Chapter 46: Others Grind Pills Till Exhaustion, Li Fei Refines Pills Leisurely and Comfortably

The moment I stepped into the cave dwelling, I smelled the fragrance of tea.

Inside the cave dwelling, it was clean and tidy, and the layout and decoration were excellent.

It was clear that Dugu Bo liked this secret base very much.

"Little monster, come have tea," Dugu Bo said with a smile.

He had already pushed the cup filled with tea over to Li Fei's side.

Li Fei sat down, took a sip, and sighed, "Fine tea."

"I'll be here for a while. Please go back to Slyke Academy and tell them that I'll return after I finish refining the pill," Li Fei said.

"No problem, I'm just about to bring Yan Yan over to meet you, get familiar, and build some rapport."

"Little monster, I have high hopes for you."

Dugu Bo nodded; this was not a difficult matter for him.

"Alright," Li Fei nodded.

The two chatted briefly.

They finished their tea.

Li Fei found a room and entered work mode.

Dugu Bo left the Ice and Fire Dual Eye to deliver the notice, and also brought his beloved granddaughter along.

Inside the room, refining the pill was a piece of cake for Li Fei.

He already knew the pill formula in his mind, how to refine the celestial herb, or combine it to achieve full effect.

He activated the Eastern Azure Dragon Technique, condensing a cluster of high‑energy cyan energy.

Then he tossed the Azure Scale Seven‑Absolute Flower in, trying a solo refinement, followed by a combined refinement.

He would see which of the two results produced a more potent pill.

Anyway, he possessed the power of hair growth and an endless supply of celestial herbs, so waste was no concern.

That energy cluster could essentially idle; the rest required no further manipulation, as the domineering wood‑element energy would crush the Azure Scale Seven‑Absolute Flower and transmute it into a pill.

Thus the energy sphere entered an idle state.

He continued to condense a second wood‑energy light sphere, placing the combined Azure Scale Seven‑Absolute Flower and the remaining celestial herbs inside.

Following the same steps, he kept forming third, fourth, fifth and more wood‑energy clusters, inserting various celestial herbs to begin refinement.

"To raise Lao Du Wu's cultivation to Level 98, a 100,000‑year Soul Ring is required, but Lao Du Wu already has everything, so it's difficult unless the current Soul Ring can be shattered and re‑absorbed."

"The Clear Sky Sect's Exploding Ring works similarly, yet it ultimately restores the fragmented Soul Ring, which is not what I want. If I could obtain the secret of the Exploding Ring, perhaps I could deduce a way to remove the Soul Ring."

Inside the room, countless wood‑energy clusters floated in mid‑air, encircling the cross‑legged Li Fei.

Li Fei closed his eyes and meditated, probing the body's hidden stores, learning the various extraordinary channels, meridians, and their energy flows.

He hoped to start from this angle and see if a method to eliminate the Soul Ring could be found.

Thus time slipped away bit by bit.

One by one, the celestial herbs inside the wood‑energy light balls had turned into pills.

That meant the pill was complete!

But he didn't rush to extract them; instead, he let them continue absorbing more wood energy within the light spheres, strengthening the potency and enhancing the effect.

Nurturing the pill is also a very important process.

Dugu Yan, back at the Heavenly Battle Royal Academy, still felt heavy in her heart because of her grandfather's words.

Although the antidote was a cause for joy, was her relationship with Yu Tianheng really, as her grandfather claimed, merely a ploy to win over her grandfather?

Moreover, the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Sect was especially xenophobic.

If her family lost the protection of the titled Douluo Grandmaster—her grandfather—would the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Sect still recognize her martial soul, which is neither a snake nor a dragon, but a Jiaolong?

"Right, my martial soul mutated; let's see Yu Tianheng's reaction—maybe it's not as disgraceful as grandpa said."

Dugu Yan thought this as she walked toward the Mimicry Training Room.

However, she didn't realize that the moment she entertained this probing thought, her heart had already stopped trusting Yu Tianheng; once doubt arises in one's heart toward another, the crack has already begun.

"Yan Yan, you finally returned; come train together!" Inside the Mimicry Training Room, Yu Tianheng, upon seeing Dugu Yan, was first stunned, then smiled faintly and stepped forward.

"Sister Yan!" The others greeted Dugu Yan proactively, because she was the highest‑ranked and strongest in their team aside from Yu Tianheng, and behind her stood a titled Douluo Grandmaster—her grandfather.

With such a prestigious background as support, no one dared to look down on her.

After all, everyone had heard that Dugu Bo was capricious.

"Alright, let's train together," Dugu Yan smiled faintly; seeing everyone's and Yu Tianheng's reactions, she thought perhaps it wasn't as terrifying as grandpa said.

She then voluntarily summoned an Azure Scale Jiaolong!

The moment the martial soul appeared, the aura instantly intensified.

When everyone saw her martial soul, they were first stunned, then showed surprise.

They thought their eyes were playing tricks.

"Could it be my eyes playing tricks? Why does Sister Yan's martial soul seem different?"

"Yeah, it doesn't seem like a snake anymore?"

"What is this? Could it be a dragon?"

Everyone began to speculate.

"No, it's a Jiaolong. Last night my martial soul mutated, changing from Azure Scale Snake to Azure Scale Jiaolong—a benign mutation."

"My strength is greater than before!"

Dugu Yan's mouth curved upward as she introduced.

"Jiaolong?!"

Everyone gasped, "It's a postnatal martial soul mutation!"

"It actually mutated, becoming a flood dragon."

Yu Tianheng's eyes also showed shock, but when he carefully looked at the azure-scaled flood dragon, a hint of xenophobic disgust appeared in the depths of his eyes.

He possesses the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul; his martial soul is a dragon, while the opponent's martial soul initially is a snake. According to normal logic, he couldn't let the opponent surpass him, but because Du Gu Yan has a Title Douluo behind her, in order to secure his future position as sect leader, he must bring her into his camp.

That's why he would wrong himself and become lovers with Du Gu Yan.

Actually, these days he has been xenophobic and hazy toward Du Gu Yan's snake, even feeling a natural contempt.

But he hid it very well, not showing it on the surface.

Once he firmly secures the position of sect leader, Du Gu Yan's help to him will become small.

After Dugu Bo dies, he will be even less able to give her a glance, directly casting her into the cold palace and seeking another woman whose martial soul is also a dragon.

However, what he doesn't know is that he hadn't noticed before because Du Gu Yan didn't know; but this time, after being reminded by his grandfather, she has been paying attention to Yu Tianheng's expression and changes in his eyes.

The moment she saw that hint of xenophobic disgust and contempt in Yu Tianheng's eyes, her pure love heart instantly shattered.

"That's the look of disgust and contempt. No. He despises me. He looks down on me."

Du Gu Yan was shocked at heart, and also very sad.

In an instant, all her faith collapsed.

"He really is just as his grandfather said, always using me."

He wanted to cry, wanted to shed tears, but soon held back.

"Smack!"

"Yu Tianheng, let's break up!"

She raised her hand and slapped Yu Tianheng's face, then turned and ran.

Tears also flowed out.

This scene happened too suddenly, everyone was dumbfounded.

Yu Tianheng himself was also dumbfounded.

"No, what's going on?"

"Yanyan, what's wrong with you?"

Although Yu Tianheng didn't understand why she was like that, he still immediately chased after her.

(End of chapter)