70: Chapter 70 Special Training from the Master

Forgetting Love Peak, the night was as cool as water.

This forbidden area of the Supreme Elder, usually so desolate that not even a male mosquito could fly in, was lit with warm candlelight tonight.

Xu Chen fanned himself with a folding fan, humming an unknown tune as he climbed the winding mountain path step by step. Though he appeared calm and indifferent on the surface, he was already blooming with joy inside.

"A physical exam?"

Xu Chen rubbed his chin, a meaningful smile playing on the corners of his lips.

"This Master of mine is truly... adorably naive."

He was even wondering if he should take the initiative when he entered, stripping naked and lying spread-eagled on the bed to make it easier for her to conduct an "all-around" inspection.

With these pleasant fantasies, Xu Chen pushed open the door carved with exquisite patterns.

"Senior, I've come..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Xu Chen was stunned.

The expected seductive scene did not appear. There were no red candles or silk curtains, and no beauty lying in wait.

Instead, there was a rich, almost pungent aroma of medicinal herbs.

In the center of the room stood a large bronze cauldron half the height of a person... no, it was a large bathtub.

The tub was filled with a pitch-black medicinal liquid, bubbling and steaming. Golden runes occasionally flickered within the liquid, emitting astonishing ripples of spiritual power.

And beside the tub...

Ye Qingwu had already changed out of her elaborate palace attire and into a simple, practical training suit. Although she was covered up tightly, the cinched waist design further accentuated her slender waist and her breathtakingly ample chest.

Holding an ancient book in her hand, she was gesturing toward the medicinal liquid in the tub with a serious expression.

"You're here?"

Hearing the door open, Ye Qingwu looked up. Her exquisite face showed no hint of romance; instead, it carried the rigor of an old scholar.

"Since you're here, don't waste words."

She pointed at the steaming tub.

"This is the 'Nine Transformations Body Refining Soup' I specially prepared for you."

"It contains Dragon Blood Grass, Thousand-Year Lingzhi, and my Sword Sect's secret Body Tempering Pill."

"This decoction not only tempers the physical body but also stimulates the hidden bloodline power within the human body."

Ye Qingwu closed the ancient book and stared at Xu Chen with burning eyes.

"Didn't you say you have a special constitution?"

"As long as you soak in it, I can see whether your constitution is righteous or evil and if there are any side effects by observing the flow of the medicinal power."

Xu Chen looked at the large tub that seemed capable of boiling a person alive, his mouth twitching.

How was this a physical exam? This was clearly boiling him like medicinal dregs!

"Um... Senior."

Xu Chen gave a dry laugh. "Actually, there's no need for such trouble. We could communicate in a more direct and gentle way..."

"Cut the nonsense!"

Ye Qingwu's brows furrowed, and she released a hint of her Saint's pressure.

"This is for Wan'er's sake! And for yours too!"

"What if you're practicing some evil technique and end up harming Wan'er?"

"Hurry up!"

She pointed at Xu Chen's clothes and commanded in an unquestionable tone:

"Take off your clothes."

"Get in."

"All... all of them?" Xu Chen asked tentatively.

"Nonsense! How can you absorb the medicinal power with clothes on?"

Ye Qingwu glared at him, but then seemed to realize something, and an unnatural blush flashed across her previously serious face.

"Of course, you can... keep your underwear on."

"Alright then."

Xu Chen shrugged and began to undress.

As the purple-gold robe hit the floor, his lean and strong upper body was revealed.

The muscle lines were smooth without being exaggerated, and his skin was fair yet possessed a jade-like luster. Every muscle contained explosive power, gleaming charmingly under the candlelight.

Gulp.

In the silent room, a faint sound of swallowing suddenly rang out.

Though it was very soft, it was crystal clear to a powerhouse like Xu Chen.

He turned his head and looked at Ye Qingwu with a half-smile.

The usually dignified and noble Supreme Elder was now staring intently at his pectoral muscles, her gaze somewhat dazed. When she realized Xu Chen was looking at her, she spun around abruptly as if she had been burned.

"Ahem... It's... it's not bad."

Ye Qingwu covered up her fluster. "Your physical foundation is quite solid."

"Senior overpraises me."

Xu Chen didn't expose her. He quickly stripped down to his underwear and then leaped into the tub.

Hiss—

As soon as he entered the water, a scalding current seeped into his body through his pores. It wasn't just temperature, but an extremely domineering medicinal power, like countless tiny ants scurrying through his meridians.

"Sit still! Don't move!"

Seeing Xu Chen in the water, Ye Qingwu forgot her shyness. She took a deep breath, turned around, and circulated her spiritual power, transforming it into beams of soft light that entered the tub to control the flow of the medicinal power.

"Next, I will guide the medicinal power into your meridians."

Ye Qingwu walked to the edge of the tub, her expression solemn.

"It might hurt a little, so bear with it."

Saying this, she extended her slender, jade-like hands, hovering hesitantly above Xu Chen's shoulders.

"Senior, there's no need to project your power from a distance."

Xu Chen leaned against the wall of the tub. Though his whole body was flushed red from the heat, that punchable smile still hung on his face.

"Just use your hands directly."

"That way... you can see more clearly."

Ye Qingwu bit her lip.

This bastard! Even at a time like this, he doesn't forget his glib tongue!

But to uncover the truth, she couldn't care about so much.

"Then don't move around!"

Steeling her heart, Ye Qingwu's slightly cool hands finally pressed onto Xu Chen's burning shoulders.

Sizzle!

The sensation of alternating cold and heat made them both shudder simultaneously.

Xu Chen's was out of pleasure.

While Ye Qingwu's was due to an unprecedented, strange sensation spreading through her body from her fingertips.

It was the body temperature of a young man, a vitality as vigorous as fire, and that faint... aura passing through their point of contact, as if carrying some kind of magic.

"Such... such strong blood energy..."

Ye Qingwu felt as if her hands were pressed against a volcano that could erupt at any moment.

Resisting the urge to pull back her hands, she began to probe downward along his meridians bit by bit.

From the shoulders, to the chest, and then to the lower abdomen...

As her hands gradually moved down, the water temperature in the tub seemed to become even higher.

The rising steam blurred their vision and also blurred the once-clear boundary between this master and disciple.

"Senior..."

Xu Chen suddenly spoke, his voice somewhat raspy.

"Your hands... seem to be shaking a bit?"

"Shut up!"

Ye Qingwu snapped in exasperation, but her voice carried a hint of panic and shyness that even she didn't notice.

"I am... I am circulating my power!"

"Is that so?"

Xu Chen tilted his head back slightly, looking at the exquisite face that was inches away.

Because they were so close, he could even see the fine beads of sweat on Ye Qingwu's forehead, as well as the breathtaking glimpse of white that rose and fell with her breathing.

"Then Senior had better hold on tight."

The corners of Xu Chen's mouth curled slightly as the Primordial Qi within him, stimulated by the medicinal power, quietly circulated and flowed back through Ye Qingwu's palms.

"Otherwise, in a moment..."

"I'm afraid this tub of water will boil us both alive."