As soon as he arrived at Yao Ruoxian's cave, he could feel a wave of heat assaulting his face.
Yao Ruoxian had already dug deeper into the cave. It went down a few hundred meters and reached an underground river. Beside the river was an artifact refining cauldron that burned with scarlet flames. Yao Ruoxian was flipping through a pile of demonic beast skins. Occasionally, he would pull one out and throw it into the cauldron, turning it into ashes.
"Brat, you're here? I was just about to look for you. " Yao Ruoxian tilted his head to look at Miao Yi. Seeing that Miao Yi's expression wasn't right, he was instantly amused. "Why is your face so ugly? Did you eat dog shit?"
Miao Yi landed beside him and asked in a low voice, "Where did Qian'Er and Xue'Er's Second Grade transcendent artifacts come from?"
"Is there something wrong with your head? Of course I refined them for them. Do you think I'm counting on you? "
"I'm asking where the materials for them to refine the transcendent artifacts came from."
"None of your business." Yao Ruoxian sneered. Suddenly, he seemed to understand something and stopped what he was doing. With his hands behind his back, he examined Miao Yi from head to toe and asked, "What are you trying to say?"
"Did they use the materials I gave you to refine their Second Grade Transcendent Artifacts?"
"Using your materials to refine two sets of transcendent artifacts for your women isn't too much, is it?"
"It isn't. Since they have followed me and become my women, I will not mistreat them. But everything has to be prioritized. Shouldn't you have told me beforehand?" Miao Yi suppressed his anger. For this set of life-saving transcendent artifacts, he had already gone bankrupt.
"What's there to say? Do I need you to tell me how to refine transcendent artifacts? "
Miao Yi reminded him angrily, "Those are my things. I will decide what to do with them!"
"Fine, fine, fine. You decide." Yao Ruoxian tapped him on the nose. With a flick of his hand, he tossed out a pile of items from his storage bracelet onto the ground. Sneering, he said, "Take your things back. Take them back and make your own decisions. Don't bother me with them anymore."
"..." Miao Yi was instantly speechless. He checked the pile of items on the ground. All one hundred and fifty jars of Crystalline Obsidian were there. The thirty-three Second Grade Yao Cores and one hundred and fifty First Grade Yao Cores in the box were also there.
"This …" Great Mountain Master Miao was dumbfounded.
Yao Ruoxian, who was in the right, immediately scolded, "Do I need to use your gift as a favor when I'm giving something to my own daughter? Bah! Can you refine two sets of transcendent artifacts with just one hundred and fifty urns of Crystalline Obsidian? "
Miao Yi was sweating profusely. He had considered this problem before. He assumed that Yao Ruoxian also had a few Crystalline Obsidians in his possession, and that most of them were probably his own materials. He asked weakly, "Didn't you say that the little mantids had depleted the Yao Core in your body?"
Yao Ruoxian blew his beard and glared at him, "This old man left the mountain. I personally went to the Chamber of Commerce and sold a Third Grade Transcendent Artifact in exchange for the materials I obtained to refine a Transcendent Artifact for my daughter. It's none of your business. What right do you have to yell at this old man? "
Waving his hand, he said, "Take your things and scram!"
Miao Yi instantly put on a smile and walked to Yao Ruoxian's side. She grabbed his arm and chuckled. "Don't be angry, don't be angry. Don't be angry. Don't be angry. We're all one family. There's no need to be so polite."
"Scram!" Yao Ruoxian flung Miao Yi's hand away. "Who's family with you? Scram immediately! "
"My two women have become your daughters. If we're not family, then what are we?" Miao Yi shamelessly smiled apologetically.
It couldn't be helped. Yao Ruoxian was stronger than him, and he had a favor to ask of him. Having a backbone at a time like this would only make things difficult for him. He had been a butcher on the streets for many years since he was young. If he didn't even know the principle of being flexible, he would have starved to death a long time ago, not to mention having to feed two little ones.
These words made Yao Ruoxian want to vomit blood. He had two beautiful daughters! But both of them had to sleep on the same bed as this brat. This was simply intolerable. Unfortunately, this was something that happened before he recognized his family. He couldn't change it even if he wanted to. What was done was done. He couldn't do anything about it.
Yao Ruoxian flew into a rage and said, "They are them. You are you. Don't play this game with me. Scram! If you don't scram, I'll kill you. "
"Scram is fine too! Senior, you should also know that this trip to the Sea of Constellations is a perilous one. I need some transcendent artifacts to protect myself. Since you aren't willing to help me refine the transcendent artifacts, then why don't you return those eighty-five tiny mantids to me? "Miao Yi sighed.
Yao Ruoxian grimaced and said, "Bastard. In your dreams. I've spent so many Yao Cores and guarded them day and night to raise them to this size. What have you ever worried about? Now you want to pluck the peaches? No way! "
"Fine! You win! " Miao Yi sighed and turned to leave. As he walked, he shook his head and said, "I'll go back and tell Qian'Er and Xue'Er that their adoptive father can't wait for me to die. He can't wait for them to become widows. As the saying goes, it's better to get the pain over with. I don't want to implicate them either. I'll go tell them now and let them choose a better partner. I'm just afraid they'll cry their hearts out later. Senior, remember to comfort them later. Sigh! "
When he thought of his two beautiful daughters, who were always so happy to see him, suddenly crying their hearts out … Yao Ruoxian's expression twitched. He felt like he was going crazy. He realized that this brat really had a hold on his weakness. He really had the urge to vomit blood. He shouted angrily, "Stop right there!"
