Wang Mengde shoveled mouthful after mouthful of rice into his mouth.
A basin of spirit rice and two large bowls of meat—aside from the small portion Lin Xiaowan ate, nearly all of it went into his stomach.
He set down his bowl and let out a long breath of foul air.
At last, the hunger was gone.
In its place came a warm sensation throughout his body, streams of heat surging through his limbs and bones.
That was the power of qi and blood transformed from food, nourishing his body.
Wang Mengde leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and sensed the changes within him.
A moment later, he opened his eyes, a glint flashing through them.
Body tempering consumed much, but with sufficient replenishment, the gains were just as great.
He looked at Lin Xiaowan. "From now on, make every meal in this amount."
Lin Xiaowan nodded. "All right."
Late on the third night, Wang Mengde made a trip into the deep sea.
He took thirteen Azure Jade Ghost Carp to Zhou Sihai's home.
He sold them for three thousand two hundred and fifty spirit stones.
After deducting the three thousand spirit stones for the Thunder Tempering Body Formula, Zhou Sihai gave him the remaining two hundred and fifty spirit stones.
Carrying the spirit stones, he quietly returned home.
Over the following days, Wang Mengde completely threw himself into a frenzy of cultivation.
During the day, he cultivated the Luan-Phoenix Harmony Formula and practiced spells.
At night, he cultivated the Thunder Tempering Body Formula, occasionally finding time to cultivate the True Myriad Beast Taming Formula.
He dual cultivated once every fifteen days.
Whenever he was nearly out of spirit stones, he would quietly sail out at night, catch several Azure Jade Ghost Carp, and exchange them