Mu Li: Do You Think I'm an Idiot?

After Su Luo refined the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, he stared at its mottled color with tightly furrowed brows.

The good news was that he had refined the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid. The bad news was that without Medicine Elder's guidance or a proper formula, and with insufficient Soul Power causing the refinement process to be somewhat intermittent, Su Luo could not be sure whether this Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid contained pill toxins.

After thinking for a long time, Su Luo put away the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid. Once he had rested for a while, he began refining a new batch.

With the experience of his first success, the subsequent refinements gradually became more familiar. Although his lack of Soul Power and mediocre flames left his success rate pitifully low, after exhausting all the materials he had on hand, Su Luo managed to refine two more portions of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid. However, judging by their quality, they were not much better than the first batch.

After putting away the two portions of relatively better quality, Su Luo took the bottle that looked the worst and sought out the members of the Blood War Mercenary Group.

"I've developed a special spirit liquid and now need someone to test it."

Once Kagan had gathered everyone from the Blood War Mercenary Group, Su Luo got straight to the point and stated his request without wasting words.

As a soul practitioner, his meridians were far stronger than those of ordinary people who were not even Dou Zhes. If the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid Su Luo had refined caused no harm to people below the Dou Zhe level and did not result in an accumulation of pill toxins, then it could be used.

"Test medicine?"

Upon hearing that Su Luo needed someone to test medicine, the Blood War Mercenary Group's mercenaries looked at one another. After a brief hesitation, someone quickly stepped forward.

"My lord, I, Leino, am willing to test medicine for you."

"My lord, I, Kake, am willing to test medicine for you."

"My lord, I, Kaido, am willing to test medicine for you."

"My lord, I..."

As soon as the first person stepped forward, the Dou Zhes of the Blood War Mercenary Group came forward one after another.

Testing medicine carried considerable risk, but risk and opportunity always went hand in hand.

These people were already in their forties or fifties and still only Dou Zhes. Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for them to even reach the Dou Master level. But with the aid of medicine, reaching Dou Master would no longer be difficult. If the pills were good enough, even becoming a Da Dou Shi might not be impossible.

For Dou Zhes in their forties or fifties like them, getting access to medicine from physicians was manageable, but getting access to medicine from Alchemists was nearly impossible.

Becoming a test subject was almost their only possible way to come into contact with large quantities of pills. Therefore, even knowing that testing medicine could be dangerous, many were still willing to gamble with their lives in order to advance.

Seeing the eager Dou Zhes stepping forward, Su Luo raised a hand and motioned for them to quiet down.

"I do need someone to test medicine this time, but I don't need a Dou Zhe-level test subject."

"My lord, do you mean I can test medicine for you?"

Kagan stepped forward, his eyes filled with excitement. Anything that could help a Dou Master improve was almost always a second-grade or even Third-grade Pill. Such pills were incredibly precious resources even to Dou Ling families, things he would normally never get to see. With the help of such pills, he might truly have a chance to become a Da Dou Shi powerhouse.

Although testing medicine involved considerable danger, he was more than willing to take that risk.

"No. The pill I refined this time is not for Dou Zhes, nor is it for Dou Masters. This medicine is for those below the eighth stage Dou Qi."

Under Kagan's excited gaze, Su Luo slowly shook his head and explained the requirements for his test subject.

Hearing Su Luo's words, Mu Li, the former Young Leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, felt his eyelid twitch wildly.

To carry out his plan to capture Su Luo's mother, Su Muyue, and with the Blood War Mercenary Group expanding while the Wolf Head Mercenary Group declined, his father had chosen to disband the Wolf Head Mercenary Group once it had gradually become unsustainable.

After disbanding the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, the two of them had joined the Blood War Mercenary Group.

Today was only their second day in the Blood War Mercenary Group. Who could have expected Su Luo to ask for a test subject right after they arrived?

If it were an ordinary test subject, that would be one thing. But Su Luo wanted one as soon as they joined, and someone below the eighth stage Dou Qi at that. Mu Li, who was only at the seventh stage Dou Qi, was panicking badly.

He seriously suspected that his plan had been exposed. Su Luo might be trying to kill him under the pretense of testing medicine, or perhaps he had remembered Mu Li's mockery back then and intended to use an Alchemist's methods to take revenge.

After all, when testing medicine for an Alchemist, life and death were left to fate. If someone became strong as a test subject, they did not need to thank the Alchemist much. But likewise, it was perfectly normal for a test subject to die because of problems with the medicine. If everyone present had not been mercenaries who lived with their lives on the line and did not know whether they would see tomorrow, they would never have been so enthusiastic about testing medicine just now.

The risks of testing medicine had never been small. As for using people still at the Dou Qi stage, below Dou Zhe, to test medicine—in Mu Li's eyes, that was practically certain death.

There was nothing like Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid in the entire Gamma Empire, and thus no one believed that anyone could refine such a thing.

With that understanding, Mu Li, who had a guilty conscience, and Ling'er, who had previously refused to become a foot-warming maid, both pulled their fathers protectively in front of them, terrified that Su Luo would name them as test subjects.

"What medicine does my lord wish to test?" Amid the crowd's silence, Qing Ye, after pondering for a long time, stepped forward and asked.

"The Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid I refined can theoretically accelerate the cultivation speed of those below the eighth stage Dou Qi."

Su Luo took out the jade bottle and poured a drop of liquid into his palm for everyone to inspect.

Their gazes fell upon that drop of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid. Seeing the clearly mottled liquid, Mu Li and Ling'er held their fathers in front of them even more tightly.

At the same time, the others also backed away because of its mottled color. Clearly, things beyond their understanding were not so easy to accept.

Seeing everyone retreat, Su Luo gave a helpless bitter smile. After weighing his options, he decided to raise the stakes a little.

"Because the formula isn't complete, the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid I refined has considerable flaws. How about this: whoever is willing to help me test this liquid will receive some of the medicines I refine later, enough to help them become a Da Dou Shi powerhouse."

"A Da Dou Shi powerhouse!"

Everyone sucked in a breath. A Da Dou Shi-level powerhouse was an existence completely beyond the reach of people whose leader was only a Dou Master. Yet Su Luo had directly promised resources at the Da Dou Shi level. How could they not be shocked?

You're really willing to pay such a price just to kill me. But unfortunately, this Young Master isn't the kind of idiot who gets carried away so easily.