After collecting all the Origin Crystal Stones from the entire giant world, coupled with the Immortal Stones he had obtained before, Xiao Fei estimated that it should be sufficient for his cultivation to break through to the Mahayana stage.
However, he had only recently broken through to the Integration stage, and to continue breaking through now would not only be astonishing but also something his body could not withstand.
Neither his spiritual power nor his physical body had stabilized yet, and continuing to break through would easily lead to an unstable foundation.
Taking advantage of the current lull and the absence of any pressing matters, he decided to travel around.
First, he went to the ruins address provided by Ji Wudi.
This place was hidden deep within the seabed of the West Sea of the Tian Yuan Realm, concealed by a great formation. Xiao Fei had flown over it several times before without discovering these ruins.
Inside the ruins, Xiao Fei found the Golden Spirit Fruit Tree.
This spirit fruit tree had indeed mutated, emitting a dazzling golden light. This golden light actually possessed a slight destructive power.
Xiao Fei examined the cave inside and out, discovering that a great formation had been set up here.
This formation could absorb all the gold-elemental spiritual energy from heaven and earth and converge it beneath the Golden Spirit Fruit Tree.
As a result, only the wood, fire, earth, and water elemental spiritual energies remained in this ruin.
Furthermore, the original owner of this Golden Spirit Fruit Tree had also collected a large number of gold-elemental minerals and some broken weapons.
These spiritual items, containing gold-elemental spiritual energy, were all placed on the formation, allowing the great formation to absorb their gold-elemental spiritual energy and deliver it to the spirit fruit tree.
Xiao Fei carefully copied the entire great formation and replicated it onto a jade slip.
Only then did he carefully excavate the Golden Spirit Fruit Tree and transplant it into his spatial dimension.
Afterward, he inspected the ruins further. Finding nothing particularly captivating, he departed.
At his current realm, there were very few treasures that could pique his interest.
He found a place to go into seclusion for a period and successfully set up the great formation that absorbed golden spiritual energy.
He allowed the formation to absorb the golden spiritual energy within his dimension to nourish the Golden Spirit Fruit Tree.
Additionally, by drawing parallels and through his research on this great formation, after some time, he finally designed four other great formations.
He now possessed four of the five elemental spirit fruits: "Wood," "Fire," "Earth," and "Gold."
He was now only missing the Water Spirit Fruit.
Xiao Fei acted accordingly, successively setting up the formations for Wood, Fire, and Earth, channeling the respective elemental spiritual energies within his dimension to the three spirit fruit trees.
As a result, four of the five elemental spiritual energies in his dimension were being heavily extracted, leaving only the water spiritual energy unclaimed and becoming increasingly concentrated.
Xiao Fei checked the growth status of other spiritual items in his dimension. Finding that they were not affected, he paid them no further mind.
He continued to wander around, and also visited the Eastern Continent.
The overall spiritual energy was becoming weaker and weaker, and the number of cultivators was decreasing.
He had once considered restoring the spiritual energy to the Eastern Continent, but he was struggling to protect himself now, and his spiritual stones were perpetually insufficient.
"Shi Xue" still resided in the original valley, adhering to the agreement they had made, guarding the Demonic Well for the Eastern Continent.
Xiao Fei walked into the valley. The power that could disintegrate the physical body now had no effect on him.
Soon, the young woman dressed in a fiery red dress emerged from the void.
"You're back?"
"Mm! I'm back!"
"You didn't have to come back."
"But I still came back!"
"Why did you come back?"
"I have something to discuss with you."
"Speak!"
"Aren't you going to invite me in for a seat?"
Within "Shi Xue's" fiery red eyes, there was a chilling killing intent, devoid of any warmth.
Seeing this, Xiao Fei decided to get straight to the point.
"I need you to help me cultivate and fight!"
"Why should I help you?"
"Shi Xue's" lips, like blazing flames, spoke words that remained as cold as frost, devoid of any human emotion.
"We can make another deal."
"What else do you have to offer?"
"I can craft a physical body for you..."
"No need!"
Before Xiao Fei could finish speaking, he was interrupted by "Shi Xue." She extended a delicate, rosy hand, and the power of laws immediately manifested.
Then, a large amount of vital blood condensed before her, transforming into a human form identical to her.
The implication was clear: she could easily create a physical body for herself.
"Then what about this?"
As Xiao Fei spoke, he produced a jade bottle filled with Enlightenment Spring Water.
"Shi Xue" took the jade bottle and glanced at it, her expression finally showing surprise.
"How do you have this?"
"You don't need to ask. Just tell me if you'll do it or not?"
Xiao Fei finally mustered some courage and asked imperiously.
"Yes, but how much of this spring water do you have? I want three bottles per year..."
"Shi Xue" said this before realizing she might be asking for too much, and quickly amended her statement.
"At least one bottle per year!"
Xiao Fei stroked his chin, appearing to be in deep thought.
His dimension had a 100-fold time acceleration, so the annual output was far more than that. However, he couldn't agree too readily.
If he agreed too easily, even if he promised three bottles, "Shi Xue" would feel she was asking too little and had been greatly disadvantaged.
Even if it was something as trivial as a drizzle, one had to make the other party feel the pain of cutting flesh.
As expected, seeing Xiao Fei's hesitant expression, "Shi Xue" felt a little uneasy, worried that her price might be too high.
Only when Xiao Fei nodded in agreement did a hint of smugness rise in "Shi Xue's" cold heart.
As a result, the corners of her frosty face turned up slightly.
This faint smile was like a hundred flowers blooming.
No wonder people in the past were willing to risk the fall of their nation for a smile from a beauty.
However, Xiao Fei had never liked being a sycophant and had no interest in such an icy beauty.
Their interaction was purely a transaction.
After convincing "Shi Xue" to trade with him, Xiao Fei immediately produced two more bottles of Enlightenment Spring Water, paying for three years upfront...
With just three bottles of Enlightenment Spring Water, he successfully brought home a fiery-lipped female bodyguard.
"Gulp, gulp, gulp..."
"Shi Xue" drank all three bottles of Enlightenment Spring Water in one go, then transformed into a red short sword, hovering quietly in the air.
Xiao Fei held the short sword in his hand, and a bloodthirsty desire surged within him, making him eager to kill until rivers of blood flowed.
Since there was no one to kill, he even considered killing himself!
Taking several deep breaths and circulating his cultivation technique, he forcibly stabilized his mind and immediately put the short sword into a sword case, slinging it onto his back.
He shone it on a water stain on the ground; it looked quite cool!
After leaving the valley, he proceeded to pour some "Youthful Bone Poison" into the remaining 36 Demonic Wells.
The "Youthful Bone Poison" in his dimension had now grown to the ninth cycle.
The ninth cycle of "Youthful Bone Poison" was already at its most potent state.
Due to the limitations of its innate abilities, although it would continue to bloom in cycles, its toxicity could not be further enhanced.
The ninth cycle of "Youthful Bone Poison" was highly effective against all living beings on the ground, and even Mahayana stage experts could not withstand this potent poison.
However, he had not yet had the opportunity to test its effectiveness against Earth Immortals.
He did have a black dog at the Earth Immortal level by his side.
But since he had already apprenticed himself to Little Black, and was now poisoning him, it was somewhat disrespectful to his master.
If he were to accidentally poison Little Black to death, his losses would be significant.