Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 375 - 375 0278 An Extra Chamber_2

Chapter 375: Chapter 0278: An Extra Chamber_2 Chapter 375: Chapter 0278: An Extra Chamber_2 A thoughtful flicker passed through Qi Tian’s mind, could the golden core opportunity still be hidden within this underground cavern?

This thought made Qi Tian incredibly excited. As the golden core opportunity was something that everyone would vie for, and he had the Heavenly Dao Engine, which virtually assured that he would reach the Gold Core Stage. Regardless, who would decline a good opportunity? Even if he didn’t use it, Qi Tian could exchange it for his cultivation resources or save it for someone dear to him.

Initially, Qi Tian didn’t really want to compete for the golden core opportunity, fearing unwanted attention, but now Qi Tian had made significant gains in Wanjie City. He had even purchased several Ice Sword Talismans, which could pose a threat to a cultivator at the Gold Core Stage. Among those who entered the underground cavern, Qi Tian held an imposing power. With such a force at his command, what did he have to fear?

Moreover, Qi Tian had experienced the sweet taste of the continuous upgrade of the Heavenly Dao Engine. He believed that if he allowed the Heavenly Dao Engine to swallow this golden core opportunity, the Engine might level up again, bringing undeniable benefits.

Qi Tian immediately used the Heavenly Dao Engine to carefully perceive the location of the energy. The Engine quickly sent a three-dimensional map to Qi Tian, which indicated items and people with Spirit Qi around him. The energy that the Engine showed interest in was particularly highlighted.

Qi Tian took out his pickaxe and started digging in the direction of the energy source. The cave walls were as easily cracked open as tofu. He could dig up a large hole with just one shovel, which was even more effective than the earth-digging machinery he had encountered in his previous life.

With the pickaxe, Qi Tian made rapid progress, after advancing nearly hundred meters, he entered another cavern. Unlike the caverns he had been in before, this one had no entrance or exit, and was completely sealed off. Moreover, there were no coffins on the ground and no traces to indicate that there ever were any; contrarily, there was an altar.

The altar in this cavern differed from the altar in the cavern where Qi Tian had been trapped for several days; it was significantly smaller and of a different style.

On the altar was a table with three brocade boxes. They were motionless, as though they had been newly placed.

Qi Tian approached the table and picked up the brocade box on his right. As he opened it, he almost upchucked his last meal. The box contained several spherical objects of varying sizes. Each had dried blood stains on them, but these could not hide the magnificent Spirit Qi that they exuded.

“Is this… the Gold Core?” Qi Tian gasped. He had seen many unbelievable things before and had aspired to the legendary Gold Core. But he could never imagine that these might come out of successful Gold Core cultivators before they even had a chance to show off their prowess.

Just thinking of this possibility sent chills down his spine. Such a formidable enemy! If he ever encountered the master of this brocade box, he would likely survive for less than a minute.

Qi Tian quickly closed the brocade box, hesitated for a moment, and didn’t immediately offer the Gold Cores to the Heavenly Dao Engine as fuel. These were Gold Cores, not Demon Cores.

He thought it might be useful in the future, so he stashed it away.

After storing the brocade box containing the Gold Cores, Qi Tian opened the left-hand brocade box. His Heavenly Dao Engine sent him a strong urge to swallow it.

Qi Tian looked closer at what’s in the brocade box and found a storage ring. He tried to place the storage ring on his finger and attempted to unlock it with his consciousness, but it didn’t work.

Could it be that the owner of this storage ring was still alive? And that the spiritual imprint he left on the ring was preventing Qi Tian from unlocking it?

After a moment of deliberation, Qi Tian handed the ring to the Heavenly Dao Engine. This time, he gave the Heavenly Dao Engine the command to not only break the spiritual imprint on the storage ring, but also to completely digest and swallow all contents.

Qi Tian clearly felt the Heavenly Dao Engine’s extreme delight upon receiving this command. It was just like a dog getting truly excited when its wishes are fulfilled by its owner.

Soon, the Heavenly Dao Engine had completely digested everything from the ring, coughing out a pile of waste without a trace of Spirit Qi. Keen to see if the Heavenly Dao Engine had changed, Qi Tian extended his consciousness into his Qi Sea to look closer.

The first thing Qi Tian noticed was that the fifth turbine blade of the Heavenly Dao Engine was fully formed, and the sixth blade was also beginning to sprout.

Before he could even celebrate, he noticed that the Heavenly Dao Engine had grown slightly larger and there seemed to be an additional chamber on it.

Curious, Qi Tian wondered if this was a fuel tank of the Heavenly Dao Engine.

As this idea crossed his mind, he discovered a void in his mind and saw that the new chamber was empty at present. Qi Tian noted that this empty chamber was associated with another chamber. He drifted to the end of the passage, where he found another chamber brimming with high-concentration Qi. The Qi was so concentrated that it was more a liquefied Qi, highly condensed and extremely potent.

If what he was seeing was the Heavenly Dao Engine’s fuel, then the empty chamber must be a storage unit. Was it a secondary fuel tank?

The more he considered this possibility, the more Qi Tian believed that he was right. He formed a new idea. If it indeed was a storage chamber, then what he kept there would not be consumed by the Heavenly Dao Engine. Could he use this chamber as a secretive storage and hide his valuable items? He could fetch them as and when needed.

Just like when he was in Wanjie City, Qi Tian temporarily handed over a lot of items to the Heavenly Dao Engine for safekeeping. If this storage chamber could perform such functions, then he could get the Heavenly Dao Engine to routinely guard his items. As a result, he wouldn’t have to carry storage bags or storage rings around and, things could get much easier.

Upon considering this, Qi Tian immediately discussed it with the Heavenly Dao Engine. After a brief conversation, the Engine confirmed Qi Tian’s guess. The new chamber was indeed a storage room for the Heavenly Dao Engine. From now on, it would first store all the Spirit Qi-rich things that Qi Tian gave it here, and only when the fuel in the fuel chamber ran low, that the Heavenly Dao Engine would start using the stored energy.