Hidden Injuries and Bickering

Huo Rui's cultivation ultimately far surpassed Oscar's. In less than half an hour, she had finished refining the essence of the immortal herb.

Still, Tang San had said this immortal herb could cleanse the meridians, wash the marrow, strengthen one's foundation, and cultivate one's vitality, with effects similar to a Foundation Establishment Pill. Yet perhaps the Douluo World truly was a hydrogen world, or perhaps Soul Masters simply had fewer impurities in their bodies, because none of the foul-smelling black sludge common in traditional cultivation novels appeared.

However, after refining the immortal herb, her complexion visibly gained a youthful, lustrous glow.

If Huo Rui had previously been a passionate, fiery, considerate mature beauty, then she now seemed to have regained her youth, becoming a hot young woman in her twenties.

It... made Ye Wen quite happy.

It had already been hard enough for Ye Wen to call the Huo Rui who looked to be in her thirties or forties "Grandma." Now that Huo Rui had become even younger, he found it even harder to deal with.

Huo Rui's eyelashes began to tremble before she slowly opened her eyes, which seemed to say that she had finally been relieved of a heavy burden.

Ye Wen seemed to realize something. His happy mood instantly collapsed, and he frowned as he asked softly.

"Grandma, are you all right? How effective was the immortal herb?"

Only then did Huo Rui come back to herself and look at Ye Wen. She then smiled happily.

"Thank you, Ye Wen. This immortal herb is truly wonderful. I feel as though my whole body has become more than ten years younger, and besides—"

Huo Rui raised a hand and clenched her fist, saying delightedly, "I never expected that after fighting Dugu Bo some time ago, my cultivation, which