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Where any normal person put in to this water, they’d have been cooked through in short order, but Adepts were a different breed Froy flows through the their bodies It was also the reason why Adepts made the best e man
The students were horrified and surprised to discover that the steel needles their Drillmaster had used soy persisted, and in fact had no proble them from the more harmful effects of the water None of them knew, also, that Hua Li had infused them with the water element to protect them
With all that in mind, despite how cruel and terrible the situation looked there was no real risk
The peels of thunder and blasts of lightning grew steadily fewer and farther between Only a few hold-outs still had strength enough to struggle against the pain
The seconds ticked by After what felt like an age, Hua Li stepped close to Lan Jue and spoke in to his ear “That’s enough, I think”
Lan Jue gave hi too far was just as bad as not doing enough But today was the first day, so he had toharsh He had to teach them a lesson, so that they understood they will need to follow orders during the training On top of that, there was a saying in for the medicine, double the dose
As for mental and nervous breakdowns, there was no chance of that happening Part of the injection he’d given the If any of the a mental break, the medicine would put thened to prove to the far le student had fallen unconscious They sat in the water, still struggling against the pain with vitality
Five an to feel a drowsiness hang over theles lessened, and that was the clue Lan Jue needed The workers began feeding rails in to the water
“You’ve got three et out If after three minutes you’re unable to climb out, you’ll stay in another half an hour” He delivered the instructions, then left
The students looked at each other in surprise and uncertainty Silence prevailed, until a fat body churned the already tu It was a very clear display of the phrase ‘fighting for your life’ He was out of the terrible waterthe torture, he collapsed belly first on the floor like a puddle of flesh He took large, heaving breaths as he lay inert, unable to er
The second to exit the pool did so with irace Like a s, he was up the pool and out on to the ground with pretty and drayuan
With their example, the other students rushed towards the poles like a swarm of hornets Their speed was impressive
“It’s pretty hot,” Lan Jue co sweat from his brow He seeet the sense hurting these poor kids is satisfying soe froether
“Because you have mental problehts, as he approached from behind with his hands stuck in his pockets
“You’re the one withmuttered in irritation
Hua Li looked over the students “Suitably intense, but this required quite a lot of uess we’ll see how they react”
Lan Jue chuckle behind theWe’ll pick it up after lunch”
Fro pitifully on the floor, only two hours or so had passed To the kids, however, it felt like a lifeti field in half an hour If anyone’s late, you’ll try for round two of this treatment Lan Jue’s icy-cold voice was like a blast of thunder to their eardru on the floor, beat-red like well-cooked ing his body to turn just enough for hi on the wall It was an act quickly mirrored by all the rest of the students
With the lessons derived froe the Drillmaster?
The situation wasn’t much better on the female side of the pool
In order to save face in front of the others, and retain the dignity of an instructor, Tan Lingyun had found the willpower to sit up once out of the pool Zhou Qianlin had tried several ti Mi, one long leg splayed over Qianlin’s lower back, panted pitifully against the floor It was quite the display, but even if the iven an opportunity to take a peek, they were all too weak and beaten to appreciate the views
1 Chinese herbal medicine, as part of the TCM system, performs functions based on their various properties in accordance to the ‘Five Phases’ – that is, their elemental properties Those are Fire -> Metal -> Wood -> Earth -> Water Ai Jiu, or Chinese wort, is used most often for moxibustion and aro In addition, Chinese ans are separated in to Yin and Yang organs The Yin organs are considered the rowth-reproduction-health These are the Lungs, Liver, Kidney, Spleen and Heart Technically the Pericardiuan, but ancient texts bundled it in with the Heart, to call theans’ In TCM, you’ll often want to support and/or brings nutritive energies to the Yin organs to help give theht illness