The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 40

Chapter 40: Four Days

You XiaoMo didn’t know who he was so he just nodded his head.

That person also didn’t beat around the bush, “Lin Xiao asked me to get a message to you. These few days , he was out on assignment. He will look for you when he gets back , s o you don’t have to worry!”

You XiaoMo blushed. He understood the first part but what did the last part mean? What didn’t he have to worry about? When did he worry about that fellow? Simply making something out of nothing.

Not waiting for him to speak, that person continued, “And also, he wants you to prepare the quantity for these five days. When the time comes, he will come to collect them all together. So you should not be lazy.”

So this was the important point , ba ! You XiaoMo couldn’t help roll ing his eyes. He didn’t need to be told that, especially since he had never been lazy. On top of that, he was now Kong Wen’s disciple. If he were to make his shifu lose face, it wouldn’t be good for him.

“I understand. Thank you for coming over.” Inwardly cursing over and over, You XiaoMo still politely thanked him.

That person gave him a look with a handsome face that was as cold as ice saying flatly, “You don’t have to thank me. Da Shixiong asked me to come. I did not come here especially for you. Furthermore, even though I don’t know what kind of agreement you have with Da Shixiong, I hope you will stay far away from Da Shixiong. Being together with him will bring you no good.”

My fellow kindred spirit! You XiaoMo almost rushed over to grasp his hand. Ling Xiao , that scum ; getting involved with him not only did him no good, he also got bossed around. Not even a bit of personal freedom.

It was too bad he couldn’t tell this young man that Ling Xiao was no longer the Da Shixiong he knew. He was only an imitation, nothing more. So , the one that would not benefit from being together with Ling Xiao included him as well. But this was the first time someone so kindly warned him about getting near Ling Xiao. It was also the first time someone looked at him without judgement. You XiaoMo could tell that this person was simply warning him. There was no sign of contempt or disdain , unlike the others.

Thinking of this, You XiaoMo smiled at him, saying earnestly, “Thank you for your sincere advice!”

That person clearly did not expect that he would thank him so sincerely, so he was momentarily stunned. Normally , wouldn’t anyone get angry after hearing this? But he didn’t plan to ask him this, he just looked at him carefully for a moment before leaving. This person seemed to be different from those who had approached him or Da Shixiong before!

After closing the door, You XiaoMo jumped in excitement. Thinking of how he wouldn’t have to see Ling Xiao for some time, he felt especially good. Furthermore, he was full of enthusiasm from listening to Kong Wen-shifu for an hour , so he was full of energy. He took out the cauldron, and with the remaining magic herbs from the day before, You XiaoMo started to refine magic pills in high spirits.

Since he didn’t know for how long Ling Xiao would be away, You XiaoMo decided to store up two days worth. This would save him from trouble if Ling Xiao suddenly came back.

Maybe it was due to his good mood, or maybe because good things had been happening to him in a row, You XiaoMo’s speed in refining magic pills was faster than the day before. Before, he could only refine ten relatively good quality level one magic pills in an hour. Now , he could refine fifteen.

Furthermore, You XiaoMo discovered that his soul force was stronger than the day before. Even though it was not very obvious, it was still noticeable. It looked like this was the difference between having and not having soul training techniques.

Previously, he refined magic pills non-stop, at least a hundred pills every day, and yet there seemed to be no change in the strength of his soul force. Or maybe , the change was too negligible. But now with just one day practicing the soul training technique, there was significant advancement in his soul force. No wonder the Tian Xin Sect kept its soul training techniques under wraps. It turned out that soul training techniques had this much power.

What You XiaoMo didn’t know was that if the [Heavenly Soul Scripture] was only a common soul training technique, his advancement wouldn’t be so obvious. For example, the soul training manual that the Tian Xin Sect had. Even though it was so closely guarded , it was actually only a low level soul training manual. This was simply not on the same level as the [Heavenly Soul Scripture] whatsoever. If You XiaoMo could compare them, only then would he know how incredible his advancement was.

However, the reason why his progress was so obvious only after one day was because each soul training technique was not too difficult in the beginning. But , it got harder as one progressed, so the following advancement might not be as obvious for You XiaoMo.

Due to the increase in his soul force, his speed also increased , so You XiaoMo quickly used up the remaining magic herbs. All of it was for Ling Xiao’s share. He then went to the Hall of Magic Herbs to take one thousand two hundred stalks of magic herbs.

At this time, the fact that he had been accepted as the seventh disciple by Kong Wen had already spread throughout Capital Peak, and actually throughout the whole Mage Division.

