Dong Guoli quickly pulled his disciple back.
"No!" Yang Qingqing suddenly raised her head and whimpered like a cat with a messy face, "I've thought it through!"
"It's good that you've thought it through." Miao Yi turned to Yan Xiu and said, "These two are Senior Yao's assistants. Mark out a mountain near the lake as a forbidden area. No one is allowed to trespass without permission."
Yao Ruoxian had always found it inconvenient to refine artifacts in the palace. There were many Red Lotus cultivators guarding the place, making it inconvenient for him to even walk around the courtyard. Qian'Er and Xue'Er had to focus on their cultivation, so they couldn't always find the time to help him. Hence, it was a waste for the master and disciple to only refine jewelry for the Lady Boss.
"Understood!" Yan Xiu acknowledged and left with the master and disciple.
As usual, Miao Yi went to Traversing Wood Palace first, then to the capital city. After that, he went back to cultivate in seclusion. However, without the Basic Immortal Pills, he didn't have to be so careful when he went into seclusion. He only told them not to disturb him unless it was absolutely necessary. Otherwise, what was the point of spending so much money to support so many people?
Traversing Water Palace's Suppressing Second City Chamber of Commerce. An Zhengfeng sat in the main seat in the back hall, sipping his tea slowly. Manager Wen Fang stood quietly beside him, while the others were dismissed.
An Zhengfeng put down his teacup and asked, "Manager Wen, I heard that you're quite close with Hall Master Miao of Traversing Wood Palace's Suppressing Ninth Hall?"
Wen Fang was suspicious, but she smiled and said, "Yes! We're businessmen. It's necessary to maintain a certain level of relationship. We've done quite a lot of business with him, but ever since he was transferred to Traversing Wood Palace, we've been in less contact. After all, it's not convenient. "
An Zhengfeng said, "Would you be willing to be transferred to him?"
Wen Fang was taken aback. She wanted to transfer over, but Miao Yi had been transferred away from Traversing Water Palace, and Zhao Fei had left as well. Now, Sikong Wuwei was the only one left here. On top of that, almost half of the government officials' profits had to be given to Traversing Wood Palace. Everyone was running low on resources, so the Chamber of Commerce's business here had naturally fallen off. This would definitely affect her future prospects. However, there were some things that she couldn't mobilize just because she wanted to. If the person in front of her was willing to help, that would naturally be a good thing. However, since he had taken the initiative to come to her, it was clear that things weren't that simple.
Wen Fang hesitated for a moment before replying, "Of course I'm willing, but I don't know what instructions Shopkeeper An has for me. I'm afraid that my abilities are limited."
"Yes! Talking to smart people is really enjoyable! " An Zhengfeng stood up and walked to Wen Fang's side, calmly saying, "When you get there, I don't want you to do anything dangerous. Just go there often and pay close attention to one thing. Find out if Miao Yi has someone he likes, and if there are any signs of marriage."
Why did she care about Miao Yi's marriage? Wen Fang was confused. "Forgive me for my ignorance, but what do you mean?"
An Zhengfeng obviously wasn't going to tell her why. "You don't have to worry about anything else. You just need to know one thing. If you do this well, it's only a matter of time before you become the Traversing Wood Palace's shopkeeper."
Wen Fang was immediately caught between a rock and a hard place. She was afraid that she would let Miao Yi down if she did as he said. However, the other party had come knocking on her door and told her his intentions. She had no choice but to go …
Time flew by. For the world of cultivation, for most cultivators whose goal was to cultivate, most of the time was ordinary and unremarkable.
In the blink of an eye, six years had passed. Miao Yi was cultivating in seclusion in his silent quarters when a Red Lotus Third Grade blossomed on his forehead. In the beginning, he had relied on the help of the Basic Immortal Pills, so it only took him a little over six years to break through to Red Lotus Third Grade.
After a brief test, as expected, the refining speed of Orbs of Will had increased by another five orbs per day, reaching a total of 384 orbs per day. In order to break through to Red Lotus Fourth Grade, he would need over 5.2 million Orbs of Will, and it would take him roughly 38 years to do so.
Miao Yi opened his eyes and let out a sigh, then slowly closed them again. Just like that, five hundred and fifty years passed …
Five hundred and fifty years later.
Inside the silent quarters, Miao Yi sat cross-legged with the Red Lotus Seventh Grade on his forehead. His daily rate of refining Orbs of Will had also reached 404 orbs. However, the number of Orbs of Will he needed to break through to Red Lotus Eighth Grade was already as high as eighty-four million. It would take him almost five hundred and seventy years!
With the Red Lotus Seventh Grade on his forehead, Miao Yi opened his eyes. He was feeling a little frustrated. He had cultivated for over five hundred years in one go, and only managed to reach Red Lotus Seventh Grade.
He knew that his cultivation speed was already considered one of the fastest in the cultivation realm. However, he had already used up most of his time to fulfill his promise of a thousand years with the Lady Boss. What was the point of spending another five hundred years to break through to Red Lotus Eighth Grade?
There was nothing he could do. He was still the same Miao Yi, with his current status and power. It was impossible for him to convince the Lady Boss to follow him without any worries. Forget about getting past Dao Sage Feng Beichen, he couldn't even get past Celestial Sage Mu Fanjun.
Not to mention, his current consumption rate was terrifying. He wasn't the only one. Just Qian'Er, Xue'Er, Yan Xiu, and Yao Ruoxian.
Back then, the Dao Sage's number one general, the 'Art of Time Immemorial', was no joke. In these five hundred years, it had already helped Qian'Er, Xue'Er, and Yan Xiu break through to Red Lotus Second Grade. Yao Ruoxian's cultivation had even broken through to Red Lotus Fifth Grade.
