Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 367 - 367 0274 Still Need A Lot of Luck_2

Chapter 367: Chapter 0274: Still Need A Lot of Luck_2 Chapter 367: Chapter 0274: Still Need A Lot of Luck_2 Watching Li Jiahui walk away, Qi Tian gave a bitter smile. He had met several Gold Core Stage ones earlier – be it the Imperial Master Mansion’s Xiao Xiaowu or the later Huang Liuyan. They were all kind to him; even He Miao, who presided over the Bloodline Auction, didn’t make him feel much threatened. This led him to believe that all at Gold Core Stage were easy to talk to. Plus, those people were indeed overstepping their boundaries and touching the profit of Wanjie Commerce. Therefore, he had asked Li Jiahui to intervene but didn’t expect such an attitude from him. Qi Tian finally realized the truth of the rumors that the typical attitude of Gold Core Stage characters towards cultivators of lower levels than theirs is just like Li Jiahui’s.

Qi Tian didn’t regret much, though. If faced with a similar situation, he would still choose to seek Li Jiahui’s help aa it seemed to be the most straightforward and effortless way. More importantly, he was now posing as “Yu Ping” and not Qi Tian, so even if Li Jiahui holds a grudge, it would be against Yu Ping and not him, Qi Tian, which he thought should cause him no worry at all.

As for taking advantage of Li Jiahui, Qi Tian didn’t bother contemplating it. He asked Li Jiahui to intervene on behalf of Wanjie Commerce; theoretically, it was part of Li Jiahui’s responsibility. However, Li Jiahui threated Qi Tian using this excuse. Qi Tian felt that even God would agree to exploit such a person.’

Now that no one was disturbing him, Qi Tian resumed his treasure hunt in an orderly manner. The junk mountains indeed hid some potentially precious artifacts. But it was pretty tough to dig out something valuable or with much Spirit Qi left. Trash is trash – even if it could be converted into something precious, it couldn’t compare to the real treasures. Just like in his previous life on Earth, the recycling of waste was always a costly affair. Otherwise, the issue of landfilling wouldn’t have been so severe.

Surely, there might occasionally be some hidden gem amongst the waste, but the chances were incredibly slim. Qi Tian had a Heavenly Dao Engine that could sense where precious items might be hidden, but his movements were restricted. People patrolled overhead, and treasure hunters roamed all over the junk mountains. Hence, the prospect of freely hunting for treasures was quite demanding.

Qi Tian wasn’t in a rush; he was waiting for an opportunity. If no one could find the trail of the Innate Spirit Treasure Level mining shovel, he might still have a chance to hunt for more treasure in these junk mountains. He might even find an opportunity to dig out a precious item.

In the blink of an eye, another afternoon passed. Qi Tian again filled his basket with more items, which contained slightly more Spirit Qi than in the morning. When he returned to the foot of the rubbish mountain carrying his tool-laden basket, the cultivator responsible for checking baskets in the morning examined his. Finishing the customary inspection, the cultivator nodded appreciatively and said, “Yu Ping, it seems you indeed have some unique treasure hunting skills. As I said, I have a good opportunity for you. Would you like it?”

Qi Tian asked, “Can I know what the opportunity is before I decide to take it?”

“Of course, you can. You must know why we’re gathered here by now. The Innate Spiritual Treasure Level mining shovel was dropped here by someone. With the shovel that size dropped onto such a vast rubbish mountain, there must be some key likely drop areas. The area where your digging is actually the periphery, the least likely place to find the shovel. The reason why you are still allowed to hunt here is merely a just-in-case measure. In reality, we are actually searching for the shovel in those key suspicious drop areas. So, how about it, will you go there and try your luck? You may be able to find the shovel. If you do, it will be as if you have reached the pinnacle of life, and you’ll not lack any benefits.”

“So, all I need to do is say I want to go, and I can go? I don’t have to pay, right?” Qi Tian asked.

With a chuckle, the cultivator said, “No need to pay, just nod.”

Qi Tian immediately nodded, and the cultivator laughed heartily, saying, “That’s right! We cultivators naturally shouldn’t miss any opportunity that comes knocking. Get some rest. I’ll arrange for someone to take you to the prime suspected drop areas. If you manage to find the shovel and reap the rewards, remember I helped you.”

Qi Tian rested for less than five minutes when someone came over, quickly inquired about his situation, and then led him away. After climbing over several mounds of garbage, they arrived at a location near the center of this vast range of garbage mountains. As one of the major forces in Wanjie City, Wanjie Commerce owned one of the eight garbage mountains in this area, which was also the key area suspected of the dropped item.

The person pointed to the garbage mountain and said to Qi Tian, “You can search for treasure anywhere on this mountain, there’s no need to stick to one spot. Good luck, lad.”

After the man left Qi Tian, a Gold Core Stage cultivator flew over from a distance and said to Qi Tian, “Newcomer, listen closely, I am here on behalf of Master Chang’an. If you manage to find the mining shovel, don’t rush to hand it over to Wanjie Commerce. If you choose to give it to Master Chang’an, he can take you as his nominal disciple.”

At this moment, another Gold Core Stage cultivator flew over, addressing the cultivator who came to snatch the mining shovel with a bitter smile, “Mr. Han, you’re here again? How interesting is it to continuously try to steal our workers from Wanjie Commerce?”

The cultivator surnamed Han spread his hands and said shamelessly, “I’m just following orders. If you have a problem with it, go talk to Master Chang’an. I don’t dare to disobey Master’s orders.”

The later-come Gold Core Stage cultivator finally managed to get rid of Mr. Han. He then turned to Qi Tian and said, “Remember who hired you to treasure hunt here. If you betray Wanjie Commerce, no one in Wanjie City can protect you.”

After warning Qi Tian, the Gold Core Stage cultivator left.

Qi Tian rolled his eyes secretly but didn’t say anything. He grabbed his tools and began to climb up the garbage mountain. There were noticeably fewer people on this mountain, but every one of them appeared strong. Qi Tian could already sense an extremely powerful aura from several treasure hunters.

While observing his surroundings, Qi Tian used the Heavenly Dao Engine to sense the distribution of treasures around him. He was rather disappointed that the Heavenly Dao Engine couldn’t detect the presence of the mining shovel in his vicinity. The sensing range of Heavenly Dao Engine was not unlimited. It could clearly sense within a radius of twenty meters, while the maximum range was roughly two hundred meters. Beyond this distance, unless there was a very strong Spirit Qi, even the Heavenly Dao Engine wouldn’t be able to detect it.

Perhaps in the future, as the Heavenly Dao Engine upgrades, its sensing range will expand. But for now, this is the limit.

An Innate Spiritual Treasure Level mining shovel contained a significant amount of energy. Qi Tian estimated that even beyond two hundred meters, the Heavenly Dao Engine would still be able to detect it. But even if the range was extended by another hundred meters, making it three hundred meters in total, it would still be tiny compared to the vast scale of the garbage mountains. Considering that there wasn’t just one garbage mountain and that they could stretch for hundreds of miles, with each mountain over a hundred meters high, it would still require a great deal of luck to find the Innate Spiritual Treasure Level mining shovel, even with a cheat instrument like the Heavenly Dao Engine.

Qi Tian could only keep moving, hoping to happen upon the vicinity of the mining shovel. Only then could he locate it.