Chapter 38: Pharmacist Master Purification Diagram, Night Assassination

Since the Centennial Mire Lotus Seed at the heart of the medicated bath formula was genuine, there was no longer any doubt about the authenticity of the *Pharmacist Buddha’s Glazed Body* in Fu Juemin’s possession.

That very night, Fu Juemin received the summarized essentials of the *Pharmacist Buddha’s Glazed Body* cultivation technique, as translated by Li Tong, and began to practice.

The third-floor bedroom.

Fu Juemin sat on a soft cushion in the center of the room, his body contorted into a bizarre posture.

The pose resembled a stance, yet it wasn’t. Nor was it a cross-legged position. If anything, it was more like the yoga from his past life.

With his eyes slightly closed, Fu Juemin’s body appeared motionless. However, a closer look would reveal that he was constantly making minute adjustments.

As time went on, Fu Juemin’s posture gradually evolved, becoming more and more difficult to hold.

Sweat poured down his body throughout the process. At a certain point, he could no longer hold the pose and his entire body suddenly went limp.

"Haaa—"

Fu Juemin exhaled a long, cloudy breath and rubbed his shoulders and arms, which felt sore enough to split. A faint, tearing pain emanated from multiple parts of his body.

’A top-tier Iron Body Skill Training, indeed. This is incredibly difficult...’

Fu Juemin rubbed his arms and rolled his shoulders as he walked to his desk. He picked up a few sheets of Xuan paper and carefully examined a diagram of the human body drawn on them.

’I’m still a long way off, but my progress is quite fast...’

When Li Tong organized the *Pharmacist Buddha’s Glazed Body* cultivation technique for Fu Juemin, he listed the three main requirements for mastering the entry level of this Iron Body Strange Skill.

The first was the use of a medicated bath, the very formula Fu Juemin had someone transcribe earlier that day.

The most critical component was the Centennial Mire Lotus Seed. Su Hui had gifted him three along with the Buddhist Scripture, which was more than enough for him to reach the entry level.

Fu Juemin had also sent people to gather the remaining herbs from various places, paying a deposit of five thousand silver coins.

The second was to study the Buddhist scripture—*The Sutra of the Buddha’s Original Vows and Merits of the Pharmacist Master Vajra Light*—and comprehend the ’Pure True Intent’ within.

Fu Juemin had no idea how to approach this.

Third were the five *Pharmacist Master Purification Diagrams* laid out before him.

The five diagrams all depicted poses that an ordinary person could never achieve; they could only be described as being at a non-human level.

According to Li Tong, the *Pharmacist Buddha’s Glazed Body* was an Iron Body Method that was meant to be practiced from childhood.

The optimal time to cultivate this martial art was during one’s youth, when the mind was clear, the body was supple, and the bones had not yet set.

Fu Juemin was starting late. His success would depend on his own willpower and luck, as well as the effectiveness of the medicated bath once it was prepared.

’No wonder Uncle Tong isn’t practicing this. His body probably couldn’t handle the strain...’

Fu Juemin looked at the *Pharmacist Master Purification Diagram* before him and thought, ’But for me, this most difficult part is just a matter of time.’

The reason was simple.

Fu Juemin had the [Soft Bone] Talent!

He could perform the five poses depicted in the diagrams in an instant.

However, performing the five poses after activating his [Soft Bone] Talent seemed to negate the inherent body refining effects.

So Fu Juemin came up with a compromise: he would first activate [Soft Bone], push the pose to the absolute limit of his unassisted tolerance, then deactivate it. He would wait for his body to gradually adapt before pushing further...

This method allowed him to effortlessly bypass the limitation of his set bones while still achieving the desired body refining effect. It was simply perfect.

’Does Su Hui know there’s a secret manual hidden in this Buddhist Scripture?’

Fu Juemin’s knuckles tapped lightly on the desk.

He figured Su Hui probably knew. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have sent the three Centennial Mire Lotus Seeds as well.

Regardless, Su Hui had given him a magnificent gift. Even without the *Pharmacist Buddha’s Glazed Body* cultivation technique hidden within, the *Golden Leaf Pharmacist Buddha Sutra* itself was priceless.

