Snow swirled in the air, enveloping the place in silver.
On his first winter in Transient Light Cave, Miao Yi finally entered the Transient Light Grand Hall again. This time, everyone was present, and he finally recognized all the members of Transient Light Cave.
The reason why everyone was present was because the power of will gathered in Transient Light City had been handed over today. Everyone was here to receive their share of 'rations', and those who were in seclusion had also come out.
The reason why everyone was willing to be controlled was because of this day every year.
Cave Master Yuan Zhengkun reported to everyone the harvest of Transient Light City this year. Over a hundred thousand people had gathered over a hundred Orbs of Will.
Eighty percent of it had to be handed over, and the cave could only keep twenty percent, which was about twenty Orbs of Will.
Miao Yi had heard from Yan Xiu before that of the Orbs of Will gathered every year, other than the twenty percent reserved for the cave, ten percent had to be handed over to the Mountain Chieftain, Manor Head, Hall Master, Palace Lord, and Overlord. The remaining thirty percent had to be handed over to the Immortal Sage Mu Fanjun.
The other Five Sages' territories also did the same. Whoever dared to break this rule and try to monopolize it would definitely die. Moreover, they would die a horrible death as a warning to others.
In short, no matter who seized whose territory, the Orbs of Will had to be handed over.
The twenty percent left by the Cave was approximately twenty Orbs of Will. Cao Dingfeng and the other two White Lotus Third Grade cultivators were Cave Master Yuan Zhengkun's capable subordinates, so each of them received two orbs. The other seven people, including Miao Yi, each received one orb.
The other White Lotus Second Grade cultivators were fine, and Miao Yi had nothing to say. Yan Xiu and Luo Zhen felt a little wronged. Both of them were White Lotus Third Grade cultivators, but no one cared about their grievances, so they could only endure it.
The remaining ten orbs all went to Cave Master Yuan Zhengkun. However, according to Yan Xiu, the Cave Master usually wouldn't swallow them all, and would leave a few as rewards. For example, those who had performed meritorious deeds would definitely be rewarded, or else no one would be willing to work hard in the future.
Most of the people who received their 'rations' were happy, except for Luo Zhen, who couldn't smile. It was obvious that she was holding her breath, probably because it was too little.
After returning to his cultivation manor, Miao Yi sat down cross-legged and looked at the Orb of Will between his fingers. It was only the size of a grain of rice, and was sparkling and translucent, emitting a faint white glow.
This was his first time seeing what an Orb of Will looked like. According to Yan Xiu, this grain-sized Orb of Will was the crystallization of the will of a thousand followers for a year.
An Orb of Will gathered from ten thousand people in a year would be the size of a pearl, while an Orb of Will gathered from a hundred thousand people in a year would be the size of a quail's egg. Under normal circumstances, the largest Orb of Will gathered would only be the size of a quail's egg, and wouldn't be too big.
Miao Yi couldn't wait to try out the effects of the Orb of Will that he had been longing for. He opened his mouth and placed it inside, invoking his arts to catalyze it.
As soon as he refined it, Miao Yi immediately experienced the power of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires contained within the Orb of Will. These were the distracting thoughts of over a thousand people — joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, lust, and all sorts of other negative emotions.
He had already asked Yan Xiu for guidance on the refining method, so he immediately invoked his arts to dispel all the distracting thoughts that assaulted him, stripping out the most sincere power of will and refining it for his own use. He used the power of will to gather the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth.
In an instant, he immediately felt the spiritual Qi that normally needed to be filtered from the air into his body was now gathering towards him, like a trickling stream being absorbed into his body. It was many times faster than usual.
Feeling the power of the Orb of Will, Miao Yi was extremely excited. No wonder all the cultivators in the world wanted to obtain the Orb of Will. It was simply too miraculous.
Eh!
In the process of refining the Orb of Will, Miao Yi was surprised to discover a strange thing. The Fiery Star Technique that he cultivated could actually directly burn away the emotions and desires of millions of living beings. It was many times faster than Yan Xiu's method of slowly stripping and expelling them.
He was afraid that it was just an illusion, so he used the two methods to compare, and once again confirmed that the Fiery Star Technique was extremely efficient.
Quickly stopping his cultivation, Miao Yi spat out the Orb of Will in his mouth into his palm. He stood up, wanting to find Yan Xiu and ask him what was going on.
At this moment, the dark green bead he wore around his neck flashed with a weak light.
Miao Yi stopped in his tracks, suddenly remembering the things that Lao Bai had repeatedly told him on the island.
Firstly, the cultivation method he cultivated could not be leaked. Secondly, if he discovered that the Fiery Star Technique had any strange effects on the power of will, he must not leak the news.
Lao Bai said that the Great Immortal he served was forced to die on the island because the news was leaked. It seemed that someone wanted to force the Great Immortal to hand over the cultivation method. As for why, Lao Bai wasn't clear.
Miao Yi's heart thumped wildly, faintly realizing why someone would force the Great Immortal to hand over the cultivation method.
According to what Yan Xiu said, with Miao Yi's cultivation, if he wanted to refine this grain-sized orb, he would probably need a year's time. But with the method he used to burn away the seven emotions and six desires, it wouldn't take too long.
In other words, as long as he had enough Orbs of Will to refine, with the cultivation method he cultivated, he would be able to increase his cultivation at a much faster rate than others …...
Excitement, excitement, and uncertainty. He needed to try and confirm it further …...
Three months later, the snow in the mountain forest had completely melted, and the Orbs of Will were completely consumed in Miao Yi's mouth.
It didn't take a year like Yan Xiu had said. He only used three months, and that was under the condition that he had to go out to graze his dragon steeds every few days.
His own cultivation had already increased by a lot. An Orb of Will the size of a grain-sized orb had actually helped him save five years of cultivation time.
Previously, Lao Bai had said that he would need another twenty years to step into White Lotus Second Grade. Up until now, he had already cultivated for five to six years. Now that he had shortened the time by another five years, he would be able to step into White Lotus Second Grade in less than ten years. If he were to exchange it for Orbs of Will, he would only need two grain-sized orbs.
Miao Yi's blood was boiling. If he had two more grain-sized orbs, he would only need six months to advance to White Lotus Second Grade.
After his excitement, he calmed down and realized that he was thinking too much. He could only obtain one Orb of Will a year, and it would take him two years to fulfill his wish of obtaining two orbs. The waiting time would offset the miraculousness of his cultivation method, and it was no different from what Yan Xiu had said about needing two years to refine...
Just as Miao Yi was at a loss on how to obtain more Orbs of Will, the other two White Lotus Third Grade cultivators of Transient Light Cave, Li Xin and Sun Jiaojiao, rode their dragon steeds and dashed straight into the mountain gates. They rushed to the Transient Light Grand Hall and stopped. Both of them leapt up from their dragon steeds and entered the Grand Hall in a flash.
"Get out of the way!" Sun Jiaojiao waved away the two handmaidens who came to greet them.
The two of them seemed to have some urgent matter, they didn't even give Cave Master Yuan Zhengkun's handmaidens any face. Normally, this would be impossible.
Yuan Zhengkun, who was meditating and cultivating in the depths of the rear hall, was startled. He stopped his cultivation and stood up. Seeing the two people who had directly barged in, he vaguely guessed that something was wrong.
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