Nalan Ruo arranged for Xiao Yan to stay in a quiet courtyard close to the Nalan Main Residence.
"Young Master Yan." Having returned from the Mittel Family at Xiao Yan's orders, Xiao Zhen came out to greet him upon seeing that Xiao Yan had finally returned.
"Mm, Uncle Xiao Zhen, I'm fine. Go get some rest. I'll be making another trip to the Imperial City tomorrow, so you don't need to come with me," Xiao Yan said.
"Yes, Young Master Yan," Xiao Zhen answered.
Xiao Yan entered the room, sat cross-legged on the bed, took out the azure Lotus Pedestal, and sat upon it with an Earth Fire Lotus Seed in his hand.
Perhaps because it had been absorbed for too long, the Earth Fire Lotus Seed, once a gleaming deep red, was now nearly transparent and dull.
Xiao Yan formed a hand seal and placed his hands on his knees, using the azure Lotus Pedestal and the Earth Fire Lotus Seed to absorb the fire-attributed energy drifting through the air to his heart's content.
As his cultivation deepened, waves of red light faintly flickered across Xiao Yan's face. Clearly, his cultivation had reached a critical juncture.
Finally, with a bang, the nearly transparent Earth Fire Lotus Seed in Xiao Yan's hand suddenly shattered, then turned into wisps of residual fiery energy that vanished into the air.
Whoosh! Xiao Yan's eyes snapped open. It was as though a streak of white light had flashed through the quiet room, while the faint redness on his face receded, restoring its fair complexion.
"Whew, Peak Two-Star Da Dou Shi. Two months," Xiao Yan murmured.
"Two months and you still think it's slow? Are you trying to fly to the heavens?" Yao Lao said irritably from within the Storage Ring.
"Hehe, Teacher, I think