Chapter 16: From Today On, We Are the Inspector's Dogs!

Late at night, inside the practice room of Linyue Villa.

Su Ping couldn't wait to use the medicinal materials sent over to prepare the first batch of medicine packs.

Afterwards, he arranged for servants to move in a white jade bathtub as tall as a person, filled it with boiling water, and then placed the medicine pack inside.

A few minutes later, a rich medicinal fragrance wafted over.

This made Su Ping nod slightly. After giving an order for the maids not to disturb him, he held a Waste Pill for blood and Qi in his mouth, stripped off his clothes, and submerged his entire body into the bathtub to absorb the medicinal power.

"The master needs to practice tonight; there is no need to arrange for new maids to come for the shift."

Outside the door, the maid Ping'er saw the second steward, who was responsible for arranging opera and music, trot over and look at her.

Knowing the other party's intentions, Ping'er thought that the person was also from her own clan, so she gave a reminder: "This master of ours is different from those old cultivators who are about to die; you must keep to your duties!"

"The days are long; how many people below are eyeing your position?"

The second steward's burly body shook, and sweating like rain, he hurriedly thanked the maid Ping'er for the reminder.

When he retreated, he had already made up his mind to return the several bribes he had received.

Inside the practice room, as the water temperature gradually cooled, Su Ping popped his head out from under the water with a splash.

"The first step of Body Cultivator, Body Tempering, seems easier than I imagined?"

Su Ping felt the increased strength in his body and then looked at the warm water in the bathtub, the color of which had not faded much.

Su Ping took out a Fire-Driving Flag from his Storage Bag and, after filling it with Dharma Power,

had this low-grade cooking Dharma Artifact spray fire to heat the bottom of the bathtub according to the settings, so that the Body Tempering medicinal liquid could continue to exert its effect.

Just like that, the night passed.

When Su Ping came out of the bathtub, the hot water in the bathtub had already returned to its original state.

The medicinal properties in the Body Tempering medicine pack had truly been squeezed out completely.

"According to the reminder in the Jade Slip, one medicine pack can be used three times, and it is best to have an interval of three to six days each time."

"Otherwise, it is easy to develop hidden injuries due to Body Tempering, and there will also be an accumulation of medicinal toxins."

"Plus, I also took a Waste Pill for blood and Qi to accelerate the cultivation progress."

"Let me see..."

Su Ping slowly closed his eyes and looked inward.

Soon, he chuckled: "Good fellow, the meridians in the lower half of my body are already blocked seven or eight-tenths?"

"And here I thought my talent for Body Cultivator was at least a little bit higher!"

"Fortunately, I rely on Fishing to cultivate to Immortality; no need for talent!"

After thinking this, Su Ping exchanged for a bottle of Purification Spirit Medicine and swallowed one-tenth of it.

In the blink of an eye, Su Ping's skin returned to being white and flawless, and strands of black liquid were expelled from his heels.

"No need to recuperate, I can continue to practice again!"

"Right!"

"As long as I can endure it, I don't fear side effects, I can be bolder!"

"How is one Body Tempering medicine pack enough? Let's try five packs tonight to test the waters!"

"I remember that a Waste Pill for blood and Qi takes at most one hour to fully dissolve into medicinal power to supplement the body."

"I can hold three to five of them at night!"

"Then exchange for Life Spirit Medicine to push my tolerance limit higher!"

Driven by a desire for strength and with the experience of his first time as a Body Cultivator, Su Ping quickly made this bold yet controlled cultivation plan.

Su Ping happily let the maid Ping'er come in to help him change clothes, ending this session of cultivation.

Relaxation and tension in balance, combining work with rest—that is the way of cultivation!

Linyue Villa immediately became busy as well.

A full seven teams were sent out to purchase Body Tempering medicinal materials!

The landlords and powerful families of Jinque City soon realized the unusual movements of this Inspector.

Ji Hu, who was the city defense officer, let out an "eh" and immediately ran to find his uncle, a rare Body Cultivator among Loose Cultivators, to inquire about the news.

Then, Ji Hu quickly synthesized the intelligence and reached a guess that shocked his clan!

That Inspector of Jinque City might be a genius in Body Cultivator!

That was why he felt the medicinal materials their families had pooled together to send yesterday were not enough and wanted to prepare medicine in advance for a rainy day!

As for possibilities like hoarding for profit, they hadn't even thought about it.

