Chapter 12: Detoxification

  Dan Chenzi walked to the front of the water bucket, took out a red pill from his bosom, which was the kind he had just started taking, and then lightly pinched it above the water bucket. The dan medicine immediately turned into some powder and sprinkled into the bathtub.

  It was just an instant, the water in the entire bathtub was dyed light red by these powders**, and it also emitted a faint fragrance, very enticing, making people want to rush in and drink their fill.

  Zhang Cheng's feeling became clearer, he could feel a warm current flowing from the water through his pores into his body, making him feel like he was in a sauna, and his whole body felt indescribably comfortable.

  Then, Dan Chenzi waved his sleeves again, and four small yellow flags flew out of his sleeves, inserted in the east, south, west, and north corners of the room.

  "Daozhang, what is this thing?" Zhang Cheng looked at the flag and asked curiously.

  "This is a soundproof formation, it will come in handy later." Dan Chenzi didn't bother to explain what the formation was, and instead reminded him: "Since the toxins in your body have already merged with your body and can't be distinguished from each other, if you want to expel the toxins from your body, you must first break down all the cells and tissues in your body, and then use a method to draw out the toxins. So, when I help you detox later, you will feel very painful, extremely painful, so you need to prepare yourself mentally."

  "Don't worry, Daozhang. I'm not afraid of death, a little pain is nothing. Come on." Zhang Cheng gritted his teeth and said with a fearless expression.

  Dandanzi saw Zhang Cheng say this and nodded in satisfaction, saying: "Of course, if you don't want to endure it, I can knock you out so you won't feel any pain."

  However, there is one thing he didn't say, that sometimes death isn't the most terrifying thing, what's more terrifying is living a life worse than death.

  "If you get knocked out, will it affect the outcome?" Zhang Cheng asked, taken aback.

  "Uh!" Dandanzi was taken aback and didn't expect such a question, so he replied: "This won't happen."

  "Oh, then knock me out." Zhang Cheng said with a sly smile, if he could avoid suffering and remove the toxin, who would want to commit that crime, he wasn't an idiot.

  "Uh!" Danchenzi was stunned again, and then sighed with a bitter smile: "I thought you kid wasn't really afraid of pain, well, never mind!"

  As he spoke, Danchenzi suddenly struck Zhang Cheng's neck with a knife, and then Zhang Cheng fell into the water tank.

  But in the second before Zhang Cheng was knocked unconscious, he thought that Dan Chenzi's technique was really high, not giving him any time to prepare, but the effect was still pretty good...

  Danchenzi looked at Zhang Cheng who had fainted and shook his head helplessly.

  To be honest, he really has come to like this little kid. He's got a good heart, perseverance and his views on things are more profound than the average person. Sometimes he even feels that this kid isn't just a ten-year-old child.

  However, sometimes he would also do some foolish things and say words that made him want to laugh. If it weren't for the rules of his sect that prohibited casually accepting disciples, he really wanted to take him as an apprentice.

  Heaving a sigh, Dan Chenzi stretched out his right hand and pressed it on Zhang Cheng's head. Then, a powerful force burst out of Dan Chenzi's body and drilled into Zhang Cheng's body.

  What he needs to do now is to break all the tendons and meridians of Zhang Cheng's body, and then use his own strength to peel off these toxins bit by bit and finally expel them from the body.

  So, as soon as his spiritual energy entered Zhang Cheng's body, it immediately transformed into a sharp dagger, instantly stirring up Zhang Cheng's insides into a mess.

  It was as if there was a real knife stirring inside Zhang Cheng's body, and the pain was unbearable for ordinary people. Even though Zhang Cheng had fallen into a coma at this moment, his body couldn't help but convulse.

  This is just the first step, and the next step is even more crucial, which is to reshape Zhang Cheng's body meridians and cells. If not, even if the toxins in Zhang Cheng's body are eliminated, he will still die.

  Then, Danzhenzi has the power to control his own strength and peel off the toxins attached to the muscles and cells, bit by bit, like cutting meat.

  Then, the toxins were transmitted through the blood vessels to Zhang Cheng's right index finger. Before long, a layer of dark color appeared on Zhang Cheng's right index finger, and there was also a greenish tint emanating from it.

  It sounds simple, but in reality it's extremely difficult. Even if Dan Chenzi had used all his strength and spent a whole incense stick of time, he was only able to achieve this step.

  After doing all this, Danchenzi wiped the sweat from his forehead, and another burst of spiritual energy drilled into Zhang Cheng's body.

