CHAPTER 57: CHAPTER 0057: GONE MAD_1

"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 me, I will become your nightmare."

Liu Ruomei was tempted. She had always dreamed of reaching the Late Body Refinement 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 Ruomei asked, puzzled.

"This is an experiment. 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 Ruomei 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 Ruomei 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 medicinal 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 immense joy spread across her face. She discovered that she could actually gather True Qi, and it was slowly increasing in her Dantian. This was something 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 Ruomei’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 Medicinal Power will be used up soon," Zhang Bin whispered reassuringly in her ear.

He then began to ponder. Although these medicinal ingredients were cultivated with Spiritual Water, they weren’t aged enough and couldn’t be considered qualified elixirs. So why did Liu Ruomei 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 consumed. 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 immediately 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 someone 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 Medicinal Power completely wore off. Liu Ruomei had been reduced to nothing but skin and bones.

She was completely unaware of her state, however. She stopped her cultivation and exclaimed 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.

"Time to weigh in." Zhang Bin nonchalantly pulled Liu Ruomei onto the scale.

In an instant, Liu Ruomei’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 Ruomei leaped to her feet, sensing something was terribly wrong. She stared at her arms with wide eyes, only to discover they had become 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 Ruomei 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 experiment, and you took too much."

Inwardly, however, he was delighted. Now that Liu Ruomei 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 Ruomei 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 some more fatty foods, and you’ll naturally put the weight back on."

Liu Ruomei gradually ceased her pursuit, but just then, Ma Rufei burst in, and his words instantly reignited the flames of war.

"Ah! A Skeleton Demon!" Ma Rufei’s eyes widened in terror. He stared at Liu Ruomei and retreated as if he were fleeing for his life.

"Zhang Bin, I will end you!" Liu Ruomei went berserk with rage and resumed her furious chase. She used to be so beautiful that any man who saw her would be mesmerized; she turned every single head. But now, a lecher like Ma Rufei was scared off at the mere sight of her, even calling her a Skeleton Demon! How could she possibly accept such an outcome? 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 me to normal today, I’ll take you down with me!" Liu Ruomei said, beside herself with rage.

"Take me 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 Ruomei snarled, her eyes red with fury as she pounced again.