'Did I really succeed? '
Yao Ruoxian really wanted to believe that he had succeeded. He waved the undamaged wooden spear in his hand without feeling anything.
There were some things he couldn't lie to himself. As he held the wooden spear and rubbed his chin, he suddenly heard the faint sound of rushing wind. Without another word, he quickly dodged and hid himself.
Soon, a figure flew over from the night sky and landed on the flattened stone mountain. The smoke and dust had yet to disperse.
The person who came was none other than Miao Yi.
He had just returned to the cave to cultivate after visiting Qian'Er and Xue'Er at the waterfall. Who would have thought that he would hear the faint sound of a mountain shattering coming from another direction? He thought it was a little strange, so he came over to investigate.
In the end, there was no one around. The dust that had yet to disperse proved that the stone mountain had just collapsed.
Miao Yi's lips curled into a sly smile. He didn't need to think about it to guess who did it.
It hadn't been long since he heard the commotion. To be able to destroy a stone mountain in such a short time, it was impossible for a Blue Lotus cultivator to do so. Other than a certain someone on this island, there was probably no one else capable of such a feat.
He had long guessed that a certain someone was up to no good by encouraging Qian'Er and Xue'Er to come learn spear arts. This was to be expected.
But it didn't matter. If he wanted to learn, he could learn it. As long as he had the ability to do so.
Miao Yi didn't stay for long. With a flick of his sleeves, he floated away and returned to the cave to cultivate.
Not long after he left, Yao Ruoxian came out from nearby with a wooden spear in his hand. He looked at the collapsed stone mountain with a gleam in his eyes.
After a long while, the wooden spear in Yao Ruoxian's hand exploded into dust. He nodded slightly and said, "I understand. With my cultivation, those two girls can't compare to me. Naturally, I've already passed the beginner stage. I only need to learn the final key, but..."
Yao Ruoxian was suddenly conflicted. Miao Yi said that he couldn't use Orbs of Will to cultivate this spear art. Should he continue using Orbs of Will? Or should he continue...
From this day onwards, Yao Ruoxian suddenly became bored. He kept wandering around the island, wondering if he should use Orbs of Will.
If he didn't... With his cultivation base, if he were to cultivate blindly, the progress of his cultivation would be negligible, and it wouldn't be appropriate for him to ask Miao Yi about it.
Out of boredom, Miao Yi hung out with Charcoal, who was wandering around the island. He would always lift Charcoal's tail or pry open Charcoal's teeth. He wanted to get to the bottom of this dragon steed that could refine Yao Cores.
Unfortunately, he used his transcendence energy to inspect Charcoal from inside out, and found that it was no different from a normal dragon steed. He couldn't find anything out of the ordinary.
Charcoal had lost his patience from being tormented by Yao Ruoxian, and ran away the moment he saw him. In the end, Yao Ruoxian flashed out another First Grade Yao Core in his hand, and shouted, "Fat thief, look at what this is!"
He waved it in his hand as if he was luring a puppy with a bone.
As he ran, Charcoal turned his head back to take a look. Suddenly, he couldn't run any further, and his four hooves staggered on the spot in disappointment. It slowly turned around and ran back, snorting loudly at the Yao Dan in his hand.
Yao Ruoxian chuckled, and tossed the Yao Core in his hand far into the distance. Charcoal immediately chased after it as fast as lightning. Before the Yao Core could land on the ground, Charcoal bit into it and swallowed it whole.
The result was predictable. Not long after, Charcoal seemed to be drunk again. He staggered back to his' nest 'and collapsed. His breathing was like a bellows again.
Yao Ruoxian, who was tailing behind, took the opportunity to invoke his arts to examine Charcoal. But just as before, when the blood circulation within Charcoal's body rose once again. Yao Ruoxian had lost another Yao Core for nothing. He circled around the sleeping Charcoal a few hundred times, but was unable to delve any deeper into it.
When Miao Yi occasionally came out of the cave, he noticed that Charcoal had fallen asleep again. He couldn't help but ask Yao Ruoxian, "Did you feed him Yao Cores again?"
Tugging at his beard, Yao Ruoxian circled Charcoal and nodded gloomily.
Miao Yi didn't think much of it. He didn't know what was going on either. In any case, he had learned his lesson from the mistakes of others. After eating the Yao Core, Charcoal didn't show any abnormalities. After trying to ride it, he discovered that Charcoal's leg strength had increased.
Seniors in the cultivation world were experienced and knowledgeable, so he believed Yao Ruoxian's words. A dragon steed eating Yao Cores was a great tonic.
In short, Miao Yi admitted that he didn't have that many Yao Cores to give to Charcoal like they were cabbages. He couldn't afford to use the method of giving Charcoal such a great tonic. Since Yao Ruoxian wasn't afraid of wasting Yao Cores and was willing to give them to Charcoal, then Miao Yi didn't mind.
He crouched beside Charcoal and invoked his arts to examine him. He nodded and said, "The speed of refining Yao Cores seems to be a little faster than before."
"A little faster?" Yao Ruoxian watched in shock as Miao Yi left.
When Charcoal woke up again, it confirmed Miao Yi's words. This time, Charcoal woke up a few days faster than before. Moreover, he had lost a lot of weight. For Charcoal, Yao Cores seemed to have the effect of losing weight.
Yao Ruoxian was a little frantic. What was going on? Why did he feel like he had become an idiot after coming to this island?
Yet Charcoal had tasted the Yao Core and kept circling around Yao Ruoxian, begging for food again.
Yao Ruoxian grabbed Charcoal and turned him around to study him.
