Chapter 98: Bathing Fire Refining Body Technique

  "The method of condensing medicine can ensure that the medicinal properties are not dispersed, which is beneficial for both preservation and maximizing the efficacy of the medicine. In this way, my grasp on re-casting tendons and repairing the body will be greatly increased."

  Qin Lang looked at the full pot of medicinal broth, nodding in satisfaction. Glancing at the time, it was already approaching 7 o'clock in the evening. Qin Lang, who had been concentrating for a long time, finally felt a strong sense of hunger pangs in his stomach. Without saying another word, he randomly grabbed the food piled up in the kitchen and started devouring it.

  Most of the food bought from supermarkets is convenient food that does not need to be cooked and has high energy and nutrition, so in the future, he will not need to spend extra time solving stomach problems during the medication process, and can use more time for rest and recovery.

  After a meal, the sky had already darkened, Qin Lang wiped his mouth and returned to the side of the pot. The medicinal broth that was originally steaming hot but not dispersing now showed signs of solidification.

  Qin Lang observed for a moment, feeling that there was no problem, and then returned to the bedroom of the main house, fell onto the bed and went to sleep. Eating and sleeping as well as soaking in medicinal baths would become the focus of his life for a period of time in the future, a simple and monotonous routine.

  This time, I woke up at 11 o'clock in the evening on schedule.

  Qin Lang's biological clock had always been accurate, and after getting out of bed, he rushed straight to the kitchen. Seeing that the medicinal broth in the pot had completely coagulated into a gel-like substance, he couldn't help but feel delighted.

  The medicine has turned into a solid, which also means that the entire process of decocting the medicine has come to an end. Next, he will officially enter the stage of soaking the medicine.

  After rinsing the kitchen knife with boiling water several times, Qin Lang carefully cut the solidified medicinal soup in the pot into twenty-eight even pieces.

  Twenty-eight pieces, meaning twenty-eight days' worth of medicinal dosage. One piece is needed each day, and after all twenty-eight pieces are used up, Qin Lang's body will be fully recovered, even healthier and stronger than an ordinary person.

  He took down the big pot for decocting medicine, and Qin Lang replaced it with another large pot full of water and put it on the liquefied gas to burn. The boiling water was poured directly into a wooden bucket standing in the center of the yard.

  There are two wooden barrels, Qin Lang currently only needs to use one, and the other is used as a spare.

  After going back and forth several times, the bucket of water gradually filled up. Hot air rose but was soon dissipated by the breezy courtyard on all sides.

  Qin Lang took out one of the twenty-eight blocks of solidified medicine gel and put it in a wooden bucket. As soon as the medicine gel came into contact with the boiling hot water, it immediately began to melt, making a sizzling sound.

  At the same time, the magic of the condensation method was once again revealed. The wooden barrel, which had been emitting hot air, immediately locked in all the rising heat at the edge of the barrel after the medicinal paste was put in, just like a pot lid with condensed mist covering the bucket, gathering without dispersing, quite magical.

  Don't underestimate the "fog pot cover" formed by this condensation method. With its existence, it can guarantee that the water temperature in the wooden barrel flows slowly, and for a considerable period of time, it can ensure the water temperature in the barrel is sufficient to reach the temperature required for the release of medicinal properties, which can promote Qin Lang's body to absorb the medicine.

  Just as he finished this busy work, time was neither early nor late, exactly at twelve o'clock.

  When it is one o'clock in the morning, it is one of the two best times to take medicine for a day. The other time point for taking medicine is at noon.

  At noon and midnight, these two time nodes are the moments when the heavenly machine is converted. People who practice qigong often choose to cultivate at these two time points because they can "seize the heavenly machine".

  Qin Lang chose to take a bath at this time node, which also means "stealing the sky".

  Three down, two down, Qin Lang had stripped off all his clothes. Although the weather was gradually warming up, it was still very cool at night, and without any covering on his body, he was blown by the cool wind in the courtyard, and Qin Lang's whole body broke out in goosebumps.

  He didn't hesitate at all and jumped into the water, splashing water everywhere in the bucket, but the fog-like steam cover remained unchanged, still maintaining its original shape.

  Scalding hot water instantly submerged Qin Lang's body, leaving only the part above his neck exposed to the air, shrouded in a pot-like mist.

  The water temperature in the bucket is over 90 degrees, and at this temperature, food can be steamed to maturity, let alone soaking a person's body.

  It was just an instant, and Qin Lang felt a sharp pain all over his body. The intense pain made him want to jump out of the barrel immediately, his head filled with dizziness, as if he would faint at any moment, and then be cooked through.

  But Qin Lang still relied on his strong willpower, and endured the intense pain for a moment. Immediately afterwards, his body in the bucket took on a strange posture.

  One leg stands independently, the other is bent in a curve, both hands are clasped together, the tiger's mouth forms a circular shape, the lower jaw is slightly raised, and breathing begins to maintain a peculiar rhythm.

  With each breath, with each inhalation, a wisp of fog like a pot lid would separate and drill into Qin Lang's nostrils, only to be slowly exhaled.

