Chapter 1692 — Bad News
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"We won't be able to cultivate on our own anymore..." Qiu Lingshan was slightly stunned, but then suddenly remembered something. "You mean that if we cultivate by ourselves, it won't have any effect or lead to any progress at all, right?"
"Exactly!" Wei Zhao nodded. "The true energy I channeled into your bodies was too pure. As a result, your bodies have developed a repulsion toward the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth in the natural world. That energy is no longer effective for you. Even if you continue cultivating, you will only be wasting your efforts, unless you go somewhere overflowing with an exceptionally rich spiritual energy. Unfortunately, places like that are not easy to find..."
"No wonder! So that's what happened!" Qiu Lingshan said in sudden realization. "I mentioned it before. Whenever I cultivated, it seemed as though I made no progress at all. So this was the reason!"
"Yes. You mentioned it once before, but I didn't pay attention. Later, I discovered this drawback," Wei Zhao said. "From now on, you'll have to wait until I advance before I can help you advance again. Alternatively, once I learn alchemy, I can refine pills for you!"
"Alchemy? You're going to learn alchemy?" Qiu Lingshan and Chen Yuxuan were both stunned. Although they had never dealt with alchemists themselves, they were scions of great families and had still encountered information about them. They knew that alchemy was an exceedingly prestigious and rare profession. Yet Wei Zhao actually intended to learn it.
"It's only an intention for now. I haven't accomplished anything yet." Wei Zhao smiled.
Qiu Lingshan and Chen Yuxuan could not help admiring Wei Zhao. He truly dared to dream! Wei Zhao was already formidable enough as he was. If he became an alchemist, wouldn't even those ancient sects have to curry favor with him? They had heard that alchemists were highly sought after even within the ancient sects!
If Wei Zhao really became an alchemist, the crisis facing the hidden families would resolve itself. By then, many ancient sects would surely be willing to stand up for Wei Zhao, all in the hope that he would refine pills for them.
"Whether we cultivate or not is hardly important. Even if we cultivated on our own for several years, it wouldn't amount to as much improvement as the little while you spent helping us. So the drawback you mentioned is practically no drawback at all for us," Chen Yuxuan said with a laugh. "Boss, we'll be relying on you for the rest of our lives!"
"Exactly. This actually makes things easier. From now on, I can simply sit back and enjoy the benefits!" Qiu Lingshan said. "My dream was to find a powerful man to protect me, and now I've found one. Why would I need to cultivate on my own anymore?"
"Heh, I'll be heading back first. See you later..." Wei Zhao did not answer Qiu Lingshan. He turned around and quickly walked out of the hospital room.
Like Old Master Song, Song Xiangwen, another person in a foul mood was Old Master Wu of the Wu family, Wu Gonggao. The reason for Wu Gonggao's displeasure, however, was somewhat different from theirs.
Wu Chengtian had been severely injured after standing up for one of Wei Zhao's women. After making a single phone call, he had not heard from him again, and Wu Gonggao did not dare call to ask what had happened.