Chapter 24

In the next ten days, Luo Feng, while continuing his daily studies and cultivation, also pondered over this matter. It wasn't until the third holiday that he finally made up his mind.

After class, he found Qiqi and told her, then headed straight for the camp gate.

Demi was indeed already waiting. She took Luo Feng onto the Pegasus beast carriage and flew directly to Victoria City.

Lucia was already waiting in the living room of the tower: "Hehe, Student Luo Feng, I'm really glad to see you again. It seems my wait wasn't in vain."

Luo Feng no longer wavered and firmly said, "Yes, President Lucia, I agree!"

In fact, this matter could only benefit him in countless ways without any harm. The other party was the prestigious president of the guild, who had taken a liking to him, a poor boy, and offered him various cultivation conditions that ordinary people could never enjoy, without requiring any contract or commitment. He only needed to eliminate a group of notorious villains once he had enough strength. If it were anyone else, they would probably have agreed without a second thought. Luo Feng, however, had considered it for so long because he was a principled person. Even though Lucia didn't require him to make a commitment, if he agreed to her and accepted her help, he would naturally take on Lucia's hatred as his own responsibility, rather than enjoying the cultivation conditions with a clear conscience.

Both of them had lost loved ones. His parents were at least killed by monsters, while her father and brother were killed by pirates, and it was said they were brutally murdered, which was even more tragic than his own situation. Sympathy for her plight, combined with his respect for Lucia as a strong woman, was what ultimately led him to make his decision.

A smile bloomed in Lucia's eyes; she knew Luo Feng wouldn't refuse: "Hehe, that's great. Then, Student Luo Feng, let me give you your first gift. But before that, let's have dinner first!"

This dinner, perhaps because it was their second meeting, wasn't as nerve-wracking for Luo Feng as the last time.

After dinner, Luo Feng followed Lucia to a large bathroom in the tower.

The beautiful president took out a set of home clothes and a clean towel from somewhere: "Go and rinse off, then change into these."

Luo Feng couldn't help but be puzzled: "President Lucia, why do I need to take a bath now?"

Lucia smiled and said, "Because before the spirit medicine wash, you must cleanse your body. This will improve the absorption effect."

"Spirit medicine wash?" Luo Feng was surprised again.

This was a method to aid cultivation, involving the collection of heavenly materials, precious monster materials, and the preparation of an energy-infused medicinal solution. By absorbing it, a martial artist could improve their physical constitution or enhance their cultivation speed.

Even among various cultivation aids, the spirit medicine wash was almost the most expensive. Using the energy tower or hiring a private tutor couldn't compare. Luo Feng hadn't expected that Lucia would be so generous right after he agreed.

So, Luo Feng obediently took the clothes and entered the bathroom.

The bathroom of the rich was different, spacious and without any sense of oppression. A large artificial hot spring bath was already filled with hot water, emitting steam. The hot water was heated by crystal cores, which was another luxury Luo Feng couldn't imagine.

However, the spirit medicine wash he was about to receive was even more luxurious!

Luo Feng didn't dare to delay, jumped into the bath, and scrubbed his body until it was red, ensuring that even the dirt under his nails was removed. Then he changed into the home clothes and walked out of the bathroom.

Lucia led him to another place in the tower. The strong medicinal smell could be detected from a distance. Upon closer inspection, it was a small bath, much smaller than the one he had just used. There was a large boiler next to it, from which the strong medicinal smell was emanating. This was likely the equipment used to prepare the medicinal solution.

Lucia closed the door, walked to the boiler, and extended her hand. Like magic, a pile of medicinal herbs rained down from her palm, quickly accumulating in the boiler.

Of course, Lucia wasn't performing magic. The ring on her hand, if there were no surprises, was a storage ring made with air magic and air enchantment materials, a luxury item for the rich. Luo Feng also had one, the soul ring he had obtained in the spiritual world. The soul light of the supreme beings he encountered there was the highest-level enchantment material. One of them, a grandmaster of space magic, used his last strength to create a storage ring. By inputting his own martial energy into the soul ring, he could open it, and the storage space was quite astonishing, far surpassing ordinary storage rings.

After placing the materials, Lucia added clear water and pressed a switch. Flames immediately rose from the bottom of the boiler. After a while, the clear water began to boil and change color, becoming more concentrated, and a fresh medicinal smell spread. After about ten minutes, Lucia pressed another switch, and the liquid in the boiler was channeled into the small bath below, filling it to about half with a thick, green, and bubbly liquid.

Lucia said to Luo Feng, "Take off all your clothes and get in."

Luo Feng hesitated: "Eh, do I have to take everything off?"

Lucia smiled and said, "Hehe, if you want the impurities from your clothes to mix with the medicinal solution, you can wear them in."

Luo Feng felt a bit awkward. After all, Lucia was present. Even when Qiqi helped him bathe and scrub his back, he always wore a small pair of shorts. Now, he had to strip completely in front of a woman he had only known for about ten days and met three times, which was quite uncomfortable.

At this moment, Lucia added, "It's best to hurry. The materials for the first spirit medicine wash are very precious and can easily deteriorate."

Damn, if it's embarrassing, so be it. I'll just go for it!

Luo Feng gritted his teeth, turned his back to Lucia, and quickly took off his clothes, then splashed into the medicinal bath.

The awkwardness was soon replaced by surprise, as Luo Feng discovered that the energy contained in the medicinal water was indeed much richer and more vibrant than that in the energy tower.

"Absorb it using the cultivation technique."

With Lucia's reminder, Luo Feng quickly activated the Ancient Heaven-Defying Technique.

The method of absorbing the medicinal solution was different from absorbing energy from the air. Although Luo Feng hadn't experienced the spirit medicine wash before, the supreme beings who taught him the Ancient Heaven-Defying Technique were well-versed in this auxiliary cultivation method. The techniques they developed together were excellent.

All his pores opened, greedily absorbing the beneficial substances from the medicinal solution. The medicinal effects, along with the energy, seeped into his body through his limbs and bones. Luo Feng felt incredibly comfortable.

After about two hours, the medicinal solution turned from green to clear and was no longer viscous.

Lucia, standing beside the bath, showed a hint of surprise. In her estimation, it should have taken Luo Feng half a night to absorb the medicinal solution. However, he absorbed it so quickly, in just two hours. Moreover, during the spirit medicine wash, many people couldn't fully absorb the medicinal effects, and some would deteriorate and be wasted, causing the water to change color. Achieving a 70% absorption rate was already quite good. But after Luo Feng's bath, the water was clear, indicating that he had absorbed the medicinal effects very thoroughly, almost 100%.

It looks like he can absorb even more!

So, Lucia prepared more medicinal solution in the boiler, but only about a third of the previous amount, as the materials were very precious and needed to be used judiciously to avoid overwhelming Luo Feng.

However, this second batch of medicinal solution was also absorbed within an hour.

Lucia continued to prepare more medicinal solution, the third, fourth, and fifth batches. By the fifth batch, Luo Feng finally reached his limit and couldn't absorb any more. This far exceeded Lucia's expectations. She hadn't anticipated that Luo Feng would be so "greedy," absorbing more than twice the planned amount of medicinal solution.

Although the expenses were more than double the plan, Lucia was incredibly pleased. For martial artists undergoing the spirit medicine wash, the more medicinal solution they could absorb, the better.

The water drained away, and Luo Feng's body began to emit a faint, flowing fluorescence, his skin hot and red, all due to the energy and medicinal effects contained in the solution.