'Yan Beihong is buying Fretless Fruits as well? ' Miao Yi found it a little strange. Back in the Sea of Constellations, Yan Beihong was only at Blue Lotus Fifth Grade. There was no way he could have broken through to the Red Lotus realm in less than ten years, right? If that was the case, then it was a little too ridiculous. After all, the higher one's cultivation, the longer it would take for one to improve.
However, most people didn't know about this, so how could an outsider say that it was strange? Wen Fang especially asked, "How so?"
Qian'Er replied, "Wen Fang said that this is already the fourth time Lord Yan has bought Fretless Fruits from her in the past year. The first time, he bought three, but a few days later, he bought another ten. A month later, he bought another fifty. This time, he actually bought two hundred Fretless Fruits in one go."
"So many?" Miao Yi was shocked. A Fretless Fruit was worth ten thousand low-grade Orbs of Will. Didn't that mean Yan Beihong had already spent over 2.6 million Orbs of Will on Fretless Fruits? That meant he had spent over 2.6 billion Gold Crystals!
What did 2.6 billion Gold Crystals mean? Before he went to the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade, he had gone bankrupt trying to forge a Second Grade Armor Artifact. That was why he knew exactly what was going on. At the time, he had bought one hundred and fifty jars of Crystalline Obsidian, which was worth three hundred million Gold Crystals.
These three hundred million Gold Crystals were not only used to refine his own armor, but also Charcoal's. Due to Charcoal's size, most of the three hundred million Gold Crystals were used on Charcoal. That was why he only spent a hundred million Gold Crystals on his armor, including his weapon. Based on the market price, Yao Ruoxian's wages for refining artifacts, and the Second Grade Yao Cores he had used to refine them, he had spent almost two hundred million Gold Crystals on his entire body. If converted to one thousand Gold Crystals per low-grade Orb of Will, it would be equivalent to two hundred thousand low-grade Orbs of Will.
In other words, Yan Beihong had spent over a dozen Second Grade Armor Artifacts just to buy the Fretless Fruits. Miao Yi wondered why he was spending so much money.
"Why did he buy so many Fretless Fruits?" Miao Yi couldn't help asking. He knew that Yan Beihong's cultivation was improving rapidly, but no matter how fast it was, there was no need to use so many Fretless Fruits, right?
Qian'Er replied, "Wen Fang doesn't know why Lord Yan is buying so many Fretless Fruits. She only saw Lord Yan during the first two transactions, and Hong Xiu and Hong Fu were the ones who bought the last fifty and two hundred Fretless Fruits. Wen Fang did not see Master Yan again. She wanted to greet him, but Hong Xiu and Hong Fu seemed to be intentionally stopping her from meeting Master Yan, which was unusual. As for Wen Fang, it was not appropriate for her to ask why he was buying so many Fretless Fruits. Previously, when he was chatting with us, he joked that there weren't many cultivators who advanced to the next realm in the cultivation world. That was why there weren't many Fretless Fruits circulating in the market. In order to control the price of the Fretless Fruits, the people who produced the Fretless Fruits kept the quantity low. In the end, Lord Yan had singlehandedly caused a shortage of Worriless Fruits in the market. The price of Worriless Fruits would probably increase very soon. Wen Fang jokingly said that Lord Yan has a mind for business. Are you planning to wait until the price is high before selling them and making a profit? "
Xue'Er added, "Even though Wen Fang was just joking, the two of us felt that she seemed to have sensed that something was amiss. She intentionally revealed it to us, as though she wanted us to pass on the message to Master Yan."
Miao Yi silently nodded. The Chamber of Commerce usually did not allow their customers to reveal the details of their transactions. Wen Fang was not someone with a loose tongue. She must have done this on purpose. To put it bluntly, she knew about his relationship with Yan Beihong. She was here to do him a favor.
