After bidding farewell to Xue Qinghe, Lin Mu returned to his own residence and set about refining pills.
With the assistance of the Kirin Fire, the pill-refining process achieved twice the result with half the effort.
After a whole night of refining, Lin Mu emerged from his room looking slightly haggard and went to the Education Committee with the finished pills.
"Teacher Lin Mu, do these pills have any side effects?"
Meng Shenji examined the pill Lin Mu had handed him. Its exterior was emerald green, crystal clear, and it exuded a faint, pleasant aroma of the pill.
The other two Education Committee members were also observing from the side. As Soul Douluo powerhouses, they could naturally sense that this pill contained a considerable amount of energy.
"Rest assured, three Education Committee members, this pill is extracted from medicinal herbs. It will only accelerate their cultivation speed and will not place any burden on their bodies."
Lin Mu's expression was calm as he spoke.
The Kirin Fire had a miraculous effect on purifying impurities from medicinal materials and merging medicinal properties, even capable of elevating the quality of the pill to a higher level.
With Lin Mu's assurance, Meng Shenji immediately felt at ease and said, "Since there are no side effects, I'll trouble Teacher Lin Mu to distribute these to the members of the Royal Team. As for the expenses, the academy will reimburse them."
"Then, three Education Committee members, I'll take my leave now."
As his words fell, Lin Mu turned and walked out the door.
After Lin Mu left, Meng Shenji pocketed the pill in his hand. Pills as effective as these could be used in the future to reward students.
In their imaginations, the reason Lin Mu was able to cultivate so quickly was likely largely related to pills.
In fact, Lin Mu had previously only been able to refine some healing medicines and antidote pills, mainly because his alchemy skills weren't proficient enough. Now, with the Kirin Fire, he dared to attempt refining pills for cultivation use.
After leaving the Education Committee, Lin Mu found Qin Ming again and asked him to gather everyone at the training ground.
Through Qin Ming spreading the news everywhere, Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and the others arrived one after another at the training ground.
Everyone's face held a trace of confusion, wondering what matter Teacher Lin Mu had called them for.
After this month of combat soul arena, they had completely lost any resentment. Although they were easily injured, under Ye Lingling's treatment, their injuries quickly recovered.
Under such high-intensity training, the results brought about were extremely significant.
Not only had their soul power improvement rate become much faster than before, but their practical combat abilities had also advanced by leaps and bounds.
Arriving before everyone, Lin Mu directly took out several jade bottles from his storage bracelet.
"These are all pills I have refined for you."
"The ones in the white jade bottle are Soul Power Pills. After taking them, they can accelerate soul power cultivation. The medicinal power is gentle and suitable for daily use. The ones in the green jade bottle are Body Tempering Pills. Take them during training to strengthen your physical constitution."
"Of course, these two types of pills can only play an auxiliary role. The harder you train, the easier it will be to absorb the medicinal effects."
Lin Mu briefly introduced the two kinds of pills in his hand.
He had originally wanted to try refining a type of pill that could enhance the Black Turtle bloodline, helping the brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo accelerate their martial soul fusion, but unfortunately, he couldn't find the suitable medicinal materials.
"Pills?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, and the others' eyes instantly burst with surprise and delight.
They had never imagined that Teacher Lin Mu, whose strength was unfathomable, actually mastered such profound alchemy techniques!
Most of them had never encountered pills that could accelerate cultivation like this.
Next, Lin Mu distributed to Yu Tianheng and the others one bottle each of Soul Power Pills and one bottle each of Body Tempering Pills, while Tang San received two bottles of each.
This was a matter of maintaining a clear distinction between public and private.
The reason Lin Mu was willing to serve as the leader guiding the Royal Team was mainly for the sake of the three pieces of soul bones in the Soul Master Competition. He didn't have much emotional attachment to most of them.
Therefore, he couldn't possibly treat everyone as his disciples.
Although these pills were funded by the academy, after all, he had put in the effort to refine them, so giving Tang San an extra share was only right and proper.
"Thank you, teacher!"
Seeing Tang San receive double the amount of pills in his hand, although the others were filled with envy in their eyes, no one raised any objection.
Getting the pills at all was already an unexpected bonus. If they offended Teacher Lin Mu, they probably wouldn't get so much as a single hair.
"Thank you, Teacher Lin Mu!"
Everyone thanked him in unison and carefully put away the pills.
After distributing the pills, Lin Mu announced the dismissal.
Carrying excitement and anticipation, everyone left one after another, preparing to return and immediately experience the effects of the pills.
Dugu Yan was walking on the road back to the dormitory. In order to absorb the pills, she hadn't gone to the combat soul arena with Yu Tianheng today.
Suddenly, a green figure, like a ghost, silently darted out from the side and arrived before Dugu Yan in the blink of an eye.
The newcomer was dressed in a dark green long robe, with a thin, tall build and hair that was also dark green. It was none other than the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo.
"Grandfather!"
Du Guyan was startled at first, but when she saw who it was, she immediately pounced on him with delighted surprise.
Dugu Bo's cold and rigid face instantly softened. He laughed heartily and embraced her: "Yan Yan, let grandfather have a look... Hmm, your soul power has improved quite a bit. Not bad, not bad."
If it were usual, hearing her grandfather's praise, Dugu Yan would certainly have been quite pleased with herself.
But in this past month, that bit of pride of hers had long since shattered into pieces.
Sensing his granddaughter's unusual state, Dugu Bo frowned slightly and said, "Yan Yan, I heard you all got a new team leader. Has he been bullying you?"
"Grandfather, he is much stricter than Teacher Qin Ming. The daily training volume has increased several times over, and he even dares to use his hands."
"Uses his hands?!"
Dugu Bo's eyes flashed with a cold light, and the aura around him instantly became dangerous. He confirmed again: "He hit you?"
Dugu Yan nodded. Remembering the scene of being kicked flying that day, she still felt a bit of resentment.
"Bastard!"
Dugu Bo flew into a rage, his aura becoming fiercely sharp. He said coldly: "A mere academy teacher dares to touch my Dugu Bo's granddaughter! This old man will go see just how capable he really is!"
"Grandfather, don't!"
Dugu Yan hurriedly grabbed him and explained: "Although Teacher Lin Mu is a bit ruthless, he... does have real ability. The reason our soul power has improved so quickly this month is all because of the training plan he formulated."
"Besides, he just now gave us pills to assist our cultivation."
"Pills?"
Dugu Bo's anger subsided slightly, but his frown deepened. As a poison expert, he also had some knowledge of alchemy. This kind of thing was not something just anyone could refine.
"What kind of pills? They're not some inferior stuff that overdraws potential, are they? Hurry up and let grandfather have a look."
Dugu Yan complied, taking out the two jade bottles and handing them to Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo casually opened the bottle stopper, gently sniffed it, and the expression on his face instantly became solemn.
Then, he carefully poured out one Soul Power Pill, placed it on his palm for close examination, and even crushed a little with his finger, feeling the pure and gentle medicinal power within it.
"These pills..."
The more Dugu Bo looked, the more shocked he became. He thought to himself: "These are clearly just some not-very-advanced medicinal ingredients, yet they've been refined to such a degree. The medicinal properties are fused almost perfectly, with hardly any impurities..."