"What do you mean?"
Chen Shi'an tucked the porcelain bottle away and looked at Mo Wuyang in puzzlement.
Mo Wuyang raised his head. "Taking pills can indeed increase your cultivation speed in the short term.
But every medicine carries some poison. Even top-grade pills contain Pill Poison.
Never mind low-grade pills like the ones in your hand. They contain even more poison.
Your body has undergone Marrow-Washing and Bone-Tempering seven times through the Saintly Dao Stele, bringing your physique close to the Dao. That's also why you cultivate faster than others.
If you take pills to cultivate now, introducing Pill Poison into your body, you'll plainly be destroying your nearly perfect physique.
Your cultivation might seem faster for now, but in the long run, you'll be forcibly lowering your future achievements in the Martial Dao.
If that isn't shortsighted, what is?"
"You have a point."
Chen Shi'an nodded and prepared to put the porcelain bottle away.
He couldn't take them himself, but selling them would surely fetch a large sum of silver.
Mo Wuyang leaped onto Chen Shi'an's shoulder and said with a laugh in his voice, "You've already taken them out. Why put them away?"
Chen Shi'an blinked. "Since I can't take them to cultivate, naturally I should put them away."
Mo Wuyang immediately added, "You can't take them, but I can!"
Chen Shi'an curled his lip. "I was wondering why you were suddenly so eager and kindhearted. So you wanted to eat them yourself."
At that, he shook his head. "Origin-Strength Pills are rare treasures in our Windrise Stronghold. If I find a chance to sell them, they'll fetch quite a bit of silver."
Mo Wuyang raised his voice. "You humans' pills work on us Demon Beasts too. If you let me swallow these Origin-Strength Pills, they'll speed