The news of the San Shan Sect dispatching a large number of cultivators to besiege a junior Nascent Soul cultivator quickly spread throughout the various forces in the West Sea.
The reason for the rapid dissemination of this incident was due to several highly intriguing points.
Firstly, according to the reports, Xiao Fei had been selling batches of spiritual herbs and other resources every one to two months.
Furthermore, any spiritual herb sold by Xiao Fei was several tiers higher in quality than herbs of the same age from other sources.
This led to the inference that the family or force Xiao Fei belonged to possessed a vast expanse of high-quality spiritual fields.
As Xiao Fei sold various types of spiritual herbs, each requiring different growth environments, it was deduced that the spiritual fields must be of exceptionally high quality, coupled with meticulous care from skilled spiritual planters.
This further suggested that these spiritual herbs likely originated from a major power on the Central Continent.
Additionally, this cultivator, despite only being at the Nascent Soul stage, managed to incapacitate a Soul Transformation expert with a single blow using his physical strength.
Such an outstanding disciple could only be cultivated by super-major forces.
Moreover, the legendary Kun Peng spirit beast also served as proof that this Nascent Soul cultivator hailed from a super-major force.
Many human factions had already extended invitations to Xiao Fei, expressing their goodwill and a desire to forge a connection.
Even the San Shan Sect, having suffered such a significant loss, publicly declared that the incident was merely a misunderstanding.
Currently, not only human cultivators but also numerous demon races in the West Sea had developed a strong interest in Xiao Fei.
The Golden Peng Clan, one of the prominent tribes in the West Sea, had issued an invitation for Xiao Fei to visit their clan at his convenience.
They claimed to have important matters to discuss with him in person.
However, since escaping the encirclement by the San Shan Sect cultivators, Xiao Fei had vanished without a trace, his whereabouts unknown.
On a remote island in the West Sea, the spiritual energy was sparse, and the area was rarely visited, with even demonic beasts avoiding it.
Only those with weak cultivation, unable to survive elsewhere, or those seeking opportunities in less-trafficked regions, would frequent this vicinity.
One day, the world underwent a drastic change. A powerful suction force suddenly emerged from the island, drawing in the spiritual energy from the surrounding sea for dozens of miles towards the island.
The already thin spiritual energy in the area was instantly depleted, creating a vacuum.
The surrounding spiritual energy then rushed to fill the void, only to be rapidly drawn away by the island once more.
It was as if a colossal beast lay hidden on the island, devouring the surrounding spiritual energy like a bottomless pit.
A minor Golden Core cultivator passing nearby was drawn by this immense celestial anomaly, mistaking it for the birth of a rare treasure. He immediately turned and flew towards the island.
At that very moment, a massive spiritual energy fluctuation erupted from the island, and a terrifying aura of pressure spread outwards.
This terrifying aura so startled the small fish in the surrounding waters that they forgot how to swim, trembling violently and nearly drowning.
The Golden Core cultivator, who had been heading towards the island in anticipation of a treasure, was utterly terrified.
Having lived for centuries and weathered countless storms, he had never encountered such a formidable aura.
The Golden Core cultivator could only struggle to stabilize his form, attempting to minimize the trembling of his body.
"Junior merely passed by this route, with no intention to offend Senior. I beg for your forgiveness!"
Fearing the wrath of the powerful being on the island, the Golden Core cultivator prostrated himself on the surface of the sea, daring not to move or even breathe.
At this moment, Xiao Fei was hidden on this secluded island, fully focused on breaking through to the Soul Transformation realm.
The immense phenomenon had been caused simply by him circulating his cultivation technique and absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy to aid his breakthrough.
He inwardly thanked his luck for not choosing a more populated place to attempt his breakthrough.
His innate talent was simply too monstrous.
For a normal cultivator, the sum of all spiritual root aptitude points reached a limit of 100.
However, Xiao Fei possessed 150 points in his Wood spiritual root, 65 in his Fire spiritual root, and an additional 20 points in each of the remaining three spiritual roots.
His total cultivation aptitude points reached a staggering 275.
Even when not actively cultivating, ambient spiritual energy would naturally flow into his body.
