The space, due to Xiao Fei planting four types of spiritual fruit trees—wood, fire, earth, and metal—and setting up a grand formation to absorb these four types of spiritual energy, gradually accumulated more and more residual water spiritual energy. Some water-attribute spiritual plants grew exceptionally vigorously. However, the space possessed a self-regulating function, always attempting to restore spiritual energy to a state of five-element balance.
Xiao Fei sat on the only peak in the space, surrounded by countless spirit stones and origin crystals scattered on the ground, with all his immortal stones tucked into his embrace. The dense spiritual energy in the space formed countless vortices, pouring into his body. After this period of tempering and refinement, his cultivation realm had finally stabilized, and his internal magical power had become more condensed. In his current state, he could once again absorb spiritual energy at full capacity to cultivate his magical power.
At this moment, his internal magical power was growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Suddenly, Xiao Fei felt himself break through a barrier. He! Had broken through once more! After countless years of diligent cultivation, he had finally reached the pinnacle of the cultivation world. The Mahayana stage! As long as one was willing to work hard, cultivating to the Mahayana stage was not as difficult as imagined; everything would happen naturally.
Xiao Fei wanted to summarize some successful experiences to teach the younger generation, but a powerful suction force suddenly emerged from the jade tablet, forcing him to interrupt his thoughts. A massive suction force originated from within his body, drawing all the energy from the origin crystals into him. This energy did not linger in his body; his body was merely a conduit for the energy flow, ultimately entering the jade tablet. The tiny cracks on the jade tablet were rapidly repairing themselves. Over the years of repair, the thousands of fine cracks on the jade tablet had been more than half mended. Additionally, there were hundreds of larger cracks that had never been repaired. This time, the jade tablet absorbed energy at a faster rate, and its repair speed was also much quicker, mending completely in the blink of an eye, becoming as good as new.
As the jade tablet was repaired, the land within the space also rapidly expanded outwards. The peak beneath Xiao Fei’s buttocks was already quite high, and it was now soaring upwards at an incredible pace. He was still diligently absorbing energy from the origin crystals and had no leisure to observe the changes in the space.
Several more days passed like this, and the mountains of origin crystals had all turned to powder. The more than fifty immortal stones in his embrace had also been consumed, leaving only five. Fortunately, by this time, the jade tablet had stopped absorbing energy, leaving him a few as mementos.
Xiao Fei’s consciousness connected with the Creation Jade Tablet and discovered that the smallest cracks on the tablet had all been repaired. Now, only several hundred larger cracks remained, along with two large, intersecting cracks that had nearly shattered the tablet into four pieces. He had no idea what this jade tablet had encountered in the past to be damaged to this extent. In any case, according to Xiao Hei, this jade tablet was a priceless treasure, coveted by many powerful figures in the Immortal Realm. For this broken jade tablet alone, Xiao Fei had witnessed countless deaths and the destruction of an entire world.
With the repair of numerous cracks this time, his own connection with the jade tablet had become more integrated and intimate. He could sense that he could now exert some simple control over the jade tablet. For instance, if he encountered powerful individuals from the upper realms in the future who tried to pull the jade tablet out of the endless void, it would not be as easy. Furthermore, the jade tablet could now partially conceal its aura, making it less easily discovered.
After sensing the connection between the jade tablet and himself, Xiao Fei then looked at the transformed space. The space's area had expanded tenfold again, reaching 36 million mu. With such a vast area, he could now plant whatever he wished at will.
Xiao Fei’s consciousness enveloped the entire space, and suddenly he discovered a special spiritual plant. Right beside the Enlightenment Spring, a small tree that looked like crystal had grown, crystal clear and very beautiful. Xiao Fei remembered that there had never been such a thing in the space before; it was definitely a new species that had grown after this breakthrough and spatial transformation.
He flew to the side of this crystal-like sapling and examined it carefully. This small tree looked somewhat similar to the Water Spiritual Fruit described in ancient texts, but it also had significant differences. The Water Spiritual Fruit tree was not crystal-shaped, and the water spiritual energy it contained was not as potent.
“This must be a mutated Water Spiritual Fruit tree.” He hadn’t expected the space to be so thoughtful, knowing that he was currently lacking in the Water element and had directly grown a Water Spiritual Fruit tree for him, and a mutated one at that. With this single tree, his collection of five-element spiritual fruit trees would be complete. He could also synchronize and elevate his five-element spiritual root talent, achieving a higher level of five-element balance.
In fact, ever since breaking through to the Void Refining stage, he had noticed that his cultivation speed had begun to gradually slow down. His cultivation speed would become even slower in the future, and if he could elevate all his five-element spiritual roots by one level, it would significantly accelerate his cultivation speed. He had heard from Xiao Hei that in the Immortal Realm, five-element spiritual fruit trees, while considered noble, were not exceedingly rare. Some wealthy families even consumed five-element spiritual fruits as snacks. He would eventually have to compete with these powerful figures from the upper realms; they had been born hundreds of thousands or even millions of years earlier than him, so he was already at a disadvantage from the start. He could only try every possible means to strengthen himself to have a chance to overtake them.
However, this crystal sapling was only a little over a foot tall now, and it would take a long time for it to grow and bear fruit. He could only wait patiently.
Having successfully broken through to the Mahayana stage, he had already reached the pinnacle of the cultivation world, but he was still far from the powerful beings in the Immortal Realm, comparable to ants. Without rushing out to show off, he casually severed all his limbs. He wanted to leave some seeds for himself first. Once these limbs were cultivated into new bodies, he would become countless indestructible Xiao Feis.
After losing his limbs, he could do nothing but lie quietly on the mountaintop, gazing at the sky. The sky in the space was empty; there were no sun, moon, or stars, nor blue skies or white clouds. He was searching for new laws that had appeared in the space.
After a long time, his consciousness locked onto a certain spot in the void. Ripples spread across the void, and a rune was squeezed out from this area of ripples. Before his consciousness could capture the rune, it suddenly slipped away from his mental restraint and vanished into nothingness. After much effort, he had found it, only for it to escape, forcing him to search again.
Another fifty years passed. During this time, he had managed to capture this rune several times, but each time it escaped. He wondered what kind of law it was that was so agile and adaptable. However, through these countless encounters, he had gradually grasped some patterns. This time, he discovered the trace of this law again. He no longer attempted to capture and restrain it but slowly approached it, sensing this law. After drinking the water from the Enlightenment Spring several times, he finally gained some understanding. The newly appeared law was, in fact, the "Water" law of the five elements. Water is formless and ever-changing, which is why it is so difficult to capture.