Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 515 - 515 0352 Only Advanced to Half-Step Golden

Chapter 515: Chapter 0352 Only Advanced to Half-Step Golden Core (New Book Cultivation and Wealth seeks collection)_2 Chapter 515: Chapter 0352 Only Advanced to Half-Step Golden Core (New Book Cultivation and Wealth seeks collection)_2 Qi Tian’s face changed slightly. Although he had never seen this kind of pear before, he had once heard about this fruit when he was in Wanjie City. The reason why this fruit turns blood-red is not because of mutations that occur when the fruit tree grows naturally. Instead, it is because a unique bloodline has been imprinted on the fruit tree during its growth. Afterward, the fruit tree absorbs the unique bloodline and forms a Bloodline Fruit.

The fruit tree is not easily affected by the unique bloodline, and such a situation is extremely rare in natural conditions. Even if a tree is affected by a unique bloodline, it may not be able to successfully absorb it — out of a hundred fruit trees, perhaps not even one can successfully do it. And even then, among hundreds of successful fruit trees, there might not be one capable of producing a Bloodline Fruit.

From this, one can tell how precious this Bloodline Fruit is. Of course, the value of the Bloodline Fruit does not stem solely from the difficulty of its birth. Instead, most of its value lies in its medicinal uses such as the production of the Three-Turns Heavenly Earth Pill, which facilitates breakthroughs to the Gold Core Stage.

The Three-Turns Heavenly Earth Pill has many formulae, but the recipe that uses the Bloodline Fruit as a primary ingredient only recently became popular in Wanjie City, thanks to Wanjie Commerce unearthing and popularizing unique bloodlines. Otherwise, even if Qi Tian saw a Bloodline Fruit, he would not recognize it and might even mistake it for a diseased fruit.

The Bloodline Fruit has another characteristic; it does not leak Spirit Qi from its body until it is fully grown. To release the Spirit Qi, one either needs to pierce the surface of the fruit or wait till the Bloodline Fruit naturally matures.

If it’s the former, then the Bloodline Fruit would be deemed useless. However, if it is the latter, it will undoubtedly attract the attention of cultivators and even magical beasts, leading to an inevitable fight over it.

By now, Qi Tian had finally understood why The Guardian National Master Manor was so insistent on obtaining the Lubei County Master Mansion. He did not know if this Bloodline Fruit was the only reason, but since the Guardian National Master Manor had set up the Four Symbols Array in the County Master Mansion, it was undoubtedly for this Bloodline Fruit. After all, the value of having another Gold Core Stage practitioner in the Guardian National Master Manor far outweighs the value of the Four Symbols Array.

Of course, not many people would know about this Bloodline Fruit; otherwise, when Qi Tian took over the County Master Mansion, those from the Guardian National Master Manor would have tried to destroy it.

Qi Tian looked at the Bloodline Fruit and smirked. While he doesn’t need the Bloodline Fruit, it doesn’t prevent him from realizing its value. This fruit could potentially cause a bigger commotion among cultivators than the Bloodline Bead. Unlike the Bloodline Bead, which has no direct relation to achieving the Gold Core Stage, the Bloodline Fruit can aid in attaining it.

Qi Tian retrieved a top-grade spirit stone and several middle-grade spirit stones. Around the Bloodline Fruit, he arranged an array to accelerate the maturation of the fruit using Spirit Qi. He doesn’t have the patience to wait for the Bloodline Fruit to naturally mature. Moreover, the lack of Spirit Qi in Lubei County was evident in the thin and dry appearance of this Bloodline Fruit. He planned to accelerate its maturation with an array, allowing the fruit to mature earlier and improve its quality. Then he could sell it at a good price.

After that, Qi Tian jumped down from the tree and called Zhang Lei over. He instructed, “You guard this pear tree. Don’t let anyone approach it or climb it. Cats, rats, birds, none of them are allowed on the tree. You better carry out this task well.”

Zhang Lei immediately agreed. She had witnessed Qi Tian’s power firsthand and would not dare to defy his orders.

Qi Tian nodded, handed over a brocade box containing ten low-grade spirit stones to Zhang Lei, and said, “If you do a good job, there will be another box as a reward.”

Zhang Lei was overjoyed and quickly thanked Qi Tian.

