Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 933 - 933 0562 This is Too Abnormal_2

Chapter 933: Chapter 0562: This is Too Abnormal_2 Chapter 933: Chapter 0562: This is Too Abnormal_2 Afterward, Zhang Ting searched the snake demon’s body, and finally cut open its head. She extracted the demon’s inner elixir and once again brought it to the spirit crow’s beak. The spirit crow opened its mouth and swallowed it. Then, its body was engulfed in a halo of dawn light, and its aura gradually began to rise.

Qi Tian smacked his lips. The evolution of this spirit crow seemed too easy, just eat snake gallbladders and demon elixirs to advance. By comparison, the path of a cultivator like himself was much harder.

The spirit crow’s absorption and evolution lasted for over an hour. Throughout this time, Zhang Ting stayed by its side, protecting the spirit crow with all her heart, and guarding against any sudden dangers that might arise.

Qi Tian did not disturb them from beginning to end. He even voluntarily moved back a distance and then, somewhat bored, leaned against the mountain wall and sat down on the ground.

When the evolution of the spirit crow was finished, not only had it recovered its health, but its aura had also become different. More importantly, the feathers of the spirit crow were no longer purely black. At first glance, one could feel that its black feathers were plated with a layer of faint gold, which was quite strange.

Such a change not only pleased the spirit crow, but even Zhang Ting was smiling from ear to ear, feeling that all the hardships of the recent period had been worth it.

Qi Tian stood up and said, “Zhang Ting, congratulations. It seems you have taken a big step forward on the road of a Spirit Crow Knight.”

Happy events invigorated the spirit. Having gained so much, Zhang Ting felt a genuine sense of gratitude and closeness toward Qi Tian. The danger this time was real; had it not been for Qi Tian’s intervention and for him giving her a Detoxification Pill to eat, she would have died at least twice over.

“Qi Tian, I can’t thank you enough. You saved me repeatedly just now, and I will certainly repay you in the future,” Zhang Ting offered sincerely, making a rare promise.

Qi Tian laughed and said, “Alright, I’ll remember that. By the way, what do you want to do next? Do you want to search this place thoroughly, or do we leave now?”

Zhang Ting replied, “So many snake demons lived here, there must be some treasures. Since we’re here, we definitely should search thoroughly. Let’s search separately, and whoever finds something, it belongs to them.”

Subsequently, Qi Tian and Zhang Ting spent some time searching the cave that once teemed with snake demons. Indeed, they found some items. Zhang Ting was overjoyed after her search. However, Qi Tian just smiled perfunctorily; these items might be precious in Zhang Ting’s eyes, but to him, they were just so-so, far less valuable than the huge rock he had just taken.

After scouring the place, there was no point staying underground any longer. They, along with the spirit crow, returned to the surface. They went back to where the Spirit Horses were tied and found that besides the two horses, there was a man. This man was dressed extravagantly, radiated an extraordinary presence, and his cultivation level had reached the Half-step Golden Core stage. More crucially, his facial features bore some resemblance to Zhang Ting’s.

Upon seeing the man, Zhang Ting immediately became as timid as a mouse before a cat, bowing her head and speaking in a much softer and gentler voice. She respectfully gave a curtsy to the middle-aged man and said, “Dad, how did you get here?”

The newcomer was Zhang Ting’s biological father, Zhang Xingyu. He snorted coldly and said, “After I received your distress signal, I dropped everything and rushed over to save you, only to find you gone by the time I arrived. If I hadn’t been somewhat skilled and able to follow the faint clues you left behind to get here, I might have assumed you had been killed by the bad guys.”

“Dad, I’m fine, aren’t I?” Zhang Ting whispered in explanation.

Zhang Xingyu pointed his chin at Qi Tian and said, “Who is this kid? Don’t tell me he’s the one who took you here?”

Zhang Ting was startled, Zhang Xingyu might not know how formidable Qi Tian was, but she certainly did. She couldn’t be sure that Qi Tian had the ability to take down a Half-step Golden Core cultivator on his own. What she worried about most was that Qi Tian might still have Gold Core Thunder Talismans on him. She had seen first-hand the power of such talismans. Even though Qi Tian had sworn that he had only won a single talisman in a bet with his senior brother and the Refining God Sect, that was just Qi Tian’s word. What if there were two? Even three wasn’t out of the question. If just one extra appeared, and Qi Tian threw a Gold Core Thunder Talisman at her father’s head, her father would end up in the same plight as the snake demon.

“Dad, what are you talking about? This is Qi Tian, a new friend I’ve made. He was invited by me to help collect resources that could help my spirit crow evolve. At least half the credit for my spirit crow’s successful promotion goes to him,” Zhang Ting hastily played the emotional card to Zhang Xingyu.

Zhang Xingyu laughed and said, “Is that so? If that’s the case, I must thank him properly.”

As he spoke, Zhang Xingyu reached out toward Qi Tian, “Kid, we’ll have to get closer in the future.”

Qi Tian looked at the hand Zhang Xingyu stretched out, a knowing smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He too reached out his hand and grasped it with Zhang Xingyu’s.

When their palms touched, a sucking force suddenly emanated from Zhang Xingyu’s palm. The Spirit Qi in Qi Tian’s meridians became somewhat uncontrollable, all aiming to seep out of his body, as if Zhang Xingyu was about to absorb it.

Qi Tian chuckled coldly. Back when he read novels in his previous life, he had always longed for the famous “Absorbing Stars Technique.” He hadn’t expected to experience a similar technique firsthand today.

At this moment, he somewhat understood why Zhang Ting, despite being the City Lord’s daughter, was so adept in cheating, deceiving, and stealing. It turned out the root of it all was with Zhang Xingyu. With such a crooked beam like Zhang Xingyu, it was difficult to cultivate a straight post.

Zhang Xingyu’s silent attempt to suck away Qi Tian’s Spirit Force completely infuriated him. Ever since Qi Tian obtained the Heavenly Dao Engine, he had been feeding various existences laden with Spirit Qi to it as fuel. Today was the first time he encountered someone eyeing his Spirit Force. Truly a fool seeking his own death, if Zhang Xingyu weren’t taught a lesson, he wouldn’t understand why Prince had three eyes.

Without any sign of panic, Qi Tian steadied his heart. Firstly, he calmed down the agitated Spirit Qi influenced by external forces. Then, the black hole in his palm opened automatically. Under his control, a needle-shaped artifact flew out of the black hole, gently pricking Zhang Xingyu’s palm and instantly left a small wound.

Next, with a thought from Qi Tian, the Transporting Whirlwind flew out from his palm into the fresh wound in Zhang Xingyu’s palm, spinning wildly. The abundant Spirit Force in Zhang Xingyu’s meridians was pulled out like a breached dike by the Transporting Whirlwind, siphoned continuously into the black hole in Qi Tian’s palm.

At first, Zhang Xingyu didn’t pay much attention, even when Qi Tian’s needle pricked him, he ignored it, thinking it was due to Qi Tian’s rough hand or some burr on it. He was only focused on activating his technique, trying to absorb more power from Qi Tian’s body. Doing so would severely weaken Qi Tian, making it much easier to deal with him later. At that point, getting Qi Tian to do whatever they wanted would be too easy. But soon, Zhang Xingyu realized something was amiss. Normally, whenever he used his secret technique, a steady stream of power would flow from the opponent’s palm into him, nourishing and amplifying his own power, leaving the opponent extremely weak. However, now, he hadn’t absorbed any power at all, which was highly abnormal.