Faced with the threat, the Heaven-Reaching Python was furious but dared not speak out. Still, considering the price the other party had offered, it hesitated for a moment before nodding with surprising humanity.
The allure of a Human-Shaping Pill to a Demonic Beast was no less than a mortal's longing for an elixir of immortality.
After all, Demonic Beasts might cultivate for hundreds or thousands of years, growing in intelligence and strength, but they remained trapped in beastly bodies, unable to truly enter the wider world.
A Human-Shaping Pill could help them break free of the constraints of their beast forms and take on human bodies. They could then study more refined cultivation techniques like human cultivators, visit the great marketplaces, and even gain the chance to touch upon higher realms of cultivation.
Take the Heaven-Reaching Python, for example. It might reign supreme in the waters, but whenever it wanted to set foot on land in search of opportunities, its enormous body drew unwanted trouble—never mind the secret realms that only admitted those in human form.
At this moment, the temptation of the Human-Shaping Pill had long since overwhelmed its resentment at being threatened, and it was willing to bow its head for now.
"Rest assured. This Saint never mistreats those by his side."
As Xiao Ze spoke, he raised a hand and, with a display of heavenly power, temporarily opened up a small space and put the Heaven-Reaching Python inside.
After bringing the Heaven-Reaching Python into his fold, Xiao Ze waved to Xiao Yan and Zi Yan, then appeared in the middle of the island.
The three approached the Soul Infant Tree, and all their gazes settled on the two golden fruits, each about the size of a fist.
A faint fragrance drifted through the air, making the souls