Heavenly Dao Engine-Chapter 77 - 00 9300 pounds

Chapter 77: Chapter 0077: 9,300 pounds

Chapter 77 -0077: 9,300 pounds

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Qi Tian paid no heed to Hu Niu’s feasting, instead he began to scavenge through all the spoils from Shi Yufeng and the other bandits that they carried: their storage bags and any valuables, all were cleaned out by him. Then, Qi Tian activated the Transporting Whirlwind, gathering up the bodies of Shi Yufeng and his group of bandits, as well as the Red-Eyed Demon Wolf, and used them all as fuel for the Heavenly Dao Engine.

A moment later, Qi Tian opened his palm and after the Heavenly Dao Engine had finished processing, all the remaining residue flew out from his palm. Qi Tian nonchalantly threw a Fire Talisman over, turning the whole pile of residue into ash.

Hu Niu, who had been happily munching on the Red-Eyed Demon Wolf, shuddered involuntarily at this sight. She hadn’t expected Qi Tian to possess such skills, and wondered if she would meet the same fate one day if she didn’t obey him. Discarding the half-eaten Red-Eyed Demon Wolf, Hu Niu scampered over to Qi Tian, her blood-stained face nuzzling into his chest.

Qi Tian quickly pushed Hu Niu’s head away, laughing as he said, “As long as you behave and stay loyal, I won’t kill you. Go on, go back to your meal.”

Hu Niu, the female tiger, dared not disobey, and quickly returned to her meal, noticeably speeding up her eating — wolfing down the meat of the Red-Eyed Demon Wolf with gusto.

Qi Tian, watching the direction of Guchuan City with his hands behind his back, had originally planned to enter Guchuan City directly. However, the sudden appearance of Shi Yufeng and his gang made him realize that his entrance into Guchuan City this time would certainly not be as tranquil as before. With his current strength, dealing with cultivators within the Seventh or Eighth Level of Qi Cultivation posed no significant problem. However, confronting a cultivator at the Nine Levels of Qi Cultivation, Qi Tian would have to carefully weigh his options.

As one of the most famous cities for cultivators in Jia Nan Mountain, Guchuan City surely housed cultivators at the Nine Levels of Qi Cultivation. He was confident of dealing with one ordinary cultivator at this level, but against two or more, he lacked the certainty. Also, some cultivators at this level possessed remarkable strength, each of their cultivation levels could open up two or even three meridians. Against such opponents, even one-on-one, Qi Tian did not fancy his odds.

Clearly, before his second entry to Guchuan City, most importantly, he needed to enhance his power. Only with greater strength could he confidently walk into Guchuan City. Once the local cultivators in the city became aware of his strength, they would think twice before plotting against him.

Having thought it through, Qi Tian rode onto Hu Niu’s back and had her take him to a secluded area. He then asked Hu Niu to guard the area while he took out a large number of elixirs and pills to begin his closed-door cultivation.

Fast forward ten days, in a cave, Qi Tian slowly opened his eyes. His body trembled, producing a crisp sound. The progress he made during this period could be said to be quite huge. Not only did he successfully break through to the Fourth Level of Qi Cultivation, but he also opened up the thirteenth and fourteenth meridians. The thirteenth was opened under favorable circumstances, providing him with a strength of 270 pounds, while the fourteenth one was ideally opened, providing him with a strength of 300 pounds.

As such, without using the Heavenly Dao Engine and the Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist, his strength exceeded 4,000 pounds. If he used the Tiger Ambition technique, his strength would exceed 4,600 pounds. If the Heavenly Dao Engine was activated, his strength could double, reaching nearly 9,300 pounds.

This power was quite terrifying indeed. Each cultivator at the Nine Levels of Qi Cultivation, even if skillfully managing to perfectly open three meridians at each level, would only attain a total strength of 8,100 pounds. In comparison to Qi Tian’s 9,300 pounds, it was short of over a thousand pounds.

Of course, the calculation was not as straightforward as that. Many factors determined a cultivator’s combat power — the power within his meridians was only a significant part, weapons, armor, martial arts, even spells, mounts all played a role. However, regardless of that, Qi Tian’s strength was a force to reckon with among cultivators at the Nine Levels of Qi Cultivation.

With such strength, he needed a corresponding strong body. In these ten days, Qi Tian’s progress was not only limited to this. When it came to body refining, he successfully broke through to the fourth layer of the Tiger Golden Body Skills. Without the use of real energy, he could exert a force of 2,000 pounds and his body could withstand a strength reaching 10,000 pounds. Even if he activated the Heavenly Dao Engine and threw a punch with his full strength, his body would not have any issues.

Content with this progress, Qi Tian stepped out of the cave, watching a flock of wild geese flying across the sky, he raised his head and let out a long howl. “I, Qi Tian, have ended my retreat.”

Hu Niu ran over, endearingly nuzzling her head into his chest.

During these past days with Qi Tian in closed-door cultivation, it was due to Hu Niu’s effort that he had remained undisturbed. Pleased, Qi Tian patted Hu Niu’s head, then took out a water salamander and placed it into Hu Niu’s mouth.

