Moyue uncorked the bottle, and a familiar pill fragrance wafted out.
"So it's a Demon Spirit Pill," Moyue said mildly. "Is this a third-rank Demon Spirit Pill?
"But it won't do much for a form-transforming demon beast, will it?"
Xu Chuan smiled. "Most demon beasts have never taken pills. Even if they have, they got them by killing cultivators.
"Probably none of those pills suited them.
"They might not even have been as useful as the cultivators' corpses."
"That's true enough."
Moyue had once claimed a mountain as his domain, killing cultivators who passed through or came to harass him.
He had little interest in most of their possessions.
Even magical artifacts and magic treasures.
"But Demon Spirit Pills are very suitable for demon beasts. These were refined from Late Third-Rank Peak demon beasts.
"Those demon beasts had extraordinary bloodlines.
"They'll have some effect even on transforming great demons. That's better than leaving them to cultivate quietly on their own."
Moyue nodded slightly, his gaze thoughtful. "You mean I should beat him into submission first.
"Then urge him to surrender.
"If he values his life, he'll certainly agree.
"Then I give him Demon Spirit Pills to win him over.
"Even if his submission is only lip service, as long as he finds the Demon Spirit Pills useful,
"he'll work for me.
"Over time, there'll be a chance to win his complete loyalty."
"Breaking through to the transformation middle stage even made your brain sharper."
"Nonsense! I'm a flood dragon, born with exceptional intelligence!"
"Yes, yes, yes." Xu Chuan smiled and humored him offhandedly.
"Leave this to me."
Moyue's eyes brimmed with confidence.
As a flood dragon, he was inherently powerful. Even though he had only just broken through to the transformation middle stage,
he could already contend with many transformation