Showing off elixirs like candy? This kid's got something fishy about him!

Li Fan was stunned as he watched Ye Hao's uneasy expression, looking as if he wanted to speak but was hesitating.

"Ye Hao, are you here to ask a question?"

"Do you have some doubts about the swordsmanship teaching just now?"

"Don't be nervous, and don't have any concerns; just say it."

"Since I said I would teach you all, I will definitely be responsible to the end."

Seeing Ye Hao's conflicted expression, Li Fan thought he hadn't understood the lesson just now,

or perhaps he had some unique insights into the sword moves that he wanted to discuss privately but was afraid to speak because there were too many people around.

"No, no, no, Teacher Li, I actually..."

Hearing this, Ye Hao hurriedly shook his head like a rattle, a look of embarrassment appearing on his face.

"Actually... I'm here to ask about another problem."

"It's just... I don't know if I'm interrupting the teachers' conversation?"

He took a cautious glance at his surroundings.

Originally, he had just wanted to find Li Fan alone to ask.

But after following him, he realized—good heavens—that all the big shots of the Taibai Academy were actually here!

They were there chatting and laughing; wouldn't it be a bit too inconsiderate for him, a student, to rashly come over and interrupt?

"Another problem?"

"Haha, it's fine, just say it."

"It just so happens we're all here; there's strength in numbers!"

"Maybe we can help you solve the problem better."

Lin Guohui saw Ye Hao's restraint, so he stepped forward with a smile, like a kind elder, and gently patted his shoulder, giving him an encouraging look.

"Mm, thank you, Academy Master!"

With Lin Guohui's encouragement, the tension in Ye Hao's heart dissipated a lot.

He took a deep breath, as if he had made some kind of decision, and finally spoke about the matter that had troubled him all day.

"It's like this!"

"Yesterday, after I received the cultivation resources issued by the academy, I immediately went back to Cultivate in seclusion."

"But..."

Ye Hao gave a vivid description of his bizarre experience of frantically swallowing Medicinal Pills, only for his body to show no reaction at all, like a funnel.

After hearing his narration, the expressions of the group, who had been relaxed, gradually became strange.

A moment later... "Wait..."

Sikong Yang's brow was locked in a tight frown as he stared fixedly at Ye Hao, his tone full of suspicion:

"Are you saying..."

"In just one night, you finished all ten-plus bottles of Crimson Blood Bone Forging Pills that were distributed?"

"And..."

"Your body didn't have the slightest reaction, and you didn't even feel a hint of progress in your cultivation?"

Sikong Yang felt like this was simply a joke.

What was the Crimson Blood Bone Forging Pill?

That was a Grade Two Body Tempering pill meticulously improved by Su Qinghan!

The medicinal efficacy was top-notch!

Even ordinary Qi Refining Realm Cultivators wouldn't dare to eat too many at once.

You, a rookie who just entered the Body Tempering Realm, wolfed down over ten bottles in one night and ended up perfectly fine?

"That's right, vice academy master!"

"That's exactly it!"

"I don't understand why, and I'm very panicked, so I could only come to ask you all..."

Ye Hao had a long face, looking as if he was about to cry from anxiety.

He was truly afraid that he had ruined his cultivation or that something was seriously wrong with his body, cutting off his path to immortality.

"I see..."

Gu Zhiyun rubbed her chin, sizing up Ye Hao thoughtfully.

"Just hearing the description, it really is quite strange."

"This doesn't conform to common sense."

"How about this, Student Ye Hao."

Gu Zhiyun's eyes darted around as she made the most direct suggestion.

"Can you give us a demonstration on the spot?"

"As the saying goes, seeing is believing."

"We need to see with our own eyes how your body absorbs the medicinal power to find where the problem lies."

"I can do that..."

Hearing this, a troubled look appeared on Ye Hao's face, and he scratched his head in embarrassment.

"It's just..."

"I don't have any pills on me anymore."

"I've eaten them all..."

"This..."

Everyone was stunned, then it dawned on them.

Right, this kid was eating pills like meals; how could he have any stock left?

"A small matter!"

Gu Zhiyun waved her hand and turned to look at Su Qinghan beside her.

"Sister Su, do you have any on you?"

"Give him some!"

