"Brat, what are you up to?" Yao Lao's heart skipped a beat when he saw Xiao Yan take out the Life Devouring Pill Recipe.
An outrageous thought crossed his mind: Is this boy planning to refine Life Devouring Pills and churn out Dou Wang experts?
Meeting Yao Lao's gaze, Xiao Yan nodded with a smile.
"Damn it, you brat..." Yao Lao's eyelid twitched.
A pill that consumed the user's lifespan could rapidly raise their cultivation, but its side effects were severe. Trading years of life for strength hardly seemed worth it.
Xiao Yan understood his concerns and explained with a smile, "Don't worry, Teacher. I've already thought of a way around the side effects."
He couldn't refine them in batches yet, so he planned to use the Horse Talisman.
If he managed batch production later, he wouldn't be able to keep up on his own. By then, he might need pills that extended lifespan as a substitute.
"Ignore the side effects... Like you did before!" Remembering Xiao Yan's miraculous method, Yao Lao could no longer keep calm.
"Take it easy, Teacher. You can't jump at every little thing. Think of your dignity." Xiao Yan tried to soothe him with a grin.
"Take it easy? How am I supposed to take it easy?" Yao Lao retorted.
What did it mean to ignore a pill's side effects entirely?
It meant that, given enough medicinal herbs, Xiao Yan could produce Dou Wang experts in bulk.
A Dou Wang might not amount to much in the Central Plains, but on the impoverished Northwest Continent, one was a local powerhouse—strong enough to lead a clan.
Give him a few years, and Dou Wang experts might be everywhere.
The thought made Yao Lao draw a sharp breath.
Xiao Yan, on the other hand, took it in