Heavenly Dao Engine -
Chapter 729 - 729 0460 You Cant Favor One and Discriminate
Chapter 729: Chapter 0460: You Can’t Favor One and Discriminate Against the Other – 2 Chapter 729: Chapter 0460: You Can’t Favor One and Discriminate Against the Other – 2 Qi Tian hoped to find these three flying sailboats on the way back. However, before he opens his mouth, someone had already found Wan Xiaolan, who was steering the flying sailboat, begging her to allow them to search for the three missing flying sailboats in the foggy sea during their return journey.
At first, Wan Xiaolan refused. But after those Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators paid a certain price, she finally acceded. She agreed to maintain a steady flight speed on the way back to give them time to search. She even agreed to lend the Thousand Miles Mirror to the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators to assist their search for the flying sailboats.
Seeing his fellow Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators bustling about, Qi Tian had originally been pondering how to gain more cultivation realm on the way back, but he gave up on this idea for now. He couldn’t compete with so many people alone, unless he was willing to ruthlessly murder everyone on the ship, including Wan Xiaolan.
Qi Tian temporarily put aside these thoughts. He just found a place on the deck, took out a chair and table from his Storage Bag, and produced some Spirit Fruits. Then he sat down to eat the Spirit Fruits while watching the busy Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators on the ship.
Qi Tian wasn’t one to wantonly kill, but he was no simpleton either. If these constantly irritating Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators really found something valuable, he wouldn’t mind scheming to get it. He was just waiting for the right opportunity.
The flying sailboat soon arrived at the location of the collision involving the third flying sailboat. This location was known as the Dismal Stone Heap in the foggy sea, with numerous Floating Stones messily hanging in the air. Unless one was very familiar with the environment, it was easy to collide with these Floating Stones out of nowhere when coming here, ending with the destruction of the ship and loss of life.
The reason why Liang Yuqi dare to pilot the flying sailboat through the foggy sea at high speeds was because she knew the positions of these Floating Stones. This was a core secret of the Wanjie Commerce. Outsiders could never find the location of the dissolving cave, nor could they understand the pattern of the Floating Stones.
Wan Xiaolan first brought the flying sailboat to the location of the collision of the third sailboat. Here, one could still see some wreckage left behind after the collision of the flying sailboat, but the search for traces of the sailboat yielded nothing.
Qi Tian watched the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators on the ship using the Thousand Miles Mirror to search everywhere, and he couldn’t help shaking his head secretly. This place was not far from the dissolving cave. During the half-month they spent in the dissolving cave, Liang Yuqi, Wan Xiaolan, or even Elder Yu Yanqing, could have run over here and searched. If there were any flying sailboats here, they have most likely been claimed by Liang Yuqi and the others as spoils of war.
The only ones that could catch their attention were the first two wrecked flying sailboats.
Wan Xiaolan did not stay among the Floating Stones. Instead, she piloted the flying sailboat at a steady speed through this area and continued onwards.
After the flying sailboat had been on its way for a while, Qi Tian noticed that the speed of the sailboat was gradually decreasing. In the foggy sea, where there was a serious lack of reference points, it wasn’t easy for most people to notice changes in speed, but Qi Tian could.
Qi Tian glanced at Wan Xiaolan and noticed that her face was expressionless, as if nothing had happened. But Qi Tian was certain that something must have occurred. The decrease in the speed of the flying sailboat was surely not unknown to Wan Xiaolan, the owner of the flying sailboat. She would never reduce the speed of the flying sailboat for no reason. There must be something she was aiming for.
With this thought, Qi Tian’s eyes lit up. He promptly utilized the Heavenly Dao Engine’s sensing function for Spirit Qi to scan the surroundings. He wanted to see whether this was the place where the two flying sailboats had collided.
In the blink of an eye, Qi Tian received a three-dimensional image from the Heavenly Dao Engine. As his gaze swept over it, his eyes bulged out in amazement; he spotted two entities emanating the powerful spiritual fluctuations characteristic of Gold Core Realm powerhouses.
These two Gold Core Realm powerhouses were very much alive. While Qi Tian was having the Heavenly Dao Engine survey the surroundings, the pair were quickly flying through the sea of fog, charging directly at Wan Xiaolan’s flying sailboat.
Qi Tian’s face lost color. Just as he was about to warn Wan Xiaolan, one of the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators holding a Thousand Miles Mirror already spotted one of the Gold Core Realm figures that was swiftly flying towards them. The cultivator let out a shocked yelp, nearly dropping the Thousand Miles Mirror in his hand.
“Damn it, something terrible is happening. A Gold Core Realm powerhouse is heading our way. He doesn’t seem to come with friendly intentions.”
Hearing the warning from the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, Wan Xiaolan, who was piloting the flying sailboat, looked slightly disconcerted. However, he stopped the sailboat in a calm and unhurried fashion, then stepped out from the cockpit.
As Wan Xiaolan exited the cockpit, a Gold Core Realm powerhouse appeared from the dense fog that enshrouded the sea, emerging above the flying sailboat’s deck. With a longsword in hand, he made his presence known, and without uttering a word, swung his sword twice, killing the two Foundation Establishment cultivators that stood between him and Wan Xiaolan.
All the Foundation Establishment cultivators were petrified. They were not unaware of the gap between them and a Gold Core Realm powerhouse, but they didn’t expect it to be so vast. It was like comparing ants to an elephant; they were not on the same level at all.
After killing the two Foundation Establishment cultivators, the Gold Core Elder held his longsword high, pointing it at Wan Xiaolan and said in a low voice, “Wan Xiaolan, let’s not beat around the bush. I know you’ve just returned from the cave. This time, your Wanjie Commerce must have collected a good lot of Stone Milk Liquid. I don’t want much, just give me half of your share. I’ll leave immediately, without causing you any trouble.”
Wan Xiaolan shook his head: “I don’t have any Stone Milk Liquid on me. It’s impossible to trade with you. I’m not lying to you. Elder Liang Yuqi was in charge of this collection operation. I had no opportunity to access the Stone Milk Liquid.”
Just then, the other Gold Core Realm powerhouse emerged from the dense fog, stepping onto the deck of the flying sailboat. He said, “Elder Wan, I might believe you if you told me someone else doesn’t have the Stone Milk Liquid, but you? I don’t believe it. Elder Wan, I heard what my friend here just said. You cannot play favorites. You should give half of the Stone Milk Liquid you have to him, and the other half to me. As for yourself, you’re guarding a whole cave that opens once every ten years. Do you really worry about a shortage of Stone Milk Liquid?”
Wan Xiaolan’s face turned bitter. He did indeed have some Stone Milk Liquid on him. Every time the cave was opened, the Gold Core Elders who arrived could always pocket some. After reserving a small portion for themselves, the rest had to be distributed among the others. Without such bribes, he wouldn’t have been given this job of mining Stone Milk Liquid from the cave.
Under no circumstances could he hand over the Stone Milk Liquid to these mysterious Gold Core Realm powerhouses. They were insatiably greedy; if they took the Stone Milk Liquid from Qi Tian, they would never give Wan Xiaolan anything in return. More likely, they would grab the stuff and leave. Or worse, even if he handed out all of his Stone Milk Liquid, these two sudden Gold Core Realm intruders might not believe him. They would possibly force a body search, or even directly take his Storage Bag. Then, he won’t even have a place to cry.
“Sirs, you should be very clear about who I am and my status. You know that I’m guiding these juniors back and our journey is fixed. If my return time is off, people will definitely come looking for me. Are you sure you can avoid the search from our Wanjie Commerce?”
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