Chapter 38: The Chaotic Spirit Beasts

Shangguan Rouer was speechless. Senior Sister Leng Hanyue had indeed told her that there might be some side effects.

But she hadn't cared much at the time; after all, the allure of a nine-pattern Medicinal Pill was still immense.

Lin Mo suddenly curved his lips into a wicked smile and said, "Senior Sister Shangguan, you wouldn't want your secret to be exposed and suffer social death, right?"

When Shangguan Rouer thought about how her Azure Thunder Beast would speak while channeling lightning in future battles, she felt she was going to completely suffer social death.

Cold sweat kept breaking out on her back, and her big eyes frantically shed little pearls as she asked, "Then what should I do?"

Like a demon, Lin Mo coaxed her step by step: "Senior Sister Shangguan, think about it carefully. What if everyone's Spirit Beast on Spirit Beast Peak could speak, and each of them had different traits? Wouldn't you stop feeling embarrassed then?"

As if she had discovered a new world, Shangguan Rouer raised her head and said, "Junior Brother, you're right. I'll go call my fellow Disciples right now to come find you for Alchemy."

Lin Mo instructed from behind: "Remember to tell them that an enlightenment pill capable of making Spirit Beasts speak only costs 100 Spirit Stones each."

To ensure an ample reserve of Medicinal Pills for later, Lin Mo searched through the entire Waste Pill Room before finding dozens of failed enlightenment pills.

It was as if a little demon had awakened in his heart. The Jade Maiden Immortal Sect was filled entirely with female Cultivators, and it was usually too desolate; this time, he could liven up the immortal sect.

Before long, quite a few Senior Sisters from Spirit Beast Peak came over to consult.

The Senior Sisters fluttered about chirpily inside the Waste Pill Room, and Lin Mo twitched his nose, catching the fragrance of young maidens everywhere.

"Junior Brother, can you really refine Medicinal Pills that allow Spirit Beasts to speak?"

Lin Mo didn't make absolute guarantees: "It should be fine. Anyway, Senior Sister Shangguan Rouer's Spirit Beast did speak after eating the Medicinal Pill."

For a Spirit Beast to speak is a very long process; it requires refining the transverse bone in the throat. Aside from a small fraction of Spirit Beasts with innate talents in Spiritual Qi, other uncultivated Spirit Beasts at the Core Formation stage cannot speak.

"Junior Brother, my Spirit Beast is especially stupid, is that okay?"

"Junior Brother, my Spirit Beast is a little fox, is that okay?"

"Junior Brother, my Spirit Beast's cultivation is very low, is that okay?"

The Senior Sisters' questions came like a string of firecrackers.

Lin Mo made a gesture and said, "Stop!"

"Let's make this clear first, I don't know whether your Spirit Beasts will actually be able to speak after eating it. However, Senior Sister Shangguan Rouer's Spirit Beast indeed spoke after eating it. If you don't believe me, you can verify it with her."

Holding the Azure Thunder Beast, Shangguan Rouer stood at the very back of the crowd and put a small face mask on the Spirit Beast.

The Azure Thunder Beast struggled incessantly, blinking its large eyes, its two little paws exerting strength as it tried to tear the mask off.

Shangguan Rouer said with a forced smile, "I know you really want to speak, but can you please not speak for now!"

After saying that, her big eyes also glared at the Azure Thunder Beast.

She explained to the Senior Sisters of Spirit Beast Peak: "Senior Sisters, what Junior Brother Lin refines are nine-pattern Medicinal Pills, which can indeed make Spirit Beasts speak after eating them. However…"

Before Shangguan Rouer could finish, a Disciple from Spirit Beast Peak rushed to say, "Junior Brother Lin, get me a Medicinal Pill."

"How rare are Medicinal Pills that can make Spirit Beasts speak! Junior Brother Lin, here are the Spirit Stones."

"Junior Brother Lin, I want one too."

Lin Mo was surrounded in the middle by numerous Senior Sisters who successively pulled out Spirit Stones to buy Medicinal Pills from him.

Accepting the Spirit Stones one by one, these Disciples reserved a total of 50 Medicinal Pills.

Lin Mo smiled and said, "Senior Sisters, please wait outside for a moment. I will start the furnace for Alchemy first, and give you the Medicinal Pills in one hour."

