The Art of Alchemy Stuns Dugu Bo

After bidding Xue Qinghe farewell, Lin Mu returned to his residence and began refining pills.

With Kirin Fire assisting him, the pill-refining process took half the effort for twice the result.

After refining through the night, Lin Mu emerged from his room looking slightly weary, then took the finished pills to the Education Committee.

"Teacher Lin Mu, these pills don't have any side effects?"

Meng Shenji examined the pill Lin Mu handed over. It was emerald green, crystal-clear, and gave off a faint medicinal fragrance.

The other two committee members observed from the side as well. As Soul Douluo powerhouses, they could naturally sense the considerable energy contained within the pill.

"Rest assured, the three of you. I extracted these pills from medicinal herbs. They will only speed up their cultivation and won't burden their bodies."

Lin Mu spoke calmly.

Kirin Fire was exceptionally effective at purifying impurities from medicinal herbs and merging their properties. It could even raise the quality of a pill to another level.

With Lin Mu's assurance, Meng Shenji immediately relaxed. "Since there are no side effects, then I'll trouble Teacher Lin Mu to distribute them to the Imperial Dou Team members. As for the cost, the academy will reimburse it."

"Then I'll take my leave, gentlemen."

With that, Lin Mu turned and walked out.

After Lin Mu left, Meng Shenji tucked the pill in his hand away. Such an extraordinary pill could be used to reward students in the future.

In their minds, the reason Lin Mu had been able to cultivate so quickly was likely closely related to pills.

In truth, Lin Mu had previously only known how to refine healing medicine and antidote pills. His alchemy skills simply had not been refined enough. Now that he had Kirin Fire, he finally dared to try refining pills for cultivation.

After leaving the Education Committee, Lin Mu found Qin Ming and had him gather everyone at the training ground.

Thanks to Qin Ming spreading the word, Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and the others gradually arrived at the training ground.

There was a trace of confusion on everyone's faces, as they had no idea why Teacher Lin Mu had summoned them.

After a month of soul battles, all their grievances had completely vanished. Though they were easily injured, Ye Lingling's treatment allowed their wounds to heal quickly.

Under such high-intensity training, the results had been extremely apparent.

Not only had their soul power advanced much faster than before, but their practical combat abilities had also improved by leaps and bounds.

Standing before them, Lin Mu directly took several jade bottles from his Storage Bracelet.

"These are pills I refined for you."

"The white jade bottles contain Soul Power Pills. Taking them can accelerate soul power cultivation. Their medicinal effect is mild, making them suitable for everyday use. The green jade bottles contain Body Tempering Pills. Taking them during training can strengthen your physical condition."

"Of course, these two pills can only serve as aids. The harder you train, the easier it will be for you to absorb their effects."

Lin Mu briefly introduced the two types of pills in his hand.

He had originally wanted to try refining a pill that could enhance the Black Tortoise Origin and help the Shi Mo brothers accelerate their martial soul fusion, but unfortunately, he had not found suitable medicinal herbs.

"Pills?"

At those words, surprise and delight immediately flashed in the eyes of Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, and the others.

They had never imagined that Teacher Lin Mu, whose strength was unfathomable, also possessed such profound alchemy skills!

Most of them had never encountered pills capable of accelerating cultivation before.

Next, Lin Mu gave Yu Tianheng and the others one bottle of Soul Power Pills and one bottle of Body Tempering Pills each. Tang San, however, received two bottles of each.

Public and private matters had to be kept separate.

The main reason Lin Mu had been willing to become the leader responsible for teaching the Imperial Dou Team was the three soul bones from the Soul Master Competition. He did not feel much attachment toward most of them.

Therefore, he could not treat everyone as his disciples.

Though the academy had paid for these pills, he had put in the effort to refine them. It was only natural that Tang San received an extra share.

"Thank you, Master!"

Although the others' eyes were filled with envy when they saw that Tang San had received twice as many pills, no one voiced any objection.

Receiving pills was already an unexpected delight. If they offended Teacher Lin Mu, they might not get even a single hair.

"Thank you, Teacher Lin Mu!"

Everyone thanked him in unison and carefully put away their pills.

After distributing the pills, Lin Mu dismissed them.

Filled with excitement and anticipation, everyone left one after another, intending to experience the effects of the pills as soon as they returned.

As Dugu Yan walked back toward the dormitories, she had not gone to the soul fighting arena with Yu Tianheng today in order to absorb the pills.

Suddenly, an emerald green figure darted out from the side like a ghost, silently arriving before Dugu Yan in the blink of an eye.

The newcomer wore a dark green robe and was tall and thin, with dark green hair as well. It was none other than Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo.

"Grandfather!"

Dugu Yan was startled at first, but after recognizing him, she immediately rushed toward him in delight.

The sternness on Dugu Bo's face instantly softened. Laughing heartily, he pulled her into his arms. "Yan Yan, let Grandfather take a look. Hmm, your soul power has improved quite a bit. Not bad, not bad."

Under normal circumstances, Dugu Yan would surely have preened at her grandfather's praise.

But over the past month, what little pride she had left had long since been shattered.

Noticing something off about his granddaughter, Dugu Bo frowned slightly. "Yan Yan, I heard you got a new team leader. Has he been bullying you?"

"Grandpa, he's much stricter than Teacher Qin Ming. Our daily training load has increased several times over, and he even dares to lay hands on us."

"Lay hands on you?!"

A cold glint flashed through Dugu Bo's eyes, and the aura around him instantly turned dangerous. He asked again, "He hit you?"

Dugu Yan nodded. Remembering how she had been kicked flying that day still left her feeling frustrated.

"Bastard!"

Dugu Bo flew into a rage, his presence turning incomparably sharp. He said coldly, "A mere academy teacher dares lay hands on Dugu Bo's granddaughter! I'd like to see just how capable he is!"

"Grandpa, don't!"

Dugu Yan hurriedly grabbed him and explained, "Teacher Lin Mu may be a bit ruthless, but... he really is capable. Our soul power has improved so quickly this past month because of the training plan he made for us."

"And he just gave us pills to help with cultivation."

"Pills?"

Dugu Bo's anger subsided somewhat, but his brow furrowed even more deeply. As an expert in poisons, he had also dabbled in medicinal pills. These were not something just anyone could refine.

"What kind of pills? They aren't some inferior junk that drains your potential, are they? Take them out and let Grandpa have a look."

Dugu Yan obediently took out the two jade bottles and handed them to Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo casually removed the stopper and gave the contents a light sniff. The expression on his face instantly turned solemn.

Then, he carefully poured out a Soul Power Pill and examined it closely in his palm. He crushed off a tiny bit with his fingers, feeling the pure, gentle medicinal power within.

"This pill..."

The more Dugu Bo looked, the more shocked he became. They're clearly just some fairly ordinary medicinal herbs, yet they've been refined to such a degree. The medicinal properties have fused almost perfectly, with hardly any impurities at all.