Chapter 2160 — Secretly Talking Him Out of It

"Wei Zhao, you're talking nonsense!" Elder Zhao had not expected Wei Zhao to suddenly expose the matter of him swallowing the Yu family's Qi-Gathering Pill at this very moment.

"Elder Zhao, no one here is a fool. Why so agitated? I was merely voicing a guess." Wei Zhao said faintly, "Well then, Elder Yu, that being said, you may as well stop thinking about that Qi-Gathering Pill of mine. I ate it just to see whether I could break through to the Heaven Rank. I didn't break through, but I did gain the ability to fight a Heaven Rank. That Qi-Gathering Pill really is a fine thing—tsk, tsk. Elder Zhao, give it time, and you too will be able to fight above your rank!"

"Hmph, Wei Zhao, don't try to trap me with your words. Elder Yu, this is slander—naked slander..." Elder Zhao was somewhat flustered.

"Heh, I'll take my leave." Wei Zhao said no more; he simply nodded and walked out of the council hall with Han Tianba and Han Xiaopo, paying no further attention to the proceedings inside.

"Elder Zhao, what exactly is the truth of this matter?" It was impossible for Elder Yu to believe Wei Zhao completely, but Wei Zhao's words had planted a seed of doubt in him! Indeed, judged by the timing, Elder Zhao was the most likely suspect, and he matched the several characteristics Wei Zhao had described perfectly!

If anyone claimed Elder Zhao had broken through naturally, Elder Yu would no longer believe it. A natural breakthrough required no spirit medicine to stabilize one's realm—over time it would settle of its own accord. To use spirit medicine was, in fact, the inferior path. Yet there was only one circumstance in which spirit medicine was unavoidable to stabilize one's realm: a Heaven Rank breakthrough achieved by taking a Qi-Gathering Pill!

Because a Heaven Rank attained through a Qi-Gathering Pill could no longer absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for self-cultivation; only medicinal ingredients could stabilize one's realm, and only by ceaselessly consuming heavenly treasures could one continue to advance. This was one of the drawbacks of the Qi-Gathering Pill.

Even so, the fact that Yu Xiaochen had lost all hope of breaking through to the Heaven Rank filled Elder Yu with fury. He had to demand an explanation!

"Elder Yu, we are in-laws. How can you trust an outsider?" Elder Zhao knew the matter had been exposed and could only do his utmost to turn it around! The hatred in his heart—this Wei Zhao, speaking neither early nor late, had to speak at this very moment!

He himself had just been about to take men to intercept Wei Zhao, and now this had to crop up!

"Hey, Elder Zhao, honest men speak plainly. If it's true, it's true; if it's not, it's not—don't try to muddle through!" Elder Yu snorted coldly. "Shall I summon Yu Huoxing now for a confrontation?"

"That..." Elder Zhao grew anxious. "Elder Yu, our pressing business is to deal with that Wei Zhao. Don't forget, we and Wei Zhao harbor deep grudges..."

"Deal with him, my ass! He didn't take my Qi-Gathering Pill—why would I go after him? Do I have nothing better to do than stir up trouble? Don't change the subject on me!" Elder Yu was truly enraged. If Elder Zhao really had taken the Qi-Gathering Pill, then he had been thoroughly duped!

Granted, because of the matter of the secular Yu family and Yu Ning, the Hidden Yu family could never become Wei Zhao's friend—but even so, there was no need to rush so eagerly to wipe Wei Zhao out. Compared with that, the whereabouts of the Qi-Gathering Pill mattered far more!

"I... Elder Yu, let's talk this over. We are in-laws, after all..." Elder Zhao's forehead was beaded with sweat. He knew that now the matter had been exposed, if Elder Yu summoned Yu Shuixing for a confrontation, it likely could not be concealed. But if he admitted it, would that not amount to breaking with the Yu family?

So, after turning it over and over in his mind, he steered the topic back to Wei Zhao. "Elder Yu, are we not going to deal with Wei Zhao?"

"Let's settle this matter first. Wei Zhao can wait!" Elder Yu's chief reason for wanting Wei Zhao dead had been the Qi-Gathering Pill. And now? Yu Liu was dead—dead for no clear reason. To put it bluntly, they had been used as a spear by the Zhao family. How could he be happy about that?

"Elder You, Elder Tang, Wei Zhao has already left. I'm tied up here for the moment—how about you two go on ahead?" There was no help for it; this opportunity would vanish in an instant, and if they were too late, Wei Zhao would slip away.

"We go first?" Elder Tang and Elder You frowned. With Elder Yu and Elder Zhao not going, only the two of them remained as Heaven Rank experts. Their fighting strength was greatly reduced—did they still have any confidence in dealing with Wei Zhao?

Wei Zhao had said he could kill a Heaven Rank expert in an instant. Though it sounded like boasting, every previous claim of Wei Zhao's that they had taken for boasting had one by one come true. So the two exchanged a glance and saw hesitation in each other's eyes.

Elder Tang was an early-stage Heaven Rank expert of decent strength, but Elder You was far weaker. What he cultivated were the mental methods and oral formulas of an alchemist. Even with Heaven Rank strength, he lacked the divine powers and might of a true Heaven Rank expert. In this operation he could at most play a supporting role, lend a hand—handling Han Tianba and Han Xiaopo was about his speed. To have him face Wei Zhao would be to seek death.

Elder You was no fool. Without the two main forces, Elder Yu and Elder Zhao, he had no wish to throw his life away for nothing.

"Elder You, there's something I must say, though it may not be pleasant to hear!" Elder Pi spoke up at this moment. "Wei Zhao's strength is extraordinary, and he has the Wind-Thunder Violet Lightning Beast at his side. If you go... I fear you will not return!"

Elder You's expression changed at once. There was no lack of sense in Elder Pi's words—if he went, he really might not return.

Seeing Elder You's expression, Elder Pi continued, "Elder You, this matter was originally no concern of our Hidden Pi family. But I speak up now because I truly do not wish anything to happen to you. After the Hidden World Family Summit, I may need to ask your help in making contact with the Mystic Pill Sect. The matter of my grandson Pi Zhihai can likely be resolved by the Mystic Pill Sect alone..."

Elder Pi's reasoning was fair and reasonable, and it did not seem abrupt; it also settled Elder You's mind. He said to Elder Tang, "That brat Wei Zhao is indeed rather hard to deal with. Since neither Elder Zhao nor Elder Yu is going, what are we still going for?"

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