After Hu Niu finished eating the water salamander, Qi Tian got on Hu Niu’s back, then together, they dashed towards Guchuan City.

After crossing two mountain peaks, the city in the valley — Guchuan City, could already be seen. Seeing the cultivators coming in and out of Guchuan City, Hu Niu was excited for an unknown reason and let out a tiger roar to the sky.

Roar…

The roar was powerful enough to penetrate across, like announcing the return of a king, instantly reverberating throughout the valley.

Several cultivators from Guchuan City made their way in the direction of the tiger’s roar, resulting in an immediate sighting of Hu Niu. A number of cultivators let out cries of alarm.

“The Golden Flur Tiger! It’s the Golden Flur Tiger from the Tiger Demon Tribe.”

“This is bad, the Tiger Demon Tribe is attacking the city.”

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About a dozen cultivators flew out from Guchuan City, either riding flying swords or mounting flying beasts, all converging towards Qi Tian. They were all mentally prepared to block the Golden Flur Tiger at the city outskirts, ready to sacrifice their lives if necessary.

However, when they came close to Hu Niu, they noticed there’s only one Golden Flur Tiger, with a person perched on its back — an unmistakable figure of a Tiger Cavalier.

Realizing this, the approaching cultivators all wore solemn expressions, as though meeting an important figure. They understood well that the Tiger Demon Tribe, made up of Golden Flur Tigers, was one of the most powerful forces in Jia Nan Mountain; few dared to approach them. Even when cultivators ventured out for practice, they made a concerted effort to avoid the Tiger Demon Tribe.

It was hard to imagine anyone daring to capture a Golden Flur Tiger, let alone its cubs, and trained them from young to be mounts. Those who could pull it off typically hailed from significant forces or large families. They didn’t know that Qi Tian tamed Hu Niu with brute force, a feat that under normal circumstances would be impossible. But Hu Niu, a clever Golden Flur Tiger, knew how to weigh pros and cons and maximize her own interests. A beating from Qi Tian was sufficient to force her into submission. Had it been any other Golden Flur Tiger, surrender wouldn’t have come so easily, they’d rather choose death than live in submission.

Qi Tian glanced at the cultivators in the sky, his eyes a touch frigid.

Damn, I’ve run into the Air Force.

Once the cultivators had moved to Qi Tian’s front, those standing on the flying swords descended, leaving only two flying-beast riders on watch. They together approached Qi Tian, and from a distance hailed, “This humble one is Bai YuJie, Captain of Guchuan City’s Aerial Guard Team. How may I address you?”

Qi Tian dismounted from Hu Niu and returned a salute, “I am Qi Tian, merely passing through. Apologies if I’ve caused any disturbance.”

Realizing the young age and low cultivation level of Qi Tian yet seeing the peak Eighth Level of Qi Cultivation embodied in Hu Niu, Bai YuJie was ever more convinced that Qi Tian was from an influential family. Hurriedly he said, “You show us too much respect by saying ‘disturbance.’ If I may ask, sir, where do you come from and what is your destination?”

Qi Tian replied, “I’m on a training trip and mean no harm. Passing through Jia Nan Mountain, I ran into a barren land. Lucky as I was to encounter your city, I’d like to rest here for a while.”

Bai YuJie nodded, saying, “That makes sense. Our Guchuan City welcomes distinguished guests like you, sir. But your mount is somewhat intimidating. When you enter the city, we’d appreciate you keeping the beast under control. Please don’t let the tiger harm anyone and make things difficult for us.”

“Certainly, certainly,” Qi Tian laughed.

Bai YuJie handed Qi Tian a token, saying, “This is our city’s distinguished guest token. As long as you have it on you, not only can you enter the city for free, but you’ll also get a 98% discount on all purchases citywide. We hope you’ll accept this token and won’t find it offensive.”

Qi Tian cheerfully accepted it, put the tag around his waist right in front of Bai YuJie.

With a salute to Qi Tian, Bai YuJie and his guards mounted their flying swords and returned to Guchuan City.

Qi Tian once again hopped on Hu Niu’s back and urged the tiger towards Guchuan City. Soon they arrived at the city gate; both gatekeepers, seeing Qi Tian’s guest tag, didn’t charge him the entry fee and let him directly into the city.

Once inside, Qi Tian took off the guest tag and tossed it away. Untrusting of whatever mechanism lay within, he felt it best to discard it. He was not obsessed over the two percent discount. From his execution of Shi Yufeng and his crew, the gains were huge. Shi Yufeng, as a bandit leader, had a large storage bag full of treasures. Though it held fewer than Yu Chuan’s bag, the difference was minor. But when it came to coins, Shi Yufeng far surpassed Yu Chuan.

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Now, Qi Tian had over eighteen million coins – more than he had loaned to Zhao Qian and her group. Qi Tian planned to spend all these coins in Guchuan City, converting them into cultivation resources he could use.