Xiao Fei cleaned up the battlefield and then quietly returned to Sanshan Island alone.
The sudden death of a Nascent Soul Elder in the Sanshan Sect meant they would not let the matter rest. They dispatched two Nascent Soul powerhouses specifically to investigate.
Even Xiao Fei was questioned, but as he was only at the Nascent Soul stage, his suspicion was minimal. After a few inquiries, he was allowed to leave.
Nascent Soul cultivators lived for thousands of years and inevitably accumulated enemies. Everyone was a suspect.
At this moment, Xiao Fei was in his space, clearing out the belongings left by the dried-up old man.
Having managed the market for many years, the old man had indeed accumulated considerable wealth.
He possessed over 30,000 high-grade spirit stones alone.
In addition, there were large quantities of other treasures, worth at least another twenty to thirty thousand high-grade spirit stones, though they were not easy to sell.
These ill-gotten gains could only be stored in his space for now and would be sold later when the opportunity arose.
In the Tianyuan Realm, a Nascent Soul cultivator with 10,000 high-grade spirit stones was considered quite wealthy.
The wealth of this market administrator, totaling fifty to sixty thousand high-grade spirit stones, marked him as extremely rich.
Every time Xiao Fei entered the market to trade, the value of the spiritual items he sold was at least twenty to thirty thousand high-grade spirit stones.
The transaction volume of others in the market was also significant, but they either possessed high status and powerful backgrounds that ordinary people dared not offend, or they were agents of major commercial firms and powerful factions, with the spirit stones they earned not truly belonging to them.
Only Xiao Fei was different. He was a solitary figure with no background or influence, yet his transaction volume was always exceptionally large.
The dried-up old man, the market administrator, knew this best and naturally targeted him first.
In the following period, to avoid appearing unusual, Xiao Fei continued to visit the market every one to two months to sell some spiritual items.
After all, he was just a minor Nascent Soul cultivator; everyone believed they could bully him.
If some Nascent Soul powerhouses disliked him and wanted to kill him for his treasures, he couldn't do anything about it.
As long as he didn't attract the attention of the Void Refining experts from the Sanshan Sect.
The market had a new Nascent Soul administrator. This person appeared very young, but their actual age was anyone's guess.
This person had also questioned Xiao Fei face-to-face when investigating the disappearance of the dried-up old man.
Now, when Xiao Fei set up his stall each month, the administrator did not trouble him, acting as if nothing had happened and renting him a stall.
Since successfully killing the dried-up old man last time and witnessing the strength of the Flying Fish, Xiao Fei's courage had greatly increased.
Every so often, he would even leave Sanshan Island voluntarily, pretending to be selling spiritual items elsewhere.
This led those who had long coveted him and were itching for an opportunity to believe they had found it.
They would secretly follow Xiao Fei, intending to kill him and seize his treasures.
Xiao Fei was also considerate, always leading them to secluded places, creating favorable conditions for the treasure-hunting cultivators.
When the treasure-hunting cultivators revealed themselves, he would then thoughtfully teach them a lesson.
Allowing them to understand the profound truth that those who walk the path of darkness too often will eventually encounter ghosts.
And Xiao Fei was the ghost they had inadvertently encountered.
Since he only possessed Nascent Soul cultivation, the cultivators who came to rob him were generally not very strong.
Often, several Nascent Soul cultivators would join forces to plot against him, but they all ended up as his meals, further fattening Xiao Fei's purse.
As for Nascent Soul powerhouses, Xiao Fei would directly unleash the Flying Fish.
The Flying Fish was also unhesitating, transforming directly into a Kunpeng great bird and unleashing its ultimate move.
Under the shredding of the golden crescent moon, ordinary Nascent Soul powerhouses, caught off guard, could not resist.
Since Xiao Fei had let himself go, in addition to his stall income, he also received an additional harvest from other cultivators.
Double the harvest, double the joy!
He was getting closer and closer to his goal of accumulating spirit stones.
His space was now piled with 24 billion spirit stones.
He planned to accumulate 30 billion before preparing to break through to Nascent Soul.
Just as he was immersed in the joy of earning spirit stones every day, a pair of eyes were secretly watching him.
One day, Xiao Fei finished packing up his stall in the market and was preparing to go home.
Today, he had earned another 30,000 high-grade spirit stones, bringing him one step closer to his goal.
Because he sold a batch of rare spiritual items every one to two months, and their quality was always very high, he had gained some renown in the market.
As he left, he received many envious glances, and many cultivators greeted him.
In truth, he didn't want this, but the amount of spirit stones he needed was simply too great, forcing him to resort to such measures.
As he reached the market entrance, the new market administrator blocked his path.
"Young friend! Please come with me!"
As the youth spoke, several Nascent Soul subordinates behind him formed a cordon around him, preventing his escape.
"May I ask what Senior requires?"
Xiao Fei glanced around. This was the heartland of Sanshan Island. If a conflict were to erupt here, it would be difficult for him to escape Sanshan Island.
"Young friend, do not be nervous. It is about the same matter as last time; we need you to come and answer a few questions."
"Can Senior not ask here? Junior will tell you everything truthfully."
Xiao Fei truly did not want to go with him.
"No!"
"It concerns a secret matter. Do you have something to hide, unwilling to cooperate?"
"Willing! Willing! Of course, I am willing."
A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. On someone else's territory, he could only bow his head and adapt to the situation.
"Very well! Please!"
The youth said, leading Xiao Fei into a secret chamber.
As soon as Xiao Fei stepped into the secret chamber, the door immediately closed.
With the door shut, the formations in the chamber activated, completely trapping Xiao Fei within.
Although called a secret chamber, it was much like a prison.
Fortunately, the youth seemed somewhat overconfident; he was still within the prison himself and had not left.
"May I ask what Senior requires? Why treat Junior in such a manner?"
The youth sneered, looking at Xiao Fei.
"Do you truly not know, or are you pretending not to? Since you are already here, you have no choice. Quickly confess truthfully."
"Junior is an honest cultivator and has never done anything harmful or immoral. I truly do not know why Senior suspects me."
"Please, Senior, enlighten me!"
Xiao Fei bowed, displaying his honest and upright demeanor.
"Good! Since you still wish to play dumb, I will remind you."
The youth cleared his throat before speaking.
"According to my investigation, several years ago, when the previous market administrator left Sanshan Island, he mentioned you to his thirty-sixth concubine."
"In recent years, cultivators have been disappearing without reason on Sanshan Island. After my extensive investigation, all clues point to you."
"You sell large quantities of rare spiritual items in the market every time, isn't that just to lure other cultivators into a trap?"