"Thank you, sir," the three of them expressed their gratitude, their hearts filled with excitement. However, their excitement had nothing to do with the meal itself. At their level of cultivation, food was inconsequential. What mattered was that sharing a meal allowed them to forge a closer relationship with this esteemed individual.
"Disciple, go gather some medicinal herbs," Yi Feng wrote a prescription and tossed it to Zhong Qing. Meanwhile, Yi Feng, who was in the martial arts hall, began to busy himself by squatting down and picking vegetables.
"It seems that the sir truly embodies the mortal realm. He personally attends to every matter. This is what true simplicity and authenticity look like!" Ye Bei couldn't help but exclaim.
"Yes, if it weren't for this martial arts hall filled with treasures, I might have mistaken him for an ordinary person," Han Tianque also marveled, "This is the true realm of the transcendent!"
"Alright, enough praise from you two. Get up and find something to do. Are we really just going to sit around waiting for the meal?" Guan Yunpeng grumbled impatiently.
The master and disciples immediately snapped to attention.
The three of them rolled up their sleeves and prepared to lend a hand. "Sir, is there anything we can help with?"
"You're too kind," Yi Feng replied, realizing that he had his hands full. As he dumped a large lump of bullwhip into a basin, he said, "Could you please help by cleaning this bullwhip?"
Upon seeing the bullwhip, the three of them were dumbfounded.
"This whip... it's too big!"
Although they had never seen such a massive whip before, they didn't dare say anything. They hurriedly began cleaning it.
But when they peeled it open, they were instantly shocked.
"Gasp!"
"This is... a connected meridian?"
"It seems there's still undissipated elemental energy within these meridians!"
"What kind of entity left this behind? This area is filled with spiritual energy, and it hasn't dissipated even after all this time!"
"It's even quite concentrated."
The three of them turned pale.
Especially when the leaked elemental energy from the meridians emitted an invisible sense of oppression, they were overwhelmed.
Moreover, this elemental energy was not only concentrated but also extremely pure.
So pure that they couldn't even imagine it.
The three of them suddenly realized that this was no ordinary bullwhip—it was a powerful demonic beast.
Judging by the purity of the residual elemental energy, they tentatively concluded that it was at least an imperial-level demonic beast.
Phew!
Just the thought of it made their breathing quicken, and their eyes nearly bulged out.
What the hell kind of move was this?
To use a whip from a demonic emperor-level creature to supplement their bodies—it was simply unimaginable.
Originally, the three of them had little interest in the meal itself, but now they secretly vowed to drink a few extra bowls later.
A demonic emperor-level whip would undoubtedly also be a great tonic for them.
In this lifetime, they feared that only by following a transcendent like Yi Feng could they enjoy such culinary delights.
Before long, Zhong Qing returned with the gathered medicinal herbs, and Yi Feng tossed the cleaned bullwhip and herbs into a pot, beginning the simmering process.
Soon, the aroma of the bullwhip soup wafted through the air.
Ye Bei and the others couldn't help but salivate as they watched the pot.
They understood that if they were to consume a bowl of this soup, the benefits would surely surpass those gained from drinking tea before.
"I'll prepare two bowls for my disciple first."
Yi Feng handed two bowls of soup to Zhong Qing, who had just finished buying medicine and practicing boxing.
"Thank you, Master," Zhong Qing said obediently.
After nodding at Yi Feng, Zhong Qing continued, "But, Master, after drinking the soup, I need to go out. Bai Girl is waiting for me outside."
"Why is she waiting for you?" Yi Feng asked.
"She said she has a way to help me cultivate, so she asked me to visit her daily," Zhong Qing explained. "Once I become a cultivator, I will be able to protect you, Master."
"You're a good disciple. Master hasn't treated you in vain," Yi Feng said, patting Zhong Qing's head. He understood Zhong Qing's desire for cultivation, so he didn't refuse.
After finishing the two bowls of soup, Zhong Qing's forehead started sweating, and his complexion became rosier.
However, to the master and disciple, this was just a normal reaction to drinking the soup, so they didn't pay much attention to it.
After drinking the soup, Zhong Qing headed outside.
A few miles away from the martial arts hall, Bai Lengxi stood at the courtyard gate, gazing into the distance.
Suddenly, Lin Mo, the old Daoist, appeared and leisurely asked, "How's the progress?"
"In recent times, our relationship has been getting better, and he no longer resists me," Bai Lengxi said, smiling.
