In the blink of an eye, another half month has passed. During this time, Shushu has been strengthening his body and taking medicinal baths every day with Lu Li's help.
Now, with the help of the medicinal bath, her physical functions have reached their peak, and it's time for her to use the Phoenix Fire to temper her body.
Today was the day for Shushu to temper his body, and Lu Li had prepared everything well in advance, waiting for Liu Yu and Liu Ying to arrive.
The Phoenix Fire tempering process is extremely dangerous and should not be disturbed, so Liu Yu and Liu Ying both prepared to protect them.
Of course, on the other hand, they were also thinking that if anything unexpected happened, they could take immediate action if they were there.
When Liu Yu and Liu Ying arrived, Shu Shu was energetically munching on a spirit fruit, enjoying it immensely. Upon seeing them, she smiled and gave a greeting before looking at Lu Li.
Seeing this, Lu Li didn't say anything more. He activated the cave's defenses, put away the millet and sweet potato who was still gnawing on spirit fruit, and walked deeper into the cave together.
Soon, they arrived at their destination, a small stone chamber. Because it was close to the spiritual vein of the main peak, the spiritual energy inside was abundant, and Lu Li would usually cultivate here.
Due to the unique nature of the land, the stone chamber is also built with special materials, which have extremely high fire resistance, so there is no need to worry about it being burned down by the phoenix fire.
In the stone chamber, the futon that Lu Li usually used for meditation and cultivation had been replaced with a Soul-Trailing Stone.
The Soul-Drawing Stone was quite large and had been carved into the shape of a small bed. After Lu Li came in, he put the sweet potato on it.
The glutinous rice, oblivious to anything amiss, happily lay down on top, gathered up the remaining spirit fruit pits, and looked at them, waiting for it to begin.
"You've got a lot of good stuff, and you're quite generous."
Liu Yu, on the other hand, raised an eyebrow and said something to Lu Li after seeing what Shushu was lying on.
This Soul-Trapping Stone is a wonderful thing. It can protect a seriously injured person from losing their consciousness and soul. As long as there is a trace of life force left, it can slowly nourish the person until they recover.
During daily cultivation, simply carrying a piece the size of a thumb can increase the strength of one's soul.
This stuff is incredibly expensive outside, I never expected this kid to have such a big piece in his hand, and he even used it to make a nest for the millet and sweet potatoes.
And judging from how familiar the glutinous rice looks, it's obviously not the first time it's climbed on top of this. I wonder if the people outside would be furious if they knew.
Despite this, there was no greed in Liu Yu and Liu Ying's eyes, only pure curiosity. Their Dao hearts were firm, and they understood the principle that what is destined to happen will happen eventually.
"This thing will be useful to Junior Sister."
Seeing this, Lu Li gave a brief explanation, then took out two smaller pieces and tossed them over, indicating that they should accept them.
Speaking of which, he only recently remembered these Soul-Trailing Stones. If it weren't for finding the medicinal bath recipe, these Soul-Trailing Stones would probably still be gathering dust in his space.
Seeing this, Liu Yu and Liu Ying guessed that the young man must have more, so they accepted them without hesitation. They could accept their disciple's offer of tribute, since they wouldn't let Lu Li down anyway.
"Little Shushu, these are Heart-Protecting Pills, Cooling Pills, and Rejuvenating Pills. Take them first before tempering your body."
Then, Liu Yu took out three bottles of pills that he had prepared beforehand and handed them to Shushu while saying this.
These three bottles of pills were specially made for her by him after he learned that Shushu needed to temper her body with Phoenix Fire, just to help her temper her body.
"Thank you, Master." Shushu looked at the bottle of pills handed to her, and without thinking, poured out one pill and swallowed it. She knew that her master would not harm her.
The pill melted instantly in his mouth, carrying a hint of the unique flavor of spiritual herbs, which made Shushu's eyes light up.
"Alright, we can begin."
Lu Li already knew that his master would definitely prepare pills, so after seeing Shushu take the pills and roughly estimating the time, he felt it was about time and immediately prepared to begin.
"Okay, let's begin." The little potato replied without hesitation, its voice still carrying a hint of childishness.
There was no way around it; this body was still that of a newly hatched baby beast. Even though Shushu's soul was already a teenager, his voice was still childish and babyish.
Once he confirmed that everything was alright with the millet, Lu Li began to summon his Phoenix Fire, his natal fire, which is innate to the Phoenix Clan.
Soon, an extreme red flame appeared in Lu Li's palm.
The flames seemed to have developed self-awareness; as soon as they appeared, they circled around Lu Li with great agility, flying up and down. Anyone with eyes could see their excitement and joy.
At the same time, the temperature of the entire stone chamber also increased by 10%, and one could feel the power of the flames without even getting close.
"Alright, stop fooling around." Lu Li stopped the flames from circling around before looking at Shushu: "Junior Sister, I will control the flames and take it slowly, little by little. You must hold on, okay?"
"Don't worry, senior brother, I can do it." The response he received was from Shushu's cute yet firm voice.
Then, Lu Li sat cross-legged in front of Shushu, his shoulders level with hers. He grabbed her front paw with one hand and controlled the flames to slowly seep into her meridians from her paw.
The sweet potato flinched as soon as it came into contact with the flame, but fortunately it was prepared and quickly calmed down.
Under Lu Li's deliberate control, when the Phoenix Fire first entered his meridians, Shushu felt a slight stinging and burning sensation, but it was still bearable.
Soon, the phoenix fire traveled through all the meridians of her body and began to advance into her bones. The temperature of the flames also began to rise steadily, burning away the impurities in her body little by little and tempering her bones, muscles and tendons.
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