His physical strength is comparable to that of a demon beast, and his meridians are more than twice as wide as those of an ordinary cultivator, which is why he is able to consume the Marrow Cleansing Fruit.

The Marrow Cleansing Pill is best consumed during the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages. An ordinary cultivator would be lucky to obtain just one. He Zhuo has a dozen or so, including five top-grade ones, and also five Marrow Cleansing Fruits.

You should know that one Marrow Cleansing Fruit can be used to refine 10 to 20 Marrow Cleansing Pills.

The Marrow Cleansing Pill not only cleanses the marrow and strengthens the body, but also expands the meridians and increases the affinity for spiritual energy. In short, it has many benefits and is a highly sought-after elixir for low-level cultivators.

Moreover, the Marrow Cleansing Pill is only effective before reaching the Nascent Soul stage; it becomes largely useless afterward. He Zhuo possesses a Heavenly Spiritual Root, and a common mistake made by Heavenly Spiritual Root cultivators is advancing too quickly, which becomes apparent after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, resulting in a lower spiritual energy reserve compared to other cultivators.

The master had listed all these problems one by one back then, emphasizing the importance of a solid foundation.

However, major sects rarely allow their disciples to advance too quickly, as this would be a mistake and a waste of talent.

However, for someone like He Zhuo, it can be considered quite extravagant. He can only express his gratitude to his master. In addition, the Marrow Cleansing Fruit was obtained through robbery, which came in handy. The Marrow Cleansing Pill was given to him casually by his master during the Qi Refining stage. Fortunately, He Zhuo was not short of spirit stones and did not sell it, so he was able to use it now.

The next day, He Zhuo did not attend the hunting and bonfire party with his wives.

I had no idea that Yinzhi had attracted such a great romantic interest.

I declined all the social engagements these past two days, citing Xiao Ba's poor health as the reason; otherwise, it would be hard to explain why Xiao Ba has been absent from public view for so long.

The entire process of cleansing the marrow lasted for three days. The first cleansing is always extremely painful. He Zhuo set up a soundproof array and a spirit-gathering array; otherwise, Xiao Ba's painful screams would have already spread throughout the palace.

After undergoing a thorough cleansing and purification, Xiao Ba turned into a mud-covered figure, his entire body covered in blood and grime.

It took several buckets of water to clean it.

"Mother, I feel much better now, and my body feels much lighter. Thank you, Mother!" Little Eight jumped around the room happily.

Xiao Ba has mixed spiritual roots and poor aptitude.

The effects of the Marrow Cleansing Pill are most pronounced for those with lower aptitude.

"Stretch out your hand." He Zhuo placed his hand on his son's veins and examined them.

"Hmm, the impurities in the body have been cleared quite well. There are far fewer impurities in the flesh and blood, and the meridians have also widened by two centimeters compared to before."

"Really? Hahaha," Xiao Ba laughed like a fool.

He was met with a flick of his mother's two fingers: "You did a good job this time, eat up these spiritual foods."

Xiao Ba started cultivating at the age of eight. From the age of three, He Zhuo had him soak in medicinal baths, making his meridians much stronger than those of ordinary beginner cultivators, and his physical body was also stronger.

Only by undergoing this marrow cleansing can one survive; otherwise, if one undergoes marrow cleansing directly without prior conditioning, it can easily cause hidden injuries.

After all, the Marrow Cleansing Pill has a powerful medicinal effect.

However, He Zhuo provides top-grade Marrow Cleansing Pills, which are free of toxicity and are more easily absorbed when used in conjunction with medicinal baths.

The spiritual food was prepared by He Zhuo from the beginning, as Xiao Ba was only at the early stage of Qi Refining and could not yet consume high-grade spiritual food. This was specially made by He Zhuo for Qi Refining cultivators.

"Gurgle!" Little Ba scratched his head sheepishly. He hadn't noticed it before, but as soon as his mother mentioned food, his stomach started growling.

"Alright, eat up. Once you're full, absorb the spiritual energy. Your mother has added some more spirit stones to this spirit-gathering array. You should go into seclusion and cultivate for the time being. Don't worry about things outside; your mother will take care of everything."

Yes, He Zhuo had already cast an illusion spell outside, so the time spent adjusting to the new environment couldn't be too long. He Zhuo had also placed a formation around Xiao Ba, so others would subconsciously ignore him, but Yin Zhi, as his father, wouldn't.

So, we can just take "Xiao Ba" out for a stroll today, since Xiao Ba doesn't usually like to go out anyway.

"Xiao Ba" is a puppet made by He Zhuo, the lowest grade kind, with illusion magic added to it.