Chapter 2382 — This Isn't Realistic
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
That pure, refined heaven-and-earth spiritual energy poured through Wei Zhao's acupoints into his meridians, and under the transformation of the second layer of the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art, it became streams of true qi that coursed back and forth through his meridians, on the verge of filling his entire body!
Wei Zhao clenched his teeth and continued circulating the second layer of the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art, continuing to absorb the pure, refined heaven-and-earth spiritual energy, wanting to break through the rank barrier in one sustained effort!
But the good times did not last. Wei Zhao gritted his teeth and held on for only about a quarter of an hour before the energy would no longer be drawn into his body. No matter how he circulated the mental incantation, he could not draw in the slightest bit more true qi!
"Alas!" Wei Zhao sighed. He knew it was no use and could only pause, letting out a light breath, somewhat regretful.
This injury, the healing, the recovery of true qi—it had been a fine opportunity to level up and break through the barrier. Wei Zhao had waited a long time for such an opportunity, yet in the end his assault on the barrier had still failed!
Still, Wei Zhao did not want to give up this rare and golden chance. After a brief rest, he began circulating the second layer of the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art once more, attempting a second assault on the barrier! This time, Wei Zhao adopted the rather extreme method he had used before: assaulting the barrier by absorbing and compressing energy!
Since the normal way of assaulting the barrier did not work, Wei Zhao could only try forcing his way through! So he activated the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art, gathered all the energy elements in the jade pendant's space around himself, and began compressing the energy surrounding his body!
This was a method of last resort. Wei Zhao did not want to give up just like that, so he could only attempt this kind of forceful breakthrough…
Not far away, Elder Jiao glanced at Wei Zhao and shook his head. He had grown somewhat inured to Wei Zhao's brand of madness! In his view, so long as Wei Zhao did not die, it was fine; the pain was of his own seeking, and Elder Jiao had long since grown used to it.
"Whoosh—" Wei Zhao drew a deep breath and sucked the compressed energy into his body!
In an instant, Wei Zhao's face turned abruptly red, taking on an unhealthy flush! The compressed energy was released within his body in an instant, and Wei Zhao felt as though he were a balloon about to burst—his whole body like a gasbag, swollen and thoroughly uncomfortable! His internal organs seemed to have been crushed together, squeezed until there was no room left at all.
"Ah!" Wei Zhao let out a miserable scream. Beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his resolute face; the agony, as though he were about to explode, wrung an involuntary scream from him!
At last, Wei Zhao could bear it no longer. "Pff"—he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and his whole body seemed to explode as well, a "boom" going off in his head…
What Wei Zhao could not accept was this: he could endure the pain, but there had been no breakthrough—and that was what left him utterly dejected!
"So close, I was so close!" Wei Zhao gave a bitter smile and complained in great frustration, "Elder Jiao, I was just a little short of breaking through!"
"Above the Earth Rank, forcing a breakthrough with compressed true qi is already ineffective. Continuing to try only adds to your suffering, doesn't it?" Jiao Yazi glanced at Wei Zhao and shook his head. "There's a saying: haste makes waste. You're still just a tiny bit short—forcing a breakthrough is probably out of the question."
"Then… there's no breaking through today?" Wei Zhao asked, somewhat unwilling to accept it.
"Breaking through today—that isn't realistic," Jiao Yazi said.