Chapter 102: Soul-Nourishing, Qi-Refining Spiritual Medicine
Before long, Fang Shu met the hall master in the Council Hall.
When the hall master saw him approach, surprise appeared on her face. She spoke, "What could have made you come out of seclusion?"
"Greetings, Master." Fang Shu did not conceal anything. After paying his respects, he said directly:
"This disciple has already completed the Second Tribulation and has come specifically to report my progress to Master, as well as to seek Master's experience in crossing tribulations."
Upon hearing this, the hall master's expression shifted slightly.
Obvious astonishment appeared in her eyes as she muttered, "I never expected you to truly catch up—and so quickly at that. This old woman had thought that..."
After murmuring a few words to herself, the hall master reined in her startled expression. Then, in a flash, she appeared before Fang Shu. Her withered, chicken-claw-like hand reached out and felt along his bones.
With a hum, who knew what method the old woman used? Fang Shu's qi and blood stirred of their own accord, surging upward, thick and powerful, three zhang high. Like wolf-smoke, it stood angrily upright within the Council Hall.
"Good, good, good!"
The old woman felt his bones and looked at the wolf-smoke of qi and blood, delight filling her face. "Solid sinews and bones, abundant qi and blood, without the slightest trace of weakness! As expected of you—you have never disappointed your master."
She lavished him with praise.
Fang Shu cupped his hands and said softly, "It is all thanks to Master's guidance and care."
Hearing this, the hall master's smile deepened. Squinting slightly, she said, "This old woman's care was not enough for you to cultivate the Third Tribulation so quickly."
At a glance, the old woman could tell that medicinal power still