Attracting Pill Beasts
The Pill Beast, awakened by the Medicinal Fragrance, had a fleeting, human-like excitement and longing in its large, bright eyes, which were like black gemstones.
Then, it began to move. With a gentle push from its four limbs, its round body moved with unexpected agility, like a white lightning bolt, instantly covering several feet and arriving beside the "Infant Spirit Pill".
Then, the Pill Beast lowered its head, and with a quick lick of its pink tongue like a kitten drinking water, it swept the Tier 7 Medicinal Pill, which was enough to make even Dou Zong and low- Dou Venerate fight over, into its mouth as easily as eating a candy.
Immediately, a crisp "crunch, crunch" sound rang out in the silent alchemy room. The pill was chewed up in a few bites and swallowed, and its round belly seemed to swell slightly as a result.
After eating a Tier 7 Medicinal Pill, the little beast raised its head with a lingering sense of satisfaction. Its bright eyes, no longer filled with confusion, stared intently at Lin Ming. Its pink tongue flicked out repeatedly like a puppy trying to please its master. Clearly, it had tasted the sweetness and wanted more.
Seeing this, Lin Ming was overjoyed; the ancient records were indeed correct!
These Pill Beast, formed from highly intelligent elixirs, are inherently required to feed on elixirs to maintain their Spirituality and even evolve. They have an innate desire for high-grade elixirs.
Using elixirs to gradually tame and lure these Pill Beast is the safest, most effective, and least damaging method for Spirituality.
Without further hesitation, Lin Ming flipped his hand, and another different Tier 7 Medicinal Pill appeared at his fingertips.
This time, Lin Ming threw it some distance away from the Pill Beast, about half a zhang in front of it, and closer to where he was standing.
Seeing this, the Snow White Beast tilted its head, a hint of human hesitation flashing in its bright eyes, its gaze sweeping back and forth between Lin Ming's gentle smiling face and the pill on the ground that radiated an alluring glow.
But only for a moment, the instinctive craving for the elixir overcame the slight wariness. It immediately used all four limbs to run forward quickly, and with another flick of its tongue, swallowed the second grade Tier 7 Medicinal Pill, chewing it with satisfaction.
As the two Tier 7 Medicinal Pills were consumed one after another, a faint, warm light seemed to flash through the little beast's body. When it looked at Lin Ming again, the initial unfamiliarity and wariness gradually diminished, replaced by an expression that was a mixture of expectation and curiosity.
However, Zi Yan, who was watching from the side, was heartbroken.
These are all Tier 7 Medicinal Pill! Each one could be exchanged for a massive amount of cultivation resources or rare medicinal herbs.
She could only watch helplessly as Lin Ming tossed out these rare and precious pills, one, two, three... like scattering beans, feeding them to the seemingly simple-minded little beast.
Fortunately, throwing out these pills wasn't entirely fruitless. At least after the Snow White Beast ate several pills in succession, it no longer showed any resistance or fear towards these humans. Instead, it took the initiative to approach Lin Ming step by step.
This lavish feeding continued until Lin Ming threw out the sixth Rank Tier 7 Medicinal Pill. By then, the Pill Beast was only a step away from Lin Ming, and he could even clearly see its soft, snow-white fur trembling slightly.
In the short span of just a few dozen breaths, Lin Ming, like a generous benefactor, threw out six Tier 7 Medicinal Pills, each with different attributes but all of them incredibly precious!
Even with his status as the Sect Master of the Five Elements Sect and Eighth-Rank Alchemy Grandmaster, such extravagance eventually caused him to feel his heart bleeding.
Even with his current abilities, finding the materials, preparing meticulously, and refining each of these pills would take at least several days to successfully refine, and there could be no mistakes during that time.
Now, all these hard-earned fruits of labor have vanished into thin air under the crisp, crunching teeth of that little white beast, becoming nourishment for its round belly.
Fortunately, judging from the little beast patting its belly with a contented and adorable expression, this painful extravagance should be coming to an end.
At this moment, the Snow White Beast seemed to have finally eaten its fill. Like a human, it used its two furry hind paws to support its round body, while its two front paws rhythmically patted its noticeably rounder belly. It also made a soft, purring sound of satisfaction, and its eyes were full of contentment and laziness after being filled with delicious food.
Seeing that he had finally fed the rather voracious "little glutton," Lin Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He adjusted his facial expression to make it look more gentle and harmless, and then gave a soft whistle to the former, trying to summon it over.
Hearing the call, the Snow White Beast raised its bright eyes and glanced at him. It blinked its big eyes, as if it understood the call and wanted to snuggle up to him, but after shifting its round body, it hesitated and stopped, as if it was having a final internal struggle. Its appearance was both cute and worrying.
