Chapter 21: Refining the Marrow Dan in One Night

  Calm and serene, Lu Shao's breathing slowed down, while in his mind, he felt the five attributes within his body. At first, Lu Shao could only feel a faint yellow glow within himself, which was the earth attribute. His cultivated "Opening Mountain Palm" technique also belonged to the earth attribute martial skill.

  "Relax, slowly feel the five elements within your body. Once you're familiar with the five elements in your body, it will be much easier to cultivate the five elemental martial arts later on." said Nan Shu.

  Lu Shao Yu relaxed his entire body, feeling everything within himself. He didn't know how much time had passed when a faint green glow slowly appeared inside him, followed by a brief appearance of white and yellowish-brown glows. Lu Shao Yu's heart was filled with joy as he realized these were the wood, wind, and earth attributes.

  In an instant, Lu Shaoyou once again felt that within his body, there was a blue-green glow and a fiery red glow, which were the water attribute and fire attribute respectively.

  After a moment, Lu Shao's body was covered with five colors of light, and the yellow light was the most intense.

  Watching all of this, the old servant Nan Shu faintly revealed a hint of a smile. A martial artist with dual cultivation in both spiritual and martial arts, this child will surely shock the entire Spiritual Martial Continent in the future.

  "Alright, let's continue." said Old Nan Shu about two hours later.

  Lu Shao opened his eyes and felt that the fatigue he had just experienced was gone, the soreness in his body had disappeared a lot, only the bruises on his skin were still there.

  "Continue, when you can persist for an hour, it's considered okay." said Nan Shu.

  Lu Shaoyou has learned his lesson this time. As soon as Nan Shu finished speaking, he immediately dodged to the side. After being beaten just now, Lu Shaoyou also knew that he couldn't keep getting beaten and had to learn how to dodge.

  It seemed that this dodge was of no use to Nan Shu, and even if Lu Shaoyou wanted to counterattack, his speed was not as fast as Nan Shu's, and before he could even execute a move, Nan Shu's fists had already arrived at his body.

  It was not until the fifth watch that Lu Shao had rested twice in between, and except for his face, there was no place on his body that was intact. Nan Shu seemed to have deliberately avoided hitting his face, otherwise it would be unknown how much more miserable he would become.

  "That's about it for today, we'll continue tomorrow. This is the hair washing dan I've refined, use one pellet to soak in water and wash your hair for two hours every day." Nan Shu said as he handed a jade bottle over to Lu Shaoyou.

  Lu Shaoyou took over the jade bottle and opened it, inside which were nearly thirty green elixirs. A strong, pungent medicinal aroma wafted out. Lu Shaoyou didn't recognize these elixirs, but he knew they were much stronger than that Crown Top Elixir.

  "Nan Shu, this is a few pieces of Dan medicine, it seems that the level is not low." Lu Shaoyou said.

  "This is a three-treasure elixir, don't waste it. Soak in the bath for two hours every day, and after a month, you should be able to transform your body completely." said Nan Shu.

  "The three kinds of medicine are quite valuable." Lu Shaoyou thought to himself.

  "By the way, Uncle Nan, can Lu Xiaobai become a warrior?" Lu Shaoyou asked, and he had been thinking about training Lu Xiaobai well, as he would always need someone to help him in the future.

  "Lu Xiaobai's innate talent is average, even if he can become a warrior, his prospects won't be too great," said Nan Shu.

  "Nan Shu, then help Lu Xiao Bai, he's been good to me too." Lu Shaoyou said softly.

  "This is the Huo Lang Jue, Lu Xiao Bai should also be a fire attribute, it's just that his roots are not very good, however, my Huo Lang Jue should be able to make him a warrior, as for his future level, that depends on himself." said Nan Shu.

  "Thank you, Uncle Nan." Lu Shaoyou took the jade slip. As long as Lu Xiaobai could become a warrior, that was enough; as for his future accomplishments, they would be considered later.

  "All right, you can go back and take a bath with the hair washing medicine now. Remember to soak for three hours, it will be very beneficial for you later." said Nan Shu.

  "Nan Shu, I'll take my leave first." Lu Shaoyou left the secret room and returned to the courtyard.

  "The body of yin and yang, after being cultivated by me, will once again give rise to a powerful being on the Spiritual Martial Continent that will shock all the old monsters." In the secret room, after Lu Shaoyou left, a hint of a smile appeared in Nan Shu's eyes, and this smile was accompanied by a hint of complacency.

  Lu Shao returned to his own room after the sky had just brightened, and immediately found a large wooden tub for bathing, poured in a basin of water, and took out a pellet of washing marrow dan from the jade bottle and threw it into the basin.

  "Heh heh..."

  This washing marrow pill dissolves in water instantly, and this large basin of water suddenly turned into a dark green color. A medicinal fragrance wafted out at the same time, and this basin of water actually started bubbling with hot air bubbles.

  "The three-treasured medicinal bath is worth a lot of money if sold, right?" Lu Shaoyou smiled to himself, knowing the great benefits this medicine had for him, but he couldn't sell it. He quickly stripped himself naked.

  Looking at the bruises all over his body, Lu Shaoyou couldn't help but feel heartache for himself. Nan Shu's hands were indeed not gentle. He then jumped into the wooden tub.

  As soon as he entered the wooden tub, Lu Shao-yu felt a warm water temperature enveloping his entire body, which was full of bruises. A numb and tingling sensation suddenly crawled up all over his skin.

  "It's so comfortable." Lu Shaoyou closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and it was as if he were soaking in a hot spring. The water had countless warm currents that seemed to be crawling into his body through the pores of his skin.

  These warm vapors, moistening his muscles and bones, were like a massage, and after taking a deep breath, Lu Shao-yu enjoyed all this, knowing that it was the medicinal effect of the Washing Marrow Dan.

  Like this, Lu Shaoyou closed his eyes and lay down in the wooden tub, motionless, letting the hot air penetrate into his body. The suffering of the night was finally released, and Lu Shaoyou, who had not slept for a long time, slowly fell asleep, as if he was having a beautiful dream.

  "Shao you, get up! Haven't you gotten out of bed yet?" In the early morning, Luo Lan shouted in the small hall, and then muttered to herself, "He should be asleep, this child. It seems like he's a bit different after coming back this time."

  In Lu Shao's sleep, Lu Shao didn't know that in this dark green liquid, the bruises on his body began to fade away faintly. The entire surface of the water was filled with a faint, mysterious glow.

  At this time, if there were some people with extraordinary eyesight who came in and saw all of this, they should be shocked. Using three-grade elixirs to take a bath, strengthening the body's bones and internal organs, this kind of cultivation is something that even an ordinary large family cannot afford, let alone the Lu family.

  As time slowly passed, Lu Shaoyou's body was not only absorbing the medicinal power, but also expelling a foul and nauseating substance from every pore of his skin. The dark green liquid in the basin gradually turned transparent, and was immediately dyed into a cesspool-like color by the substance expelled from Lu Shaoyou's body.

  …………

  "How smelly..." Unaware of how long he had slept, Lu Shao's nose began to pick up a pungent smell that was suffocating, and he slowly opened his eyes to wake up, his face suddenly changing color.

  "My god, how can this be." Looking at a basin of water that resembled a septic tank, Lu Shaoyou was startled.

  *Cough*

  "Sir, what's wrong with you? You're defecating in the bathtub."

  The door was pushed open, and Lu Xiao Bai appeared in the room. Seeing everything in Lu Shao's bathtub, he suddenly showed a strong look of disdain, covering his nose with both hands, looking at Lu Shao with a face full of contempt.