Su Mansion, Inner Courtyard, the main chamber.
Su Yu sat cross-legged on a cushion, regulating his breath until his mind was as serene as a calm lake. He took a deep breath, grabbed the Purple Jade Bone-Washing Flower from the brocade box—its faint, cold aura chilling the air—and, along with its deathly-white, bone-like root, chewed and swallowed it in just a few bites.
The moment it entered his stomach, a blast of icy energy erupted in his abdomen, surging madly up his spine and spreading to every bone in his body. Then, the chill seemed to transform into countless tiny, venomous ants, burrowing into his marrow and beginning to bite and tear viciously!
"HISS…!"
Su Yu's body shuddered violently. His muscles instantly tensed like iron, his face turned as pale as a sheet, and veins bulged on his forehead like writhing earthworms. Beads of cold sweat, mixed with black impurities expelled from his body, oozed from his pores.
