Cultivation was a dull and uninteresting task. Miao Yi had been in closed-door cultivation ever since this day, and hadn't taken a single step out of his residence.
His cultivation hadn't reached the level where he didn't need to eat or drink. Every ten to fifteen days, he would come out of the stone room to eat something and then return to the room to cultivate.
Whenever the little fellows on the stone door grumbled in hunger, he would only transmit a message to Qian'Er and Xue'Er, who were outside, to make preparations. Then, he would order the little fellows to go out and eat something, then summon them back after they were done eating.
Four months later, he had only refined twenty percent of the Orb of Will in his mouth. He wanted to continue cultivating, but he had no choice but to come out of closed-door cultivation.
Because it was the end of the year again, it was time to harvest the Orbs of Will in East Arrival City. And after harvesting the Orbs of Will, he still had to personally escort the Orbs of Will to Mount Calming Sea to be handed over. He couldn't afford to make any mistakes along the way, otherwise, if he were to lose the Orbs of Will, it would be difficult for him to escape punishment.
Therefore, he had no choice but to come out of seclusion.
After Yan Xiu entered to report some matters, he retreated. Qian'Er and Xue'Er both entered with clothes in their hands.
In the hot spring, Qian'Er and Xue'Er's youthful bodies were as alluring as ever as they helped Miao Yi bathe and change his clothes.
Feeling refreshed, Miao Yi walked to the front of the stone door. With a wave of his hand, he stored the little ones into his storage ring.
On a snowy day, Miao Yi came out from his seclusion.
The flowers in the courtyard had withered, and Charcoal seemed to have forgotten about their past grudges. When he saw Miao Yi come out, he jumped up happily and neighed incessantly.
Miao Yi raised his hand and stroked her head, which was still in his embrace. Qian'Er and Xue'Er then draped a black cloak with white velvet on the inside over Miao Yi's shoulders, giving him the aura of a superior.
Seeing that winter was coming, the two girls personally made this cloak for Miao Yi.
Miao Yi patted Charcoal's head, then pushed him away and strode into the courtyard, slowly treading on the snow.
He climbed to the top floor of the pavilion and gazed at the surrounding snow-covered mountains with his hands behind his back.
Another year had passed. He wondered how his second and third brothers were doing. Miao Yi sighed softly.
Qian'Er and Xue'Er looked at each other, unsure of what the Cave Master was sighing about.
To the two of them, the Cave Master's position was so lofty that there was nothing to sigh about.
After being in a daze for a long time, Miao Yi heard a commotion in the distance and snapped back to reality. He tilted his head and squinted his eyes, then turned around and led the two girls down the balcony again.
In the distance, a large group of people and horses were making noises as they walked on the mountain path. They were herding cattle and sheep, and at the same time, they were pulling a batch of gifts.
The City Lord, who was so cold that he was curled up on his horse, led a group of soldiers over.
Yan Xiu, Zheng Jinlong, and Wang Zifa, the three White Lotus Third Grade cultivators, rode on their dragon steeds with weapons in their hands, personally bringing up the rear.
Meanwhile, Hou Sheng, Shang Youlai, Nan Sisi, and Wang Xiuqin were constantly galloping on their dragon steeds to check their surroundings.
In order to escort this batch of goods, seven out of the eleven cultivators in East Arrival Cave were actually dispatched.
The reason why they had mobilized so many people wasn't just because of the supplies being hauled by the carriages. More importantly, it was because they were escorting a large amount of Orbs of Will hidden within.
The Orb of Will was hidden in the belly of one of the goats. It was poured into the goat's belly before they set off. Even Yan Xiu and his escorts didn't know which goat, cow, or horse it was hidden in.
The purpose of doing this was very simple. Even if someone were to rob them on the way, they wouldn't be able to steal everything.
City Lord Xu Xinliang had no choice but to be this careful. He could only personally deliver the Orbs of Will harvested by East Arrival City this year into Miao Yi's hands. Only then would the handover be considered complete. Even if something were to happen afterwards, it would have nothing to do with him.
