Miao Yi had also been paying attention to Xiong Xiao's movements through the School of Blue Jade. Now that the relationship between the School of Blue Jade and South Edict Manor was no longer as tense as before, it wasn't too troublesome to contact Yuan Fang and the others.
To his surprise, Xiong Xiao seemed to be in a similar state as him. Xiong Xiao spent most of his time cultivating in seclusion, as though he was also in a hurry to raise his cultivation. He didn't seem to be in a hurry to seek revenge on Miao Yi. Compared to seeking revenge on Miao Yi, it seemed that raising his cultivation was more important.
It was the end of summer and summer in a cave dwelling deep in the mountains.
Inside the silent quarters, Miao Yi sat cross-legged like a stone statue. Suddenly, the silhouette of a four-petaled white lotus blossomed from between his brows. Following that, he slowly opened his eyes, and they shone brightly.
Originally, he could have broken through to the White Lotus Fourth Grade in a little more than three years. However, because of some delays, he spent close to four years before finally breaking through.
Miao Yi was neither surprised nor happy about this. There was nothing to be happy about either.
His subordinates in East Arrival Cave were all stronger than him. Even Yan Xiu had broken through to White Lotus Fourth Grade last year.
He couldn't help but smile bitterly.
As expected, it had doubled again. Based on past experience, he estimated that he would need forty low-grade Orbs of Will to break through to White Lotus Fifth Grade.
Forty wasn't a lot for him at the moment, but if it kept doubling like this, it would be terrifying.
He roughly estimated that if he wanted to break through to the Blue Lotus realm, he would need over a thousand low-grade Orbs of Will just to break through from White Lotus Ninth Grade to Blue Lotus First Grade. The amount needed to break through from Blue Lotus Third Grade to Blue Lotus Fourth Grade would already exceed ten thousand.
At the end of the Blue Lotus stage, the consumption of Orbs of Will would be in the hundreds of thousands.
Miao Yi found it a little hard to imagine just how many Orbs of Will a Red Lotus cultivator like the Hall Master would need to consume. It was no wonder they had cultivated for such a long period of time. Even if they had Orbs of Will, they had to slowly accumulate them over countless years.
As for those cultivators who didn't have any Orbs of Will, it was easy to imagine the situation. It was no wonder Yuan Fang and the others were already old men despite only having a Blue Lotus First Grade cultivation.
It was not easy for cultivators to age. One could only imagine how much time had passed in order to become an old man. However, although cultivators had a long lifespan, most of their time was spent on cultivation. Perhaps no mortal could live a happy life.
There would always be a way out. What was the point of thinking so much? Weren't there many cultivators with high cultivation bases who also looked very young?
If others could do it, he might be able to do it as well.
Miao Yi encouraged himself a little. Once again, he invoked his arts to refine the remaining half of the mid-grade Orb of Will in his mouth.
As expected, after a brief examination of the refining speed of the Orbs of Will, after his cultivation had broken through to White Lotus Fourth Grade, the refining speed had indeed increased by quite a bit.
It turned out that a Third Grade cultivator needed about two months to refine a low-grade Orb of Will, meaning that they could only refine six orbs a year. From the looks of it, he should be able to refine nine pills in a year. It would only take him about a month to refine one pill.
Based on his calculations, it would only take him slightly more than four years to obtain the forty Orbs of Will needed to break through to the Fifth Grade.
Having made up his mind, Zhang Xuan was just about to continue cultivating when he received a piece of good news.
Qian'Er and Xue'Er's voices came from outside the silent room, "Qian'Er, Xue'Er, I request to see Master."
Miao Yi, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes. He felt that the two girls' tone was a little off, so he said, "Come in!"
The two maidservants walked in side by side. When they passed by the pond, they separated and went around to the left and right. When they arrived in front of the stone couch, they stood together and bowed in unison. The two of them looked as if they could not contain their joy, and their eyes were shining brightly.
"What is it?" Miao Yi asked.
The two pretty girls looked at each other and nodded slightly to each other. When they looked at Miao Yi again, a wave of transcendence energy surged from their bodies, and the silhouette of a one-petaled white lotus blossomed between their brows.
Miao Yi was stunned for a moment, then immediately laughed heartily, "So the two of you have also stepped into the grade. Good, good, good. This is truly a double blessing. "
Seeing that their master was happy, the two girls also giggled. They thought that the double blessing their master was referring to the two of them breaking through to White Lotus First Grade at the same time.
They did not know that Miao Yi was referring to his cultivation breaking through to White Lotus Fourth Grade as well. It was referring to the double blessing of both master and servant advancing together.
Amidst his joy, Miao Yi re-examined the two of them. He felt as if he was in a dream. Both of them had a cultivation at White Lotus First Grade.
He recalled that when the two girls had first followed him, he had just arrived at East Arrival Cave not long ago. At that time, he only had a cultivation at White Lotus First Grade. Now, the two girls had actually also stepped into the White Lotus First Grade.
He remembered that year, the two girls were still a pair of little girls who had yet to grow up. Now, they had already become two beautiful girls with slender waists and voluptuous breasts. Dressed in elegant dresses, they were beautiful on the outside and intelligent on the inside. Their skin was white and tender, and their lips were red without words. They were slender and elegant, and their eyes were bright and clear. They had become real women. How many years had passed in a flash?
Miao Yi asked hesitantly, "You two have been following me for about seven years, right?"
Hearing this, the two girls suddenly understood. They looked at each other and nodded in unison, "More than seven years."
"Seven years …" Miao Yi muttered. He remembered that when he was cultivating on the island, he only spent four years to break through to White Lotus First Grade. However, the two girls spent a whole seven years on their starting stages. They seemed to be much slower than he was at that time.
