Although it was forced submission and they would have to work for you from now on, you had no intention of turning them completely into beasts of burden. That was why you had Hou Ba make the trip himself and save the nine people's closest relatives. This way, they would owe Hou Ba a favor.
Ever since they had been completely refined, the nine had already bid farewell to their former identities. From strongest to weakest, you bestowed new names upon them: "Rat One, Bird Two... Monkey Nine." From one to nine, they became nine Spirit Guards.
Among them, Wan Huaiyi, the former master of Wanfa Gate, and Yang Yangtian, the Fort Lord of Jingri Fort, were both Immortal Kings and quite formidable. You intended to keep them by your side as Guards.
After the forced taming, the two men's loyalty was completely maxed out. There was simply no possibility of them betraying you. Many matters in the future could be handled by them with the strength of the Immortal King Realm, and even in battle against enemies, their power would be enough to aid you.
You placed the other seven Spirit Guards under Hou Ba's command, instructing them to obey Hou Ba's orders and complete the tasks you assigned. With the addition of these seven, along with the original Five Immortals of Blue Stream, things should become much easier for you in the future.
You had already told Hou Ba about these matters in advance, so he had put his heart into rescuing their relatives. After all, seven more capable assistants in the future would save him quite a bit of trouble.
The nine were now merely completely loyal to you. Aside from that command, they were no different from normal people, utterly unlike the puppets in your hands.