The Master Truly Has Divine Strength

The moment Lin Fei heard that eating a Vitality Pill would make his body explode, he was startled.

He'd thought it was something like a Ten-Tonic Supplement Pill, the kind that strengthened the body and made a man virile and vigorous.

Who would've thought it could only be refined and taken by Cultivators?

He wondered if a martial artist like Wu Zhen could take one.

As Lin Fei was thinking, the young man in black suddenly took a bottle of pills from the cabinet.

"This is a Body Strengthening Pill. It replenishes your blood and energy and strengthens your body. It's also a great help in the bedroom. This is the kind of pill you're looking for, right?"

Lin Fei wanted to cry out that he'd been wronged. He really hadn't wanted this kind of pill.

He was young and strong. Why would he need to replenish his blood and energy?

Still... since the man had already taken it out, he might as well buy a few.

Just in case he needed them!

"How much for one?"

"Three thousand gold coins each."

This thing was even more expensive than a Small Foundation Pill, which made Lin Fei a little curious about what it could do.

"Give me five!"

The other man cautioned him, "You can only take one Body Strengthening Pill at a time. Don't take more. If you do, you'll bleed from all seven orifices."

"Body Strengthening Pills work well in combination with Vitality Pills, greatly benefiting the cultivation of Qi Refining cultivators. If you mortals take them, they can only strengthen your bodies and increase your stamina."

Being called a "mortal" over and over was starting to annoy Lin Fei.

Was there really no way for mortals to cultivate?

"Immortal, is there really no way for a mortal to gain the talent for cultivation?"

"Immortal?"

This was the first time anyone had called him that, and the young man in black felt oddly pleased.

He was only a Qi Refining cultivator, the lowest of the low among Cultivators. So here at Duobao Pavilion, he could only do menial work.

In the eyes of ordinary people, he might seem impressive.

But to Cultivators of higher realms, he was no more than an ant. He hadn't even truly stepped through the threshold of cultivation.

"Of course there is. Many rare treasures and miraculous pills can transform a mortal and give them the aptitude to cultivate."

"Here at Duobao Pavilion, we have Marrow Cleansing Pills. They cleanse the marrow and remove impurities."

Lin Fei couldn't help feeling delighted. So there was a way for mortals to cultivate after all.

But before he could finish rejoicing, the other man doused him with a bucket of cold water.

"However, you can't buy a Marrow Cleansing Pill with gold or silver. You have to pay with Spirit Stones, or trade a magical treasure, pills, or rare treasures for one."

Lin Fei was sorely disappointed. So he'd been happy for nothing.

Where would he get Spirit Stones?

As for magical treasures, he did have one: the Wish-Fulfilling Mask.

Li Ruxue had told him that to Cultivators, it was a "useless" magical treasure, with nothing but the ability to change one's appearance.

A low-grade treasure like that probably wouldn't be enough to trade for a Marrow Cleansing Pill.

Otherwise, Li Ruxue wouldn't have given it to him.

As for rare treasures...

Lin Fei suddenly thought of the Millennium Cold Jade Bed in the secret chamber of the haunted house in South City. Perhaps he could trade it for a Marrow Cleansing Pill.

Lin Fei asked tentatively, "Immortal, what rare treasures can be traded for a Marrow Cleansing Pill?"

"I've heard people mention Millennium Black Iron, Millennium Ginseng, and Millennium Cold Jade. Would any of those work?"

The young man in black's expression turned serious. "Do you have any of those?"

"No."

"If you don't, why bring it up? You got my hopes up for nothing."

Lin Fei gave an awkward smile and replied, "I just wanted to find out first, then see if I could buy some."

The young man in black rolled his eyes. "Do you think rare treasures like those are radishes and cabbages? That you can just buy them whenever you want?"

"Millennium Black Iron can be used to forge magical treasures, Millennium Ginseng can be used in medicinal pills, and Millennium Cold Jade is a rare treasure in its own right."

"A fist-sized piece of Millennium Cold Jade can be traded for one Marrow Cleansing Pill. Holding it in your hand while cultivating not only speeds up the absorption and refinement of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but also keeps you clear-headed and calm, helping you avoid cultivation deviations."

The Millennium Cold Jade in the secret chamber was big enough for a person, like a bed.

But Lin Fei couldn't be sure it was actually Millennium Cold Jade.

After all, Bai Yansong was just an ordinary person. He'd never seen Millennium Cold Jade himself; he'd only heard about it secondhand.

Just as Lin Fei was about to ask something else, the young man in black suddenly grew impatient.

"Is there anything else you want to buy? If not, I'll have to ask you to leave."

"Thank you, Immortal. Farewell!"

Lin Fei didn't ask anything else, lest he annoy the man.

Carrying the pills he'd bought, Lin Fei returned to his small house in South City.

"I wonder how well this Body Strengthening Pill works."

Lin Fei trusted that the people at Duobao Pavilion wouldn't lie to him. One pill should be perfectly safe for a mortal.

He swallowed a Body Strengthening Pill. Before long, he felt waves of heat surging through his body.

"Why is it so hot...?"

Lin Fei stripped off all his clothes, but he still felt unbearably hot. His blood raced through his body, and his skin turned red.

"I'm burning up. Could my body be too weak to handle this?"

Lin Fei regretted it bitterly. Why had he gone and taken a Body Strengthening Pill? If he bled from all seven orifices and died, that would be a rotten way to go.

"Someone, bring me a tub of cold water! I want to bathe!"

Several servants immediately brought over a wooden tub and filled it with freshly drawn well water.

Lin Fei jumped into the tub and finally felt much more comfortable.

It was more than an hour before the discomfort in his body finally disappeared.

By then, the cold water in the tub had turned warm.

"Has the medicinal effect worn off?"

Lin Fei climbed out of the tub and felt as if his whole body was filled with strength.

"The young man in black said the Body Strengthening Pill could strengthen the body and increase strength. I wonder how much stronger I am now?"

Lin Fei looked at the tub before him and wrapped both arms around it.

He put all his strength into it. He'd thought the tub would be heavy and that he might not be able to lift it.

But to his surprise, the moment he flexed both arms, he raised it off the ground.

"This..."

Lin Fei was astonished. There had to be more than two hundred jin of water in the tub.

Before, he couldn't have lifted it at all.

Now, he could lift it with ease.

"How much stronger have I gotten?"

Lin Fei changed into a fresh set of clothes and went out into the courtyard, intending to find something heavy to test his strength.

But aside from the flowers and trees, there was nothing heavy in the courtyard.

Then Lin Fei remembered the two stone lions at the entrance to the residence.

He immediately went outside. Seeing what he was doing, the guards gathered around, curious.

"Master, what are you doing?"

Lin Fei asked, "How much do these stone lions weigh?"

One of the guards replied, "Master, each stone lion weighs at least five hundred jin. The four of us can't move them."

"Oh?"

Lin Fei wondered if he should try something else instead.

If he couldn't lift it, the guards would laugh at him.

"Are they really that heavy? I'll give it a try."

Lin Fei gripped the hollow underneath the stone lion's base with both hands, took a deep breath, lowered his hips, and began to exert his strength.

Under the guards' watchful eyes, the stone lion slowly rose off the ground.

"Master, you're incredibly strong!"

"My heavens, the master truly has divine strength!"

"Could the master be a Cultivator?"