THE REAL TRAINING BEGINS PART 3

"Come now, a warm bath will help your muscles recover," Li Hua called over her shoulder as she headed toward her room. Despite their exhaustion, both brothers perked up at the mention of a bath.

Li Wei was the first to follow, his curiosity winning out over his aching muscles. Though he'd seen similar mechanisms in the kitchen, the bath's more complex system still fascinated him - particularly how it produced not just flowing water, but heated it without any traceable spiritual essence or formation arrays. The kitchen spout was mysterious enough, but this was an entirely different level of sophistication.

"Sister," he called after her, quickening his pace despite protesting limbs, "I understand the basic principle from the kitchen, but how does this one heat the water without fire essence? And the pressure seems much stronger than the kitchen spout - there must be some form of water manipulation array hidden somewhere."