Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 805 - 805 0498 The Unusual Otaku_2

Chapter 805: Chapter 0498: The Unusual Otaku_2 Chapter 805: Chapter 0498: The Unusual Otaku_2 Speaking of which, the former owner of this otaku house was quite a tragic figure. In his lifetime, he came from a distinguished family, being the posthumous child of a Nascent Soul Master, whose Nascent Soul father had died in battle. Before his demise, he left behind a wealth of cultivation resources for him. With an excellent cultivation talent, he leveraged the techniques and resources his father left to him, making his progress in cultivation unstoppable.

Before he could fully mature, he drew the attention of certain individuals who launched an attack on him. It was his good fortune to have his father’s relics to protect his life. After escaping, though severely injured, he made his way to Wanjie City. Not wanting to draw attention, he bought a house in the civilian district, where he planned to heal his wounds and break through his cultivation levels so he could seek revenge on his enemies someday. However, during one of his cultivation sessions, he deviated into demonization. His meridians were severed, his Dantian shattered, leaving him unable to move or speak, and ultimately, he simply wasted away to death.

With his death, the cultivation resources his Nascent Soul father had left him mostly remained, and today, they all fell into Qi Tian’s hands.

Qi Tian, looking at the mountains of Middle-grade spirit stones in the Storage Ring, as well as the shelves full of pills, a wide array of talismans, books, and other items, was so ecstatic he was nearly insane with joy. He knew the cultivation resources in this otaku house were substantial, but he had not expected there to be this much. Not to mention anything else, there were more than a hundred million Middle-grade spirit stones alone, alongside several million top-grade spirit stones, and even a dozen or so of the rarely seen top-grade spirit stones.

The spoils were akin to uncovering a rich vein of a spirit stone mine, the gains were unquestionably huge. And that’s just counting the spirit stones—if you factor in the pills, talismans, books, and all sorts of natural treasures, the total was even more significant.

Qi Tian did not just take one item as he had previously done in the other house; in this otaku house, he cleaned out several more spots. The previous owner, well aware of the adage “the cunning hare has three burrows,” hid some treasures in various locations around the otaku house in addition to what he carried with him. With the sensing function of the Heavenly Dao Engine for Spirit Qi, these hidden treasures could not escape detection and were all unearthed by Qi Tian, expanding his collection. There was a considerable number of new treasures, with Qi Tian finding several million more Middle-grade spirit stones.

Having a Nascent Soul Master as his father was indeed remarkable. It was just unfortunate that the previous owner had not been able to transform these cultivation resources into his own strength in time, and now, all these treasures had fallen into the hands of an outsider like him.

For Qi Tian, this was undoubtedly a very vivid lesson. He reminded himself time and again not to follow in the footsteps of the former owner of this otaku house. In the years to come, he resolved always to prioritize enhancing his own strength.

After clearing out the otaku house, Qi Tian continued on to the next one, which was the first house he had snatched up at the dead house auction. This was also the only property he had bought blindly, not knowing the specifics—his aim was to confound the other auction participants like Wan Xiaolan and Liang Yuqi who shared his company.

Since he had already purchased it, he might as well take a look; after all, it wouldn’t take much time.

Upon arriving, Qi Tian was surprised to find that this dead house was different from the previous two he had cleared; it actually had a dedicated guard. Even though the guard was merely a Qi Cultivation cultivator, this indicated that this dead house was held in much higher regard than those where one person watched over an entire street.

Qi Tian had just finished the handover procedures with the guard and was about to go in to take a look when several cultivators approached. Before Qi Tian asked anything, one of them said, “So it’s Sir who has bought this place, right? That’s great. How much did you spend on this property at the dead house auction? Just tell us the amount, and we’ll immediately pay you double the price, and then you can sell this house to us.”

Qi Tian replied, “Do I look like someone who is short of spirit stones?”

The cultivator blocked Qi Tian from entering, continuing to persuade him, “Sir, let’s not be too hasty to reject? Who doesn’t know that the people buying houses at dead house auctions are doing so in hopes of digging up something from inside to turn around and make a hefty profit? No one is an exception to this. Think about it this way; you’re not doing anything wrong. Now, you can simply sell this dead house to us and make a profit. What’s there to be dissatisfied about?”

Qi Tian chuckled, “Since you’re willing to pay such a high price to buy it from me, why didn’t you bid at the auction? That way, you would have spent fewer spirit stones, and it wouldn’t have been so much trouble.”

The cultivator sneered, “Isn’t this just going out on business? Have I delayed this matter for you? If we hadn’t been delayed, wouldn’t you be out of the picture? Sir, this is fate. How about it, give us some face, take the profit of a previous generation, and transfer the old house to us, how does that sound?”

Qi Tian shook his head straightforwardly and said, “No way.”

“Then we’ll raise the price, let you earn twice the profit, how about that?” the cultivator continued to up the ante.

Qi Tian immediately grew suspicious. He quickly utilized the Heavenly Dao Engine’s function of sensing Spirit Qi to thoroughly scan the old house, hoping to find out why these cultivators were willing to pay a huge price to buy this place. However, much to Qi Tian’s surprise, his scan revealed that there wasn’t anything within the entire house capable of emitting Spirit Force fluctuations, or if there was, its Spirit Force was incredibly weak, barely discernible. Such an object would be the least valuable in the Cultivation World, a dime a dozen.

Qi Tian didn’t know why these items warranted such a high price, but he was sure there was something fishy. Otherwise, no one would be foolish enough to offer such a lofty sum.

If not for the gains from the previous two old houses as a cushion, Qi Tian might actually have considered the cultivator’s proposition, but now, he was curious to do some digging himself.

Qi Tian looked at the cultivator with a sly smile and said, “The price you’re offering shows a lack of sincerity.”

The cultivator hastily said, “Then name your price, if it’s reasonable, we’ll pay it. If the disparity is too vast, we can still negotiate.”

Qi Tian held up a finger and said, “I often hear people say that one can eat themselves to death; I’ve never seen it, and today I want to try that feeling. Go on, make an offer that will ‘eat me to death.’ I spent one million two hundred thousand Low-grade spirit stones to buy this place, so you give me one million two hundred thousand Middle-grade spirit stones, and I’ll sell you the old house.”

“What? Sir, aren’t you being too greedy? That’s nearly a hundredfold profit. Aren’t you afraid of eating yourself to death?” the cultivator said, annoyed.

Qi Tian spread his hands and said, “That’s why, just now, I said I want to taste the sensation of being ‘eaten to death.’ How about it, can you satisfy my modest request? If so, let’s make the deal – money in one hand, property in the other.”

The cultivator snorted coldly and said, “Sir, being so greedy isn’t a good thing.”

Qi Tian waved his hand dismissively and said, “So, you think trying to get the old house from me at a low price is a good thing? Sir, no one here is a fool. Your eagerness to buy this house means there’s definitely something here you want. Since you want it, you must pay a sufficient price. That way, it works out for you, for me, and everyone gets what they need. Isn’t that the right way to think about it?”

The cultivator’s expression darkened again as he said, “At most, we’ll let you make five times the profit. If you’re content with that, we can make the exchange now. If you’re not, we can’t guarantee what consequences you might face in the future.”

Qi Tian’s smile faded, and he said with a stern face, “Are you threatening me now?”