The Crimson Moon Pill and the Sacred Beast

"Pills? Could you describe what they looked like?" Shi Yue asked curiously, interest showing on his face.

If possible, he planned to ask Qu Feiyan for a few more. If a fifth-level spirit insect could advance to the sixth level after taking one, wouldn't the third-level Black Phoenix advance to the fourth?

"The pills were pink, about the size of soybeans, and gave off a strange fragrance. My sister and I smelled them, then couldn't help eating them. They tasted sweet and were really good. Afterward, we felt sleepy," Jin'er said slowly.

"Did she ask about me?" Shi Yue asked after a moment's thought.

"When I was with Sister Qu, she never asked about you. No, wait—there was one thing. She asked my sister and me whether we had a Mistress. We both said no."

"A Mistress? No wonder Yin'er used that word." Shi Yue suddenly understood.

"Master, did my sister say something wrong? She told Sister Qu to become her Mistress, so she could eat her fill every day." Jin'er spoke cautiously.

"Oh? How did Fairy Qu respond?" Shi Yue asked, curious.

"Sister Qu didn't answer. She gave my sister and me a pink pill, and we got sleepy after eating it."

"I see. All right, you can go back now. Keep an eye on the Spirit Herbs, and watch over Yin'er."

"Understood, Master." Jin'er readily agreed. She twisted her body and turned into a streak of golden light, flying into the Heaven Controlling Bead and disappearing.

The ground rippled unevenly. After a faint yellow glow lit up, the Snow Cloud Sable burrowed out from underground.

In a few quick bounds, the Snow Cloud Sable leaped onto Shi Yue's shoulder and licked him several times with its pink tongue.

Sure enough, the Snow Cloud Sable had also advanced to