Chapter 1654 — A Breakthrough, to the Earth Rank!

Bing Tang had no idea where Wei Zhao had gotten such confidence and certainty. From what she had observed of him, this fellow always kept a card or two up his sleeve when he did things — and not just one or two, but so many that they left a person dazzled. Could it be that this time, too, Wei Zhao had some hidden card to play?

At this thought, a faint unease suddenly stirred in Bing Tang's heart. If that were so, did Wei Zhao truly have it in him to surpass the Heaven Rank and step into the Way of Heaven? And could he really become a first-grade Mystic Rank alchemist?

If Wei Zhao truly pulled it off, then would she have to make good on her promise and become his little-little-little-little-little wife? Bing Tang's face flushed faintly, then darkened at once. Impossible, surely? This fellow couldn't possibly be that formidable, could he?

Hmph, hmph — she was borrowing trouble where there was none, vexing herself over nothing. He was merely a Mystic Rank adept who had just barely stepped into the Earth Rank after taking the Qi Gathering Pill. How could a cultivator like that compare to the Way of Heaven? And Wei Zhao could not even count as a first-grade Yellow Rank alchemist yet — how could he possibly become a first-grade Mystic Rank alchemist?

There was simply no chance of it! Bing Tang consoled herself inwardly.

Still, though ordinary people could not sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, they could certainly smell that scorched odor. The most anxious of all were Tang Yun and Feng Xiaoxiao. Gazing at the tightly shut door, Tang Yun asked nervously, "Sister Bing Tang, Wei Zhao won't be in any trouble, will he?"

"He shouldn't be..." Bing Tang did not know either. She had never taken the Qi Gathering Pill herself, nor had anyone in the Ice Palace ever taken one, so she had no idea what it was like after ingestion. Thus she could only give this vague reply...

Even as they spoke, a tremendous boom erupted from behind the tightly shut door — a sound to shake heaven and earth and make ghosts and gods weep, so deafening that the very ground trembled beneath it! That single thunderous crash gave Tang Yun's whole family a violent start!

"What's going on? Wei Zhao darling hasn't run into some kind of trouble, has he?" Feng Xiaoxiao grew anxious. She too had broken through from an ordinary person to the early Yellow Rank, and she had never kicked up such a commotion. So Wei Zhao's tremendous boom gave her a great fright: "Wei Zhao darling hasn't blown himself up, has he?"

"Yes, Sister Bing Tang, what's happened to Wei Zhao? Let's go and see quickly!" Tang Yun was growing anxious as well.

Mother Tang and Xiao Ming were likewise deeply worried — Wei Zhao was their son-in-law, after all — and since they had no idea what that tremendous boom meant, they too looked to Bing Tang, somewhat at a loss.

"Go and look?" Bing Tang hesitated as well. "During a breakthrough, one must not be disturbed. How about I go and check first, and the rest of you wait here? After all, I am a cultivator too — a late-stage peak Heaven Rank — so I can conceal my aura and avoid disturbing Wei Zhao's breakthrough!"

"All right then, Sister Bing Tang, go and take a look, quickly!" Tang Yun said urgently.

Bing Tang had no other choice. Among them all, her strength was the greatest, so it fell to her to go and see what had happened. A great explosion during cultivation was something she had never even heard of, and she had no experience with it either. So she cautiously made her way to the door of Wei Zhao's room, concealed her aura, and tiptoed inside.

She lifted her head, about to investigate — and Bing Tang abruptly discovered that Wei Zhao was sitting on the floor stark naked, without a stitch on him...

"Ah!" Bing Tang shrieked, and with a face burning red she pushed the door open and fled the room. She had truly been startled out of her wits...

Still, one thing was certain: there was nothing wrong with Wei Zhao at all. Apart from being unclothed, his body was completely unharmed!

"What is it, Sister Bing Tang? Has something happened to Wei Zhao?" Seeing Bing Tang's expression, Tang Yun thought she must have witnessed something horrifying, and asked at once.

"Yes, Senior Sister, what's happened to Wei Zhao darling?" Feng Xiaoxiao exclaimed in alarm as well.

"N-nothing... nothing's wrong... he's fine..." Bing Tang, face crimson, hemmed and hawed, not knowing how to put it. Her heart was still pounding wildly, and the image of Wei Zhao without a stitch kept flashing through her mind. Bing Tang was furious enough to die. This shameless rogue — cultivating without any clothes on! What kind of habit was that?

"Nothing? Then why do you look like that...?" Tang Yun gave Bing Tang a rather suspicious glance. But because her heart was set on Wei Zhao, she still hurried toward the room, Feng Xiaoxiao following close behind her into Wei Zhao's room at a brisk pace.

"Ah?" When Tang Yun entered the room and took in the scene within, she too was startled. Though her face reddened, she did not react as strongly as Bing Tang had. After all, she and Wei Zhao were boyfriend and girlfriend; though the two had never been especially intimate, this situation made Tang Yun genuinely bashful — but not panicked.

Feng Xiaoxiao, however, did not cry out. Though she too was taken aback, what she said next shocked Tang Yun even more: "Wow, Wei Zhao darling is really well endowed! We'll be so happy from now on!"

"..." Tang Yun had been fine before, but Feng Xiaoxiao's words turned her face as red as the evening clouds. She coughed awkwardly twice and said, "Xiaoxiao, what nonsense are you spouting? Let's get out of here, quick. Since Wei Zhao is fine, we shouldn't disturb his cultivation..."

"Oh... all right... but I still want to look a while longer..." Feng Xiaoxiao muttered to herself, "For now I can only feast my eyes. He hasn't broken through to the Heaven Rank yet, so I still can't have him..."

Tang Yun stumbled mid-step and nearly fell to the floor. Almost as if fleeing, she dragged Feng Xiaoxiao out of the room. Seeing Bing Tang standing to one side, the blush still not faded from her face, Tang Yun gave her an apologetic look: "Sorry, Sister Bing Tang. I didn't know it would be like this either..."

"It's nothing... I didn't see anything." Naturally, Bing Tang would not admit to having seen anything. Wei Zhao truly was a jinx — nothing good ever came of running into him! He had truly defiled her eyes!

"Senior Sister's lying. You definitely saw it, otherwise why is your face red?" Compared with Tang Yun, Feng Xiaoxiao was more familiar with Bing Tang, and she mercilessly exposed Bing Tang's lie.

"Even so, I didn't see clearly." Bing Tang was so angry she wanted to kick Feng Xiaoxiao.

"Hehehehe..." Feng Xiaoxiao lowered her voice and said, "You definitely saw it clearly. Forget it — as his little wife, I won't hold you responsible, Senior Sister. Otherwise you'd have been seen for nothing..."

Bing Tang was left speechless with fury. Seen for nothing, and she still wanted to hold someone responsible? I haven't even said I'd hold him responsible, and now you're saying you won't hold me responsible...

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