Chapter 2160 — Secretly Talking Him Out of It
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"Wei Zhao, you're talking nonsense!" Elder Zhao had not expected Wei Zhao to suddenly expose the matter of him swallowing the Yu family's Qi-Gathering Pill at this very moment.
"Elder Zhao, no one here is a fool. Why so agitated? I was merely voicing a guess." Wei Zhao said faintly, "Well then, Elder Yu, that being said, you may as well stop thinking about that Qi-Gathering Pill of mine. I ate it just to see whether I could break through to the Heaven Rank. I didn't break through, but I did gain the ability to fight a Heaven Rank. That Qi-Gathering Pill really is a fine thing—tsk, tsk. Elder Zhao, give it time, and you too will be able to fight above your rank!"
"Hmph, Wei Zhao, don't try to trap me with your words. Elder Yu, this is slander—naked slander..." Elder Zhao was somewhat flustered.
"Heh, I'll take my leave." Wei Zhao said no more; he simply nodded and walked out of the council hall with Han Tianba and Han Xiaohu, paying no further attention to the proceedings inside.
"Elder Zhao, what exactly is the truth of this matter?" It was impossible for Elder Yu to believe Wei Zhao completely, but Wei Zhao's words had planted a seed of doubt in him! Indeed, judged by the timing, Elder Zhao was the most likely suspect, and he matched the several characteristics Wei Zhao had described perfectly!
If anyone claimed Elder Zhao had broken through naturally, Elder Yu would no longer believe it. A natural breakthrough required no spirit medicine to stabilize one's realm—over time it would settle of its own accord. To use spirit medicine was, in fact, the inferior path. Yet there was only one circumstance in which spirit medicine was unavoidable to stabilize one's realm: a Heaven Rank breakthrough achieved by taking a Qi-Gathering Pill!
Because a Heaven Rank attained through a Qi-Gathering Pill could no longer absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for self-cultivation; only medicinal ingredients could stabilize one's realm, and only by ceaselessly consuming heavenly treasures could one continue to advance. This was one of the drawbacks of the Qi-Gathering Pill.
Even so, the fact that Yu Xiaochen had lost all hope of breaking through to the Heaven Rank filled Elder Yu with fury. He had to demand an explanation!
"Elder Yu, we are in-laws. How can you trust an outsider?" Elder Zhao knew the matter had been exposed and could only do his utmost to turn it around! The hatred in his heart—this Wei Zhao, speaking neither early nor late, had to speak at this very moment!
He himself had just been about to take men to intercept Wei Zhao, and now this had to crop up!
"Hey, Elder Zhao, honest men speak plainly. If it's true, it's true; if it's not, it's not—don't try to muddle through!" Elder Yu snorted coldly. "Shall I summon Yu Huoxing now for a confrontation?"
"That..." Elder Zhao grew anxious. "Elder Yu, our pressing business is to deal with that Wei Zhao. Don't forget, we and Wei Zhao harbor deep grudges..."
"Deal with him, my ass! He didn't take my Qi-Gathering Pill—why would I go after him? Do I have nothing better to do than stir up trouble? Don't change the subject on me!" Elder Yu was truly enraged. If Elder Zhao really had taken the Qi-Gathering Pill, then he had been thoroughly duped!
Granted, because of the matter of the secular Yu family and Yu Ning, the Hidden Yu family could never become Wei Zhao's friend—but even so, there was no need to rush so eagerly to wipe Wei Zhao out. Compared with that, the whereabouts of the Qi-Gathering Pill mattered far more!
"I... Elder Yu, let's talk this over. We are in-laws, after all..." Elder Zhao's forehead was beaded with sweat. He knew that now the matter had been exposed, if Elder Yu summoned Yu Shuixing for a confrontation, it likely could not be concealed. But if he admitted it, would that not amount to breaking with the Yu family?