The fifth junior brother of the Demon Dragon clan began to notice something was wrong when he was halfway through the cross-border passage.
However, realizing it at this point was worse than not realizing it at all; it would have been better to remain a clueless ghost.
By the time he discovered he was poisoned, his primordial spirit was already riddled with holes. He consumed various detoxification spiritual medicines, but they had no effect whatsoever.
Now, he had only two choices: continue forward or return the way he came. Yet, given the state of his primordial spirit, he likely wouldn't even be able to endure reaching the end of the passage.
The fifth junior brother of the Demon Dragon clan, sensing the increasing concentration of poison ahead, quickly decided to turn back.
However, before he could travel far, he collapsed onto the ground, a smile on his face, and fell into eternal darkness.
...
Several years passed since the fifth junior brother of the Demon Dragon clan departed, and no news had been received.
Meanwhile, the Demon Dragon clan leader was still waiting for his good news on the sacred mountain. After much waiting with no outcome, he could only urge the Seventh Elder again.
The Seventh Elder returned to pressure his eldest disciple, who had no choice but to set aside his current tasks and personally take charge.
The eldest disciple was unaware of what had gone wrong with the previous individuals. To be cautious, he specifically summoned ten Nascent Soul stage demons to help him scout the path.
For ordinary demons, the fortune to serve the esteemed members of the Demon Dragon clan was a blessing from their past lives.
"You two, go ahead and scout the path. Do not advance rashly no matter what you discover. Return promptly to report to me."
The eldest disciple casually selected two from the ten cannon fodder he had summoned.
These two cannon fodder felt honored by the attention of the Demon Dragon adults and were immensely excited.
"Please rest assured, esteemed Demon Dragon, we will definitely complete the mission!"
The two cannon fodder bowed deeply, then turned and strode confidently into the cross-border passage.
The eldest disciple, along with the remaining eight cannon fodder, remained outside the passage, awaiting useful information from the front.
A day quickly passed...
A month quickly passed...
A year quickly passed...
Considering the considerable distance of the passage, the eldest disciple patiently waited here for a full three years.
However, after three years of arduous waiting, all his longing turned into the Demon Dragon eldest disciple's overwhelming rage.
"The eight of you, spread out and proceed forward. If you encounter danger, return immediately and relay information to each other."
"As you command!"
The two who went ahead never returned, and no news came back. The remaining eight no longer felt the initial excitement.
However, facing the Demon Dragon adult's command, the eight dared not refuse and entered the inter-realm passage in batches as instructed.
A long wait ensued once more.
Finally, after three months, the last demon cultivator to enter the cross-border passage stumbled out.
"What happened?"
The Demon Dragon pulled the individual to him and inquired.
"Poison... there's potent poison inside. Everyone else has succumbed to it. Please, esteemed Demon Dragon, save me!"
The Demon Dragon's divine sense probed the individual's body and found his primordial spirit already corroded into tatters.
He took out a detoxification pill from his embrace and fed it to the cannon fodder, but it proved useless.
He immediately picked up the cannon fodder and flew towards a distant location.
Although this was merely cannon fodder, the poison he had contracted held significant research value.
It would serve as a reference for preparing detoxification medications.
However, this cannon fodder was not very resilient and died halfway there.
The research value of a dead person was greatly diminished.
...
Xiao Fei had recently continued to collect the "Crimson Beauty White Bone" poison, throwing it into each Demon Sealing Well.
He was unaware that his careless act of littering had led to the demise of several promising young men from the Demon Dragon clan.
Given Xiao Fei's remaining conscience, even if he knew of this, he would not feel any remorse. Instead, he might even hold a grand celebration.
The "Crimson Beauty White Bone" had bloomed for over a thousand years in the space, and it was finally time for its growth cycle to end, with the flowers withering and dying.
Xiao Fei collected all the withered petals, which still contained a large amount of residual poison.
It was easy to poison one or two people.
After completing a growth cycle, the above-ground parts of the "Crimson Beauty White Bone" all withered and died. The large bulb underground entered a dormant period.
It would require 3,000 years before it could sprout roots and grow again.
"Young Master, I have already handed over the affairs of Meteorite Island to the Elder Council.
Here is the list of Elder Council members for your perusal!"
Huang Feifei presented a jade slip to Xiao Fei for his review.
"No need. I'm not very familiar with them. You have full authority to make decisions."
"Alright, I will proceed with the arrangements then."
Huang Feifei took the jade slip and went out to attend to her tasks.
When the natural array opened again, Xiao Fei would lead the human Nascent Soul cultivators to leave the Eastern Continent and head towards the Heavenly Origin Realm.
As for the affairs of Meteorite Island, which were related to the development direction of the entire human race on the Eastern Continent, they could not be completely neglected.
Therefore, Huang Feifei organized this Elder Council and transferred the power.
From then on, Meteorite Island would become a transcendent existence among the human race on the Eastern Continent.
They would not interfere with the development of the continental human race, nor would they establish any super dynasties on the Eastern Continent.
They would not even let ordinary people know the truth of this world.
When extremely outstanding cultivators appeared among the human race, they could be admitted to Meteorite Island after passing certain assessments.
This would continuously replenish Meteorite Island with fresh blood, preventing self-propagation and corruption.
Only a very small number of potential and trustworthy cultivators would be guided to the Heavenly Origin Realm for further cultivation.
In fact, as long as Xiao Fei could block all those Demon Sealing Wells, the cultivation world of the Eastern Continent would instead become a paradise.
Xiao Fei even conceived a very bold idea in his heart.
In the future, if his strength grew, he could also quietly modify the Spirit Sealing Heaven Locking Array.
He could make the Spirit Sealing Heaven Locking Array quietly absorb spiritual energy from the Heavenly Origin Realm and nourish the Eastern Continent.
Of course, such a high-difficulty operation was something he could only think about for now.
What he could do now was to set up a Spirit Gathering Array on Meteorite Island, transforming it into a blessed land.
On the entire Meteorite Island, only Xiao Fei and Huang Feifei were proficient in formations.
To set up this grand array, the two of them worked together for over half a year before completing it.
The spirit stones Xiao Fei brought back from the Heavenly Origin Realm were also consumed by more than half, effectively creating a large spiritual脉 artificially.
Due to the increase in spiritual energy, many open spaces on the island were developed into spiritual fields and cultivation caves.
The land on Meteorite Island had now become even more precious.
Many human cultivators desperately wanted to get here but lacked the opportunity.
Furthermore, Xiao Fei had cultivated a guard team in the earlier years.
This team was meticulously selected by Huang Feifei and Fei Xin, and a large amount of resources were used to cultivate them.
More than half of them died in battles against demons, and more personnel were added over the years.
The team had consistently maintained a strength of several hundred people, but they were all elites.
Xiao Fei spent a significant amount of resources again upon his return to cultivate this guard team.
They would temporarily remain on Meteorite Island to maintain order and stability. In the future, if he needed manpower in the Heavenly Origin Realm, he could also draw from this group.