After returning with the green-eyed man, Xiao Fei did not go to Black Dragon City but returned directly to Meteor Island.
Nearly ten years had passed since the conflict with the Great General, and much had changed.
The Great Qin Kingdom was once again fragmented, and the Great General was no longer the all-powerful figure he once was.
Instead, he had become a warlord through rebellion.
The spies the Great General had left around Meteor Island years ago had all been found and eliminated by Huang Feifei.
The world had changed greatly over the years, and Meteor Island had been managed by Huang Feifei with great order, becoming more prosperous than ever.
During this period of turmoil, not only did it suffer no losses, but it also seized the opportunity to develop vigorously, advancing in both financial and overall strength.
Although Meteor Island was now isolated overseas, it had long since become independent, controlling trade between the East Sea and the continent of Dongzhou.
Furthermore, Meteor Island possessed four cultivators at the mid-Nascent Soul stage and six at the early Nascent Soul stage, making it a force to be reckoned with in the cultivation world.
Meteor Island's strength was now comparable to many of the warlords on the continent of Dongzhou.
Upon returning to Meteor Island, Xiao Fei greeted Huang Feifei and then entered his own cave dwelling.
Entering the space, he first whipped the Nascent Soul of the Soul Transformation stage cultivator a few times. The fellow remained stubborn, refusing to confess under torture.
He could only keep him for later, as he, a mere Nascent Soul cultivator, had finally captured a Soul Transformation stage Nascent Soul and must extract something from him.
He didn't know what specific information he needed, but he felt he would be at a great loss if he gained nothing.
After the fruitless interrogation of the Nascent Soul, he went to check on the root of the Fire Spirit Fruit tree he had planted.
The root had indeed lived up to his expectations, now sprouting tiny tender shoots.
According to ancient texts, Fire Spirit Fruit trees must grow in places with extremely abundant Fire Spirit energy, or they would not survive.
However, his space lacked such favorable conditions, nor did it have any areas with strong Fire Spirit energy.
Yet, after entering the space, this Fire Spirit Fruit tree root, as if afraid of being abandoned by Xiao Fei, diligently grew upwards, displaying its tenacious vitality.
Xiao Fei glanced at the sapling and left it be. Even with his space's 40x time acceleration, it would not bear fruit in a short period.
Just then, Xiao Fei suddenly smelled a peculiar fragrance, so potent that even his Nascent Soul body couldn't resist it and began to salivate.
Fei Yu, who usually stayed in the lake and rarely emerged, was also attracted by this fragrance and flew out of the lake, its saliva flowing down like a waterfall.
However, to prevent it from harming precious spiritual herbs, Xiao Fei had set up a spiritual energy barrier around its lake, making it impossible for Fei Yu to fly out.
Otherwise, the millennia-old spiritual herbs in the space would likely have been stolen and eaten by Fei Yu, and Xiao Fei himself was unwilling to kill Fei Yu, so he resorted to this measure.
Xiao Fei followed the scent and found a small, not-too-tall tree bearing over a dozen colorful spirit fruits.
"Dragon Blood Lychee!"
Years ago, he had obtained a Dragon Blood Lychee from the Black Blade Sect in the State of Wu. At that time, eating the flesh of the fruit had directly advanced his Golden Body Arhat Technique by one level.
He had planted the seed in his space and had not paid much attention to it over the years. After the tree grew a bit, it bore its first batch of fruits, which had finally all ripened today.
A significant characteristic of the Dragon Blood Lychee was its alluring fragrance and exceptional deliciousness, making it a rare delicacy in the cultivation world.
Anyone who smelled its fragrance would be enticed to eat, unable to resist by willpower alone.
Xiao Fei found over a dozen jade boxes, picked all the Dragon Blood Lychees, packed them into the boxes, and then affixed sealing talismans to the outside.
Besides being a rare delicacy, the Dragon Blood Lychee was also extremely beneficial for body refinement.
The last Dragon Blood Lychee he obtained was acquired together with Huang Feifei, and Huang Feifei should have had a share.
At that time, Huang Feifei had nearly choked on her own saliva upon smelling the Dragon Blood Lychee, but she had ultimately given it to Xiao Fei.
Now that he had harvested over a dozen, Xiao Fei was determined to give one to Huang Feifei to taste.
When he emerged from seclusion and knocked on Huang Feifei's cave dwelling door, Huang Feifei immediately invited him in.
"Young Master!"
"Mm! Feifei, you've worked hard all these years!" Xiao Fei first expressed his gratitude to Huang Feifei.
Currently, on Meteor Island, although there were three other cultivators at the mid-Nascent Soul stage besides Xiao Fei, Huang Feifei, due to her achievements over the years, held the highest respect and was deeply loved by the disciples.
All management authority for Meteor Island had fallen into Huang Feifei's hands.
Meteor Island, originally formed by the three major sects of the State of Lu, had three distinct halls, each acting independently and establishing its own territory.
Under Huang Feifei's leadership in recent years, these halls had gradually merged, and the disciples of each hall now coexisted harmoniously, without distinction.
Huang Feifei's contribution to the current state of Meteor Island was immense.
"Feifei! I've obtained many good things outside this time. Look, what is this?"
As Xiao Fei spoke, he placed two jade boxes before Huang Feifei.
Huang Feifei eagerly took them. The moment she opened the jade boxes, her saliva began to flow uncontrollably from the corners of her mouth.
"It's Dragon Blood Lychee!"
She had only seen this spiritual fruit once before and had given it to Xiao Fei, but she had never forgotten its alluring fragrance.
Huang Feifei picked up a Dragon Blood Lychee from the jade box and brought it to her nose, inhaling its scent. An innate instinct was awakened, and she could no longer resist.
"Young Master, have you eaten it?" Huang Feifei picked up the Dragon Blood Lychee, intending to eat it, but then remembered Xiao Fei.
"I have already eaten. These two are for you."
"Alright, then I'll eat one first to taste!"
Tempted by the deliciousness, Huang Feifei peeled the fruit, revealing the crystal-clear flesh within.
With a gentle bite, the tender flesh dissolved into sweet juice in her mouth.
In just a few bites, she finished the fist-sized Dragon Blood Lychee, leaving only a finger-sized seed.
Xiao Fei used the excuse of refining pills with the seed to retrieve the seed from Huang Feifei, planning to plant another tree in his space.
"By the way, Feifei, I came to see you for another matter. Do you think we have the capability to manufacture this kind of flying giant ship now?"
As Xiao Fei spoke, he handed a jade slip to Huang Feifei, having copied the method of refining the flying giant ship from the "Sect of Artifacts Secret Records" into the slip.
Huang Feifei took it and glanced at it, immediately captivated by its contents.
"The refining difficulty of this flying giant ship is indeed very high, but no matter what, we must succeed in refining it."
Huang Feifei said with a determined expression.
The current world situation was chaotic, and such flying ships were definitely strategic weapons, even more impactful than Nascent Soul cultivators.
"Alright, I'll leave this matter to you!"
The two then discussed many details for a long time. Just as Xiao Fei was preparing to take his leave, a communication talisman flew to Huang Feifei.
Huang Feifei took the talisman and checked it, her expression suddenly changing.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Fei asked curiously, sensing that it was something significant.
Huang Feifei handed the communication talisman to Xiao Fei.
"The Soul Transformation stage expert of the Qin Dynasty, who had been in seclusion, has emerged and issued a decree to the world: all forces on the continent of Dongzhou must abandon all resistance within five days and return to the Great Qin Dynasty. Those who disobey will be killed without mercy!"