Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 785 - 785 0488 Surrendering Zhao Haiying_2

Chapter 785: Chapter 0488: Surrendering Zhao Haiying_2 Chapter 785: Chapter 0488: Surrendering Zhao Haiying_2 “Wang Youjun, you’ve done well this time. Once I’ve tamed Zhao Haiying, I’ll reward you publicly,” Qi Tian assured a somewhat anxious Wang Youjun.

Soon, Qi Tian arrived where Zhao Haiying was. Zhao Haiying still had his eyes closed. Wang Youjun hurried over and said, “Our Master is here. What are you meaning by this?”

Zhao Haiying didn’t hesitate this time but instead opened his eyes directly.

Qi Tian made no attempt to soothe Zhao Haiying, instead saying indifferently, “I heard you’ve come to your senses and decided to surrender to me. That’s good. Now relax your mind and open your Sea of Consciousness to me. Remember, no tricks. If there’s even a tiny bit of behavior that displeases me, I’ll hand you over to Wang Youjun.”

Zhao Haiying had indeed planned to kill himself using his True Essence the moment Qi Tian relaxed control over him. But after hearing Qi Tian’s words, he didn’t dare. He was scared that even after his death, he wouldn’t be left in peace and that Wang Youjun might throw his body into a latrine pit to humiliate him.

Qi Tian continuously used the Heavenly Dao Engine to lock onto Zhao Haiying’s Spirit Qi. Seeing that Zhao Haiying obediently relaxed his mind, Qi Tian didn’t waste any time and hurriedly imprinted the Slave Mark into Zhao Haiying’s Sea of Consciousness in the shortest time possible, completing a Servant Pact with him. From that point on, Zhao Haiying formally became Qi Tian’s Immortal Slave, and also the first Fifth Level Gold Core Stage Immortal Slave Qi Tian had taken in.

Gao Jinmei and the others quickly congratulated Qi Tian. With Zhao Haiying on their side, Qi Tian’s powers significantly increased. As subordinates of Qi Tian, they also reaped many benefits. Moreover, seeing Zhao Haiying, who was more powerful than them, become Qi Tian’s Immortal Slave made them feel much better.

Qi Tian laughed and said, “I didn’t expect Zhao Haiying to become one of us so quickly. This speed is indeed a surprise. Wang Youjun has played a considerable role in achieving this outcome. I have decided to reward him heavily. Wang Youjun, tell me what you want.”

Wang Youjun had many desires, and what he wanted most was his freedom. But he knew this was unrealistic. Moreover, from another perspective, leaving Qi Tian at this point was absolutely not a good thing. He was a mere First Level Gold Core Realm cultivator. He used to think that with such a level of cultivation, he could live worry-free and leisurely all his life. But during the battle against Chi Di, Qi Tian, along with Gao Jinmei and others, had killed numerous First and Second Level Gold Core experts. What did his First Level Gold Core Realm count for then? Following Qi Tian, just how many people had Qi Tian killed one after another? Even a Fifth Level Gold Core Stage cultivator had fallen into Qi Tian’s hands. Now, even if he could escape Qi Tian’s control, what could he truly gain? Wouldn’t he have to live his life in fear? Rather than that, it was better to stay under Qi Tian, at least there was safety in numbers.

Wang Youjun wisely gave up the thought of leaving Qi Tian, and said, “I am a subordinate of the Master. Whatever the Master is willing to give me is a blessing, and I’m willing to accept everything.”

Qi Tian laughed, “Since you put it that way, it’s only right I give you something good. I have a set of Huayin Skill here, a recently acquired technique that is said to be able to cultivate to the Nascent Soul Stage. I’ll let you copy the first half. With that half, you should be able to cultivate up to the Seventh Level of the Gold Core Realm. If you achieve great results in the future, I’ll give you the second half of the skill, which will give you the opportunity to cultivate to the Nascent Soul Stage.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Youjun was overjoyed. The technique he was currently practicing could only allow him to cultivate up to the early Gold Core Stage, and the clear instructions end after the Second Level Gold Core Stage. By the Third Level Gold Core Stage, the instructions start to get somewhat vague. If he could get the Huayin Skill, he wouldn’t have to worry about finding a cultivation skill for a long time. This was an opportunity that was hard even to buy with a fortune.

