Xiao Fei and Huang Feifei left the vicinity of the Black Blade Sect and released their Flying Fish. The two, along with the fish, flew rapidly towards the Lu Sect.
The Flying Fish was flying at full speed, not slower than a Nascent Soul expert. The two and the fish returned to their cave dwelling without any incident.
Once here, they were no longer afraid of the Black Blade Sect seeking them out.
Although the Lu Sect had declined and was no longer as strong as it once was, with Huang Feifei's addition, they still had five Nascent Soul cultivators and dozens of Golden Core cultivators. Their overall strength surpassed that of the Black Blade Sect.
As long as the cultivators of the Black Blade Sect were rational, they would not directly seek them out to humiliate themselves.
After returning to their cave dwelling, the two closed the doors and began to divide the spoils.
First, Xiao Fei dumped all the books onto the ground. Fortunately, his cave dwelling was large enough; otherwise, they truly wouldn't fit.
These books were offered to Huang Feifei to choose from first, and the rest belonged to Xiao Fei.
Books could be copied, and any chosen book only needed to be duplicated.
The Black Blade Sect's heritage was no less ancient than the Dan Xin Sect's, and it contained many rare secret manuals.
Huang Feifei selected fifteen secret manuals, including several on formations and some useful divine abilities and secret arts.
More secret manuals would be of little use to her; she couldn't dedicate much energy to learning them.
The remaining pile of books was all collected by Xiao Fei into his spatial artifact. These were his to read slowly later.
His spatial artifact possessed a vast amount of time, and he had already finished reading all the books from the Dan Xin Sect's heritage, a task that would be impossible for ordinary cultivators in a lifetime.
Any cultivator with ambition would strive to cultivate diligently every day and learn a skill that could earn money; these alone would consume all their energy.
Conversely, Xiao Fei's time was not as valuable. As soon as he entered his spatial artifact, he gained forty times the normal flow of time.
Now, he could once again delve into the Black Blade Sect's heritage, absorb its essence, and discard its dross.
After dividing the books, the two then took out the spiritual items obtained from the treasure vault to divide the spoils.
For the distribution of these spiritual items, Huang Feifei allowed Xiao Fei to choose first.
Xiao Fei was already wealthy and not short of money. He only selected a few items that were useful to him, leaving the rest for Huang Feifei.
This pile of spiritual items was diverse, containing all sorts of categories. Xiao Fei was naturally most interested in spiritual herbs.
His divine sense repeatedly scanned these spiritual herbs, and soon he was attracted to a fruit the size of a fist. This fruit was entirely red, with a peel resembling snake scales.
When Xiao Fei held the fruit, it emitted an extremely enticing aroma. Stimulated by this fragrance, Xiao Fei's mouth instinctively watered profusely.
"This is Dragon Blood Lychee!"
Xiao Fei swallowed a large mouthful of saliva and exclaimed. This spiritual fruit was not only delicious, a rare delicacy in the cultivation world, but it also possessed the effect of strengthening the body, greatly benefiting body-refining cultivators.
"This... Feifei! This fruit is of great use to me. Can you let me have it first? I'll return it to you when I find more Dragon Blood Lychees."
Although it had been agreed that Xiao Fei would choose first, this Dragon Blood Lychee was also useful to Huang Feifei. Moreover, it was a supreme delicacy that everyone enjoyed and was extremely valuable.
"This item is of no use to me. Young Master, please take it."
Huang Feifei appeared nonchalant. While speaking, she managed to swallow the saliva that had involuntarily flowed out.
The aroma of the fruit seemed to possess a magical quality; even cultivators, upon smelling it, would find their appetites whetted.
Xiao Fei shamelessly placed the Dragon Blood Lychee into a jade box, affixed a sealing talisman to the outside, and stored it in his storage bag.
Next, Xiao Fei found several other rare spiritual herbs that he didn't have in his spatial artifact. He selected them and transplanted them into his artifact.
Among the other spiritual items besides the herbs, there were many rare treasures, but they were not essential to Xiao Fei, so he left them for Huang Feifei.
After Huang Feifei processed this large pile of spiritual items, she could exchange them for a considerable fortune.
After the two finished dividing the spoils, they returned to their respective cave dwellings.
Xiao Fei, now back in his cultivation chamber, finally took out the fist-sized Dragon Blood Lychee.
As soon as the spiritual fruit appeared, its peculiar aroma once again permeated the air, causing him to salivate uncontrollably.
"Damn it! There's actually such an uncanny spiritual fruit in the world!"
Holding the fruit in his hand, he peeled off the outer skin, revealing the crystal-clear, crystal-like flesh. The aroma became even more alluring.
Impatiently, he brought the flesh to his lips and took a gentle bite.
This bite brought a sense of satisfaction that filled his entire being.
The flesh was extremely tender and smooth, melting into a mouthful of sweet juice with a slight bite. The juice slid down his throat.
Before he could finish the first bite, Xiao Fei eagerly took a second, then a third...
A moment later, only a thumb-sized fruit pit remained in Xiao Fei's hand.
He had gnawed off every last bit of flesh clinging to the pit.
If he hadn't been afraid of damaging the pit and affecting its germination, he would have kept it in his mouth for half a day to savor before reluctantly spitting it out.
After finishing the entire Dragon Blood Lychee, a powerful energy surged within him. Guided by his "Golden Arhat Technique," it rushed into his heart.
Nourished by this immense energy, the heart layer of his "Golden Arhat Technique" was quickly cultivated to completion.
The excess energy flowed towards his spleen. The spleen is the foundation of the acquired, it governs blood production and circulation, governs the transformation of essence, governs the muscles of the entire body, its radiance is in the lips, and its emotion is in thought.
At this moment, Xiao Fei felt extremely hungry. He immediately took out some food from his spatial artifact and began to stuff it into his mouth.
As soon as this food entered his stomach, it transformed into pure energy and was transported to all parts of his body.
The muscles on his body, nourished by this energy, began to bulge visibly, and his strength rapidly increased.
The spleen governs transformation and the muscles of the entire body. His digestive capacity was now extremely strong. He felt as if he had transformed into an iron-eating beast; he could now even gnaw on a few pieces of iron ore and digest them quickly.
Most of this digested energy was supplied to his muscles, causing them to bulge one by one.
He had cultivated this technique for so many years. In terms of strength growth, although he had gained some in the past, this time was undoubtedly the greatest.