After a night had passed, Lu Ye ended his cultivation.
Just as he had expected, after his cultivation level rose, opening one aperture required more Spiritual Pills. Now that he was at Spirit Stream Tier Four, opening a single Spiritual Aperture required roughly eighteen pills. Of course, with the aid of the Spirit Gathering Spirit Pattern, that consumption would be reduced somewhat.
As for efficiency, there had not been much change.
With the auxiliary cultivation art Taotie Meal, he had always refined Spiritual Pills far faster than ordinary people.
He had long anticipated the increased consumption of Spiritual Pills. When he had opened the forty-sixth and forty-seventh apertures previously, the expenditure had already risen considerably.
He continued on his way atop Amber. With Yiyi keeping him company, he was not lonely, but ever since they had left Mount Ying, she had become rather mysterious. Not only would she suddenly disappear while they traveled, but even when they rested at night, she would occasionally leave without a word, acting all secretive.
Lu Ye had asked her about it but received no answer, so he had not pressed further.
Then, one day, as they passed through a marketplace, Lu Ye went inside to replenish their supplies. Yiyi suddenly handed him her Storage Bag.
"Take all of this and sell it."
"What's inside?" Lu Ye asked in confusion. Taking the Storage Bag, he opened it and found it filled with all sorts of strange flowers and herbs, along with plant roots, fruits, and the like.
Medicinal herbs? Lu Ye suddenly understood what Yiyi had been doing lately.
She had been vanishing from time to time to gather medicinal herbs.
"How do you know about this?" Lu Ye asked curiously. Yiyi had not possessed such skills before.
Yiyi looked immensely pleased with herself. "Senior