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Seeing that no one believed what he said, Jiang Rongfa became a bit anxious. He said, "The Demonsensing Orb is not something you see easily. It's not easy to melt Demon Power, Demon Qi, and Demon Soul together and seal them into the same Demonsensing Orb. Only a Great Divine Ability can do this. I heard that owning a Demonsensing Orb is like owning a gold mine. Anyone who wants to kill demons can sit next to the Demonsensing Orb, then they won't fear demons, and their courage will increase."
"If the Demonsensing Orb is really as great as you say, why don't you offer it to the National Master Manor? Are you worried the National Master Manor will mistreat you?" A disciple asked.
Jiang Rongfa gave an awkward smile. How could he not have thought about offering the Demonsensing Orb to the National Master Manor? After understanding its function in Zhigeng Palace, he actively proposed to give it to Zhigeng Palace, but the brother who authenticated the Demonsensing Orb for him was not interested in it at all.
Outer sect disciples of the National Master Manor might rarely see this kind of Demonsensing Orb, but the inner sect disciples have a special training room, where the Demonsensing Orbs are far superior to this one. Why would they value this low-level Demonsensing Orb? The resources of the National Master Manor are limited, impossible to be used for collecting such useless resources.
Of course, these things are not suitable to tell these outer disciples. If told, how will he sell this Demonsensing Orb at a high price?
"Such a good thing, if I give it to the National Master Manor, we, the outer disciples, certainly won't get a chance to use it. Aren't we all outer disciples here? When something good happens, of course, one would think of everyone first. You can all give it a try. I am not deceiving you. This brother, why don't you give a demonstration to everybody?" Jiang Rongfa pointed at Qi Tian.
Qi Tian had never seen a Demonsensing Orb before. He took a step forward out of curiosity and took a closer look at it.
"Brother, you just need to do as I do," Jiang Rongfa said, reaching out for the Demonsensing Orb again.
Qi Tian followed Jiang Rongfa's actions and reached out for the Demonsensing Orb, but the next moment startled him. He discovered that the Heavenly Dao Engine in his palm started stirring. A whirlpool flew out of his palm, heading towards the Demonsensing Orb.
Qi Tian was shocked and immediately pulled back his hand and made a fist. The whirlpool instantly disappeared, but Qi Tian could sense that the Heavenly Dao Engine was displeased, as if it wanted to struggle out of his palm at any moment.
Qi Tian turned pale. The Heavenly Dao Engine was one of his biggest secrets. If it was discovered, his life in the Cultivation World of Great Zhao would be miserable. He could be killed any minute. In the Cultivation World, murder for treasure is not unusual, just like him using the heads of the four leaders from Dalong Mountain to exchange for silver.
"Brother, what's wrong? You don't need to be afraid. This is just a Demonsensing Orb, it's inanimate and won't harm you. Look at me, nothing happens whatsoever." Jiang Rongfa kept talking while he put his hand on the Demonsensing Orb.
Qi Tian took a deep breath and asked, "Elder brother, did you not see anything just now?" He was worried that the scene of the whirlpool flying out of his palm had been seen by Jiang Rongfa or others, which would cause trouble.
Jiang Rongfa and others burst into laughter. Someone said, "Truly a child, hasn't even grown his hair yet. Look at his face, scared to such an extent."
"You shouldn't laugh at him. At the very least, his face just turned pale with fear. If you were his age, you might have wet your pants with fear."
The crowd burst into more laughter.
Qi Tian laughed awkwardly. He was certain nobody noticed the anomaly in his palm just now, so it turned out that either they didn't notice or only he could see the Heavenly Dao Engine and almost-forming whirlpool in his palm. He needed to verify which scenario was true in the future.
"Try again, Brother." Jiang Rongfa wanted to sell the Demonsensing Orb, so he needed someone to verify its effect. Qi Tian was the only young one among the spectators. Otherwise, Jiang Rongfa wouldn't have chosen him. As long as he could prove that even Qi Tian at such a young age was safe, others wouldn't have any problem.
Qi Tian was worried that the Heavenly Dao Engine would cause trouble again, so he tried again with his other hand, just like Jiang Rongfa said, and indeed nothing happened. However, while touching the Demonsensing Orb, he distinctly felt a strong impulse from the Heavenly Dao Engine in his right palm to be set free. It was like a starving dog begging its owner for food, wagging its tail and butting with its head.