"It looks like that woman has made a huge profit this time." Miao Yi chuckled, then raised his hand and said, "Let's go! Let's go see your godfather. "
The two of them looked at each other in astonishment, then followed behind Miao Yi. They were thinking to themselves, 'I wonder why he's looking for my godfather again. Master Yan usually doesn't go see him for no reason.'
When they arrived at the forbidden grounds, the three of them stepped into the quiet courtyard. Charcoal was still dozing off under the eaves of the main hall's entrance, while Yao Ruoxian was sitting cross-legged on the bed in the main hall, cultivating.
Yao Ruoxian's cultivation rhythm seemed to have increased quite a bit. Last time, he seemed to have tossed out almost thirty sets of Second Grade Armor Artifacts in one go, and had the two girls exchange them for five million low-grade Orbs of Will. At his cultivation level, every breakthrough would require at least a million low-grade Orbs of Will. Now that he had enough Orbs of Will, he would naturally be more diligent in his cultivation.
Miao Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly at the thought. Other than providing for this old man, he also had to constantly consume Yao Cores for Charcoal and the tiny mantids. If he hadn't made a fortune in the Sea of Constellations, he really wouldn't have been able to afford them. Just the consumption of Yao Ruoxian's Orbs of Will alone was an astronomical figure.
However, he knew that he had to be willing to part with this expense. After going through the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade, he finally understood the importance of transcendent artifacts. On top of that, he had also confirmed that Yao Ruoxian was indeed not a simple person. It was necessary to keep this artifact refiner by his side. Once his cultivation was high enough and he had a good transcendent artifact, he wouldn't have to worry about not being able to snatch Orbs of Will. Therefore, he couldn't just look at what was in front of him. If he didn't put in the effort, there would be no return.
"Father!" The two girls called out as they entered the hall.
Yao Ruoxian opened his eyes and smiled. He grabbed a large handful of Orbs of Will in each of his hands. When a cultivator reached the Red Lotus realm, they could freely release their inner arts. There was no longer a need to stuff Orbs of Will into their mouths.
"That damned fatso ate so many Yao Cores, and I don't see any changes. He only knows how to sleep all day," Miao Yi muttered. He kicked Charcoal twice, but Charcoal didn't react at all. He then entered the house and lifted his head to look at the roof beams. He saw that the group of mantids lying dormant on the beams had changed quite a bit. At the very least, they were now the size of two fists. Their bodies had doubled in size. He didn't eat them for nothing.
"What are you doing here again?" Yao Ruoxian scoffed. He seemed to find Miao Yi an eyesore.
But then again, if it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't be happy to sleep with their two precious daughters.
Miao Yi immediately chuckled and cupped his fists, "I came to see Senior."
Yao Ruoxian scoffed, "Don't give me that. Do you think I don't know you? You won't show yourself unless you're looking for me. You're just pretending to look for me. You're more interested in that high-grade storage ring of yours, aren't you? "
"What are you thinking, Senior? You've been in the cultivation realm for so many years. You must be very knowledgeable. This junior is here to ask for your guidance." Miao Yi didn't wait for Yao Ruoxian's sarcasm and immediately asked, "Does Senior know of any uses that require a large amount of Fretless Fruits?"
Yao Ruoxian was taken aback, "Why are you asking this?"
Miao Yi pondered for a moment before saying, "This junior has a friend who suddenly purchased a large amount of Fretless Fruits. He bought almost two hundred of them. He felt that something was amiss, so he came here to ask Senior for an explanation."
Yao Ruoxian replied casually, "Naturally, Fretless Fruits are used when breaking through a major realm. Don't tell me you don't even know this … almost two hundred? Breaking through from Blue Lotus to Red Lotus doesn't require that many, and breaking through from Purple Lotus to Golden Lotus seems to require a little less. "
Miao Yi asked, "Is there no other use for it besides breaking through a major realm?"
