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Hearing his teammate's words, Xiong Li did not hesitate for a moment. He nodded and said, "That's right. This is the Recovery Pill, the one with the most comprehensive healing effects among Tier 4 medicinal pills. Generally, only a Rank 5 Alchemist can refine it."
Sensing his companions' confusion, Xiong Li explained, "I am so certain because I have taken a Recovery Pill once before."
"No way! Captain, you've had one before? How is that possible?"
Xiong Li's words were shocking.
They had been together for a long time, and they all knew his background. Although his parents were Soul Masters, their cultivation levels were not high. The strongest among them was Xiong Li's father, whose Soul Power was not much higher than Xiong Li's current level.
The couple had roamed the world of Soul Masters for many years. Later, as their youthful dreams faded, they stopped adventuring and started a small business. They were essentially ordinary people within the Soul Master community.
"It's true. Of course, if I had to buy it, I definitely couldn't afford it. That Recovery Pill was a gift from my father when I was about to head out into the continent after graduating from the Intermediate Soul Master Academy."
"I see, Captain. That pill must have been your father's treasure. He was worried about you encountering danger, so he gave it to you to carry."
Xiong Li nodded, his thoughts drifting to his parents back home.
If not for that young man's rescue just now, he would have perished in the mouth of a Soul Beast, never to return.
"You're right. When my father was young, he once helped an Alchemist. To repay the favor, that Alchemist promised to refine pills for my father for free, as long as he supplied the medicinal ingredients himself"
"Eventually, my father spent a long time gathering all the materials and asked the Alchemist to refine a Recovery Pill. My father cherished it like a precious treasure and would never use it unless it was a matter of life and death."
"Since he never ended up needing it, he passed it down to me. During that previous life-and-death crisis, if I hadn't swallowed that pill, I would have lost my life long ago."
As he finished speaking and recalled the past, Xiong Li couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy.
"Then this time we've truly turned a misfortune into a blessing! Captain, even if this bottle isn't full, there must be several pills inside. If we sell these, how much money would that be!" one person said excitedly, his eyes practically spinning with Gold Soul Coins.
Slap!
Liu Kang smacked him.
"You money-grubber! These Recovery Pills are so precious, and you actually want to sell them? How short-sighted."
"For low-level Soul Masters like us, these pills are no different from having an extra life. If each of us could have taken one before encountering that Diamond Tiger, we wouldn't have been chased through the forest by those Swift Magic Wolves."
"Old Liu is right. These pills cannot be sold. Not only are they vital to us, but with our cultivation levels, taking Tier 4 pills to an auction would attract too much attention. It would be bad if we were targeted."
"Over the years, although Evil Soul Masters have become rare and we don't have to worry about being killed and devoured, robbery and murder are still common occurrences in the world of Soul Masters."
"As the saying goes, 'An ordinary man is innocent, but possessing a jade treasure makes him guilty,'" Xiong Li exhorted with a solemn expression.
Looking at the jade bottle in his palm, he thought for a moment. To give his team some ability to protect themselves, he swallowed one pill and took out another to hand to Zhang Jin.
"Xiao Zhang, you take one too. Once you've recovered your Soul Power, use your Martial Soul to heal everyone. These pills might be our greatest capital for our future travels."
"Yes, Captain."
"This place isn't safe. Let's leave first."
Xiong Li put away the jade bottle and led his companions toward the entrance of the Soul Hunting Forest. Having failed their hunt, they needed to return and recuperate before trying again.
As they departed, they continued to discuss the encounter.
"Captain, we seem to have forgotten to ask that young man's name."
"Yeah, but perhaps we'll find out in the future. To have such strength at his age, he is bound to become famous throughout the world."
"The Captain is right. I think he must come from a great power. Otherwise, how could he just hand out Tier 4 pills like that? And did you notice?"
"He didn't even release his Martial Soul just now. I remember an academy teacher saying that while you can use Soul Skills without fully releasing your Martial Soul, the power can't compare to when it's released."
"However, that method requires extremely high control over the Martial Soul's origin and the mobilization of Soul Rings. Usually, disciples of great powers use it to practice controlling their Martial Soul origins."
Several days had passed since Ling Xiao rescued Xiong Li and the others in the Soul Hunting Forest.
Ling Xiao finally returned to the Spirit Hall Academy from the forest near Spirit City.
Stepping through the academy gates, Ling Xiao walked straight toward Mu Chen's residence. After a long period of bitter cultivation and the tempering he received in the forest, Ling Xiao naturally carried an air of strong self-confidence.
Coupled with his handsome features, he couldn't help but draw attention. However, none of this mattered to Ling Xiao. He only wanted to see his teacher and begin the next stage of his cultivation and studies.
Over these past six years, besides learning theoretical knowledge in the classroom, he spent most of his time following Mu Chen. To be honest, in the past, he would have thought the profession of a Soul Master was extremely simple with nothing much to learn.
But after hearing Mu Chen's discourse on the profession, he truly broke away from the influence of his past life's perceptions and understood the true system of Soul Masters.
Following Mu Chen's guidance over the years, he not only gained a clearer understanding of the knowledge taught in class, but more importantly, he achieved a massive improvement in his control over his Soul Ring power and Martial Soul Origin.
Being able to secretly activate his Martial Soul origin within his body to trigger Soul Rings and manifest skills without directly releasing the Martial Soul was now a simple task for him.
According to Mu Chen, for a Soul Master, Soul Rings—aside from increasing the Martial Soul's Origin—serve primarily as a pathway to learn how to master one's Martial Soul.
He was currently only entering the third stage of cultivation; he needed to gradually comprehend how to control his Martial Soul Origin more exquisitely and freely, and how to use the power of his Soul Rings with flexibility and versatility.
Although every Soul Ring—except for One Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings—gives only one Soul Skill, as long as one's control over the Martial Soul and Soul Ring is strong enough, a single skill can be changed in a thousand ways.
Once he truly and completely masters the power of his Soul Rings and his own Martial Soul origin, he can attempt to forge his own path.
Even though Ling Xiao's Martial Soul aptitude—being born with Full Innate Soul Power—meant he would face no bottlenecks before reaching Rank 95, Mu Chen hoped Ling Xiao would begin exploring his own path early.
He didn't want him to wait until he hit the bottleneck of a Super Douluo at Rank 95 to start groping in the dark; by then, it would be too late.
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