Bai Xianding ordered him to draw one hundred battle-hardened soldiers from his personal guard at once. They had to be the strongest men in the camp, absolutely loyal to Great Yu, and the matter had to remain utterly secret.
Bai Yunlie was baffled, but orders were orders. He turned and set about it immediately.
Before long, one hundred vigorous elite soldiers in heavy armor had assembled.
Li Shun held nothing back. In a clear voice, he taught them the Blood-Qi Circulation Method in full before everyone.
He even stepped among the soldiers and personally showed them how to reverse the flow of their blood and qi to stimulate the acupoints throughout their bodies.
Whenever a soldier looked confused, he went straight over to explain.
After a few hours...
Bai Xianding stared at the soldiers before him. Their bodies had nearly swollen by half, their muscles bulged, and their eyes were blood-red.
He had seen the hell of battlefield slaughter and prided himself on having a heart as hard as iron. Yet now his hands trembled despite himself.
With the effects of the Blood-Qi Circulation Method confirmed, Bai Xianding ordered the still-stunned Bai Yunlie to take the hundred soldiers away. He commanded strict secrecy: anyone who disobeyed would be executed.
Then his manner changed completely. With great respect, he invited Li Shun back into the hall.
"Are the side effects truly nothing more than a little loss of lifespan?" he could not help asking again.
"Strictly speaking, every time a person stimulates his blood and qi, he loses a corresponding amount of lifespan. The exact loss depends on his constitution. Roughly speaking, maintaining that state for two hours costs six months of life," Li Shun said slowly.
"Two hours for six months..."
On hearing Li Shun's answer, Bai Xianding let out