Chapter 3528 — Secret Maneuvering: Wei Zhao Is the True Successor of the Five Luminaries Sect?
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"Oh, Wei Zhao gave us some energy stones. Paozi has now recovered to the strength of the mid yellow tier, and I expect he'll soon advance to the mystic tier and be able to use the Bee-Absorbing Divine Art. So your Qi-Gathering Pills had better come quickly." Zhong Yongliang was in fact a schemer; he said this precisely to make Kang Jingming devote himself wholeheartedly to refining pills at speed.
True, back at the sect they could have Zhang Naipao absorb others' true qi to advance, but how much true qi would that take?
Even absorbing two or three grand-completion experts, after accounting for loss in the transfer, might not be enough to push Zhang Naipao to grand completion—and besides, how many grand-completion experts did the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect even have? Could Zhong Yongliang offer himself up for Zhang Naipao to absorb? Absolutely impossible.
Finding a few heaven-tier experts would already be fortunate, but even so, Zhang Naipao would still struggle to advance. With a pile of Qi-Gathering Pills, however, things became easy.
"Oh, energy stones. Qi-Gathering Pills are more useful than those. You know as well as I do that energy stones are far too slow for advancing! And this Wei Zhao giving you fine things—no gift without a motive. You and he are not on the same path at all, so don't be fooled by his facade! Think about how you lost your kidney!" Kang Jingming said.
"Mm, that's true enough. Then I'll wait for your good news!" Zhong Yongliang nodded.
"Haha, no problem. But when the heaven-tier assembly comes, you'd better stand on my side!" This was Kang Jingming's true aim—he was afraid that when the time came, Zhong Yongliang would side with Wei Zhao.
"That goes without saying. Wei Zhao and I are enemies after all. Though I owe him a personal favor, at most I won't raise a hand against him myself—but I could never stand on his side!" Zhong Yongliang said.
This was his bottom line. He and Wei Zhao were foes; he could not side with Wei Zhao over such a small matter. Besides, he had made things clear with Wei Zhao: this was merely a transaction. When the time came, Zhang Naipao would take Wang Xinyan's place in resisting the oppressive might of the Five Baleful Demonic Qi, and then Wang Xinyan would be free of risk.
It was out of this consideration that Wei Zhao had given him the energy stones, so Zhong Yongliang did not feel he owed Wei Zhao too much. At most, he would refrain from stirring up trouble or targeting Wei Zhao before the Cloud-Tier Island affair—but if Kang Jingming moved against Wei Zhao, he would not join Wei Zhao's side to stop him.
That was exactly the assurance Kang Jingming wanted. So long as Zhong Yongliang and Wei Zhao were not on the same path, there was no problem. At the heaven-tier assembly, Wei Zhao would be alone with no one to support him—wouldn't that be pitiful? Haha, the very thought made him happy!
Yesterday, Old Ancestor Xuanchen had explained to Kang Jingming the plan to be carried out at the heaven-tier assembly. Kang Jingming had been delighted to hear it: if Wei Zhao dared to make trouble, all the heaven-tier grand-completion experts would rise as one and slay him!
Before the heaven-tier assembly, Kang Jingming had already begun secretly building his network.
"And if Wei Zhao interferes with the chance for Cloud-Tier Island? If he wants to block the opening of Cloud-Tier Island, what will you do then?" Kang Jingming pressed on, step by step.
"Then I'll stand on your side," Zhong Yongliang said after a moment's thought.
"Good!" Kang Jingming was overjoyed. "If Wei Zhao dares to ruin our chance, I'll give the order and everyone will rise together to slay him. Don't forget your promise."