After leaving the Imperial Preceptor's Residence, Xiao Mo handed Wei Xun the body-tempering prescription for the Heaven Opener Fist and sent him to gather the ingredients.
However, Xiao Mo added a few extra ingredients to the prescription.
It wasn't that Xiao Mo didn't trust Wei Xun.
It was that the Heaven Opener Fist's body-tempering prescription was truly unusual, and the palace was full of Yan Shan'ao's spies.
Xiao Mo was worried he might expose something.
Before long, Wei Xun returned with the medicinal ingredients.
"You three may leave. I can manage on my own."
Xiao Mo spoke to the three palace maids who were about to help him bathe.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The three palace maids bowed and left the room.
Xiao Mo placed each of the medicinal ingredients into the tub.
A rich medicinal fragrance filled the room.
He climbed into the tub and followed the body-tempering method, silently circulating the Spiritual Energy within him and absorbing the essence of the herbs in the water.
Xiao Mo could clearly feel the essence of the Spirit Medicines being absorbed by his body, tempering his skin, sinews, bones, and flesh bit by bit.
After the time it took an incense stick to burn, Xiao Mo was drenched in sweat, mixed with the sticky impurities expelled from his body.
He rinsed himself clean in another tub, then changed into a comfortable sleeping robe.
"Not bad."
Feeling how resilient his body had become, Xiao Mo was very satisfied.
Thanks to his Martial Cultivator Physique talent, he had absorbed every last drop of the medicinal solution, with almost none going to waste.
Leaving the Imperial Study, Xiao Mo returned to his bedchamber.
After sparring with Jiang Qingyi all day, Xiao Mo was utterly exhausted, and soon fell asleep.
What Xiao Mo didn't know was