Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 767 - 767 0479 He Even Doesnt Dare to Admit_2

Chapter 767: Chapter 0479: He Even Doesn’t Dare to Admit_2 Chapter 767: Chapter 0479: He Even Doesn’t Dare to Admit_2 At these words, Li Zeyuan startled, and quickly replied: “Master, you’ve misunderstood. I’m willing to accept your proposal and serve Prince Zhao as my master.”

Qi Tian only then nodded with satisfaction, saying, “Exactly, recognizing the situation is a sign of wisdom. You stand aside for now, later I’ll arrange for Prince Zhao to take you in as his Immortal Slave.”

What else could Li Zeyuan say? In order to save his own life, he had no choice but to obey Qi Tian’s orders and look for an opportunity to escape. Once he found the chance, he would flee as far as he could. He had struggled so hard to cultivate to his current state, he did not want to tie his future and fate completely to Prince Zhao.

Qi Tian ignored Li Zeyuan. He had been thinking about how to make an example out of these cultivators who wanted to serve Prince Zhao. He hadn’t expected to encounter Li Zeyuan so easily. This was like a lucky charm for his authority hand-delivered to him. If not him, who else better served this function?

In the meantime, the cultivators all stood solemnly without speaking, dared not even breathe. Moments ago, while they openly recognized Qi Tian’s greatness and their deficiencies, they showed their reverence only superficially, displaying great indifference. But now, it was different. No matter how much they disagreed on the inside, no one dared to show any disrespect, fearing that they would become the next Li Zeyuan.

Qi Tian was quite pleased with this result. He had no malice towards these cultivators, but he hoped that they could understand their positions clearly. They shouldn’t try to gain what they weren’t entitled to, and they shouldn’t think they could get substantial rewards from Prince Zhao without putting in any effort.

Qi Tian’s gaze swept across everyone. They, in return, bowed their heads when his eyes met theirs, not daring to meet his gaze.

Qi Tian cleared his throat and said: “Gentlemen, the Northern Expedition is imminent. I sincerely hope that you can all work together to assist Prince Zhao in ascending to the throne. In this expedition, there will certainly be many places where manpower is needed. Prince Zhao and I have discussed a merit-based reward system which details what actions earn how many merits. After the battle is over, based on your merit values, you can ask Prince Zhao for your rewards. I will now distribute these merits charts to everyone, for you to see how you can contribute in the future.”

As Qi Tian spoke, he took out a pre-drawn chart. The chart was developed after consulting the opinions of many people, including Prince Zhao.

The chart was large and was hung up for all to see. The cultivators gathered around to take a look. Seeing the various contributions listed on the chart and the corresponding merit values, they all started calculating. They each had the same thought: to earn more merits in the upcoming Northern Expedition and secure more benefits.

Qi Tian stood beside the chart, patiently explaining to everyone many details, such as how the merit values would be calculated, who would do the calculation, and how the merits could be converted into cultivation resources after the battle.

Most were satisfied with Qi Tian’s responses. There were a few who were discontented, feeling that the merit values given by Qi Tian were too low or that there were too few high-merit tasks. To these, Qi Tian rebuked sharply. The merit values were to be exchanged for cultivation resources later. If merit values were earned easily, they would devalue the cultivation resources. Why would these cultivators throw away their comfortable lives at home and come to the battlefield?

Qi Tian had spent half a day at the Hall of Hundred Immortals before leaving with Marquis Ma. He returned to the courtyard where Jin Jin and the others were recuperating, and checked on the conditions of Jin Jin, Gao Jinmei, Prince Zhao, and Guan Xun once again.

For the moment, Prince Zhao and the others were unable to regain consciousness, and Qi Tian had no other choice but to wait silently.

In the blink of an eye, several days passed. Gao Jinmei was the first to finish her healing process. She had used more than half of the middle-grade spirit stones Qi Tian had given her, leaving less than a thousand. After being refused when she tried to return them to Qi Tian, she somewhat sheepishly pocketed the rest.

After Gao Jinmei, Guan Xun awoke from his deep slumber. After enduring the stimulating effect of the Thirty-Six Jindan Core Array twice, and many days of unconsciousness, his cultivation realm had finally settled at the First Level of Gold Core Realm. Although his cultivation state and power would undeniably be considered at the bottom among Gold Core Realm experts, he had truly become a Gold Core Realm strongman in his own right. Unlike Xu Jifa and others, his life expectancy and future prospects were incomparable to those at Pseudo Core Realm.

The first thing Guan Xun did after regaining consciousness was to kneel before Qi Tian in gratitude, expressing his thanks repeatedly and, more importantly, demonstrating his loyalty by promising never to betray him.

Qi Tian told Guan Xun to rise, then asked him to continue his previous duties, and keep serving as his steward. As long as he continued to work just as hard as before, Qi Tian would not let him down.

Jin Jin was the next to wake up, after Guan Xun. After Qi Tian saved him using the Stone Milk Essence, Jin Jin’s cultivation state surprisingly advanced to the Gold Core Realm Second Level. Given Jin Jin’s original qualifications and conditions, it would have been virtually impossible for him to reach the Gold Core Realm Second Level without decades of effort. However, now, with the help of the Stone Milk Essence’s exceedingly high purity Spirit Qi, not only his Gold Core had expanded in size, its quality had also improved.

Upon waking, Jin Jin was still a bit stunned. He initially thought that he would be lucky to survive after battling Huang Zixing, yet he was afraid he would end up in a state where his cultivation was entirely wasted. But when he awoke, he found no pain in his Dantian. As he examined his Qi Sea in haste, he discovered the drastic changes that occurred there. Even he himself found it hard to believe the transformation of his Gold Core.

It was Wang Youjun, who was attending him, who informed Jin Jin that he had been saved by their master Qi Tian, but as for the specifics of the method used, Wang Youjun was not clear. While Wang Youjun was unsure, Gao Jinmei, the one who suggested the cure, admitted she was also in the dark.

Gao Jinmei did suspect that Qi Tian might have used a method involving extremely high purity Spirit Qi to heal Jin Jin. However, no matter how much she contemplated, she couldn’t deduce where Qi Tian could have obtained such pure Spirit Qi. Its rarity surpassed even top-grade Spirit Stones, and living in the Great Zhao Nation, a place scarce in cultivation resources, meant that even with regular visits to Wanjie City, Qi Tian shouldn’t have been able to obtain such pure Spirit Qi.

However, applying this method, in addition to requiring extremely hard-to-find high-purity Spirit Qi, also requires a way to infuse the Spirit Qi into the Qi Sea, which is a difficult task in itself. According to Gao Jinmei, unless a Master at the Nascent Soul stage personally intervened, success would be impossible.

In the end, Gao Jinmei deduced that Qi Tian perhaps had some very precious sacred medicine for healing a shattered Gold Core that he had given to Jin Jin. This type of thing would be unthinkable if it involved someone else, but if it were Qi Tian it did seem plausible. Remember, Qi Tian had gone to great lengths to propel Prince Zhao and Guan Xun to the Gold Core Realm Level. Prince Zhao’s case was still understandable, but Guan Xun was merely a servant to Qi Tian and yet he was given such an opportunity. Thus, it made sense for Qi Tian to spare no expense to save Jin Jin.