Shanyao Hall, the backyard.
Zhong Shenxiu was dressed in plain white robes, white trousers, and white cloth shoes, his entire appearance also pale as though he was extremely weak.
Martial artists referred to the first day as 'blood exchange,' and indeed there was some reason behind it.
While replenishing his vitality, parts of impure blood were indeed expelled from his body, leaving large stains from the blood seeping through his pores on the sheets each day.
At such times, the martial artist was at his most vulnerable.
Fortunately, Shanyao Hall sold medicines, and Zhong Shenxiu himself had prepared a full complement decoction which he took daily to replenish his energy and nourish his blood. Occasionally, he would go out and kill a couple of people to stabilize the disturbances caused by the Five Elements Thief Palm, thus safely making it through.
