Indeed, as the most primitive substance that generates and forms all things in the world, "qi" had boundless miraculous uses. Once mastered, it felt as if a radar had been installed in my mind, allowing me to sense everything within a few meters, even the slightest movements.
However, after carefully sensing Lao Zhang's aura, I couldn't help but be stunned on the spot.
According to common sense, a person's aura should be stable within a short period of time. However, Lao Zhang's aura is exactly the opposite; it's very unstable, varying in strength. When it's strong, it's not just a thousand times stronger than me? And when it's weak, the aura he emits is almost the same as mine!
"Huh? Success?" Just as I sensed Lao Zhang's aura, he also clearly sensed mine and a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes. He said in disbelief, "So fast! In just a few hours, you've actually achieved essence refinement and qi cultivation?"
"This..." at this point, Lao Zhang couldn't help but gasp, staring at me dumbfoundedly, unable to say a word for a long time.
"Heh heh... naturally, don't you see who I am?" At this point, my whole body was tightly bound by "The Silkworm Cocoon" and I couldn't speak, so I could only feel proud in my mind and think, "I am truly a genius!"
"Hey! I know you can hear me talking!" After a long silence, Lao Zhang spoke again, "There is still a lot of pure energy in the medicinal bath. Don't waste it, quickly absorb it into your body, it will definitely greatly benefit your future cultivation!"
As he spoke, Lao Zhang quickly poured the remaining drops of "Fiery Sun Purple Dew" into the stone cauldron.
I naturally understood this simple reasoning. I didn't need his reminder and quickly focused my attention, using all my strength to activate the "Fourteen Pieces of Daoist Brocade" and rapidly absorb the pure energy from the stone cauldron...
It is said that there is no passage of time in the cave, no traces of cultivation. However, because I have mastered the aura field, this time, I clearly felt the passage of time!
As much as three days!
For a full three days, I absorbed all the energy from the medicinal bath until it was completely empty! The originally bright red medicinal soup had become extremely clear, and almost all of its medicinal properties had been absorbed by me!
You reap what you sow. Despite enduring so much hardship, the benefits I gained were undoubtedly amazing. I opened the Governor and Conception Vessel channels and achieved essence refinement and qi cultivation, not to mention that through these three days of absorption, the "qi" that was originally as weak as a hair in my body suddenly increased several times over!
Actually, thinking carefully, this is reasonable. After all, ordinary people need at least several tens of days to lay their foundation, so the energy materials in the medicinal soup are often very abundant!
The materials Lao Zhang prepared were naturally no exception. According to his previous statement, the materials he prepared would provide me with energy for at least one hundred days without interruption!
And yet, I successfully achieved essence refinement and qi cultivation within just a few hours, which means I actually didn't consume much energy. Therefore, the remaining energy in the medicinal bath is naturally quite astonishing! Moreover, Lao Zhang also added a few drops of "Fiery Sun Purple Dew" to it!
According to the average person's absorption rate, it could last at least several tens of days. Although I achieved essence refinement and qi cultivation, my absorption rate was suddenly ten times faster. However, it still took me a full three days to absorb it all!
From this, it can be seen how great this energy is! And at this moment, I have transformed all the energy into the "qi" in my body. Wouldn't it be several times stronger than before?
In addition to my aura field being several times stronger, it seems that my body has also gained tremendous benefits. It's almost like a rebirth; the effect is even stronger than the last time I cleansed my marrow and broke my bones.
You only become a superior person by enduring hardship, and this saying is not wrong at all!
But I eventually passed out, not because my injuries were too severe or because I was too excited, but because... I was damn hungry!
Damn it, for three days and three nights, no water or food. First, I endured the excruciating agony like being burned by a blazing fire, and then soaked in water for three full days. If I didn't starve to death, that would be a blessing from the ancestor!
...
I don't know how long it's been, but when I woke up, I was already lying on a soft, large bed. Judging from my experience, this should be Xia Xiaoyi's bed.
Then I noticed that my whole body was wrapped in white bandages, making me look like a mummy, unable to move at all. When I exerted a little force, I felt a sharp pain all over my body, as if I were being shredded to pieces!
"Awake?" Xia Xiaoyi looked at me with an unfriendly expression and directly shoved a straw into my mouth.
Food! After not consuming any water for so many days, I felt like I had become a starving ghost. The moment I saw food, my eyes lit up, and I sucked hard on the straw without care, just craving the nourishment!
The sweetness, it should be some kind of sweet water, exactly what I needed right now!
Because I sucked too hard, I choked and coughed violently, feeling as if my skin had been peeled off all at once. The refreshing sensation almost made me faint again!
"Take it easy! You’re like a starving ghost!" Xia Xiaoyi looked at me with disgust, quickly moved the blanket and, as if afraid I would vomit on her blanket, gently wiped at me with a couple of tissues. Geez, in her mind, I was even as good as a blanket...
Seeing the syrup running down my chin, Xia Xiaoyi finally tore off a couple of tissues, leaned over, and gently wiped it away from my face.
Maybe because she was at home, Xia Xiaoyi was actually wearing a low-cut and somewhat loose-fitting top today. When she leaned over, a glimpse of her snow-white skin and her lively, jiggling big bosom were immediately revealed to me.
"Gurgle..." as a very normal man, I couldn't help but swallow hard. At the same time, a flood of associations flooded my mind, and I actually thought of the stimulating scene in the cave!
Afterwards, my manhood naturally responded, and tragedy struck...
It was a kind of pain that could not be described in words. Compared to it, it's just like scratching an itch. If you still can't understand, you can try it after getting a circumcision and then suddenly getting a hard-on; then you might be able to appreciate the pain I felt at this moment.
"Ah—"
I screamed in agony and almost instinctively wanted to cover that area, but my whole body was wrapped in bandages and I couldn't move at all! Not only that, when I exerted force, my entire body was ablaze with pain.
The just-scabbed wound instantly ruptured, blood seeped out, and almost instantly stained the bandages red.
"Huh? What's this..." Xia Xiaoyi, the instigator of this, felt a bit puzzled and asked anxiously, "How... how are you feeling?"
"N-no...thing!" I almost forced out these words through gritted teeth, and after a long time, I took a deep breath, not daring to move at all.
"Huh?"
Xia Xiaoyi looked at me with a puzzled expression, seemingly unable to understand. After some contemplation, she picked up a towel and prepared to wipe away the blood for me.
As she bent down, I couldn't help but startle and immediately closed my eyes, anxiously saying, "Stop! Please don't do it!"
"Hmm?"
As I exclaimed, Xia Xiaoyi's eyes became even more suspicious. She noticed my closed eyes and then subconsciously looked at her own chest, before noticing the bulge below me.
"Pah!"
Blushing, Xia Xiaoyi couldn't help but mutter to herself, then directly threw the towel at my face, scolding, "You pervert! Just die!"
As soon as she finished speaking, I could clearly feel Xia Xiaoyi raising her right hand! However, she couldn't bear to hurt me, a "severely ill patient".
"Hmph!"
With a cold snort, she withdrew her hand with a resentful look and said, "Just wait and see how I deal with you in the future!"
Seeing her retract her hand, I breathed a sigh of relief, thinking I had escaped a disaster. However, after about half an hour, my complexion suddenly became somewhat grim.
Oh no! I drank too much water just now, and now my bladder is uncomfortably full! But there's only the two of us in this room, so I can't ask her for help, can I?
Moreover, even if she's willing to help now, I still wouldn't dare!
Oh dear, can a person really die from holding in their urine?