"Please speak your mind, Sect Master. I am all ears!" Miao Yi cupped his fists.
Master Yuling pondered for a moment, then said, "Would you be willing to stay in the Vitality Sect as a Guest Elder?"
"Guest Elder?" Miao Yi was surprised and a little suspicious. He had never thought of staying in the Vitality Sect forever.
Master Yuling nodded. "Not only can you stay in the Vitality Sect for a long time, you won't have to worry about making a living either. The sect is willing to provide you with the same cultivation benefits as our disciples. For example, you are currently at the Red Lotus Seventh Grade. Every hundred years, you will receive seven Basic Immortal Pills. Every year, you will receive one hundred and thirty-six Foundation Fortifying Pills, as well as other cultivation resources. As long as you do not do anything detrimental to the sect, we will not restrict your freedom. If you wish to leave the sect someday, you are free to do so as well. "
Miao Yi didn't believe there was such a free thing in this world. He couldn't help asking, "How can I be of service to the Vitality Sect?" Otherwise, there would be no reason for him to receive such benefits for no reason.
Master Yuling was a little embarrassed at the mention of this. "Are you instructing Bao Ning and Bao Xin in their cultivation?"
"..." Miao Yi immediately understood. He nodded. "Yes!"
Master Yuling smiled. "If it is appropriate, would you be willing to instruct the other disciples as well?"
Miao Yi smiled. "Just have the others ask Bao Ning and Bao Xin for guidance. There is no need for Sect Master to come all the way here."
Master Yuling asked, "Then do you agree?"
Since Miao Yi was instructing Bao Ning and Bao Xin, he didn't expect it to be kept a secret. He just didn't expect the Vitality Sect to be so old-fashioned. They even came all the way here to ask for his permission.
"Since Sect Master has spoken, I will naturally comply." Miao Yi cupped his fists in response.
Master Yuling heaved a sigh of relief and nodded with a smile.
After bidding farewell, Miao Yi returned to Bamboo Grove House. As soon as he landed in the fenced courtyard, he found Bao Lian waiting for him under the eaves.
Miao Yi curiously asked, "Is something the matter?"
Bao Lian looked him up and down. When he saw how dirty he was, he said, "I will go boil some water for you to bathe."
Miao Yi waved his hand. "I cultivate the Fire Art. There is no need to go through the trouble of boiling water."
Bao Lian nodded and went into the house to get the bathtub. He helped to pour the water into the tub and turned around to inform her, "The bathtub is ready for the bath." Then, he came out to help close the door.
"This woman can't have fallen for me, can she?" Miao Yi muttered. He didn't want to think too much about it for now. Let's have a good bath first.
When he was done bathing, Bao Lian came in and picked up the clothes that he had left behind. Then, he took them to the washroom.
After washing and drying the clothes, Bao Lian returned to the fenced courtyard and asked Miao Yi, "Benefactor, if you have any requests in the future, feel free to ask Bao Lian to do it."
Although Grandpa's criticism made her feel wronged, she also felt that Grandpa's words were reasonable. If one wanted to learn something, there was indeed no need to be arrogant. One should just lower one's status.
Miao Yi scrutinized her from head to toe, muttering to himself, 'It's been a long time since I've touched a woman. You look pretty good, so I'll just order you to do whatever I want you to do.' Why don't you come and serve me tonight … He thought too much. He coughed dryly and said, "I haven't had a good meal for a few days. Bao Ning and Bao Xin's bamboo chicken and jade rice are pretty good. Do you know how to cook it?"
Bao Lian nodded and said, "Please wait a moment. Bao Lian will go and prepare it now. "
She didn't know how to cook at all. After leaving the bamboo forest, she immediately went to look for Bao Ning and Bao Xin.
When she found the two, she realized that they were surrounded by a group of people, asking for advice on cultivation.
Didn't they say that they weren't allowed to cultivate without permission? Bao Lian was curious. After asking around, she found out that Benefactor Niu had already become a Guest Elder of the Vitality Sect. He had already asked the disciples of the Vitality Sect to look for Bao Ning and Bao Xin for advice.
