Chapter 3694 — Breakthrough, Peak of the Early Foundation Establishment Stage!
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Until a larger vessel was obtained, no matter how much extra medicinal efficacy there was, it would only be squandered in vain; and as time passed, this surplus efficacy would dissipate without a trace.
Normally speaking, the Foundation Establishment Golden Pill, besides serving the function of an experience pill, also possessed the effect of a Foundation Establishment Barrier-Breaking Pill—more than enough to shatter that layer of barrier.
But Wei Zhao was now keenly aware that this Foundation Establishment Golden Pill had already expended far too much of its medicinal power earlier; the efficacy that remained was no longer sufficient to break the barrier, and if things continued this way, he feared all this surplus efficacy would be utterly wasted.
Something stirred in Wei Zhao's heart, and he immediately made a decisive move—he took out a Foundation Establishment Barrier-Breaking Pill refined last time and, without a word, stuffed it into his mouth.
Moments later, the Barrier-Breaking Pill's efficacy took effect. Compared with the heart-gnawing agony the Golden Pill had brought earlier, its prelude was far gentler—Wei Zhao had scarcely felt a thing before he sensed its effects directly.
Gathering from some unknown source, a vast force abruptly surged within Wei Zhao's body, domineeringly battering every one of his meridians; wherever it passed, every meridian, great or small, visibly swelled by a ring. And at the same time, that faint barrier he had touched earlier began slowly to dissolve as well.
"Breaking through the barrier, just like that?" The process went so smoothly that Wei Zhao himself could scarcely believe it; yet the vast true qi rapidly swelling within him made it plain that the barrier had indeed been burst apart by the mighty force of the Barrier-Breaking Pill!
After breaking the barrier, Wei Zhao could distinctly feel that his true qi—whether in purity or in sheer volume—had surged markedly beyond its former level. And even now the true qi continued to rise; though the intensity was no longer as fierce as at the start, the increase was still plainly evident—this was clearly the lingering effect of the Golden Pill!
This process continued for a full half-hour before it finally subsided. By then, Wei Zhao's true qi had increased by fully one third compared with the moment he had just broken through the barrier!
After sensing the rebirth-like transformation throughout his body, Wei Zhao let out a long breath of turbid air, profoundly relieved.
Thank heavens he had acted decisively and swallowed a Barrier-Breaking Pill just then; otherwise the Golden Pill's residual efficacy would have been completely wasted. At his normal cultivation pace, the extra third of true qi in his body now was worth at least a year of arduous training!
At that moment, the Ghost Thing drifted over and remarked, "Not bad—you brat, reaching the peak of the early Foundation Establishment Stage so fast, you're quite something!"
"You flatter me, Senior." Though Wei Zhao was modest on the surface, he was secretly delighted—after all, the Ghost Thing had once been an elder of the spirit beast clan, a superbly powerful existence ranking among the finest on all Cloud-Tier Island; for someone of his insight to offer praise was a rare thing indeed!
Unexpectedly, the Ghost Thing immediately sneered, "What's there to be happy about? Your piddling strength doesn't even amount to anything on North Island, and where we come from you wouldn't even qualify to set foot on the island—what the hell are you so smug about..."
With that, the Ghost Thing fell silent, leaving Wei Zhao to smile bitterly alone—that was just too crushing...