The dragon's roar reverberated through the forest.
The thunderous explosions startled the birds into scattering in all directions. The Inversed-Scales Spear in Miao Yi's hand moved like a dragon, meeting the incoming attacks head-on.
Surges of magical power that seemed to have materialized burst out, snapping trees and shattering rocks.
After a series of rapid attacks, Miao Yi abruptly retracted his hands and stood still. He looked around at his surroundings, which were covered in smoke and dust. Finally, his gaze fell upon the Inversed-Scales Spear.
Between his eyebrows, there was a five-petaled white lotus that was extremely eye-catching.
After being on the island for more than four years, he had finally crossed the dividing line of the White Lotus realm, breaking through to White Lotus Fifth Grade.
He had come here alone to test the waters. The transcendence energy attack of a White Lotus Fifth Grade was like a solid substance. When it was added to the Inversed-Scales Spear, it could be said that its power had increased explosively.
Just as Yao Ruoxian had said, as his cultivation level increased, his spear techniques became even more powerful.
Sheathing the Inversed-Scales Spear, Miao Yi was neither surprised nor happy as he floated away.
Returning to his cave abode, he once again sat cross-legged on the stone couch and tossed a mid-grade Orb of Will into his mouth, silently refining it once more.
After refining it for a while, Miao Yi revealed a slight smile with his eyes closed.
As expected, if he wanted to break through to White Lotus Sixth Grade, he would probably need eighty low-grade Orbs of Will.
But what he didn't expect was that after his cultivation had stepped into White Lotus Fifth Grade, not only did the power of his arts increase tremendously, the speed at which he refined the Orbs of Will also increased exponentially.
Based on his previous calculations, he would need a month's time to refine a low-grade Orb of Will, so he should be able to refine twelve orbs in a year. Who would have thought that he wouldn't even need a month's time to refine one orb? After some rough calculations, he estimated that he would be able to refine nearly twenty orbs in a year.
According to his calculations, he would only need four years to break through to White Lotus Sixth Grade. It would be even faster than breaking through from White Lotus Fourth Grade to White Lotus Fifth Grade.
At this moment, Miao Yi finally understood why White Lotus Fifth Grade was said to be the dividing line within the White Lotus realm. Not only would the power of transcendence energy increase exponentially, but the speed at which one could refine the Orbs of Will would also increase.
However, he knew in his heart that even if he wanted to be happy, he could only be happy for a while at White Lotus Fifth Grade. Once he reached White Lotus Sixth Grade, it would probably be too much...
The cultivators of the world. Oblivious to the changes in the mortal world, oblivious to the passage of time.
For cultivators, a mere four years was nothing more than the blink of an eye.
When the illusion of a six-petaled white lotus blossomed between Miao Yi's brows. A bitter smile appeared on his face as he shook his head.
As expected, he was only happy for a moment when he broke through to White Lotus Fifth Grade. Not every breakthrough in his cultivation would be like when he broke through to Fifth Grade, causing his refining speed of Orbs of Will to increase exponentially.
It doubled again. It would probably take a hundred and sixty Orbs of Will to break through from the Sixth Grade to the Seventh Grade, but the rate of refining the Orbs of Will wouldn't increase by much.
He tested the new refining speed and estimated that he could only refine two and a half pills a month. In a year, he could refine about thirty pills.
In other words, breaking through to White Lotus Seventh Grade would take a full five years. Then how long would it take to break through to Eighth Grade? How long would it take for him to break through to the Blue Lotus realm that he yearned for?
The years of cultivation were long to begin with. Compared to others, one should be content with what they had and abandon all distracting thoughts. With one's heart, success would come naturally.
The bitter smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he once again became as still as a stone statue, not moving at all …
In the blink of an eye, another two years had passed. Qian'Er and Xue'Er arrived at the entrance of the cave, dressed in coarse clothing with their sleeves rolled up.
Both of them wore cloth shoes and coarse three-quarter pants, revealing their ankles. They stood at the entrance of the cave and said, "Your servant requests an audience with Master."
They weren't as arrogant as Yao Ruoxian, who would enter without a second thought.
