He had needed neither to hone his qi-blood and strength nor, apparently, to prepare medicinal pills or Five-Element Spirit Items. He had simply broken through without a sound.
Earlier, Wu Xing had invited Zhao Er to visit his courtyard after meeting their teacher.
His main purpose had actually been to befriend Zhao Er because he valued his potential. He had planned to give Zhao Er a medicinal pill he had prepared for use during a breakthrough.
Wu Xing believed that, given Zhao Er's potential and how highly their teacher regarded him, this investment would absolutely be worthwhile.
But he had never imagined... Zhao Er had already quietly broken through to Primordial Unity.
And he had even done it somewhere like the Southern Mountain Mine...
Without medicinal pills to assist him, without finding an absolutely safe place to enter seclusion, he had truly done it as casually as eating and drinking.
Still, Wu Xing could already tell that even their teacher seemed not to have expected Zhao Er's breakthrough.
Then he thought of how their teacher had prepared medicinal pills in advance for his own planned breakthrough.
Since Zhao Er was also his disciple...
"I was merely fortunate..."
Zhao Er showed little emotion and remained modest.
"There is no such thing as mere fortune in a Martial Path breakthrough... Still, now that you have broken through, the medicinal pill I prepared for you is no longer needed..."
At this point, Lu Zhi paused.
Just as I thought...
Wu Xing silently remarked to himself beside them.
"In that case, take this instead."
As Lu Zhi spoke, he raised his other arm. Another wooden box flew from his sleeve, heading straight toward Zhao Er.
Zhao Er caught the wooden box with both hands, but did not open it. He merely felt its weight.