The three of them once again arrived at the entrance of the spirit island and handed over the receipt they received earlier. The golden armored gatekeeper waved his halberd, and the island's grand protective formation opened.
The three of them quickly flew out of the formation and looked back at the blue sea below. They watched as the swirling clouds converged and gradually disappeared. The three of them didn't linger and immediately flew away.
Late at night, the three of them returned to the Vitality Sect of Mount Wu and went to see the Sect Master, Master Yuling.
The first thing Master Yuling said when he saw them was, "Did everything go smoothly?"
"Senior Brother, everything went smoothly!" Yu Xu and Yu Lian cupped their fists and replied.
Miao Yi followed suit and cupped his fists as well. "Everything went smoothly!"
Master Yuling heaved a sigh of relief and nodded to Miao Yi with a smile. "I have something to discuss with my two Junior Brothers. Scholar Niu, you should go back and rest early."
Miao Yi knew that even though he was a Vitality Sect Guest Elder, he didn't have the authority to interact with the Vitality Sect's core matters. He immediately cupped his fists and bid farewell to the three.
Returning to his residence in the bamboo forest, Miao Yi looked around for a while before quickly entering his house. He quickly locked the door from the inside and hid inside his own room. He sat cross-legged on the bed and excitedly rubbed his hands together. Then, he casually waved his hand, and the nineteen Immortal Apricots were arranged in three rows.
The immortal fruits looked even more beautiful at night. They glowed faintly, like glowing pink gems. It was an endearing sight.
"One, two, three, four, five …" The Great Scholar Miao counted a few times. No matter how he counted, it was always nineteen. The more he counted, the happier he became.
After a while, he waved his hand and grabbed one, then kept the rest. Without a word, he bit down on it, his face scrunched up from the smile.
It was delicious, juicy, crisp, and sweet. He tilted his body and lay down on the bed. He crossed his legs and took bite after bite, shaking his calves as he chewed. It felt so good. A strange fragrance gradually filled the room.
Soon, the immortal fruit was eaten until only a purple core was left. He held it in his hand and looked at it. He wondered if he could find a place to plant it. He put it away and sat cross-legged again, invoking his arts to check on the condition of his stomach.
He was ecstatic when he saw it. He realized that this immortal fruit was indeed a good thing. Unlike the Basic Immortal Pill, which would suddenly erupt with spiritual energy, the immortal fruit's spiritual energy would slowly evaporate. If it was left to digest on its own, it would probably be able to go for years without feeling hungry.
Then, he tried to cast a spell to refine it. Immediately, a large amount of pure Spiritual Qi was released. It did not contain any distracting thoughts of the seven emotions and six desires. It was like a trickling stream that was absorbed into his own source. After stopping the refinement, it continued to digest it slowly.
Miao Yi couldn't help clicking his tongue a few times. 'Good stuff. It really is good stuff!' No one dared to disturb him when he was consuming the Basic Immortal Pill, but this thing could be stopped at any time! There was no need to be afraid of being disturbed. If one were to eat one before a battle, it would be easier for them to recover their magic power.
Then, he closed his eyes and focused, calmly refining.
After he had completely refined the immortal fruit in his stomach, he calculated the cycle of his body's functions and discovered that it had taken him ten days to completely refine and absorb the immortal fruit.
His current cultivation had already reached Red Lotus Seventh Grade. The speed at which he absorbed spiritual energy was incomparable to when he was at the Red Lotus First Grade. Back when he was at the Red Lotus First Grade, he would need five days to completely absorb a single Basic Immortal Pill. Now, he estimated that it would only take him one day. Now that he estimated the speed at which he was refining the immortal fruit, he realized that it was just as the chubby old man had said. One immortal fruit was equivalent to ten Basic Immortal Pills.
He then checked the progress of his cultivation in his art source and couldn't help but sigh. With his current cultivation, he would need nearly eighty-four million Orbs of Will to break through to Red Lotus Eighth Grade. In other words, he would need to eat around eighty-four immortal apricots to break through to Red Lotus Eighth Grade.
