Chapter 3481 — A Continuous Breakthrough in Strength
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Okay!" Han Jingyi nodded and briskly stripped herself bare, then sat cross-legged on the bed, not feeling in the least that anything was amiss!
Wei Zhao, on the other hand, felt his heart stir at the sight. But…… now was the moment to take the Qi-Gathering Elixir, so he hurriedly banished those stray thoughts and stripped off his own clothes as well—except that…… certain natural physiological reactions still occurred, which left Wei Zhao thoroughly embarrassed!
Han Jingyi glanced once and then looked no further; evidently her composure far exceeded Wei Zhao's. He truly could not fathom how Han Jingyi's mind was put together.
By now Han Jingyi had already popped the Qi-Gathering Elixir into her mouth, and Wei Zhao, with a wry smile, was not to be outdone—he took his Qi-Gathering Elixir as well!
Wei Zhao had taken even the Limit Qi-Gathering Elixir before, so taking a Qi-Gathering Elixir was familiar territory; that kind of pain was still bearable for him. The energy and true qi surged wildly in an instant—one need only grit one's teeth and it would pass!
Han Jingyi's expression looked somewhat pained, but she held on, not letting out a single sound—just as she had when Wei Zhao had raised her strength for her back then. Han Jingyi was a remarkably strong-willed girl……
Time passed, slowly.
Han Jingyi successfully broke through to the early Heaven Rank, while, to Wei Zhao's slight regret, taking this one Qi-Gathering Elixir had not advanced him to the peak of the late Heaven Rank at Great Perfection, but only infinitely close to Great Perfection—there was still a certain gap!
Though that little gap had little effect on Wei Zhao—the present Wei Zhao could cut down even a first-rate expert at the Heaven Rank's Great Perfection with ease—there was still that faint imperfection in his own level of strength.
"Jingjing, keep taking them. In theory, after seven more Qi-Gathering Elixirs your strength should be on par with mine. Take them slowly, and I'll refine some more!" Wei Zhao said to Han Jingyi.
Only five remained now, and Han Jingyi still needed two more, so Wei Zhao would have to keep refining.
"Mm-hm, then I'll have to trouble Brother Wei Zhao!" Han Jingyi nodded.
"Trouble? If not for you and this cauldron, that would be trouble—but now refining elixirs is child's play to me." Wei Zhao laughed. "This is the first time I've discovered that alchemy can be this easy!"
Praised by Wei Zhao, Han Jingyi looked delighted, her little face flushed pink, and she suddenly said, "Brother Wei Zhao, hug me!"
"Uh……" Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback, but seeing that Han Jingyi's eyes held nothing but joy, with no trace of anything more complicated in the way of desire, he went over and scooped her up in a hug. In truth, Wei Zhao himself was holding it in rather painfully; he hugged her once, then quickly set her down and turned away, intending to focus on refining elixirs.
Time passed, slowly. Han Jingyi went on taking Qi-Gathering Elixirs in succession, while Wei Zhao went on refining them……
By the time Han Jingyi took the last Qi-Gathering Elixir, she was already a first-rate expert of the late Heaven Rank—a hastily made expert, to be sure, but her strength was real and solid, plain for all to see!
This time, Wei Zhao had again refined two sets of seven Qi-Gathering Elixirs, fourteen in all!