  But this time, Dan Chenzi's spiritual power transformed the violence into gentleness, as if it had turned into thousands of small tentacles that stitched together the shattered meridians and cell fragments.

  As soon as everything was in place, Danchenzi's left hand gently pressed against Zhang Cheng's back. In an instant, the red light from the bathtub passed through Zhang Cheng's pores and entered his body.

  Before long, the red color in the water tank disappeared completely, and it was clear that all of it had been injected into Zhang Cheng's body.

  Under Dan Chenzi's careful control, this medicinal power was repairing the damaged cells and meridians in Zhang Cheng's body inch by inch. Finally, Dan Chenzi also widened Zhang Cheng's meridians a lot.

  After all, the meridians are related to the talent of cultivation. The wider the meridians, the better the effect will be when cultivating later on. This can also be considered as Dan Chenzi repaying a favor to someone.

  The entire process took about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. After one cup of tea, Zhang Cheng's meridians, cells, and dantian were all repaired by this medicinal power, becoming full of vitality and also having a layer of luster, as if reborn.

  Finally, the last step is to thoroughly remove the toxins from Zhang Cheng's body.

  Dust son's left hand lightly tapped Zhang Cheng's right hand index finger, and instantly, a black gas emerged from Zhang Cheng's fingertips.

  The whole process was like an octopus spewing ink. In a short while, the water in the entire bathtub was directly dyed black by this dark blood.

  When the color of the blood spouting from Zhang Cheng's index finger turned from black to red, Dan Chenzi stopped his internal energy, then with a big scoop of his hand, he directly scooped Zhang Cheng out of the water.

  Then with his right hand as a guide, he drew some clear water from another bathtub and rinsed Zhang Cheng's body before putting him into another clean bathtub.

  Then he took out a red pill and crushed it into the bathtub.

  At this moment, Dan Chenzi's face didn't look very good either. He wiped the sweat from his face and sat down cross-legged beside the bathtub, starting to cultivate.

  On the other hand, Zhang Cheng's eyebrows were completely relaxed, his face was also pale with a hint of red, and he had an extra bit of spirit compared to before. The sickly look on his face was gone.

  At the same time, the red liquid in the bathtub continued to slowly flow into Zhang Cheng's body, nourishing his increasingly weak physique that had been ravaged by toxins for a long time...

  It was unclear how much time had passed when Zhang Chengcai slowly woke up from his dream, subconsciously stretching his waist comfortably.

  At this moment, he felt that his body was more comfortable than ever before. The most obvious feeling was that his body had strength and also felt much lighter.

  "Alright, it's really alright." Zhang Cheng exclaimed with surprise and delight, free from the worry of death. At this moment, he felt an unprecedented sense of relief, not just physical relaxation, but mostly mental ease, as if a burden in his heart had been completely lifted.

  It's been five years, a whole five years of living cautiously every day, restraining his emotions and behavior, not daring to do this or that, all for the sake of living one more day.

  From today on, he no longer needs to be burdened by those trivial matters and can finally live freely and strive for what he wants. How could he not be happy?

  "Heaven, thank you for giving me this chance to be reborn. I take back what I said earlier." Zhang Cheng looked out the window at the sky and shouted loudly, expressing his excitement at that moment.

  "What are you yelling about? Can't you see I'm cultivating?" Just then, Danchenzi's voice entered Zhang Cheng's ears from the side.

  Following the sound, Zhang Cheng found that Dan Chenzi was sitting next to the bathtub at this moment, and he couldn't help but pause for a moment before asking: "Daozhang, why are you sitting on the ground?"

  "It's not because of you, I didn't expect the toxins in your body to be so stubborn. I spent a lot of energy to clear them out completely. Plus, my excessive use of internal force stirred up the injury, so I need to take care of it as soon as possible. If I hadn't estimated that you were about to wake up and stopped cultivating, otherwise being disturbed by you like this, I'm afraid I would have gone into a state of frenzy." Dan Chenzi said with annoyance.

  "Oh, I'm really sorry, Daozhang, I was just too excited for a moment, so..."

  "Alright, you don't need to explain either. Anyone who's been ill for ten years and suddenly recovers can't help but be excited. Hurry up and put on your clothes, I have something to tell you." Danchenzi waved his hand, then stood up from the ground and walked over to sit down on the bed.

  "Hmm." Zhang Cheng responded with a soft voice, and then he flipped out of the bathtub, picked up the towel beside him to wipe his body, and then picked up the clothes on the ground.

  However, it was only at this time that he noticed that one of the two vats of water had already turned black, and within the blackness, there was a faint greenish tint, accompanied by an intense foul odor.