Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 362 - 362 0272 Treasure Hunt Mission

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It took Qi Tian a while to recover from his astonishment. He hastily collected the attribute-less top-grade spirit stone. Next, Qi Tian took a deep breath and shifted his focus back to the pile of rubble, not knowing if there were any more top-grade spirit stones hidden within.

Qi Tian carefully sorted through the rubble and, after a while, discovered more spirit stones, which he collected, regardless of size, and set them aside. After double-checking again and again, he was finally sure there were no more left in the rubble.

It was time for Qi Tian to count the spoils, the results of which pleased him greatly. In addition to the top-grade spirit stone the size of his fingertips he found earlier, he also found a slightly smaller top-grade spirit stone, three about the size of peanuts, five the size of soybeans, ten the size of mung beans, and more than twenty the size of millets. These top-grade spirit stones were all attribute-less and, after Qi Tian’s observation, he realized they were once part of a larger top-grade spirit stone but had since shattered into their current form for reasons unknown.

Qi Tian carefully collected these top-grade spirit stones, which were absolutely priceless. Not to mention their larger counterparts; even just a millet-sized top-grade spirit stone would easily fetch twenty top-grade spirit stones in exchange– it’s no laughing matter. The sheer number of these top-grade spirit stones represented a large wealth.

Qi Tian recalled his agreement with the Heavenly Dao Engine: if there were treasures inside the “bird’s egg”, they would be split evenly. Therefore, the Heavenly Dao Engine must have also consumed the same amount of top-grade spirit stones. He abruptly wondered if the Heavenly Dao Engine had leveled up after ingesting so many top-grade spirit stones. Hastily, he delved his consciousness into his Qi Sea and observed the Heavenly Dao Engine closely, discovering that it indeed showed some new changes. The fifth blade on the turbine had grown to nearly 80% of its full size, nearing completion.

This change was an encouraging one. Yet, Qi Tian couldn’t help but marvel at how, back in the cave, he had fed the Heavenly Dao Engine the contents of eight coffins, causing it to level up. He never expected that the energy contained within those eight coffins would actually surpass that of the many top-grade spirit stones.

Qi Tian withdrew his consciousness, wondering if he should feed the remaining top-grade spirit stones to the Heavenly Dao Engine, perhaps to coax out even more turbine blades. However, after some hesitation, he dismissed the idea.

At the Wanjie Commerce auction, Qi Tian realized how desperately he was in need of spirit stones. Once these top-grade spirit stones were depleted, he would undoubtedly find himself in trouble if he needed more. Moreover, top-grade spirit stones are not as readily available as low-grade spirit stones. Once spent, replenishment would be an unknown timeframe away. There was also no immediate need for the Heavenly Dao Engine to level up again–an increase to nearly five times his strength was already sufficient for his present needs.

Just as the “bird’s egg” brought Qi Tian joy beyond measure, he wondered if the so-called secret scripture would also surprise him. He took out the scripture for a bit of research, but was left feeling clueless. In turn, he handed the scripture to the Heavenly Dao Engine to see if it could break the seal inside.

After a short while, the Heavenly Dao Engine spat out the scripture through the black hole in Qi Tian’s palm. Upon a closer look, Qi Tian found that the scripture had indeed undergone some changes after being chewed up by the Heavenly Dao Engine. Originally, the scripture appeared as a single unit, resembling a book model that couldn’t be opened. There were no visible signs of seals on the surface, and not even a Nascent Soul could detect any energy from it.

Now, however, it resembled a typical booklet that could be easily opened and read.

Qi Tian joyfully picked up the booklet and flipped it open for a look. His heart thrilled; it was truly a secret scripture discussing bloodlines, covering aspects such as its origin, introductions to common and rare bloodlines, how to acquire and utilize bloodlines, etc. The content was incredibly detailed and extensive.

This was undoubtedly a genuine scripture on bloodline. Many of the knowledge contained within was shockingly valuable. Qi Tian had purchased this scripture for only a few hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones, making it quite the steal.

With a smile, Qi Tian put away the scripture. By this point, he had finished sorting all his gains from the auction, with only the fragment of the Demon-Seeing Mirror left unexamined. Considering his surroundings were not entirely safe, Qi Tian decided to leave it for later. He collected the Array Disk and Array Flags he had set up and glanced outside. It was already quite late.

Thus, Qi Tian flopped onto the bed and immediately fell asleep. He hadn’t slept for a long time; from the moment the Vice-Minister of Taichang Temple conscripted him from the Imperial Master Mansion to resist the Chi Di people at the frontier, he hadn’t truly rested until now. He would close his eyes from time to time but would spend that time in cultivation instead. Today was the first time in months that he could let go of all his concerns and burdens to enjoy a good night’s sleep.