Once he circulated his cultivation technique to absorb spiritual energy, the heavens and earth seemed to surge into his body like a frenzy.
To avoid appearing too astonishing, he refrained from actively absorbing spiritual energy.
Therefore, Xiao Fei had not yet consumed any Soul Transformation Pills for this attempt.
Merely by circulating his cultivation technique in preparation for the breakthrough, he found it had become uncontrollable, and his cultivation was directly advancing towards Soul Transformation.
"This… this is also possible?"
Xiao Fei was astonished by his own peerless talent!
It was a pity that he had stockpiled a large chest of Soul Transformation Pills, including many mid-grade and high-grade ones, yet not a single one had been used.
If only he had taken two high-grade Soul Transformation Pills beforehand.
Now, there was no longer an opportunity!
The moment Xiao Fei officially broke through to the Soul Transformation realm, the damaged jade slip hidden within his body began to act up again.
The jade slip frantically absorbed the spiritual power from his body and the surrounding spiritual energy.
In an instant, it emptied the spiritual energy from the surrounding air, absorbing it even more rapidly than Xiao Fei’s own cultivation technique.
Fortunately, Xiao Fei had made preparations, and countless high-grade spirit stones had filled his secluded cave.
These spirit stones were forcibly absorbed by the jade slip, their spiritual energy rapidly depleted, causing them to crumble into dust.
After absorbing a large amount of spiritual energy, more than a dozen large and small cracks on the jade slip within Xiao Fei's body slowly began to repair themselves.
Although the jade slip still appeared severely damaged, it no longer seemed as though it would shatter at any moment, as it had before.
The jade slip rotated slowly within Xiao Fei's body, emitting a hazy glow, appearing unfathomably mysterious.
Simultaneously, the space within the jade slip underwent a massive transformation, its area expanding rapidly.
Some areas bulged upwards to form mountain peaks, while others depressed downwards to create basins.
A small spiritual spring also appeared in the center of the space.
The lake where Fei Yu resided also grew tenfold in size as the space expanded.
Formally advancing to the Soul Transformation realm, Xiao Fei sensed the surging power within him.
With a mere thought, his primordial spirit emerged.
A phantom image, identical to Xiao Fei's appearance, flew out from his body.
This phantom image was his primordial spirit.
The most significant change for a cultivator advancing to Soul Transformation was the transformation of the original Nascent Soul into a primordial spirit.
The primordial spirit could leave the body for extended periods and, unhindered by the physical body, could travel thousands of miles in an instant.
Furthermore, the primordial spirit could engage in combat for extended periods while separated from the physical body.
The primordial spirit lacked substance, essentially being a mass of energy that could be both ethereal and tangible.
When condensed, it could form a human shape; when dispersed, it could transform into energy like Xiao Lan's ghost mist, spreading throughout heaven and earth, formless and elusive.
Xiao Fei's primordial spirit glanced at his physical body, which sat cross-legged in the cave. With a thought, its form dissipated and seeped into the cave wall.
When it reappeared, it was on the summit of a small mountain.
As the primordial spirit was an intangible energy form, passing through walls and rocks was effortless.
Xiao Fei ascended into the sky and saw the trembling Golden Core cultivator still kneeling on the distant sea surface.
"Junior, I am in a good mood today, so I shall bestow upon you a great fortune!"
"Many thanks for Senior's bestowal!"
Although the Golden Core cultivator did not know what kind of fortune it was, he believed that a cultivator of this caliber would not deceive him, and he quickly expressed his gratitude.
As Xiao Fei spoke, a pill appeared in his hand. With a surge of his spiritual power, the pill dispersed into a large mass of pure spiritual energy.
He then pointed a finger, and this pure spiritual energy completely permeated the Golden Core cultivator's body.
Upon entering his body, the Golden Core cultivator's spiritual power rapidly increased, quickly breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, with a large amount of spiritual energy still remaining to be fully refined.
"Many thanks for Senior's grace!"
The Golden Core cultivator was overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly in thanks, but there was no response.
When he looked up again, the senior's figure had already vanished.
As this miraculous encounter was spread, the island where Xiao Fei had been in seclusion was later renamed Fortune Island.