Chapter 3290 — Making Up His Mind

"I remember that after the jade pendant space was upgraded, it did have a function like that. But your level hasn't reached the mark, the stone door hasn't opened, and my memories haven't fully returned, so that's all I can tell you," Jiao Lao said.

"Oh? So you're saying that even if I keep refining the jade pendant space now, I still can't reach that kind of function?" Wei Zhao thought for a moment and asked.

"That's right. If you continue condensing and refining it now, you'll only be able to expand the capacity of the jade pendant space. You won't be able to upgrade the functions within it," Jiao Yuezi said this time with certainty.

"All right." These past few days, Wei Zhao had originally planned to use the blue crystals he had obtained, along with the remaining pure yellow jade and colored steel, to continue refining the jade pendant space. But now it seemed that further refinement would only increase the storage volume of the jade pendant space, which could not change its properties. This left Wei Zhao slightly disappointed, and he temporarily abandoned the idea of continuing the refinement. "Forget it. Then I'll use these remaining materials to research and refine the essence vitality necklace instead!"

For the past few days, Wei Zhao had been unable to make up his mind whether to continue refining the jade pendant space or to refine the essence vitality necklace.

Refining the jade pendant space was a sure thing for Wei Zhao. With his previous experience, success was one hundred percent guaranteed. The essence vitality necklace was different, though. Although the essence vitality necklace could be refined by a first-tier yellow-rank artifact refiner, in Wei Zhao's estimation, since yellow rank was the lowest tier for an artifact refiner, the fact that he could already refine the jade pendant space meant he should count as a yellow-rank artifact refiner too. In theory, he could refine the essence vitality necklace.

Of course, this was only in theory. In practice, some unforeseen accidents might occur, and that was beyond Wei Zhao's control, so there was a certain risk. If the materials were wasted and the essence vitality necklace failed to be refined, then Wei Zhao's trip overseas this time would have been a pointless risk, hardly worth the cost.

But now it seemed better to attempt the essence vitality necklace. For one thing, the current jade pendant space was not large, but it was big enough for Wei Zhao's use. It was impossible for Wei Zhao to carry everything on his person, nor was there any need to.

Since the jade pendant space could not hold live fish, Wei Zhao had no choice. He took off his shirt and used it as a net bag, dipping it into the water. He put all the fish he caught into it and hung it by the riverbank.

Then Wei Zhao continued catching fish. In one go he caught twenty fish, and only then did he carry the dripping shirt back to the lawn where he had been chatting with Yang Qiqi and the others!

"Huh? Wei Zhao, you used your clothes to hold the fish?" Yang Qiqi was a little surprised. Though Wei Zhao being bare-chested made her blush a little, the two of them had lived together since childhood, so she was used to it.

As for Xu Shilan and Cheng Yiyi, they lived in Wei Zhao's villa, so occasionally Wei Zhao would dress a bit lightly, but never this lightly. The two of them felt somewhat shy, but since they both adored Wei Zhao, they did not scream out.

Xiao Jiu, however, looked at the muscles on Wei Zhao's body with great interest and said, "Wei Zhao, I never thought you'd have such a good figure now. Sigh, among all of us here, I'm probably the one with the worst figure."

Xiao Jiu's words made Wei Zhao pause slightly. But looking at Xiao Jiu's somewhat thin and frail figure, Wei Zhao's heart suddenly ached. Yes, all these years he had been avoiding Xiao Jiu, yet he had overlooked her feelings. Xiao Jiu was different from normal people. She could only sit in a wheelchair and did not exercise, so her body was very frail. After all these years, she still looked like a little girl, and her chest and the rest had developed very little.

"Xiao Jiu, you are..." Here Wei Zhao glanced at Xu Shilan and Cheng Yiyi, but in the end he did not hide it. He could trust these two. "You are an inheritor. Once you become a cultivator, I'm afraid not only will your figure become very good, but your strength will also surpass mine!"

"Hehe, yeah. Good thing I have this opportunity." Xiao Jiu smiled. Going to the Loess High Sect was her opportunity, but also a challenge. The future had become unclear. "In a little while, I'll be leaving. My brother, the Earth Overlord, will come to pick me up. Wei Zhao, will you see me off?"

"Yes, I will." Wei Zhao nodded without the slightest hesitation. Although Wei Zhao had many troubles on his hands now, and the balance between the various ancient sects could be broken at any moment, Wei Zhao also knew that after this farewell, he might not know when he would see Xiao Jiu again. He had to see her off on this journey.

"I was only saying it. Wei Zhao, you don't have to see me off. I know it wasn't easy for you to come overseas, and the Overseas Cultivator Association is your enemy right now." Xiao Jiu shook her head, and before Wei Zhao could speak, she said, "All right, let's make clay fish and eat."

Wei Zhao fell silent for a moment and said nothing more, but in his heart he had already secretly made up his mind! Right now, although Wei Zhao's strength was only at the peak of the early Heaven rank, he could still truly kill an expert at the peak of the mid Heaven rank in a single blow!

Back when Wei Zhao was at the early Heaven rank, although he could not instantly kill Dongfang Jian, whose strength was at the peak of the mid Heaven rank, he could still finish him off when the man was injured. Now Wei Zhao had reached the peak of the early Heaven rank, so naturally he could slay an expert at the peak of the mid Heaven rank.

As for whether he could slay an expert of the late Heaven rank, that was still unknown. So far, Wei Zhao had only crossed hands with He Tianzu, an expert at the peak of the late Heaven rank, and he could only wound him, not kill him. But he had not yet exchanged blows with anyone of the late Heaven rank.

Still, Wei Zhao believed that if the records about the essence vitality necklace were true, then once he wore it, his strength would rise by a full tier, and both his offensive and defensive capabilities would improve accordingly.

In other words, once Wei Zhao put on the essence vitality necklace, he would be equivalent to an expert of the mid Heaven rank. And at that point, killing an expert of the late Heaven rank in a single blow should be an easy matter!

In this way, Wei Zhao's strength would rise another step, and he would have a few more trump cards, so that he would not be caught off guard after returning. Of course, facing an expert at the peak of the late Heaven rank, Wei Zhao would probably still be no match, but if he caught them unprepared, he could still inflict serious injury on them, not merely a light wound like the one he gave He Tianzu.

So from this perspective, the essence vitality necklace was indeed an important item!

And Wei Zhao's resolve was this: first, refine the essence vitality necklace! (To be continued)

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