Xiao Heng and Xiao Yan's seclusion had no impact on the outside world. Aside from those who constantly worried about them, nothing changed.
However, because of the Bodhi Seed Xiao Yan had brought back, Starfall Pavilion underwent tremendous changes during this period.
No one had seen the Bodhi Heart, but after news of the Bodhi Seed spread, Starfall Pavilion once again stirred up a storm across the continent. This storm was even greater than the one caused when Old Yao broke through to Dou Sheng.
Old Yao's breakthrough to Dou Sheng merely meant that the continent had gained another powerful expert. While it caused shock, it did not truly affect many people.
After all, given Old Yao's and Starfall Pavilion's conduct, they were unlikely to launch any campaigns of conquest. It had no effect on most people at all.
The Bodhi Seed, however, was different. It could be used to refine Bodhi Pills, one of the few medicinal pills capable of increasing the odds of breaking through to Dou Sheng—and the increase was as high as twenty percent.
Twenty percent might not sound like much, but for those who already had some hope of breaking through to Half Saint or Dou Sheng, it was a fatal temptation.
Think about it: a ninth-change Dou Zun might originally have only a twenty percent chance of breaking through to Half Saint. Yet with a Bodhi Pill, that chance would rise to forty percent. If they originally had a forty percent chance, then after obtaining a Bodhi Pill, they would have more than a fifty percent chance of breaking through to Half Saint. Such temptation was enough to move anyone seeking to break through to Half Saint.
Because of this, Starfall Pavilion suddenly became one of the continent's hottest powers during this period. Countless