Ice Lotus Pill

"So that's how it is."

Su Chen hurriedly stopped circulating his Soul Power, narrowly escaping disaster.

Had he continued circulating his Soul Power so rashly, his meridians would have been damaged by the clash between the two types of Heterogeneous Soul Power, leaving him with lifelong injuries that would be difficult to heal.

"Get some proper rest for now. Don't rush into cultivation anytime soon."

Shui Qingxuan had not expected the Soul Power she injected to conflict with the Heterogeneous Soul Power already within Su Chen's body.

Mistaking it for Su Chen's inability to adapt to the newly injected Soul Power, she patted his shoulder and reminded him.

"Are you two Su Chen's friends?"

As expected, Shui Qingxuan soon turned her attention to Hu Liena and Xie Yue.

"Yes, we've been friends with Su Chen since junior academy."

They had naturally discussed this identity with Bibi Dong beforehand.

After all, not even Skywater Academy could truly investigate a junior academy that had already shut down.

"I see. Then which academy are you attending now?"

Two geniuses were potential rivals to Skywater Academy.

"After graduating, we joined Spirit Hall Academy.

We originally wanted to go with Su Chen, but his Martial Soul Awakening had yet to be resolved. On top of that, Aunt Shui Yue insisted that he attend Skywater Academy, so we couldn't leave together."

Hu Liena explained.

There was nothing unreasonable about that explanation.

"Spirit Hall Academy? It could be called the finest academy in the world."

Shui Qingxuan smiled and nodded. Even if she did not wish to admit it, she understood that Spirit Hall Academy was the best Soul Master Academy in the world.

Even if the Five Element Academies joined forces, they would have no absolute confidence of surpassing it.

Although she opposed Spirit Hall, there was no need for her to target juniors from Spirit Hall Academy.

"An academy's guidance is only an aid in the end. Cultivation still depends on oneself."

Xie Yue added with his arms folded. It was a principle their teacher had taught them on their first day of enrollment.

He was still troubled by the shattered full moon from his dream.

These past days, he had continually recalled the scenes from that dream, yet he had found no clues at all.

"Since old friends have reunited, this old woman won't disturb you any longer."

Shui Qingxuan knew it was inappropriate for someone of her status to remain there.

After reminding Su Chen to rest well, she left the dormitory.

"It was only a spar. Did you really have to go so all out?"

Thinking back to that hard-fought battle, Hu Liena could not help but scold him softly.

"Didn't you use even your Martial Soul Fusion Skill, a trump card like that?"

Su Chen had not expected to run into Hu Liena and Xie Yue at the Soul Arena, much less for them to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

"Wasn't it all to teach you, you flirtatious little brat, a lesson?"

Hu Liena rolled her eyes at him irritably.

"Actually, our Martial Soul Fusion Skill still isn't practiced well enough. That's why we need to temper it in actual combat."

"And you used it on me?"

Su Chen broke out in a cold sweat. If Hu Liena and Xie Yue had not been too wary of his first soul skill, causing them to let down their guard after successfully breaking it, he would have lost that battle.

"Yeah, but we still couldn't take you down. It seems a place like Skywater Academy can't restrain your talent either."

Xie Yue shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.

"I remembered something you told me before. Gold will shine sooner or later. I didn't believe it back then, but I do now."

"How many days can you stay here? Once I've rested for a while, how about I take you out and show you around?"

This injury had mainly come from the enormous depletion of Soul Power and physical strength.

Therefore, after one or two days of quiet recuperation, he should have fully recovered.

"We're leaving tonight. I'm afraid there isn't time."

Hu Liena sounded quite regretful.

"I really don't know how many more girls you'll charm by the next time we meet, if I don't keep an eye on you."

"Shouldn't you be guessing what realm I'll have reached by the next time we meet?"

Two days later, Su Chen's body had recovered for the most part.

However, the Soul Power within his body gave him a terrible headache.

Although this newly injected Heterogeneous Soul Power could likewise be suppressed with his own Soul Power, the suppression was far less effective than it had been against those mysterious types of Heterogeneous Soul Power.

Most critically, whenever this Soul Power came into contact with the previous Heterogeneous Soul Power, they would clash.

That meant that even if he merely mobilized his Soul Power a little too hastily, he would immediately fall into a state of Soul Power disorder.

One month later

"Misfortunes never come alone. This little won't last very long, will it?"

Lying on his bed, Su Chen sighed helplessly. He had already asked Shui Qingxuan about it.

Her answer was that she had no way to resolve this kind of Soul Power either. If she continued using her Soul Power to suppress it, she would only worsen the situation.

Fortunately, to express her apology, Shui Qingxuan brought out a medicinal herb she had treasured for many years.

This flower, called Frost Lotus, produced lotus seeds once every three years.

Grinding those lotus seeds into powder could suppress the chill caused by ice-attribute Martial Souls within the body.

Shui Qingxuan had brought this exotic herb back when she traveled through the Land of Extreme North.

Because quite a few Skywater Academy students possessed ice-attribute Martial Souls, and the traits of their Martial Souls could have certain effects on their bodies.

This Ice Lotus had thus become Skywater Academy's secret treasure.

"Taking this pill should be able to suppress this condition for a while."

Shui Qingxuan gave him a small pouch of the lotus seeds she had personally stored away, since the situation had arisen from her mistake.

Su Chen, who was well versed in medicinal principles, used other ingredients alongside the lotus seeds to refine them into pills.

This greatly enhanced the medicinal effects of the lotus seeds, producing several dozen small pills.

Each pill could suppress the condition for roughly fifteen minutes.

Naturally, more pills would be needed in intense combat.

As for the consequences of taking them continuously or in large doses, that had not yet undergone clinical testing.

After all, these pills were exceedingly precious. Even Su Chen could not bear to use them for experiments.

"I should go out for a walk. I've been rotting away in the dorm these days."

Because of the Heterogeneous Soul Power, cultivation had become extremely difficult for Su Chen.

Left with no other choice, Su Chen, who had remained shut in his dormitory, finally chose to go outside.

Of course, Su Chen could not have imagined that this Ice Lotus Pill of his would become the beginning of the profession of alchemists in the world of Douluo Continent.

And that, hundreds and thousands of years later, people would revere him as the founding ancestor of alchemists because of this achievement.