Yao Ruoxian countered, "What other use could there be? It's precisely because there aren't many uses for it that the Western Constellations Palace has limited the number of Fretless Fruits they sell to prevent the price from falling. "
"Western Constellations Palace?" Miao Yi was taken aback, "Does the Fretless Fruit come from the Western Constellations Palace? I've been to the Western Constellations Palace before, but I didn't see any place that grows Fretless Fruits! "
Yao Ruoxian scoffed in displeasure. He had never been to the Western Constellations Palace before, yet this brat before him had. He grumbled, "Then you must be blind. The Sea of Constellations is a place where demons run rampant. There are no believers there, and it only grows exotic flowers and herbs. The Fretless Fruit is an important way for the Western Constellations Palace to divide the cultivation resources from the Six Sages. The Western Constellations Palace Master, Fu Qing, has a tight grip on it. Where else can they grow it if not in the Western Constellations Palace? This plant is extremely difficult to handle. I heard that it can't be hot or cold. Even though it's a herb, it can't be affected by other herbs. It needs to grow without worries. That's why it's called the Fretless Fruit. "
Hearing this, something flashed through Miao Yi's mind. He asked, "What does the plant of the Fretless Fruit look like? Is it dark green? "
"You're asking me, but who am I supposed to ask? I've only seen the fruit before. I've never seen the plant before … "At this point, Yao Ruoxian's eyes flickered." You've seen it before? "
"I'm not sure. But from what you've said, it kind of looks like it …" Miao Yi quickly told him about how he swept the Western Constellations Palace.
After listening to him, Yao Ruoxian slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "That's right! It must be the grass you were sweeping! Tsk tsk. You've served the garden where the Fretless Fruit was grown. Not everyone has such an experience. Most of the cultivators in the world have only seen the fruit. They've never seen the plant itself. You're quite lucky, kid. You've gained quite a bit of knowledge. "
You call that luck? I almost fell apart from sweeping! Miao Yi shook his head. He didn't think much of this experience.
Since he couldn't get anything out of Yao Ruoxian, Miao Yi didn't stay for long. After returning to his residence, he wrote a letter and sent it to Yan Beihong to ask about the situation.
For some reason, Yan Beihong didn't reply even after a long time. Only Hong Fu replied on his behalf, saying that everything was fine!
This made Miao Yi even more suspicious. Why was the letter he sent to Yan Beihong being sent through Hong Fu? This wasn't normal! Yan Beihong shouldn't be so busy that he didn't even have time to reply to a single letter!
If it weren't for the fact that he was a Marquis and couldn't leave his post without the permission of his superiors, he would definitely have gone to the First Earthly Branch to find out what was going on.
By the time Yan Beihong sent him a letter, it was already half a year later.
At this point, Miao Yi's cultivation had already broken through to Blue Lotus Fourth Grade. The rate at which he refined Orbs of Will had increased from five orbs a day to six. In order to break through to Blue Lotus Fifth Grade, he would need over twenty thousand Orbs of Will. He estimated that it would take him close to ten years to reach Blue Lotus Fifth Grade.
He believed that his cultivation speed was already fast enough, so fast that he didn't dare to reveal it to others. However, after reading Yan Beihong's letter, even though he was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but be shocked.
Yan Beihong replied that the reason he didn't reply to his previous letter was because his cultivation had reached a critical juncture in breaking through to the Red Lotus realm. He had ordered that no one was to disturb him and asked for his forgiveness! Yan Beihong also said that his cultivation had already broken through to Red Lotus First Grade, and that the Palace Lord had also recognized him and promoted him to a Hall Master!
Inside the silent quarters, after Miao Yi recovered from his shock, he could only sigh as he held the jade archive in his hand. Yan Beihong's cultivation speed was simply too monstrous. So many years had passed, yet Zhao Fei and Sikong Wuwei, two people who had already reached the threshold of the Red Lotus realm, still hadn't managed to break through. In the end, Yan Beihong, who was several levels lower than them, managed to surpass them in one fell swoop.
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