Chapter 2977 — Zhao Qiwu Presents His Treasures
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"Yes, I feel the same. Old Tan really does seem like a different person from the one in the legends—he's been almost too good to us!" Zhao Qilei nodded. "But the way he made Qibing and the Dark Night Palace elder kneel and confess their faults, and then broke off one of Qibing's arms—from that, he's clearly a very domineering man. Now I'm a little conflicted!"
"Never mind, those things are all quite distant from us. Palace Master Bing and Young Master Tan are both too far removed from our world. Let's think instead about how we can help Leader Wei Zhao recover!" Yu Bing waved a hand, declining to discuss such far-off matters.
"First, we find a way to repair the leader's meridians and dantian, then we search for two Qi-Gathering Pills to help him break through to the Heaven Rank. That way, the poison's restriction will be solved as well." Zhao Qilei said, "It's easy to say, but a thousand times harder to do! For one thing, two Qi-Gathering Pills won't be easy to find!"
"Hm? Young Master Tan, I don't have any Qi-Gathering Pills, but I do have a few Mid-Grade Qi-Gathering Pills. Do you think Leader Wei Zhao could use them?" Zhao Qiwu had heard the news of Wei Zhao's crippling earlier and in his worry had never gotten the chance to tell Zhao Qilei the good news about the pills he had saved up. Now that Qi-Gathering Pills had come up, he quickly asked.
"Mid-Grade Qi-Gathering Pills? What are those?" Zhao Qilei asked, taken aback.
"They're a kind of pill whose effects rank below Qi-Gathering Pills. Though their potency doesn't match Qi-Gathering Pills, they can still raise one's strength, and they lack that flaw of Qi-Gathering Pills where once you take them, you can never cultivate again." Zhao Qiwu said, "This time I was meaning to present them to you anyway, Young Master Tan, but because I was worried about Leader Wei Zhao, I never had the chance to mention it."
As he spoke, Zhao Qiwu brought out a delicate wooden box from a pouch at his waist, as if presenting a treasure, and set it before Zhao Qilei. "Young Master Tan, inside are one Low-Grade Qi-Gathering Pill and three Mid-Grade Qi-Gathering Pills!"
"Oh? These three Mid-Grade Qi-Gathering Pills—can they match two Qi-Gathering Pills?" Zhao Qilei asked hurriedly. "But why haven't you taken them? Weren't you saying you'd already taken one and could attempt a breakthrough to the Heaven Rank?"
"If I had taken them, I definitely could attempt the Heaven Rank!" Zhao Qiwu said. "But I didn't. I'm not a man of great ambitions—if you're happy, Young Master Tan, then I'm happy, so I kept them, planning to give them to you. Even so, I'm about to break through to the Earth Rank myself. This Low-Grade Qi-Gathering Pill can help you, Young Master Tan, break through to the Earth Rank in the future, and these three Mid-Grade Qi-Gathering Pills can carry you all the way to the peak of the late Earth Rank. Though if you give them to Leader Wei Zhao to take, their potency certainly won't equal two Qi-Gathering Pills—but breaking through to the Heaven Rank should be no problem!"
"Oh? How so?" Zhao Qilei was briefly stunned, then asked in urgent surprise and delight.
"You just said it yourself, Young Master Tan—Leader Wei Zhao is now a late Earth Rank expert, and a single Mid-Grade Qi-Gathering Pill can raise him to the peak of the late Earth Rank! Of course, in truth, an expert at the peak of the mid Earth Rank who takes one Mid-Grade Qi-Gathering Pill can also surge to the peak of the late Earth Rank, so in that sense, half the pill's efficacy is left over. Add the other two Mid-Grade Qi-Gathering Pills, and breaking through to the early Heaven Rank is no problem at all! Because one Qi-Gathering Pill is worth a little more than two Mid-Grade Qi-Gathering Pills, these three will be more than enough!"
"Oh? So you're saying he might even break through to the peak of the early Heaven Rank?" Zhao Qilei asked, suddenly delighted.