The study was completely silent. Yun Zhiqiu sat sideways on a chair by the window, his thighs pressed against each other, his elbows resting on the coffee table. He held a book in his hand and slowly flipped through it. Occasionally, he would take a sip from his teacup as he quietly observed Miao Yi, who was sitting in front of the desk with a brush in hand. Every now and then, a faint smile would appear on his lips, but he didn't step forward to disturb Miao Yi.
After writing two hundred words, Miao Yi let out a long sigh. Beside him, Xue Er hurriedly took the brush from his hand and put it down.
Miao Yi casually pulled out a few pieces of inked paper, then walked over to the side table and slapped them on the table. He then sat on the chair next to Yun Zhiqiu's and remained silent.
Yun Zhiqiu shot a glance at Zhang Xuan before grabbing a few pieces of paper and swiftly counting the words. As for how the characters were written, there was no need for him to look at them. It was impossible to master them in a short period of time, so they were still unsightly.
There were quite a lot of words, and there were a few extra words. It was because he had just finished copying a paragraph of the article. Yun Zhiqiu nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile, "You are indeed talented, my husband. It can be said that you are improving at lightning speed. Given time, you will definitely be a good writer!"
She tilted her head to look and saw Miao Yi with his head lowered in a gloomy mood. She couldn't tell what he was thinking about, but it was obvious that she, Yun Zhiqiu, had put him to shame.
Yun Zhiqiu felt a little sorry for Miao Yi. She had some understanding of his past, and she knew that he had been a pitiful child ever since he was young. In order to survive, he didn't even have the chance to study. After he stepped into the cultivation realm, he had been working hard to survive. He didn't have the heart to study at all. Yet, she had to force him to change something that had already been set in stone. It was indeed a little hard on him.
She then stood up and straightened her skirt, then sat on Miao Yi's lap. She hooked one arm around his neck and took the cup of tea from Qian'Er with the other. She blew on the tea, then brought it to Miao Yi's lips. She smiled and said, "Hubby, you've worked hard. Have a sip of tea, then we'll go for a walk. Later on, I'll have Qian'Er and Xue'Er serve you well."
He then turned to Qian'Er and Xue'Er and said, "Master will sleep at your place tonight. The two of you must serve him well tonight. If you can't serve His Excellency well, I will hold the two of you responsible! "
"Yes!" The two girls answered with blushing faces.
Miao Yi was both annoyed and amused by Yun Zhiqiu's words. He raised his head and glared at Yun Zhiqiu, then brought his cup of tea to his lips and took a huge gulp. Pa! He raised his hand and slapped Yun Zhiqiu's butt. She screamed and stood up, rubbing her buttocks and rolling her eyes.
Qian'Er and Xue'Er smiled.
"Nice touch!" Miao Yi exclaimed proudly, then stood up and walked out with his hands behind his back. As he walked out of the hall, he stretched his body and glanced at Charcoal, who was snoring thunderously under the eaves. His footsteps were light as he left. When he reached the entrance of the harem, he was stopped by the Confucian scholar. "Milord, have you gotten permission from the Madam to leave?"
Miao Yi's expression immediately darkened. "What do you mean? Don't tell me that I'm even restricted from entering and exiting my own home? "
The scholar turned around and saw Qian'Er nodding her head from afar. With a wave of his hand, he opened the entrance to the Octagonal Formation and let Miao Yi out.
He walked around the palace. He found Yan Xiu and Yang Zhaoqing for a chat, then went back to the Grand Butler's Manor to find Yang Qing for a chat. Finally, he went to the forbidden area and met Dong Guoli and his disciple. After learning that Yao Ruoxian was indeed refining an artifact and didn't want anyone to disturb him, he turned around and left, disappearing into the depths of the forest.
Far away from the Sun Traversing Palace, he found a desolate cliff deep in the mountains and flew down alone. He personally carved out a deep cave at the bottom of the valley, then patrolled the surroundings. After confirming that there was no one around, he returned to the cave.
Inside the dark cave, a crimson glow suddenly blossomed. Miao Yi finally took out the Blood Lotus once more, and a murderous aura instantly surged out from the lotus seed. At the same time, the multicolored glow from the stem illuminated the cave, causing the entire cave to be filled with an enchanting color.
After a closer look, Miao Yi realized that the murderous aura didn't originate from the entire Blood Lotus, but only from the nine lotus seeds.
He reached out to touch the lotus seed, which looked like it was carved out of red jade. It was cold to the touch, as if he was touching a meat jelly. It was cold to the touch, yet extremely resilient and difficult to break. When his hand came into contact with the lotus seeds, the murderous aura immediately broke through his transcendence energy defenses and invaded his body, causing his mind to tremble. Alarmed, he quickly used the Fiery Star Technique to defend himself and forcefully stabilized his mind.
'What a powerful murderous aura!' Miao Yi exclaimed in shock. He seemed to have thought of something and quickly took out the Mystic Yin Mirror. He wondered if he could refine this murderous aura into a transcendent artifact and see if it would have the same effect as the Mystic Yin Mirror.
With his current cultivation, the murderous Yin energy within the Mystic Yin Mirror was no longer a threat to him. However, this murderous aura could directly affect a person's state of mind. It seemed like it could be used against high-level cultivators as well.
Putting away the Mystic Yin Mirror, Miao Yi held up the lotus seed seed and examined it closely. He tried to pluck out the lotus seeds, and after a great deal of effort, he finally managed to pluck out nine egg-sized lotus seeds. Each of them was as red as jade and shone with a dazzling bloody glow. The murderous aura that lingered around them was so thick that it wouldn't dissipate. It was truly a shocking sight!
