The two old men excitedly took out a large wooden bucket filled with black liquid, then stripped him naked and lifted him into the tub…
The black liquid in the bucket emitted a pungent, strange odor that almost made Zhang San pass out!
It felt like being force-fed several mouthfuls of leftover food that had been sitting out for half a month, and that leftover food had been fished out of a cesspit…
Zhang San wished he could just pass out immediately!
But not only could he not pass out, the pungent smell instead made his mind even clearer…
At the same time, he felt an unbearable itchiness on his skin, wanting to scratch but unable to.
Double torment, mind and body.
Double the joy…
Master Xie Yan shoved his hand into his trousers and rummaged around.
When he pulled it out again, he held a small porcelain bottle.
Master Xie Yan glanced at the bottle, his gaze revealing a hint of heartache.
It had taken him great effort to collect this item.
He had already used more than half of it on that girl… no, that young man, and there wasn't much left.
Never mind, saving him was more important!
Master Xie Yan opened the bottle cap and poured the contents into the wooden bucket.
They were small worms, like maggots, but less than a tenth of the size of maggots.
Zhang San watched helplessly as these disgusting things burrowed into the water.
He suddenly felt like he wanted to vomit…
“These cute little fellows are good stuff,” Master Xie Yan said with a smile, tucking the empty bottle back into his trousers. “They will detonate themselves inside your body, using your own tissues to repair your shattered bones.”
After speaking, Master Xie Yan withdrew his right hand from his trousers and pressed it onto Zhang San's head.
Zhang San felt a smell even stronger than the black water mercilessly invade his nostrils…
Soon, he felt something bite him on the arm.
It didn't hurt, it was even milder than a mosquito bite.
But what happened next unsettled him.
Those things actually burrowed into his body through the bite marks!
Whether they could heal his bones was beside the point.
Just the thought of those maggot-like worms burrowing inside…
His stomach churned, and stomach acid mixed with food residue surged frantically towards his throat.
But just as he was about to spit it out, it retreated back down due to a lack of force…
It came up.
It went down.
It came up.
Then it went down again.
…
Afterward, Zhang San felt a sharp pain in his body.
It must have been those disgusting things detonating themselves inside him…
The remaining worms continued to drill into his body.
Zhang San’s expression gradually shifted from a comical grimace to numbness.
Suddenly, Zhang San’s eyes snapped open!
Because he felt that some of the worms had chosen a rather… inappropriate location…
Wait!
That area…
No!
…
Half an hour later.
The liquid in the wooden bucket had become incredibly clear.
And Zhang San sat in the bucket with a vacant stare, his expression one of complete devastation…
The two old men pulled Zhang San out of the bucket, wiped him clean, and tossed him onto the bed.
Throughout the entire process, Zhang San's expression remained unchanged, as if he were a puppet being manipulated at will…
Master Xie Yan once again reached into his trousers and rummaged around.
This time, he pulled out a large box containing a pile of glass jars.
Master Xie Yan sent a stream of true qi into a glass jar, then pressed the jar onto Zhang San’s back.
The skin on Zhang San’s back bulged into the jar, which clung firmly in place.
Then came the second, the third, the fourth…
After cupping seven times, Master Xie Yan paused and placed his hand on Zhang San's back, continuing to channel true qi.
Elder Er watched intently, diligently recording every step.
These were all crucial points, and Master Xie Yan would surely test him later!
Everything seemed to be going smoothly, until five minutes later…
Whether it was the cupping being too strong or some other reason, a hole suddenly appeared at a certain spot on Zhang San's back.
Blood gushed out, splattering all over the glass jar.
Along with the blood, some bone fragments also emerged…
Zhang San’s body trembled violently…
Master Xie Yan quickly removed the glass jar, his brow furrowed slightly.
“Master Xie Yan, is it serious?” Elder Er asked with concern.
“It’s not a big problem,” Master Xie Yan said, stuffing the bone fragments back into the jar. “Everything is under control!”
Zhang San’s body twitched again…
Elder Er nodded in agreement.
When it came to healing, Master Xie Yan was definitely very capable.
Since the Master said it was fine, it was definitely fine!
Then Elder Er glanced at Zhang San.
He wondered what this child had done to have all his bones shattered.
Ultimately, it was because the human body was too frail.
For instance, when cultivators fought against demonic beasts.
Most cultivators dared not face a demonic beast of the same realm alone, mainly because their physical bodies were far inferior to those of demonic beasts.
Indeed, humans were too disadvantageous in terms of physical strength…
Thinking of this, Elder Er had a flash of inspiration!
“Master Xie Yan, I have a great idea,” Elder Er said excitedly. “We can incorporate the strengths of ants into this patient’s body, just like we did for that elder brother before!”
“Eh?” Master Xie Yan paused, then became equally excited. “That’s right! This way, he’ll never break his bones again! Elder Er, you truly are the clever one!”
Elder Er scratched his head shyly again.
After the lid was opened, the mutated ant crawled out leisurely.
“Little ant, please help this patient in a moment.” Regardless of whether the ant understood, Elder Er earnestly instructed the mutated ant.
A miraculous thing happened.
The mutated ant wiggled its antennae at the two old men, then leisurely crawled to Zhang San.
“Chomp!” The mutated ant took a big bite out of Zhang San’s wrist.
After taking this bite, it seemed to have weakened considerably, and it lay there motionless.
The two old men quickly placed their hands on Zhang San, using their true qi to guide the liquid injected by the mutated ant into Zhang San’s body.
Under their guidance, that drop of liquid spread out into a large area, constantly merging with Zhang San’s body.
A quarter of an hour later, the two old men withdrew their true qi.
The fusion was complete, and the subsequent modification process no longer required their guidance.
“Master Xie Yan, I will stabilize the patient’s condition with acupuncture needles next,” Master Xie Yan said. “You go and refine the medicinal pill mentioned in the book.”
“Alright,” Elder Er replied, and began taking out medicinal herbs from his ring.
“Oh no!” After only a few rummages, Elder Er suddenly exclaimed, “Master, it seems we don’t have enough medicinal ingredients!”
“Which ones are missing?” Master Xie Yan asked anxiously.
The book clearly stated that acupuncture and cupping were merely auxiliary treatments.
The key still lay in the medicinal pill Elder Er was about to refine.
“The most crucial ingredient, Jade Bone Grass, is missing,” Elder Er frowned. “It seems we can’t buy it now.”
“Jade Bone Grass?” Master Xie Yan mumbled thoughtfully, “That name sounds familiar…”
“Of course, we heard it when we were reading the book together earlier,” Elder Er said, looking perplexed.
“No, no, I mean I heard it somewhere else,” Master Xie Yan waved his hand. “I just can’t recall it at the moment…”
“Somewhere else?” Hearing this, Elder Er also began to ponder.
After more than ten seconds.
“I remember!” Elder Er slapped Zhang San’s thigh. “When that little princess came before, she seemed to have mentioned that there was Jade Bone Grass in the Dense Pine Forest outside the east of the city!”