Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 871 - 871 0531 Incomplete Information_2

Chapter 871: Chapter 0531 Incomplete Information_2 Chapter 871: Chapter 0531 Incomplete Information_2 Zhao Haiying and the others, heeding Qi Tian’s warning, had their restless hearts cooled down completely, especially Zhao Haiying who was the most eager to enter the Imperial Family Secret Territory—it was as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head, giving him a thorough chill and completely dispelling his agitation, allowing him to view the Imperial Family Secret Territory with a rational mindset.

“Master, you are right, we should indeed guard against arrogance and impatience, no matter what, we must first heal our injuries and adjust ourselves to peak condition,” Zhao Haiying said.

Before Zhao Haiying’s words fell, Lin Zhiyuan had already stood up and, in a frantic hurry, flew towards the Teleportation Gate. Moments later, he disappeared within it.

With Lin Zhiyuan’s departure, Qi Tian sighed with relief. It wasn’t that he feared Lin Zhiyuan, but rather, with Lin Zhiyuan gone, there were many fewer troubles. He took out a blank Storage Bag and handed it to Zhao Haiying, “Zhao, you go and collect the bodies of all the slain Gold Core Realm cultivators. Especially that Wolf Teeth Knife, make sure to bring it back to me.”

Zhao Haiying did not know what purpose Qi Tian had for the bodies of those Gold Core Realm cultivators, but since it was Qi Tian’s command, all he needed to do was follow it. Thus, he took the Storage Bag and went to collect the bodies of the Gold Core Realm cultivators.

Most of these Gold Core Realm cultivators were from the disorganized bunch killed by Zhang Liangliang’s group, and after their deaths at the hands of Commander Yang and his men, their bodies were searched. Anything of value had been taken away, and now, while there were still people active in the area, the presence of Qi Tian and the others still deterred wild beasts. Once Qi Tian and his group left, without the strong aura to deter creatures from around the world, surely beasts would rush over to devour the bodies of the cultivators.

Zhao Haiying was of high cultivation and his strength was well known among Lin Zhiyuan’s Gold Core Realm cultivators. Seeing him collect bodies now, not one person dared to voice objection, even if the corpses of their comrades killed by the Wolf Teeth Knife were taken by Zhao Haiying, they still didn’t dare to let out even a peep.

And so, in not too long a time, Zhao Haiying came back to Qi Tian with the Storage Bag filled with the bodies of Gold Core Realm cultivators. Qi Tian casually took the bodies and the Wolf Teeth Knife that Zhao Haiying had given him, and then, he rose to his feet, “All of you, come with me.”

Zhao Haiying and the others’ auras had mostly recovered, but in order to return to their peak and stabilize their auras, they would need a good amount of time—it was not something that could be done in an instant.

Qi Tian led Zhao Haiying and the others to the cliffs of the Great Rift Valley, so that the Gold Core Realm cultivators from Lin Zhiyuan’s group, who were still healing at the bottom of the Great Rift Valley, could not see what they were doing.

With a wave of his hand, two porcelain bottles appeared in front of Zhao Haiying and the others—one the size of a fist, the other only as big as an apricot kernel. Qi Tian said, “Your vital energies are still not very stable. To save time, I’m giving you something good. This is Stone Milk Liquid and Stone Milk Cream, which I’ve obtained through unimaginable hardship. Take them and you should be able to accelerate your recovery.”

Zhao Haiying and the rest were all startled. As Gold Core Realm cultivators and residents of Wanjie City, of course, they knew what Stone Milk Liquid was. Throughout all of Wanjie City, only Wanjie Commerce sold Stone Milk Liquid, which cost a hundred Middle-grade Spirit Stones per drop. Even so, Wanjie Commerce only sold it in a limited fashion during specific times of the year, never providing an open supply.

