Everyone was delighted, and Dugu Qianye was quite satisfied as well. She sent them back and began to think about how to improve the group's overall strength.
When it came to Artifact Refining and Beast Taming, there was only so much she could do, so she focused her efforts on martial contests and Alchemist competitions.
Over the past two days, she had taught them starting from extracting the essence of medicinal ingredients, to fusion, and then to Solidifying Pills. Although it had only been three days, everyone felt they had made significant progress, and when alone, they privately referred to her as their master. Dugu Qianye had declined the title twice, but they insisted, and she eventually let them be.
Moreover, she also, on behalf of the academy, paired two Phantom Beasts with those who didn't have fire-type Contract Beasts.