“Thank you, Master, for granting me a technique.” Wang Youjun prostrated on the ground, sincerely showing his gratitude to Qi Tian.

Qi Tian found a blank jade slip to copy the first half of the Huayin Skill onto and then handed it to Wang Youjun.

When Wang Youjun received the jade slip, his breathing became somewhat rapid.

Qi Tian laughed and said, “In addition to the cultivation skill, I will also reward you with one hundred thousand middle-grade spirit stones.”

“Master, I’m already satisfied with the skill. You really don’t have to reward me with spirit stones any more,” Wang Youjun busily said.

“This is what you deserve.” Ignoring Wang Youjun’s protest, Qi Tian handed him a bag of spirit stones. “You can use them to cultivate well. Amongst us, you are the weakest. You have to work hard. ”

When Wang Youjun received the bag of spirit stones, he was so overwhelmed with emotion that he didn’t know what to say.

Qi Tian patted Wang Youjun on the shoulder, then turned to Gao Jinmei and the others and said, “You’ve all worked hard in this battle, and you’ll be rewarded too. Each of you will receive ten thousand middle-grade spirit stones. As for Liao Chongru and Sun Xiang, who joined midway, I won’t reward you, but nor will I confiscate any of your belongings.”

Liao Chongru and Sun Xiang quickly thanked Qi Tian. They had been living in fear, apprehensive that Qi Tian would confiscate their cultivation resources. This is a common practice among cultivators, as masters typically do not give their Immortal Slaves too much. As long as they could maintain their basic cultivation and combat power that would suffice. The likes of Qi Tian, who behaved as he did, were essentially unheard of in the Cultivation World.

Qi Tian chuckled; he seemed to have given out a lot of rewards but in reality, both the cultivation techniques and the reward spirit stones were not out of his own pocket. They were all from the deceased Cui Yifan and the others. In essence, he was just distributing part of the spoils of war to the participating Gao Jinmei and the others. It’s always worthwhile to buy people’s hearts with others’ things.

Qi Tian then looked at Zhao Haiying. He gave back the Storage Bag he had taken from Zhao Haiying and said, “I’m returning your things. Oh, and I’ve made a copy of the scrolls in your Storage Bag.”

Zhao Haiying was surprised; normally, storage bags are closely connected to their owners and, as long as the owner is not dead, outsiders can almost never open them. How did Qi Tian accomplish this? But considering that he, with his greater cultivation level, ended up losing to Qi Tian, he felt too embarrassed to question it anymore.

Zhao Haiying accepted his storage bag back, and upon examining it with his Divine Sense, he found that all the prohibitions and mental imprints on it were gone. The bag was still the same storage bag, and none of the things inside it were missing. He couldn’t help but feel a little fear for Qi Tian. This kind of method was unheard of and unseen. His new master was indeed quite mysterious.

Just as Qi Tian was about to say something else, Liao Chongru stood up and said, “Master, there’s been something I’ve wanted to ask Zhao Haiying for a while now and since you’re here today, I’m wondering if I can ask him?”

Qi Tian laughed and replied, “In the future, we’ll all be family. Whatever you want to ask, go ahead. Of course, if Zhao Haiying really doesn’t want to answer, don’t pressure him.”

Liao Chongru turned to Zhao Haiying and said, “Zhao Haiying, a few days ago on the battlefield, I asked you this: The cultivation resources of the Great Zhao Nation are limited. For people like Sun Xiang and me, pooling all of the nation’s cultivation resources just about suffices. But for you, it’s a bit lacking. Why would you, knowing that it’s insufficient, pretend to be at the Fourth Level Gold Core Realm and compete with us for the cultivation resources of the Great Zhao Nation? What use is this opportunity to you? Don’t you think it’s useless?”

By asking this question, Liao Chongru drew the attention of everyone, including Qi Tian, to Zhao Haiying.