I consumed the medicinal wine given by my uncle and the beard of the Wudi Old Mother, chewing and swallowing it.
At this moment, my whole body felt burning hot.
My head was swimming.
My abdomen felt a growing heat.
I wondered if the medicinal wine was too potent.
I had planned to sit cross-legged and circulate my vital energy to adjust my condition after eating the beard of the Wudi Old Mother.
However, the effects of the wine surged too strongly, and I couldn't resist.
Without even taking off my shoes, I leaned against the headboard and fell asleep.
When I opened my eyes again.
The sky was already bright.
A ray of sunlight shone into the room, and the chirping of birds could be heard outside the window.
Another bright and sunny day.
I slowly sat up, yawned, and stretched.
But as I stretched, I felt something was wrong.
I realized that the internal injuries on my chest and the external wounds on my body seemed to no longer hurt.
"Huh!"
I exclaimed in surprise and then touched the areas.
I found that the wounds indeed did not hurt anymore.
Unbuttoning my clothes, I pressed on the bandages around my wounds.
I discovered that many of the wounds had already reduced inflammation, and the wounds themselves were hardened, like injuries that had scabbed over for three to four days.
They didn't hurt at all.
"Is the beard of the Wudi Old Mother's medicinal effect this strong?"
I asked in surprise.
Then, I sat down cross-legged, preparing to circulate my internal vital energy to check my condition.
However, as I circulated, I was stunned.
The vital energy in my Dantian had increased from sixteen strands to seventeen.
I had broken through?
I could hardly believe it.
When was my last breakthrough? It was when I went to Blackwater Mountain.
That was only a week ago.
This breakthrough speed was simply unbelievable.
As I circulated my vital energy, I not only felt my own aura strengthen and my cultivation break through.
My internal injuries had also healed by about seventy to eighty percent.
Although some meridians were still not completely smooth.
And there was still some pain when the Dao energy flowed.
However, it was much, much better than yesterday.
And this recovery speed had only taken one night.
In just one night, my injuries had healed to this extent, which was simply incredible.
"No wonder the Wudi Old Mother said her beard could prolong life.
It seems her words were not false.
With such potent medicinal effects, I could advance a cultivation stage just by sleeping.
It would be no problem at all to make ordinary people healthier."
My heart was filled with excitement.
With my body recovered, I would have more time to find malevolent spirits and gather lamp oil.
After the surprise, I did not relax.
Instead, I sat cross-legged and practiced breathing for an hour.
This was to enhance my spiritual power and to speed up my body's continued recovery.
Just as I finished my breathing exercises, my phone rang.
I picked it up and saw it was Old Mo calling.
A slight smile crept onto my lips, as I guessed the reason for his call.
Old Mo had also consumed the beard of the Wudi Old Mother and my uncle's medicinal wine last night.
It seemed he was calling to share good news and inquire about my condition.
I answered the phone directly:
"Hello, Old Mo!"
"Old Qin, you ate that beard last night, right?"
"I did! How was it? Did you break through?"
I asked back with a smile.
Old Mo chuckled:
"Of course! Just a moment ago, I condensed my Xuan Dan.
And generated sixteen strands of vital energy within.
Now, I am also a Xuan Dan cultivator..."
Old Mo said happily.
I was not surprised by Old Mo's breakthrough.
My master and uncle had both said that Old Mo and I had exceptional talent in cultivation.
And his talent might even be better than mine.
When my uncle took him as a disciple back then, besides seeing his sincerity, another reason was his talent.
His slower breakthrough might simply be because he wasn't as diligent as me.
He often stayed up all night playing games to rank up, or binge-watching shows and anime...
If I could break through, it was natural for him to break through after consuming the beard of the Wudi Old Mother.
After talking about himself, Old Mo also asked me:
"Old Qin, how are you? How long until you break through?"
"Didn't you break through? Why wouldn't I break through? I'm already at the mid-stage of Xuan Dan."
I replied earnestly.
However, Old Mo sounded surprised:
"Holy crap, really?
Master just said.
That I was already on the verge of breaking through when I condensed my Xuan Dan.
After consuming the beard, it was just the final push to reach the Xuan Dan realm.
And beyond Xuan Dan, breaking through another stage is extremely difficult.
The medicinal power of that beard is simply not enough for you to advance a stage.
How did you manage it?"
Old Mo said very seriously on the phone.
I responded honestly:
"I didn't do much!
I drank my uncle's medicinal wine last night and got so drunk that I fell asleep.
When I woke up this morning, I had broken through..."
"Holy sh*t!"
Old Mo cursed, sounding utterly speechless.
He had eaten the beard and drunk the medicinal wine, condensed his Xuan Dan, and meditated in the Longevity Hall all night.
Only recently had he successfully condensed it.
But for me, I simply slept and broke through a cultivation stage.
Once again, I had widened the gap between us.
This made Old Mo feel extremely speechless...
On the phone, my uncle seemed to have also received this news.
He was also shocked and even questioned me over the phone, asking if it was true.
I said it was true, that I had indeed slept and then broken through a cultivation stage.
Now I had seventeen strands of vital energy in my Dantian.
Then, there was a period of silence from my uncle.
Followed by his mumbling: How could that be? The medicinal power of that beard is clearly not enough!
My uncle couldn't figure it out.
Although the beard of the Wudi Old Mother possessed strong medicinal power.
That amount of medicinal power was insufficient for me to break through a cultivation stage.
Yet, I had managed to condense seventeen strands of vital energy and break through to the mid-stage of Xuan Dan.
Why was that?