"For ordinary people, it’s a weight loss pill. For cultivators, it’s an elixir for cultivation that can rapidly increase the True Qi in their Dantian," Zhang Bin said.
"If you dare to deceive , I will beco your nightmare."
Liu Ruoi was tempted. She had always dread of reaching the Late Body Refinent Stage and then advancing to the Rushing Pulse Realm.
"Rest assured, I never deceive people."
After saying this, Zhang Bin pointed to the scale he had specifically asked Liu Xin to bring back. "Alright, weigh yourself first."
"I practice martial arts and I’m taking this to increase my True Qi. Why do I need to weigh myself?" Liu Ruoi asked, puzzled.
"This is an experint. Of course you need to weigh yourself," Zhang Bin said with conviction.
Liu Ruolan also nodded repeatedly. "Yes, we must have clear records."
Left with no choice, Liu Ruoi reluctantly stepped onto the scale. It read 57.5 kilograms.
At a height of five feet seven inches, that weight was perfect.
What a peerless beauty, Zhang Bin thought.
Soon, Liu Ruoi took the pill. She had watched Zhang Bin prepare the elixir with her own eyes. The ingredients were all familiar, as her family was in the dicinal herb business, and she knew none of them were poisonous. Furthermore, Zhang Bin himself had taken a small amount earlier without any ill effects. Reassured, she bravely swallowed the pill, sat down cross-legged, and began to cultivate diligently.
Before long, a look of imnse joy spread across her face. She discovered that she could actually gather True Qi, and it was slowly increasing in her Dantian. This was sothing she had never experienced in all her years of cultivation. If her cultivation had always been this effective, she would have reached the Rushing Pulse Realm long ago. She might have even advanced to the Qi Sea Realm.
However, Liu Ruolan and Zhang Bin, watching from the side, felt their scalps tingle. They could see Liu Ruoi’s muscles withering away at a visible rate. The sight was terrifying.
Oh my god, did she take too much? Is this beauty turning into a skeleton? Zhang Bin cried out internally. He showed no outward panic, however, because he had Spiritual Water that could quickly restore her.
Nevertheless, Liu Ruolan looked worried and shot a blaming gaze at Zhang Bin.
"It’s fine. The dicinal Power will be used up soon," Zhang Bin whispered reassuringly in her ear.
He then began to ponder. Although these dicinal ingredients were cultivated with Spiritual Water, they weren’t aged enough and couldn’t be considered qualified elixirs. So why did Liu Ruoi lose weight so rapidly? Could it be because her body had never absorbed Spiritual Energy? If so, her fat wouldn’t contain that special energy. With a low efficiency in converting to True Qi, more fat would have to be consud. Yes, that must be it.
As he figured this out, a look of joy spread across Zhang Bin’s face. His Weight Loss Pills were a huge success! Neither ordinary people on Earth nor cultivators could breathe in Spiritual Energy. Therefore, if they took his Weight Loss Pills, their fat would imdiately transform into True Qi. The amount of True Qi produced would be so weak, however, that it would be unnoticeable without careful attention.
Even if a martial artist discovered it, it wouldn’t matter, as they had no way to quickly grow back muscle mass. Moreover, he could mix the pill with flour to reduce its effectiveness. If soone took one pill a day and lost half a kilogram or a quarter of a kilogram of fat, not even a martial artist would realize the fat was transforming into True Qi. After all, the amount converted would be minuscule and would simply disperse into Heaven and Earth.
Finally, the dicinal Power completely wore off. Liu Ruoi had been reduced to nothing but skin and bones.
She was completely unaware of her state, however. She stopped her cultivation and exclaid excitedly, "Zhang Bin, this elixir of yours is miraculous! My cultivation has progressed by leaps and bounds. With just three more days of this, I can reach the Late Qi Refining Stage! After that, I can rapidly advance to the Rushing Pulse Realm!"
Liu Ruolan, however, covered her eyes, unable to bear the sight.
"Ti to weigh in." Zhang Bin nonchalantly pulled Liu Ruoi onto the scale.
In an instant, Liu Ruoi’s eyes widened. "Forty kilograms?" she said in disbelief. "What kind of broken scale is this? Did it break already?"
"My God, a pill no bigger than a walnut made her lose 17.5 kilograms?" Liu Ruolan said, her face filled with shock. "She didn’t even go to the bathroom... This isn’t scientific. How is this possible?"
"What? Sis, are you saying the scale is fine and that’s my real weight?" Liu Ruoi leaped to her feet, sensing sothing was terribly wrong. She stared at her arms with wide eyes, only to discover they had beco two bony sticks. She looked down at her legs and saw they were just a pair of slightly larger bones. She touched her face, but instead of muscle, all she felt was hard bone.
"Ah! Zhang Bin, I’m going to kill you!" Like a fleshless, skeletal witch, Liu Ruoi waved her withered arms and lunged furiously at Zhang Bin, ready to fight him to the death.
Zhang Bin quickly hid behind Liu Ruolan, saying defensively, "You have to pay a price to increase your True Qi! Besides, this was just an experint, and you took too much."
Inwardly, however, he was delighted. Now that Liu Ruoi had turned into a skin-and-bones monstrosity, she definitely wouldn’t dare go out in public. That naturally eliminated her as a third wheel.
Nevertheless, Liu Ruoi was relentless, furiously chasing Zhang Bin. The two of them ran circles around Liu Ruolan, shouting and screaming.
Liu Ruolan couldn’t stand it anymore. "Little sister, stop making a fuss!" she said. "What’s done is done; killing him won’t help. Just eat so more fatty foods, and you’ll naturally put the weight back on."
Liu Ruoi gradually ceased her pursuit, but just then, Ma Rufei burst in, and his words instantly reignited the flas of war.
"Ah! A Skeleton Demon!" Ma Rufei’s eyes widened in terror. He stared at Liu Ruoi and retreated as if he were fleeing for his life.
"Zhang Bin, I will end you!" Liu Ruoi went berserk with rage and resud her furious chase. She used to be so beautiful that any man who saw her would be srized; she turned every single head. But now, a lecher like Ma Rufei was scared off at the re sight of her, even calling her a Skeleton Demon! How could she possibly accept such an outco? At this point, even Liu Ruolan’s words were useless.
"It’s not like you can’t recover! Is there any point in making such a scene?" Zhang Bin said angrily as he dodged.
"If you don’t restore to normal today, I’ll take you down with !" Liu Ruoi said, beside herself with rage.
"Take down with you over such a small thing? You really don’t cherish life, do you? We only get one life; we have to treasure it," Zhang Bin said as he continued to run.
"Zhang Bin, you stand right there! I promise I won’t beat you to death!" Liu Ruoi snarled, her eyes red with fury as she pounced again.
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