Chapter 1685 — About Martial Arts Techniques
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"I never thought... You really broke through!" Uncle Qing had always known that Wei Zhao would break through one day, but he had never imagined it would happen so soon. Before, when Wei Zhao was still at home, he had constantly been searching for an opportunity to break through. Then he had been struck by the Five-Step Dissipation Powder, and all hope had seemed to vanish.
In Uncle Qing's view, Wei Zhao would have to wait until the poison was removed before attempting a breakthrough, which meant waiting at least until the following year. Yet, astonishingly, Wei Zhao had gone out for a while and returned as an Earth-rank expert.
"It couldn't be helped. I ended up taking the Qi Gathering Pill." Wei Zhao gave a bitter smile. "It was a bit wasteful to use it that way, but at least I put it to use."
"You took the Qi Gathering Pill?" Uncle Qing froze. "Don't tell me you didn't know about its drawback?"
Uncle Qing had never imagined that Wei Zhao would simply take the Qi Gathering Pill and use it as the opportunity for a breakthrough. The thought gave him quite a fright. Earlier, when Wei Zhao had mentioned obtaining a Qi Gathering Pill, Uncle Qing had not paid much attention. After all, it was a pill for breaking through from the peak of the late Earth rank to the Heaven rank, far beyond Wei Zhao's reach at the time. So he had said nothing more.
But he had never expected Wei Zhao to take it on his own already. Uncle Qing was both shocked and distressed. He, too, had heard of the Qi Gathering Pill in his youth, but his ** had told him about its drawback. That drawback, however, did not apply to Uncle Qing.
Indeed, it was because Uncle Qing's sect had made such a grand spectacle of searching for the Qi Gathering Pill that it aroused the suspicions of other sects. The sect's priceless treasure was exposed, and the entire sect was consequently destroyed.
"I know. After taking it, it becomes difficult to ** again, doesn't it? The spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth in the natural world is too thin now, and it isn't as pure as the true energy in the Qi Gathering Pill. So once someone takes the pill, they instinctively develop an aversion to the true energy of the natural world and can no longer continue to ** in it," Wei Zhao said.
"Exactly. It's like a savage who has eaten nothing but raw meat his entire life. Once he tastes cooked food, raw meat becomes impossible to swallow. It's the same principle." Uncle Qing nodded. "Since you knew that, why did you take the Qi Gathering Pill? Don't you want to continue breaking through beyond the Earth rank?"
"Heh... I'm different from other people." Wei Zhao smiled. "I have my own ** method."
Uncle Qing was taken aback by Wei Zhao's words. He was curious, naturally, but he did not ask any further. Back then, he had possessed that priceless treasure himself, which was why he had been spared the drawback of the Qi Gathering Pill. Yet that very treasure had brought disaster upon his sect. So after hearing Wei Zhao's words, Uncle Qing chose not to probe any deeper.
"You want to learn martial arts techniques? But martial arts techniques are generally used in conjunction with a cultivation method and its formula. When you ** your cultivation method, didn't you learn any accompanying techniques?" Uncle Qing asked, puzzled. "Although some profound martial arts techniques can be used universally, without the corresponding cultivation method to support them, learning them is still extremely difficult. That is why every cultivation method generally has several corresponding martial arts techniques. They are the essence distilled through the experience of those who came before us. The techniques that accompany my cultivation method may not suit your own."