Heavenly Dao Engine

Chapter 127: Chapter 0137: Division of Spoils of War Chapter 127: Chapter 0137: Division of Spoils of War Through the gap left by two native cultivators withdrawing their defenses, Qi Tian, carrying Zhao Qian on his back, successfully broke out of the encirclement of the five native cultivators. He managed to cross out of the border of the eighth scenic region and charged out for more than a dozen meters before finally stopping.

Looking back at the five native cultivators who were still in a daze, Qi Tian burst into laughter.

“Kid, you’re despicable and shameless. If you’re a real man, you’ll fight us three hundred rounds, instead of running away like a coward with a woman on your back,” a native cultivator cried out in frustration. Given that Qi Tian had just spoken fluent Lianying language, they weren’t worried that he wouldn’t understand.

Qi Tian held the Demon-Banishing Stick in one hand and gave a fierce flip of his middle finger towards the five native cultivators with the other, replying, “Am I despicable? Am I shameless? Isn’t it you who are despicable and shameless? You bunch of old men, some at the Nine Levels of Qi Cultivation and the others at the Eighth Level of Qi Cultivation, challenging me at Qi Cultivating Stage 4, don’t you have any shame? Never mind, I’m generous and won’t hold it against you. Come on, I’m right here. If you have the guts, come at me one by one, and see if I don’t bash you all around like looking for teeth on the ground. If you don’t come, you’re not a man.”

As Qi Tian provoked them, the five native cultivators were fuming with anger, itching to tear him to pieces. However, none of them dared to make a move. Qi Tian might just be at Qi Cultivating Stage 4, but his personal combat power was too high. They weren’t so sure they’d be able to best him one-on-one. And if they were to join forces and gang up on him, they’d be violating the agreement between the Lianying Realm and the Imperial Master Mansion, which would spell even more trouble for them.

“Kid, keep shouting now, but be careful not to get yourself on the blacklist in the future,” a native cultivator pointed at Qi Tian and snapped.

What a familiar phrase!

Qi Tian pointed his middle finger at them again, saying, “Spineless cowards, my time is precious, and I am too lazy to interact with you.”

As Qi Tian was about to walk away, a slightly timid voice suddenly reached his ears. “Qi Tian, put me down quickly.”

Only then did Qi Tian realize that Zhao Qian was still sprawled on his back. He quickly squatted down and let Zhao Qian down.

Although Zhao Qian tried her best to remain composed, her neck exposed outside her collar was flushing red. She had never been so intimate with a man before. However, she was a carefree woman, and it didn’t take her long to suppress her embarrassment and shyness. Her starry eyes took Qi Tian in from top to bottom, before saying, “Qi Tian, who would have thought you were so deeply hidden? You’re always so polite in front of me, like a gentleman. But who knew you had such a knack for cursing people? My image of you has completely changed.”

Qi Tian smirked, replying, “Your Highness is too kind. This is my true character. The courtesy I show you is genuine, and so is my cursing of those native cultivators. Or, did Your Highness hope that I would treat those native cultivators the same way as I treat you?”

“What are you two talking about? You seem to be having a good time?” At this moment, Huang Liuyan, riding on Hu Niu, joined them.

There was an old native cultivator’s body tied to Hu Niu’s tail, swaying like a rotten log.

Qi Tian and Zhao Qian both bowed to Huang Liuyan in greeting.

Huang Liuyan dismounted from Hu Niu, returned the Hell Cold Star Halberd to Qi Tian and said, “Here is Hu Niu and the Hell Cold Star Halberd back. Qi Tian, Zhao Qian and I are leaving the Lianying Realm ahead of you. When you return to the Imperial Master Mansion, feel free to come and find me at the Peacock Hall anytime you wish. This is my token, with it, no one can prevent you from seeing me.”

Huang Liuyan handed Qi Tian a jade token engraved with a peacock pattern. Qi Tian quickly took it with both hands.

Zhao Qian chimed in, “Qi Tian, you’re truly fortunate. My Senior Aunt owns the title of Little Healing Fairy. Her prowess in alchemy and healing skills are unparalleled. Even though many wish to meet her, it’s always difficult to do so. But you, you’ve gained the privilege to see her whenever you want. I’m really envious.”

Huang Liuyan added, “When you get back to the Imperial Master Mansion, I will repay the money I owe you.”

“No, it’s not necessary.” Qi Tian quickly replied. Huang Liuyan had helped him a lot during their journey together. She had even provided aid when he needed it most, and if it weren’t for her intervention in several instances, he wasn’t sure what disastrous consequences he might have faced.

Huang Liuyan replied, “No, it must be repaid. How about this, you might not want money from me. Instead, you can tell me what kind of pill you want to refine, I can help you with that. I should have a few days of spare time before I go into closed-door cultivation. I can devote these days specifically to alchemy for you. Think about it, what kind of pill do you want?”

Qi Tian was intrigued and asked, “Any kind of pill?”

