Jiang Yunzhou collected all the Immortal Herbs and handed them over to the system for processing.
As soon as he submitted them, the system's notification sound rang out:
"Ding! Host, the pills have been disbursed..."
Jiang Yunzhou froze on the spot: "That fast?"
The next second, he reacted, inwardly complaining: "Damn it, I've definitely been tricked by this system again! Handing out pills right after I've delivered the goods? The system must have had inventory all along, right?"
"System, can't you be a little more graceful when you're taking advantage of me?" he couldn't help but mutter.
"You tell me, did you get the pills or not..."
Jiang Yunzhou was speechless for a moment.
It wasn't that he doubted the efficacy of the pills, but purely that he disliked the feeling of being openly scammed.
But what else could he do? The system did give him the medicine. What, could he return it?
He silently clenched his fist, and in his heart, he cordially greeted the system's entire family for a few seconds.
"Alright, alright, you're amazing! Do you have any more of these pills?"
"Yes, this system accepts bartering."
Jiang Yunzhou pouted. This system was truly generous when it wanted to be, and truly stingy when it wanted to be.
He just didn't understand. If it had inventory, why didn't it bring it out sooner? And what did it really want to do with so many Immortal Herbs and spiritual medicines?
Was it really going to make pills? Or was there something he didn't know?
With a flick of his hand, several Two Extremes Body Tempering Pills appeared in his palm.
Since there were extras, everyone who saw them got a share. There was no reluctance, as improving his disciples was improving himself, and taking more was useless.
He first distributed one to each person: "When you're done, come collect your reward."
The five people gathered around in response: "Teacher, what's wrong?"
Jiang Yunzhou didn't say much, just waved his hand, and a Two Extremes Body Tempering Pill floated in front of each person.
"This pill can strengthen the physique and enhance resistance to ice and fire. One for each of you, eat it now."
They looked at the small pills in their hands, somewhat surprised by their effects.
But they quickly relaxed. Since it was something given by their teacher, no matter how miraculous, it wasn't too surprising!
The few of them didn't hesitate, taking the pills and swallowing them directly.
"Alright, go cultivate."
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt that his words were somewhat redundant.
After taking the pills, his disciples were already forced to sit cross-legged to undergo the transformation.
Xue Qinghe stood to the side, watching the warm scene between the teacher and his disciples, silently envious.
She also longed to join in, and also wanted someone to pamper her.
She even felt a little jealous.
But she had to hide her identity and could never truly integrate into this small group.
Was she being too reserved? Should she let go of her pretense?
But after thinking about it, no matter which identity she used, she seemed to be out of place with them... While she was lost in thought, Jiang Yunzhou had already walked up to her and handed her a pill.
"Qinghe, this one is yours."
"I... also get one?" Her heart warmed, and she felt inexplicably happy.
Suddenly, she felt cared for, and that little bit of loneliness in her heart suddenly disappeared.
"Of course! Do you want to be someone who doesn't keep her word?" Jiang Yunzhou raised an eyebrow at her, the meaning in his words more than obvious.
Hearing Jiang Yunzhou's words, her heart stirred slightly. She naturally knew what Jiang Yunzhou was referring to.
This master... should she acknowledge him or not?
She tried to speak several times but held back, unable to open her mouth, as if she couldn't save face.
She simply took the pill, her voice forcefully steady: "I... will take the medicine first."
After speaking, she turned and walked to the side, tilting her head back and swallowing the pill.
Jiang Yunzhou smiled. This stubborn tsundere was still so difficult. Another Two Extremes Body Tempering Pill appeared on his fingertips.
Without thinking, he directly put it into his mouth.
The pill melted upon entry, and a gentle yet vast medicinal power rapidly surged through his limbs and bones, nourishing his flesh and strengthening his physique.
At the same time, a scorching and an icy force circulated and intertwined within his body, as if two extremes of ice and fire were working simultaneously, tempering his physical body.
His physique was already good, and now the influence of the surrounding ice and fire energies on him was visibly diminishing.
After an unknown amount of time.
Jiang Yunzhou slowly opened his eyes. The pill had been completely absorbed, and he now barely felt any special influence from the environment.
Of course, if he were to delve deep into the ice and fire springs, that would be another matter, as he hadn't tried it yet.
He turned his head and saw the others still sitting in meditation with their eyes closed, looking focused.
He simply took out a Soul Nourishing Pill and, without thinking, put it directly into his mouth.
Unlike the Two Extremes Body Tempering Pill, the medicinal power of this pill didn't go downwards; instead, it rushed upwards, directly towards his spiritual platform and Sea of Consciousness.
In an instant, he felt a throbbing sensation in his glabella, and his originally calm Sea of Consciousness was violently agitated, as if a large stone had been thrown into it.
The medicinal power continuously poured in, and something in his head seemed to be expanding, causing waves of distending pain.
The barriers of the Sea of Consciousness were torn apart again and again, but were quickly repaired by the gentle medicinal power.
This process cycled repeatedly until the medicinal power completely dissipated.
Just one pill expanded his mental force in the Sea of Consciousness from a 'small puddle' to a 'large lake'.
He tried to mobilize his mental force. Now, whether it was mental detection, mental impact, or even mental sharing, he could do it with ease!
He carefully recalled the mental force levels of this World: Spirit Essence Realm, Spirit Communication Realm, Spirit Sea Realm, Spirit Abyss Realm, Spirit Domain Realm, Divine Essence Realm... And now, the scale of his 'mental lake' had clearly entered the Spirit Sea Realm!
He had never deliberately cultivated mental force before, nor had he fought against people who used mental attacks. This wave was truly a corner overtake.
He opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them.
Spirit Sea Realm? That wouldn't satisfy him.
"This Soul Nourishing Pill can be taken multiple times..." he muttered, and without hesitation, he took another one.
With experience, this time he wasn't caught off guard. Instead, he actively guided the medicinal power into his Sea of Consciousness, continuing to expand and repair... Time quietly slipped away.
He swallowed pill after pill, and unknowingly, when he took the tenth Soul Nourishing Pill... Suddenly—
"Buzz!"
There was a roar in his Sea of Consciousness, and his mental force, like a flood breaking through a dam, suddenly became clear and unfathomable.
Both quality and quantity soared, and his mental force level successfully advanced to—Spirit Abyss Realm!
Now, his mental detection range had greatly expanded, and the power of his mental impact had significantly increased.
This was a mental force realm that should only be achievable by a Super Douluo, but he had achieved it ahead of time by taking pills.
However, he still had some pills left. Given the current situation, the remaining ones were not enough for him to break through to the next realm.
So, as he hesitated whether to continue, he looked up and saw five little darlings gathered in a circle, staring at him eagerly, their faces filled with worry.
"Why aren't you cultivating? Why are you surrounding me?" Jiang Yunzhou found it a bit amusing.
Ning Rongrong pouted, her tone aggrieved: "Teacher, you've been sitting here for three days! How can we not worry?"
Jiang Yunzhou was stunned: "Three days? Why do I feel like it's only been a moment..."
He shook his head and chuckled. Since it wasn't enough for him to improve again, he might as well improve his disciples.
Anyway, this was also a way of indirectly improving himself.
"Hahaha, I was too absorbed in cultivation and didn't notice the time. Come on, give your teacher a smile~"
They knew how to please their teacher, and all squeezed out sweet smiles.
Jiang Yunzhou raised an eyebrow and said: "Perfect, I have a good thing, which I, as your teacher, personally tested and found effective."