Even if he ate all nineteen immortal apricots, he wouldn't be able to raise his cultivation by a single level. He felt a little discouraged.
After some thought, he decided to only eat nine and leave ten for himself. He would give six to the Lady Boss later, and two each to Qian'Er and Xue'Er. The three women definitely hadn't tasted immortal fruits before, so he would let them have a taste.
After making his decision … He took out another immortal fruit and ate it in a few bites. Just as he was about to continue refining, he suddenly froze. He slapped his thigh and hurriedly jumped off the bed.
He had forgotten about this. Ten days had already passed, and the Basic Immortal Pills might have already been refined.
He hurriedly opened the door and left. Miao Yi happened to see Bao Lian walking into the fenced courtyard. Just as he was about to leave, he stopped and asked, "Is something the matter?"
Bao Lian quietly shook her head. "It's nothing much. I just wanted to help you tidy up your room. I've been here a few times, but you've always kept your door closed. I didn't want to disturb your cultivation, so I didn't want to disturb you."
"Oh! Please help yourself. "Miao Yi left as soon as he finished speaking.
Bao Lian was taken aback. She then walked into the house. As soon as she reached the door, her delicate nose couldn't help but twitch and sniff the air. There was a refreshing fragrance in the house. She followed the fragrance into Miao Yi's bedroom, and realized that the place where the fragrance was the thickest was Miao Yi's bedroom.
Bao Lian's eyes flashed with confusion. Just what could have left behind such a pleasant fragrance? She looked everywhere, but couldn't find the source of the fragrance. Instead, she felt that the refreshing fragrance was slowly fading away ….
Just as Miao Yi had expected, the pill refinement room had already started refining the Basic Immortal Pills a few days ago. He pulled one of the disciples over to ask, and sure enough, the pill refinement room had already started.
Miao Yi quickly made his way to the alchemy room, but Master Yu Xu stopped him. "You cannot go in, Sir."
Miao Yi said, "Master, I just want to go in and broaden my horizons. I want to see how the Basic Immortal Pills are refined."
Master Yu Xu shook his head. "Once the cauldron is opened, a large amount of spiritual herbs will be thrown in. This is the blood and sweat of the Vitality Sect's disciples for over a hundred years. It concerns the success or failure of thousands of Basic Immortal Pills. We cannot afford to be careless. Now that the cauldron has been opened in seclusion, I can't open it again for you. If I interrupt Junior Brother Yu Lian's refinement process, I won't be able to bear the consequences. "
Miao Yi was a little anxious. "Master, the Sect Master promised to let me broaden my horizons!"
Master Yu Xu sighed. "I really can't do it this time. Three months from now, when the first cauldron of Immortal Pills is ready, Junior Brother Yu Lian will come out of seclusion to rest for a few days to recover his transcendence energy. When the second cauldron of Immortal Pills is ready, I will let you in. You really can't do it now."
Since Master Yu Xu had already said this much, Miao Yi had nothing else to say. Master Yu Lian had already said that he would be allowed in for the second cauldron.
When Miao Yi returned to the bamboo grove residence, Bao Lian was still helping him clean up the house. She was wiping down the tables and chairs.
After Bao Lian was done, she bid Miao Yi farewell and left. Miao Yi looked at her departing figure and pondered for a moment. Then, he went back into the house and closed the door. He sat down cross-legged and continued to refine the immortal fruits in his stomach.
It hadn't even been three months. It only took him eighty days. Miao Yi finished refining the nine immortal fruits that he had decided to enjoy. He didn't want to touch the remaining ten. He wanted to bring them back to make his woman happy.
He calculated the time on his fingers. He didn't want to miss the second cauldron of Immortal Pills. He quickly got off the bed and prepared to go to the alchemy room to wait.
However, as soon as he stepped out of the door, he bumped into Bao Lian, who was cleaning up the house for him. Miao Yi had business to attend to, so he let her be and hurriedly left.
