nascent Soul Stage, thereby not only completely replenishing his spent potential but also achieving a higher level, convinced him that his choice was right and it was all worth it.

After consuming his potential, the male cultivator noticed the distance between him and Qi Tian was further widening. However, the increase in his speed still fell short of his expectations. Qi Tian seemed to have resorted to other means to also increase his pursuit speed. Although the increase wasn’t as significant as his own, it ensured that it was nearly impossible for him to shake off Qi Tian in a short time.

The male cultivator became fierce in his resolve—he absolutely could not allow Qi Tian to catch up to him. He had already expended some of his potential, so he thought he might as well use a bit more and completely leverage his flying sword’s advantage. He believed that as long as he did this, leaving Qi Tian behind would not be an issue.

That’s what the male cultivator thought, and so he acted, further mobilizing his potential and desperately squeezing out every last bit of himself, thus fully maximizing the advantage of his flying sword. He had once, during his adventures back home, been pursued by Nascent Soul Masters more than once, and it was by relying on his flying sword’s speed advantage that he shook them off. What he accomplished in the past, he could achieve now as well.

Just as he had hoped, after his flying sword reached its maximum speed, the distance between him and Qi Tian began to expand again. He could no longer see Qi Tian with the naked eye, but he could still vaguely sense Qi Tian’s location using his Divine Sense. A cold smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth. If he could just hold on a bit longer, he believed he could completely shake off Qi Tian, leaving him to sigh in longing and feel profound despair.

Qi Tian followed at a leisurely pace. The male cultivator kept increasing his escape speed, first doubling it, then tripling it, and Qi Tian observed it all. At first, Qi Tian had been interested in matching his speed, but then he realized there was no need to play this game of constantly increasing speed with the male cultivator.

Solely in terms of speed, catching up with the male cultivator wasn’t a difficult task for Qi Tian. He admitted that the man’s flying sword did have an advantage in speed, but the advantage wasn’t as significant as the cultivator imagined. Qi Tian, too, had collected many flying swords on his past adventures, some of which were known for their speed and were not much weaker than the other’s. Moreover, Qi Tian’s speed could be doubled using the Heavenly Dao Engine’s acceleration feature, and not just doubled—under extreme conditions, increasing it two or three times was no problem. Catching up with the cultivator was indeed an easy task for Qi Tian.

The most important reason Qi Tian was trailing behind at an unhurried pace was that he didn’t want to catch up just yet. Their current position was still too close to the Infant Fruit Tree, which posed the risk of being discovered by Gao Yuqiu and other cultivators. Qi Tian didn’t want them to catch wind of too many of his secrets, so he needed to pull the battleground as far away as possible to eliminate the possibility of Gao Yuqiu learning about his trump cards.

Furthermore, Qi Tian’s Divine Sense was incredibly strong; its range of detection could already match some of the weaker Masters at the Nascent Soul Stage. If he used the Heavenly Dao Engine, the range he could survey would surpass that of most Masters at the Nascent Soul Stage, so naturally, he wasn’t worried about the male cultivator escaping his pursuit.

During the chase, Qi Tian continuously used the Heavenly Dao Engine to scan the surroundings, intending to find a suitable place to make his move. He surveyed meticulously, wanting to be far from the Infant Fruit Tree, away from danger, and certainly not allowing anyone to lurk nearby.

After flying several dozen miles forward, the distance between Qi Tian and the male cultivator had widened to about five miles. The male cultivator could no longer sense Qi Tian with his Divine Sense. He was happily self-congratulatory, thinking he had finally shaken off Qi Tian and could now find a secluded spot to hide and quietly consume the Infant Fruit, preparing for his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage.

Once he became a Master at the Nascent Soul Stage, he may not be invincible in this secret realm, but he would become one of the top figures. Then, he could kill anyone he wanted, snatch anyone’s opportunities, and hoard countless fortunes within the realm. After leaving the secret realm, he could sell these opportunities for an endless fortune, and his path in cultivating at the Nascent Soul Stage would surely be smooth.

Out of caution, the male cultivator continued to maintain his flying sword at the fastest speed, flying about ten more miles forward. He used his Divine Sense to probe the surroundings; not finding any danger or trace of others, he finally felt relieved.

His worries dissipated, and with that, his momentum faded, and naturally, his speed declined. He prepared to descend to the ground, searching for a place to start his closed-door cultivation.