Stone Milk Liquid was indeed valuable; although a drop of Stone Milk Liquid contained only as much Spirit Qi as a Middle-grade Spirit Stone, it could be taken directly. After swallowing, it greatly facilitated the absorption and utilization for cultivators. Provided the user’s aptitude wasn’t too poor, they could achieve an absorption rate of seventy to eighty percent, whereas the same person using Middle-grade Spirit Stones for cultivation would reach a conversion efficiency of ten percent at best, which was considered pretty good. Such a significant difference made the cultivators of Wanjie Commerce go to great lengths over Stone Milk Liquid. Any cultivator fortunate enough to secure Stone Milk Liquid would treasure it, typically reserving it for times of injury, especially severe injuries. Using Stone Milk Liquid for healing had an effect more than ten times stronger than that of Middle-grade Spirit Stones.

Zhao Haiying and the others couldn’t believe their heads were still intact when Qi Tian was able to bring out so much Stone Milk Liquid for them. If that fist-sized porcelain bottle was full, it would contain at least a hundred drops, equivalent to ten thousand middle-grade spirit stones. And the small bottle was even more astonishing to them; it contained the essence of Stone Milk Liquid, something they had heard of but never seen before. None of them knew what kind of treasure it was or what effects it had.

Qi Tian didn’t want to waste time explaining these things to them, and he definitely wasn’t going to tell them that he had even more precious Stone Milk Cream and Stone Milk Cream essence. If he were to bring out those two items, it might just scare them to death. He said, “Seize the moment to recuperate; try to restore your bodies to their best condition by today, and then we can enter the Imperial Family Secret Territory together.”

Zhao Haiying and the others had almost fully recovered their vitality. At this point, using the Stone Milk Liquid was somewhat wasteful, but no one dared to speak to Qi Tian about “waste” for fear of being severely chastised by him. In the end, no one dared to make a sound, and they all started taking the Stone Milk Liquid to recover and stabilize their vitality.

Qi Tian didn’t supervise them; as the master of Zhao Haiying and the others, his commands would be carried out with unwavering resolve. There was no possibility of them skimping on their efforts, and that was the power of the Servant Pact.

Qi Tian had his own matters to attend to; in fact, his vitality had recovered the fastest. With the Heavenly Dao Engine, he only needed to use some reserves from the storage room. The reason he didn’t enter the Imperial Family Secret Territory right away was not only because he was worried about the extreme dangers within, but also because he was concerned about his Immortal Slaves; he feared they might rush into the secret realm before recovering to their peak condition and meet an untimely end.

Qi Tian felt it was very necessary to make some additional preparations. Of course, it was impractical to return to Wanjie City for a big shopping spree, as this would take too much time. Moreover, with his current level of cultivation, going to Wanjie City to buy items that could threaten someone at the Gold Core Realm Late Stage or even at the Half-step Nascent Soul would not only be impossible to find but would also attract the attention of interested parties, which could backfire and leave him with regret.

Qi Tian’s preparation actually involved only one item, and that was the Wolf Teeth Knife.

The Wolf Teeth Knife had left a deep impression on Qi Tian. Back on the island of the Refining God Sect, it caused Liao Chongru a great loss, and Zhao Haiying almost fell victim to it too. At that time, Qi Tian had thought about obtaining his own Wolf Teeth Knife, but there wasn’t enough time to prepare. After seeing Wang Fengna’s embarrassed state being chased by the Wolf Teeth Knife, Qi Tian’s desire for the weapon only grew stronger.

Since Zhao Haiying and the others still needed time to stabilize their cultivation, he could use this time to ponder.

It was clearly unrealistic for Qi Tian to craft a Wolf Teeth Knife from scratch. He lacked the experience and the materials for such a task. However, Qi Tian did have a hand crossbow for firing Wolf Teeth Knives, and several knives in his possession.

All of these Wolf Teeth Knives had been used, and one had just been picked up for him by Zhao Haiying. It was only because the members of the Eight Pill Alliance were eager to enter the Imperial Family Secret Territory that the knife capable of posing a great threat to Wang Fengna ended up in Qi Tian’s hands; otherwise, Wang Fengna would have picked it up herself.

What Qi Tian didn’t realize was that it wasn’t that Wang Fengna didn’t want to pick up the Wolf Teeth Knife—it was that the Eight Pill Alliance’s information on the weapon was incomplete.