Miss, This Medicine Is Very Bitter

"Don't bother showing off with such meager skills; it's just embarrassing."

Gu Chen said calmly, as if stating the most ordinary of matters.

Immediately after, the man in black felt an incredibly powerful surge of energy emanate from all around him!

Although the man in black sensed it, his body couldn't react in time.

Gu Chen merely applied a little force, and a terrifying power shot directly from his fingertips.

This energy traveled along the sword's edge, surging towards the blade.

Like a raging tide, it climbed the sword and onto the man in black's arm.

It charged at the man in black without mercy!

Bang!

A deafening sound, like a sonic boom, echoed.

The man in black's entire body bulged outwards, transforming into afterimages that slammed into the towering trees nearby!

Before the sonic boom had even fully dissipated, the man in black had already snapped a tree, three to four meters in diameter, clean in half!

Gu Chen had only made a light strike.

The man in black before him had his ribs broken and his internal organs ruptured!

The tree, like a pillar of heaven and earth, crashed down, startling birds into flight throughout the forest.

The man in black, who had been radiating killing intent moments before.

Now lay like a dead dog amidst the wreckage…

East Desolation Commandery, Wei Family estate.

It was time for Wei Qingyu to take her medicine again, but she'd rather endure the pain than drink it!

She had taken it once yesterday, and Wei Qingyu felt like she was about to vomit her own intestines.

By the end, she couldn't tell if what she'd thrown up was undigested food or already digested food…

"Miss, this medicine is indeed very bitter."

"Yesterday, we heard you in pain, so this time, while brewing the medicine, we specifically added some licorice and brown sugar."

"Furthermore, licorice and brown sugar have mild medicinal properties. They not only make the soup more palatable but also aid in your recovery."

Hearing this, Wei Qingyu's proud little mood flared up, "Who gave you permission to act on your own and add sugar without my consent?"

"Don't you know the saying 'good medicine tastes bitter'!"

The maid, scolded so harshly, was on the verge of tears from sheer grievance.

Finally, she said weakly, "I'm sorry, Miss Wei. I'll go and brew you another bowl."

"Don't you dare!"

Wei Qingyu yelled, startling the maid greatly.

After all, this bowl of medicine had the rare addition of sugar, and Wei Qingyu didn't want to drink the unsugared version again!

"Um… these medicinal ingredients are very precious…"

"Forget it, this young lady will forgive you this time!"

"You may withdraw now!"

After the maid left, Wei Qingyu glanced at the bowl of medicine with disdain.

"Hmph, it's not because of the sugar that I'm reluctant to throw you away!"

"It's entirely because this young lady doesn't want to waste anything!"

"Yes, that's right, I just don't want to waste it!"

Wei Qingyu muttered to herself, then picked up the bowl and drank it down in one gulp.

Admittedly, Wei Qingyu found the medicine tasted much better!

The taste was incomparable to yesterday's!

After a full day of recovery, Wei Qingyu's injuries had almost healed.

While not completely recovered, at least Wei Qingyu wouldn't aggravate her wounds anymore.

Since her injuries were mostly healed, Wei Qingyu didn't want to waste any more time.

She had only one thought: to cultivate quickly and strive to make Gu Chen beg for mercy as soon as possible!

But no matter how much Wei Qingyu cultivated, her cultivation level showed no improvement.

Even with the memories of her past life, cultivating her Sacred Origin Great Yin Scripture had no effect!

"Why is this happening?" Wei Qingyu's face was filled with confusion.

She remembered that in her previous life, when Wei Qingyu had first obtained the Sacred Origin Great Yin Scripture.

She had directly broken through from the Innate Realm to the Profound Gang Realm in just one night.

Furthermore, the higher the cultivation level, the more difficult it would surely be to break through.

But now, Wei Qingyu was only at the Body Tempering Realm, and cultivating the Sacred Origin Great Yin Scripture had no reaction whatsoever!

"Something's wrong, there must be a problem somewhere."

Wei Qingyu sat by the bedside, frowning as she began to recall the details of her past life.

She suddenly remembered that in her previous life, Gu Chen was basically always by her side whenever she cultivated.

Gu Chen helped her channel her energy and set up formations, and even helped her clear her internal energy meridians.

Thinking of this, Wei Qingyu's brow furrowed even tighter.

"Could it be that the reason I was able to break through my cultivation in my past life was all with Gu Chen's help?"

"If it wasn't for Gu Chen, I wouldn't be able to do it on my own?"

As a proud individual, Wei Qingyu would not easily admit to this idea.

As a result, she tried two more times, and once even nearly suffered a backlash from the Sacred Origin Great Yin Scripture due to overexertion!

"Impossible!"

"This is absolutely impossible!"

"This is all Gu Chen's fault!"

Wei Qingyu was so angry at the time that she couldn't sit still and began pacing back and forth in the room.

Looking at the bowl of medicinal soup on the table, Wei Qingyu gritted her teeth even harder in anger.

She ran over directly, grabbed the bowl of medicinal soup, and smashed it on the ground.

CRACK!

The bowl shattered into pieces the moment it hit the ground. The maids and servants outside the door heard the commotion but dared not make a move.

Wei Qingyu continued to curse mindlessly in the room, "If that guy hadn't helped me with everything, I wouldn't be so useless!"

"Gu Chen, you are truly malicious. You foresaw this day, didn't you? Without you, I can't cultivate anything, right?"

"So you started planning all the way back then!"

At that moment, Wei Qingyu was so furious that she was almost losing her mind.

The image of Gu Chen's face appeared in her mind, and she gritted her teeth even harder.

"Gu Chen, without you, do you think I still can't cultivate?"

"I'm telling you, your wicked scheme will never succeed!"

"I will definitely surpass you step by step with my own strength, and then defeat you!"

With this thought, Wei Qingyu decided to go to the family's training hall.

Perhaps there, she could find a way to quickly improve her cultivation.

As soon as she pushed open the door, the maids and servants nearby quickly lowered their heads.

Wei Qingyu completely ignored them and walked directly towards the training hall.

In the far north of the East Desolation Commandery, at the Cangshan Sword Sect.

He Changsong had already left, and Gu Youwei walked into the guest room alone.

As soon as Gu Youwei pushed the door open, she saw a large wooden tub filled with hot water.

Steam continuously rose from the tub, filling the entire room with a warm feeling.