Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 45 Shocking

Chapter 45: Chapter 45 Shocking

Not only Lin Ruoxi, but even Lin Songbai was astonished.

Injuring someone by plucking a leaf...

To accomplish this feat, the control over one’s strength must be extremely high. Lower-tier Inner Strength Martial Artists can exert force through playing cards, steel needles, and the like, unleashing immense lethality, but that is based on the fact that items such as playing cards and steel needles can withstand the force of Inner Strength released by the Martial Artist.

However, leaves simply cannot bear the power of Inner Strength; the slightest mishap would cause them to shatter.

This means that if one wishes to channel Inner Strength through a leaf, the Martial Artist must have an exquisitely fine control over their Inner Strength.

And this is something usually only high-tier Inner Strength Martial Artists can manage to do.

For low-tier Inner Strength Martial Artists, achieving this is not impossible, but extremely, extremely difficult.

Yet Su Luo had done it!

Although Lin Ruoxi did not understand the intricacies involved, she was similarly shocked by this scene.

Because she had only ever seen her grandfather capable of such an ability.

"Little Friend Su, you really surprised me," Lin Songbai approached and said, looking at Su Luo, his eyes filled with immense surprise and joy.

Su Luo smiled and said, "The gap between me and Old Lin is still as vast as the heavens and the earth."

"At your age, I couldn’t achieve what you have," Lin Songbai said with a smile.

"Since Ruoxi has been defeated by your hand, whatever Martial Arts technique you wish to learn from me, just ask," Lin Songbai then added.

"I..." Lin Ruoxi’s complexion changed slightly, and she subconsciously didn’t want to admit she had lost, but as the words reached her lips, she realized that with the move Su Luo had just made, she might as well have accepted her defeat.

After all, if that leaf had not been aimed at a lock of her hair but at her neck instead, she would probably be dead by now.

Ultimately, Lin Ruoxi could only turn her head away in reluctance.

Su Luo naturally noticed Lin Ruoxi’s reaction, and with a smile, he took out a Xiao Peiyuan Pill and said, "Elder, I would like to exchange this Xiao Peiyuan Pill for your Martial Arts ultimate technique."

"Xiao Peiyuan Pill?" A hint of confusion appeared on Lin Songbai’s face.

Su Luo explained, "This elixir was left to me by my grandfather, and this is the last one left. It can enhance a Martial Artist’s power without any side effects. I figure it should have some effect even for a Grandmaster."

His grandfather Su Xiazi had some fame in Jiangbei, especially among the older generation, who knew of Su Xiazi as a rather eccentric fortune teller. So now, Su Luo was attributing these items to his late grandfather.

"Oh?" Lin Songbai’s expression indeed showed a deep level of interest.

He took the Xiao Peiyuan Pill, examined it briefly, and thought to himself: Could it be that Su Luo’s remarkable achievements at such a young age, with just a few years of martial training, stemmed from this kind of elixir?

But ultimately, Lin Songbai refused, "My young friend, since this elixir was left to you by your grandfather, you should use it to aid your own Martial Arts practice. However, anything you wish to learn from me, I am willing to teach you."

But Su Luo insisted, "This Xiao Peiyuan Pill is no longer of use to me. Old Lin, please accept it. Otherwise, I would feel embarrassed to continue asking for your instruction."

Lin Songbai grew even more appreciative of Su Luo, laughing as he said, "Very well, since that’s the case, I shall accept."

"Old Lin, you can take it right now. Otherwise, if it’s not stored properly, the efficacy will diminish," Su Luo reminded him.

Of course, Su Luo had his own ulterior motive for insisting that Lin Songbai experience the effect immediately - so that he’d be more willing to pass on his Martial Arts ultimate technique later.

"Very well," Lin Songbai nodded, directly popping the pill into his mouth.

Upon witnessing this, Lin Ruoxi’s expression shifted subtly. Her lips moved, but in the end, she said nothing to stop him. After all, Su Luo had once saved her grandfather’s life, and despite her distaste for Su Luo’s rogue behavior, she still trusted his medical skills and elixirs.

After taking the Xiao Peiyuan Pill, Lin Songbai’s complexion also quickly changed.

"Grandfather, what’s wrong?" Ruoxi asked, worriedly, seeing that Lin Songbai seemed amiss.

Lin Songbai, however, raised his hand to stop Lin Ruoxi from coming closer, saying, "I’m fine."

At the same time, inside his body, there was the sound of crackling, as if countless strands of energy were bursting forth.

"I’ve actually made a breakthrough?"

Immediately after, Lin Songbai looked at Su Luo in disbelief.

Due to an injury and concealed illness, his strength had not only ceased to improve over the years, but it had also significantly declined - from a Third-Grade Grandmaster, he had regressed to a First-Grade Grandmaster.

But now, having taken that Xiao Peiyuan Pill from Su Luo, his Inner Strength surged, and he had actually broken through, recovering to the strength of a Second-Grade Grandmaster?

Even Lin Songbai, with his vast experience, was momentarily stunned by this development.

And with that, he also immediately realized how precious the Xiao Peiyuan Pill Su Luo had given him truly was.

However, Su Luo didn’t seem surprised at all.

Lin Songbai had been struggling with a hidden ailment for many years, which had resulted in his strength declining rather than advancing, but his many years of foundation were not in vain. With the stimulation from the Xiao Peiyuan Pill, a significant leap in strength was actually quite normal.

The Xiao Peiyuan Pill had only played a part in this breakthrough.

In fact, even without the Xiao Peiyuan Pill, given another half a year or so, Lin Songbai might have been able to break through on his own.

"Grandfather, you’ve made a breakthrough just like that?" Lin Ruoxi said, her normally composed face now showing a tinge of shock.

Just by consuming one of Su Luo’s elixirs, he made a breakthrough?