Seeing this, Lin Ming understood that this was the crucial moment, the final push!
Having already invested so many Tier 7 Medicinal Pill as a token of "sincerity," and with success seemingly within reach, he absolutely could not afford to fail at this final juncture, resulting in nothing but wasted effort.
Therefore, we must deliver the final blow, the final "killer move," to break through its last psychological defenses in one fell swoop!
Without further hesitation, Lin Ming flicked his wrist, and Jade Bottle, even more exquisite than before and as transparent as crystal, appeared.
Inside the Jade Bottle, a pill the size of a longan, perfectly round, and surrounded by a tangible, seven-colored mist, floated quietly.
Within the Black Tortoise haze, a Black Tortoise faintly appeared, and around its body, three tiny, colorful lightning patterns flickered, emanating a strange rhythm and a powerful Spirit Qi that caused the surrounding Heaven and Earth Energy and earth energy) to fluctuate slightly.
This pill is the very same Rank Tier 8 Medicinal Pill that Lin Ming had painstakingly refined and successfully passed the test of the Three-color Pill Lightning— the Three Profound Turtle Spirit Pill!
This was already one of the highest-grade pills he possessed besides his Trump Card. Now, for this Tier 8 Pill Beast with even greater potential, which had undergone at least Eight-Colored Pill Lightning, he was going all out, using it as the final bait.
Sure enough, the moment the "Three Profound Turtle Spirit Pill" appeared, the Snow White Beast, which had been hesitant, widened its eyes as if it had seen the most exquisite delicacy in the world. All its hesitation and wariness vanished in that instant.
At that moment, it sprang from the ground with its hind legs, and its round body displayed astonishing agility and strength. Like a white pom-pom, it drew a graceful arc in mid-air, rushing straight toward the Jade Bottle in Lin Ming's hand with an eager desire and joy.
Seeing this, a relieved and joyful smile finally appeared on Lin Ming's face. He opened his palm and steadily caught the white figure that was flying towards him, feeling the furry touch and the powerful medicinal force contained within it. He silently thought:
"After sacrificing so many pills, you little rascal, you've finally got yours..."
Looking at the Pill Beast hanging from his arm, Lin Ming gently stroked it, and the Soul Power between his fingers, like the finest silver needles, silently pierced into the Snow White Beast's body, bearing mysterious runes.
The Pill Beast merely blinked its large, lively eyes lazily, its gaze fixed on the Tier 8 Medicinal Pill in Lin Ming's hand, showing no resistance whatsoever.
Lin Ming immediately and skillfully, like the most skilled embroiderer threading a needle, swiftly sketched a complex and subtle Soul Restriction on its primordial core.
This Restriction wasn't meant to cause harm; rather, it was more like an invisible contractual shackle and tracking mark, ensuring that the little guy could never escape his control again.
After doing all this, Lin Ming finally felt completely at ease and let out a long sigh of relief.
Then, with a thought, the immense Soul Power that had enveloped the entire alchemy room, like an invisible eggshell, receded rapidly like a tide, returning to his brow. The oppressive atmosphere inside and outside the alchemy room immediately eased.
"Let's go, we shouldn't stay here any longer." Lin Ming glanced at the still messy alchemy room, his gaze sweeping over everyone's faces, and said in a deep voice.
After making some quick adjustments and confirming that no trace of the Pill Beast's presence had been missed, Lin Ming led the group out of the secluded pill room that had given him such a pleasant surprise.
Outside the door, Xiong Zhan still stood like an iron tower, his fierce aura deterring some prying eyes from being too presumptuous.
When they saw Lin Ming and the others come out, especially when they saw that Qing Lin had a fluffy white beast in his arms, a hint of understanding and excitement flashed in Di Kong and the others' eyes, but they all tacitly did not ask any questions. They simply gathered together and reformed their guard formation.
The atmosphere on the Pill Hall Third Floor was clearly more tense and chaotic than when they had first entered.
In just a short while, it seemed that many more powerful individuals had arrived, breaking through some hidden Restriction and entering some untouched alchemy rooms.
As a result, the Medicinal Fragrance in the air seemed even stronger, but along with it came an increasingly pungent smell of blood and the remnants of violent energy.
"Bang!"
"Hand over the 'Sect Breaking Pill'! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Bullshit! We found this pill first!"
From a nearby alchemy room, a violent collision of energy suddenly erupted, followed by shouts and roars filled with Killing Intent.
Clearly, the conflict had erupted once again because of the discovery of a treasure that would make anyone envious. These sounds echoed throughout the vast third level, adding even more bloodshed and cruelty to this already perilous area.