Charcoal didn't run away and let him study him. Because his previous experience told him that after being tormented, there would be Yao Cores to eat, so he obediently fawned over Yao Ruoxian.
Yao Ruoxian didn't get any results from his research and left. He couldn't be bothered to waste his energy.
But Charcoal wasn't satisfied. He seemed to think that he couldn't let someone torment him for nothing. Wherever Yao Ruoxian went, he would follow him and wouldn't let him go.
Yao Ruoxian was also furious. He took out a Yao Core that glowed with a green light and said fiercely, "I don't believe that you can keep eating it without any reaction. I don't believe this."
He forcefully stuffed a Second Grade Yao Core into Charcoal's mouth.
He still had a few First Grade Yao Cores on him, but he only had one Second Grade Yao Core. After all, it wasn't easy to obtain a Second Grade Yao Core. This one even came from the body of the Azure Ape Commander in the Sea of Constellations. Just like that, he fed it to Charcoal to enjoy.
As a result, Charcoal seemed to be drunk again. His eyes were filled with a sense of bewilderment as he fainted.
On the other hand, when Miao Yi came out to check on Qian'Er and Xue'Er's cultivation progress, he saw Yao Ruoxian guarding Charcoal without leaving his side. After invoking his arts to check on Charcoal once more, he exclaimed in shock, "Senior Yao, you gave him a Second Grade Yao Core to eat?"
An ungraded Yao Core was only worth one low-grade Orb of Will. A First Grade Yao Core was worth a hundredfold, and a Second Grade Yao Core was worth another hundredfold. A single Second Grade Yao Core was worth ten thousand low-grade Orbs of Will!
Little did he know that it was precisely because of its high value that Yao Ruoxian would stay by Charcoal's side and keep an eye on him. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so bored. A dignified Red Lotus cultivator wouldn't have to stay by a dragon steed's side.
Yao Ruoxian looked at him expressionlessly, his face twitching violently. He was now a hundred percent sure that this brat could indeed see what he couldn't, because when he fed the Second Grade Yao Core to Charcoal, only he himself knew about it.
After staring at Miao Yi for a while, Yao Ruoxian nodded with a wooden expression.
"That's a Second Grade Yao Core!" Miao Yi was shocked once again. "Why did you do that?"
"None of your business! I have nothing better to do. I'm bored, alright? "
Yao Ruoxian fiercely turned his head to the side, almost crying. Now he also wanted to know why he would do such a thing.
"Uh … Senior, please do as you please." Miao Yi sighed and shook his head as he left. It was Yao Ruoxian's property, so he could do whatever he wanted with it. Indeed, it was none of his business.
But in his heart, he was thinking that this old man was indeed wealthy. A Red Lotus cultivator was indeed not something an ordinary person could compare to. He could even casually take out a Second Grade Yao Core and feed it to that damned fatty like candy.
He was a little emotional about his treatment. Yao Ruoxian treated the two girls really well, and Charcoal even better, but he didn't treat him that well.
Sigh! If he had known earlier, he would have built a better relationship with this old man. It was a pity that he didn't manage to hug onto such a thick thigh …
This time, Charcoal slept for a long time. After consuming a Second Grade Yao Core, he slept for half a year without waking up.
As the winter snow fell, Miao Yi once again walked out of the cave. Seeing that Yao Ruoxian was still guarding Charcoal, he stepped forward and cupped his fists, "Senior, please send me back."
When he first came here, they had agreed that Yao Ruoxian would send him back to East Arrival Cave every few months. This time, it was time for East Arrival Cave's annual tribute, so he had to make a trip back. The troops of East Arrival Cave were still waiting for him to pay them.
"The Fat Bastard will probably wake up soon." Yao Ruoxian didn't want to throw out his Second Grade Yao Core without even seeing a blister, so he kept guarding Charcoal, unwilling to leave. He waved his hand and said, "It's not like you don't have legs. Go back by yourself."
Miao Yi really had to hand it to him. To be able to help him take care of Charcoal so attentively, it seemed that it wasn't the old man's fault that he hadn't been able to build a good relationship with this old man. He had to find fault with himself. Perhaps it was because he wasn't a good person, or perhaps there was something wrong with his character.
He invoked his arts once again to check on the movements within Charcoal's body, then politely cupped his fists towards Yao Ruoxian and said, "Senior, Charcoal won't wake up for a while. The Second Grade Yao Core in his body has only been refined by a little more than half."
Yao Ruoxian slowly raised his head. He naturally believed Miao Yi's words now. If Miao Yi said that the Fat Bastard's Yao Core had only been refined by a little more than half, then it was definitely true.
However, he really wanted to ask Miao Yi, 'How did you find out? Why was it that even though my cultivation was higher than yours, I couldn't find out?'
However, he had already boasted earlier, and also acted as if everything was under his control. If he were to ask again now, and let this brat know that he didn't have the Second Grade Yao Core due to his ignorance, wouldn't he become a laughing stock?
Sometimes, pride was even more important than one's life. How many people would risk their lives for the sake of their pride? Yao Ruoxian could only grit his teeth and swallow his pride, acting as if he knew everything. He nodded, then with a wave of his sleeve, he swept Miao Yi up and left. This time, he didn't bring Charcoal along ….
Over at East Arrival Cave, Yuan Fang and the rest were also a little frantic. Their Master Hong Changhai was rushing them, but now they couldn't even catch a glimpse of Miao Yi's shadow. If they couldn't get in touch with Miao Yi, how were they supposed to find out where Miao Yi's cultivation resources came from?
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