In the vast night, Xiao Jinlan remained silent...
"I heard Father say you're preparing to break through to the Iron Bone Realm?" Xiao Jinlan did not answer her little brother's question, instead changing the subject.
Xiao Fan obediently nodded. "That's right!"
"As Xiao Jinlan's younger brother, you've finally come to your senses. Starting tomorrow, I'll help temper your physique." Xiao Jinlan spoke flatly.
The moment she said that, Xiao Fan instinctively shuddered. "Sis, please go easy on—"
Before he could finish the word "mercy," his sister mercilessly cut him off. "I won't go easy on you. Otherwise, what would be the point of tempering you? This is about laying your foundation. There can be no sloppiness."
With that, Xiao Jinlan rose to her feet and headed for her room without looking back.
Watching his sister's departing figure, Xiao Fan muttered to himself, "Sis is acting weird... I need to investigate when I get the chance. Don't tell me she ran into some scumbag, right?!"
He quickly washed up, returned to his room, locked the door, and sat cross-legged at the head of his bed. He deliberately manifested dragon scales to increase his Calamity Poison Value, waiting for the approaching midnight hour!
[Calamity Poison Value: 100/100]
Once the value reached 100, he immediately dismissed Manifest Dragon Scales. Not even one extra point would do! He was terrified of the pain...
Ever since that deadly golden scale had grown on his chest, whenever his Calamity Poison Value exceeded its limit, the scale would begin to grow! It hurt like hell.
Before long...
[Midnight has arrived. Calamity Poison Value cleared. Obtained 100 Clean Cultivation Points] [Calamity Poison Value: 0/100] [Cultivation: Martial Iron Bone Realm (Eighth Rank), Early Stage: 182/500]
After breaking through to the Iron Bone Realm, both the