The Pill Beast, awakened by the medicinal fragrance, instantly showed a humanlike gleam of excitement and desire in its lively black gemstone-like eyes.
At that moment, it sprang into motion. With a light push from all four limbs, its round little body moved with astonishing agility, shooting forward like a streak of white lightning and crossing several feet in an instant to arrive beside the Infant Spirit Pill.
Lowering its head, the Pill Beast flicked out its pink tongue like a kitten drinking water and swiftly swept the Tier 7 Medicinal Pill—something even Dou Zongs and low-star Dou Venerates would fight over—into its mouth as casually as if it were a candy bean.
A crisp series of crunches rang out in the silent pill chamber. It chewed the pill to pieces in just a few bites and swallowed it, its round belly seeming to puff up ever so slightly afterward.
After eating a Tier 7 Medicinal Pill, the little beast raised its head with lingering hunger. The confusion in its bright eyes had vanished, replaced by an unwavering stare at Lin Ming. Its pink tongue repeatedly stuck out and retracted like a puppy trying to please its master. Clearly, it had tasted something good, found it insufficient, and wanted more.
Lin Ming, however, was delighted at the sight. The ancient books had been right after all!
Pill Beasts formed from high-intelligence medicinal pills needed to feed on medicinal pills by nature in order to maintain their spirituality and even evolve. They possessed an innate craving for high-tier medicinal pills.
Using medicinal pills to gradually tame and lure these Pill Beasts was the safest, most effective method, and the one least likely to damage their spirituality.
Thus, Lin Ming no longer hesitated. With a flip of his palm, a different Tier