Chapter 3319 — Beyond the Bounds of Reason
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Without so much as a thought for discretion in front of Kang Jingming, Ancestor Xuanchen dialed He Dantou's number directly.
"Dantou, how are your injuries?" Ancestor Xuanchen asked once the call connected.
"Elder Brother, my injuries are not so bad. When the Red Conch people and I fought to a mutual crippling, our wounds were in fact not especially severe—they can heal," He Dantou said. "Elder Brother, you are calling me—is there news about Wei Zhao?"
"Dantou, there is news of Wei Zhao. That one move of mine forced him out into the open, but... the outcome was entirely different." Ancestor Xuanchen sighed and recounted everything that had happened to He Dantou.
"What?! Wei Zhao is that formidable? He can truly annihilate experts at the peak of the late Heaven Tier in an instant?" He Dantou was vastly alarmed. "But then, while he was overseas, why did he still flee? Why?"
"That I do not know either. I called you precisely to ask: was there something wrong with Wei Zhao while he was overseas? Was he carrying injuries, or was there some other reason?" Ancestor Xuanchen said. "Dantou, think carefully—was there anything peculiar..."
"I believe..." Cold sweat burst suddenly across He Dantou's forehead, and wave after wave of lingering dread surged up within him! If there had been nothing wrong with Wei Zhao back then, He Tianzu would already have been annihilated in an instant! Even when he, He Dantou, and the general manager of Red Conch had fought to a mutual crippling, Wei Zhao could easily have stepped in and finished them both off!
Yet Wei Zhao had not done so—which meant that at the time, some particular reason had kept him from doing it... What could it have been?
Suddenly, something occurred to He Dantou, and he said hurriedly, "Elder Brother, I remember now! Back when Wei Zhao was overseas, he was not at mid Heaven Tier strength—he was at the peak of early Heaven Tier. And you just said that Wei Zhao is now at mid Heaven Tier. He must have broken through and advanced during this time. So I have a conjecture..."
"What conjecture?" Ancestor Xuanchen asked at once.
"Could it be that back when Wei Zhao was overseas, he was already on the verge of a breakthrough, and so did not dare overdraft his own stamina to unleash those great techniques, for fear of disrupting his advancement? So when we hunted him, he fled and went into secluded cultivation somewhere to break through. And now Wei Zhao has successfully broken through, so after returning, he dares to unleash his great techniques! As for this talk of yours about him not adapting to the overseas climate—I think that is unlikely. It is a bit too far-fetched, after all..." He Dantou reasoned.
"Hm... what you say seems to make a great deal of sense!" Ancestor Xuanchen nodded in agreement after hearing it out. Generally speaking, before advancing to a new tier, most cultivators would choose secluded cultivation to make the breakthrough, not daring to expend their true qi to unleash great techniques. And Wei Zhao clearly belonged to this category.
"Ah, Elder Brother, thank goodness I did not press the pursuit relentlessly back then. Otherwise, if we had cornered Wei Zhao, Tianzu would very likely have been done for!" He Dantou said, still shaken with fear.
"Indeed. Wei Zhao is a man who cannot be measured by common reason. Very well, I understand. Focus on healing your injuries. Do not concern yourself with this business of Wei Zhao—I will find a way!" Ancestor Xuanchen said.