Watching the female disciples each request two vials of the injection—especially those who had already completed one set and felt the drug’s effects had mostly worn off, coming back to buy a new dose—Teacher Wei Dai couldn’t help but show a satisfied smile.
Mu Yanxi watched, feeling even more suspicious. ‘Could it be that he gets a kickback from selling these injections? Otherwise, why would he be so eager to recommend them to his disciples?’
But honestly, a hundred spirit stones for an elixir was very cheap.
In Mu Yanxi’s past life, any decent pill cost thousands or tens of thousands of spirit stones. Even the spiritual herbs and monster cores used as ingredients were astronomically priced.
And this Jade Maiden Body Shaping Injection, though it seemed to have some side effects, at least showed visible results.
Selling it so cheap was unbelievable. At such a low price, where would the kickback come from? Mu Yanxi couldn’t understand.
Of course, not all disciples took two injections. Bai Ying only had one. Teacher Wei Dai didn’t say anything to those disciples, but his attitude was noticeably colder.
To those who bought the injections, he was more attentive, even personally guiding them on how to inject and sometimes doing it himself.
Seeing Bai Ying return after her injection, Mu Yanxi took the initiative to ask, “Bai Ying? How do you feel?”
“Other than a bit of pain, what else could I feel? I’m not primarily a physical cultivator, and this new drug is much stronger than the one at the Chu Sect.” Bai Ying said through gritted teeth.
So in this world, disciples had been using drugs since the Chu Sect. Mu Yanxi continued probing, “Pain? Then you only took one injection because you’re not a physical cultivator and your body can’t handle it?”
“Of course not. If I could, I’d take two, but I don’t have spare spirit stones. A hundred spirit stones doesn’t seem like much, but buying an extra dose every physical education class adds up to over a thousand spirit stones a month. I’ll run out of money soon.” Bai Ying said regretfully.
Mu Yanxi remembered that her family’s monthly income was only about a thousand or two spirit stones.
To pay for her surgery to enter the academy, they had used up several years of savings. The meal Shangguan Yun treated her to yesterday cost nearly half of their family’s monthly income.
If she also took the drug, ten injections would cost a thousand spirit stones—something her family absolutely couldn’t afford. Moreover, this certainly wouldn’t be the only expense in cultivation.
Mu Yanxi knew from her past life that immortality cultivation consumed spirit stones like flowing water; no matter how many you had, it was never enough. It seemed she could only take one injection as well.
Fortunately, Mu Yanxi had already felt the injection was somewhat dangerous and repulsive. She didn’t dare take more, so one free injection might be just right.
“It’s okay. Once we officially join the sect, we can take sect tasks and earn spirit stones. The Bell Moon Sect’s sect tasks are famously high-paying. Then we’ll have spirit stones to use.” Bai Ying said through clenched teeth.
Just then, Lei Mulan also stepped up to Teacher Wei Dai.
She said with complete confidence, “Teacher, I want to take two injections too, but I don’t have spirit stones, ow. Can I put it on credit? I’ll pay you back when I have spirit stones later.”
“Heh, commendable spirit. But you don’t need credit. You demon cultivators are different from other disciples. The sect has prepared a special drug for you. Not only can you get two injections for free, but if you can withstand it, you can even take three.” Teacher Wei Dai said with a smile.
As he spoke, he took out a syringe. The other disciples’ injections came in thumb-sized vials, but his was nearly as thick as an arm.
The drug inside was also unusual—bright red like blood, and the dosage was several times that of the others.
“What is that?” Mu Yanxi asked. She instinctively sensed great danger from that drug, and even Lei Mulan looked a bit afraid.
“That’s a beast drug, used for demonic beasts. Demonic beasts have stronger constitutions than other races, so they can use more potent drugs.” Bai Ying said.
But Lei Mulan didn’t back down. Free drugs weren’t to be missed. She turned around, bent over, and stuck out her butt, saying, “Teacher Wei, bring it on!”
“Good, you’re very brave. The path of immortality cultivation is inherently defying heaven.”
“Without the courage to press forward fearlessly, you can never reach the other shore. I’ll help you inject. It might hurt a bit at first—bear with it. It’ll feel better soon.” Teacher Wei Dai praised, then skillfully inserted the syringe.
“Awoo—!!!” Lei Mulan let out a wolf howl. The violent beast drug was injected into her body. Her silver hair quickly turned blood-red, and even her eyes flashed red. Veins bulged all over her body.
Then flames, sparks, and thunder erupted from Lei Mulan’s body. Her body rapidly expanded, bursting her qipao again.
Thick fur grew all over her. When the commotion ended, standing in her place was a two-meter-long wolf.
At first glance, the wolf looked majestic, but it also had a strange beauty. Its entire body was covered in silver-white fur, with fiery red stripes along its back and sides, extending to its tail—very distinctive.
Looking closer, the silly expression on the wolf’s face confirmed it was indeed Lei Mulan.
Right now, she seemed overly excited after taking the beast drug, hopping around in place before dashing off into the distance, trailing sparks and lightning.
“Don’t go too far! If you feel uncomfortable, howl for help. When the drug wears off, come back for your second injection!” Teacher Wei Dai’s voice carried far. In response, only a wolf howl came back: “Awoo!”
“Demon cultivators really have incredible constitutions.” Bai Ying marveled.
Mu Yanxi completely agreed. If that beast drug were injected into a human, they’d probably explode on the spot, but Lei Mulan just reverted to her original form.
Next, some female disciples of other special races stepped forward.
The tall beast race, the blood race with their strong regenerative abilities, and the heaven race—the darlings of heaven, beautiful as celestial maidens—all took two injections thanks to their robust bodies, and some even dared to take three.
But some races had even weaker constitutions than human cultivators.
For example, the delicate spirit race, naturally close to the Great Way; and the charm race, petite and adorable with powerful spirit sense, considered best suited as dual cultivation partners.
They could only handle one injection. Even when some female disciples among them requested two, Teacher Wei Dai refused. He told them to take one first to adapt, and only if they could bear it and still had capacity could they take a second.
Mu Yanxi also noticed that Teacher Wei Dai didn’t give the Jade Maiden Body Shaping Injection to all disciples.
Just as he gave Lei Mulan the beast drug, he sometimes switched to different drugs for other races. For instance, the spirit race’s injection was emerald green, and when injected, it released pure life force.
Additionally, he would give them supplementary oral tablets. This made Mu Yanxi wonder—was he a physical education teacher or a pharmacist?
As fewer and fewer disciples remained uninjected, it was finally Mu Yanxi’s turn.