Under Xiao Yi's careful, hands-on guidance, Ling Luochen successfully completed her first-ever pill refinement. In the end, an ordinary pill that could only weakly increase Soul Power slowly emerged from the furnace.
The effects of this pill were negligible—so weak that it did not even have a fitting name.
Xiao Yi turned to face the students below the stage and was about to speak when Elder Yao slowly stepped forward. He secretly gave Xiao Yi a look, and Xiao Yi immediately understood.
As the dean, one needed strength to establish authority. Otherwise, how could one hold the position of dean?
"Students, what you just witnessed was merely the most basic introductory knowledge of our Alchemy Department. The pill refined was likewise the lowest-grade ordinary variety." Elder Yao paused briefly, slowly adjusting his tone as his expression turned solemn.
"For tens of thousands of years on the Douluo Continent, no one has ever organized a complete, inheritable system of pill refinement. Yet Dean Xiao Yi of our Alchemy Department has compiled the scattered alchemy experiences of those before him and independently created a comprehensive method of pill refinement."
"Our Alchemy Department was established for this very purpose: to cultivate top-tier alchemists, allowing more Soul Masters to use pills to assist their cultivation and break through to greater realms."
After Elder Yao finished speaking, he once again signaled for Xiao Yi to step forward. Understanding his intent, Xiao Yi did not release a single Soul Ring. Yet an immense and boundless pressure of Soul Power suddenly swept across the entire venue. It vanished in an instant, but every student below the stage trembled, their hearts filled with awe.
"My name is Xiao Yi, and I am the first dean of the Alchemy Department. Welcome to the Alchemy Department. If you wish to