An Outsider

Ma Xiuxiu, standing nearby, looked surprised.

Shen Luo was just as startled. When Danyangzi had told him that the Meridian-Expanding Milk Spirit Pill could widen his Magic Meridians, he had expected an increase of ten or twenty percent at most. He had never imagined it could do so much more.

And from Danyangzi's tone, forty percent did not seem to be the limit.

"If I take more Meridian-Expanding Milk Spirit Pills, can I widen my Magic Meridians further?" Shen Luo asked at once, holding back his excitement.

"Medicinally speaking, once a cultivator takes enough of any pill, he develops a resistance to it and its effects begin to diminish. The Meridian-Expanding Milk Spirit Pill is no exception. In my judgment, taking more of them could widen your Magic Meridians by fifty percent at most," Danyangzi said after a moment's thought, his brows lifting slightly.

"I see." Shen Luo was a little disappointed, but he quickly dismissed the feeling.

A fifty-percent increase was already extraordinarily rare. What more could he ask for?

"As for the healing Milk Spirit Pills, the refining went smoothly. They're more effective than I expected. I wouldn't claim they can raise the dead or regrow flesh on bare bones, but no matter how severe an injury is, as long as the patient has a breath left, these pills can save them," Danyangzi continued.

Shen Luo was delighted once more.

The healing pills had also exceeded his expectations. With them on hand, he could rest much easier.

"Master Danyangzi, your skill in alchemy is truly remarkable. I'm very pleased with all three kinds of pills." He put away the three bottles and cupped his hands.

Danyangzi waved a hand, his expression indifferent. He had heard praise like that countless times and paid it no mind.

"Congratulations on getting