Making Friends

Chu Yang spoke simply, and he seemed quite sincere. Fortunately, this magical beast could understand him.

The Purple Crystal Lion Wing King was not only stunned for a moment, but also somewhat moved. It was unexpected—friends like this among humans were something it had seemingly never even heard of before, yet deep down, it felt a little yearning!

"Really, why would I need to lie to you?"

As Chu Yang spoke, he actually flew straight toward the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King as though courting wealth amid danger, seemingly unafraid of being slapped to death with a single blow.

In truth, Chu Yang felt that he had already firmly grasped this magical beast: first using the Shape-Shifting Pill as bait, and now offering it sincere friendship.

Having lived two lives, Chu Yang understood the nature of magical beasts well. Though they appeared ferocious on the outside, they were actually strong of limb and simple of mind, making them easy to use!

As long as they were given enough benefits, they would even be willing to lay down their lives for you!

Soon, Chu Yang approached the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King and even took the initiative to fly toward its cave dwelling.

At that moment, the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King seemed able to tell that Chu Yang's true strength was far inferior to its own. It still did not know that Chu Yang relied on a flying tool, so it assumed that he had only just entered the Dou Wang realm.

In any case, it no longer feared that Chu Yang could stir up any trouble in its lair.

Seeing Chu Yang behave as though he were the host, even seeming to lead it into its own cave dwelling, the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King could only helplessly go along with the guest.

Seeing this, none of the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King's subordinates dared make things difficult for Chu Yang again.

Although they followed behind, they no longer dared act as wildly as before, as though they wanted to swallow Chu Yang, this invading human, alive.

Now, most of them hung their heads as though pleading guilty, seemingly apologizing for roaring at Chu Yang earlier.

They no longer dared glare at Chu Yang, but Chu Yang took a careful look at them instead.

He noticed that many of these magical beast underlings seemed to be injured.

The Purple Crystal Lion Wing King also noticed Chu Yang's confusion and explained, "Because of territory disputes, I led them into battle against the magical beasts from another territory some days ago. Although we drove those magical beasts away, we suffered considerable losses as well."

The Purple Crystal Lion Wing King's candid answer made it seem as though it truly had some sincerity in wanting to be friends.

Hearing this, Chu Yang seemed to breathe a sigh of relief inwardly. At least Yun Yun had not caused this; otherwise, the enmity between her and the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King would have grown even deeper.

Chu Yang also understood that Yun Yun had never intended to become enemies with the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King. She had sincerely brought a gift in exchange for the Purple Spirit Crystal, but the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King only wanted a Shape-Shifting Pill, which Yun Yun could not provide. That was how the conflict had arisen.

Now that Chu Yang had become friends with the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King, and Yun Yun... he had begun to regard her as a confidante. Therefore, reconciling Yun Yun and the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King was his current hope.

"I can treat your subordinates' injuries. I'll gather some medicinal herbs in these mountains and treat them. Some injuries cannot be left unattended for too long," Chu Yang suddenly said to the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King.

The Purple Crystal Lion Wing King was stunned again. It had not expected Chu Yang to say such a thing.

Chu Yang smiled again and emphasized, "I'm an alchemist!"

Indeed, the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King seemed to have momentarily forgotten that Chu Yang was one of those all-capable alchemists.

In truth, unless a magical beast was completely ignorant, any beast that had developed some intelligence—especially one like the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King, capable of speaking human language—knew the importance of those noble human alchemists.

Chu Yang acted as soon as he spoke. From the knowledge he had gained from the Medicine Emperor's Initial Alchemy Technique manual, he could see that there were many herbs around the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King's cave dwelling that could be used to make healing formulas even better than Xiao Yan's Blood Coagulating Powder and Liu Xi's Spring Powder.

The Monster Mountain Range truly lived up to its reputation as a natural treasury of medicinal ingredients! Moreover, beside the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King's cave dwelling, hardly any human herb-gathering teams dared come to gather herbs.

He had originally intended to enter the cave dwelling and drink tea like humans did when making friends, but Chu Yang felt that treating the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King's subordinates immediately was far more meaningful than sitting down and exchanging empty pleasantries!

As for the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King, it also wanted to see whether Chu Yang had been boasting.

At Chu Yang's instruction, the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King even took the lead personally, bringing a group of magical beasts to gather large quantities of medicinal ingredients and herbs.

There was no alchemy room here, and Chu Yang had entered the Monster Mountain Range in such a hurry that he had not even brought the cauldrons needed to refine pills. He was initially somewhat like a clever housewife unable to cook without rice, but with the wonder of the Medicine Emperor's Initial Alchemy Technique, even its initial level was something that many alchemists across the Dou Qi Continent could never hope to match even after exhausting every effort.

Chu Yang merely mixed and crushed some medicinal ingredients, while he casually combined some herbs. Once they were administered and applied to the wounded magical beasts under the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King, the results were even better than the Blood Coagulating Powder Xiao Yan had refined under Old Yao's guidance and the Spring Powder refined by Liu Xi!

That was the Medicine Emperor's sheer awesomeness—the same principle as standing on the shoulders of giants.

How could Xiao Yan and Liu Xi possibly compare to Chu Yang?

The Blood Coagulating Powder and Spring Powder refined by Xiao Yan and Liu Xi had originally been intended for mercenary groups who risked their lives in the Monster Mountain Range. In fact, they were also suitable for magical beasts. By the same logic, the temporary formulas Chu Yang had prepared now were also suitable for humans living outside the Monster Mountain Range. They could treat not only mercenaries' injuries, but also ordinary people's wounds.

Very quickly, and almost miraculously, even the wounded magical beasts themselves could distinctly feel it: the moment Chu Yang's medicine was applied, their "illness"—which was really just injury—was completely healed.

Watching certain wounds recover at a speed visible to the naked eye under the effects of the herbs, even the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King was left dumbfounded.

This was an immediate effect!

This was exactly the effect Chu Yang wanted.

Next, when they spoke of the Shape-Shifting Pill, Chu Yang honestly said that he could not produce one at the moment, but he was certain that before long, he would be able to let the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King assume a human form.

The Purple Crystal Lion Wing King did not urge him. Instead, it said understandingly, "I believe you. I can wait."

In truth, Chu Yang himself did not know whether he could refine a Shape-Shifting Pill, a seventh-grade pill, within a short period of time. Although he possessed the Medicine Emperor's Initial Alchemy Technique, he could not be overly confident. After all, throughout the Dou Qi Continent, only seventh-grade alchemists were capable of refining Shape-Shifting Pills. Even Gu He, famed throughout the Jia Ma Empire, could only sigh helplessly at the prospect for now.

Chu Yang had already made plans in his heart: if he still could not refine a Shape-Shifting Pill after a long time, he would first buy one for the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King on credit from the system, then repay the debt later. Huan Huan had once said that this was possible.