Chapter 32: Marrow Refinement 

"It will tear you down to your very foundations and rebuild you from the inside out. It will give you a new body altogether."

The old man let the weight of his words hang in the air. Lin Yuan, still submerged in the water of the giant cauldron, listened intently.

"Now," the old man continued, leaning casually on his walking stick, "you can either cook the marrow down into a thick paste, or you can eat it completely raw. But between you and me, young dragon? I advise you to eat the marrow raw!"

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow, "Raw?"

"Absolutely!" the old man chuckled, slapping his knee in amusement. "For one, the marrow refinement technique I am speaking of simply works better when the primal essence hasn't been cooked. Cooking it degrades the chaotic vitality. But more importantly..."