  As he breathed in rhythm, Qin Lang's entire body, every muscle and every tendon, began to vibrate slightly, like the strings of a harp being plucked. If one listened closely, they could even hear a strange, wonderful sound.

  But because this body's foundation is too poor, the elasticity of the tendons and muscles is extremely bad, and the amplitude of the tremors has also become imperceptibly small.

  If he were to do this in the Dan Ding Continent, Qin Lang would definitely have his muscles and veins rolling like waves, like a wild wind blowing on the strings of a zither, and would also emit a sound like a tiger's roar or a lion's howl.

  This unique posture is the physical refinement chapter of Qin Lang's main cultivation technique, "Yin Yang Sacred Fire Order", called "Bathing Fire Refining Body Technique".

  On the continent of Dan Ding, refining one's physical body is the foundation for every cultivator. Only a strong physical body can support powerful cultivation; otherwise, even if an ordinary person were to suddenly obtain powerful cultivation, it would only lead to their body exploding and dying.

  Nowadays, Qin Lang wants to recast his muscles, repair his body, and make his physical quality far surpass that of ordinary people, laying the foundation for cultivation. Not only does he need to take a bath, but also combine it with the Bath Fire Refining Body Technique to cultivate.

  And the "Bath Fire Refining Body Technique" emphasizes a fire character, emphasizing refining the body with fire, and fire means high temperature. Therefore, when Qin Lang unfolded the operation of this refining technique, the water temperature in the bucket gradually lost its painful effect on him, but instead became an aid to his refinement.

  In just an hour, Qin Lang jumped out of the barrel, his whole body steaming with heat, his skin a deep red, as if every pore on his body was spewing out heat.

  "In just one hour, I've already reached my limit, this body is really too weak."

  Qin Lang shook his head somewhat helplessly.

  The key to taking a bath is to progress gradually, especially for those who are new to it. It's hard to endure long-term soaking, so most people choose intermittent bathing.

  But such a way will have an impact on the absorption of medicine, and frequent interruptions will also slow down the body's recovery speed.

  Qin Lang had not originally intended to use this intermittent method to soak in the medicine, but rather planned to do it all at once and soak for six hours. Now, however, after just one hour, he felt that his body was already at its limit, and if he continued, it would only cause great harm to his body.

  So he could only choose to suspend it.

  After relaxing in bed for half an hour, Qin Lang re-entered the wooden barrel.

  Although more than an hour had passed, the water temperature in the wooden barrel was still extremely high and hadn't weakened with the passage of time, all thanks to the pot lid-like mist and the Condensation Method.

  At this rate of water temperature decrease, Qin Lang felt that it was completely sufficient for his twice-daily medicinal bath process. As long as the water temperature remained above 50 degrees, he could continue indefinitely.

  Another hour passed, Qin Lang came out of the barrel again, repeated the action in between, wrapped himself in a bathrobe and got into the quilt in the bedroom to rest for half an hour.

  The cycle repeated itself and a night's time passed quickly. It wasn't until 9 o'clock in the morning that Qin Lang finally completed his six-hour bath.

  At this time, the water temperature is still over 80 degrees, which can be seen as the severity of the condensation method, and it has broken the earth's convention.

  Qin Lang came out of the barrel, quickly wiped his body dry, put on his clothes, and casually moved his limbs around. He felt a kind of indescribable refreshment and lightness all over his body, as if a lot of impurities had been cleared from his body in an instant.

  But Qin Lang knew that this was not his illusion, but his body's impurities were indeed greatly cleared due to the process of soaking in medicine.

  He turned his head to look into the bucket, and although it was separated by a pot-like mist, he could still see clearly that the originally light yellow soup in the bucket had now become a faint black color, as if a bottle of ink had been poured in.

  Qin Lang couldn't help but feel delighted, the effect of his first medicine bath was extremely satisfying to him. He felt that after twenty-eight days, his body would be able to make even greater progress, and might even reach the standard for cultivation.

  The hunger pangs in his stomach reminded Qin Lang that he needed to eat to replenish his body's consumption. Like a hungry wolf searching for food, Qin Lang rushed into the kitchen and rummaged through the small mountain of food, tearing open packaging bags and shoving them into his mouth.

  After eating and drinking his fill, Qin Lang didn't waste a single second, and immediately rushed to the bedroom bed. In an instant, he entered deep sleep.

  The process of taking medicine seems to be a repair for the body, but at the same time, it also consumes a lot of energy. Not only does it require timely replenishment of a large amount of nutrients, but also sufficient rest.

  Two hours later, Qin Lang woke up again.

  The time was now 11:30. Although he had only slept for two hours, Qin Lang felt that his energy had been fully replenished.

  Deep sleep is different from ordinary sleep, its sleep quality far exceeds the effect of ordinary sleep, and such deep sleep is also caused by the medicine bubble, otherwise, relying on Qin Lang's current body, it would be hard to enter deep sleep easily.

  So two hours of time is equivalent to Qin Lang's usual seven or eight hours of sleep, which is enough for Qin Lang to fully recover his energy.

  He rushed into the kitchen again, frantically replenishing his food, and after a brief rest, it was already noon. He stripped off his clothes and jumped into the tub.