Chapter 29

But in the final few steps where I failed, I ended up relying entirely on my intuition to refine the concoction, without following the recipe step by step!

So, have I succeeded or failed?

Song Shuhang pinched his chin and stared at the liquid for a long time.

Why not give it a try? After all, it's the result of over three and a half hours of hard work.

He hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind.

The anticipation of confirming the existence of 'cultivation' overcame his fear of the unknown liquid.

Worst case, I'll just go to the hospital for a stomach wash.

Of course, Song Shuhang wasn't rash.

He first took out his phone and switched to the call interface for his roommate, Tubo. If anything went wrong, he could quickly call Tubo with a flick of his finger.

He originally wanted to switch to the emergency number, but he was afraid that he might not have the strength to speak if something happened. If he called and couldn't speak, the emergency operator might think it was a prank, and he would be in real trouble. So, he decided to call his familiar roommate. If anything went wrong, even a scream would make them react immediately.

"Let's give it a try. Just one mouthful... it shouldn't kill me, right?" Shuhang thought to himself.

Finally, he used a spoon to scoop out a spoonful and blew on it to cool it down. It was a pity; with forty-five ingredients, only about five spoonfuls of the medicinal paste remained.

The value of these five spoonfuls of ingredients must be worth over ten thousand gold, right?

"This is sesame paste, this is sesame paste." He hypnotized himself, closed his eyes, and held his breath, swallowing it in one go.

Unexpectedly, although the medicinal paste smelled terrible, it had an indescribable medicinal fragrance when it entered his mouth.

However, immediately after, his throat experienced two sensations... pain and spiciness!!

It was a burning sensation that couldn't be described in words. The cooled medicinal paste, upon entering his throat, exploded, releasing an infinite amount of heat, as if it were about to tear open his throat!

It's over, I need a stomach wash.

Shuhang grabbed his throat with one hand and pressed the call button with the other, ready to call Tubo!

Before he could move his finger, the explosive sensation in his throat suddenly disappeared!

To be precise, the explosive medicinal liquid turned into a warm heat that slid from his throat into his abdomen. He felt a warm and comfortable sensation in his stomach, making him want to moan.

But as a man, moaning would be too disgusting, so he forced himself to hold back.

This wasn't the end. The heat, centered in his abdomen, spread through his meridians to his entire body. The warmth and comfort that had originally been in his stomach now spread to every part of his body, making him feel extremely comfortable.

Shuhang finally couldn't hold back and opened his mouth to moan, it was too comfortable to bear!

But when he opened his mouth, it felt as if it was blocked, and he couldn't make a sound!

At this moment, he felt an urge to release something.

So, he gathered his strength, opened his mouth wide, and tried to let out a sound from his abdomen to his throat!

He held his breath, trying for a long time.

*Pfft*~

It was a loud sound, but unfortunately, it didn't come from his mouth. It came from his anus. After holding it in for so long, he let out a fart.

Fortunately, with the release of the gas, his upper body also felt relieved. Shuhang opened his mouth and let out a big belch.

This belch felt like it released all the heat from his body.

After a person reaches adulthood, with the accumulation of various toxins in the body, they often feel a burning sensation inside, sometimes even feeling a dry throat when breathing.

But at this moment, after Shuhang let out the belch, he felt as if his internal organs had been washed clean, feeling cool and refreshed. Each breath felt like he was in a forest, with a cool breeze entering his lungs through his nose and mouth.

With this belch, the medicinal heat in his body erupted completely, impacting every part of his body, and a continuous surge of strength came forth!

The medicinal heat in his body continued to erupt, erupt!

Shuhang's entire body began to itch, and the fatigue from refining the medicine for three and a half hours had completely disappeared.

"This body-strengthening liquid is real!" Song Shuhang was now certain that the black liquid he had swallowed was indeed the genuine body-strengthening liquid.

The strength in his body continued to surge, the heat continued to erupt, filling his body until it overflowed, almost bursting him.

At this moment, Song Shuhang's mind opened up. He remembered that in cultivation novels, after the protagonist took a divine medicine, they would practice a set of techniques or boxing forms to help digest the medicinal power.

But he didn't know any boxing forms.

Although his elementary school teacher had taught the students Tai Chi in his free time, Shuhang only vaguely remembered, "A big watermelon, cut it in half, one half for you, one half for him."

Moreover, he was skeptical about the version of Tai Chi taught by his elementary school physical education and math teacher, thinking it might be a line-bound version from some publisher.

"I must release this medicinal power, or I might burst like in those cultivation novels?" Song Shuhang felt he needed to move around.

"Should I go for a run?" Looking at the scorching sun outside, Shuhang felt this wasn't a good idea. But the continuous surge of strength and energy in his body made him feel like he had to release it.

He gritted his teeth and ran towards the school track.

Running, running, Shuhang's speed kept increasing. The more he ran, the more comfortable he felt, even having a floating sensation in his legs.

He almost sprinted to the track.

At this time, the weather was scorching, and even energetic students chose to play basketball or other activities, rather than run in the blazing sun.

The wide track was empty except for Shuhang. He let go of everything, running like a wild horse, accelerating, and accelerating again!

In the end, he felt his feet were almost out of control.

Every time he turned on the track, it felt like drifting!

Without much effort, he had already sprinted three full laps, 900 meters, but he didn't feel a bit tired. Instead, as the heat in his abdomen dissipated, he felt his body becoming lighter and lighter, making it easier to run.

With intense exercise, even the ice bead in his chest couldn't maintain his body temperature. Sweat poured out from every pore, quickly soaking his clothes.

But it felt so good!

The first drop of sweat made him feel lighter. Each breath he exhaled while running made him feel even cooler inside.

The body-strengthening liquid wasn't something you could just drink and lie down to sleep. Every cultivator who drank the body-strengthening liquid would have a set of techniques or boxing forms to help digest the medicinal power, making the effects optimal.

Song Shuhang didn't have such techniques or forms, so the best thing for him to do was to run, to sprint!

Lap after lap, Song Shuhang didn't feel tired.

At first, he counted how many laps he had run, but later, it wasn't necessary.

Because in his current state, as long as the medicinal power in his body continued to erupt, he felt he could run around the Earth.

So, he just kept sprinting until the medicinal power no longer overflowed.

He didn't know how many laps he had run, thirty? Forty? Even more.

Finally, Song Shuhang stopped.

Even after sprinting for so long, his breathing was still steady, and he didn't feel the slightest bit tired.

Fortunately, the continuous eruption of medicinal power in his body had calmed down, and the remaining power was left in his abdomen, gently strengthening his body.

His clothes were drenched, so Shuhang took them off and held them in his hand.

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