Chapter 3471 — Breakthrough: Peak of the Late Heaven Rank!
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As for the precise reason, Wei Zhao could not quite work it out. But after the barrier was broken, he could plainly sense that his true qi—whether in purity or in sheer volume—had surged by a striking margin over what it had been. And even now the true qi within him was still climbing. The intensity was no longer as violent as at the start, but the rise was still unmistakable—clearly the lingering effect of this Qi Gathering Pill!
This went on for a full stick of incense before it finally subsided into calm. By then, the true qi in Wei Zhao's body was a full third greater than it had been when he had just broken the barrier!
He was now just a single step from the realm of full mastery at the peak of the late Heaven Rank.
Wei Zhao's body gradually settled, and he no longer absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The burning heat of the pill in his belly faded away to nothing as well—the medicinal effect had likely been used up.
Even so, Wei Zhao did not dare leave the jade pendant's space at once. He sat quietly within it and waited, ready for whatever might come.
But he sat there for the better part of an hour, and nothing strange happened at all. Everything was perfectly normal.
And Wei Zhao's cultivation had steadied as well. A fine expert at the peak of the late Heaven Rank, he was no longer far from full mastery.
This Qi Gathering Pill really was a fine thing, Wei Zhao thought. Kang Jingming had given him only one—if there were another, would he not already be a master of full mastery? Perhaps he might even break through to the Heavenly Dao!
Of course, that was only a passing fancy. This was certainly no ordinary Qi Gathering Pill—at the very least, not the common sort! By now Wei Zhao understood Kang Jingming's aim as well. By any reasonable reckoning, the consequences of his taking that Qi Gathering Pill should have been grave indeed.
If Wei Zhao had not had the jade pendant's space, he would very likely have run into trouble from the lack of true qi—might even have been in mortal danger! After all, the sensation had been as painful as suffocation.
That Kang Jingming was a vicious one, all right. If Wei Zhao had not had the jade pendant's space, this time he would truly have been doomed.
Still, since the boy had given him such a fine thing, it would be inexcusable not to ring him up and thank him.
Once out of the jade pendant's space, Wei Zhao picked up the phone and dialed Kang Jingming's number.
Kang Jingming had said he was leaving, but in truth he had never gone. He had called Patriarch Xuanchen and reported what had happened here. Although Wei Zhao had taken the Limit Qi Gathering Pill, Xuanchen was uneasy—afraid that Wei Zhao might give it to someone else instead of taking it himself. So he had told Kang Jingming to keep watch nearby, and if Wei Zhao came out, or if any of Wei Zhao's underlings came calling, to hurry over and stall them however he could.
But Kang Jingming waited and waited, and no one came. He was just dozing off when the phone suddenly rang. He snatched it up and saw that it was Wei Zhao's number—and was at once baffled.
Wei Zhao still had not taken the Limit Qi Gathering Pill after all this time? It had been hours now. Kang Jingming had assumed Wei Zhao had already taken it and dropped dead—never imagined the man could still be calling!
Yet puzzled as he was, Kang Jingming put on an air of perfect calm and answered the phone: "Great Master Wei Zhao! What can I do for you? You haven't taken that Qi Gathering Pill yet, have you?"