"That's good," Lin Mo nodded. Then, he asked, "But regarding this matter, we must be careful. Are you really sure he is the divine body?"
"I am absolutely sure," Bai Lengxi confidently replied. "With the activation of spiritual energy during this period, his body has already shown characteristics and anomalies. If you don't believe me, he will come to me later, and I will infuse him with special spiritual energy. A golden phantom will appear above his head."
"Alright, alright. I want to see for myself what makes the divine body so special," Lin Mo said, stroking his beard, a face full of anticipation.
Before long, Zhong Qing arrived running towards them.
Bai Lengxi smiled and asked casually, "You're here?"
"Um," Zhong Qing nodded, then raised his head and asked, "Can you really help me cultivate?"
"Of course," Bai Lengxi answered confidently.
If the divine body couldn't cultivate, then there would be no cultivators in this world.
At that moment, Lin Mo gave a meaningful look to Bai Lengxi.
Understanding his intention, Bai Lengxi lightly placed her palm on Zhong Qing's shoulder, silently infusing him with spiritual energy.
At that moment, Lin Mo widened his eyes, waiting for the anomaly to occur.
But after a long time, there was still no sign of any anomaly on Zhong Qing's body.
Lin Mo looked at Bai Lengxi with a puzzled expression.
Bai Lengxi's face turned pale with anxiety. She didn't know why this was happening. In her desperation, she infused Zhong Qing's body with another surge of spiritual energy.
However, even after waiting, there were still no anomalies.
"How could this be?" Bai Lengxi's complexion gradually turned pale.
Initially, Zhong Qing had a hidden divine body constitution. Only when she stayed by his side, constantly interacting and stimulating his spiritual energy, could she bring forth the hidden divine body.
While Zhong Qing had not yet returned to the martial arts academy, Bai Lengxi had already successfully activated Zhong Qing's divine body phenomenon using spiritual energy. This was enough to prove that Zhong Qing possessed a divine body.
After the first activation, the latent divine body was fully unlocked, so whenever Bai Lengxi activated it with her spiritual energy, it would release the divine body phenomenon.
Even this morning, she had successfully activated it again.
However...
Within the span of a meal, something unexpected happened.
This instantly made her panic.
Without considering anything else, she tried to activate it again with her spiritual energy.
But there was still no response.
"No, no, what's happening?" Bai Lengxi stumbled back and grabbed Zhong Qing's wrist with her jade-like hand.
Whoosh!
In an instant, her face lost all color.
Because she discovered that the meridian structure within Zhong Qing's body had changed.
It had transformed into a type of meridian structure that she couldn't understand at all.
And this structure was completely different from the one during the previous divine body phenomenon.
In other words...
Zhong Qing no longer had a divine body!
At this moment, Bai Lengxi completely panicked. She could no longer maintain her composure and grabbed Zhong Qing, hysterically asking, "I'm asking you, what did you do?"
"I, I... I didn't do anything," Zhong Qing said bewilderedly, looking at Bai Lengxi with a completely innocent expression, not understanding why she suddenly acted this way.
"I'm asking you, did you have any contact with anyone?" Bai Lengxi asked again.
"No, just my master."
Zhong Qing replied, still puzzled.
"Your master?"
Bai Lengxi coldly snorted. That ordinary human waste couldn't possibly have a way to change the body. So she asked, "Did you consume anything?"
"I had two bowls of bullwhip soup!"
Zhong Qing said.
"Bullwhip soup?"
Bai Lengxi's face turned cold, and she once again infused her spiritual energy into Zhong Qing's body.
Sure enough, there was a warm current flowing within Zhong Qing's body. It was precisely this warm current that was changing Zhong Qing's meridian structure and his physique.
She instantly confirmed that the problem lay with this so-called "bullwhip soup."
"I'm asking you, who gave you this bullwhip soup?"
Bai Lengxi asked with a face full of coldness.
"It was my master. Is there a problem?"
Zhong Qing asked with a stern expression.
"Damn mortal!"
"Ruining my good fortune."
With a cold rebuke, Bai Lengxi erupted with icy anger.
At this moment, not to mention how furious she was.
After finally finding a divine body, she had wasted so much time just to confirm her closeness, and now, at this crucial moment, the divine body had disappeared.
Didn't this mean that all her efforts were in vain?
In her anger, she drew her sword and instantly disappeared from the spot, heading towards the martial arts academy to kill.