"Young Master Xuan, the secret medicine has finished steeping. You may begin!"
"Good!"
"You may leave!"
Inside the room, a massive wooden barrel sat atop a blazing iron cauldron. The liquid in the barrel was blackish-green and constantly bubbling.
Having gone through it before, Chen Xuan had no psychological resistance to soaking in a medicinal bath.
After the maidservants withdrew, he stepped straight into the barrel.
The instant he entered, a scorching sensation spread throughout his body. His skin turned blood-red in an instant. Compared to the medicinal bath he had prepared himself before, this one was undoubtedly far more violent.
Still, Chen Xuan endured it by force.
A thought stirred in his mind.
Objective: Absorb the secret medicine more perfectly (Pending confirmation) "Loading!" "Loading successful!" "Pathway One!"
Lines of text appeared. Chen Xuan gritted his teeth against the discomfort and began acting according to the Conceptual Ability's method.
Time slowly trickled away, second by second.
The steam gradually faded, and the originally blackish-green liquid seemed to have lightened somewhat.
At that moment, someone knocked on the door from outside.
"Junior Brother Chen, it's time to come out!"
Xie Yunhua's voice rang out.
"Alright!"
"I'll be right out!"
Chen Xuan hurriedly answered. He quickly rose from the barrel and swiftly got dressed.
In only a moment, Chen Xuan opened the door.
"Come with me. After the medicinal bath, you need to use a fist technique to absorb the medicine's potency!"
Xie Yunhua spoke, then headed to one side.
Chen Xuan hurried after her.
The two soon arrived at another area.
There was actually a Martial Arts Training Field here. Compared to those outside, this one was not large, likely holding only twenty or thirty people at most. It was empty at the moment.
Xie Yunhua led Chen Xuan