Nodding in satisfaction, Qi Tian looked back at the position of the Bloodline Pear Fruit and entered the room of the County Master. Having figured out the reason, Qi Tian felt a greater sense of urgency. While the Bloodline Pear Fruit was not a necessity for him, it was an indispensable treasure for those who aspired to use it to concoct the Three-Turns Heaven Earth Pill. Qi Tian was sure that when people from the Guardian National Master Manor arrived, they would likely use an overwhelming force to take it by force. It’s quite possible that Wu Tie, the Mansion Master of the Guardian National Master Manor and a practitioner of the Second Level of the Gold Core Stage, would personally make a move. At that time, Qi Tian’s current combat power would be far from enough.

In the entire Great Zhao, Qi Tian did not even have a single person to call for help. The only Gold Core expert who might be potentially willing to lend him a hand was Mansion Master Xiao Xiaowu. However, for some unknown reason, Xiao Xiaowu had been staying in the capital the entire time, not even able to send out any news. Hence, asking for his aid would be nothing short of a wild fantasy. Left alone, all Qi Tian could do was rely on himself.

Qi Tian promptly commenced his closed-door cultivation, taking out a large number of spirit stones to arrange into an Array of Spirit Gathering to aid his cultivation. The Heavenly Dao Engine was also pushed to its limit, enhancing his cultivation speed.

In a blink of an eye, over a month passed. Under Qi Tian’s unreserved consumption, his level of cultivation had advanced once again, returning to the seventh level of Foundation Establishment. Simultaneously, after ingesting a large amount of Tiger Roar Pills, his Tiger Golden Body Skills also had a fleshly body strength comparable to a Gold Core expert.

The dual breakthrough of mage cultivation and body cultivation resulted in a massive boost in Qi Tian’s strength. He now had considerable confidence to wrestle with those newly promoted Gold Core cultivators who were somewhat weak at the Gold Core Stage. He even had a strong belief that he could triumph. However, if he were to encounter the Mansion Master of the Guardian National Master Manor, his chances of winning were still not high enough.

Qi Tian opted to halt his cultivation for the time being. He needed to consolidate the foundation of his seventh level of Foundation Establishment before continuing to cultivate. Even under external pressure, he could not give in to the temptation of quick success, as such could cause trouble for his future breakthroughs.

Qi Tian planned to summon Wang Shuqing and the others to inquire about their current situations. However, at this moment, Luo Xia arrived for a sudden visit, sending Qi Tian a Message Paper Crane stating he was on his way.

Qi Tian immediately departed from the County Master’s Mansion, rode on Hu Niu, and arrived outside the city to wait for Luo Xia’s arrival.

Unlike Qi Tian and his group who traveled on land, Luo Xia came by flying on a sword. Although the Imperial Master Mansion was not known for its sword flying techniques, its Mansion Masters and Elders essentially all possessed flying swords. The quality of the swords may not be top-notch, and they were not adept at using swords for battle, but using them as mounts for travel posed no issues.

Luo Xia arrived alone. Seeing that Qi Tian personally met him outside the city, he quickly landed his flying sword on the ground.

“Qi Tian, you’re really too polite.”

“When a Mansion Master comes to visit, no amount of courtesy would be excessive,” Qi Tian responded with a smile, “What bring you here?”

Initially, Luo Xia was smiling when he saw Qi Tian. However, as soon as Qi Tian asked him, the smile on his face vanished immediately. He whispered, “Wen Jian failed in his breakthrough. Everyone believed that he could leapfrog to become the second-ranked Gold Core expert after the Mansion Master. It’s disheartening that, in the end, he only advanced to Half-step Golden Core.”

“Oh.” Qi Tian’s face remained unchanged, showing no reaction to the news. He wasn’t acquainted with Wen Jian; in fact, the one time they did meet, Wen Jian was rather rude to him. If Qi Tian genuinely felt empathy for Wen Jian’s failure, it would indeed be strange. That he did not break out in raucous laughter was testament to his sense of decency.

Luo Xia sighed, “The entirety of the Imperial Master Mansion had high hopes for Wen Jian’s breakthrough. This outcome is indeed regrettable for all of us. The Mansion Masters and Elders have been deliberating, wondering if you had a solution to this predicament? You have traveled far and wide, and have made many friends. If you have any methodology to aid us, you must not hold back. This matter concerns the future and fate of the Imperial Master Mansion, so could you please think of a solution? Rest assured, you are well aware of the rules of the Imperial Master Mansion. If you truly possess a solution, the Mansion will not let you suffer any loss, and we will definitely reward you accordingly.”