Heavenly Dao Engine-Chapter 107 - 0 Ways to Improve Strength
Chapter 107: Chapter 0107: Ways to Improve Strength
Chapter 107 -0107: Ways to Improve Strength
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Zhao Qian knew that Qi Tian had guessed some of it, and continued, “That’s right, Master Huang is Xiao Yixian. Master Huang and the Imperial Master share the same master, and their masters are from the same school.”
Qi Tian swallowed hard. The Imperial Master, Xiao Xiaowu, is a Gold Core Stage expert. If Huang Liuyan is Xiao Xiaowu’s school sister, then isn’t she also a Gold Core Stage expert? Why would a Gold Core Stage expert come to the Lianying Realm? If she wanted to come, she would surely have to pay a huge price to suppress her cultivation level to the Qi Cultivation Period. This would be a very dangerous move for her, akin to the emperor going incognito. One moment of carelessness could lead to her death, and who could she complain to then?
Furthermore, if Huang Liuyan and Xiao Xiaowu were school siblings, even if not by blood, he seemed to be unable to address her as “Master Huang” in terms of seniority. Rather, calling her “Master” seemed to be the correct form of address.
Huang Liuyan seemed to have noticed Qi Tian’s thoughts. She explained, “I’m much younger than Xiao and I haven’t cultivated to the Gold Core yet. You don’t need to be too scrupulous about seniority, just call me ‘Master’. In fact, strictly speaking, although you have joined the Imperial Master Mansion, you don’t have a formal master, so calling me ‘senior sister’ wouldn’t be a problem.”
How could Qi Tian dare to call Huang Liuyan “senior sister”? He did not understand Huang Liuyan’s temperament at all. If she were a two-faced person, pretending to be polite on the surface but keeping score in private, she could easily trip him up. Considering precaution, it’s better to honestly call her “Master”. Even if Huang Liuyan was sincere and did not hold grudges, he would not take the risk.
If he wants to call her “senior sister”, sure, he can do so after his cultivation level increases in the future. For now, he’ll act humble.
Qi Tian clasped his hands and deeply saluted Huang Liuyan, bowing all the way to the ground. “Qi Tian pays his respects to Master.”
Huang Liuyan raised her slender hand in a supporting gesture and said, “Get up. We both are cultivators and don’t need such formalities in the future.”
“Yes.” Qi Tian agreed, then got up.
“It’s getting late, let’s start our journey now.” Huang Liuyan checked the sky and said.
Neither Qi Tian nor Zhao Qian would disagree on this point. They had obtained what they wanted in the Lianying Realm and wanted to return to the Imperial Master Mansion as soon as possible. Staying in the Lianying Realm no longer had any meaning for them.
So, Qi Tian rode on Hu Niu, Zhao Qian and Huang Liuyan each rode on a red-eyed demon wolf, and they all headed toward the safe house.
They were silent all the way. As evening arrived, they decided to rest for the night and continue their journey the next day. According to their speed, they should be able to reach the safehouse by the evening of the next day as long as they encountered no hindrances during the daytime. However, this was obviously impossible. The indigenous cultivators of the Lianying Realm must have surrounded the safe house. Entering the safe house without any effort was simply impossible; a fierce battle was inevitable.
Qi Tian volunteered to cook. He took out a water salamander, cleaned it simply, threw it into a pot, added various seasonings and water, and soon boiled a pot of white salamander soup.
The strong aroma drilled directly into Zhao Qian and Huang Liuyan’s noses. Even though both of them were used to eating delicacies, the taste of the salamander was truly delicious, and they couldn’t help but salivate.
Qi Tian heard their swallowing sounds and served them each a bowl of soup with several pieces of rich salamander meat. He brought the bowls to them and said, “Master, Princess, please try my cooking.”
Neither of them moved. Qi Tian smiled and walked away. After he had taken a bowl of soup from the pot and moved to a place further from them, they picked up their bowls and began to eat. Despite their delicate appearances, both women ate quickly and soon finished their salamander soup.
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“Would you like more?” Qi Tian asked.
Zhao Qian seemed interested, but Huang Liuyan shook her head and said, “Eating too much of such food is not good for the body. One bowl is enough. Princess, you shouldn’t eat too much either.”
“Yes.” Zhao Qian can’t say anything else, she can only agree.
However, Qi Tian does not have so many misgivings. He has been catching water salamanders for so many days, and today is the first time he has tasted such delicacy. How can he justify the hard work he put in catching the salamanders if he doesn’t eat more? As for eating this food, which would lead to more acquired impurities stagnating in his body, he does not care. If necessary, he will just cultivate for a few more days, won’t he? His cultivation is not aimed at becoming an abstinent and desireless monk.
