The Secret of the Pills!

Old Master Qin's eyes lit up. "I remember now!"

"That day, Yao'er gave me a Body-Warming Martial-Nourishing Pill. After I took it, the dantian that had been damaged for years finally healed!"

"And what he gave you was a Spirit-Gathering Mystic-Entering Pill..."

"Oh, right, right! That was the name!"

Qin Lan nodded like a chicken pecking grain. "Brother said it was something good. He told Lan'er to swallow it, and said I mustn't tell anyone."

As they spoke, both their memories drifted back several months.

Back then, grandfather and granddaughter had still been living in the family quarters of the Foreign Repelling Camp.

The moment Qin Yao returned, he said eagerly, "Lan'er, look! Your brother brought you something good!"

"W-what is it? Is it something tasty?"

The little girl asked without thinking.

"Food is all you ever think about!"

Qin Dashan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Qin Yao took the Spirit-Gathering Mystic-Entering Pill marked "expires in seven days" from his system panel, brought it into the real world, and handed it to Qin Lan.

"What's this? A black sesame ball?"

With that, she leaned closer and sniffed it. Her delicate brows drew together. "Eww... It doesn't smell very tasty."

Qin Yao pressed a hand to his forehead, speechless.

But the well-traveled Old Master Qin suddenly widened his eyes. "That faint scent of medicinal herbs... Just smelling it clears the mind and lifts the spirits!"

"Could this be the legendary 'pill'?!"

No wonder Old Master Qin was so astonished.

After all, a saying had long circulated throughout the Great Yan Martial Arts World: "Medicine that fails to become a pill is dregs in the end."

"Sharp eyes, Grandpa. This is called a Spirit-Gathering Mystic-Entering Pill."

Qin Yao explained patiently, "Anyone whose Martial Vein has yet to awaken can take