Chapter 3647 — The Pill Hall
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Wei Zhao was caught between laughter and tears. In all the time he had known Senior Brother Kubi, the man had always struck him as a sluggish sort, the kind you could beat with a stick and still not get a peep out of. Never had he seen him in such a frantic hurry.
In truth, it was no wonder Senior Brother Kubi was so excited. He had already been a cultivator of the early Foundation Establishment stage for many years, and for more than half a year now he had been stuck at the barrier between the early stage and its peak. However diligently he cultivated, there had never been the slightest sign of it loosening.
Given his original temperament, he would not have been so anxious as he was now; he could well have gone on cultivating slowly, seeking an opportunity for breakthrough.
But times had changed. Now that Lu Bianren's position was in grave peril, once he was transferred out of Welcoming Pavilion, then even if only for the sake of those junior brothers who looked to him—Wei Zhao and the others—he, as their senior, would have to step forward and shoulder the burden. And the strength of the mere early Foundation Establishment stage was plainly no match for Meng Jueming.
To break through that barrier in a short time, the most direct and effective method was the Barrier-Breaking Foundation Pill. Had he been a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator seeking to break through to the peak of the late stage, a single pill might not have sufficed; but for him, at the early stage, success was all but certain.
For any cultivator, the most delightful thing in the world was always a breakthrough in strength—and Senior Brother Kubi was naturally no exception.
In but a brief moment, Senior Brother Kubi came striding briskly back, a herb basket on his back. So swift was his round trip that Wei Zhao was left dumbstruck—so the fellow could be this nimble after all!
Wei Zhao even suspected he might have a pair of Gale-Chasing Lightning Boots and the Butterfly Microstep himself!
"Junior Brother Lin, have a look at these ingredients and see if they're enough. If not, I'll think of some way to get more," Senior Brother Kubi said, panting heavily.
Wei Zhao nodded and carefully checked them against the pill formula. It was just as Senior Brother Kubi had said—here were three full sets of ingredients, which meant that if all went well, three Barrier-Breaking Foundation Pills could be refined! And even allowing for the chance of unexpected failure, at the most pessimistic estimate, this much material would at least guarantee one success!
"These ingredients are more than enough." Wei Zhao then looked at Senior Brother Kubi, somewhat puzzled. "Senior Brother Ku, you couldn't have known before this that I was an alchemist. Were you gathering all these ingredients to have someone else refine them?"
By any ordinary reasoning, since Senior Brother Kubi was no alchemist himself, if he urgently needed the Barrier-Breaking Foundation Pill he would at most have gathered spirit jades to buy one in the market, rather than going to the trouble of collecting so many ingredients himself. After all, no matter how many ingredients one piled up, they would not turn into pills on their own—someone still had to refine them.
"That's right. I had originally planned to apply to the Pill Hall, but the cost would have been steep, and I couldn't scrape it together in a short time. Since you can refine it yourself, Junior Brother Lin, that's all the better." Senior Brother Kubi spoke with no small measure of relief.
"The Pill Hall?" Wei Zhao was taken aback.