Demonic Demoness Training Project

Chapter 89 The Appearance of an Old Friend

According to the rules of the girls' school, if a man is found to have infiltrated the school, he will be arrested and beheaded in front of all the students.

Lu Li's vision went black, and he broke out in a cold sweat, as if what was in front of him was not a large wooden tub containing medicinal soup, but a cauldron of boiling oil to torture him.

A few days ago, Elder Ying only said he would guide him in his cultivation, but he didn't mention the medicinal bath.

"I actually have other ways to train my body, really, my competition won't be a problem."

"I have prepared these for you. These spiritual materials are very precious. They are made using the body-forging method of the Midstream Blood Mercury Sect. Do not waste them."

"what!"

Seeing Lu Li in such a predicament, his other master couldn't stop laughing, and even at this time, he didn't forget to kick him when he was down.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, they won't kill you."

"You old bastard!"

"Do you know which pig has the longest meat? Castrated pigs have the longest meat. Cultivation is the same. An elder has done statistics and found that castrated outer disciples, who are without desires, generally have higher cultivation levels and mastery of the Puppet Dao than uncastrated disciples."

"Which unscrupulous elder would do such a statistic?"

"There are such books in the sect's archives, but I can't remember who the authors are."

"..."

While Lu Li and Elder Duan were locked in a mental battle, Elder Ying continued to urge them on:

"Stop dawdling, the medicine will wear off if you wait too long, hurry up and go inside."

Lu Li swallowed, a blush rising on her delicate, pretty face, as if she were still innocent.

"Um, Master, could you please turn around?"

"We're all women, what's there to be ashamed of?"

Although Elder Ying said that, he still turned his head away, but Lu Li remained tense and dared not be careless in the slightest.

For cultivators, the five senses are not the only channels of perception. A cultivator of the other party's level can certainly project their divine sense. If the other party is willing, they can immediately discover the trickery on him by scanning with their divine sense.

He has walked a precarious path all this time, but he has never felt as nervous as he does now.

He gritted his teeth and unbuttoned the buttons on his clothes one by one.

Wow~

As the clothes slipped off, Lu Li suddenly heard a soft twitch of the nose, followed by a soft exclamation. At that moment, Lu Li's heart leaped into his throat.

The other party wasn't looking at him, nor was he being unethical by scanning him with his divine sense, but Lu Li overlooked one point: the difference in body odor between men and women, especially now that Lu Li had taken off his clothes, which made it even more obvious.

The other party was an elder with powerful divine sense and extremely keen senses. The distance between them was no more than three zhang.

"Sniff~ You smell so nice."

"Smells good...? No, I don't think so, hehehe."

Lu Li forced an awkward smile. He didn't know whether to be sad or happy. It was a very pleasant fragrance that he himself disliked, but at this critical moment, it overpowered his masculine scent and saved him.

"Does it really smell that good? Where's my masculinity?"

"Hehehe, where does your manliness come from?"

Today, Elder Ying changed back into that black and white goose puppet body. It seems this fellow still likes geese. At this moment, she moved her round body and looked like she was about to turn around.

"Stop, don't turn around, it'll be over soon."

Lu Li quickly removed his last piece of clothing, stepped into the bathtub, and submerged most of his body in the medicinal bath.

Lu Li didn't see Elder Ying's expression at that moment. Her brows gradually furrowed. Could it be that the reason she cared so much about him was because his scent felt strangely familiar to her?

Although it was only a faint trace, almost imperceptible, she still keenly detected this unique scent.

For some reason, she inexplicably thought of her older brother. She had long forgotten how much time had passed, and even his face was now blurry in her memory.

Like an ancient jade tablet used for recording images, over the long years, the images engraved on it have been worn away little by little, the colors have faded, and the shapes have become blurred, until finally they are no longer recognizable.

That memory was too vague, and she would doubt its authenticity.

At this moment, Lu Li felt extremely uncomfortable sitting in the water, which was very hot. He subconsciously switched his Azure Netherworld Skin to its steel form in an attempt to resist the high temperature.

Not long after, Lu Li felt a wet, slippery goose wing touch his shoulder.

