Chapter 2340 — Mental Preparation
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"It says you can't either, and that this kind of attack isn't of much use anyway," the Heavenly Thunder Pig continued writing. "Most of the time, this sort of thing can't be sent into a practitioner's body. It only works when the practitioner is an external-school expert without true qi protecting the body. For internal-school experts with true qi guarding them, you can't force true qi in—unless you launch a secret sneak attack when they're unaware! But even then you can only sneak-attack experts of relatively low rank; those of high rank sense it before you even get close! And even among external-school practitioners, it doesn't work on all of them. For instance, those who practice the Golden Bell Cover or Iron Shirt—you can't force true qi into them either. Or experts who by some special method have altered the positions of their meridians and acupoints—that's ineffective too, because the true qi simply can't get in."
"So that's how it is!" Seeing the Heavenly Thunder Pig's translation, Wei Zhao's enthusiasm dropped considerably at once. Most of the practitioners Wei Zhao encountered were internal-school experts; external-school experts were few. This ability was thus rather useless—like a chicken rib.
"Roar, roar." The Wind-Thunder Purple Lightning Beast nodded, then roared a few more times.
"It says your true qi bombs can hit people too, so why must you learn this?" the Heavenly Thunder Pig translated.
"True qi bombs can only injure others, and they need to be compressed—rather troublesome. They're not like yours, where you just input a bit of pure heaven-and-earth spiritual energy and the enemy is writhing in agony and knocked unconscious," Wei Zhao said, shaking his head. Inwardly he was somewhat disappointed; he had been a bit too idealistic. But on reflection, it was only natural—if spirit beasts' true qi were that formidable, wouldn't they be invincible under heaven?
For the time being, Wei Zhao decided not to study the Wind-Thunder Purple Lightning Beast's ability. With this time, he might as well study that supplementary support martial skill—Spring Rain from Heaven.
"Xiao Yi!" Wei Zhao was just about to study that supplementary support martial skill when he heard Uncle Qing's voice from behind him.
"Uncle Qing, you're here?" Wei Zhao turned around and saw Uncle Qing and Grandma Sun standing at the villa's entrance gate.
"Yes. Last night I accompanied Mr. Gu to an event and couldn't come over. I hurried here first thing this morning. Mr. Gu has come too—he's upstairs talking with Miss Gu," Uncle Qing said. "I heard from Luo Yue that you were looking for me?"
"Yes, there's something that must be discussed with you and Grandma Sun together," Wei Zhao nodded and said. "Let's go to my room."
"All right..." Uncle Qing hadn't expected that what Wei Zhao wanted to discuss had to be kept from the others. Logically, since Gu Pengzhan had gone upstairs, they could have talked in the living room, but Wei Zhao said to go to his room—which meant it was confidential.
Wei Zhao went to his room with Uncle Qing and Grandma Sun. Wei Zhao sat on the bed, while Uncle Qing and Grandma Sun sat on the small sofa in his room. Wei Zhao handed each of them a bottle of water, then said: "When I tell you this, you must be mentally prepared."
"Mentally prepared?" Uncle Qing was slightly taken aback, not having expected Wei Zhao's opening to be that. "Xiao Yi, what exactly has happened?"
"Uncle Qing, is the place where your sect is located called the Wulonghaote Mountains?" Wei Zhao did not answer Uncle Qing's question, but asked one of his own.
"Oh?" Uncle Qing's eyes widened, and he looked at Wei Zhao in some disbelief. "Xiao Yi, how do you know that? I don't think I've ever mentioned this to you, have I?"