He could be mistaken, but You XiaoMo felt that Zhao-shishu was looking at him with a friendlier smile as if he had become family overnight. Furthermore, he didn’t hesitate at all when he asked for one thousand two hundred stalks of magic herbs.

He could basically figure out the reason which was that his son, Zhao DaZhou , and him were now disciples under the same shifu, much like sitting on the same boat. So a change in attitude was only to be expected, but the change in attitude was not only with Zhao-shishu alone. There are also other disciples, the few he met along the way. Those few people would smile and greet him as if their shunning attitude before was all an illusion.

Of course, status was just like how boats rose with a surge in the tides and that was when other people would start to treat one better. Such was the cruel reality of humankind! Luckily You XiaoMo was not someone who cared about these things ; if he did , he would be really depressed. They were all clearly disciples of the same group. It was bad enough that they were not committed to refining magic pills to surpass Heaven and Flying Peak. On top of that, they schemed and plotted against each other.

On the way back, there were a few disciples that wanted to talk to him , but You XiaoMo pretended that he didn’t notice them. He hugged the big pile of magic herbs and rushed back to his room. He then started the dry and dull process of refining magic pills. During that time, no one came to disturb him, including Fang ChenYue , who had originally planned on coming over to find him. He found out from Zhao-shishu that he had asked for such a large amount of magic herbs , so he just dismissed the idea while laughing. Such a hardworking Xiao Shidi ; it looked like Shifu had good judgement.

Four days later, You XiaoMo finally came out of the room sporting two black eyebags. The sun that had not been seen for so long, it was too dazzling. Four days earlier, his surging spirits resulted in him not taking one step out of his room.

It was worth it , because he refined a heap of magic pill s – especially a new one of them, called the Breatharian magic pill. Clue being its name, with this pill, one could stop worrying about feeling hungry or thirsty, but only for a short period of time. For example, the Breatharian magic pill that he refined was only effective for ten days or less.

The Breatharian magic pill was a level one magic pill, so its effect would not be too great. There was no risk in taking the Breatharian magic pill, but the higher the grade, the longer the effect. So , You XiaoMo continually improved the distillation of the magic herbs and finally refined a highly effective Breatharian magic pill. This one would last for half a month, and could be considered to be the best among low grade Breatharian magic pills. It must be said that ordinary low grade Breatharian magic pills would only last for five days. For longer periods one had to look to mid or high grade magic pills. It was said that the best mid-level magic pill could last for half a year and the best top level magic pill could last for ten years , although it was not clear if that was the truth.

Be that as it may, You XiaoMo only refined twenty Breatharian magic pills. First of all, he was an earthling used to eating three times a day. If he didn’t eat, it would feel a little strange. Secondly, he was not familiar with the Breatharian magic pill. Furthermore, he didn’t need to frequently go into closed-door cultivation, so after thinking it over, he decided to only refine twenty.

In addition, he also refined a huge pile of other magic pills. Other than those for Ling Xiao and the Hall of Magic Herbs, he refined one hundred pills for himself. So , he decided that he would go down the mountain once more, this time it was again to exchange magic pills for money. He wanted to buy more magic herb seeds, especially level one magic herb seeds. If nothing unexpected happened, he would be needing many more magic herb seeds in the future.

At the Hall of Magic Herbs, just when You XiaoMo was about the take out the magic pills from his magic bag to hand over to Zhao-shishu, he heard a somewhat joking gentle voice from behind him . “Xiao Shidi, are you finally willing to come out after four days of closed-door cultivation?”

You XiaoMo turned around and saw that it was Da Shixiong Fang ChenYue. He also just came out from inside, coincidentally catching sight of him , so he went over. Since they now shared the same shifu, their conversation manner also became more familiar. You XiaoMo had always had a good impression of this Da Shixiong. Other than Ling Xiao, he was more at ease with Fang ChenYue than with Kong Wen.

“Da Shixiong.” You XiaoMo handed over the magic pills to Zhao-shishu and then walked over to him.

“Closed-door cultivation for four days and your condition seemed to be better than ever.” Fang ChenYue saw that he was full of energy with a rosy complexion , so he couldn’t help feel ing a little surprised. Not at all like someone who had been in a closed-door cultivation for four days. How could he know that during those four days, You XiaoMo had drank quite a lot of lake water.

You XiaoMo also couldn’t tell him that, so he could only rub his own head and laugh stupidly.

Just at this time, a somewhat cold voice called out behind him. “You XiaoMo, looks like you’re having a fine time when I’m not around!”