Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 229 - 229 0205 Daring to Show Off Violence in King

Chapter 229: Chapter 0205: Daring to Show Off Violence in King Zhangbei Manor_2 Chapter 229: Chapter 0205: Daring to Show Off Violence in King Zhangbei Manor_2 Perhaps in the eyes of general cultivators, the knowledge of rune symbols and talismans is somewhat mystifying. However, for Qi Tian, who used to solve advanced math problems casually, these runes don’t even compare in complexity. For him, there wasn’t really anything difficult about it.

Within days, Qi Tian had succeeded in drawing dozens of types of rune symbols with impressive precision and depth. With these symbols under his belt, he turned his attention to crafting talismans, beginning to engrave specific items with runes. As an example, the Power Rune was a very common rune, which can be etched on almost anything.

However, the first rune Qi Tian tried his hand at was the Defense Talisman. Back when he was in the Lianying Realm, he had encountered someone who used a Golden Light Body Protection Talisman. This experience had left such a deep impression on him that he had always dreamed of creating one himself. If he could have a few of such talismans, there would be no need for armor.

The Golden Rune Volume outlined a detailed explanation of the Golden Light Body Protection Talisman. It is a type of talisman that uses gold attribute Spirit Qi to form a protective shield around the body. Depending on the skill level of the creator and the quality of materials used, the talisman can provide varying levels of protection.

According to the Gold Rune Volume, a high-grade Golden Light Body Protection Talisman could even block a full-force attack from a Gold Core Stage cultivator. Of course, given Qi Tian’s current level of talisman-making ability and even his own Cultivation Stage, it would be impossible for him to make such a high-grade talisman. Nonetheless, he set himself a more practical goal: to create a talisman capable of withstanding a full-force attack from a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, like Zhao Donghao.

Even this goal was a bit ambitious. Although Zhao Donghao was not as formidable as Chen Wenbo, he was still a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. His strength was the result of decades of cultivation. If Qi Tian could merely create a talisman that could deflect a full-force attack, the efforts of Foundation Establishment strength cultivators like Zhao would be significantly devalued.

Qi Tian painstakingly began to create the Golden Light Body Protection Talismans. After each creation, he would personally test their effectiveness by attacking them with a full-force blow, before reflecting on their effectiveness and making adjustments where necessary.

As such, every time Qi Tian crafted a new Golden Light Body Protection Talisman, he made some improvement. By the time he had exhausted all his talisman-making materials, his talismans could already withstand a full-force attack from him without the assistance of the Heavenly Dao Engine.

Generally speaking, one’s True Essence is expected to double upon ascending from the Qi Cultivation Period to the Foundation Establishment Stage, and one’s strength naturally doubles in parallel. However, Qi Tian was somewhat unique. His Qi Sea expanded more than usual during his ascension, leading to a doubling of his True Essence. It should be noted that during the Qi Cultivation Period, he had perfectly opened 37 of his 40 meridians, each offering a three hundred pound increase in True Essence Power, and each of the last three could provide five hundred pounds. Such an increase in power, even at the Foundation Establishment Stage, was terrifying and far surpassing those at the first or second layer of the Foundation Establishment Stage. Whether he could go against someone in the third layer would depend on how solid their foundation was.

Qi Tian’s crafted Golden Light Body Protection Talisman could withstand his full-force attack. This was essentially tantamount to a regular second or third layer of the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator struggling to break his protection. However, cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage had varied attack methods – if they could not break his protection using their own strength, they could resort to weapons, powerful spells, or even other means. If Qi Tian were to believe he was invincible, he would be mistaken.

Qi Tian had a clear view of this. In the Cultivation World, there were countless others more powerful than him, and he dared not let his guard down at any time.

Having used up all his materials, there was no point in staying any longer in King Zhangbei Manor. Qi Tian once again bid farewell to Zhao Qian. This time, Zhao Qian didn’t express any guilt, although she still felt like she had taken great advantage of Qi Tian. Some compensation had been made, however, and she would look for opportunities in the future to make it up to him.

“Qi Tian, I realize that it’s not realistic to keep you here any longer. Let me see you out.”

Zhao Qian accompanied Qi Tian to the stable where the spiritual beast Hu Niu had been lodged ever since Qi Tian’s arrival at the manor. Zhao Qian would pay several visits to Hu Niu every day to ensure that the manor’s caretakers would not neglect Hu Niu.

The two were joking around as they walked towards the animal stalls when they heard a cry of alarm from afar.

“We’re in trouble! Someone come quick, Yang Dong has been killed by a tiger!”

Several figures dashed out from nearby and charged towards the animal stalls. “Damn beast, you have some nerve! How dare you take a human life? We won’t let you go today!”

Qi Tian’s heart tightened. He muttered, “this isn’t good”, and rushed towards the animal stalls. Zhao Qian’s face turned pale, and she followed closely behind Qi Tian.

When Qi Tian arrived at the animal stalls, he saw a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage slap Hu Niu, resulting in the robust Golden Flur Tiger, which was stronger than a water buffalo, being flung away.

Mid-air, Hu Niu spewed a mouthful of blood. After it fell to the ground, it rolled several times and didn’t get up for a while.

“Bastard, how dare you hit Hu Niu, you deserve to die!” Qi Tian was never a soft-hearted person. He immediately took out his Red Hoop Stick and lunged towards the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator who had hit Hu Niu.

“Who are you? You have quite the nerve to cause trouble in King Zhangbei Manor.” Another Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator rushed forward. He was holding a Spirit Sword and while he was speaking, the Spirit Sword in his hand was already stabbing towards Qi Tian.

Simultaneously, two more Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators attacked Qi Tian. As for the cultivator who had hit Hu Niu, he showed no signs of stopping and continued his attack on Hu Niu. “Damned beast, you dared to kill in the Prince Mansion. Today, I will cut off your head and avenge Yang Dong.”

At this moment, Zhao Qian had already rushed over, shouting fiercely, “Stop, everyone stop!”

Zhao Puxue suddenly appeared and stood beside Zhao Qian, saying, “Second sister, this is King Zhangbei Manor. The wicked tiger has hurt people, it must be punished. If we aren’t able to stop this threat in time and it ends up hurting our father or frightening the Princess Consort, who could bear such responsibility?”

Zhao Qian glared at Zhao Puxue, saying, “Second brother, don’t go too far. Whether Hu Niu has hurt anyone or not, I can’t be certain just yet, but we can investigate. To rashly claim that Hu Niu is guilty is outrageous. You’re even attacking Qi Tian now. What exactly are you trying to do?”

“It’s nothing, I’m just concerned about the safety of the Prince Mansion. Think about it, if Qi Tian’s mount hurts people, Qi Tian must have commanded it. At the very least, he is guilty of poor discipline. If we don’t capture him, how can we kill that wicked tiger and seek justice for Yang Dong?” Zhao Puxue argued righteously.

“Second brother, don’t be so self-righteous. When was the security of the Prince Mansion your concern? Also, explain to me, what’s all this about these Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators? They are not from our King Zhangbei Manor; they have no qualifications to take action within our territory.”