Xu Qing returned to his residence, shut the courtyard gate, and headed straight for the cultivation chamber in the main building.
His robes bulged at the chest. He took out eleven Spirit Peaches, one by one.
These Spirit Peaches were entirely different from the ordinary peaches he had eaten in Qinghe County. He had thought the fuzz on their skins would prick and itch his hands, but they felt remarkably smooth and round.
Their skins were pinkish white, tinged with a faint blush of red. Before he had even tasted one, his mouth was already watering.
He brought one closer and sniffed. A delicate, sweet fragrance drifted into his nose.
He took a bite.
Juice burst between his teeth, sweet without being cloying. The flesh was tender but not mushy, melting in his mouth as the refreshing juice flowed down his throat.
The instant that sweetness reached his stomach, it became a warm current that spread from his dantian into every limb and bone, opening every pore in his body.
Xu Qing slowly closed his eyes and began rapidly circulating the Five Forms Organ-Nourishing Art.
Three double-hours later, Xu Qing opened his eyes.
The progress of the Five Forms Organ-Nourishing Art in his mind had risen by ten points.
One Spirit Peach was worth two Yang-Nourishing Pills, and he still had ten left.
Without hesitation, he picked up another Spirit Peach and bit into it.
After finishing the second, he felt that his body was "full." Eating any more Spirit Peaches would be a waste, so he stopped.
It took him five full days to finish all eleven Spirit Peaches, and his cultivation steadily improved.
At the end of the month, he had planned to challenge someone higher up the rankings. Before he could leave, however, Lu Zhengnian told him