Huang Liuyan replied, “I am currently a Fifth Grade Alchemist. I can refine pills from First to Fourth Grade within the Nine Grades Pill System without issue. For Fifth Grade pills, there might be a probability of failure. Which grade of pill do you want to refine? Do you have the pill formula? If not, I can refine a Foundation Establishment pill for you. When you break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage in the future, it can increase your chances of successfully promoting to the Foundation Establishment Stage.”

Zhao Qian’s face showed envy upon hearing this. A Foundation Establishment pill, that was a gem that even a thousand gold coins can’t buy. Although it’s just a mere Fourth Grade Pill, it is the hardest to refine in its grade and the materials necessary are also the hardest to find. Moreover, because it relates to a breakthrough in cultivation level, it makes it far more valuable.

Qi Tian, of course, is aware of the preciousness of the Foundation Establishment pill. However, he doesn’t particularly want it at the moment. He replied, “I don’t want a Foundation Establishment pill, I want Teacher’s Sister to help me refine a Tiger Roar Pill. This is the pill formula for Tiger Roar Pill.”

Qi Tian took out the formula for the Tiger Roar Pill which he had written down in his spare time. The formula was split into two pieces of paper, with different characters written on each. The accurate formula could only be seen when the two pieces of paper were stacked together. He shared this trick with Huang Liuyan, essentially revealing the complete formula for the Tiger Roar Pill to her.

Upon taking a look, Huang Liuyan closed her eyes in silence. After a few moments she opened them and said, “I can refine it.”

“That’s really good.” Qi Tian handed a Storage Bag to Huang Liuyan, saying, “There are several corpses of Golden Flur Tigers in this. Please, Teacher’s Sister, take them as the main ingredients. As for the other materials, I would like to ask Teacher’s Sister to help me prepare them. I have also put some spirit stones in the Storage Bag for the cost of the materials.”

Huang Liuyan received the Storage Bag without even looking inside, then said, “Okay, wait for me at Peacock Hall when you return to the Imperial Master Mansion. By then, the Tiger Roar Pill should be ready. Princess, quickly distribute the spoils of war, we should be leaving.”

Zhao Qian nodded. Along the way, they had killed tens of native cultivators. However, they hadn’t been able to collect all the Storage Bags from the natives. Right now, Zhao Qian was holding more than twenty Storage Bags.

Zhao Qian called Wang Haiyan and others over, handing out a total of eight Storage Bags to the five of them, leaving the distribution of those up to them. Of the remaining Storage Bags, Zhao Qian took four for herself, and gave six each to Qi Tian and Huang Liuyan. No objections were raised to Zhao Qian’s method of distribution by Wang Haiyan and others, while Qi Tian and Huang Liuyan said nothing.

As for the person on Hu Niu’s tail, Zhao Qian did not touch him. Considering that Hu Niu also counted as a fighting force, leaving one for her was actually somewhat short-changing her.

Having received their respective spoils, Wang Haiyan and the others bid farewell to Qi Tian first. They were eager to find a safe place to distribute the contents of their Storage Bags. Zhao Qian and Huang Liuyan also left. Given Huang Liuyan’s status, she could easily have demanded a small passageway be opened specially for them to return early to the Imperial Master Mansion.

Qi Tian, on the other hand, was in no hurry. He searched through the cultivator hung on Hu Niu’s tail, taking out a Storage Bag and a Spirit Sword that he was clutching. He left the clothes on the body alone, even though they were treasures too. He pointed at the body and said to the native cultivators guarding the eighth zone, “Do you still want this person? Would you like to see him buried? However, for ten Spirit Stones, I can return him to you.”

“You despicable kid, aren’t you afraid of being childless for taking wealth from the deceased?” one of the native cultivators bellowed in rage.

Qi Tian replied, “Aren’t we all the same? You guys acting as bandits here are all trying to kill us and take our possessions, right? I’ll ask you one last time, do you want him or not? Ten Spirit Stones, a very reasonable price.”

According to market price, ten Spirit Stones were worth about 100,000 coins, which is admittedly not expensive. However, the problem was that Spirit Stones were extremely rare and difficult to come by, so they couldn’t just be bought with 100,000 coins.

Seeing that they weren’t speaking, Qi Tian said, “If you don’t want him, I’ll feed him to my Hu Niu. Hu Niu, charge.”

“Stop, we agree to your terms.” One of the native cultivators reluctantly replied. Even though Spirit Stones were precious, they couldn’t just stand there and watch their fellow disciple’s body being eaten by a monster. He took out a brocade box, threw it to Qi Tian, and said, “Take the Spirit Stones and go. If you dare insult my junior brother’s corpse again, I will kill you even if I have to breach the agreement.”

Qi Tian picked up the brocade box, opened it, and indeed saw ten Spirit Stones inside. He pocketed the box, then cupped his fists towards the native cultivators, saying, “The conflict between us is a collision of two worlds. Who is right and who is wrong, I won’t comment on that. However, we can still establish friendship among us. I have quite a few coins here. If you have any cultivation resources that can be useful to me, you can sell them to me. I guarantee the price will satisfy you. Please consider my words. Once you’ve made up your minds, you can find me in the safety house. My name is Qi Tian, and I will be waiting for you in the safety house.”