’This is the kind of woman worth befriending, unlike some people...’

Fu Juemin couldn’t help but shake his head as he thought of Xu Leyi, whom he had also saved.

’I need to find a chance to talk to Dad and get this engagement canceled as soon as possible.’

Next, Fu Juemin planned to enter a period of ’secluded cultivation’ at home.

His current ’mission’ was a heavy one: the Living Stake method for the Mixed Element Stance, the *Pharmacist Master Purification Diagrams*, and the Iron Armor Technique, which he had ultimately decided to practice after discussing it with Li Tong. The main reason was that the Iron Armor Technique could be trained concurrently with Bone Forging, so it wouldn’t interfere with his other training.

Then there was his Spear Technique. The incident with the mountain bandits had made Fu Juemin realize just how ’awful’ his skills with a spear truly were.

’Practicing martial arts isn’t that different from studying in my past life. The further you get, the more new things there are to learn, and you can’t just drop what you’ve already learned—you have to review it constantly...’

’Even a Young Master like me can’t afford to be idle.’

Fu Juemin sighed. Feeling he had rested enough, he walked back to the center of the room, assumed the Mixed Element Stance, and began his training.

Meanwhile, outside the Fu Family estate.

Beneath the glow of a streetlamp, a tall, slender man emerged from the shadows. He wore colorful clothes, and his appearance was strangely bewitching.

He looked up at the brightly lit Fu Family residence, a sinister light glinting in his eyes. With a single step, he seemed to melt into the night.

He vaulted the perimeter wall as silently as a bat and hid among the estate’s rockeries, remaining completely still as if waiting for something.

After an unknown amount of time, two beams of orange light cut through the darkness. The main gate of the Fu Family estate swung open, and a car slowly drove in.

The tall, slender man moved in a flash, dashing from the shadows of the rockery toward the approaching car.

He lifted his hand, and a dark object shot from his sleeve, striking the car’s body with a loud CLANG. The vehicle instantly lost control and veered toward the side of the road.

The panicked shouts of the driver and servants filled the air.

The tall, slender man advanced on the stopped car. But just as he was about to step out of the shadows—

SWOOSH!

A sharp whistling sound cut through the air!

The tall, slender man instinctively raised a hand to block, letting out a muffled grunt. Without a moment’s hesitation, he turned and fled.

A figure gave chase with ghostly speed. One pursued, one fled, and in the blink of an eye, both had vanished.

A moment later, a group of Fu Family guards, alerted by the commotion, surrounded the car. Illuminated by flashlight beams, Li Tong, dressed in a short black jacket, strode slowly in from outside the estate grounds.

Li Tong calmly walked to the car and spoke in a low voice toward the passenger cabin. "He got away.

"He was definitely targeting you, Master. I’ll accompany you whenever you enter or leave the estate for the foreseeable future."

"Thank you for your trouble."

Fu Guosheng’s cold voice emanated from within the car.

Li Tong shook his head. "It is my duty."

Before long, the car started up again, and the crowd quickly dispersed.

At that moment, on the third floor of the Fu family mansion, Fu Juemin, who was still holding his stance, seemed to sense something. He suddenly opened his eyes and glanced out the window, a flicker of doubt in his gaze.

But he quickly shook his head and closed his eyes once more.

.......

In the days that followed, Fu Juemin entered a state of intense, arduous cultivation.

Mornings were for the Living Stake, Bone Forging, and concurrently training his Iron Armor. Afternoons were for spear practice, supplemented with hand-to-hand combat or weapons training. Evenings were for medicated baths to soothe his muscles and meridians, along with contemplating the *Pharmacist Master Purification Diagrams*.

His days were packed from start to finish. He experienced an unprecedented sense of ’fulfillment’ and endured immense hardship, but his strength soared as a result.

During this time, Xu Leyi visited the Fu Family several more times, sometimes with Xu Shirong and sometimes alone, but Fu Juemin refused to see her each time, offering various excuses.

Eventually, Xu Leyi seemed to give up and stopped visiting.

Fu Juemin had thought he would finally have some peace, but he hadn’t expected the visits to be taken up by the Xu family’s second young miss, Xu Xinyi, who now came to see him every other day, with or without a reason.

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