"How did you know, Yu Cheng?"
Dugu Yan asked in surprise.
After obtaining her Third Soul Ring, she had indeed developed some problems with her body.
Sometimes, she would inexplicably feel dizzy, just like she had a moment ago.
Her symptoms on rainy days were also exactly as Yu Cheng had described.
However, Dugu Yan had assumed she was simply exhausted from training. Since the symptoms were not too severe, she had not paid much attention to them.
"Captain, I suspect you may have been poisoned."
Yu Cheng stated his thoughts directly.
"Poisoned?"
Dugu Yan said uncertainly, "Could it be because of your White Snake Pill? But I don't feel that there's anything wrong with my body."
"It isn't the White Snake Pill's poison." Yu Cheng shook his head.
He stared into Dugu Yan's eyes and said seriously, "Occasional dizziness and weakness on rainy days—these symptoms should be familiar to you."
Dugu Yan pursed her lips and lowered her head to think for a while.
"These are symptoms that only appear after being poisoned by the Jade Phosphorous Serpent!"
Dugu Yan cried out in surprise.
She recalled sparring with Osler before, when she had accidentally poisoned him unconscious.
Although he had been treated in time, Osler still suffered some lingering effects over the following days.
He had no strength during training, and his head felt muddled and heavy.
The third day after Osler was injured happened to be rainy. He took leave and lay in bed for the entire day.
"Captain, could it be that you accidentally poisoned yourself while using your Martial Soul?"
Yu Cheng asked, pretending to be confused.
"How could that be possible!"
Dugu Yan shook her head firmly.
Injured by her own Martial Soul?
If word got out, would people not laugh their heads off at her?
She was a Control System Soul Master.
She had undergone specialized training in controlling her own snake venom. Otherwise, she might accidentally injure her teammates during battle.
"You're the only Jade Phosphorous Serpent Soul Master in the entire Royal Academy. Other than you, who else could it be?"
Yu Cheng spread his hands.
"I'm not questioning your control. I'm guessing that your Martial Soul has mutated."
"This..." Dugu Yan fell silent.
Martial Soul Mutation?
That was indeed possible.
Her Third Soul Ring was over two thousand years old, so it was not unreasonable for it to have caused a Martial Soul Mutation.
"Yu Cheng, then what should I do now? Do you have a way to solve it?"
Dugu Yan asked with a frown.
"I can first give you some pills to suppress the snake venom in your body, but that only treats the symptoms, not the root cause."
Yu Cheng said helplessly.
"You can ask Senior Dugu to take a look. He is a Title Douluo, so he will definitely have a way to solve your problem!"
"Mm."
Dugu Yan nodded.
"Grandfather entered seclusion some time ago. Once he comes out, I'll go find him immediately."
Then her tone changed. Staring at Yu Cheng seriously, she said, "Set the snake venom aside for now. Yu Cheng, there's something you must promise me. If you develop any new pills in the future, you have to sell them to me first."
Yu Tianheng had actually approached Yu Cheng in private to make pills?
It seemed he was still thinking about the captain's position.
Dugu Yan had only just managed to catch up to Yu Tianheng in Soul Power. She did not want Yu Cheng to stab her in the back one day.
"Fine, fine. If I get anything good in the future, I'll tell you first."
Yu Cheng said, patting his chest.
"Hmph, that's more like it."
Dugu Yan snorted coldly.
She took out a gold coin card from her Soul Tool and placed it on the table.
"There are ten thousand Gold Soul Coins in here. For the next two months, this young lady is booking all your pill-refining time."
"Yes, Captain!"
Yu Cheng put the gold coin card into his Soul Tool, unable to stop a smile from curling across his lips.
Being kept really did feel nice.
Time flew by, and two months passed.
Yu Cheng gradually spent less time refining pills for the Imperial Dou Team. In his words, taking too many pills in a short period would cause the body to develop some resistance.
Of course, Yu Cheng still insisted on examining everyone's bodies every month. Not only did no one suspect anything bad, they were even grateful to him.
Seeing this, Youth Yu Cheng could not help but sigh.
To study the bodies of Soul Masters, he had nearly fallen out with several Tang Sect elders.
Who would have thought...