The consumption rate of so many people's Orbs of Will was staggering. Charcoal and the praying mantises were the ones who were spending the most. The humans and praying mantises' consumption rate was still reasonable. The humans had seen their cultivations grow, and the praying mantises had also grown to the size of pigs. On the other hand, Charcoal didn't seem to have changed at all. He was a complete waste of money, eating and sleeping year after year.
Most importantly, Charcoal now consumed the equivalent of a Third Grade Core Formation every year.
Just because Miao Yi was raising these fellows, the cultivation world's Core Formation cultivators were already on edge. They didn't even dare to purchase them from the Celestial Nation for fear of attracting unwanted attention. In the end, Miao Yi asked the Lady Boss to purchase them from Flowing Clouds Dune Sea. After all, the Chamber of Commerce of the Six Nations all had branches in Flowing Clouds Dune Sea.
The reason was simple. For example, a Third Grade Core Formation could be refined into a transcendent artifact and could be used for a long time. However, these beasts simply digested it. Where in the cultivation world could there be so many Core Formation cultivators?
Now that the price of Core Formation had skyrocketed, the price had increased tenfold. In the past, an ungraded Core Formation was only worth one low-grade Orb of Will. Now, however, it was worth ten Orbs of Will. The price of a First Grade Core had risen to a thousand, a hundred thousand for a Second Grade, and over ten million for a Third Grade.
Left with no choice, they had to stop temporarily. They really couldn't afford to keep up the expenditure. No matter what, the praying mantises had already begun to feed back their resources. They were currently devouring Gold Crystals to feed back their high-purity Crystalline Gold. Meanwhile, Charcoal was no longer sleeping. He spent his days wandering the mountains and rivers, looking for fresh fish to eat.
He had already spent all the wealth that Yan Beihong had given him. He had also spent quite a bit of the Five Level Crystals.
Miao Yi was a little envious of Yang Qing now. Refining Orbs of Will had its benefits. Now that Yang Qing was on the verge of breaking through to the Red Lotus Ninth Grade, he would earn at least ten thousand Orbs of Will every year. Over the past five hundred years, Yang Qing would never be able to spend all of it. He probably still had a lot saved up for future use.
"Sigh! The resources in the small world are still too little. "Miao Yi sighed. He put down his feet and got off the stone bed, slowly making his way out.
He could no longer continue cultivating like this. He had to find a way out. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to fulfill his promise to the Lady Boss.
Inside the silent quarters, a magnificent figure appeared. Lao Bai's long hair and robes fluttered despite the absence of wind. He stared at Miao Yi's back as he disappeared through the door, and said calmly, "Red Lotus Seventh Grade … It's about time you went out and saw the outside world!"
His figure blurred, and then disappeared like a ripple.
The calm surface of the lake suddenly rippled. Charcoal's head emerged from the lake, and he saw a figure flying across the sky. The figure landed on the mountain peak on the other side of the lake, sneezed, and then happily swam through the waves.
Miao Yi landed at the entrance of a cave, and entered with his hands behind his back.
Coincidentally, he bumped into Yang Qingqing, who was carrying a basin of dirty clothes out. When she saw Miao Yi, she quickly put down the basin and bowed, "Milord!"
Miao Yi glanced at the contents of the basin. Even though this woman had always been disguised as a man, Yao Ruoxian and Dong Guo Li still treated her like a woman. Naturally, she would be the one to wash their dirty clothes.
"Wash the clothes?" Miao Yi asked casually.
"Yes!"
"Where's your master?"
"She's meditating inside."
Miao Yi nodded slightly, and gestured for her to bring him to her. Yang Qingqing immediately led him inside.
Deep inside one of the caves, Yang Qingqing woke Dong Guo Li up. The latter quickly bowed to Miao Yi and said, "Greetings, Milord!"
Miao Yi asked, "Did you find anything good?"
Dong Guo Li smiled and said, "This time, I refined a large item for Milord. I just don't know if it will be to your satisfaction."
Now that the master and disciple pair no longer had any complaints about Miao Yi, they probably wouldn't want to leave even if he chased them away. Not only did they not have to worry about having good food and drinks here, but they also had the materials to refine artifacts readily available. They didn't have to worry about anything. What they needed to worry about was how to refine something that would please a woman.
As long as Miao Yi was satisfied with it, he would immediately pay them for their hard work. Orbs of Will! He wouldn't give them any less, and it would be many times more than what they had earned in the outside world. Miao Yi didn't force them to join the administration either, so he didn't have to worry about Jingjue Sect being destroyed. Jingjue Sect was still the same Jingjue Sect. They just didn't want to show their faces to the public anymore.
More importantly, the master and disciple pair had known Yao Ruoxian for a long time, so they knew who he was. As it turned out, he was the famous Mister Zi Yang in the world of artifact refinement. The master and disciple pair had learned a lot from Yao Ruoxian.
Some of Jingjue Sect's small techniques had also inspired Yao Ruoxian quite a bit.
"You can tell me if you're satisfied or not after seeing it." Miao Yi nodded and gestured for him to take it out.
"Yes!" Dong Guo Li nodded and bowed. With a wave of his hand, he took out an incredibly exquisite dressing table from his storage ring.
It was decorated with intricate patterns of twining branches and clouds, and a hundred flowers in full bloom. There was also a large, round mirror with two golden phoenixes clinging to its sides. It was indeed an incredibly exquisite and beautiful sight.
Miao Yi placed his hands behind his back and looked around, then asked, "What's so special about it?"
Dong Guo Li immediately nodded at Yang Qingqing. Yang Qingqing immediately sat down in front of the dressing table and demonstrated. She pulled open the dressing table's cabinet and displayed some accessories and toiletries placed inside, then closed the cabinet again.
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