So that was how it was! Yue Tianbo asked, "Does Tang Jun know that you and Yan Beihong have switched names?"
Miao Yi chuckled and said, "Such a small matter is not worthy of the attention of a big shot. We are just a bunch of nobodies." What he meant was that the Realm Beyond Heavens would not care about the life and death of insignificant people like him. His words were filled with sorrow.
Yue Tianbo furrowed his brows. He stood up and asked, "In other words, the Yan Beihong who helped Fairy Yue Yao clinch first place in the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade is actually you?"
Miao Yi said, "To me, being able to return alive from the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade is more important than anything else. I don't care about this kind of reputation. Being in the limelight might not be a good thing." This was an admission.
Cheng Aofang spoke up from the side, "Don't you feel wronged that Yan Beihong took all the glory?"
Miao Yi replied, "Not at all. Back then, when we were swapping names in the Sea of Constellations, no one expected things to turn out this way. At the time, I was the one who got the better end of the stick. Yan Beihong was supposed to be in tenth place, but in the end, I was the one who took it. Yan Beihong went from tenth place to thirteenth place. It doesn't make sense that I, Miao Yi, should be the one to reap the benefits, while Yan Beihong should be the one to suffer. "
He then cupped his fists towards Yue Tianbo and said, "This lowly officer has a presumptuous request."
Yue Tianbo said, "Speak!"
Miao Yi said, "Overlord, please allow me to continue being Yan Beihong to the outside world."
Yue Tianbo said indifferently, "It's just changing the way you address others. It's not a big deal. This is your personal freedom, and there's no need for this seat's approval. You can use it if you want. Feng Ze, tell the people outside to call him 'Yan Beihong' when you get back! "
"Yes!" Feng Ze answered.
Since I came out with you, would I dare to use it without your permission? But this was a promise! Miao Yi was secretly delighted. He didn't expect Yue Tianbo to agree so readily. In the future, if he was discovered, he could use Yue Tianbo as a shield. This shield was more than enough. Miao Yi immediately cupped his fists and thanked Yue Tianbo, "Thank you for your kindness, Overlord!"
He had always been conflicted over this matter, but now he had Yue Tianbo's words as a protective talisman. He didn't have to be afraid no matter where he went. He was thinking that he should quickly communicate with Yan Beihong's side when he got back and quickly unify their statements.
Yue Tianbo waved his hand to dismiss Miao Yi, then returned to his seat. His gaze swept over Feng Ze and Cheng Aofang who were standing below, and he snorted coldly. "This Lord only found out today that Quilt Lu had such a big advantage. That old brat Ou Guang Guang even showed off in front of this Lord, hmph! Feelings are all given to him by me! I'm sure that old bastard is here as well. Now, I'm going to create a Yan Beihong too. Let's see how he feels about this! "
Ouyang Guang was the Overlord of the Earthly Road. Cheng Aofang and Feng Ze looked at each other speechlessly …
The Exquisite Refinement Sect was located within the borders of the Boundless Nation, not far from the Boundless Heaven where Dao Sage Feng Beichen resided. This place was half a mountain and half a city. The mountain was the Exquisite Refinement Sect, and the city was the Exquisite Refinement City. However, it was isolated from the rest of the world. It was a city of cultivators, with hundreds of thousands of cultivators living here.
Usually, when there were visitors, the Exquisite Refinement Sect would receive them. However, the Exquisite Refinement City at the foot of the mountain was not open to outsiders. Today's grand meeting. Even Dao Sage Feng Beichen wouldn't be able to keep so many guests under house arrest. It was rare for Linglong City to be opened to the public.
With such an opportunity, the esteemed guest naturally wouldn't hesitate to stroll around Dazzling City.
Yue Tianbo personally led the group down the mountain. A disciple of the Exquisite Refinement Sect led the way and introduced them.
There were small bridges and streams everywhere. Small fishes swam about in the clear streams under the bridges.
As they walked through the streets of the Exquisite Refinement City, the streets crisscrossed and cut through the entire city. However, they didn't see any taverns or shops, nor did they see any children playing around. Everywhere they looked, there was only the sound of knocking or the muffled sounds of things crashing into each other. There were also many whirring waterwheels, which were rare to see in other places.
It was obvious that Yue Tianbo's group wasn't the only ones who had come to the city to take a look. Along the way, Yue Tianbo ran into a few familiar faces.
Naturally, there wasn't much to see in the city. Yue Tianbo headed straight for a large workshop that was rumbling. As soon as he walked into the large workshop, he felt the ground tremble. He saw a dozen or so shiny golden pits embedded in the ground.
"Crash!" Someone poured a pile of white crystals into the cone-shaped pits. Four bare-chested cultivators carried a golden cross over. Blue lotuses lit up between their brows. Together, they raised the cross high and fiercely pounded it into the pit.
The white crystals in the pit let out a cracking sound. The white crystals that flew out were then suppressed back into the pit by the four cultivators' transcendence energy. The four cultivators continuously raised the cross and pounded the white crystals in the pit, as though they were pounding rice. Miao Yi felt a headache coming on.
They were actually using four Blue Lotus cultivators to do this kind of rough work. However, when he thought about it, it made sense. The hardness of the crystal coins was extraordinary. It would be difficult for mortals to break them. However, the pit's endurance was quite strong. It could actually withstand the continuous pounding of four Blue Lotus cultivators. It seemed to be made out of Crystalline Gold!