As soon as Bao Lian entered his house, she sniffed the air again. Once again, he smelled that pleasant fragrance that made him feel refreshed and refreshed …
Miao Yi ran to the alchemy room. Master Daoist Yu Lian was still in seclusion, so he decided to stand guard outside the alchemy room. He secretly pinched two Orbs of Will and sat down to cultivate. Master Daoist Yu Xu, who was sitting in front of the alchemy room, glanced at him but didn't say anything.
Ten days later, the heavy door to the alchemy room finally opened. Master Daoist Yu Lian appeared at the door, followed by two disciples.
Master Daoist Yu Xu stood up and saluted, "Junior Brother, you've worked hard. How was it?"
Master Daoist Yu Lian smiled. "It went well." He casually took out a storage ring and handed it to Master Daoist Yu Lian.
Master Daoist Yu Xu took the storage ring and checked its contents. He nodded and said, "Junior Brother, you should go and rest."
Miao Yi also came over and bowed to Master Daoist Yu Lian. "Master Daoist, you've worked hard. When will you start the next batch?"
Master Daoist Yu Lian walked towards his backyard and said, "We'll start the second batch in three days."
Miao Yi followed beside him and said, "Master Daoist Yu Xu agreed to let me go in and broaden my horizons."
Master Daoist Yu Lian asked curiously, "Alchemy is very boring. What's there to see?"
Miao Yi followed him into the courtyard and entered the pavilion together. When he saw a disciple coming over with tea, he quickly went over to receive it. Then, he waved the disciple away. With him serving him, there was no need for others to interfere. Now was the time for him to work like a slave.
After personally pouring tea for Master Daoist Yu Lian, he sat opposite him and said, "I've already told the Sect Master the reason. I want to learn a craft to make a living, and the Sect Master has agreed. So, I want to learn how to refine Basic Immortal Pills from Master Daoist. "
"Pfft …" Master Daoist Yu Lian almost spat out a mouthful of tea. He wiped his mouth and swallowed the tea in his mouth. He was speechless and said, "A craft to make a living? Where to make a living? The Vitality Sect didn't mistreat you, did they? "
"They didn't mistreat me!" Miao Yi said cheerfully, "It's always good to learn more. Master Daoist won't refuse, right? "
He was already prepared. If he refused, he would immediately use the fact that he taught Bao Ning and Bao Xin cultivation as an excuse. He didn't teach them for nothing. He had a purpose. Otherwise, why would he come to the Vitality Sect? He came here with a purpose in mind.
Master Daoist Yu Lian smiled and said, "If you want to learn, then do it. But don't you think it's a little weird for you to start with refining Basic Immortal Pills? You've been in the Vitality Sect for quite some time now. Do you know how many people in the Vitality Sect can refine Basic Immortal Pills by themselves? "
Miao Yi nodded and said, "Five. Other than you, Master Daoist, there are your four Purple Lotus disciples."
Master Daoist Yu Lian asked again, "Then do you know why I have to personally refine the Basic Immortal Pills when it's time to refine them?"
Miao Yi smiled and said, "Naturally, it's because the success rate of Master Daoist refining is higher."
Master Daoist Yu Lian sighed and said, "That's right! The materials required to refine Basic Immortal Pills are hard to come by. Wasting a single pill is equivalent to the efforts of the entire sect over a hundred years. We can't be careless. That's why I have to do it. When it's the last batch, I'll leave some of the ingredients for the concoction of the Supreme Immortal Pill for my four disciples to personally refine. When the time comes, even if there are any losses, the Vitality Sect will be mentally prepared. After all, we have to pay some price to nurture our successors. We can't let the Vitality Sect be left without a successor. It's a good thing that you want to learn, but it's too much for you to want to learn how to refine Basic Immortal Pills as soon as you start. It's obvious that it'll be a waste the moment you start. Let's take it step by step. Start by learning how to refine normal pills. When you're familiar with it, you can then try refining Basic Immortal Pills. Don't worry. I'll talk to the alchemy lab and give you more materials than the average disciple. "
Learning how to refine pills was secondary! Miao Yi asked suspiciously, "Then how long will it take for me to be familiar with it?"
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