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Elbow Strike!

Ling Yu swiftly closed in, bending his arm as his sharp elbow struck vertically forward.

Bang!

The sound of bones cutting through the air, accompanied by the gusts stirred up by his body, echoed continuously through the room.

His gaze was resolute, his mental energy rapidly draining away. Unknowingly, his black pupils had automatically transformed into the Sharingan, yet to Ling Yu at that moment, it was as if none of it had happened.

He continued practicing the moves of Baji Quan, using the Six Great Openings, Eight Great Moves over and over again.

Heaven-Piercing Cannon!

As Ling Yu once again clenched his fist at his waist, lowered his hips, and drove force through his feet into his waist and wrist, his eyes flashed like lightning. In the next instant, he shot the fist at his waist forward.

Boom!

Another deafening blast, like the firing of a cannonball, rang out through the training room. Air currents coiled around his arm, and the enormous gusts made the heavy floor tremble three times.

This state of complete absorption made Ling Yu forget the exhaustion of both body and mind. With every breath through his nose and mouth, his body and spirit continuously strengthened. White vapor rose, scales emerged over his chest once more, and a faint golden radiance enveloped his entire body.

At that moment, he seemed like an immortal!

No one knew how much time had passed. When a soft touch landed on his shoulder, Ling Yu's body shuddered violently, and his consciousness returned to his body.

As he looked up at the peerlessly beautiful woman beside him, endless exhaustion suddenly flooded his mind and body.

"Teacher..."

A dreamlike murmur escaped his lips, and immediately afterward, his consciousness faded away.

Looking at the handsome youth who had fainted beside her, Bibi Dong revealed a helpless smile.

"Little fellow, you really know how to make trouble for me!"

Seeing that it was already evening, she had originally intended to have a maid call him over for a meal, hoping to improve the relationship between master and disciple. Yet after searching for a long time, the maid could not find him. In the end, Bibi Dong realized that he might have accidentally entered the training room.

Thinking of this, Bibi Dong kindly took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"It's my fault too. I didn't explain things clearly enough to you. Forget it, we'll talk after you wake up!"

She carried his slender body in her arms and headed for the meditation room. Yue Guan had already prepared a medicinal bath there, filled with precious herbs that were impossible to obtain even with vast sums of money. Combined with Yue Guan's knowledge of medicinal herbs, it would not be an exaggeration to say that even Hu Liena was not qualified to use such medicinal liquid repeatedly.

After all, a single barrel of this medicinal bath cost nearly one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. If it had to be used every day, such an enormous expense would affect Spirit Hall's budget allocations in many areas.

Upon arriving at the meditation room, Bibi Dong dismissed the maids around her. Looking at the peaceful-faced youth in her arms, a strange smile appeared on her face.

"Little fellow, you're the first person in my life whose clothes I've voluntarily helped remove. When you wake up, let's see whether you'll still have that innocent look on your face!"

As she spoke, Bibi Dong removed Ling Yu's somewhat worn clothes, then placed his body into a massive wooden barrel before her.

The wooden barrel was filled with green liquid, and a dense aura of Soul Power wafted from it. Ling Yu, unconscious and immersed in the medicinal liquid, unconsciously frowned.

After taking one more look at Ling Yu's slender figure, Bibi Dong turned and left the side hall.

Ling Yu did not know what had happened after he fainted. He only remembered falling into a state of enlightenment. Not only had he gained a deeper understanding of the "Basic Cultivation Method," but after this session of practice, his Baji Quan, which had barely reached the beginner level, had greatly improved in both proficiency and understanding.

If this had been his previous life, his current understanding and usage of Baji Quan would definitely not have been inferior to that of an ordinary Baji Quan grandmaster.

That was the direct effect of this enlightenment. Moreover, he could feel that because of it, his physical strength had increased by nearly another tenth!

The Body Tempering that had originally required several months to complete had been greatly shortened this time.

Furthermore, while unconscious, Ling Yu suddenly felt his body becoming scorching hot. With every inhale and exhale, every pore across his body continuously absorbed something from around him.

It was not just Soul Power!

It was more like a tonic!

A tonic that brought enormous benefits to improving one's physical constitution!

However, he could not control his body's absorption of this tonic. He could only do his best to control his mind and make the absorption as thorough as possible, so as not to waste it!

Early the next morning, before the sun had risen, Ling Yu, lying in the wooden barrel, abruptly opened his eyes. He blankly glanced around at his surroundings, then looked at where he was.

An embarrassed expression finally appeared on his face. It seemed that everything he had dreamed of last night was real. His teacher had actually taken off his clothes and seen his entire body!

At that thought, Ling Yu, who had lived two lives without ever having been in love, immediately felt somewhat bashful.

It's over. Teacher saw something she shouldn't have seen. I'm still so young, and she's already seen it. Will she keep thinking I'm this small from now on?

Ling Yu raised his head in utter despair, staring at the glowing ceiling overhead.

However, within a few minutes, Ling Yu regained his composure. Looking around himself, he saw that the green medicinal liquid had completely turned black, while a faint stench emanated from the wooden barrel.

"Ugh! It stinks!"

Covering his nose and mouth, Ling Yu quickly climbed out of the barrel and ran toward the bathroom inside the room. How did I not notice just now? That was all the grime expelled from my body. It was basically like giving myself a simple cleansing of my physical body. Not only had it expelled impurities and flaws from my body, it had made my body much stronger again.

In the bathroom, Ling Yu rinsed his body while extending both hands, clenching his fists to feel the strength now contained within them.

A sensation of power nearly thirty percent stronger than yesterday instantly surged from his arms. The overwhelming feeling of strength made Ling Yu's mouth fall open.

"It looks like yesterday's enlightenment and the medicinal liquid really improved me greatly!"

Ling Yu looked astonished. "Sure enough, joining Spirit Hall truly has enormous benefits! If I had cultivated step by step outside, it would have taken me at least a year to bring my Body Tempering to completion. But after coming to Spirit City, to the Pope's Palace, the dense and unique Soul Power here has continuously washed over my body, directly cutting my Body Tempering time in half. Coupled with yesterday's medicinal bath and enlightenment, as well as the gravity enhancement in the training room, it seems I only need around three months to complete cultivation of the first realm!"

Ling Yu was visibly excited. After washing himself twice, he put on the new clothes the maids had placed beside the bed and walked out of the side hall.

He came to a remote place with no one around. It was also located halfway up the mountain, and facing the first ray of sunlight on the horizon, he began his daily cultivation.

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