Several factions in the Sacred Land of Qing Qiu had successfully deciphered the formula for the Drunken Life, Death, and Spirit Wine.
After their success, they did not publicize the formula nor foolishly take a moral high ground to condemn Xiao Fei.
Everyone adopted the mindset of quietly profiting from ill-gotten gains, secretly searching for raw materials and secretly concocting their own spirit wines.
"Crimson Jade White Bone" was not a particularly rare treasure in the Immortal Realm; after all, it was merely a spiritual medicine without immortal energy, and its price was very cheap.
However, when they deliberately tried to find this material now, they discovered it was not as easy to find as they thought.
After searching through all the major pharmacies, businesses, and street stalls, they couldn't find much.
The spiritual item "Crimson Jade White Bone" was naturally formed between heaven and earth. Without seeds, it could not reproduce, which meant its quantity was destined to be limited.
Furthermore, this item slept underground for 3,000 years, grew for 3,000 years, and bloomed for 3,000 years, with a full growth cycle of 9,000 years.
Only when it bloomed could the scattered floral fragrance be collected and condensed into a liquid for preservation and use.
It was unlikely to find a large amount of this toxic liquid in a short period.
Everyone finally understood why Xiao Fei only sold a small amount each time; they guessed it was because the "Crimson Jade White Bone" he possessed was also limited.
However, they could not have guessed that Xiao Fei had a "Crimson Jade White Bone" plant growing in his space, which had accumulated hundreds of thousands of years of toxic liquid.
After these factions secretly concocted the spirit wine with "Crimson Jade White Bone," they also began to push it onto the market.
However, because the "Crimson Jade White Bone" they possessed was limited, the quantity of spirit wine was also limited, forcing them to raise the selling price.
Despite the great effort put in by these factions, the spirit wine they produced had a limited output and thus had little impact on the thirsty market.
Instead, with everyone making money together, Xiao Fei was no longer as conspicuous. The attention on him decreased, which helped to alleviate some of his pressure.
Xiao Fei continued to sell 1,000 bottles of spirit wine every five days. As the industry leader, he had the first-mover advantage, and his brand effect had long been deeply ingrained in people's hearts.
The few new competitors did not cause him much impact.
Selling spirit wine had now become a stable source of immortal stone income for Xiao Fei, enough to ensure he and Fei Yu lived without worry, and still save a considerable amount.
Xiao Fei focused his main energy on cultivation. The cultivation technique tailor-made for him by Zhu Yu allowed him to progress by leaps and bounds.
Sometimes, when Xiao Fei thought of Zhu Yu, he couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration.
Despite being able to rely on his looks to live off others, he also possessed immense power, and legends of him were everywhere in the Immortal Realm.
Xiao Fei spent over a decade in Qing Qiu City in the blink of an eye.
Through more than ten years of diligent cultivation, Xiao Fei had cultivated five powerful immortal forces within his body.
Combined with the five-element laws he had refined from lotus seeds during this period, his strength had greatly increased.
The five lotus seeds he had absorbed contained the laws of the five elements, which he had now gradually comprehended.
Simultaneously comprehending the laws of the five elements, coupled with the five immortal forces within his body, and the five-person combined attack formation he obtained from the Nine Yang Cave, made him even more formidable.
Of course, during these ten years, Xiao Fei never forgot his original intention for coming to the Sacred Land of Qing Qiu.
He wanted to rescue Xiao Hei!
Xiao Hei had betrayed his original master because he helped him, and Xiao Fei could not stand by and do nothing.
Over the years, he often secretly visited the plaza outside the City Lord's Mansion to check on Xiao Hei.
Every day, Xiao Hei was subjected to all sorts of torment, as if he were in a fiery abyss.
Yet, now he could only watch helplessly, unable to exert any force.
He could only accelerate his cultivation progress, striving to reach the True Immortal Realm as soon as possible, at which point there might be a slim chance.
In his space, the newly brewed spirit wine had already piled up into a mountain, waiting to be sold slowly in the future.
A clone of Xiao Fei walked among a large patch of immortal grass, its aura already at the Earth Immortal level.
Over the years, with the resources available and the ability of his space to absorb immortal energy for cultivation, Xiao Fei had cultivated all his clones to the Earth Immortal realm.
The clone walked through a patch of immortal grass, selecting a few mature stalks and harvesting them for preservation.
The immortal grass he had planted last time had grown into a large area within his space, with some of it already mature.
The most frequently planted variety among these immortal grasses was the medicinal ingredient for refining Earth Essence Pills.
He had earned a large amount of immortal stones over the years and had not treated himself poorly, purchasing and consuming many Earth Essence Pills.
This immortal pill was very helpful for cultivation, with the effect of one pill being equivalent to a month of his cultivation.
However, the price was indeed too high; one Earth Essence Pill sold for five immortal stones, which was much more expensive than his spirit wine.
Now, he was harvesting immortal grass, preparing to refine Earth Essence Pills himself.
Only by successfully refining immortal pills himself could he consume them without restraint in the future.
The clone gathered all the necessary materials for refining Earth Essence Pills within his space and then sat on the mountaintop to begin attempting to refine the pills.
He still used the familiar refining method.
First, he used laws to decompose the immortal grass into various useful components, removing impurities.
Then, he used laws to aggregate these effective components together in a specific manner.
The components and composition of immortal pills were much more complex than the pills he had refined before, and they also contained some law power.
Therefore, Xiao Fei inevitably failed a few times during the refining process.
However, in terms of pill refining and comprehension of laws, he had long surpassed other Earth Immortals of the same level.
After failing more than ten consecutive times, he finally succeeded in refining the first Earth Essence Pill.
With the success of the first attempt, he then successfully refined the second, third, and fourth pills...
The clone sat on the mountaintop and tried consuming an Earth Essence Pill. Instantly, a surge of immortal energy erupted in his abdomen, and he quickly circulated the "Primordial Chaos Technique" to refine this immortal energy.
After refining one immortal pill, Xiao Fei sensed that its effect was slightly stronger than the Earth Essence Pills he had bought before.
Excellent, produced in space, must be a premium product!
...
In the lower realm, Xiao Fei felt that he had not shown his face for a long time. In the past two days, he emerged from his cave again to make his presence known.
This stirred up various Earth Immortals, causing them to search everywhere for Xiao Fei's whereabouts.
However, after showing himself once, Xiao Fei concealed his traces and quietly went to find Zhu Yu.
With the treasures Zhu Yu had left him last time, finding people was much easier. He met Zhu Yu by a lake.
The immortal maiden behind Zhu Yu was still as fresh and tender as ever.
"I want to sneak into the Immortal Realm. You are familiar with the Immortal Realm, do you have any good suggestions?"
Upon meeting, Xiao Fei got straight to the point and asked.
As for the fact that he already had a clone that had sneaked into the Immortal Realm, he had never let Zhu Yu know.
He was now planning to rescue Xiao Hei. With one clone up there, it was inconvenient to act, so he planned to send one or two more clones to help.
Before acting, he wanted to hear Zhu Yu's opinion.
Zhu Yu glanced at Xiao Fei and pondered for a moment.
"Sneaking in is indeed a good idea, but remember to act low-key once you get there. Don't provoke those Grotto-Heavens and Sacred Lands; you can't afford to."