Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 900 - 900 0545 The Effect of the Secret Technique_1

Chapter 900: Chapter 0545: The Effect of the Secret Technique_1 Chapter 900: Chapter 0545: The Effect of the Secret Technique_1 Chapter 0546 The Effect of the Secret Technique

Qi Tian sneered, “Young master, although I have never been to the core area or the Imperial College, I still know a bit about the skin of the Imperial College. It is a place where the sons of princes and nobles are cultivated. It’s true that your father is the City Lord and counts as a member of the nobility, but you can’t deny that he is at the very bottom tier of the nobility. Everyone has the ambition to associate with higher beings, dragons and phoenixes. Let’s not talk about anything else. If these guest officials of yours truly had great abilities, why didn’t they seek to attach themselves to higher ranking nobles and instead chose to come to you? Is it because your charisma is sky-defying, or are you an invincible lucky star? If you are neither, then why did they come to you? Isn’t it because they feel their abilities are overlooked by the more prominent nobles? That’s why they settled for second best and chose you.”

Xiang Bo’s face changed slightly as Qi Tian’s words hit a sore spot. Although his family was considered noble, just as Qi Tian had said, they were at the very bottom of the nobility. Any noble from the Imperial Family Secret Territory could look down on them. Being at the bottom made it very difficult to recruit the most skilled cultivators, something he was well aware of, but he had still hoped against hope. Now Qi Tian mercilessly burst his bubble, leaving him feeling incredibly stifled.

However, Xiang Bo was somewhat clever and quickly spotted a loophole in Qi Tian’s words. He challenged, “Qi Guard, if what you are saying is true, then could you please explain why you chose to come to our house? Are you also one of those seeking to rise by attaching yourself to dragons and phoenixes because you believe your abilities are not recognized by the top nobles, and thus you settled for our family?”

“Young master, you are using my own spear against my own shield. Hehe, I’m not angry at your question; on the contrary, I’m quite pleased. At least it shows that the young master has the ability to discern right from wrong,” Qi Tian praised Xiang Bo with a smile.

Xiang Bo felt a bit strange. Even though he was the young master and Qi Tian was just a guard employed by his family, when he heard Qi Tian’s praise, he actually felt a sense of elation.

Qi Tian continued, “I am different from them. They came to the young master seeking fame and fortune, but I didn’t come for that. I came to undergo trials, seeking peace of mind, clarity of thought, and to broaden my horizons and state of mind so as to improve my cultivation. To me, whether entering your noble house or any other great noble’s estate makes no essential difference. Of course, another objective reason I didn’t go to a great noble’s estate is that I come from a poor background and do not have the identity plate required to enter the core area. If I had one, perhaps I would’ve gone directly to the core area, and the young master would not have had the opportunity to employ me.”

“From what Qi Guard is saying, it seems I have taken great advantage by being able to employ you?” Xiang Bo’a tone was slightly sarcastic. He admitted that there was some truth to what Qi Tian said, but in his opinion, there was more boasting than truth, like the merchants outside who could inflate a product’s value tenfold while honest ones only claimed it was a third as good.

“It seems the young master still doesn’t believe me. Well then, let me show you my true strength,” Qi Tian stood up, walked out of the Flower Hall leisurely, and said to the guest officials who had not yet determined the victor, “I want to find someone to make a bet. I bet he can’t take a single punch from me. Who’s interested in trying? If you can take it, I’ll give you a spirit stone.”

The guest officials, who were fighting, all stopped at once. Serving as guest officials for the City Lord’s Mansion and revolving around Xiang Bo, they would earn just twenty or thirty low-grade spirit stones in a month. A bet of one low-grade spirit stone was already quite significant for them.

“I will,” a guest official named Lin Zhenzhao volunteered, standing out without dispute. Among the other guest officials, his strength was slightly superior, as observed during the earlier sparring.

Qi Tian nodded and said, “Let me make it clear first. My punch will be quite fierce. If you have any techniques, feel free to use them; otherwise, I’m afraid this punch might cripple you.”

Lin Zhenzhao’s face turned red with anger as he snapped back, “Qi Tian, don’t underestimate me. Worry about yourself instead. With my defensive techniques, I’m afraid that not only will your punch not harm me in the slightest, but it could also break your arm.”

Qi Tian just smiled without saying anything further. He patiently waited for a short while, allowing Lin Zhenzhao to get ready, then he suddenly moved. To avoid unnecessary trouble, Qi Tian didn’t give his all and didn’t use the moves of the Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist; he simply threw a casual punch.

As the man followed his fist, in the blink of an eye, he appeared right in front of Lin Zhenzhao and casually unleashed a punch.

Lin Zhenzhao only saw a blur before he could react, and then he saw a fist rapidly enlarging in his field of vision before it struck him hard. He tasted sweetness in his throat, clutched his stomach with both hands, bent over, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

“You bastard, Qi Tian, how could you attack Lin Zhenzhao without warning while he wasn’t ready? Don’t you know that Lin Zhenzhao is a Mage Cultivator? If a body cultivator like you gets close, does he still have a chance?” The other guest officials, seeing Lin Zhenzhao at a disadvantage, quickly began to accuse Qi Tian. They weren’t doing this to defend Lin Zhenzhao or take his side; rather, they empathized with his plight and feared that Qi Tian would use the same tactics against them.