Lu Changsheng flatly rejected the suggestion.
He stopped in front of Lu Ping'an and looked the Pure-blooded Jade Qilin up and down. His gaze gradually grew profound.
"If your cultivation in the Dao is lacking, then we'll make up for it with your body."
Lu Changsheng spoke slowly, his tone carrying an unquestionable decisiveness.
"Ping'an, back in the cave abode, we focused on comprehending the Dao, cultivating formations, and learning concealment techniques. We neglected the most fundamental part: tempering your body."
"As a member of the Qilin Royal Clan, you were born with a body that stood at the pinnacle of the beast lineage. Yet over the past five hundred years, I've pampered you until your skin is tender and your flesh soft, wasting such heaven-defying bloodline talent."
At his words, Lu Ping'an's heart gave a sudden lurch. He had a very bad feeling.
"M-Master, what do you mean? I think I'm doing just fine. Thinner skin makes me faster!"
"Faster? In front of an Ancestral Witch, you think you can get away?"
Lu Changsheng gave a cold snort and abruptly swept his sleeve.
"Clatter!"
A crisp chorus of clinks rang out.
Countless treasures brought back from the Qilin Cliff Secret Treasury instantly piled up across half the cave abode.
The most eye-catching among them were a dozen or so tightly sealed jade jars. Inside each jar was a drop of incredibly pure divine-beast blood essence, left behind by a Daluo Qilin before its death.
Besides the blood essence, there were also large quantities of innate ores suffused with the laws of earth, along with countless ten-thousand-year-old spirit herbs that could stimulate circulation and temper the body.
Lu Changsheng pointed at the mountain of resources and looked at Lu Ping'an with a smile that made him shudder.
"Starting today, in