"Your skin looks like a puppet."

"Yes……"

Sure enough, many things cannot be hidden from the elders.

"Relax. You did manage to resist the high temperature by using the puppet, but you also blocked the medicine's effects. If you really can't stand it, you can rest outside the bathtub, but never use the puppet to resist the medicine's effects."

"Okay, thank you for your guidance, Master."

Lu Li gritted his teeth, speaking slowly and deliberately. He hurriedly did as he was told, wanting to get rid of the other party as soon as possible. The longer the other party stood there, the greater the risk of him being exposed.

However, without the protection of the Azure Netherworld Skin, the terrifying heat, along with the extremely domineering medicinal power, invaded his body at the same time, causing Lu Li to groan softly.

"Ugh, nausea!"

"It will be a little difficult the first time, but just persevere a little longer."

Like the Azure Netherworld Skin, Ice Skin is not an inanimate object, but a living puppet that is completely integrated with the body. It can absorb medicinal power to achieve the purpose of advancement.

The principle of medicinal bath is similar to that of taking pills. After all, after taking Bi'an pills, cultivators will also feel muscle soreness, and at this time they need to take pills with pain-relieving effects, such as Qiuniu pills.

"Although continuous medicinal baths can maximize the efficacy of the medicine, if you really can't stand it, you can get out of the water, let it cool down for a while, and then soak again. You don't have to force yourself to do that."

"No, it doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt at all."

Lu Li gritted her teeth, her pretty face turning red. Did she dare to come out for some fresh air? If she came out of the water, wouldn't she be exposed?

Hold it in, you absolutely must hold it in. If it leaks out, his life will be over.

However, Elder Ying was unaware of all this. Looking at the flawless back amidst the misty water vapor, she secretly praised it in her heart.

Despite being a woman, she possesses a remarkable tenacity, which is truly admirable.

Just like that year when the snow was heavy, the boy who ignored his family's advice and resolutely left home to attend the school despite the wind and frost had a face as red as a girl's, only it was from the cold.

Chapter 90 I used to eat Little Snow Pear, now I am Little Snow Pear

"Hmph, hmph, hmph!"

The girl groaned softly; every moment was torture for him. At this moment, in her mind, Old Duan was cheering him on.

"Keep going! I believe in you!"

"I feel like I might be getting to know him."

"Don't worry, it won't ripen. Rest assured, your Ice Skin is incredibly resilient. Go ahead and use it as much as you want. With Ice Skin, you're not afraid of the side effects of the pills at all."

"What do you mean there are no side effects? I'm in so much pain!"

"There are no side effects, and it's not like you won't feel pain. Others who take Nine Dragons Pills have to worry about whether their muscles will explode, but you don't have that concern. Just take it, and you can take any kind of pill or medicinal bath without hesitation."

"You make it sound so easy."

"Hey, no one's stopping you from going out. You're the one who's afraid of being exposed, so who can you blame?"

Strangely enough, Lu Li clearly felt his skin burning as if on fire, but his internal organs were completely unaffected.

Could it be that this ice-skin product uses heat-insulating materials?

"Why don't you come out and rest for a while?"

"Cough, no need, Master, you go out first... I'm fine."

"It's alright, I'll protect you from the side."

After saying that, the goose shifted its body, adjusted itself to the most comfortable position, and finally sat down on the futon.

Sometimes, being too responsible as a master isn't necessarily a good thing.

Lu Li rolled his eyes, feeling utterly hopeless. He cursed Ying Da'e ten times in his heart, lamenting his own lack of talent and inability to compose a poem to express his hatred for his master's meddling.

Not long after, Elder Ying stood up again, and Lu Li squeezed his legs together again, afraid of being discovered.

The goose took out a small square box from its storage bag, then took out a handful of blood-red granules from the box and sprinkled them evenly into the bathtub.

Lu Li looked closely and felt that the thing looked familiar, so he searched for it in the Xuan Shu.

This is blood wolfberry. The Pu Lao Dan in Jiulong Dan has the effect of invigorating qi and nourishing blood, and its main ingredient is blood wolfberry.

