Chapter 3477 — Demanding the Cauldron
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Indeed!" Kang Jingming nodded. "Next, I will devote myself entirely to preparing for the heaven-tier trial, Father-in-law. During this time, I intend to refine several Qi-Gathering Pills and raise my strength to the peak of the late heaven-tier—full great perfection!"
"Oh? Zhaoming, are you truly resolved?" Old Ancestor Xuanchen was slightly taken aback. "It's true that we alchemists have the advantage of being able to refine Qi-Gathering Pills for our own use, but those pills only work on cultivators below the Heavenly Dao—you cannot use them to ascend to the Heavenly Dao. And if there are no elixirs above the Heavenly Dao capable of raising one's strength, then you may never be able to set foot upon the Heavenly Dao at all. After all, no one can say what lies beyond—no one has ever been there!"
"At my current strength, when Cloud-Tier Island opens, I'll be nothing but cannon fodder! So I must raise my power—this is my last chance, so I'll stake everything on it! If I have no hope of advancing after reaching Cloud-Tier Island, then I'll return here and lead the Five Luminaries Sect onward! Once my strength is up, that's a good thing in itself—at worst, I'll give up on the Heavenly Dao." Kang Jingming spoke with fierce determination. "Besides, Wei Zhao got where he is by popping pills too—he's hardly ever leveled up on his own. As far as I can tell, he's relied on elixirs every step of the way. If he's fine, then I reckon I'll be fine too! And Wei Zhao has been frantically collecting Qi-Gathering Pill materials lately. He claims it's for his own breakthrough to the Heavenly Dao, but I'd bet eighty percent it's for the people around him!"
"Very well, then go." Old Ancestor Xuanchen nodded and agreed to Kang Jingming's proposal!
Meanwhile, Wei Zhao was making the very same plans—and Kang Jingming had indeed guessed correctly! Upon receiving the news, Han Jingyi rushed back to Donghai City overnight.
"Brother Wei Zhao, you mean to refine third-grade pills? I'm fairly confident I can do it, but we don't have a third-grade medicinal cauldron!" Han Jingyi said with some difficulty. "Jingjing has been simulating and calculating the formulas and methods for refining third-grade pills all along, but without a cauldron, I can't run any trials!"
"That is a problem!" Wei Zhao suddenly recalled that he still lacked a third-grade cauldron himself. He had wanted one for a long time, but You Panhu had flatly refused to give it up. Of course, now he would probably be willing—Wei Zhao decided to give him a call. "Hold on, I'll get one from You Panhu!"
"Sure! Hee hee, this time You Panhu will definitely hand one over!" Han Jingyi said with a grin.
Wei Zhao dialed You Panhu's number. You Panhu had not been in contact with Wei Zhao for quite some time—so long that he had nearly forgotten him. With Wei Zhao gone and Han Jingyi gone, peace had returned to the class. Just when he had assumed Wei Zhao had vanished for good and that their paths would never cross again, Wei Zhao actually called, giving him a small shock!
"Leader Wei Zhao, is there something you need from me?" You Panhu asked cautiously as he picked up the phone.
"Two things. First, the Right Family goes into hiding and joins the Cultivators' Alliance Association I founded—from now on, you'll be regulated and governed by the Mysterious Investigation Bureau. Second, get me a third-grade medicinal cauldron. Any problem with that?" Wei Zhao said bluntly.
"Uh... this... it seems like there are problems with both, but also like there aren't. I'll have to discuss it with my uncle, You Zhentian. Leader Wei Zhao, could you give me a bit of time?" You Panhu did not dare decide on his own and could only seek someone to consult.