When Cultivators perform Alchemy, they require a quiet environment. These Senior Sisters filed out one after another, leaving Lin Mo alone in the Waste Pill Room to do Alchemy.

Several charming-looking Senior Sisters cast flirtatious winks at Lin Mo as they left.

With enchanting expressions, they said, "Junior Brother Lin, keep it up, don't feel too much pressure."

Lin Mo only felt himself surrounded by immense happiness; these Senior Sisters smelled so nice and were so soft.

Most importantly, these Senior Sisters were all little wealthy women, earning 100 Spirit Stones per person. With over fifty Senior Sisters, he earned a total of over 5,000 Spirit Stones.

Meanwhile, Lin Mo's cost was merely 50 useless waste pills and 5 Spirit Stones. After purifying them all with the qiankun creation cauldron, they became freshly baked nine-pattern enlightenment pills.

Lin Mo waited in the Waste Pill Room for a little longer, and when the time was up, he called all the Senior Sisters outside to come back in.

A Senior Sister wanted to leave as soon as she got the Medicinal Pill, but Lin Mo hurriedly stopped her and said, "Senior Sister, wait a moment. These Medicinal Pills have the best effect when eaten fresh out of the furnace. If you wait a little longer, they won't be as effective."

That Senior Sister looked at him suspiciously: "Junior Brother Lin, is that true? I've never heard before that Medicinal Pills have to be eaten right when they come out of the furnace."

Lin Mo nodded affirmatively: "Senior Sister, you don't know this, but nine-pattern Medicinal Pills are different from others; they have the best effect when eaten fresh out of the furnace."

Although that Senior Sister didn't believe it at all, she still didn't refute Lin Mo. After all, eating it early or late was the same; either way, it had to be eaten by her own Spirit Beast.

Lin Mo and Shangguan Rouer personally watched these Senior Sisters, afraid that someone might be suspicious and dare not take the Medicinal Pills.

Shangguan Rouer's heart leaped to her throat, and the corners of her mouth could barely contain her laughter. As long as these Senior Sisters took the Medicinal Pills, they would be in the same boat as her.

If only her art style on Spirit Beast Peak changed alone, then she would suffer social death by herself. If all the Disciples' art styles changed, then the one who didn't suffer social death would be the abnormal one.

The Senior Sisters fed the Medicinal Pills one by one into the bellies of their Spirit Beasts, not missing a single Spirit Beast.

Shangguan Rouer let out a long breath, revealing her little white teeth, and completely failed to hold back her laughter.

However, still acting like a lady, she covered her mouth with her small hand, not daring to laugh out loud.

Mainly because she was afraid these Senior Sisters would beat him up.

The Waste Pill Room suddenly plunged into an eerie silence, followed quickly by sounds rising one after another.

Over fifty Spirit Beasts simultaneously stiffened their bodies, and various colored spiritual lights flickered across their fur. The Senior Sister holding the snow fox suddenly cried out, "Xiaobai, why is your tail all fluffed up?"

Before her voice faded, the snow fox suddenly stood up on its hind legs and shouted in a spoiled, girlish voice, "Master, when you stroke me, you're actually thinking of Junior Brother Lin, right? Last night you even said, 'If Junior Brother's abdominal muscles were as soft as a fox's tail, that would be great'—"

"Boom!" The snow fox was body-slammed by its master into the medicine cabinet.

From a corner came a soft, childish voice: "Chirp! I love Sect Master's nn so much, it's really so perky, I want to touch it so bad."

The Azure Thunder Beast jumped up and down excitedly amidst the chaos, "Behold my Five-Thundering Whip!"

The most terrifying of all belonged to a certain Senior Sister's Hundred-Poison Spider. Its eight compound eyes flickered with an eerie green light as it spoke in a husky, smoky voice, "Sisters, you've always been Junior Brother-cons. I think Junior Brother Lin right here is pretty good. Do you want this lady to help you slip some aphrodisiac… Mmm!"

Its mouth was covered entirely with three Silence Talismans by its master.

Shangguan Rouer had long since collapsed to the ground laughing. Looking at it now, compared to the Azure Thunder Beast, she wasn't that embarrassed after all.

A majestic female voice suddenly came from outside the window: "What is everyone making a fuss about!"

At this moment, an Iron-Eating Beast roared loudly: "Sword Cultivators are all stubborn straight men!"

As soon as it finished speaking, it tried to go and gnaw on Tao Yaoye's treasured sword.