Knowing this, Bao Lian recalled how she had cleaned up a certain someone's bathtub, poured out a certain someone's bathwater, and washed her underwear. This was the first time in her life that she had done such a thing for a man. She was so embarrassed that she couldn't even show her face. It was too timely for her to let go of her pride. She almost wanted to kill herself.
"Senior Sister. Why is your face so red? "Bao Lan suddenly asked from beside her.
Bao Lian was so embarrassed that she quickly found an excuse to gloss over it. In the end, she still went to ask Bao Xin and Bao Ning for advice on how to cook bamboo chicken and jade rice.
Since she had already promised to do something, she couldn't just give up halfway. After all, Bao Xin and Bao Ning hadn't learned much from Benefactor Niu. She might need his help in the future.
After returning to the bamboo forest, she pretended as if nothing had happened and made Miao Yi a bowl of rice. As she watched Miao Yi enjoying the fruits of her labor, Bao Lian felt the urge to bury his head in the rice and suffocate him to death.
Miao Yi, on the other hand, was enjoying himself without any qualms. He could endure hardships, tiredness, and suffering. He was also willing to risk his life and enjoy life. He was already used to having beautiful women serving him, so he didn't feel anything was out of place. He only felt that Bao Lian's service wasn't good enough, and that she didn't know how to serve people well. Compared to Qian'Er and Xue'Er, she was much worse.
From this day onwards, the Great Hall Master Miao gained a new position — the Vitality Sect's Guest Elder!
However, he still spent most of his time with Daoist Priest De Shi. He would let Bao Ning and Bao Xin do the teaching, and he only needed to show up occasionally.
He also started to interact with Reverend Yu Lian, who was in charge of the alchemy lab. He had more or less mastered the techniques needed to grow and refine the Immortal Pills. Now, it was time for him to start refining pills.
The disciples in the alchemy lab treated him with great respect and enthusiasm. As soon as he arrived, they offered him tea, hoping that he would give them some pointers. This was what they meant by 'if you were capable, you would be successful no matter where you went.'
Now that he was in the Vitality Sect, other than the things that only core disciples were allowed to come into contact with, or the Morality Arts that only disciples of the sect could cultivate, he could also come into contact with the things that normal disciples could do.
On this day, as he was learning how to identify the various spiritual herbs with two disciples in the alchemy lab, he suddenly heard someone talking about going to the Spirit Island to trade for spiritual herbs.
Miao Yi couldn't help turning around to look at the door. He had been here for quite some time now, so he naturally knew what kind of place the 'Soul Island' was. It was a spiritual herb garden set up by the Heavenly Court in this realm. Spiritual herbs were grown on this unique island, and the most abundant among them were the Yellow Jade Branch and Blood Jade Branch of the Five Elemental Spiritual Herbs.
Unfortunately, the conditions to grow the Yellow Jade Branch and the Blood Jade Branch were extremely harsh. They were rare ingredients for the various sects to refine the Immortal Pills. Hence, the sects often brought along the other five elemental spiritual herbs to trade for them. Since the Spirit Island lacked the conditions to grow the other three spiritual herbs needed for the Immortal Pills, everyone took what they needed.
"Bao Hui, are you going to start refining the Immortal Pills?" Miao Yi turned around and asked the White Lotus disciple beside him. If he didn't have to start refining the Immortal Pills, he wouldn't have gone to the Spirit Island to trade for spiritual herbs.
The disciple with the Dharma name Bao Hui nodded and said, "I don't know why, but it seems like I have to start refining ahead of schedule."
"You guys go ahead." Miao Yi threw down the spiritual herb in his hand, dusted his hands, and left.
He went straight to the courtyard behind the alchemy lab and found Reverend Yu Lian, who was sorting out the spiritual herbs.
"Reverend, I heard that you are going to the Spirit Island to trade for spiritual herbs. Are you going to start refining the Immortal Pills?" Miao Yi followed behind Reverend Yu Lian.