Here with Yu Cheng, a group of people lined up to offer him their blood.
Northwest of Heaven Dou City.
A cluster of magnificent buildings had been built against the mountainside.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian sat in the main hall, their fingers lightly tapping against the table.
"Sect Master, Second Elder, the Hundred Grass Pill and Mysterious Water Pill have been successfully developed."
A white-haired old man jogged in through the doorway.
This man was called Old Li, the alchemy master supported by the sect.
"Let me see."
Yu Luomian took the jade bottle from Old Li's hand and impatiently pulled out the stopper.
A wave of medicinal fragrance spread through the room.
He sniffed it and nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad. This is the smell!"
Not long ago, Yu Tianheng had returned to the sect.
When Yu Yuanzhen and the others learned that he had taken pills refined by Yu Cheng, they were greatly shocked.
They had heard of Yu Cheng's reputation, but refining medicine was nothing like publishing theories. It required practice accumulated over time.
A ten-year-old alchemy master?
The sect's higher-ups had once believed Yu Tianheng had been scammed.
Yet after witnessing the effects of the two pills, everyone was shocked once again.
Even Elder Li, who had refined medicine for the sect for more than thirty years, could not help but marvel at the pills' wonders.
"Reporting to the Sect Master, the Hundred Grass Pill is as effective as the Medicinal Cuisine taken by the main family's disciples, yet its cost is around twenty percent lower. I have already arranged for people to specifically purchase the ingredients for the Hundred Grass Pill."
Elder Li said respectfully.
"Good."
Yu Yuanzhen slapped the table. "Leave everything to Elder Li."
Elder Li cupped his hands and continued, "However, the Mysterious Water Pill's formula is somewhat strange. I replaced two of its auxiliary ingredients, and its effectiveness increased by more than ten percent."
"Oh? Isn't that a good thing?"
Yu Luomian asked in confusion.
Elder Li had refined medicine in the sect for over thirty years and could be considered a master of his generation.
Neither Yu Yuanzhen nor Yu Luomian found it strange that he could improve Yu Cheng's pill formula.
"But the two ingredients I replaced were both very common medicinal herbs. If Yu Cheng truly is an alchemy master, he should have been able to improve the formula himself."
Elder Li voiced his doubts.
"Yu Cheng is only a little over ten years old. How could he compare to you, Elder Li?"
Yu Luomian said indifferently.
Elder Li shook his head and sighed. "If I ever have the chance, I would truly like to exchange ideas with this young man. Unfortunately, I've been too busy lately to spare the time."
"That's simple. I'll send someone to the Royal Academy and bring him here."
Yu Luomian stood up immediately.
"Second Brother, Yu Cheng is well known, and he belongs to the imperial family. Your people must not be too rude when they see him."
Yu Yuanzhen gave an instruction.
"Got it."
Yu Luomian replied casually.
Heaven Dou Academy.
Yu Cheng and Qin Ming walked side by side along the road.
"Yu Cheng, for the next period of time, the Imperial Dou Team will travel to Spirit Fighting Arenas in major cities for the third stage of practical combat training. Will you come with us, or stay at the academy and continue cultivating?"
Qin Ming asked.
It was hard to imagine that he, a Soul Emperor teacher, would actually seek the opinion of a student.
However, Qin Ming truly was uncertain about how to arrange things for Yu Cheng.
Yu Cheng's two Support Soul Skills were immensely powerful, not the least bit inferior to those of an ordinary Soul Elder.
Yet after witnessing Yu Cheng's exceptional pill-refining skills, Qin Ming suddenly realized that combat experience had no practical meaning for Yu Cheng.
An alchemy master would be treated as an honored guest wherever he went. He simply did not need to fight for himself.
"I'll stay in the dormitory. I should be close to breaking through to level 23."
Yu Cheng said with a smile.
In truth, he still needed to wait at the academy for Dugu Bo to come looking for him.
If he missed Dugu Bo's Immortal Herbs because of spirit fighting, he would have nowhere to cry.
"Rank 23! So soon!"
Qin Ming said in surprise.
He was about to say something else when he suddenly sensed a powerful aura rapidly approaching.
"Who is it? How dare they fly through the air over the Royal Academy?"
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