Chapter 3470 — The Side Effects of Qi Gathering Pills
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This Qi Gathering Pill from Kang Jingming was indeed slightly different from the ones before, but after carefully analyzing its scent, Wei Zhao confirmed that it was, without a doubt, the smell of a Qi Gathering Pill!
Of course, he could not rule out the possibility that Kang Jingming had poisoned the pill. But they were all Heaven Rank experts now; poisoning was the sort of trick that belonged to the intelligence level of Yellow Rank or Mystic Rank cultivators. A Heaven Rank expert could force any toxins out of their body—that was common knowledge. As a Heaven Rank expert himself, Kang Jingming could not possibly be unaware of this.
So it was a thankless task he would hardly bother with. Even if Wei Zhao did expel the poison, he would hardly be grateful to Kang Jingming for it—at most, the poison would cost Wei Zhao a bit of effort and change nothing.
"The quality is decent enough. Thanks, then. All right, I'm going to take the pill now—you can get lost." Wei Zhao was not particularly polite to Kang Jingming. After all, this Qi Gathering Pill was something he was owed, and Kang Jingming had dragged his feet for so long before finally handing it over.
"Fine, then I'll be off!" Kang Jingming could not wait to get away. If Wei Zhao swallowed the pill right in front of him and then dropped dead, some things would be hard to explain. But if he left, then even if Wei Zhao died, it would have nothing to do with him—who could say how the man had died?
"Bye-bye." Wei Zhao waved his hand, though he was somewhat puzzled inside. Kang Jingming really had changed his ways this time—coming all this way just to deliver a pill to him? That was truly bizarre!
From what Wei Zhao knew of Kang Jingming, there had to be something fishy about this. But exactly what was fishy, he could not say. So Wei Zhao once again examined the Qi Gathering Pill in his hand closely. Could it be a fake?
But it did not look like one! Wei Zhao shook his head, turned, and went back into the villa, preparing to take the pill. In any case, even if it was fake, it could hardly do him any real harm—Wei Zhao was not afraid.
After confirming that Kang Jingming had left, Wei Zhao began his journey of leveling up and breaking through.
Drawing on his previous experience, Wei Zhao readied the Qi Gathering Pill and placed it beside him. Then he sat cross-legged and calmed his mind.
Afterward, Wei Zhao picked up the Qi Gathering Pill, put it into his mouth, and swallowed it straight down into his belly!
In an instant, a warm current surged from his abdomen through his whole body, followed by a scorching sensation as though every meridian in his body were being set on fire!
That was right—this was exactly the reaction that followed taking a Qi Gathering Pill. Wei Zhao relaxed slightly. It seemed Kang Jingming had not cheated him after all; this really was a Qi Gathering Pill.
Since Wei Zhao had taken Qi Gathering Pills many times before, he was thoroughly familiar with the sensation. So he did not deliberately resist it, but let nature take its course, gritting his teeth and enduring.
The burning sensation grew stronger and stronger, until Wei Zhao felt as though he himself were about to catch fire. Yet the more painful it was, the more it resembled the feeling of his previous breakthroughs—and the more reassured Wei Zhao felt. If he felt nothing at all, that would mean Kang Jingming's pill was ineffective!
Gradually, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the air began to gather toward Wei Zhao, swirling above his head and forming a tiny, barely visible vortex!
The convergence of this spiritual energy meant that Wei Zhao was not far from his breakthrough. This energy resonated with the true qi inside his body, and now it raced through him faster and faster, while Wei Zhao felt his own body temperature rising higher and higher!