Reverend Yu Lian nodded as he gathered up the piles of Dark Jade Branch.
Miao Yi asked again, "Reverend, aren't we supposed to start refining ten years later?" He remembered that the furnace would only be refined once every hundred years. There were still ten more years until the next hundred years.
Reverend Yu Lian chuckled and said, "Thanks to you, that Blood Jade Branch can help us save a lot of other spiritual herbs to trade for. We can go to the Spirit Island to trade for some Yellow Jade Branch, and we can already start refining a few batches of Immortal Pills. With that Blood Jade Branch, I don't think our Vitality Sect will need to trade for more Blood Jade Branch for the next few thousand years. "
Miao Yi thought about it and agreed. Not only would they not need to trade the spiritual herbs they saved for Blood Jade Branch, but it also meant that they could use the spiritual herbs they saved to refine more Immortal Pills.
"What a pity! If only that Blood Jade Branch could be harvested ten years later. Then our Vitality Sect would have enough Blood Jade Branch for several tens of thousands of years. "Reverend Yu Lian sighed.
Refining the furnace once every hundred years meant that they would have enough Blood Jade Branch to refine hundreds of times. Now, they only had enough for a few dozen times. How could he not feel regretful?
Miao Yi rolled his eyes. 'This old man keeps bringing this up to me. Isn't he poking at my sore spot?' He coughed dryly and asked, "Reverend, bring me to the Spirit Island to broaden my horizons!"
Reverend Yu Lian was taken aback. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "I can bring you there. However, the Spirit Island is not like any other place. It is directly under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court. There are heavenly soldiers and generals guarding it. You cannot go there and cause trouble. Otherwise, you will attract a lot of trouble."
Miao Yi nodded repeatedly and said, "I know, I know. I'm just going there to broaden my horizons. I won't cause any trouble."
Reverend Yu Lian said, "Then go talk to Senior Brother Sect Master. If he agrees, I have no objections."
"Alright! Then I'll take my leave first. "Miao Yi cupped his fists and left. He quickly flew to the Morality Palace and looked for Reverend Yu Ling.
When Reverend Yu Ling heard that Miao Yi wanted to go to the Spirit Island to broaden his horizons, he was very hesitant. In the end, he reminded him, "I can bring you there. However, the Spirit Island is directly under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court. There are heavenly soldiers and generals guarding it. If you cause trouble, not only will the Vitality Sect not be able to save you, but even the Vitality Sect will not be able to absolve themselves from the blame."
Miao Yi smiled and said, "Sect Master, I'm not a three-year-old child. I won't joke around with my life. I just want to broaden my horizons. I won't cause trouble for no reason."
Reverend Yu Ling thought about it and agreed. No one would joke around with their life. Besides, Miao Yi was a kind person. There was nothing to worry about. In the end, he nodded and said, "Listen to Yu Lian's instructions. Don't cause any trouble."
"Thank you, Sect Master!" Miao Yi cupped his fists and thanked him.
Reverend Yu Ling solemnly reminded him again, "Remember not to cause any trouble. Follow Yu Lian closely. Don't leave him on your own!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Miao Yi patted his chest as a guarantee, then left.
He went to look for Reverend Yu Lian again and told him that the Sect Master had agreed. Reverend Yu Lian naturally had no objections. They agreed to depart at dawn the next day.
The next day, before the sun had even risen, Miao Yi was already thinking about this matter, so he ran over from the Bamboo Grove Lodge.
Reverend Yu Xu also left with him. Sending two Reverends at once showed how much importance the Vitality Sect placed on this matter. They had to take it seriously, and they couldn't be careless even if they brought along a large amount of spiritual herbs.
PS: Sin! Sin! He even forgot to ask for a guaranteed monthly ticket at the beginning of the month. He reckoned that someone else had already asked for it, so he quickly rolled around on the ground and begged for another one. Tears welled up in his eyes as he begged for a monthly ticket!
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