Urban Immortal Cultivation Supreme

"Ugh, that smells terrible!"

Before Zhu Bufan had any time to lament the hardships of cultivation, a nauseating stench emitted from his body.

"What's this?" Looking down, he saw his own hands.

In the light from the furnace, he could clearly see a shiny, greasy film, a brownish-yellow layer of sweat, on his hands, especially on the backs.

Zhu Bufan lifted his hands slightly and took a sniff.

Pff~~

He immediately turned his head and exhaled deeply.

"So smelly!"

While Zhu Bufan cursed with his mouth, the slight smile at the corner of his mouth was extremely obvious.

"Cleansing Meridians, this is the Cleansing Meridians!" Zhu Bufan screamed frantically in his heart.

Humans, born from the womb and breathing in the murky postnatal air, consuming grains and cereals, although they have excretory functions to expel most waste and toxins from the body, various impurities still remain to some extent, accumulating over the years in considerable amounts.

In a sense, cultivation is about purifying the body, achieving the Innate Body.

However, postnatal Martial Artists cannot achieve this—it's only when advancing to the Innate Realm and being baptized by the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi that one can rid the body of impurities.

But nothing is absolute, and there is at least one thing that can help postnatal Martial Artists cleanse their meridians.

That is the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill!

Elixirs are categorized into four ranks based on their grade: Heavenly, Earth, Xuanhuang, and Yellow Rank, with further subdivisions into seven grades.

The Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill is precisely a Seventh Grade Yellow Rank elixir.

The Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill can only be refined by Innate experts, requiring extremely precious and hard-to-find materials, and the success rate of creating the pills is exceedingly low, only one in ten. That is, only one successful pill may result from ten refinement attempts.

At the same time, for Innate experts, the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill is essentially useless to them, a regrettable waste. Therefore, it is classified as a Yellow Rank elixir, otherwise, given its rarity, the preciousness of its materials, and the strictness of its refinement process, it could easily qualify as a Xuan-rank elixir.

Therefore, very few Innate experts refine it, and the number of Bone Marrow Cleansing Pills is exceedingly small.

But Zhu Bufan had seen one once.

It was two years ago, an Elder of the Zhu Family from Nanli City, stumbled upon incredible luck on the Endless Ice Field and encountered a Fierce Beast about to give birth, the Unihorn Lion.

Fierce Beasts are said to be powerful entities similar to humans at the Innate Realm, having condensed a Primordial Core within their bodies.

That Elder was only at the Eighth Rank but a truly daring and resolute individual, carefully concealing his tracks and launching a full-force sneak attack at the moment the Unihorn Lion was giving birth.

During birth, most of the Fierce Beast's Essence is transformed into an energy egg to nourish the young.

Thus, at that time, the Fierce Beast's strength would significantly decrease.

However, even so, a Fierce Beast's robust physique and intelligence comparable to humans would not decrease.

That Elder paid a heavy price, losing both his hands, but brought back the Unihorn Lion's Primordial Core and its young along with it. Instead of keeping them for himself, he handed them over to the clan, and his only request was for a Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill.

Compared to the precious Primordial Core and young of the Unihorn Lion, the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill seemed far less significant. The Zhu Family, a clan with a thousand-year heritage, quickly delivered a Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill to the hands of that Elder.

Due to various reasons, after obtaining the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, the Elder immediately called over his grandson. In front of everyone, he had his grandson take the pill and refine the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill. After refining it, the Elder's grandson's cultivation speed significantly increased, making him a leading figure among the third generation in the Zhu Family of Nanli City.

...

Ignoring the biting cold, Zhu Bufan drew a full bucket of well water and washed himself. Perhaps because his cultivation had improved, he surprisingly didn't feel much coldness.

"Gurgle gurgle..."

Soon, Zhu Bufan's stomach began to protest loudly, a sense of hunger like he had never experienced before swept over his entire consciousness.

"Why am I so hungry?" Touching his belly, Zhu Bufan murmured to himself.

...

Although Drunk Immortal Tower was not the most luxurious restaurant in Nanli City—the most luxurious being the one established by the Zhu, Tang, and Song families—Drunk Immortal Tower was in no way inferior. The backer of Drunk Immortal Tower was the Baihua Chamber of Commerce from Li Chu Country, which possessed immense wealth. In terms of foundation, it was even stronger than the three major families.

The reason Zhu Bufan came here was that the roasted meat was famous. If you were willing to pay the price, they could even provide you with Fierce Beast Meat.

Drunk Immortal Tower had an ancient and generous design with two floors. The ground floor was simply furnished to maximize area, being able to accommodate more than two hundred people dining simultaneously.

The second floor, however, was divided into multiple private rooms, each furnished with supreme luxury. Hence, dining here was very costly. Often, just one private room would require ten Gold Coins, and that didn't include the cost of the meal.

Every month the young members of the Zhu Family received an allowance, and Zhu Bufan was no exception. After more than a decade, he had accumulated almost several hundred Gold Coins.

Besides, he had just come into a substantial sum of unexpected wealth and was a genuine rich man, so naturally, he would not care about a mere few dozen Gold Coins.

As Zhu Bufan had just arrived at the entrance of Drunk Immortal Tower and hadn't yet revealed his intention to enter, a youth who seemed to be about the same age as Zhu Bufan, dressed festively but more handsome than Zhu Bufan and radiating a warm smile with eyes sparkling with spirit and cleverness, appeared in front of Zhu Bufan.

"Young Master, are you here to dine at our Drunk Immortal Tower? Please come inside quickly!" The youth was the host at the entrance of Drunk Immortal Tower.

"Oh? How are you so sure I wanted to come to Drunk Immortal Tower?" Zhu Bufan was slightly stunned, then asked curiously.

The youth smiled proudly. Perhaps because they were of similar age, the youth was not the least bit reserved.

"This is my required skill, how could I possibly mistake it!"

Saying so, he gestured with his hand invitingly and led the way ahead. After ushering Zhu Bufan into the Drunk Immortal Tower, the handsome youth didn't ask Zhu Bufan's preferences and directly brought Zhu Bufan to a private room on the second floor called Moon Accompany Pavilion.

Seeing this, Zhu Bufan looked at the handsome youth with a hint of a different meaning in his eyes, quickly curving the corners of his mouth into a meaningful smile.

"What would you like to eat?" The handsome youth poured tea for Zhu Bufan, then asked.

"What to eat?" Zhu Bufan gave an awkward smile. It wasn't just his first time at Drunk Immortal Tower; it was his first time dining out anywhere.

Seeing Zhu Bufan's reaction, the youth smiled slightly and said, "Is this your first time here?"

"Yes!" Zhu Bufan touched his nose. "What delicious food have you got? Let's hear it!"

Hearing this, the youth's eyes brightened. "Then let's have the Triple Delicacy Banquet!"

"Triple Delicacy Banquet? What is that?" Zhu Bufan asked curiously.

"This so-called Triple Delicacy Banquet mainly refers to three ingredients." The youth winked at Zhu Bufan as he spoke.

"What are they?" Seeing the youth's mysterious demeanor, Zhu Bufan held back his growling stomach and, with great patience, cooperatively asked.

"Hehe, these three delicacies are actually three types of Fierce Beasts: the Unihorn Lion, the Fierce Bear, and the Cloud-Piercing Wild Goose! You must know, the barbecued meat made from Fierce Beast Meat tastes truly amazing, enriched with the essence of the Fierce Beasts. Eating more of it can even make cultivation much faster. It's just that Fierce Beasts are too powerful, so we at Drunk Immortal Tower don't have much..." the youth explained.