"Eight years..." Ah Chun was stupefied. She had never expected that just by going into the Dragon Mist Realm she would become the disciple of an old coot and a Heavenly realm cultivator of the dragon race and to top it all off, she was being forced to undergo an eight-year-long seclusion. But when she thought about how she would not see Ning Shen for eight years she felt a bit reluctant. She did know though that this was a chance she could not pass up and she knew Ning Shen would not want to pass it up just because of him.
Seemingly seeing through Ah Chun's thoughts Fei Hong broke up Ah Chun's thought process as she said: "Chun'er you will be able to see your little fiance ever so often. Since he will be with that Old Idiot, I will know where little fiance is at all times and can call him over once every six months so you can spend a few days with him." A warm smile appeared on Fei Hong's face. She was a woman to. Although she was of the dragon race she was still a woman. How could she not see that her disciple was deeply in love with that boy.
After hearing that she could see Ning Shen every six months a smile bloomed on Ah Chun's face as she bowed her head and said: "Thank you, master!"
"Okay enough with the bowing! Time for your first herbal bath. Oh, just a fair warning you might want to bite on something otherwise you might just shatter your teeth. " Ah Chun's face paled! Was this bath really going to be that painful!?
Fei Hong clapped her hands and five maids walked in with a large tub full of hot water. After it was placed on the floor they poured in tens of hundreds of herbs into the bath before mixing it. When it was done mixing the bathwater turned completely black and was thick and sludgy. Just looking at it gave Ah Chun a bad premonition. She was not sure what herbs were added into the bath but she knew as soon as she stepped into it she would feel pain.
Ah Chun walked behind the divider and removed her Hanfu. The maid who was waiting to help her into the tub first handed Ah Chun a thick piece of wood that was wrapped in demonic beast hide. Ah Chun looked at the maid questioningly. "To bite on..." The maid replied to Ah Chun's gaze. Ah Chun nodded and took the item from the maid.
Right has Ah Chun stepped into the tub with one foot she felt a surge of excruciating pain instantly. She did not hesitate to put the wood wrapped in demonic beast hide into her mouth and bite down on it to keep herself from shattering her teeth! She had never experienced anything so painful! It felt as if her bones and muscles were shattering and reforming over and over again and she had only stuck one leg into the tub. Even the maid to her side was looking at her with eyes of pity.
Gathering up all her courage Ah Chun quickly put her other foot into the tub before sitting down into the black sludgy water until nothing but her head remained above it. Ah Chun felt so much pain she could not help but let out a groan of agony. Ah Chun could only try her best to ignore the pain as she tried to circulate her Heavenly Divine Lotus cultivation method.
Time ticked on and a few hours passed the black sludgy water was now crystal clear. Ah Chun opened her eyes and a bright smile appeared on her face. She had broken through to the Sixth Stage of Qi Sea! On top of that, her body had never felt any better. When she stood up she realized that she even grew a bit taller! Without hesitation, she quickly grabbed the clothes from the maid who was waiting at her side and put them on before rushing to look at herself in the mirror.
"I got taller! It's not much but I actually got taller!" Ah Chun was even more happy about growing taller than her breakthrough to the Sixth Stage of Qi Sea! She was so happy she started to dance around!
The maid that was in the room could not help but giggle at Ah Chun's excitement. "Young Miss the herbal bath reconstructs your body and by doing this it will allow your body to age to your current bone age. Luckily you are doing this at a young age. Otherwise, say you were over one hundred years old you would end up looking like an old woman. But this effect only happens during the duration of the herbal bath. Once you stop soaking in the bathing in the herbs the effect will stop and your body will no longer age. On top of that, it is reconstructing your body making it tens of tens of thousands of times stronger than it was before. This is needed in order to handle the dragon bloodline that madam will be passing on to you. The downside is that it is unbearably painful every time."
Ah Chun's excitement was completely shattered when she heard the last few words from the maid. That one bath was enough to torture her for a lifetime never mind having to redo this process every day for the next five years. Her smile eventually turned to a frown. But the more she thought about it. The more she realized she would be able to at least age to look like a teenager by the time she the five years were up. Although it was terribly painful to the point where if she did not have a strong will, she would have fainted multiple times during the process. In the end, it was worth the pain! She would not have to look like a little kid for hundreds of years! With this thought in mind, the smile on Ah Chun's face returned.