It was a month later when Qin An's injuries had fully healed.
Shu Lan led Qin An to the spiritual spring behind his courtyard. This spring was rich in spiritual energy, making it an excellent place for healing and cultivation. Only cultivators like the sect leader, or those like the Supreme Elder, Venerable Lieyang, and Shu Lan, could possess a spiritual spring.
Moreover, the spiritual spring that Shu Lan possesses is a top-grade spiritual spring, which is enough to show how much the sect values him.
Qin An looked at the spiritual spring with some restraint. He had never seen a spiritual spring with such abundant spiritual energy before, and even without knowing its quality, he could tell how precious it was.
"Hurry up and go down," Shu Lan urged Qin An.
"Master, you're just going to let me use such a precious spiritual spring like this?" Qin An pointed to himself, somewhat at a loss.
"If I don't give it to you, who will? Aren't all the good things for your disciples? Or do you think your master is that stingy?" Before Qin An could react, Shu Lan kicked him down into the spiritual spring: "Stop dawdling, get down here!"
Caught off guard, Qin An was kicked straight into the spiritual spring by Shu Lan, instantly becoming soaked to the bone. His hair was completely drenched, clinging tightly to his scalp and cheeks, making him look utterly comical.
"Pfft, hahaha." Shu Lan was amused by Qin An's appearance. She bent over, clutching her stomach, her shoulders shaking with laughter.
"Master brother..." Qin An looked at Shu Lan's mocking expression and felt somewhat helpless. He could only patiently wait for Shu Lan to finish laughing.
"Alright, alright." After laughing enough, Shu Lan became serious. "Now we need to get down to business."
Shu Lan retrieved the Fire Spirit Marrow from her storage ring. The moment the Fire Spirit Marrow appeared, the surrounding temperature rose sharply. Shu Lan quickly used magic to insulate herself from the heat of the Fire Spirit Marrow.
But in that brief moment of heat loss, the surrounding flowers and plants withered and turned yellow.
"What is this?" Qin An looked at the Fire Spirit Marrow in Shu Lan's hand with some curiosity.
He could feel the fire elemental root within his body activating, as if it were clamoring for him to obtain that thing.
"This is Fire Spirit Essence."
"Fire Spirit Essence?"
"Yes, this is a fire-attribute spiritual item. It can help people with fire spiritual roots refine their fire spiritual roots and improve their quality," Shu Lan explained the effects of the Fire Spirit Marrow to Qin An.
"Refine the fire spirit root? Improve the quality of the fire spirit root?!" Qin An was completely shocked.
“That’s right. If it were Xiao An, he should be able to refine a top-grade fire spirit root into a fire-attribute heavenly spirit root.” Shu Lan nodded, speaking as she pondered.
In Shu Lan's mind, if the plot were to unfold as it should, the protagonist would refine his superior fire spirit root into a fire-attribute heavenly spirit root.
"That..." That must be very precious! Qin An opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but ultimately swallowed his words back. Because Qin An knew that even if it was something very precious, as long as it was something he needed, his master brother would do his best to get it for him.
"Master, where did you get the Fire Spirit Essence from?" Qin An blinked and asked Shu Lan with a curious look.
Shu Lan couldn't resist Qin An's adorable little face. He smiled slightly and said, "Shh! Little An, don't tell anyone else. This Fire Spirit Marrow is what I obtained from this secret realm."
Qin An nodded repeatedly, and the two exchanged a glance and chuckled.
"Xiao An, sit cross-legged in the spiritual spring now and prepare to absorb the fire spirit marrow."
"Okay." Qin An quickly did as instructed.
"Concentrate your attention and guard your mind."
Shu Lan broke down the Fire Spirit Marrow into strands of energy, and then slowly integrated them into Qin An's body.
Qin An felt as if he were in a sea of fire, surrounded by boundless flames. The flames gradually burned his body, and waves of pain washed over him.
At this moment, Qin An, inside the spiritual spring, was pale-faced, gritting his teeth, silently enduring the heat of the Fire Spirit Marrow. Wisps of white mist rose from the spiritual spring, enveloping the entire backyard.
"Hold on!" Shu Lan cast a spell into the spiritual spring, and the temperature inside immediately dropped, with a thin layer of ice forming on the surrounding ground.
Qin An immediately felt a cool sensation, which relieved the pain of being burned by flames.
"As long as you get through this, your fire spirit root will be completely transformed."
Hearing Shu Lan's words, Qin An became even more determined. He thought back to when he saw his master taking the Body Tempering Star Pearl Grass; his master was so strong, persevering even when covered in blood.
Immediately, Qin An felt motivated. He knew he couldn't let his master look down on him, and he had to persevere.
After a long and arduous process, Qin An finally absorbed all the energy from the Fire Spirit Marrow.
Qin An examined his dantian and found that the fire spirit root within it had become even more brilliant and larger than before.
"How are you?" Shu Lan asked Qin An how he was feeling. Heaven knows how anxious he was when he saw Qin An's pale face and the pain he was enduring.
"I'm fine, Master Brother." Qin An grasped Shu Lan's outstretched hand, soothing her emotions.
"Master, my superior fire spirit has transformed into a fire-attribute heavenly spirit root!" Qin An was overjoyed and shared his happiness with Shu Lan.
"That's good!" Shu Lan nodded and ruffled Qin An's hair. "My little An is the best!"
"Um!"
Suddenly, Qin An discovered something else.
"Master, it seems my cultivation has reached the late Foundation Establishment stage." Qin An's eyes lit up, and he grabbed Shu Lan's hand, jumping around in the spiritual spring.
Some water from the spiritual spring splashed out and soaked Shu Lan's clothes.
"Be careful." Shu Lan let go of Qin An's hand, stood up, and patted her clothes.
"Oh, sorry, Master. But I was just too excited!" Qin An touched his nose a little embarrassedly.
"I know." Shu Lan stretched, his back a little sore from squatting by the spiritual spring for too long.
Qin An suddenly stared wide-eyed. It turned out that Shu Lan's clothes were wet and clung tightly to his waist, outlining the slender shape of his waist.
"What's wrong?" Shu Lan noticed that Qin An was stunned, so she asked him with concern.
"It's nothing." Qin An shifted his gaze somewhat awkwardly. He thought to himself, "Master's waist is so slender! I wonder what it would feel like to hold it."
Ah! Qin An suddenly realized what he had done and quickly shook his head. How could he have such a rebellious thought?
It took Qin An a long time to calm his agitated emotions.
"Are you going to take a bath in here?" Shu Lan teased Qin An when he didn't come up for a long time.
"Oh! I'll be right up." Qin An finally realized what was happening and quickly stepped out of the spiritual spring.
Just then, a paper crane flew in from outside.
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