Chapter 5: Unbelievably Fast

"Aunt, how did you suddenly become a genius? The Exquisite Treasure Body, just hearing about it sounds incredibly powerful."

"On the other side, in the vast manor covering a large area, Chu Youqing finally found an opportunity to be alone with Murong Wan."

"When the Exquisite Treasure Body awakened, it seemed to reforge a beauty that could topple cities."

"Murong Wan, who once fame in Rong Cheng under the name 'Human Face Peach Blossom,' now possesses even greater allure."

"Glazed bone, jade‑cold skin, peach‑blossom eyes, star‑river pupils."

"Even Chu Youqing found herself somewhat entranced."

"Murong Wan's expression remained somewhat dazed."

"Everything that happened today felt like a dream to her."

"A few hours ago, she was still a 25‑year‑old waste who couldn't open her meridians."

"Suddenly, heaven and earth were overturned."

"She became an unparalleled genius who shook the entire East."

"Even major powers like the Pure Void Palace and the Northern Dipper Hall sent elders over, let alone other big and small forces."

"The threshold of the Murong family is about to be trampled."

"Now it's fine; even without pregnancy, I don't have to worry about that scoundrel from the Wang clan."

"Chu Youqing felt genuine joy for Murong Wan from the bottom of her heart."

"Upon hearing the two words 'pregnancy,' Murong Wan's expression shifted slightly."

"Before, she needed to become pregnant; now she can no longer do so."

"Ah, I seem to have done a good deed that turned bad; if I had known you would awaken the Exquisite Treasure Body today, I wouldn't have called for Lu Xun."

"Chu Youqing noticed Murong Wan's expression and felt a bit regretful."

"Don't blame you, Youqing; this is the Jia Clan Meridian‑Opening Pill—please deliver it to him for me."

"Murong Wan handed a small pill bottle to Chu Youqing."

"Jia Clan Meridian‑Opening Pill? That's something even money can hardly buy—Aunt, don't you need it yourself?"

"I don't need it."

"All right."

"Chu Youqing put the pill bottle away."

"Miss, everything is ready; we can begin body tempering."

"A maiden came to report."

"Good, I'll be right there."

"Aunt, I'll go take a look too."

"Good."

"Not long after, Murong Wan and Chu Youqing arrived at a room deep within the manor."

"In the center of the room stood a bathtub made of mystic spirit wood, filled with a medicinal decoction prepared from various heavenly and earthly spiritual materials."

"Murong Wan intended to use these medicinal decoctions for body tempering."

"The first stage of cultivation is opening the meridians."

"Body tempering is part of the meridian‑opening stage."

"Body tempering not only strengthens the physique but also increases the chance of opening meridians and enhances the effect."

"This is a costly endeavor."

"Ordinary people mostly use initial body tempering liquid—one vial costs a thousand yuan, and using one per day for several months is needed to break through the first stage of body tempering."

"If one wants faster and better results, they should use mid‑high grade body tempering liquid, or heavenly materials and earthly treasures, body tempering pills, and the like."

"That would be expensive."

"Take the finest Jia Clan Body‑Tempering Pill, for example—it is said to temper the body to crystal‑clear translucence like glazed ware, and opening meridians becomes as easy as taking something from a bag, effortless."

"Good as it is, it also bears the reputation of bankrupting one with a single pill, since a Jia Clan Body‑Tempering Pill costs tens to hundreds of thousands."

"Many ordinary people lack the funds for body tempering, skip this step, or at most temper to the third or fourth stage, resulting in less‑than‑ideal meridian‑opening effects and a certain impact on later growth."

"Before awakening the Exquisite Treasure Body, Murong Wan not only failed to open her meridians no matter what, but her body‑tempering results were also mediocre."

"Now, Murong Wan can properly make up for it."

"She removed her clothes, took a Jia Clan Body‑Tempering Pill, and after swallowing it, completely immersed her body in the bathtub."