Miao Yi stopped and turned around. With an 'affectionate' expression, he asked, "Does Senior have any other instructions?"
With tears streaming down his face, Yao Ruoxian raised his head and hissed, "These two girls are so disappointing! So disappointing! "
He didn't say anything else. If he did, his eyes would be filled with tears. He would be the one hurting. Yao Ruoxian forcefully turned his head and walked over to a pile of demonic beast skins.
"Remember! Not just any skin can be used to refine talismans. The pores on the skin are needed to absorb and release energy. You can't use anything with a smooth skin in the water. "He pulled up a large piece of octopus skin and threw it into the artifact refining furnace, turning it into ashes.
"You can't use the skin of a long-scaled armor either." He pulled out a piece of snake skin and threw it into the artifact refining furnace.
"As long as it doesn't have pores, you can't use it." Yao Ruoxian continuously pulled out pieces of demonic beast skins and threw them into the artifact refining furnace.
After a while, less than half of the pile of skins was left. Yao Ruoxian turned around and said, "You need to refine so many talismans. This little amount of skin isn't enough. Go to the Chamber of Commerce and buy more."
Miao Yi asked, "Can I use something else to replace it?"
"You can use something like Crystalline Silver, Crystalline Obsidian, or Crystalline Gold to replace it. But to refine those things to have the natural ability to retract and release like a skin, the process is extremely complicated. Even I would need to spend three months to refine a single talisman. The amount of Blaze Resins consumed in three months is enough to buy a pile of skins. No one would do something so foolish for such a low-grade talisman."
"Uhh …" Miao Yi nodded and said, "Then I'll think of a way to get some."
He didn't have any Blaze Resins at the moment. The ones he used were Yao Ruoxian's, so he didn't feel the pinch. The key was that he could only refine one talisman in three months. How many could he refine in a few years?
Fortunately, demonic beast hides were not very expensive in his eyes. A Grade 1 demonic beast's hide was only worth about 100 Gold Crystals, and a Grade 2 demonic beast's hide was about 10,000 Gold Crystals. He still had 7 or 8 million Gold Crystals on hand, so it was not a big deal for him to buy these things.
After settling Yao Ruoxian's matter, Miao Yi returned to his Mountain Chieftain's manor and summoned Qian'Er and Xue'Er. He ordered the two of them to go to the Chamber of Commerce in South Edict City and look for Wen Fang to buy some demonic beast skins.
He had said that he would take care of Wen Fang's business, so he would just treat it as a gesture of goodwill. Besides, this small business wasn't worth calling Luo Ping over from the capital city.
Qian'Er and Xue'Er had also become rich these past few years. Not only did Miao Yi reward them with money every year, there were also people who gave them gifts every year. For example, when Miao Yi was promoted to Mountain Chieftain this time, the Cave Masters under him had given him quite a lot of gifts.
The two of them didn't have anything to spend money on. They didn't have to worry about food and necessities here. Moreover, everything was the best tribute from within the jurisdiction. Even if they wanted to spend money, they couldn't find a place to spend it. To the two girls, Crystal Coins were no different from stones. The Gold Crystals in their storage rings were worth more than a million.
When they heard that they would have to travel all the way to buy things personally, and that it wouldn't cost much, the two of them were a little excited. They finally found a place to spend their money. They waved their hands at Miao Yi, saying that they didn't want his money and that they had it on their own.
Firstly, the two of them wanted to do their best for Miao Yi. Secondly, they felt a sense of accomplishment from spending their own money. Otherwise, it would be meaningless to just earn money every year and never spend it … If Miao Yi, who was feeling very poor right now, knew of their thoughts, what would he think? They really didn't know the cost of daily necessities unless they were in charge!
After some thought, Miao Yi decided to sell all of the few First Grade Transcendent Artifacts he had on him, along with some other miscellaneous items, including the spiritual herbs that Tong Renmei gave him last time. He asked the two girls to look for Wen Fang and sell them all.
Actually, he wasn't in a hurry to sell these items. However, since he wanted to let the two girls see the world, he might as well sell a few more items and let the two girls understand the trading situation of the Chamber of Commerce. It would be beneficial for the two girls to know more about the situation in the future.
For the sake of the two girls' safety, Miao Yi arranged for Tian Qingfeng to personally go out and accompany them with three Deacons.
The two girls led the four of them out of the mountain gates on their dragon steeds excitedly. Their usual range of activity was indeed too small.
That night, as it was nearing the end of the year, the weather suddenly changed. Heavy snow fell from the sky. Miao Yi, who was in the manor, was suddenly not with Qian'Er and Xue'Er by his side. He wasn't in the mood to cultivate, so he called for Yan Xiu to accompany him.
After the two of them drank a few cups of wine, they walked to the courtyard together. One after the other, they treaded the snow up to the observatory platform and looked out at the bleak snowy night. They could hear the sound of drifting snow gradually piling up.
"It's snowing. We'll get lost in the wind and snow. Will Qian'Er and Xue'Er be alright?" Miao Yi suddenly asked.
Yan Xiu chuckled beside him and said, "Milord, you worry too much. Milord has sent so many experts to protect them. With Tian Qingfeng and the others accompanying them, unless they are surrounded by a large number of troops, they will definitely be fine. Besides, it's not like the two of them have never experienced a snowy night before. As cultivators, they shouldn't be that weak. "
Miao Yi nodded. He realized that he was indeed worrying too much. His gaze became hazy as he gazed into the distance. He recalled the time when he was young, he brought his little sister and little sister under the same blanket on a snowy night, shivering in the cold. His eyes became slightly moist.
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