However, Pulao Dan is made in batches using mechanical tools. It is said that half a pound of blood wolfberries can be used to make hundreds of Pulao Dan pills, but the actual medicinal effect on cultivators is not much.

Lu Li was unaware of the specific formula and process, as it was a sect secret that could not be easily revealed. However, it was obvious that a lot of potent ingredients had been added.

"Oh, all those blood goji berries have landed on you. You'd better take good care of your master from now on."

Mr. Duan deliberately emphasized "this person" in an odd tone.

Watching the bubbling soup and the blood goji berries floating on the surface, for a moment, Lu Li felt like a peeled pear, thrown into a pot and boiled into rock sugar pear soup—soft and fragrant!

……

At this moment, in classroom number thirteen, Feng Xiaoman was sitting in the last row, listening attentively to the teacher's lecture.

Looking at the empty seat in the front row, she couldn't help but grit her teeth. That girl named Lu Li clearly had the best resources, yet she was so lazy in her cultivation.

Sooner or later, she will prove herself to everyone.

The disciple sitting next to her was named Si Kui, who had entered the sect half a year earlier than her. She had just finished class and was groggily raising her head when she saw Feng Xiaoman writing furiously next to her.

"Junior sister, aren't you sleepy?"

"A little, but I took a stimulant before class."

"I remember that stuff wasn't cheap, was it? Does it have a refreshing effect after you eat it?"

"Yes, if we buy them in a package, two spirit stones can buy seven, which is enough for me to eat for two or three days."

Wow, you're really rich.

"..."

Feng Xiaoman remained silent, only focusing on drawing the erhu on the paper. Si Kui glanced at the small patch on Feng Xiaoman's elbow and felt that the other party didn't seem to be very wealthy.

"You didn't... buy it with a cultivation loan, did you?"

"Ah."

“You absolutely mustn’t do that. That’s a bottomless abyss, and the interest rates are terrifying. If you take out a loan to buy the Spirit-Boosting Pill now, the interest will basically double every three years. Although it’s tiring every day, we can still earn a dozen or twenty spirit stones a month, which can help supplement our household income. If you take out a loan and can’t pay it back, then everything will be over.”

“I know what I’m doing. Now that I’ve come this far, I absolutely cannot give up.”

“Sigh… You know, every year hundreds of our disciples in the academy borrow money, but less than 10% can pay it back. If you can’t pay it back, you should know what the sect’s methods are.”

Feng Xiaoman didn't say anything more. She diligently cultivated in class, worked hard on the assembly line at night, and after work, she used other people's sleeping time to refine puppets. Thanks to the effects of the energy-boosting pill, she could work twelve hours a day without sleep or rest.

Unlike someone who spends at least ten of the twelve hours of the day sleeping, and spends the rest of the time messing around somewhere.

She borrowed eighty spirit stones from the sect in one go as a cultivation loan. With these spirit stones, she bought spirit-enhancing pills and spiritual materials, and began to refine a first-stage puppet. If nothing unexpected happens, she should be able to complete it before the competition.

She needed at least one first-stage mechanical device to have a foothold in the competition, a fact she hadn't told anyone, nor did she need to.

"Oh right, Xiaoman, have you heard? An old man next door died suddenly."

"what?"

"I only heard it from someone else, so don't go around spreading rumors. He was working on a component when he coughed occasionally, and suddenly he collapsed. He hit his head on the assembly line and almost got caught in the mechanism. The steward stopped the assembly line and went to check, only to find that he was already dead."

"Huh? Who is it?"

"I think his name was Zhou something, but I can't remember. Anyway, he was a pretty old man. Hey, you know, he's so old, why isn't he staying at home? Why is he coming to White Moon Palace to join in the fun?"

"His surname is Zhou..."

Feng Xiaoman seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly felt something tug at her heart. On the day she came to report for duty, she did indeed meet a kind old man.

The old man, named Zhou Ruoyu, claimed that he had contracted a lung disease in his early years and wanted to come to the sect to see if there was any way to get a better lung transplant.

Then there is no more then.

Old Zhou worked in the stamping workshop for most of his life, but he never got the mechanical lungs he wanted until his death.