"The Exquisite Treasure Body began to show its power."

"The medicinal potency in the decoction was quickly absorbed by her body, continually strengthening her."

"The speed and effect of body tempering far exceeded Murong Wan's imagination."

"Could it be him?"

"After experiencing the wonder of the Exquisite Treasure Body, Murong Wan couldn't help but think."

"She recalled Lu Xun's final kiss."

"At the moment of that kiss, she clearly felt something cool enter her body from Lu Xun's mouth."

"It was precisely that which caused her body to undergo a tremendous change from inside out."

"Thus the Exquisite Treasure Body awakened."

"Murong Wan dared not definitively claim that the awakening of the Exquisite Treasure Body was surely due to Lu Xun's merit."

"Lu Xun is merely an ordinary student—how could he possess such miraculous means?"

"Even so, Murong Wan still had Chu Youqing bring Lu Xun an extremely costly Jia Clan Meridian‑Opening Pill, something money can hardly buy."

"Let's consider it repayment to Lu Xun."

"The next day,"

Rong Cheng No. 1 High, on the playground.

There are still 30 days until the big exam.

In the coming month, this will be the liveliest month of the year; you will see all kinds of heavenly and earthly phenomena, and witness peerless geniuses with extraordinary talent.

Just like yesterday, our Rong Cheng's Murong Wan triggered a super-large-scale heavenly and earthly phenomenon, shocking the whole nation.

My requirement for you is simple: if you can open a meridian this month, you will be able to enter the cultivation academy.

Otherwise, you can only go to an ordinary university or even fail to get in, and the chance of opening a meridian will keep getting lower.

Starting today, each person can receive between one and one hundred units of Dark Energy per day, the exact amount depending on their body-tempering and meridian-opening progress...

The principal chattered on and on.

Why hasn't Chu Youqing come?

Below, Lu Xun looked around for a long time but didn't see Chu Youqing.

【Murong Wan broke through to the fourth stage of body tempering; the host gains ten times Murong Wan's body-tempering gains.】

Huh?

A surge of warm current entered Lu Xun's body.

Murong Wan's return came so quickly again!

How is she only at the fourth stage of body tempering?

Lu Xun was puzzled.

Given the Murong family's wealth, Lu Xun had thought Murong Wan would have already reached the tenth stage of body tempering, but it turned out she was only at the third stage.

In that case, before the Linglong Treasure Body is activated, it greatly limits her.

That's also fine,

Lu Xun only has the second stage of body tempering; using this to improve his physique is not bad.

Crack-crack~

The tenfold return gave Lu Xun's body a significant boost; his bones all over crackled, as if they were growing.

The surrounding students heard the commotion and involuntarily looked over.

Lu Xun, Lu Xun, are you alright? Not getting the school belle is no big deal, but please don't do anything rash...

Beside him, his good friend Li Fantian thought Lu Xun was self-harming.

Your dad is tempering his body.

Lu Xun was annoyed.

Training the body at this time? Did you take body-tempering pills... wow, bro, you've latched onto a rich lady? Bring along your little Fan.

Li Fantian leaned over with a shameless grin.

Get lost.

Lu Xun kicked him.

This kid lives in a rundown old district; his parents are poor and stubborn, said to be so poor they can't even open a pot, and they refuse help from well-meaning people.

Until Lu Xun once happened to see his parents secretly driving a luxury car, wearing clothes worth millions each, only then did he suddenly understand.

Isn't this just an aristocratic young master raised in poverty?

No wonder, such a poor family could raise a genius who, a few months ago, rushed to the tenth stage of body tempering and has now opened as many as four meridians.

Body tempering third stage, fourth stage, fifth stage, sixth stage, seventh stage.

On Lu Xun's side, in just a short time, thanks to the tenfold return, he directly surged to the seventh stage of body tempering.

He rose a full five stages.

It was incredibly fast.

Truly awesome.

Lu Xun was overjoyed.