Chapter 1213 — Having to Give Up
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
But Wei Zhao was only entertaining the thought. Greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant; sometimes one should not be too covetous. To have achieved what he had was already quite remarkable!
Once, twice, three times...
Though the elemental energy gathered around Wei Zhao's body, he simply could not break through the barrier in one decisive surge!
Each time, he could indeed absorb a little energy into his body, yet every single time he felt that he was just a hair short! If only there had been a little more energy—even the tiniest bit more—he would have broken through!
But no matter what, the energy he could draw in was always limited; there was no getting more! And the energy, once absorbed into his body, was instantly consumed by metabolism, leaving no room for accumulation across multiple attempts!
It was like a person trying to push open a door: if his strength is too little, no matter how many times he pushes, the door will never open! He knows full well that with just a tiny bit more force, the door might give way, yet try as he might, he cannot muster it! Nor can the force from his previous pushes be accumulated; once expended, it is gone.
And that was exactly Wei Zhao's situation now. His body was brimming with energy; if only a tiny bit more could be drawn in, he would shatter the barrier. But absorbing it bit by bit availed him nothing!
This predicament left Wei Zhao both agonized and disheartened. He opened his eyes and looked at Jiao Yazi, who sat not far away with an ambiguous half-smile. "Old Jiao, why is it that I'm just a tiny bit short of breaking through?" he said in frustration.
"It's actually very simple. You only just broke into the middle Profound Stage not long ago; to advance even further is naturally all the more difficult. Your time has been too short, and your cultivation has not yet been consolidated." Jiao Yazi said with an utterly indifferent air. "If you could break through at this juncture, that would be the real rarity."
"But..." Wei Zhao simply could not resign himself to it! The breakthrough was right before his eyes, yet he was forced to fall just one step short. This feeling tormented him immensely—it was like having a sumptuous feast set before him, yet being unable to take a single bite!
Wei Zhao tried several more times, all ending in failure. He wanted to give up, but he was unwilling to. In the past, this method of breaking down to build anew had worked every single time without exception, yet this time, it had to run into an accident! It seemed that the pinnacle of the middle Profound Stage was not so easily attained after all!
Disappointed, Wei Zhao returned to reality. When he opened his eyes, he found that the room was pitch dark—it must already be evening!
He sat up from the bed and walked out of the bedroom. Pushing open the door, what met his eyes was a stretch of bright light. Wei Zhao's adaptability, however, far surpassed that of ordinary people; under the strong lamplight, he felt no discomfort whatsoever and could clearly see everything in the living room.
At this moment, Feng Xiaoxiao and Tang Zhi were sitting on the sofa watching television, huddled close together, both clad in cartoon-patterned pajamas. They looked for all the world like a pair of sisters!
Although the television in the living room was still on, the two had clearly fallen asleep. Wei Zhao glanced at the wall clock in the living room—it was already past one in the morning. No wonder they had both dozed off! It really had been hard on these two girls, staying up so late just to wait for him.