Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 370 - 370 0276 All Sorts of Unexpected Things

Chapter 370: Chapter 0276: All Sorts of Unexpected Things Chapter 370: Chapter 0276: All Sorts of Unexpected Things Chapter 0276 Everything Unexpected

For the next two days, Qi Tian pretended to be diligently searching for an Innate Spirit Treasure Level miner’s shovel, but he never found one. However, he maintained the appearance of making a small progression each time.

As time went on, Qi Tian felt it was a good time to leave. He made a leave request to the manager Chang Hua. Before him, several treasure hunters had made similar requests. After all, looking for a small miner’s shovel in so many waste heaps was virtually impossible. After searching for a few days without results, it was only normal to give up.

Chang Hua carefully checked the magical tools that sealed Qi Tian’s space equipment several times. After confirming that the tools were not damaged and that Qi Tian had not hidden anything, he removed the sealing tools, waved his hand with a smile, and signaled that Qi Tian could leave.

During this period, Qi Tian had made some gains in the waste heap. Although none of them were very valuable except for the two Innate Spirit Treasures, they could all be traded for two or three hundred low-grade spirit stones, which was a significant achievement. After the sealing tools were removed, Qi Tian put these items into a Storage Bag and thanked Chang Hua repeatedly before turning to leave.

Watching Qi Tian’s retreating figure, Chang Hua’s eyes flickered with suspicion. For some reason, he felt that this man who claimed to be “Yu Ping” was not right. After a brief hesitation, he sent out a Message Paper Crane.

At the same time, Qi Tian also had a subtle sensation. Although he didn’t look back, he could feel Chang Hua’s scrutinizing gaze on his back. A chill ran down Qi Tian’s spine. He couldn’t be sure if Chang Hua was suspicious of him, but at this moment, it’s better to be cautious.

After Qi Tian boarded the carriage arranged by Wanjie Commerce for the return journey, he pretended to have a stomachache and reached into his robe. Outwardly, he seemed to be rubbing his stomach, but in reality, he threw all his belongings like the Storage Bag and Storage Ring into the black hole in his hands, leaving them in the care of the Heavenly Dao Engine. He prayed that the Engine would spare these items, especially the two Innate Spirit Treasures, top-grade spirit stones, Wuhang Ring, various scriptures, and the crane brass statue since they were his lifesaving items and potential fuel for the Heavenly Dao Engine, otherwise, it would be a huge waste.

In fact, Qi Tian had gained a lot since his trip to Tongmen West Pass, including hundreds of Storage Bags. But most of the resources had been fed to the Heavenly Dao Engine, leaving only four Storage Rings and three Storage Bags on his person.

After quickly storing everything into the Engine, he left only one Storage Ring and one Storage Bag. These were mere decoys, while his most valuable treasures were stored elsewhere.

Once he was ready, Qi Tian pretended to rub his stomach again before taking his hand out.

Just then, Chang Hua’s Message Paper Crane arrived and landed in the driver’s hand. After reading the message, he turned to look at Qi Tian and nodded politely.

Qi Tian felt a sense of alarm and asked, “Driver, can I get off the carriage and return on foot?”

The driver refused, “No. It has been agreed by all parties that no one can get on or off midway. Even stopping would invite strict scrutiny. Besides, the manager just told me that as a token of our gratitude for your help in treasure hunting, we invite you to enjoy a meal at the Hundred Flavors Building. All of you are obligated to join us. Anyone who refuses is disrespecting the Wanjie Commerce.”

The treasure hunters in the carriage with Qi Tian cheered while he quietly groaned.

In a while, the carriage, driven by the coachman, led Qi Tian and the others away from the trash mountain through the South City Gate of Wanjie City and returned to the city. Following the road, they eventually reached a restaurant with a sign reading “Hundred Flavors Building”.

The Hundred Flavors Building, a well-known restaurant in the Southern City District, mostly catered to cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage. The owner, a cultivator named Liang Jiasi at the same stage, managed the place. The restaurant also had a Half-step Golden Core cultivator named Kang Ke sent by Wanjie Commerce. Although he had not reached the Gold Core stage, he was more than enough to deter any troublemaking Foundation Establishment cultivators.

By the time the coachman stopped the carriage in front of the Hundred Flavors Building, the owner, Liang Jiasi was already waiting outside with his staff. Seeing the carriage stop, he walked over cheerfully, “Dear cultivators, you have worked hard. The banquet is ready. Please come in.”