Taking Whale Glue, Potent Medicinal Power

After Yu Yuanzhen left, Yu Hengqing was preparing to sleep when he felt Leiyi calling out to him.

"Leiyi, what's wrong? Did something happen?"

As soon as he entered the mental space, Yu Hengqing realized something was amiss; a wisp of multicolored lightning was actually coiled around Leiyi.

"Yu Hengqing, I will be entering a deep slumber for a while to refine this multicolored lightning."

Leiyi spoke to Yu Hengqing with a hint of apology, as he had originally promised to help Yu Hengqing try to develop some self-created soul skills.

"Alright. With this lightning, you should be able to solve the conflict between my soul power and your thunder energy, right?"

Upon learning that Leiyi needed to sleep to refine the multicolored lightning, Yu Hengqing asked with some urgency.

If this problem dragged on for too long, even with the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and the god trials later on, it would be difficult for him to become a Titled Douluo before the night of the clan's annihilation.

"It should be possible. This lightning doesn't contain much energy, but its quality is very high. If I can successfully refine it, I should be able to figure out a method for energy conversion."

After explaining this to Yu Hengqing, Leiyi released a mass of golden lightning from his hand, wrapping himself and the multicolored lightning within it like a golden cocoon.

The next morning.

After finishing his usual one-kilometer run, Yu Hengqing went to the living room to find Yu Yuanzhen, who was handling clan affairs.

As soon as he entered, Yu Hengqing saw that, for the first time ever, Yu Yuanzhen was not working, but instead leisurely sipping tea.

"Rest for a moment, then come with me to the back mountain."

Seeing Yu Hengqing return, Yu Yuanzhen immediately smiled and set down his teacup.

Hearing this, Yu Hengqing sat beside Yu Yuanzhen, panting heavily, and downed the medicine on the table in one gulp.

"Is the Cold Jade Bed ready?"

"Yes."

"Then how are you going to process the Whale Glue? I remember you don't have any fire-attribute soul skills, Dad."

Yu Hengqing, his breathing gradually steadying, looked at Yu Yuanzhen in confusion.

Yu Yuanzhen raised his hand, took a wooden box from his waist, pushed the lid open, and placed it in front of Yu Hengqing.

A dark red, jade-like soul beast skull entered Yu Hengqing's line of sight.

"A fire-attribute head soul bone?"

"Yes, this is a head soul bone dropped by a 3,400-year-old Flame Dragon Lizard. It can convert injected soul power into soul-power flames of considerable potency."

To help Yu Hengqing understand, Yu Yuanzhen reached out, took the soul bone, and injected a burst of soul power into it.

With the infusion of soul power, the originally dark red soul bone turned crimson, and a ball of crimson flame suddenly appeared in Yu Yuanzhen's hand, the heat waves making Yu Hengqing squint.

"In a moment, I will use this to refine the Whale Glue for you."

Yu Yuanzhen clenched his fist, and the scorching flames vanished instantly, the dry heat dissipating along with them.

After putting the soul bone away, Yu Yuanzhen led Yu Hengqing toward the back mountain.

Two hours later, a panting Yu Hengqing finally arrived at the training site, and Yu Yuanzhen walked ahead to push open the door.

The furnishings inside were simple: a bed, a chair, and a table.

Yu Hengqing, standing behind Yu Yuanzhen, poked his head out and looked around, trying to find the shadow of the Cold Jade Bed, when Yu Yuanzhen took out his sect master token and placed it on the table.

"Boom~"

The floor of the room split open, revealing a secret passage leading downward.

Yu Hengqing walked up and looked down; the passage was not dark, as night-luminescent pearls on the walls emitted a soft glow.

Yu Yuanzhen put away his token and stepped into the passage, and Yu Hengqing hurriedly followed.

As soon as he entered the passage, a chill blew from the depths, making Yu Hengqing shrink his neck.

"Put on your coat first."

Seeming to notice that Yu Hengqing was cold, Yu Yuanzhen casually took Yu Hengqing's coat from his storage soul tool and handed it to him.

The passage was not long, and after walking for about a quarter of an hour, Yu Hengqing reached the end.

At the end stood a Cold Jade Bed five meters wide and over ten meters long, with twelve night-luminescent pearls the size of human heads embedded in the ceiling, illuminating the entire secret chamber.

