Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 554 - 554 0372 I Can Hold On

Chapter 554: Chapter 0372: I Can Hold On Chapter 554: Chapter 0372: I Can Hold On Chapter 0372 I Can Hold On

After Qi Tian slew the Gold Core Stage powerhouse Liu Ziyan, he collected quite a few items. He kept the ones he could potentially use, then took out equipment he didn’t need and distributed them among Xu Jifa, Wang Xiuwu, and Lu Jingfei. Liu Ziyan was just one man, and he was relatively poor among the Gold Core Stage cultivators, so the equipment that could be distributed was indeed limited. However, Liu Ziyan was not the only target Qi Tian had ever killed before, there were hundreds of Pseudo Core Realm cultivators, and even Half-step Golden Core contestants that had died under his hands.

He took a portion of these people’s collection that Lu Jingfei and the others could use and distributed them among them, instantly replacing their equipment and greatly increasing their combat power.

Lu Jingfei and their group were somewhat in disbelief. Not only had they been promoted from Foundation Establishment Stage to Pseudo Core Realm in a short time, gaining strength comparable to Gold Core Stage, they also received equipment exclusive to Gold Core Stage cultivators. Some of the equipment was not quite Gold Core Stage level, but even among the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators, they were top-tier. They would never be able to obtain such equipment on their own, but now, Qi Tian tossed the items to them as if it didn’t cost him anything, fully equipping them from head to toe, one could say they were armed to the teeth.

Lu Jingfei and the others became increasingly grateful towards Qi Tian, their loyalty soared rapidly. Of course, their combat power also significantly increased.

Qi Tian gave them one day to get familiar with their new equipment, then resumed the practice fights with the three. With their strengthened equipment, Lu Jingfei and the others increased their combat power, they were more confident when dealing with Qi Tian, and their cooperation improved, Lu Jingfei no longer became a burden to Xu Jifa and Wang Xiuwu.

However, with all three of them advancing faster, Qi Tian ended up getting hammered. But Qi Tian did not call off the practice fights. Even if he’s getting battered, sometimes even beaten to a pulp, Qi Tian persisted. Neither he nor Lu Jingfei and the two others have rights to rest. In order to prepare for the possible challenge of multiple Gold Core Stage powerhouses, or higher-level Gold Core Stage powerhouses in the future, they had to be ready.

Qi Tian felt he was at a critical point now, and he aimed to solidify his foundations as much as possible before the breakthrough to the eighth level of Foundation Establishment. Lu Jingfei and the others were a perfect match to suppress him, thus making them his whetting stone.

After about ten days of consecutive practice fights, Qi Tian felt his realm couldn’t suppress anymore, so he immediately went for his closed-door cultivation. He sat in the previously arranged Array of Spirit Gathering and began his breakthrough

Spirit Qi from the mountains of spirit stones was drawn out, turning into a storm of Spirit Qi flowing into Qi Tian’s body, and later transformed into streams of pure energy, which washed over Qi Tian’s meridians and Qi Sea.

Finally, cracks appeared in Qi Tian’s seemingly frozen Qi Sea. The Spirit Qi converged on the Qi Sea overflowed, and expanded the Qi Sea. Soon a new and more extensive Qi Sea was formed, larger than the previous one.

He had made a breakthrough. With this, Qi Tian had officially ascended to the eighth level of Foundation Establishment.

Qi Tian continued his closed-door cultivation for half a day to completely stabilize his realm. Then, he left his seclusion. The first thing he did was to summon Lu Jingfei and the others, then they resumed their practice fights. This time, Qi Tian regained his advantage, and once again, he beat Lu Jingfei and the others to the point of them begging for mercy.

Qi Tian let them off. At his current strength level, continuing the practice fights with Lu Jingfei and the others held no significance. Qi Tian estimated that his current combat power could potentially confront a top Gold Core First Level powerhouse. If he were to face a Gold Core Second Level, the outcome would be doubtful, probably more losses than victories.

Qi Tian summoned Hao Wenxi and Luo Xia, along with Lu Jingfei, and the other two, to form a party of five. He intended to teach them the Five Elements Array and to combine their powers together. Perhaps they could stand a chance against a top Gold Core First Level powerhouse.

Luo Xia and Hao Wenxi noticed Lu Jingfei and the other’s new equipment, they were so filled with envy. However, they could not ask Qi Tian for it no matter how envious they were. Their situations were unlike Lu Jingfei and the others. Lu Jingfei and his friends had sworn loyalty to Qi Tian and had effectively become his private force. Although Luo Xia and Hao Wenxi also had the Primordial Spirit Imprint from Qi Tian, it did not ask them to pledge loyalty to Qi Tian. They were still members of the Imperial Master Mansion. Qi Tian wouldn’t give everything to the Imperial Master Mansion without reservation. The grace the Imperial Master Mansion once showed Qi Tian wasn’t that big. Moreover, the chance for Qi Tian to inherit the Imperial Master Mansion from Mansion Master Xiao Xiaowu was slim. Even if Mansion Master Xiao Xiaowu was willing to transfer it, Qi Tian is uninterested.

Qi Tian noticed the longing in Luo Xia and Hao Wenxi’s eyes, and so, he handed out several pieces of decent Half-step Golden Core use equipment to them. He had a certain liking for the two Mansion Masters and appreciated them, the only difference was that they had not been as generous as the Great Elder, Chen Chen, who freely gave out his magical pills.