Chapter 2885 — The Limit-Breaking Qi-Gathering Pill
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Heh heh, this pill is a treasure on the surface, but in truth it is poison. Most importantly, although the materials needed to refine the Qi-Gathering Pill and the Limit-Breaking Qi-Gathering Pill are somewhat different, once refined, the two are nearly identical in color and fragrance—there is no difference at all!" Elder Ancestor Xuanchen said. "Once Wei Zhao receives it, he should have no suspicion whatsoever!"
"Heh heh, that would be just perfect!" Kang Jingming chuckled. "Master, so when do we begin refining?"
"For the refining, we need to make preparations. This Limit-Breaking Qi-Gathering Pill requires a great deal of heaven-and-earth treasures, among them the materials for a Qi-Gathering Pill—though not one portion, but three portions' worth, to produce a single pill!" Here Elder Ancestor Xuanchen felt a pang of distress. "To set a trap for Wei Zhao, we actually have to sink such a cost into it. I really am somewhat reluctant!"
"Master, as the saying goes, 'You can't catch a wolf without risking your child.' If we can't bear to part with the herbs, we can't kill Wei Zhao!" Kang Jingming consoled him.
"Mm, but the difficulty and the time required for this refinement are considerable. Study it carefully—you shall refine it yourself! My alchemy skills are only average; this task can only be entrusted to you!" Elder Ancestor Xuanchen said.
"Rest assured, Master! In the days to come, I will devote myself wholly to refining this Limit-Breaking Qi-Gathering Pill. Please set your mind at ease—I will not disappoint you!" Kang Jingming hastily pledged, thumping his chest. Though refining this Limit-Breaking Qi-Gathering Pill looked like exceedingly hard work, to deal with Wei Zhao, Kang Jingming resolved to grit his teeth and endure.
In truth, after Elder Ancestor Xuanchen had described this method, his heart still ached badly. So many materials! The Five Luminaries Sect was wealthy, yes, but by now they were largely eating into their reserves. Had it not been for Bai Lingtou's presence there, which left him no way to oppose Wei Zhao openly, he would never have resorted to such a method against him!
Still, this move really was a good one—killing without a trace. So Elder Ancestor Xuanchen gritted his teeth and tacitly approved it.
After Wei Zhao handed his trial spirit herbs to Shopkeeper Sun of the inn, he returned to his room to await news. When he got back, he found that Yang Qiqi had actually woken up!
Zhao Qilei, Feng Shihua, Li Ciba, and Ge Xian had already left. When Yang Qiqi woke and found no one in the room, she was somewhat bewildered. She did not know how she had come to this place; she remembered being beneath the cliffs of the Five Baleful Mountains, hadn't she?
Could it be... that she and Wei Zhao had both been saved? As for those days of unconsciousness and the events before, Yang Qiqi no longer remembered. Her mind had not been clear then, and she could not recall what had happened. Had Wei Zhao saved her?
Yang Qiqi was still dazed when the door of the room suddenly opened. She immediately looked toward the door with some vigilance, but to her surprise, the one who entered was Wei Zhao!
"Qiqi, you're awake?" Back in the room, Wei Zhao saw Yang Qiqi sitting on the bed and was at once startled and overjoyed. Though the baleful qi within Yang Qiqi's body had already been drawn away by Zhang Naipao, so long as she did not wake, Wei Zhao could not rest easy. Now Yang Qiqi was finally all right! (To be continued)