The remaining half pot of water salamander soup, plus half a water salamander were all eaten by Qi Tian alone. After a satisfying belch, he felt at ease. Since entering the Lianying Realm, almost every day he had relied on the Grain Avoidance Pill to sustain life, and it’s been a long time since he had eaten a hearty warm meal like this.
When Qi Tian had cleaned up everything and put them away, Huang Liuyan gestured him over. Qi Tian didn’t know what she wanted to do, but he walked over anyway.
Huang Liuyan said, “We should prepare for a tough battle tomorrow. It’s not convenient for me to join, so the main battle force will be you and the princess. Tonight, you should rest well, sleep if you want to, cultivate if you want to. In any case, you must be in the best condition. You don’t have to worry about keeping watch at night, I will take care of it and won’t disturb you.”
Qi Tian nodded, “Thanks, Master Huang. I will let Hu Niu keep watch with you.”
Huang Liuyan waved a hand, “No need, let Hu Niu rest well too. It will need to join you in battle tomorrow, so it can’t stay up all night with us.”
Qi Tian didn’t insist on keeping Hu Niu by Huang Liuyan’s side. He walked with Hu Niu to a spot about three or four meters away from the two women. He let Hu Niu lie down next to him and rest, while he sat cross-legged on the ground.
Even without Huang Liuyan’s reminder, Qi Tian was not planning to sleep tonight. He would have a tough fight tomorrow, it was certain. Before the battle, any increase in power, however small, would increase his chances of survival. Therefore, he must not neglect this preparatory phase.
Compared to when he just entered the Lianying Realm, there are now many more ways for Qi Tian to improve his strength. He can unblock more meridians and improve his cultivation realm, that would definitely not be a problem. In addition, improving his body’s condition by practicing the Tiger Golden Body Skills also plays a major part in his strategy. Furthermore, he can practice the Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist, learn other martial arts, decipher the Spells, investigate the talismans and so forth.
However, after considering all the ways to improve his strength, Qi Tian unhesitatingly dismissed them all. It’s not because they are unimportant, but because he only has one night’s time, and all these methods invariably require a significant amount of time. Given that one night is surely not enough, he might as well choose to do something that would give him immediate and visible results.
Is there such a thing? Of course, there is.
The Meridian Restoration Skill.
That is Qi Tian’s final choice.
Qi Tian has now unblocked fourteen meridians, of which ten are perfectly unblocked. The remaining four, which are derived through practicing the Black Jade Skills, are not perfectly unblocked. Among these, the first meridian can provide a strength of two hundred and eighty pounds and, if measured by the True Essence using Qin Pulse, it can only stimulate a height of two feet eight inches. The fifth meridian is even worse, providing only two hundred pounds of strength, stimulating a water column of two feet high.
The ninth meridian is slightly better, capable of providing two hundred and twenty pounds of strength, stimulating a water column of two feet two inches. The thirteenth meridian is relatively good, providing two hundred and seventy pounds of strength, stimulating a water column of two feet seven inches.
Each of these four meridians is a considerable distance away from a perfect state, especially the fifth, which is missing by a full hundred pounds. Imagining the huge cost to fully unblock it is hard. However, no matter how much suffering and sacrifice it requires, Qi Tian is determined to unblock each meridian to a state of perfection.
It is not realistic to fully restore all four meridians tonight. If he can restore one, it will be enough, and he is uncertain whether he can even restore it to a perfect state. However, if it can even increase his strength by ten pounds, he will be very satisfied.
Qi Tian lit a fire and took out the Meridian Restoration Skill. He read it carefully from beginning to end. This technique is not complicated, but it makes one admire the ingenuity of its creator. In general, after a meridian is unblocked, a cultivator struggles to direct external Spirit Qi back into the meridian during cultivation. Even if Spirit Qi is directed in, it’s difficult to use it to expand the existing meridian.
This is like the relationship between a river and its channel. When there is no channel, the river runs wild and carves out a channel for itself. Once the channel is created, the subsequent water can only follow where the channel leads.
The creator of the Meridian Restoration Skill brilliantly exploited this theory. He devised a method to block all other meridians and cut off the attempts by Spirit Qi to create new channels during the restoration process. He directed Spirit Qi to surge into the meridian that needs to be unblocked. This causes the Spirit Qi in the meridian to exceed the limit it can hold, forcing the excess Spirit Qi to erode and break down the existing meridian, and expand it in a lengthier and wider direction. This is how the meridian is unblocked for the second time, the third time, or even more.
