Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1634 - 1634 0963 The Surplus Value Has Not Yet Been

Chapter 1634: Chapter 0963: The Surplus Value Has Not Yet Been Fully Exploited by Him_2 Chapter 1634: Chapter 0963: The Surplus Value Has Not Yet Been Fully Exploited by Him_2 A while later, Qi Tian leisurely flew over. With a wave of his hand, he stripped the male cultivator’s body of his Storage Bag and all other treasures, then with another wave, he sent the man’s corpse into the fuel chamber of the Heavenly Dao Engine to serve as fuel.

For Qi Tian, this battle was really quite effortless. If it weren’t for not wanting to reveal his full strength to Gao Yuqiu and the others, he wouldn’t have needed to spend so much time.

However, all things considered, although some time was used up, the loot he acquired was more than worth it.

The reason that male cultivator dared to adventure alone in the secret realm instead of teaming up with other young elites was surely because he had something to rely on, and that reliance was the not-insignificant number of treasures he possessed. Besides the flying sword that even some Nascent Soul Masters coveted, there were also several high-quality treasures in his Storage Bag, which even fairly average Nascent Soul Masters would fight over. It was these treasures that gave the man the confidence he had, but unfortunately for him, meeting Qi Tian meant his treasures hadn’t even displayed one percent of their power before he confusedly lost his life.

This could not be said to be anything but a tragedy for him.

Qi Tian turned out the Infant Fruit, which the man had kept in very good condition without any damage. Satisfied, Qi Tian nodded, found a jade box, and placed the Infant Fruit inside it.

Qi Tian admitted that he felt a momentary temptation when he first saw the Infant Fruit, but he quickly suppressed that urge. While the Infant Fruit could indeed enhance his chances of successfully reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, he could also be certain that the quality of this particular fruit was merely average, possibly only increasing the success rate by about thirty percent. Moreover, it only served to boost the success rate, without providing any help in other areas, such as improving potential.

Qi Tian desired such an opportunity, but not for himself; he hoped to use the best one. He planned to keep this chance for later and decided it would be a great option to either sell or give to someone close to him after leaving the secret realm.

After storing the Infant Fruit, Qi Tian turned and flew towards the Infant Fruit Tree. For the time being, he had no intention of leaving Gao Yuqiu and his group behind. Gao Yuqiu’s remaining value was not yet fully exploited, and Qi Tian needed to learn more about the secret realm provided by the Holy Land through Gao Yuqiu.

Just like the male cultivator he encountered today, who had a not insignificant gap in strength compared to Qi Tian but surpassed the majority of young elites, Qi Tian believed there must be young elites in this secret realm whose power far exceeded that of the male cultivator.

Qi Tian needed to indirectly understand and investigate such individuals. By finding other opportunities sooner and competing for them, he could make contact with other young elites as soon as possible. If he chose to act alone, he might not be able to find more opportunities quickly, as this was his first time entering the secret realm, and he had no clue where the opportunities or dead ends were, or where they might be easier to find.

On his way back, Qi Tian maintained an average speed, neither fast nor slow. By the time he returned to the vicinity of the Infant Fruit Tree, more than half an hour had passed.

From a distance, Qi Tian noticed that there was no one left around the Infant Fruit Tree. However, signs of struggle were everywhere, and several cultivator corpses lay on the ground, each with several Tiger Baby Bees clinging to them, sucking their flesh and blood.

Qi Tian furrowed his brow; none of the dead cultivators were his teammates, but the situation seemed bleak.

When he left, not only were Gao Yuqiu and his group under siege by the Tiger Baby Bees, but they were also all wounded and had been poisoned by the bees, making their safe departure rather difficult. Moreover, they had seized the Infant Fruits right under the noses of the other two small teams during their skirmish. Even though none of them had actually plucked the fruits, the two teams would undoubtedly not accept this reality, instead taking out all their anger on Gao Yuqiu and his group. Once they settled their own fight, turning their spears against Gao Yuqiu and the others was simply a matter of course.

The reason Qi Tian was so certain of this was because he had yet to receive any transmission from Gao Yuqiu. If Gao Yuqiu were unharmed at this moment, he would surely notify him rather than remaining silent as he was now.

Qi Tian’s judgment was not borne of confidence in himself but rather from knowing Gao Yuqiu was concerned about whether the Infant Fruits had ended up in his hands, not his safety.

Although he could not find any trace of Gao Yuqiu and the other teammates, Qi Tian was not overly anxious. If someone intended harm to Gao Yuqiu and his group, there should have been a battlefield near the Infant Fruit Tree, but there were no signs of combat here, not even a body, nor any trace of Xiu Zhengyu, who had nearly lost his life to the bee poison. This suggested the likelihood of danger to Gao Yuqiu and his group wasn’t particularly high.

First, Qi Tian released all the Transporting Whirlwinds, scavenging around the Infant Fruit Tree and its vicinity. The corpses of the cultivators and the Tiger Baby Bees, especially the bee hives hanging from the Infant Fruit Tree, had considerable value. With no one around to spy, Qi Tian did not need to be covert. He quickly cleaned up the area but did not uproot the Infant Fruit Tree. Even with the hives on the tree, he only cut off more than half, leaving a small part intact. Given time, such an opportunity could hatch again. There was no need to be so ruthless as to completely destroy this treasure trove of potential.

While the Transporting Whirlwinds scavenged, Qi Tian released the exploratory function of the Heavenly Dao Engine, spreading it in all directions to search for Gao Yuqiu’s whereabouts.

Sure enough, as he anticipated, Qi Tian quickly spotted Gao Yuqiu and his group in the images relayed by the Heavenly Dao Engine. They were about fifty li away in the southeast direction, frantically fleeing with seven or eight cultivators in hot pursuit.

Qi Tian quickly gestured, recalling all the Transporting Whirlwinds, then rode his flying sword toward the direction where Gao Yuqiu and the others were escaping.

This time, the flying sword Qi Tian used was the one he had just captured. Indeed, it was much faster than his original one when traveling. With such a speed-oriented flying sword, he could certainly save a lot of time.

After a short while, Qi Tian saw Gao Yuqiu and the others from afar. They had now landed on the ground, forming a circle and a defensive formation. Outlying them were the several foreign cultivators pursuing them.

Gao Yuqiu was standing off with them, continuously exchanging sharp words. Qi Tian couldn’t care less about what was being said; he directly controlled the flying sword beneath him and zoomed over at high speed.

As Qi Tian dove, the piercing sound of him breaking through the air startled everyone. Gao Yuqiu and his teammates were ecstatic, especially Gao Yuqiu, who knew Qi Tian’s strength. Seeing Qi Tian flying towards them, he knew they were saved.