Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 383 - 383 0282 Chi Di Capital_2

Chapter 383: Chapter 0282: Chi Di Capital_2 Chapter 383: Chapter 0282: Chi Di Capital_2 Qi Tian took two steps back, leaving enough space for Hu Niu.

Hu Niu leapt up with a roar that shook the heavens and the earth.

Foundation Establishment Stage! After Qi Tian injected her with blood continuously, Hu Niu finally completed her breakthrough. She leapfrogged over the Nine Levels of Qi Cultivation and rose to the first level of Foundation Establishment. Moreover, Qi Tian could feel that the power of the blood did not immediately disappear from Hu Niu’s body. It seemed to be dormant temporarily and might bring more changes to Hu Niu in the future.

Qi Tian was quite satisfied with this change in Hu Niu. She was worth the effort, and it was not in vain that he used his invaluable bloodline on her. As to whether it was worth it, this was not within Hu Niu’s consideration at all. His own practice consumed a considerable amount of resources, let alone Hu Niu.

After Hu Niu successfully broke through, Qi Tian let her rest in this underground cave for two days. Then, feeling that there was nothing left for him to do underground, he took out his pickaxe again, dug open the sealed tunnel, and left with Hu Niu.

He had closed himself off for a considerable amount of time. Presumably, the man who had unleashed the Soul Splitting Sound had already left, so he should be safe for now.

Meanwhile, a wild beast was in its den. Hearing the commotion, it ran over, intending to deliver a fatal blow to the unwelcome intruder in its home. However, before it could act, Hu Niu, who had gone ahead, charged at the wild beast. Without uttering a word, she directly slapped it.

The beast in the cave was a very common wild beast, and Hu Niu was now a demon beast at the Foundation Establishment Stage. Her slap sent the beast flying and crashing into the cave wall, killing it instantly.

Qi Tian shook his head but said nothing, leaving the cave with Hu Niu.

The place Qi Tian had chosen to hide was an uninhabited area. Outside the cave, the scenery remained the same. Looking around, there were no signs of human life, and there were no cultivators passing by as he looked up at the sky.

Qi Tian took out two flying swords, using one himself and giving the other to Hu Niu. Not only that, he also gave Hu Niu a Storage Bag and put some cultivation resources in it that Hu Niu could use. Many times, he could not take care of Hu Niu, so he prepared in advance to avoid delaying Hu Niu’s cultivation.

With Hu Niu’s advancement to the Foundation Establishment Stage, not only did her strength increase, but her intelligence also improved. Under Qi Tian’s guidance, Hu Niu very quickly mastered the basic skills of controlling a flying sword. Although she was not yet capable of fighting others with a sword, simple operations posed no problem.

Qi Tian released his flying sword first and jumped onto it. Hu Niu mimicked him and jumped onto her sword too, following Qi Tian’s lead to unsteadily fly into the sky.

Hu Niu had never dreamt that she could fly one day. Excited, she let out a roar that shook the sky, causing many beasts in the mountains to have a restless night. Many animals chose to stay away from Qi Tian and Hu Niu as a result.

Since Hu Niu was a novice at controlling a flying sword, their journey started slowly. However, as she got used to the sword, her speed gradually increased. Each time this happened, Qi Tian would pick up speed again to maintain the gap between them.

Hu Niu always made herself familiar with flying with a sword so that she could catch up with Qi Tian’s speed.

Thus, they flew for more than a day before finally leaving the mountains to arrive at an inhabited mountain village.

Qi Tian let Hu Niu put away her flying sword, then climbed onto the blade where Hu Niu was originally standing. He, however, sat on Hu Niu’s back.

The flying sword swayed in mid-air, threatening to fail, but its quality prevailed, and it soon stabilized. Carrying Qi Tian and Hu Niu, it shakily descended from the sky, landing just outside the mountain village.

There should have been people in the village who had noticed the commotion. Several of them ran out to stand in front of Qi Tian. Among them, a man who appeared to be in his thirties bowed deeply to Qi Tian, and asked, “Honorable immortal masters, might you enlighten us as to why you’re visiting our humble locality?”

At this point, Qi Tian had scanned the entire village with the Heavenly Dao Engine. He had not detected anyone with a potent Spirit Qi presence, let alone anyone at the Foundation Establishment Stage. However, he could sense a Qi Cultivation Stage aura from the man who was speaking with him.

The man was speaking in a local dialect, which Qi Tian could not understand. Qi Tian began speaking in the official language of the Chi Di after a short pause.

The man quickly urged Qi Tian to slow down and fetched a pen and paper. He communicated with Qi Tian in his broken Chi Di, recording any essential parts of their conversation on paper.

After this brief exchange, Qi Tian understood that he was still within Chi Di territory. The man informed him of the distance to the Chi Di Capital, gave him a rundown of cities nearby, and told him everything he needed to know.

Armed with this information, Qi Tian no longer feared getting lost.

He gave the man a large chunk of gold as gratitude for his help. As Qi Tian prepared to mount Hu Niu and leave, the man suddenly kneeled and begged him to take him as an apprentice, or at least spare some cultivation resources.

Qi Tian was not in the mood to take on an apprentice, let alone a Chi Di native. He refused outright, shaking off the man’s pleas with a casual wave, jumped back onto his flying sword and continued his journey.

Knowing which direction to go eased Qi Tian’s journey significantly. He stopped sword-flying once he left the forest, choosing instead to ride on the back of Hu Niu. Hu Niu’s speed had greatly increased since reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, reaching approximately 60 miles an hour. This ground speed was faster than Qi Tian had anticipated, and he accepted it readily.

After entering the official roads, Qi Tian adjusted their heading, leading Hu Niu to the source of those stone bullets. His decision to enter Chi Di territory was driven by his pursuit of those stone bullets. But events happened one after another, delaying him, and he had yet to reach his destination. Qi Tian could only shake his head in resignation.

According to the testimonies Qi Tian had previously gleaned from Chi Di natives with access to stone bullets, their origin was close to the Chi Di Capital, approximately a hundred miles away. It was a commoners’ gathering spot, theoretically devoid of any cultivators.

Despite continuous traveling without rest, it took Qi Tian and Hu Niu over three days to reach the Chi Di Capital.

Planning to rest for a while and recover before heading to his destination, Qi Tian observed that the Chi Di Capital was inferior to Zhangshui City in every aspect, save for its broader city area and rougher people.

In the Chi Di Capital, there was a myriad of races, even including normal folks from Great Zhao. Despite the looming threat of war, the Chi Di had not ill-treated the Zhao folks. Instead, they were granted the same freedom as others, without limitation on their movement.

However, Qi Tian did not disguise himself as a Zhao person. Appearing as a nondescript foreigner riding atop a conspicuously golden Flur Tiger, Qi Tian nonchalantly entered the Chi Di Capital. His high profile appearance drew countless curious stares, but Qi Tian was not bothered. His high profile was strategically intended to avoid drawing attention from the entity capable of emitting the Soul Splitting Sound.