The medicinal materials needed for Body Tempering medicine packs that can be bought with gold and silver are basically mundane items. Cultivators don't look down on them, and Body Cultivators, especially those without a background who have to rely on themselves to collect materials, are very few in number.

Besides personal use, if too much is hoarded, one can only watch the materials rot unless they are given away.

"A Body Cultivator genius?"

Ji Hu left the secret room; though he appeared to be a brute, he was actually bold and meticulous.

He recalled the intelligence on that Inspector from the past few months.

Suddenly, his heart stirred: "If the other party is truly a Body Cultivator genius, given his age, perhaps he can return to the Immortal Sect?"

"It is not common for an Inspector to return to the Immortal Sect, but according to the clan's records, there are precedents."

"In that case, I should pay a personal visit; if there is such a possibility, our Ji Family should not let this opportunity slip!"

"After all... my Ji Family's young tiger should also go up the mountain."

Ji Hu thought of his youngest son, who was the Hope Island of the Ji Family; he started Qi Refining at three years old, and now at ten, he is already at the Qi Refining First Layer.

This was an achievement attained in Jinque City, which lacks Spirit Qi!

Several Loose Cultivators had already concluded that this child had at least the aptitude of a Lower Grade Spiritual Root.

They were just waiting for this year's Jinque City Immortal Ascension Assembly to begin, at which point the Inspector would assist the Immortal Sect in patrolling and testing the specific quality, and then he would be admitted into the Immortal Sect!

If Su Ping, this Inspector, could truly return, he would have the ability to become a great help to this child.

Ji Hu persuaded that Body Cultivator uncle of his, and steeling his heart, took out a Body Tempering Pill, which was extremely helpful to Body Cultivators, from the storehouse as a gift.

A Body Tempering Pill is different from a Body Tempering Medicine Pack; it is refined by a Cultivator and can be sold for Spirit Stones.

Upon learning of this, Su Ping was also curious about the efficacy of the Pill, so he accepted the Pill and met with Ji Hu and the others.

Both sides conversed very happily during this meeting.

Especially the Body Cultivator brought by Ji Hu, although he was only a Loose Cultivator at the second layer of Body Tempering, which is equivalent to the Qi Refining Second Layer.

After all, having walked the path of a Body Cultivator for forty or fifty years, he was rich in experience regarding Body Tempering, and in the course of their conversation, he resolved several questions for Su Ping.

"I ask that you please forgive me, my lord, but for this question, I must first take your pulse."

The Body Cultivator took a sip of high-proof liquor, and as the conversation went on, he let go of his airs and extended his right hand to take Su Ping's pulse.

This was also because Su Ping wanted him to resolve a question regarding a cultivation anomaly.

As the fingers rested on Su Ping's wrist.

The Body Cultivator's expression suddenly changed again and again, and his eyes filled with light as he looked at Su Ping.

"My lord... are you truly only just coming into contact with the method of Body Cultivators?"

"That is correct, I only used the Medicine Pack for my first Body Tempering session yesterday."

Su Ping answered honestly upon hearing this, though he did not tell the other party that he had drained the Medicine Pack in one go and consumed a Waste Pill of Qi and blood.

"Only... only one night?"

"No, for a first Body Tempering, even one or two hours is considered a lot, but your cultivation progress, my lord, is already equal to a month's worth of effort for others!"

"Furthermore, the meridians in your body, my lord, are unobstructed, and it appears there is not a trace of medicinal toxin."

"My lord!"

"You are a rare Body Cultivator genius!"

The Body Cultivator let go of the wrist, and while stating his judgment, he became reserved once again.

And after the members of the Ji Family took their leave and departed.

Ji Hu hurriedly approached his own Body Cultivator uncle: "Uncle! Is everything you said true?"

"Is the Inspector truly a Body Cultivator genius?"

"Actually, I do not know if the lord is a Body Cultivator genius; after all, I am only a Loose Cultivator, and those I know are only other Loose Cultivators."

"However, I know that this lord's Body Cultivator progress is something I would not even dare to dream of!"

Speaking of this, and associating it with the difficulties of a Loose Cultivator's cultivation, this Body Cultivator could not help but sigh with deep emotion:

"His one day of effort can equal my one month!"

"Ji Hu, I think that no matter how strict the Immortal Sect examination is, such Body Cultivator talent should be able to be accommodated!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Hu's tiger-like eyes widened a circle: "I understand what you mean, Uncle!"

"From today on, our Ji Family is the Inspector's dog!"

(End of this chapter)