Outside the mountain gates, Zhu Tianbiao, Qiu Shaoqun, and Dan Biaoyi sat on their dragon steeds, holding their weapons as they surveyed their surroundings.
After the carriages of supplies entered the mountain gates and stopped at the plaza, everyone except for City Lord Xu Xinliang retreated.
Miao Yi, dressed in a black velvet cloak, stood on the steps of the Grand Hall's entrance. He reached out his hand to catch the heavy snowflakes falling from the sky, with Qian'Er and Xue'Er by his side.
Xu Xinliang bowed towards Miao Yi, who was standing on the steps from afar. Miao Yi nodded slightly, indicating, "Take it out!"
Xu Xinliang walked into the herd of cows and goats and searched around, before pulling out a goat.
"Baa …."
Dan Biaoyi flicked his spear, and the goat fell into a pool of blood. Very quickly, he took out a small leather pouch from the goat's belly. Tearing off the leather pouch, there was another cloth pouch inside.
When the cloth pouch was opened, inside was a pile of Orbs of Will, emitting a faint glow.
Yan Xiu and the rest gathered together, and after counting them, they realized that there were a hundred and twenty orbs, not one less.
After confirming, Yan Xiu dashed to the front of the Grand Hall and presented them to Miao Yi with both hands.
After Miao Yi made sure that there were no mistakes, he immediately kept them into his storage ring. Lightly flinging his cloak, he turned around in the snowstorm, and brought Qian'Er and Xue'Er into the Grand Hall.
Xu Xinliang heaved a sigh of relief, and handed over a large box to Yan Xiu.
Inside the box were ten thousand Gold Crystals, which was equivalent to a million Black Crystals, and a hundred million White Crystals.
It was different from the five thousand he had previously offered, as he couldn't always afford to offer so many.
Just like the Orbs of Will, this batch of Gold Crystals had to be handed over, and East Arrival Cave could only keep twenty percent.
Xu Xinliang, Yan Xiu, and the rest entered the Grand Hall, and once again presented Miao Yi with a report of East Arrival City's situation over the past year.
Xue'Er walked down to receive it, and passed it to Miao Yi. After Miao Yi flipped through it, he tossed it to Yan Xiu, asking him to immediately make a copy on a jade archive in his name, because he wanted to present it to Mount Calming Sea.
Yan Xiu handled it on the spot.
After Miao Yi and Xu Xinliang exchanged some questions, he dismissed him.
Miao Yi received the jade archive from Yan Xiu, and after examining it, he also imprinted his transcendence seal on it, and kept it in his storage ring.
Turning back, he had Yan Xiu open the box again, and distributed the Gold Crystals that everyone was entitled to.
Under everyone's fiery expectant gaze, Miao Yi didn't disappoint them. Other than the Orbs of Will that were handed over, among the twenty-four left over, each person with a cultivation at White Lotus Third Grade was given three orbs, and those at Second Grade were given two orbs each.
The group was so happy that they couldn't even close their mouths. Which cave could obtain so many Orbs of Will in a year? Other than East Arrival Cave, they probably couldn't find a second one.
Sitting high up on his throne, Miao Yi scanned the crowd, and said, "I hope everyone will continue to do their best in the coming year. I will definitely not mistreat everyone!"
The group immediately cupped their fists and bowed with sincerity, and said, "We will obey the Cave Master's command!"
This scene made Qian'Er and Xue'Er sneak a glance at Miao Yi, who had raised his hand to support him, and felt a little proud.
This probably had something to do with Yan Xiu not telling them that Miao Yi's cultivation was the weakest in East Arrival Cave. If he knew, he probably wouldn't feel so happy.
Miao Yi looked down again, and said, "Zheng Jinlong, Wang Zifa, Zhu Tianbiao, Hou Sheng, and Shang Youlai."
Upon hearing this, the five of them stepped forward and cupped their fists, and said, "Present!"
Miao Yi said, "To prevent any undue delay, the five of you will follow me and immediately deliver the items to Mount Calming Sea for the handover!"
The five of them said loudly, "Understood!"
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