57 Chapter 57: Soaking in Spirit Liquid, Advancing to Dou Master!

"Yanran, I'm here."

"Please, come in."

Yun Tianming pushed open the door, and before his eyes were two large wooden barrels placed side by side. Nalan Yanran sat upright on a nearby chair, her eyes wandering and unable to meet his gaze directly.

"..."

Yun Tianming hesitated for a moment, a strange expression flashing in his eyes, and his lips involuntarily twitched. Then he sat down on the chair beside Nalan Yanran and casually spoke.

!

"Alright, let's begin."

"Begin? Begin what?"

"Take off your clothes."

"Huh? Ah? Isn't this a bit too fast?"

Nalan Yanran's cheeks flushed, and her ears turned as red as two hot peppers.

"No nonsense, hurry up and undress!"

Yun Tianming sternly reprimanded, then proceeded to unfasten the knot on his collar without a care.

"Yiya! Senior Tianming, how can you be so frivolous!"

Nalan Yanran exclaimed, quickly covering her eyes with both hands. Unconsciously, she loosened her fingers, only to find a dark shadow covering her face. Following that was a strong masculine scent that made her head spin.

This... these are Senior Tianming's clothes!

Isn't this a joke?

Nalan Yanran's heart was instantly in chaos. Although she had a liking for Yun Tianming of more than ninety points, she couldn't easily give herself away like this!

"Splash~"

The sound of water splashing reached Nalan Yanran's ears, causing a tremor in her heart. Has he already entered the bath?

In the fanciful girl's mind, an image of him immersed in the wooden tub with nothing on flashed instantly, intensifying the blush on her face.

"Yanran, come on in."

Yun Tianming casually urged.

"I..."

Covering her heaving chest with small hands, Nalan Yanran took a deep breath, reached to pull away the garment covering her face, and nervously opened her eyes.

"Eh?"

To her surprise, the wooden tubs that were initially close together had separated a considerable distance, with a folding screen placed in between. Yun Tianming was on the other side of the screen.

"I say, Yanran, deliberately placing two wooden tubs together, aren't you up to no good~"

Yun Tianming's teasing voice came from beyond the screen.

"I-I-I didn't do it on purpose"

Nalan Yanran's face was full of embarrassment, wishing she could immediately find a hole to hide in!

Her beautiful eyes stared angrily at the figure behind the screen, "Blame it all on Senior Tianming, saying things that lead to misunderstandings!"

He asked her to find two wooden tubs and place them in her room. Wasn't that clearly implying a shared bath between them? She didn't know what she was thinking, but she mischievously put the two tubs together. It's truly embarrassing!

"You've misunderstood, just soak for a while and relax your body."

Yun Tianming lay comfortably in the steaming water, his voice lazy.

Upon hearing this, Nalan Yanran loosened the ties on her clothes. Soon, her pure white figure was exposed to the air. She quickly immersed herself in the tub, submerging most of her body underwater, leaving only a blushing face exposed, her mouth blowing bubbles in an attempt to divert her attention.

Despite the privacy provided by the folding screen, the proximity and candidness still caused an irresistible ripple in her heart.

Ten minutes later.

Nalan Yanran seemed to have adapted to the awkward atmosphere, and her tense body gradually relaxed.

However, the next words from Yun Tianming suddenly lifted her previously calm mood.

"Now that we've relaxed, let's get down to business!"

"Get down to business?"

Nalan Yanran widened her eyes, and then she saw a white jade bottle thrown from the other side of the folding screen.

"Drip the liquid inside into the water and activate the Qi Method."

"Is this a Second Grade Pill bought at the auction? But this is only supposed to be used by Dou Practitioners and below."

"I added some ingredients inside. Anyway, don't worry about it; just do as I say."

"Alright."

Nalan Yanran obediently opened the white jade bottle and poured out a drop of crystal-clear water.

Surprisingly, as the drop fell into the wooden tub, it quickly spread and turned into a deep blue liquid, emitting a rich medicinal fragrance that brought a sense of tranquility and pleasure.

This thing doesn't look like a Second Grade Pill at all, does it?

Nalan Yanran wondered, but without thinking much, she followed the instructions and formed the cultivation seal with her hands, activating the Qi Method.

"Sizzle, sizzle~"

On the other side, Yun Tianming, due to the Earth Rank Low-Level Qi Method, was cultivating at a faster speed.

The deep blue liquid in the wooden tub automatically rotated around his body, transforming into numerous tiny energy particles that merged into Yun Tianming's body. His skin radiated a gentle glow, resembling warm jade. At the same time, the capacity of Dou Qi within his body expanded further.

Yun Tianming absorbed the medicinal liquid in the tub crazily, driving the abundant Dou Qi in his body to gather entirely at the Dou Qi Vortex located in his dantian. Like inflating a balloon, the volume of the Dou Qi Vortex rapidly expanded, and his body experienced a noticeable sense of swelling pain. In this situation, instead of "releasing pressure," Yun Tianming further applied "increased pressure" to the Dou Qi Vortex!

"Seize the moment, break through to Dou Master in one go!"

Under the continued pressure and augmentation, the expanding Dou Qi Vortex began to damage the meridians within Yun Tianming's body. His face turned almost blue, a dangerous situation. Normally, the practice should be immediately halted to prevent unforeseen and severe injuries in case of a breakthrough failure.

However, Yun Tianming was unwilling to stop there. Changing his hand seals, he activated the healing aspect of the Nourishing Divine Wood, repairing the damaged meridians within his body. In this way, under the protection of the Nourishing Divine Wood, Yun Tianming ignored the damage to his meridians, relentlessly compressing the Dou Qi Vortex.

With introspection, it was observed that the Dou Qi Vortex in the center of his dantian had disappeared, replaced by a mass of liquid-like Dou Qi.

Yun Tianming, sitting cross-legged in the wooden tub, suddenly opened his eyes. In an instant, a thin film of ink-green energy adhered to his skin, forming a faintly visible veil-like structure.

"Gathering Qi into liquid form, Dou Qi Cloak."

"This is the symbol of a Dou Master!"

Yun Tianming's eyes emitted a bright light. Breaking through from a 9 Star Dou Practitioner to a Dou Master was a significant bottleneck.

Following the normal pace of cultivation, he would need at least another month before attempting to break through to the realm of a Dou Master. Now, with the assistance of the Pill, he advanced early, and the breakthrough process went very smoothly.

Shortly after, from the other side of the folding screen, came the signal of Nalan Yanran's breakthrough.

"Jumping two stars, reaching 9 Star Dou Practitioner?"

"The effect is quite impressive!"

Yun Tianming, after a brief perception, understood Nalan Yanran's situation and revealed a satisfied smile.

At this moment, Xiao Yan was still struggling to break through to the Fifth Stage Dou Disciple.

If he were to find out that the Pills he sold unexpectedly "aided the enemy," helping both Yun Tianming and Nalan Yanran to breakthrough simultaneously, what kind of sentiments would he harbor?

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