"Come in!" Miao Yi's calm voice came from inside.
The two girls walked in together. Once again, they bowed in unison.
Miao Yi opened his eyes and asked, "Do you think you can do it?"
The two girls nodded and said, "Please examine me, Master."
Miao Yi withdrew his cultivation and got down from the stone bed, leading the two girls out of the cave.
After the three of them found Yao Ruoxian, he invoked his arts and wrapped the three of them up as they soared into the sky.
The sky was high and the sea was wide. Clouds hung in the blue sky. The waves of the blue sea were boundless.
The four of them stopped in midair. Below them was the place where Miao Yi had cultivated all those years ago. Beneath the vast sea was the nest of the Tyrant Fish.
Yao Ruoxian waved his hand and tossed a withered tree trunk into the sea. He withdrew the barrier of light that enveloped the four of them, and the four of them floated down. They stood steadily on the withered tree floating on the surface of the sea.
The two girls turned to look at Miao Yi. He smiled and nodded, "Let's begin!"
"Yes!" The two girls immediately summoned their wooden spears and flew through the waves, quickly diving into the sea. They didn't even make a splash.
After all these years of cultivation, the two girls never knew how to swim. Now that their water performance was comparable to that of the fish in the sea, it could be said that they had gained quite a bit.
Standing on a piece of driftwood, Yao Ruoxian rubbed his hands together and shook his head, saying, "These two girls have been through a lot these past few years. They almost lost their lives so many times. I say, brat, how could you train them so cruelly?" He turned to glare at Miao Yi, then looked at the sea again and again, rubbing his hands, a little worried. "I hope they will succeed this time."
Miao Yi, who had been away from the secular world for a long time, had a much calmer temperament. He smiled and said, "The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. Ten years of bitter cultivation can be exchanged for a lifetime of benefits. What are these tribulations? I don't want my personal handmaidens to be nothing more than a pretty vase that serves tea and wine. They should be able to share my burdens. Besides, didn't Senior save them? "
He also knew that Qian'Er and Xue'Er had almost been eaten by the fish many times.
The Tyrant Fish here had thick scales and sharp teeth. They could even leave a mark on an iron plate with a single bite. They were close to demons. In addition, they lived in schools at the bottom of the sea. Once they were angered, they would easily attack in groups of ten thousand. They were extremely vicious and wouldn't rest until they were dead. If a normal White Lotus Fifth Grade cultivator was thrown into the sea, he would probably lose his life if he didn't escape.
Qian'Er and Xue'Er had been bitten to the point that they were covered in cuts and bruises. They crawled out of the sea with blood all over their bodies.
Yao Ruoxian felt his teeth ache as he watched the two girls being tortured to this extent.
Cultivators only sought to improve their own cultivation, and then seek to learn a supreme art. That way, they would be able to do as they pleased. Was there a need to go to this extent? They were even worse than the martial artists of the secular world.
However, that was only in the beginning. At that time, Yao Ruoxian was reminded by Miao Yi that he had to follow them into the sea and be prepared to protect them at all times. Now, he could slowly watch from the sidelines.
As the two of them spoke, dead Tyrant Fish began to float to the surface of the sea.
They emerged one by one, drifting in the surroundings along with the waves.
Miao Yi retracted his hand from his abdomen and tossed an Orb of Will into his mouth. He closed his eyes and stood there cultivating.
Yao Ruoxian stroked his beard with one hand and quickly counted the fish corpses floating on the surface of the sea with the other. "One, two, three … eighty … three hundred … three thousand … eight thousand … fifteen thousand …"
After nearly four hours, Yao Ruoxian suddenly cried out, "Enough, enough. It's twenty thousand already. Little girl, come out quickly. It's enough. "
Miao Yi spat out the Orb of Will in his mouth. He opened his eyes and looked at the fish corpses floating on the surface of the sea.
Not long after, Qian'Er and Xue'Er broke through the water and landed on the driftwood. They held wooden spears in their hands and looked at Miao Yi, panting heavily. They were waiting for Miao Yi's approval.
