After Class

Xiwu Academy.

Inside Class A, the alchemy fire roared. Pei Ling stood before the pill furnace, his face expressionless as he continuously formed hand seals, controlling the medicinal liquid inside as it condensed into pills.

The students, who should have been sitting at their desks, were now gathered around him and the furnace, their expressions strange, their greedy eyes fixed on Pei Ling.

The few lacquered trays beside the furnace were already completely empty—not a single blade of grass remained.

Just moments ago, these students had swarmed like locusts and devoured every last ingredient for refining the Mind-Opening and Acupoint-Connecting Pill!

"Ding-dong! Continuing to cultivate [Pill Refining Technique: Mind-Opening and Acupoint-Connecting Pill] requires Jiarong Grass, Dixiu Fruit, Diwu Blood Essence, Nusang Silkworm..."

"Ding-dong! Jiarong Grass, Dixiu Fruit, Diwu Blood Essence, Nusang Silkworm are missing..."

"Ding-dong! System detection..."

"Ding-dong! The system will provide you with a free gift..."

Hearing the System Prompt in his ear, Pei Ling froze.

Before he could react, the system had already taken control of his body. It opened the furnace, took out the pills inside, and casually tossed them onto the ground. Then he spread his arms, his hands flashing like lightning as he seized one student after another by the neck and stuffed seven or eight of them into the pill furnace!

Even the Seventh-Rank Pill Furnace, whose size could be adjusted at will, was packed to the brim. Pei Ling expressionlessly shut the lid, as though he had done something utterly trivial.

"Ding-dong! Ingredient delivery complete. The system will continue cultivation for you..."

And so, under the system's control, Pei Ling summoned the Nanke Dream Fire and continued refining pills with fluid, practiced movements.

Seeing their teacher use their classmates to refine pills, the remaining students' gazes turned utterly vicious, their features twisting almost