Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 514 - 514 0352 Only Advanced to Half-Step Golden

Chapter 514: Chapter 0352 Only Advanced to Half-Step Golden Core (New Book Cultivation and Wealth seeks collection) Chapter 514: Chapter 0352 Only Advanced to Half-Step Golden Core (New Book Cultivation and Wealth seeks collection) Chapter 0352: Only advanced to half-step Golden Core (New book Cultivation and Wealth seeks for collection)

Qi Tian had seized the County Master Mansion, merely showing the flag to signify that he was the rightful Lubei County Master. Beyond that, he had sent Wang Shuqing and others on their way and then made no moves at all. He spent all day in the County Master Mansion without appearing in public, and no one knew what he was doing.

Because of Qi Tian’s actions, the County Magistrate of Lubei County readily played dumb, not even bothering to pay him a visit. The gentry from Lubei County also acted the same. They were all taking a wait-and-see approach with Qi Tian. Even though they all knew that the Imperial Master Mansion was at a disadvantage in the competition with the Guardian National Master Manor, it might not be a good thing to align themselves with Qi Tian during this time; it was better to wait and watch for now.

Right now, Qi Tian didn’t have the time to worry about the feelings of outsiders. As for whether the county magistrate came to visit him, he was too lazy to pursue it. He had more important things to do.

The Guardian National Master Mansion had expended much effort, first colluding with the Crown Prince to usurp the throne of Lubei County Master, and then setting up the Four Symbols Array capable of stopping a Gold Core Stage strongman. Furthermore, they set up a deadly trap with a Thunder Snake Talisman. Therefore, there must be a valuable treasure in the County Master Mansion they desperately sought, and this treasure was likely immobile, requiring the Four Symbols Array for protection. This array would certainly not have been deployed just for the safety of people like Wu Han; the technique was far too advanced and costly.

Qi Tian spent several days going through one item at a time in the secret room; he knew the Heavenly Dao Engine had a flaw, where a treasure without Spirit Qi couldn’t be detected by it.

As a cultivator’s cultivation level rises, the items they use that lack spirit qi become fewer and fewer. After reaching the Gold Core Stage, it’s almost impossible. Even the paper they use is unlikely to be ordinary white paper. They are all specially made because ordinary white paper is too fragile for them; one careless application of their force can easily destroy it.

Although the possibility of having treasures undetected by the Heavenly Dao Engine in the secret chamber is small, Qi Tian didn’t dare to be careless and went through everything in the secret chamber himself. Still, all his efforts were fruitless; he found nothing.

Just as he had seen before, the items piled up in the secret room were all gold and silver. A few years ago, Qi Tian would have shouted with excitement if he had these treasures. However, now, he actually didn’t even care about them; he could take out something more valuable and precious at random from his storage bag.

After searching the secret room three times, Qi Tian turned his attention to the buildings of the County Master Mansion. Repeated checks of every room were carried out, almost in the same sort of scrutiny as when digging three feet into the ground, but everything was still the same; he found nothing new.

One day, after having enough of his futile searches, Qi Tian decided to rest in the courtyard of County Master Mansion. There was a very ordinary pear tree growing there. The tree was tall and robust and nearly covered half of the courtyard with a twenty-meter radius canopy.

Under the tree were stone tables and benches, as well as a cane bed. Qi Tian half-sat and half-lay on the cane bed, resting with his eyes closed.

“Qi Tian, have some tea.” Zhang Lei brought over a cup of freshly brewed tea, placing it within his reach.

Qi Tian made a sound of acknowledgment without opening his eyes. Seeing Qi Tian’s exhausted state, Zhang Lei was eager to help but didn’t know what else she could do, so she quietly retreated.

After a while, Qi Tian opened his eyes. He picked up the tea cup, lifted the lid, and was about to drink when a leaf from the tree floated down and landed in his tea by chance.

Qi Tian wrinkled his brow and pinched the leaf out of the cup with his fingers. Just as he was about to throw it away, he noticed something unusual about this leaf. The leaf veins were not the common green or yellow of pear tree leaves, but rather, blood-red. This caught Qi Tian’s attention, and he looked up at the tall pear tree.

Generally, people plant pear trees for the fruit, and they usually control the height of the tree to prevent it from growing too tall. A tall tree makes it difficult for people to harvest the pears, and moreover, the tree might use most of its nutrients for its growth rather than for fruit production. This particular pear tree, however, had been planted by a former county master, not for its fruit, which was why it had grown so tall. But even a high-growing pear tree could not have red leaves, which was quite unusual.

Qi Tian looked up at the towering pear tree, took a deep breath, made a leap, and climbed onto the tree just like a monkey. He searched on the tree where the branches were numerous and dense. After nearly half an hour of meticulous search, his eyes brightened, and he noticed that the growth of one part of the pear tree was noticeably different from the rest. While the other parts of the tree were flourishing and matched the surroundings well, the leaves in this area were slightly tinged with red.

Investigating further, Qi Tian found a blood-red pear amongst this group of leaves. This pear wasn’t big – about the size of a walnut – but its entire body was blood-red, which was weird.