Miao Yi looked at the two of them from head to toe. He saw that the two girls were already completely drenched. It was difficult for them to stop the seawater from drenching them to the point of exhaustion, revealing their graceful figures. Their breasts were perfectly round, their waists slender and buttocks perky, and their legs long and slender. It was just that their skin was tanned and they were in a sorry state, but they had a different kind of charm to them.
Miao Yi remembered when he was cultivating on the island all those years ago. It took him four years to break through to White Lotus First Grade. After that, he spent no more than six years training hard with his spear arts. In total, he had cultivated on the island for ten years.
However, the two girls had to train hard for ten years after White Lotus First Grade before they could succeed. There was still a gap between them, and they had spent almost four years more than him. But at least the two girls could endure hardship and finally managed to train. They didn't waste the blood and sweat they had put in before.
Miao Yi didn't say much. He turned to Yao Ruoxian and nodded, "Let's go back."
A few shrouds of light enveloped the four of them, and they quickly flew into the sky.
After returning to the island where he cultivated. Miao Yi said to the two girls, "Freshen up and prepare to return to East Arrival Cave."
The two girls were delighted. This meant that he had acknowledged their success. They both complied and left.
"You've been on this island for ten years?" Miao Yi looked at Yao Ruoxian and teased, "Senior. The ten-year agreement between us has long passed. It seems we should part ways. "
Yao Ruoxian had never mentioned the ten-year agreement, pretending to have forgotten about it. He didn't expect this brat to bring it up first. He immediately said fiercely, "Brat, if you didn't mention it, I would have forgotten about it. Ten years have passed. Why aren't the tiny mantids listening to me? Are you messing with me? "
"I wouldn't dare!" Miao Yi cupped his fists and said, "I don't have any experience with this. Since it doesn't work out, doesn't Senior like Charcoal? Senior can return the tiny mantids to me and take Charcoal away. "
Yao Ruoxian glared at him and said, "That fat bastard isn't close to me at all. You didn't even fulfill your promise to let him be close to me, and you still want my tiny mantids?"
Miao Yi spread his hands and said, "Senior broke your promise first. I've already done my best to treat Charcoal a little worse, but Senior is still holding onto the tiny mantids. You said you would give them to me in batches, but who knew you wouldn't even give me a single one. How can I continue to treat Charcoal badly and help the two of you get closer? Could it be that Senior wants to take both the tiny mantids and Charcoal away? "
That was exactly what Yao Ruoxian wanted. Unfortunately, he couldn't take either away. He could kidnap them by force, but if they didn't recognize him as their master, what was the point of taking them away?
At least when they were by Miao Yi's side, not only could he control the two things at any time, he could even order them to listen to his orders.
He now realized that as long as he kept an eye on Miao Yi, he would be able to indirectly control the two treasures at the same time.
"Hmph! Sophistry! "Yao Ruoxian sneered.
"Alright, Junior will take a step back. Senior, please take both Charcoal and the tiny mantids away. From now on, the grudges between us will be over." Miao Yi said generously.
"..." Yao Ruoxian was speechless. He didn't expect Miao Yi to be so generous.
However, if there was a use in taking them away, he would've done so a long time ago. Unless he could take Miao Yi away as well. But Miao Yi had a bullsh * t Immortal Record on him, and he had offended the Manor Head and was demoted to a Steed Deputy. He couldn't even cancel his Immortal Record even if he wanted to. He didn't want to bring such a huge problem along with him.
"What do you want?" Yao Ruoxian suddenly flew into a rage out of humiliation. He pointed at Miao Yi's nose and scolded, "You deceived me, and now you want to dismiss me so easily? Do you have a death wish?"
Miao Yi smiled bitterly, "Then what does Senior want? To show your sincerity, Senior, please state your terms. Junior will follow your orders. "
"That's more like it." Yao Ruoxian rubbed his chin and pondered for a while. Suddenly, he waved his hand and said, "I won't argue with you for now. Wait until I've thought through what to do."
"Alright, I will follow Senior's orders. Once Senior has thought it through, you can let me know anytime." Miao Yi nodded in agreement. He thought to himself, 'This old man probably won't want to think clearly before he gets his hands on the item.
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