If he hadn't cultivated the Fiery Star Technique, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand such a powerful murderous aura. And these nine lotus seeds must be the blood cores!
What surprised him was that after plucking the nine lotus seeds, there was no longer any murderous aura on the blood lotus, including the lotus root.
Looking at the gleaming white lotus root, Miao Yi recalled the legend Ming Zhao had told him when he was in the Vitality Sect. It was rumored that the Blood Devil Ancestor had once obtained a divine herb. As long as one's soul remained intact, that divine herb could bring the dead back to life and restore them to their original state.
Miao Yi didn't know what the Blood Devil's so-called divine herb looked like, but he was a little suspicious that the blood lotus before him was that divine herb. The reason was simple. The blood gourd was a relic left behind by the Blood Devil, and this blood lotus was probably not something that could be formed in a short period of time. His heart was filled with anticipation, hoping that he would obtain a rare treasure.
However, he couldn't find the location of the Blood Lotus Deity even after turning the entire blood lotus over and over again. He couldn't find anything even with his transcendence energy. He could only suppress the doubts in his heart and wait for the opportunity to find someone who could answer his question. He put away the items for now.
The cave darkened, and then the bloody glow reappeared. Miao Yi took out another blood lotus seed and examined it again and again. The blood demon needed this to cultivate. How could he cultivate with this?
After he examined it with his transcendence energy, he was shocked. Spiritual energy! This blood core was actually formed by the condensation of spiritual energy and murderous aura. Not only did it condense into a solid form, but it was also extremely hard! No matter how he tried to exert his transcendence energy, he couldn't break it. Only God knew how much spiritual energy and murderous aura were gathered inside to make this blood core so hard!
At this moment, he understood. The blood demon probably used this to cultivate by directly absorbing the spiritual energy inside. If it were an ordinary person, it wouldn't work. The murderous aura inside was enough to kill them. Naturally, the blood demon wasn't afraid of the murderous aura inside. It might even be a great supplement!
Miao Yi suddenly chuckled. There was still someone who wasn't afraid of this murderous aura, and that was himself!
With a flip of his hand, he grabbed another blood core and sat down cross-legged. Holding one in each hand, he activated the Fiery Star Technique. Two invisible flames enveloped the two blood cores in his palms, sealing off the murderous aura from leaking out. Then, he quickly used the Fiery Star Technique to refine the murderous aura inside the blood cores.
Soon, two clouds of spiritual mist seeped out from his palms. Like two dragons, they coiled around his wrists and went straight into his sleeves. His clothes began to gradually swell up under the pressure of the spiritual mist. The spiritual mist swirled around his bulging collar, turning into three streams of smoke that were sucked into his nose and mouth. Even the pores on his body were absorbing the surging spiritual energy to their heart's content.
A smile appeared on Miao Yi's face. Just as he had expected, this was indeed the case. The spiritual energy contained within the blood cores was truly astonishing as well. It was as though there was no end to it. As soon as they were refined, they immediately materialized like mist. Normally, when he used an Orb of Will to gather and absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, he would never be able to see something like this. The effects were truly not inferior to using something like the Basic Immortal Pill.
After an indeterminate amount of time had passed, Miao Yi's brows twitched. He stopped refining the blood cores in his hands, and the bulging clothes on his body gradually deflated as well. As the last of the spiritual mist was sucked into his mouth, he finally opened his eyes.
He held the two blood cores in his hands together, and the Star Bell in his hand was ringing. It was a message from Yun Zhiqiu, 'It's already dark. Where did you go? Don't tell me you ran off behind my back again? '
Miao Yi sighed helplessly. He really loved and hated this woman at the same time. With her around, he didn't have to worry about the family matters at all. She would take care of everything for him, and he could totally be the master of the household. Not to mention, this woman was a beauty among women. It was indeed a pleasure to have her in bed with him. However, if he didn't like her, she would make him furious.
He was truly unwilling to compromise with Yun Zhiqiu on everything and become a man who was afraid of his wife. That would be too humiliating. However, if he fought with her, Yun Zhiqiu would always have him in her grasp. The wife he had risked his life to marry turned out to be a tigress.
Miao Yi invoked his arts and activated the Star Bell to inform her that he hadn't gone far. He was currently studying the Blood Lotus and would return soon.
He put away the Star Bell and sighed. However, when he looked at the blood core in his hand, his spirits lifted. After refining it for almost half a day, the blood core didn't seem to have any reaction at all. This proved that the spiritual energy contained within was sufficiently vast.
Miao Yi put away the blood core and dashed out of the winding tunnel in the cave. Hovering in the air, he saw that the sky was already dark. He spread his arms and quickly flew back.
In a flash, he landed at the entrance of the rear palace. Without needing to be called out, the scholar quickly let him in, not forgetting to remind him, "Madam was looking for you everywhere just now."
In the courtyard outside the hall, the motherly Yun Zhiqiu was pacing back and forth, her long skirt trailing behind her. She was a little worried that she had pushed Miao Yi too far and that he would find an excuse to slip away again.
Seeing that Miao Yi had returned, she quickly walked over with a smile on her face. In front of the palace maids, she even bowed respectfully and said, "Milord, you've returned!"
The palace maids immediately followed suit and bowed. "Milord!"
Miao Yi replied with a 'Mm'. He also put on a proper posture and looked straight ahead as he continued to stride forward.
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