Chapter 31 Body Tempering (First Release on Jinjiang Literature City)

Yao Sisi didn't continue throwing money away. Instead, she placed her weapon-refining furnace in the recessed area in the center of the room.

"There's no rush to refine weapons. While we still have some Xuan Stones, we might as well raise our cultivation level."

The spiritual energy within the space was thin. Even though the artifact spirit constantly drew upon the profound energy from the outside world to transform it into spiritual energy, it was still not enough for her to break through. In fact, the higher her cultivation level, the more difficult it became for her to accumulate enough profound energy.

Since the small hut lacked a training room after the upgrade, she temporarily requisitioned the weapon-refining room. On the left was a futon, and on the right, she took out a large bathtub from her storage bag. A water-condensing spell filled the tub, and she cast a spirit fire spell. In no time, the water in the tub was boiling.

Yao Sisi opened the medicine bag for body tempering and sprinkled in all sorts of well-prepared medicinal herbs. The water, which was originally full, was reduced to 70% as the spiritual fire burned. Some of the herbs sank to the bottom and others floated on the surface. Soon, the water in the bathtub changed color. She estimated the time, tested the water temperature, took off her clothes and stuffed them into her storage bag. Wearing only a loose nightgown, she went into the water.

Almost at the same time, Qi Mu also prepared a medicinal bath. This medicinal bath was different from Yao Sisi's, and it was more in line with his identity as a sword cultivator. He had collected the medicinal materials for a long time before he could gather them all. As for the power of the medicine, he did not know yet, and he did not have any extra medicinal materials to give to others for testing.

The two got into the bath almost at the same time, and frowned at the same time. The body-tempering medicinal bath was indeed not something ordinary people could endure, and their skin quickly turned red.

Yao Sisi lifted her sleeve, and in the rising steam, she saw that her skin was so red it looked like it was about to bleed. Not only that, she felt pain in the gaps between her bones, as if each needle, as thin as a cow's hair, was piercing into her bones and then being pulled out. The moment it was pulled out, she felt a momentary sense of relief, as if some impurities had been expelled from her body. But before she could savor the feeling, waves of sharp pain surged back.

In a more distant cave, Ri Jiu also prepared a medicinal bath. When he transformed into his original form and jumped into the medicinal water, his fur was completely soaked, making him look pitiful like a drowning cat. Soon the effects of the medicine took hold, and he felt as if he were being pierced by a thousand swords. The pain made his tail straighten, and then he trembled and curled it back between his legs.

An hour passed after the medicinal bath, and the water in the tubs had cooled down, but they seemed oblivious, completely immersed in their pain.

Yao Sisi's bathtub was at its hottest temperature, but she was still in unbearable pain. She kept her eyes tightly closed, mentally exhausted, pressing down on her body to prevent her from being driven by instinct to escape due to unbearable pain. Now the color in the bathtub was becoming more and more mixed. Linghuo sensed her pain and took the initiative to heat the water.

After some time, as the effects of the medicine gradually wore off, she got out of the bathtub, cast a cleansing spell on herself, and slowly stepped out of the tub.

Qi Mu, on the other side, was not as lucky. He was unable to stand up at all while he was in the bathtub. Not only were there impurities in his bathtub, but there was also bright red blood. What was even stranger was that the blood could not be dissolved into the medicinal liquid at all. It all floated on the surface of the water, like layers of red petals. Occasionally, some medicinal herbs floated on top, but they were also covered by the blood flowers.

His thin nightgown was stained with blood, and with the slightest movement, the pungent smell of blood permeated his entire body.

Unlike Yao Sisi, whose body had been tempered by spiritual fire and whose potions were just bought casually and were not as potent as the ones he had specially collected, Yao Sisi was almost completely unharmed after getting out of the bathtub, without even feeling weak.

But the other two were not as relaxed as she was. Qi Mu was completely unable to get up, feeling dizzy and as if she could faint at any moment. Ri Jiu was also floating on the water as if she were dead.

After getting dressed, Yao Sisi said to the spirit, "There shouldn't be any problems if this water is poured onto the ground outside, right?"

She was worried that the medicine inside would damage the land, and she wanted to make use of this large area in the future, so it would be a pity if it were burned.

The spirit said, "Master, you can pour it onto the ground at will."

She poured water into the field in her space, cleaned the bathtub and put it into her storage bag. She exuded a lazy air, as if she had just taken a hot bath. Yao Sisi was not in a hurry to break through, but instead put the bedding on the newly appeared bed. However, the bed was too old and made her feel unclean.

She grabbed a handful of mystic stones and placed them on the bed. She watched as the energy within the mystic stones was instantly extracted, and the stones turned into powder with no energy left. However, the bed only changed slightly.

"What a vampire!"

She scattered a large amount of black stones, and the bed finally became the ideal one, spotless and the style changed from the basic one to a fairy-tale one, with a flowing canopy, exquisite patterns carved on the bed frame, and several storage spaces inside.

Yao Sisi spread out the quilt. She guessed that this bed should not only be used for sleeping. After all, cultivators can eventually stop sleeping, so how could the bed become a useless thing?

It must have other uses, which she will study carefully.

Yao Sisi yawned. Actually, she wasn't very tired physically, but she had been in pain in the bathtub and was mentally exhausted. She pulled the blanket up and quickly fell asleep.

On the other side, Qi Mu was carefully helped up from the bathtub by Liu Yuan. He didn't know any magic, so he could only use a dry cloth to wipe his master's body bit by bit, and he almost cried as he wiped.

The young master's once delicate and fair skin is now covered with crisscrossing scars like tree branches, and blood seeps out with the slightest movement. It's impossible to clean it properly if it continues like this.

Liu Yuan helped the man to the bed and directed several servants to apply medicine to the young master. No matter how they moved him, the man on the bed seemed to be unconscious and did not react at all.

If the young master hadn't warned him about this situation beforehand, he would have been terrified and completely lost his composure.

The young master is working so hard, please let him have an easier life...

When Yao Sisi woke up, she felt incredibly refreshed. She gently tapped the edge of the bed and exclaimed, "So you can restore energy so quickly!"

This money was well spent!

Just as she got up, Qi Mu also slowly woke up in bed. His wounds had healed and he was in better spirits than before, but his body was still a little weak. He gently lifted the blanket and found that his hands, legs and even his whole body were covered with faint scars.

He couldn't help but touch his face; the rough texture made him pause. He forced himself to sit up, his body weak, but the blanket slipped down to his chest. His hoarse voice was somewhat frightening, "Little...Yuan..."

Inside the cave, Ri Jiu was in much better condition than him. He had transformed into human form and was lying paralyzed on the bed, his bald tail swaying and whipping against the bed surface. Upon closer inspection, soft downy hairs had even grown on the tail.

"I feel terrible, I want to eat chicken!"

Sigh... What is Sisi doing right now?

Yao Sisi sneezed and muttered to herself, "Could it be that I caught a cold from taking a medicinal bath?"

She arranged a row of mystic stones around herself, then sat comfortably cross-legged on the futon. "Spirit, please convert the energy of the mystic stones into spiritual energy in a moment!"

She's rested for so long, it's time for her to make a breakthrough!