Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 718 - 718 0455 Only Anger Left In The Eyes

Chapter 718: Chapter 0455: Only Anger Left In The Eyes Chapter 718: Chapter 0455: Only Anger Left In The Eyes Chapter 0455: Left with nothing but a furious stare

According to general rules within the Cultivation World, if one person is killed by another, everything owned by the former becomes the spoils of the latter. However, this is merely a general rule. Just as in the African savannah, even if a cheetah kills an antelope, there’s no guarantee that the antelope would end up in the cheetah’s stomach. Soon enough, the lions, hyenas, vultures, and such start rushing in and, in the end, the cheetah may not even get a bite. This sort of scenario is also quite common in the Cultivation World.

Qi Tian so easily agreed to Liang Yuqi’s hard demands, and an important reason for this was unless he chose to kill Liang Yuqi, Wan Xiaolan, and others, he had to consider their strength and the influence of their backing – Wanjie Commerce. In their presence, Qi Tian was no more than an ant, extremely susceptible to being crushed.

Qi Tian had thought about taking advantage of Liang Yuqi’s severe injury to coerce her into becoming his Immortal Slave, following Gao Jinmei’s example. But, he could not ensure whether Liang Yuqi had any other lifesaving measures. Had she none, then naturally Qi Tian would be able to control Liang Yuqi and claim the items left by the masked man. If she did, it would be dangerous for him. One mishap could lead to his death. Weighing the two, his gains were far too disproportionate to the potential outcomes.

Additionally, even if he managed to control Liang Yuqi successfully, there would be no guaranteed way that upon her return to Wanjie Commerce, her abnormal condition wouldn’t be detected. Qi Tian had no idea whether the Nascent Soul Master of Wanjie Commerce would be able to detect Liang Yuqi under control. If the Nascent Soul Master could, Qi Tian would be between a rock and a hard place.

Of course, another important reason for Qi Tian to accept Liang Yuqi’s demands was that Qi Tian had already scanned the masked man. Under the Heavenly Dao Engine’s sensing ability for Spirit Qi, everything the man carried couldn’t hide. The scan results revealed that he had nothing valuable, with his staff and flying ship being the only items of note. As for spirit stones, the man hardly carried any. Qi Tian wondered if the man was originally poor, or if he had stashed his belongings elsewhere beforehand.

According to the results detected by the Heavenly Dao Engine, the total value of the items on the masked man was less than 500,000 middle-grade spirit stones. Such a minor collection was of little interest to Qi Tian, let alone worth the massive risk of offending Liang Yuqi and Wanjie Commerce.

Noticing Qi Tian’s understanding, Liang Yuqi nodded in satisfaction and said, “You’ve made great contributions today. I will not treat meritless subordinates poorly. Once we reach the Stone Milk Pool, I will improve your treatment.”

Despite Liang Yuqi’s vague statement, Qi Tian pretended to be thrilled, thanking Liang Yuqi with a bow.

Liang Yuqi nodded, pleased. She started heading towards the corpse of the masked man. Qi Tian tactfully retreated several steps. Wan Xiaolan moved next to him, patting his shoulder, “We really owe you today. We would have been in grave danger without you. I never knew you had the ability to overcome challenges and fight. Why couldn’t I see this before?”

Qi Tian hurriedly responded, “Elder, as you saw, the masked man was at the end of his rope. A scarecrow, a stuffed dummy – he didn’t pose much threat, allowing me to kill him with a single strike. If it were you, you could have done the same.”

“Really?” Although Wan Xiaolan knew Qi Tian was flattering him, he heartily laughed. Everyone likes hearing nice things and Wan Xiaolan was no exception. Maybe he wouldn’t have appreciated such comments from Qi Tian before, but things were different now. With his achievement of killing the masked man, Qi Tian could be seen as an equal to them, the Gold Core Realm warriors. Flattery from someone of the same level just feels better.

Qi Tian nodded, “Absolutely. By the way, Elder Wan, Elder Liang just mentioned upgrading my treatment. What exactly does that mean?”

A mysterious smile appeared on Wan Xiaolan’s face, “I can’t tell you the specific details, but there’s one thing for sure – this upgrade will undoubtedly be a great thing for you, something you can’t even buy. I must say, your decision to let Elder Liang take the masked man’s corpse was absolutely correct.”

Though Wan Xiaolan’s answer didn’t satisfy Qi Tian entirely, it gave him some reassurance that at least he wasn’t letting Liang Yuqi keep the spoils without gaining some benefit.

The journey was much smoother after that. With the three chasing flying ships destroyed, no one else pursued them. Qi Tian used the Heavenly Dao Engine’s Spirit Qi sensing ability to scan the surroundings more than once but found nothing.

With no one pursuing, the journey became a little boring. Qi Tian and Wan Xiaolan stayed together, casually chatting about frivolous things – mostly Wan Xiaolan boasting about his achievements and Qi Tian cooperating by gasping in amazement, successfully lifting Wan Xiaolan’s mood.