"Sit on the Cold Jade Bed first. Once I finish processing the Whale Glue and you consume it, you must immediately circulate your energy."

Yu Yuanzhen crouched halfway to look Yu Hengqing in the eyes, emphasizing the point with great seriousness.

Seeing Yu Hengqing nod, Yu Yuanzhen took out the ten-year Whale Glue he had prepared in advance and placed it over the flames released by the Flame Dragon Lizard soul bone to roast.

The originally grayish-white Whale Glue gradually became crystal clear under the roasting of the crimson flames, turning a brilliant gold with golden threads faintly visible inside.

A strange fragrance permeated every corner of the secret chamber, filling every inch of space.

"Consume it while it's hot!"

Yu Yuanzhen handed the processed Whale Glue to Yu Hengqing's lips. Yu Hengqing took a light sniff, felt his blood surge throughout his body, closed his eyes, and took a fierce bite.

The gelatinous Whale Glue felt like freshly melted toffee; before Yu Hengqing could even taste it, a warm current spread from his mouth throughout his entire body.

Because the Whale Glue Yu Yuanzhen provided was only ten years old, the medicinal effect was not as intense as Yu Hengqing had imagined.

Under the suppression of the Cold Jade Bed, Yu Hengqing exhausted the medicinal power in less than half an hour.

"Come, use all your strength and throw a punch right here!"

Yu Yuanzhen spread out his left hand, signaling for Yu Hengqing to strike there.

Yu Hengqing didn't waste any words; he stood up beside the Cold Jade Bed and slammed a punch toward Yu Yuanzhen.

"Bang!"

"Hmm! The force is a fraction greater than usual. The Whale Glue is effective!"

The moment he felt the force of Yu Hengqing's strike, Yu Yuanzhen's eyes lit up.

"Next, I will replace the Whale Glue with a hundred-year-old one. If you can't handle it, tell me, and I will help you purge the excess medicinal power."

"Understood."

After stretching his body to ensure everything was fine, Yu Hengqing nodded like a pounding pestle.

Yu Yuanzhen took a pale yellow mass from his storage soul tool and roasted it over the fire.

After swapping the ten-year Whale Glue for a hundred-year-old one, the roasting time was clearly more than twice as long.

Although the processed Whale Glue remained a brilliant gold, the golden threads within were no longer faint; they flowed like molten gold.

The exotic fragrance emitted by the hundred-year Whale Glue was also far more intense than the previous ten-year version. Even though Yu Hengqing was still some distance away from the glue, he could already feel his blood beginning to surge.

The instant he ingested the hundred-year Whale Glue, Yu Hengqing felt as if he had come down with a fever, his entire body burning up.

Fortunately, the Cold Jade Bed was powerful enough; after Yu Hengqing completed two full cycles of circulation, that sensation of intense heat gradually dissipated.

It took about an hour for Yu Hengqing to fully refine the medicinal power of the hundred-year Whale Glue.

"Come again, let's test it!"

Yu Yuanzhen beckoned, gesturing for Yu Hengqing to strike him.

"Bang!"

If the sound of Yu Hengqing's previous punch was like an iron needle hitting the ground, this one was like a steel pipe dropping.

"Good! Very good!"

After saying "good" three times in a row, Yu Yuanzhen could no longer suppress the joy in his heart and burst into loud laughter. This time, Yu Hengqing's strength had increased by a full thirty percent compared to the start.

Once he calmed down, Yu Yuanzhen immediately asked about how Yu Hengqing felt while consuming it.

Meeting Yu Yuanzhen's burning gaze, Yu Hengqing recalled the sensation he had just experienced while taking the Whale Glue.

"Uh, it felt like drinking a cup of rather hot water! But with the suppression of the Cold Jade Bed, that feeling didn't last long."

"Just like drinking hot water?"

Hearing this answer, Yu Yuanzhen became somewhat hesitant.

The medicinal power of Whale Glue is not determined solely by its age; the gap between ten years and a hundred years is tenfold.

If he rashly allowed Yu Hengqing to use thousand-year Whale Glue, it was very likely that Yu Hengqing would be unable to absorb so much medicinal power, which could damage his meridians or even his body.

Having tasted the benefits of the Whale Glue, Yu Hengqing felt as if he had been injected with adrenaline. He jumped off the Cold Jade Bed and began practicing the body-tempering martial arts Yu Yuanzhen had taught him.