He didn't need anyone to explain. This was obviously the first step in extracting the essence powder from the crystal coins. Without breaking the crystal coins, there was no way to extract the essence powder. However, with the hardness of the crystal coins, it would be quite difficult to completely break them. Even with four Blue Lotus cultivators working together, it would still take some time to complete the task.
Yue Tianbo observed for a while, then placed his hands behind his back and walked over to the other pits to take a look. The others followed behind him, and saw that the dozen or so pits were all the same. They were all pounding the white crystals.
At this moment, the pounding of one of the pits had stopped. They walked closer to take a look, and saw that the white crystals in the pit had already been pounded into tiny pieces. Someone walked over and opened his palm to grab a handful of the crystals. After inspecting them, he nodded to the others and immediately stored the crystal fragments in the pit into his storage ring. He then took out a jade archive, and seemed to have signed an acceptance document for the four Blue Lotus cultivators who were working as laborers.
After the laborers confirmed that there were no mistakes, they jointly signed a copy for him, while the person who had accepted the document turned around and walked towards the exit at the end of the workshop.
Yue Tianbo followed him with his hands behind his back. Behind him, he poured another pile of white crystals into the empty pit, and then continued pounding them with a loud rumble.
After walking out of the workshop and into a bamboo forest, the surroundings were finally a lot quieter. Yue Tianbo asked the Exquisite Refinement Sect disciple accompanying him, "Is this the place where the white crystals are pounded?"
The disciple nodded and replied, "Yes. In order to prevent them from being mixed together, the extraction of white, black, and gold crystals is done separately. Moreover, the hardness of the three types of crystal coins is different, so it takes a lot more time to break each one."
Yue Tianbo nodded and followed the cultivator who came out earlier to another workshop. There, he saw a few large water carts churning non-stop.
When they entered the workshop, they saw golden millstones that were powered by water, spinning non-stop. They saw someone pouring the crystal fragments into the holes of the millstones, and grinding them back and forth repeatedly. After a long time, nothing came out.
Finally, they saw something coming out of the millstones. When they walked closer, they realized that the crystal fragments had already been turned into fine sand, which was then collected and sent to the next workshop.
They followed the flow of the process. The next workshop was still using millstones. The millstones were even larger, but it was obvious that the grinding process was much finer.
Unfortunately, enemies often crossed paths, and Miao Yi once again saw his old enemy here. He saw Ji Meimei and Bai Ziliang watching from inside the workshop as well. Ji Meimei was pointing at the millstones, as though she was explaining something to her son.
Why did he always see this mother and son pair coming out to join in the fun?
Yue Tianbo simply glanced at the mother and son, then went back to his work with his hands behind his back. Unexpectedly, Ji Meimei turned around upon hearing his voice. When she saw him, she immediately smiled brightly and walked over. "Big Brother Yue, it's been a long time." She turned around and called out, "Ziliang, come over and greet Lord Envoy Yue of the Celestial Nation's Fifth Earthly Branch."
"Greetings, Lord Envoy Yue!" Bai Ziliang stepped forward and cupped his fists.
Yue Tianbo calmly asked, "Ji Meimei, is this your son?"
"Yes! Big Brother Yue, please take care of my son in the future! "Ji Meimei giggled.
"Not a problem!" Yue Tianbo smiled, but his expression was a little noncommittal.
Miao Yi grumbled to himself, 'It's not like our two nations are allies. It would be a good thing if we didn't fight to the death. What's there to take care of? Why does it feel like this woman is trying to pull strings here and there? You're the daughter of a Yao Sage, aren't you? You must be crazy.'
"Big Brother Yue, these people are …" Ji Meimei looked at the people behind Yue Tianbo. Before she could finish, she was taken aback when she saw Miao Yi. She exclaimed, "Yan Beihong?"
Yue Tianbo and the others turned to look at Miao Yi. Cheng Aofang and the others were a little speechless. They realized that everyone knew who he was, but none of them, Palace Lords, knew who he was.
Miao Yi and Bai Ziliang were already glaring at each other coldly. Their eyes blazed with hatred when they saw each other.
Bai Ziliang seemed to recall something as he looked Miao Yi up and down. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "That person from the Antarctic Ice Palace is you?"
Antarctic Ice Palace? Cheng Aofang and the others were a little confused. What kind of relationship could Miao Yi have with the Antarctic Ice Palace?
On the other hand, Yue Tianbo's brows twitched slightly. He had an idea.
Miao Yi scoffed, "Why aren't you dead yet? Are you waiting for me to do it myself?"
Bai Ziliang scoffed, "Even a loser dares to be so arrogant. Consider yourself lucky that I didn't kill you in the Subjugation Crusade and let you live. The next time you fall into my hands, you won't be so lucky!"
"Is that so?" Miao Yi said disdainfully, "Why wait for the next time? Aren't we free now?"
"You think I'm afraid of you?" Bai Ziliang's expression darkened.
Seeing that the two of them were about to start fighting, the Exquisite Refinement Sect disciple leading the way hurriedly stepped in between them. He cupped his fists and said, "Both of you are guests. Please give the Exquisite Refinement Sect some face and refrain from causing trouble here. If both of you really want to fight, there will be arrangements for the prize later on in the grand assembly. Why don't both of you fight it out then? "
Ji Meimei chided, "Ziliang, forget it. We are guests of the Exquisite Refinement Sect. Don't embarrass our host."
Bai Ziliang pointed at Miao Yi's nose and said, "Yan Beihong, did you hear that? There are arrangements for the prize later on. Don't be a coward when the time comes."
Miao Yi scoffed, "Little beast. Don't be so stubborn. I'm afraid you won't have the guts to fight. Tell your mother to prepare to collect your corpse first!"
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