: A natural barrier
This time, Sima You Yue chose to watch the Steward and the others depart.
Thinking of the reluctant expression that the Steward had before he left, she swore silently in her heart that she would bring them out of this place one day, to live in the vast lands outside.
She called for Wei Zi Qi and the others to come out. When everyone saw the pain in her eyes, they patted her shoulders and said, "A goodbye merely makes way for your next hello."
"I understand." Sima You Yue said, "Do you all want to return for a period of time? If you all want to return, we will wait for you all here."
Fatty Qu glanced at Wei Zi Qi and the two of them nodded, saying "It's uncertain when we will be able to return when we leave this time, if even at all. I wish to return to my parents to say goodbye. You Yue, do you want to return?"
Sima You Yue shook her head, "I've already said my goodbyes to the Steward. Bei Gong, Ouyang Fei and I will wait here for you all. If you all do not wish to return, just send someone to pass on the message."
"We will definitely return. You just have to wait for us a few days." Fatty Qu assured.
"Mm. Go on. We'll meet again here in ten days." Sima You Yue waved her hands at them.
Fatty Qu and Wei Zi Qi called for their own Spirit Beasts and mounted them to leave. They quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
"What will we be doing these ten days?" Sima You Yue looked at the city in the distance and said, "Want to head to the city to relax for a bit?"
Bei Gong Tang shook her head, saying, "I would rather go to the Spirit Pagoda to cultivate for a month."
"Me too." Ouyang Fei said.
"Alright then." The three of them headed towards the mountain. After ascertaining that nobody was around, she brought the two of them into the Spirit Pagoda with her.
This entire year, aside from battling with Spirit Beasts, the majority of their time was spent in the Spirit Pagoda. When added together, they spent around two years.
During this period of time, their alchemy abilities increased by leaps and bounds. Bei Gong Tang became a Third Ranked Alchemist, Ouyang Fei became a Second Ranked Alchemist and Sima You Yue was already able to successfully refine fourth ranked pills and barely able to reach the fifth rank, becoming a Middle Ranked Alchemist.
Sima You Yue's improvement in alchemy was largely due to Mo Sha, who secretly gave her instructions, while Bei Gong and Ouyang Fei's improvement was due to her teachings.
Bei Gong Tang's clan was a clan of alchemists. She naturally knew how difficult alchemy was and never thought that she would be able to become a third ranked alchemist so quickly, under Sima You Yue's instruction. Furthermore, the methods of alchemy was so unique, that without detailed instructions from someone else, most people would find it most difficult to learn.
What she actually did not realize was that all of You Yue's abilities had in reality been learnt from Mo Sha, and Mo Sha's alchemy skills was an irrefutable rebuke to the entire Three Realms, where he was known to be the top Alchemist throughout the entire Three Realms.
Never thought that it would end up benefiting Sima You Yue and the others so easily.
The three of them stayed in the Spirit Pagoda for a month. Bei Gong Tang and Ouyang Fei practiced alchemy when they were not cultivating. Sima You Yue was flexibly manipulating her time.
Very quickly, the promised date arrived. Fatty Qu and Wei Zi Qi had arrived at the meeting place long ago.
"You guys are actually so early." A large bird flew past as Sima You looked down on the two of them from above.
"You Yue, how could it be that we just hadn't met for two days, but Little Roc has become a Divine Beast?" Fatty Qu saw the four winged rock and flipped his body to land on Little Roc's back.
Spirit King!
Only Spirit Kings and above were able to take steps in the air. Being able to fly upwards meat that he was now already at the rank of Spirit King.
Wei Zi Qi smiled as he flipped his body and flew upwards as well.
Another Spirit King!
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Genius Doctor's Fifth Young Miss