He did not know that if it were not for Yao Ruoxian's guidance along the way, if the two girls had continued to follow Yan Xiu in their cultivation, they would have probably spent ten years on their starting stages.
Seeing that their master wasn't saying anything, the two girls felt a little uneasy, because the two of them were brought in by Yao Ruoxian from the outside.
After pondering for a while, Miao Yi came back to his senses and chuckled, "White Lotus First Grade. It will be more convenient for you to work for me in the future. Here's a reward!"
He reached into his clothes and took out two storage rings, flashing them in his left and right palms as he smiled, "Take them. With your current transcendence energy, you can use them. With these things, it will be more convenient for you to retrieve items."
The two girls stepped forward and took one each. They thanked him happily, "Thank you, Master."
Originally, the two of them had always called him Cave Master. However, Miao Yi made them change the way they addressed him, saying that Yan Xiu was the Cave Master after all.
Just giving them two rings seemed to be lacking something. Miao Yi pondered for a while, then took out four mid-grade Orbs of Will from the storage ring, emitting a gentle glow. "Now that you two have the ability to refine Orbs of Will, these items can help you raise your cultivation quickly. Take two each for now. It should be enough for you two to use for a while. If it's not enough, you can find me for more. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask Senior Yao for guidance."
The two girls happily received them and thanked him again.
"Don't worry about not having enough Orbs of Will. Just use them. The most important thing is to work hard to raise your cultivation. Only with a higher cultivation can you better serve me." Miao Yi smiled as he waved his hand, "Go! Cultivate in peace! "
"Yes!" The two girls happily retreated from the silent quarters, not wanting to disturb his closed-door cultivation any longer.
The two girls left the silent quarters. As soon as they walked out of the house and into the courtyard, they saw Yao Ruoxian sneakily waving at them from the pavilion.
The two girls immediately skipped over, grabbing one of his arms each. They said excitedly, "Master, Master really rewarded us."
The two girls got along very well with Yao Ruoxian. Even though Yan Xiu could be considered half a Master to them, they were more restrained when they were with him.
It wasn't because Yao Ruoxian's cultivation was high that they wanted to flatter him. It was because Yao Ruoxian had always been a little mischievous. He didn't put on any airs, so the two of them naturally liked him. It was normal for young people to play around.
On the other hand, Yan Xiu took into consideration that the two of them were Miao Yi's handmaidens, so he always treated them like Elder Auntie and Little Auntie. He scrupulously followed the rules of seniority, which in turn caused the two of them to drift apart.
Yao Ruoxian didn't care about seniority at all. Former Cave Master Miao could only be beaten up in front of him. 'Don't put on some Cave Master's smelly airs in front of me. Cave Master will still beat me up.'
"Master was right, wasn't he? I told you two to go in and report the good news. That kid isn't much of a person, but he's still quite loyal to the people around him." Yao Ruoxian stroked his sloppy beard and laughed, "Quick, take them out. Let's see what that kid rewarded you two with."
The two girls immediately revealed the items in their palms. There was a storage ring and two mid-grade Orbs of Will on each of their hands.
Logically speaking, this reward was already quite good. They were just White Lotus First Grade cultivators. If it were anyone else, how many of them would be able to match up to a storage ring? Two mid-grade Orbs of Will were equivalent to twenty low-grade Orbs of Will.
Yao Ruoxian took the storage rings from their hands and imbued them with his transcendence energy to check. He thought there would be something inside, but who knew it was empty.
After putting the storage rings back into the hands of the two girls, he sneered, "And he thought he rewarded you with something good. No matter what, you two are his personal handmaidens, and he only rewarded you with such a small amount. That kid is a little too much. It looks like he's asking for a beating."
The two girls immediately stuck out their tongues. Xue'Er shook her head and said, "Master, these two rewards are already very generous. Many people in East Arrival Cave don't even have storage rings."
Qian'Er also nodded, "That's right. Two mid-grade Orbs of Will are equivalent to twenty low-grade Orbs of Will. The others in East Arrival Cave wouldn't even be able to get that many Orbs of Will in a year. It's enough for us to use for a long time."
"Pfft! So petty. You're treating such a small thing as a treasure? " Yao Ruoxian stroked his beard and rolled his eyes. He scoffed, "That Master of yours is a little tycoon. He's filthy rich. Back when he was alone in the Sea of Constellations, he killed seventy-two Second Grade Yao cultivators and took back all the treasures from the seventy-two Fort Masters. Just the storage rings alone, he had more than two hundred of them."
The two girls were shocked. They now knew that a Second Grade Yao cultivator meant a Blue Lotus cultivator. They didn't expect their Master to kill seventy-two of them by himself. It was just that their Master had never told them about this before.
However, the two of them had always admired Miao Yi. They thought it was normal for him to be strong. In short, they had never seen Miao Yi fail.
"Now you know how rich your Master is, right? That's not a big deal. The most important thing is that the kid has an immortal herb on him. It's no ordinary immortal herb. It's a rare treasure that can only be found once in tens of thousands of years. Just that immortal herb alone is worth more than my entire fortune. He's filthy rich. To give such a small thing to his personal handmaidens is too much. He's treating them like beggars. "
Qian'Er waved her hand and said, "It's not like that. Master told us to use the Orbs of Will as much as we want. If we don't have enough, we can ask him for more."
"What's the use of just having Orbs of Will?" Yao Ruoxian clapped his hands, then shrugged and said, "Are you stupid? Transcendent artifacts? Where are the transcendent artifacts? The two of you should at least have a suitable transcendent artifact. When you encounter danger, you should at least have some ability to defend yourselves. You shouldn't just sit there and wait for death! "
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