"What... what did you do?!"
Han Kang's eyes widened, and he blurted out, "Raising a pill's grade, adding pill rings..."
"What is this gray-black mist? Could it be... pill toxins?!"
Lin Mo slowly nodded.
He put the Barrier-Breaking Pill back into his Storage Bag, his expression grave. "This disciple discovered by chance that my special physique can remove pill toxins and raise a pill's grade."
"So I used this method to trade for a Supreme-Grade Foundation Establishment Pill at a shop belonging to the Eight Great Households, then raised it to perfect quality."
"Because this disciple has a five-spirit root, my aptitude is far too poor. Only with a Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill could I be absolutely certain of reaching foundation establishment!"
So that was it...
Han Kang looked thoughtful, though the shock on his face lingered for a long time before gradually fading.
A divine skill.
This was a divine skill capable of driving countless sects devoted to the Dao of Alchemy mad.
If those alchemy sects obtained Lin Mo's divine skill, they would surely soar into the heavens in a single leap. His special physique might not be unique in the cultivation world, but it certainly deserved to be called unprecedented!
"No wonder the Eight Great Households attached such importance to you, yet didn't dare fall out with our sect completely..."
Recalling the forceful threats Wu Pingdao and the others had made earlier, Han Kang's face filled with lingering dread. "Fortunately, I was cautious and didn't deactivate the sect-protecting formation to let them in."
"Otherwise... they would certainly have killed everyone to silence us and sealed away all knowledge of this matter!"
Lin Mo murmured his agreement, feeling a lingering fear himself.
Had Longevity Valley not been watching like a tiger, had the Sect Master not used Longevity