Charcoal was suddenly a little frightened. He sneezed and turned his head left and right, his four hooves retreating uneasily.
He had already experienced the power of the little ones more than once. Every time he was being naughty, Miao Yi would use the little ones to deal with him.
Facing the little ones, Charcoal was very miserable. Even though his speed was faster than the little ones, there were too many of them on this island. They surrounded him and could stop him at any time to strike.
It was useless for Charcoal to dive into the sea. The little ones were much faster than him in the water. Moreover, the feeling of being struck in the water was much more miserable than on land. If Miao Yi didn't go down to save him, he would drown in the sea.
Forced into a corner, Charcoal could only turn back. With a stomp of his strong hooves, he flew back onto the ship. He lowered his head and was obediently escorted by the little ones into the cabin at the stern of the ship. He obediently let Miao Yi put on the shackles and began to run in circles around the turntable.
After a day of sailing, the ship returned to the dock within the reef cliff.
Miao Yi carried Qian'Er and Xue'Er back to East Arrival Cave.
The life on the island was obviously incomparable to the life in East Arrival Cave with abundant resources. Qian'Er and Xue'Er were extremely excited to return. To them, this was their home.
The first thing they did when they returned home was to immediately transfer a handmaiden from each of the cultivation residences over to clean the courtyard.
This was the privilege they enjoyed as the handmaidens of the Cave Master. All the handmaidens in East Arrival Cave respected them.
However, the Cave Master's sleeping quarters did not need anyone else to clean it for them. This was a place that only the two of them could enter. They were not allowed to enter the other handmaidens.
Actually, Yan Xiu would often find someone to clean the place, but the two girls insisted on showing off their presence to the other handmaidens. This was related to the fact that the two girls had not been taken in by Miao Yi. The two of them wanted to prove that they were still the mistresses of this place, even though they had not been taken in by the Cave Master.
The two of them did not know that if Miao Yi had not made the subordinates of East Arrival Cave obedient, the two of them might not have been able to mobilize the other handmaidens. Their status would always rise along with their master.
Miao Yi had never cared about personal matters. After collecting this year's Orbs of Will, he only left Dan Biaoyi and Qiu Shaoqun behind to guard East Arrival Cave.
There was no other reason than to bring more people with him as insurance.
Miao Yi hurried back to Mount Calming Sea through the snowstorm. He went to the Sea Calming Grand Hall alone, and was led by Lu Liu to the loft that Mountain Chieftain Qin Weiwei liked to stay in the most.
Inside the loft, Qin Weiwei, who was dressed in clothes as white as snow, was chatting amiably with another Cave Master, Gongsun Yu. Miao Yi had long heard that this Gongsun Yu was the Cave Master that Mountain Chieftain Qin Weiwei admired the most.
But as soon as she saw Miao Yi appear, Qin Weiwei's expression immediately turned cold, and she didn't give Miao Yi a friendly look.
After Hong Mian and Liulu confirmed the items that had been handed over, Qin Weiwei checked East Arrival Cave's report and placed it to the side. She said in a neutral tone, "Cave Master Miao, you don't have to go to South Edict Manor this year. Return to your East Arrival Cave."
"Yes!" Miao Yi couldn't wait to see Xiong Xiao again. He didn't want to run into any more trouble.
As he cupped his hands and retreated, he added in his heart, 'Adulterous couple, shameless couple!'
Gongsun Yu, on the other hand, had a smile on his face. He cupped his fists at Miao Yi in a cultured and refined manner, making the lukewarm Great Cave Master Miao seem even less impressive.
Whether it was his character or demeanor, in Qin Weiwei's eyes, the two of them were obviously worlds apart.
Qin Weiwei looked at Miao Yi with a gaze that was difficult to conceal.
It wasn't just Gongsun Yu. The other Cave Masters that Miao Yi met when he left the rear hall all smiled and cupped their fists to greet him.
Naturally, it wasn't because everyone had changed their opinion of Miao Yi, but because Miao Yi's bloody battle last year had already shaken the entire South Edict Manor.
One had to know that Xiong Xiao's strength wasn't weak in the entire South Edict Manor. Naturally, the Cave Masters under him weren't weak either. But two of Xiong Xiao's Cave Masters had been killed by Miao Yi alone. Who would dare to laugh at Miao Yi now?
Miao Yi also put on a smiling face to return the courtesy. He didn't stay in Mount Calming Sea any longer, and quickly led his subordinates back to East Arrival Cave.
After this incident, Miao Yi finally understood that if he wanted to gain the respect of others, he had to show them his strength. Without strength, no one would take him seriously!
'Just wait until the day I become a Mountain Chieftain that can stand on equal footing with you. Let's see if you, Qin Weiwei, still have the right to give me face then!'
Returning to East Arrival Cave at top speed, Miao Yi once again entrusted the matters of East Arrival Cave to Yan Xiu. He then brought Qian'Er and Xue'Er and went into seclusion once again. Their destination was naturally the same island.
However, Qian'Er and Xue'Er were a little disappointed. Their house had just been cleaned up...
Spring passed, and spring came again.
The spring tides receded, and the scorching heat of summer was replaced by a bleak autumn wind.
As autumn approached its climax, Qian'Er and Xue'Er were a little surprised, because the Cave Master who only knew how to cultivate diligently day and night had actually left the cave, and was slowly walking towards the ocean alone.
The two of them quietly followed behind, and saw the Cave Master silently standing on a reef by the sea, his clothes fluttering in the wind. His figure seemed a little lonely, and they didn't know what the Cave Master was thinking about.
After ten months, the mid-grade Orb of Will had finally been completely refined, and Miao Yi's cultivation had also reached White Lotus Third Grade as he wished.
However, he couldn't bring himself to be happy.
As he had expected, after his cultivation had reached White Lotus Third Grade, he used his inner vision to check the art source within his body, and discovered that the amount of Orbs of Will needed to break through to Fourth Grade had indeed doubled. He still needed about twenty low-grade Orbs of Will to guarantee a breakthrough to Fourth Grade.
Based on this calculation, he would need forty orbs to break through to Fifth Grade, and eighty orbs to break through to Sixth Grade. If he continued to calculate, it would be an astronomical number. If he relied on the Cave Master's yearly share, he didn't know how long it would take for him to break through to the Blue Lotus realm.
He still didn't know what was going on with his Little Brother and Little Sister. He didn't have that much time to be like other cultivators, and use the long years to slowly cultivate. Besides, Xiong Xiao wouldn't let him slowly waste away year after year, and definitely wouldn't allow him to slowly grow stronger. If he were in Xiong Xiao's shoes, he wouldn't sit idly by either.
'A horse won't get fat without grass at night. I have to take the risk and try …'
Standing on the cliff, Miao Yi took a deep breath, and resolutely turned around to return to his cave abode, and threw a low-grade Orb of Will into his mouth.
After his cultivation had reached White Lotus Third Grade, the speed at which he refined the Orbs of Will had increased again. Miao Yi estimated that he would only need two months at most to refine one.
In addition to the two years' share, he still had seven low-grade Orbs of Will in his hands.
Qian'Er and Xue'Er were speechless. They realized that the Cave Master was really a cultivation maniac. He had only come out for a short while, and then he went back to bury himself in cultivation.
The two of them were more or less influenced by Miao Yi. In reality, they spent most of their time cultivating as well. At least they could kill time this way, and wouldn't have to endure staying on this island.
Two months later, Miao Yi, who had successfully refined the Orb of Will in his mouth, came out of closed-door cultivation once again. Another year had passed, and winter had arrived.
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