Qi Tian remembered that it had been several days since he killed Ma Wu, and he hadn't fed the Heavenly Dao Engine during this period. Without a supply of energy, it could break down when he was fighting someone and needed to use it. That would be tragic. It wasn't often that the Heavenly Dao Engine proactively asked Qi Tian for something. Since it showed interest in the Demonsensing Orb, there was no harm in buying it and allowing the engine to consume it replenish its energy.
So, Qi Tian tugged at the corner of Jiang Rongfa's clothing and asked, "Senior Brother, how much is this Demonsensing Orb?"
Jiang Rongfa was busy explaining to others how harmless and useful the Demonsensing Orb was. He didn't expect someone to ask about the price. Without even seeing who was asking, he replied, "Junior brother, you indeed know how to discern value...oh, wait, it's you? Are you sure you want to buy it?
Qi Tian nodded and said, "I feel a connection with this Demonsensing Orb. I want to buy it and keep it. Maybe it will be useful when I go demon hunting in the future."
Jiang Rongfa hesitated for a moment. He actually felt reluctant to sell the Demonsensing Orb to Qi Tian. After all, he himself found no use for it, and even Zhigeng Palace didn't want it. How could Qi Tian possibly find it useful? But, as things stood, Qi Tian was the only person who had asked for its price. If he didn't sell it, he might be left with this item stuck in his possession. It would be better to sell it to Qi Tian. If anybody would regret it in the future, it would be Qi Tian, and that wouldn't be his problem.
"Alright, since Junior Brother feels a connection with the orb, let's say 3,000 taels of silver," Jiang Rongfa said, not going easy on the price at all. Weird and peculiar items like the Demonsensing Orb were often unknown in their true value, and when someone like Qi Tian showed interest, it was only logical to haggle intensely.
Qi Tian smiled and replied, "Is Brother trying to take advantage of my youth or do you simply lack sincerity? 3,000 taels? More like 300 taels."
After going back and forth haggling, Jiang Rongfa finally sold the orb to Qi Tian for 800 taels.
Qi Tian put the orb in a bag that Jian Rongfa gave him. The bag had a low-level Concealing Breath Talisman on it, which could hide the Demon Qi from the Demonsensing Orb. Qi Tian put the orb in the bag and carried it back to his room.
After hanging up a "Do Not Disturb" sign and locking the door, Qi Tian opened the bag. Instead of letting the Heavenly Dao Engine consume the Demonsensing Orb immediately, he observed it. He felt that something more was going on with the engine wanting to "eat" the orb. Was there something he hadn't noticed?
But after observing the Demonsensing Orb carefully with his left hand for a long while, he could not find any function other than its ability to detect Demon Qi.
Qi Tian shook his head and stopped wasting time. He opened his right hand, and the Heavenly Dao Engine, impatient as it was, released a vortex and swallowed the Demonsensing Orb directly.
Afterwards, Qi Tian waited patiently. Soon, he felt the vortex reappear. He quickly turned his palm downwards, preparing for the Heavenly Dao Engine to spit out the unwanted remnants of the orb.
Splash…
The Demonsensing Orb wasn't very large and it was hollow, so not much was disgorged. When the vortex disappeared, Qi Tian was surprised to see some gold flickering amongst the small pile of remnants.
Qi Tian eagerly moved the remnants aside and discovered a lump of gold in the middle. On closer inspection, he realized it was not just a lump of gold, but a golden slip rolled up like a scroll.
Qi Tian carefully unrolled the golden slip. The first thing he saw was a vivid and imposing image of a Demon Tiger, which looked exactly the same as the creature he had seen running around in the Demonsensing Orb. Although the image was lifelike and powerful, something was missing upon closer examination. What Qi Tian didn't know was that a Demon Soul of the formidable Flaming Demon Tiger King was originally attached to the image on the golden slip. An uninformed person opening this golden slip could have had their soul consumed by the Flaming Demon Tiger King's Demon Soul, turning them into soulless living corpses.
Unfortunately for the Flaming Demon Tiger King, it met its match in the Heavenly Dao Engine. Not only did the engine consume all the Demon Qi from the Demonsensing Orb, but it also devoured the deeply hidden Demon Soul, saving Qi Tian from potential danger.
Qi Tian unrolled the entirety of the golden slip and found that the image of the Demon Tiger was merely a backdrop. The slip was densely inscribed with words. After reading the entirety of it, he was delighted to discover that it was a heritage skill left by a Great Master named Ma Jian.
The heritage skill was divided into three parts. The first part was a martial arts technique. Based on the moves of the Flaming Demon Tiger King when it was hunting, Ma Jian had created a heaven-shaking fist skill— the Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist.