Master of Strange Dao

The runes dispersed from the wheels to the entire carriage, integrating the entire vehicle, including the two puppet horses, into one cohesive whole, elevating its entire aura to another level.

In an instant, it seemed to have crossed a boundary, transforming from something not even considered a magical treasure into a low-tier magical treasure.

Wang Qi looked at Yu Ziqing, and Yu Ziqing nodded to him.

"Give it a try."

Wang Qi led the reins, settled at the front of the vehicle, and with a gentle shake, a crisp sound rang out, as the two puppet horses stood half a foot off the ground and began trotting through the air, dragging the large carriage away with a roar.

Even if it was just half a foot off the ground, the previous bumps were gone, and the speed could now be inexplicably faster.

Yu Ziqing calculated the speed, slower than a general fourth-tier cultivator's artifact-controlling flying, but particularly suitable for long-distance travel; as long as you are willing to burn spirit stones, there's no need to worry about endurance issues on a single trip.

Wang Qi was still experimenting when Yu Ziqing suddenly turned back to look at the wheels. A wisp of incense fire's power appeared, mixed with a bit of joy, and fell into the wheels' body.

The fierce face on the wheels seemed somewhat dazed.

"Did you feel it?"

"I felt it." The wheels answered honestly, with a trace of joy in its words: "I've found my path to advancement, it feels great, and I'm very happy."

Yu Ziqing showed a slight smile, thinking of the pure joy contained in the power he sensed earlier, his smile deepened.

Prior to this, he was contemplating that besides needing the power of incense fire, the wheels' advancement required another kind of power.

Now he understood.

The ritual borrowing the power of the wheels for advancement does not directly enhance the cultivator's own power but gives the cultivator a power they can bless.

Currently, it indeed has a direct relationship with the literal meaning of wheels or vehicles.

With an empowered large carriage, Wang Qi's heartfelt joy, in return, becomes the power for the wheels' advancement.

At first glance, it doesn't seem too high-end; the borrower doesn't gain immensely powerful strength, incomparable to the peak times of the Sacrificial God and the peak times of the Saints.

However, the simpler it is, the easier the advancement becomes.

Can it really be lower-end than Wu Shuangge?

The Mixed Yuan Gold Bowl of Wu Shuangge advances based on the literal meaning of excrement, yet who dares to say the Mixed Yuan Gold Bowl is low-end?

Yu Ziqing didn't care much about the size of the power, only the way of advancement.

Needing the power of joy, this is particularly interesting.

Thus, the wheels' path of advancement, and their future actions, are all directly predetermined.

According to Yu Ziqing, as far as he knows, currently, only the human race uses vehicles or wheels extensively.

Ha ha ha, unless the wheels want to abolish themselves, they are now tightly bound to the human race.

This binding is far more complete than that of the Moon God.

The wheels have tied their roots to the human race.

Seeing the wheels also seemed to be influenced by that joyous power, laughing like a fool, Yu Ziqing laughed alongside them, feeling even happier.

He is different from the likes of the Mountain Lord and Shi, with huge differences in ideology.

The Mountain Lord desires to crush all enemies.

Yu Ziqing is different; he feels that painstakingly killing others might not kill them completely, not cost-effective.

Attract, use, and bring everyone on his side, winning together.

Then, to achieve the goal of winning together, eliminate those who prevent everyone from winning together.

This is clearly less challenging and brings more benefits.

Killing has always been the bottom-line option, not necessarily the best solution.

Like the wheels—is it better to kill them off or to leave them and hijack their path of advancement?

At the most basic level, the presence of the wheels can upgrade related productivity at low cost.

This is already a huge profit, and if further developed, all additional gains are tearful jackpots, everyone winning together.

"Now do you understand a bit of what I mean by everybody winning together?"

"I understand." The wheels replied with great joy.

A moment later, Wang Qi returned, the airborne carriage moving extremely fast, and when it stopped, it was incredibly stable too.

"How does it feel?"

"Speed, stability, loading capacity, everything is improved." Wang Qi said as his eyes turned a bit red, as now with this enhanced carriage, he could never have afforded anything of this level even if he spent all his fortune—now it's considered a magical treasure carriage—he quickly bowed in gratitude: "Thank you, my lord, I..." ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel⁂fire.net

"Alright, you experiment for a few more days, record the differences from before, I need them."

"Okay." Wang Qi nodded repeatedly, one hand touching the puppet horse; the enhanced carriage immediately extinguished the flames, reverting to its original appearance, yet the carriage itself still retained a trace of enhancement.

"Can only you personally control it when it is empowered?"

"Not exactly, it's just that I feel it's better this way..."

Yu Ziqing chuckled without saying a word, knowing that hiding one's shortcomings is a survival wisdom essential for low-tier cultivators.

In the following days, Yu Ziqing found someone among the physical cultivation disciples from Jinlan Mountain traveling outside who fancied Wang Qi's grandson and accepted him as a disciple.

Wang Qi was right; his grandson was quite talented in physical cultivation, but like most with decent talent, he advanced slowly purely due to lack of resources, companions, methods, and land.

After finishing this matter, Yu Ziqing focused wholeheartedly on research.

Researching Wang Qi, researching Wang Qi's carriage, researching wheels, researching rituals.