35 The Progressive Non-Phase Sword Bone (1/2)

Under Wang Lu’s pressure, the respectable Master reluctantly avoided talking about the beautiful women and earnestly began explaining her teaching philosophy.

“You need me to explain this kind of thing to you? You really hurt my heart, kiddo… Don’t talk about other things first, how much money do you think I’ve spent for you in the past two years in order to provide you the daily medicinal bath?”

Wang Lu chuckled. “Certainly not as much as your liquor money.”

“...” His Master’s voice was immediately stuck in her throat. It was not until a while later before she continued, “But the effect of this medicinal bath is without a doubt. Even little Ling’Er can see its effect.”

As a bystander, the Lady Boss sighed. “Yes, you’re originally just a layperson in terms of martial arts talent, but now, you’re one of those rare talents who only appeared in a hundred years; a true martial arts prodigy. You should know this by now.”

Wang Lu was still a bit unclear. “Could you please explain in details?”

The Lady Boss explained, “When I first saw you two years ago, though you may have a good talent in Immortal Cultivation, I knew that when it comes to potential in martial arts… you have the same potential as the next person on the street. Although your comprehension was great, your natural physique was too inadequate.”

Wang Lu’s worldview was completely destroyed. “The hell! What’s this nonsense!? Could these two talents be counted separately?”

His Master sneered. “This is not nonsense. You’ve gone to the educational class these past two years yet you still don’t know this common sense? Martial arts cultivate the corporeal body, while Immortal Cultivation cultivates path to Immortality, how can you confuse one thing with another?”

As the best student in the educational class in the Spirit Sword Mountain, Wang Lu certainly understood this common sense. He just never thought that his dignified Void Spirit Root could be bound by common sense!

But then came the next question. Even if his original martial arts talent was only ordinary, were all those black and white and blue and white disciples martial arts prodigies? Why did the other people successfully completed their physical training while he himself could only run fast?

The Lady Boss explained, “This is not the same, those people are just training their body, not changing their talents. This physical training is very superficial; just by swallowing down a panacea, in several years, the body would be trained to a terrifyingly high degree… This narrative is very real! Although the Spirit Sword Sect put great importance in basic training, simply taking pills will not make someone a martial arts prodigy; moreover, their training process will be greatly simplified. However, you’re not the same. What you have now is real talent. Even without any outside help, you can complete your physical training in a year. In addition… I reckon that there’s another purpose for your Master to go to a lot of trouble to improve your physique.”

His Master fiercely nodded, seemingly touched by her words. “Oh, Little Ling’Er, our sisterly love is truly deep, it’s as if we could telepath to each other! You guessed it right, I gave him medicinal bath for two years so that he could directly cultivate the Non-Phase Sword Bone.”

Hearing her last few words, the Lady Boss gasped. “A-are you kidding me? You want him to directly cultivate now? That’s a Jindan Stage body refining method!”

“Oh, that’s old history. Several years ago, I’ve improved the Non-Phase Sword Bone so that, in theory, it can be learned by someone who has already reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, albeit slowly.”

The Lady Boss said, “That still required him to be in the Foundation Establishment Stage. However, he’s not even in the Qi Cultivating Stage yet. Wang Wu, why don’t you explain to me more clearly.”

At this time, Wang Wu suddenly sighed. “I have no other choice. If he doesn't cultivate this Non-Phase Sword Bone, with his Void Spirit Root, he wouldn’t have any chance of reaching the Qi Cultivating Stage or Foundation Establishment Stage. In theory, the Void Spirit Root is the top spirit root in the Immortal Cultivation World with the best spiritual energy responsiveness. However, it is also because of this responsiveness, which is too high, that he could spend the spiritual energy as fast as he could absorb. In simpler words, he basically gains nothing.”

At this point, Wang Lu had vaguely understood his Master, whilst Lady Boss certainly comprehended more.

“I see, so you are trying to enhance his martial art’s talent. Indeed, for a rare martial arts prodigy, it is possible to break the common sense and practice the Non-Phase Sword Bone in advance… Hey, I can’t believe you could come up with this careful plan.”

“So I just want to ask, is that old retard’s promise about beautiful women feasible or not?”

“... Em, Wang Lu, you heard her. Your Master is actually not that bad; she cares about you.”

Wang Lu chuckled. “Then, Master, I want to ask. According to the current schedule, when do you think I can start practicing that Non-Phase Sword Bone?”

His Master looked somewhat embarrassed and whispered to herself, “Ten years…”

“F*ck me! Ten Years!? Are you trying to fool me?”

The Lady Boss was also a bit surprised. “How could it be that long? Hey, you’re not going to use the same prescription for his medicinal bath for the next ten years, right? If so, it’s efficacy will continue to decline; you have to increase the dosage!”

His Master replied back, “Increase the dosage my ass! The current prescription had almost made me go bankrupt, and you want me to increase the dosage? Little Ling’Er, you’re forcing me to sell myself!”

Wang Lu coldly interrupted, “Master, If you don’t want to go all out, then you better give up and admit your defeat.”

“Sh*t!”

The Fifth Elder almost vomited blood by Wang Lu’s counter argument. However, without waiting for her outburst, the full-of-sisterly-love Lady Boss mercilessly exposed her.

The Lady Boss cast a glance inside the wooden hut through the window and saw the wooden barrel in it; she pursed her lips and said, “Are you kidding me? That’s just the Changing Tendon Washing Marrow concoction. In the world of mortals, it is indeed priceless, but in the Immortal Cultivation World… the only thing that’s expensive about it is its prescription; the material itself is not that expensive. Wang Lu’s Successor Disciple’s subsidy alone should be enough to cover it.”

“Sh*t! Little Ling’Er, why do you have to expose my plan!? You throw away our ten years of sisterhood for a man! I am really heartbroken!”

Wang Lu sighed. “Stop this nonsense talk, just increase the dosage!”

“... Aaaahh, damn it!”

——

If one could summarize the shortcomings of the Fifth Elder of the Spirit Sword Sect, it would be: too numerous to mention. The only noteworthy aspect of her was her commitment, particularly when she was caught in the act and thus backed into a corner; only then would she would show the full quality of her integrity.

After her beloved disciple and sister backed her into the corner, the Fifth Elder finally agreed to increase the dosage of the prescription. Moreover, she pulled out all the stops; that night, she came back with a bucketful of fragrant-smelling medicine concoction. Wang Lu only needed to soak in it once, and he already felt his whole body comfortable; a significant improvement than his previous baths. Although it didn’t directly increase his physical fitness, it was still faintly able to induce infinite potential into his body.

Through the Lady Boss’s mental perception appraisal, Wang Lu, at the moment, could be regarded as a top martial art prodigy. However, if he continued this medicinal bath, in a year, he would be the rarest of rare martial art prodigy who only appeared once in an epoch.