Gradually, Zhu Bufan began to forget himself and the world around him. Although the pain was present, it didn't affect him at all. When he performed the Green Pine Rock Boxing for the twentieth time, the medicinal power in the pool was finally exhausted. Zhu Bufan let out a roar like a tiger and a dragon, suddenly withdrew his strength, turned around, and swung his fist, stirring up waves of water.

The nearby protector, Old Man Lan, suddenly trembled all over. The power in his hands suddenly loosened, and the invisible energy supporting the medicine pool instantly dissolved, causing cracking sounds on the stone wall, which then abruptly exploded.

Zhu Bufan waved his hand to shake off the medicinal liquid, which now carried a few traces of a foul smell, and then approached a stone wall nearby, striking it with a casual punch that reduced it to powder.

Zhu Bufan was astonished to find that at the moment he exerted his arms, the veins in his hands spiraled rapidly like coils, similar to tightly wound springs, shooting out abruptly as he swung his arms.

Zhu Bufan felt that his entire body was now brimming with power, and the motion of extending and clenching his fists came with sounds of air bursting.

"My power has actually increased almost double!"

As the saying goes, "an inch of tendon, an inch of power." Now, Zhu Bufan's whole body veins had been extended by a good half more. If a normal Martial Artist's body tendons stretched to a length of a hundred meters, then Zhu Bufan now definitely exceeded a hundred and fifty meters.

Zhu Bufan was not entirely sure how much the doubling of his power amounted to. Though the power increase mainly relied on his own efforts, without any tricks, the surge of strength was just too rapid, completely beyond Zhu Bufan's range of adaptation. Thus, every move he made had incredible destructive power, and almost everything he touched was damaged to some extent.

After shaking his body a bit, a cracking noise like popping beans erupted from Zhu Bufan's entire body.

"What? It's already this late?"

Glancing at the sky, he saw a huge full moon hanging high, much like Zhu Bufan's current mental realm, full and unblemished.

Zhu Bufan was overjoyed, feeling that this adventure, though only half as effective as the first time he used the medicinal liquid for Body Refining, was entirely different in difficulty. Practicing fist techniques in the medicine pool pushed the effects to the extreme.

Although the medicinal liquid's effectiveness didn't even reach half of that of the first time, practicing fist techniques in the medicine pool increased absorption tenfold, a hundredfold. After this practice, the properties of the entire pool of medicinal liquid were almost completely absorbed by Zhu Bufan. The pool of liquid had now almost entirely turned to waste, changing from brown to a light yellow, with an unpleasant smell due to the impurities expelled from Zhu Bufan's body.

He then examined his body a bit, discovering that the pores on the surface of his skin seemed to have fully opened. Zhu Bufan calmed himself completely and could even feel countless pores opening and closing. Within these openings and closings, the abundant Primordial Qi between heaven and earth was absorbed into his body, merging into his limbs and bones, gradually restoring his lost physical strength.

"This... what's going on?" Zhu Bufan exclaimed in surprise as he sensed the strange changes in his body.

"Hahaha... Little Feng, that's great! I didn't expect it, really didn't expect it. After the Medicine Bath, your body has almost infinitely approached an innate master, achieving the effect of Body Nourishing Primordial Qi!" Old Man Lan laughed heartily.

"Body Nourishing Primordial Qi?" Zhu Bufan asked, puzzled.

"That's right, it's the most remarkable sign of initially entering the Innate Realm. Simply put, it's the method of inner breath. Right now, you still rely on breathing to drive the body's metabolism, and if your mouth and nose are covered, you would suffocate and die in about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. However, after reaching the Innate Realm, you can absorb Qi from outside to become inner breath, so even if your mouth and nose are covered, you wouldn't feel suffocated!" Old Man Lan explained, "Meaning, an innate master wouldn't drown!"

"What?" Zhu Bufan exclaimed. "Can I practice inner breath now?"

"Haha, it's not that easy!" Seeing Zhu Bufan's ecstatic expression, Old Man Lan couldn't help but shake his head. "Your body now possesses some features of an innate master, but the degree of inner breath is only at the acupoints of your body, not yet able to cover the entire body. If you submerge yourself in a river now, although you can't flow inner breath smoothly like an innate master and stay there for months or years without problems, one day without any issue is doable!"

"I see!" Upon hearing this, Zhu Bufan's expression slightly dimmed, but soon brightened again. "I will step into the Innate Realm sooner or later!"

"Alright, your body has been severely depleted and needs to eat quickly!" With this, Old Man Lan placed the well-prepared roasted meat nearby.

The moment he smelled the roasted meat, Zhu Bufan immediately felt his stomach empty; a strong sensation of hunger overwhelmed him. Ignoring any image, Zhu Bufan grabbed the meat with his hands as if he had been starving for decades, stuffing it into his mouth without tasting the flavors.

"Alas, all the effort I put into adding so many precious ingredients was wasted!" Watching Zhu Bufan gobble down the food, Old Man Lan couldn't help but smile wryly.

...

The next day, a piece of news spread, like cold water pouring into boiling oil, causing a stir within the entire Zhou Family.

"Zhu Bufan, is that the kid from Nanli City? Heard he's some lineage or something? The clan decided to let him stay in a medium room!"

"What? What about his cultivation?"

"Heard he's barely reached the Ninth Rank! Hmph, a mere Ninth Rank, how does he have the right to stay in a medium room! Hmph, Ninth Rank barely qualifies for a lower room, Seventh Rank gets a medium room, Eighth Rank for upper rooms, and as for special rooms, only Postnatal peak masters of the Tenth Rank can get in! How can a mere Ninth Rank stay in a medium room?"

"Haha, don't be jealous; it's not necessarily a good thing! Do you know who made this decision?"

"Who? Does it matter?" The person clearly didn't catch on.

"Of course, it's significant. This matter was decided by Lady Xu, got it?" The speaker wore a mysterious expression.

"Oh..." Upon hearing this, everyone showed a knowing look, with expressions of schadenfreude or eager anticipation.

"Zhu Bufan, oh Zhu Bufan, you're out of luck. You've managed to offend Lady Xu, becoming a thorn in her side and a thorn in her flesh. Be prepared for endless challenges! Haha, I'm sure Lady Xu will have people challenge you! At that time, you might..."

Everyone fantasized about Zhu Bufan being beaten up, with twisted smiles on their faces.

Meanwhile, only Zhou Wei and others, upon hearing the news, searched everywhere for Zhu Bufan, but to no avail, anxiously trying to find him.

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