Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 431 - 431 0306 Its Not a Problem at All_2

Chapter 431: Chapter 0306: It’s Not a Problem at All_2 Chapter 431: Chapter 0306: It’s Not a Problem at All_2 Just a few minutes after Qi Tian left, a team of cultivators flew over. These cultivators were either completely dressed in black or white, each holding a funerary stick, with faces extraordinarily pale, giving them a rather eerie appearance.

Upon flying over the place where Qi Tian had fought, the cultivator dressed in a black hat and black robe, leading the group, paused. With a wave of his hand, all the cultivators paused. “A fierce fight occurred here recently, with at least dozens dead. Pay attention, everyone. There are experts entering the secret realm this time, and they’re formidable ones at that.”

“Hehe, why should senior brother be afraid? It’s not like we’re unprepared. This time entering the secret realm, our Ghost God Temple will surely get the most gains.”

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At this time, outside the light door to the secret realm, people were still queueing to enter. By now, the vast majority of cultivators had already entered the secret realm. The only force left was the National Master Manor.

Now, the cultivators hired by National Master Manor were in line to enter. However, amid these cultivators was a group that stood out. Without exception, they were all dressed in National Master Manor costumes. They were the disciples of the National Master Manor from Wanjie City, internal recruits who’d formed a team to enter the secret realm.

Not every force entering the secret realm was like Wanjie Commerce, relying solely on mercenaries. Besides hiring a large number of personnel, they’d also organized their disciples to go. This was true for the Ghost God Temple and also the National Master Manor.

Now, standing next to this group of National Master Manor disciples were two individuals standing in mid-air. If Qi Tian were here, he would definitely recognize both, or at least, he’d met both before. The two, a man and a woman. The woman was Huang Liuyan, who Qi Tian hadn’t seen in a long time. As always, Huang Liuyan was extraordinarily beautiful.

The man was someone Qi Tian had also met. He was the one who had accompanied Huang Liuyan to the auction, entering the Wanjie Commerce together.

“Junior sister, are you really planning to enter the secret realm? You’re a Gold Core cultivator, and this secret realm isn’t friendly to Gold Core cultivators. Although you’ve suppressed your cultivation level to the Half-step Golden Core using a secret method, this doesn’t mean you are completely safe. There’s still a high chance of meeting a violent death. I think you should drop the idea,” the male cultivator advised.

Huang Liuyan shook her head: “Thank you for your concern, senior brother, but I must go. Right now, our National Master Manor faces a great crisis, severely lacking cultivation resources. There’s already been quite some chaos within the manor. As a part of the manor, I cannot sit idly by. Please rest assured, after entering the secret realm this time, I will try to collect as much cultivation resources for National Master Manor as possible, and will not fail the expectations of everyone in the manor.” Huang Liuyan was very polite, her tone filled with professionalism.

“Junior sister, you know that’s not what I meant. Don’t you understand my feelings for you yet?” The male cultivator’s face showed a touch of impatience, as he glared at Huang Liuyan’s face and queried: “I have already asked; you were not on the original list. You insisted on going. Tell me why. Is it because I proposed to you and you don’t want to marry me, so you want to hide in the secret realm?”

Huang Liuyan replied: “Senior brother, you are overthinking it. You’re incredibly gifted, and I’m dull-witted. There’s a world of difference between the two of us. I feel like I’m nowhere near compatible for you. Please do not pester me anymore. There are many sisters in our manor who are more beautiful and hundred times more talented than me. Many of them are dreaming about marrying you. You can go find them. As for me, please consider me as just an acquaintance.”

The male cultivator’s face turned unsightly. He snorted, and said: “Junior sister, I’ve said that I will definitely marry you, and I will do it. I don’t care whether you’re going to the secret realm to avoid me this time or not, but I am determined. Unless you stay in the secret realm forever, when you come out, it will be the day we get married. It doesn’t matter if you don’t agree, I will have my master ask your master for your hand in marriage. As long as your master agrees, whether you do or not doesn’t matter.”

Huang Liuyan remained silent, unsure how to make the male cultivator give up. She could be sure that if he proposed to her master, her master would agree nine out of ten times. After all, anyone who’s not blind can see how promising the senior brother’s future will be.

Qi Tian had no idea that Huang Liuyan had not only entered the secret realm but had also faced a forced marriage. After killing the greedy cultivators, he rode his flying sword at the fastest speed.

About ten minutes later, Qi Tian slightly slowed down. His flight speed was quick, but considering the time, he had traveled about seventy to eighty kilometers.

Seeing that no one was chasing him, Qi Tian not only reduced his speed but also lowered his flying altitude. He initially didn’t plan on mining on the plains, However, he remembered that in his past life, many grassland regions also had abundant underground minerals. So why couldn’t there be spiritual stone veins under these plains?

Upon this thought, Qi Tian let the Heavenly Dao Engine’s perception stretch out, intending to see if there were hidden mines beneath the grassland’s soil.

At first, Qi Tian found nothing. He wasn’t concerned, however, and continued to fly while directing his flying sword. After all, if it were that easy to find spiritual stone veins, he wouldn’t need to mine.

Qi Tian wasn’t discouraged and kept using his method of flying and mining. The Heavenly Dao Engine’s current detection range was limited – while in flight, it could only detect about a thousand meters beneath the ground. Beyond that depth, it was useless to him.

One thousand meters may not seem much, but don’t forget that most of the forces entering the secret realm this time, except for a select few who possessed tools for detecting spirit stone veins, had to rely on luck or deeply draining spells. Otherwise, they could only wait for others to locate the spiritual stone veins and mine there, but that would come at a cost.

By the time they leave the secret realm, these people are unlikely to have massive gains. Most of the spoils are scavenged by the various factions.

Like this, Qi Tian had been searching for over a day. He was now far from where he initially entered the secret realm. Suddenly, he received feedback from his Heavenly Dao Engine – at a thousand meters deep underground, there was a large amount of Spirit Qi fluctuation that could only be caused by a concentration of spirit stones.

Greatly excited, Qi Tian flew higher to survey the surroundings. He couldn’t see any people or beasts around. It seemed like he had found a vein that no one else or beast had discovered yet.

Qi Tian hurriedly pulled out his innate spirit treasure level mining shovel and began digging. With the shovel’s high level, even the hardest rocks and soil were as soft as tofu. In no time, Qi Tian dug a vertical well straight into the ground.

Qi Tian had already blocked the well entrance and continued to dig underground. Soon after, he found the spiritual stone vein. Most cultivators would bring the rocks and soil containing spirit stones to the surface for special handlers. Some stones would also end up in the market via various channels. These were known as spirit stone raw stones, and whether they contained spirit stones was up to one’s luck.

Spirit stones are trapped in hard rocks, and most cultivators can’t accurately judge if there are spirit stones inside, let alone judge the rank of the spirit stones.

However, these problems were not problems for Qi Tian at all. The Heavenly Dao Engine allowed him to accurately determine whether there are spirit stones and how high their grade is.