Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 768 - 768 0480 Isnt it the Best of Both Worlds

Chapter 768: Chapter 0480: Isn’t it the Best of Both Worlds? Chapter 768: Chapter 0480: Isn’t it the Best of Both Worlds? Chapter 0480: Isn’t This The Best Of Both Worlds?

No matter what the reason was, the only thing Gao Jinmei was sure of was that Qi Tian had paid a great price to save Jin Jin. She informed Jin Jin of this situation without reservation. Upon learning of it, Jin Jin was extremely grateful. The first thing he did after waking up was to come to Qi Tian, bow down to him to express his gratitude, and sincerely express to Qi Tian that he would forever remember Qi Tian’s kindness in this life and in the future. If nothing major happened, he would still be willing to follow Qi Tian and serve him loyally even after their contract as master and servant ended.

Qi Tian smiled and nodded. Gao Jinmei, Jin Jin, Wang Youjun and the others all signed a one hundred-year Immortal Slave contract with him. When he set the time at one hundred years, the main reason was to reduce their resistance. If they were willing to continue this relationship when the time was up, he would naturally not refuse. After all, Gold Core Realm cultivators were rather rare among cultivators. It would be beneficial to recruit one more if possible.

After comforting Jin Jin, Qi Tian started giving tasks to Gao Jinmei, Jin Jin, Wang Youjun, and others. The Northern Expedition Army was about to embark. Qi Tian was very confident in winning this war, but he did not want to have any accidents. If possible, he hoped to reduce the casualties and minimize the loss of lives.

With these objectives in mind, the task Qi Tian assigned to Gao Jinmei and the others was simple. He asked them to act as the vanguards, ahead of the Northern Expedition Army, to scout out the towns and checkpoints along the way, to identify and control the hard-liners beforehand. If it was necessary, they would take the hardliners down.

Having Gao Jinmei and the others perform such a task was an overkill, but for the smooth progress of the Northern Expedition, there was no other choice.

Three days after sending off Gao Jinmei and the others, Prince Zhao finally woke up. Upon receiving the news, Qi Tian hurried over and performed a detailed examination on Prince Zhao. He confirmed that Prince Zhao’s condition was very good. Prince Zhao was clear-minded and full of energy. His Gold Core had solidified greatly from merging with a strand of Heavenly Earth Qi, making him almost comparable to Jin Jin who had reached the Gold Core Realm Second Level. This was absolutely good news for Prince Zhao, making Qi Tian’s risk of facing off three opponents; Meng Jianhao, Huang Zixing, and Wu Shenglian worth taking.

Qi Tian asked someone to bring Li Zeyuan to him. Although Qi Tian hadn’t been supervising him personally these few days, he hadn’t neglected him either. Li Zeyuan was extremely cunning and would definitely escape at the first opportunity given, instead of honoring his promise. Consequently, Qi Tian had left Xu Jifa and Wang Xiuwu, both at the Pseudo Core Realm, in charge of watching him closely and ordered them not to talk to Li Zeyuan or give him any opportunity to escape.

Xu Jifa and Wang Xiuwu didn’t dare to defy Qi Tian’s orders. Although the two of them weren’t Gold Core Realm cultivators, together they could undoubtedly suppress Li Zeyuan who was at the Half-step Golden Core state. In fact, they had been closely watching Li Zeyuan like guarding a prisoner. Li Zeyuan had thought of many ways to create an opportunity to escape, but all had failed.

When Xu Jifa brought Li Zeyuan over, it was obvious that Li Zeyuan’s spirits had faded noticeably. He was trying to stay calm, but his weariness was apparent.

“Hehe, Daoist Li, we meet again.” Qi Tian smiled and said.

Li Zeyuan bowed to Qi Tian and said, “Master, can we make a deal? I admit I did wrong. However, no one is perfect. I am willing to apologize for my deception and make amends. I only pray that you leave me a way out.”

Qi Tian said, “I don’t intend to kill you. Not only am I not going to kill you, but I also found a good master for you. Look, Prince Zhao is right here. Why don’t you pay your respects?”

Li Zeyuan casually glanced at Prince Zhao. But, when his gaze fell on Prince Zhao, he felt a presence that should not have been there. All of a sudden, he widened his eyes in disbelief, as if they were about to pop out. “How…how…how is this possible? Wasn’t Prince Zhao only at the initial stage of Qi cultivation? How did he suddenly become a Gold Core Realm cultivator?”

Not just Li Zeyuan, even Xu Jifa had an unbelievable expression on his face as he looked at Prince Zhao. His thoughts were basically the same as that of Li Zeyuan, both doubting if their eyes were playing tricks on them.

Prince Zhao had already been advised by Qi Tian about what to say in this situation. He cleared his throat, and began, “Actually, I reached the Half-step Gold Core a long time ago. But as you all know about my awkward status in the royal family. A prince not favored by his father and brothers, they all saw me as a threat. If I lay low, I might just hang onto my life. If I revealed my Half-step Gold Core cultivation level, there’s no doubt I would die. Therefore, I had been keeping my cultivation level a secret, to avoid losing my life. Later, as if by divine intervention, I met Master Qi Tian. We hit it off immediately. After he knew about my troubled situation, he decided to lend me a hand and let me replace the evil Crown Prince. Not only that, Master Qi Tian paid a big price recently to use a secret method to help me further my cultivation level and achieve becoming a Gold Core Realm cultivator. From now on, I don’t have to submit to anyone’s oppression anymore. Master, I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to you in front of everyone. You are my lifesaver, I owe you my new life. I swear to the Heavens, if I or my descendants ever do anything to betray Master Qi Tian, let everyone in the world punish us. If the Master doesn’t mind dirtying his hands, he can bring me down and dispose of me as he likes.”