Chapter 2905 — How to Use It

The Earth Tyrant began to let his imagination run wild. If only Yang Qiqi were himself—what a fine, swaggering thing that would be! Standing at the entrance of the dining hall, addressing those trial challengers, and Zhang Naipao above all: "The tables in this dining hall now all belong to this young sect master. You are not permitted to dine here. Master Wei Zhao and I, the leaders, have matters to discuss. Buy your food and take it outside to eat!"

Wahaha—the very thought set his whole body tingling! The Earth Tyrant was by nature a man who loved to put on airs; there was not much malice in him, mainly he relished that feeling of being looked up to. And Wei Zhao, this leader, was precisely the one who could sweep away all the setbacks he had suffered before.

"Hey... the tables in this dining hall now all belong to this young lady. You are not permitted to dine here... eh?" Yang Qiqi was about to shoo away the Earth Tyrant who had just come through the door, but when she raised her eyes and saw who it was, she stopped short at once. "You are the Earth Tyrant?"

"Yes, yes, sister—actually I am one of Wei Zhao's connections too. I am his patient. See, may I eat here?" The Earth Tyrant asked cautiously, thick-skinned as ever.

"You?" Yang Qiqi turned to look at Wei Zhao. Though this man was the one who had given Little Nine the earth-attribute essence liquid, whether he could sit here was still for Wei Zhao to decide, and Yang Qiqi did not dare act on her own authority.

"Oh, it's the Earth Tyrant. Recovered quickly, haven't you? You've come to bring me the earth-attribute essence liquid, I take it?" Wei Zhao gauged the time; if the Yellow Earth High Sect had moved quickly, it should be about right.

"Yes, yes—Master Wei Zhao is truly formidable, eyes sharp as torches, seeing through my purpose in a single glance!" The Earth Tyrant, seizing the moment, ran straight over to Wei Zhao and sat down.

Outside the dining hall, the trial challengers who had not yet left wore peculiar expressions—first, astonishment that the Earth Tyrant had woken; second, he actually claimed to be Wei Zhao's patient? Could it be that Wei Zhao had healed him?

How could that be? The Earth Tyrant's injuries—even a third-grade Great Restoration Pill had been useless against them, no? How had he recovered?

Of course, puzzled as these people were, none dared ask.

"Why are you calling me leader? You are not one of my underlings." Wei Zhao glanced at the Earth Tyrant and spoke flatly.

Nothing special could be read in Wei Zhao's expression, yet inwardly he was somewhat puzzled. The Earth Tyrant was coming to acknowledge him as leader so soon? What exactly had moved him to make the decision so swiftly?

He himself had only healed the man's bodily injuries, not restored his meridians, and it was merely a transaction—he treated him, and the man paid with earth-attribute essence liquid. Fair to the utmost.

Moreover, even with Tianchan mediating, it was impossible that a young sect master of an ancient sect would make such a decision lightly! Feng Shipian and Li Ciba had, under special circumstances, witnessed the strength he displayed and thus acknowledged him as leader. But the Earth Tyrant was different. Wei Zhao truly could not fathom the purpose behind his acknowledgment. Was it merely to repair his meridians?

Yet Wei Zhao prided himself on reading people accurately, and in the Earth Tyrant's eyes he saw no trace of calculation—on the contrary, the man seemed genuinely to worship him. Worship him for what?

And besides, there was the Earth Drill Star, his hanger-on—if he casually acknowledged a leader, would the Earth Drill Star not report it to their sect master?

"The word leader cannot even express the gratitude in my heart. Master Wei Zhao healed my injuries and brought me back to life, as though I were reborn—so Master Wei Zhao is my second parent! But if I called Master Wei Zhao my godfather, you would certainly never accept me as a godson, so I settled for the next best thing and call you leader!" The Earth Tyrant said, "What do you think? Of course, it is only a form of address. In my heart I regard you as leader; whether you acknowledge me as your underling or not does not matter. You are an idol and I am a fan."

"Pfft... cough cough..." Wei Zhao had not expected the Earth Tyrant to spout such a pack of crooked nonsense—godfather, no less! He really dared say it. Still, Wei Zhao could tell that the lad meant every word.

So, puzzled as he was, Wei Zhao's expression eased somewhat. He nodded and said noncommittally, "Where is the earth-attribute essence liquid?"

"Ah, I was so busy talking I forgot the real business! The earth-attribute essence liquid is right here!" With that, the Earth Tyrant carefully drew two tiny, tiny bottles from his pocket and set them before Wei Zhao.

"Such a small bottle?" Wei Zhao stared at the miniature bottles before him, somewhat speechless.

"Uh... this small bottle actually holds exactly enough for one use," the Earth Tyrant explained with some awkwardness. "With this stuff, it is not about quantity. Earth-attribute essence liquid is preserved in a special way—once opened, it must be used at once; after three days it loses its efficacy, so putting more in a single bottle would only be waste."

"So that is how it is." Wei Zhao nodded, thinking to himself that this was rather like the spring water that Old Man Wei and Ergoudan drank back home—once drawn out, its effects faded after a time.

"Yes." The Earth Tyrant nodded, then asked, "May I ask, Master Wei Zhao, what you intend to do with this earth-attribute essence liquid? The way it is used is a secret of our Yellow Earth High Sect, passed down but never divulged—only my uncle, the present sect master, and I know it. Even the Earth Drill Star does not! Of course, Master Wei Zhao is not an outsider, so it makes no difference if you know."

Hearing this, Wei Zhao found it somewhat amusing. Every word the man spoke, between the lines, was fishing for information—trying to get him to accept him as an underling! Not that Wei Zhao would have any objection to taking on the Earth Tyrant. By now he scarcely regarded the forces of the hidden families as worth his attention; the next step was the powers of the ancient stratum. One more underling was one more arm of support, and Wei Zhao was naturally glad to have it.

But the Earth Tyrant's acknowledgment was oddly suspicious, and Wei Zhao had first to sound out the man's purpose, and his character, before anything else.

"I have a friend whose body holds too much earth element, which he can neither control nor guide. He requires earth-attribute essence liquid together with parts from an earth-attribute spirit beast for treatment." Wei Zhao did not conceal it; after all, he had to make these things clear to the Earth Tyrant before the man could prescribe the right remedy.

"Oh?" The Earth Tyrant was taken aback! He had assumed that Wei Zhao had a friend among earth-attribute cultivators who had suffered a deviation in cultivation and needed earth-attribute essence liquid to readjust. He had never expected Wei Zhao to describe an altogether different condition!RS

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