In her view, Su Qinghan surely carried a bunch of bottles and jars at all times; wouldn't a few pills be easy to provide?

But she had obviously forgotten one thing.

That was, ever since they were transported to Great Xia, their original Storage Rings were long gone.

Naturally, it was impossible for Su Qinghan to carry many pills around like before.

"I don't have any extras on me either."

Su Qinghan shook her head helplessly.

"But don't worry, I can go back and get some."

"Wait for me a moment."

With that, Su Qinghan didn't delay; her figure flashed, turning into a streak of light as she flew toward the direction of the Pill Workshop.

Only a few minutes passed.

She returned once again.

Only this time, she brought over a dozen bottles of freshly made Crimson Blood Bone Forging Pills, still carrying a hint of warmth.

"Come on, eat your fill!"

"If it's not enough, there's more!"

Gu Zhiyun took the pills and stuffed them all into Ye Hao's hands, signaling that he could begin his performance.

"Okay!"

"Then I... won't be polite!"

Ye Hao didn't hesitate.

He pulled out the stoppers, tilted his head back, and poured them into his mouth like he was drinking water, gulping them down!

One, two, three... one bottle, two bottles, three bottles... just like that.

Under the dumbfounded gazes of everyone.

After only a few minutes.

Ye Hao had completely wolfed down these dozen or so bottles of pills, which were enough to make an ordinary Body Tempering Cultivator explode!

After finishing, he even let out a burp.

And then... there was no then.

He still stood there, his face not red and his heart not racing, his aura as steady as before.

Aside from his mouth being a bit dry and wanting a drink of water, there were no abnormal changes anywhere in his body.

"Wait..."

"You kid..."

"Are you eating jelly beans here?!"

This scene completely dumbfounded Li Zhanjun, who was standing nearby!

He had personally tried this pill before!

That medicinal kick was fierce!

When he ate one, he felt like his whole body was a furnace, warm all over and full of power!

But how come when it got to this kid... he started wolfing them down by the handful?

And after eating them, absolutely nothing happened?

Is this freaking logical?!

"There really is an anomaly!"

Sikong Yang watched with a look of shock and uncertainty, his brow furrowed.

"The medicinal power of a Grade Two Crimson Blood Bone Forging Pill might not be much to me."

"But for a Cultivator who is only in the Body Tempering Realm, it is definitely a potent medicine!"

"If multiple pills are taken consecutively, there's even a risk of the body exploding!"

"But looking at this kid's state now..."

"Forget exploding; I think at most he's at risk of choking..."

Sikong Yang sized Ye Hao up from head to toe, thinking he was simply a freak.

"This is indeed... a bit ridiculous..."

Lin Xiyue was also clicking her tongue in wonder, completely unsure of what the situation was.

"Ye Hao, do you feel any discomfort right now?"

"For example... do you feel like there's a fire burning in your stomach? Or are your Meridians a bit swollen?"

She asked tentatively.

"No..."

Ye Hao rubbed his stomach, moved his limbs, and finally shook his head with a blank look.

"I basically feel nothing at all."

"It's just like before..."

"Actually... I'm even a bit hungry?"

Everyone: "..."

It's over; could this kid be the Reincarnation of a starving ghost?

"Sigh... it seems to be a tricky situation."

Lin Xiyue sighed, also feeling a bit helpless.

If even this group of "professionals" couldn't see the reason, then this problem was big.

"There's no other way."

"We can only..."

A sharp light flashed in her eyes, as if she had remembered her final trump card.

"Ask Elder Jian!"

Regarding this situation, although she had no moves, she had someone behind her!

An elder in the house is a treasure!

For such a difficult and complicated case, who else could she find but that living fossil?

"Ah...?"

"What...?"

Ye Hao was completely confused, not understanding what Lin Xiyue was saying at all.

Elder Jian?

Who was Elder Jian?

However.

Before he could even ask.

Buzz!

A strange ripple appeared out of thin air.

Immediately following, the figure of an old man, slightly illusory but radiating an ancient and weathered aura,

just like that, without any warning, eerily manifested in front of him!

"Holy crap!"

This sudden turn of events scared Ye Hao so much he jolted, nearly jumping on the spot!

Is this... a ghost?!