Xiao Fei directly threw the golden book sent by Zheng Long into his space, allowing a clone to diligently study and learn within it.
Once the clone finished learning, everyone could share the fruits of their study.
He now held the triangular wooden tablet, turning it over and over, unable to discern what kind of item it was or what its use might be.
He tried cutting it with a knife, but it wouldn't budge. He tried burning it with fire, but it wouldn't scorch.
He wondered what kind of wood it was made from.
He had asked Zheng Long, but the latter also had no idea what the item was; it was simply an heirloom from his ancestors.
At the time, it was preserved in a very precious immortal jade box. Later, that jade box was bought by someone for the price of one immortal stone.
This triangular wooden tablet was left behind, and since no one fancied it, it was preserved until this day.
Xiao Fei examined it for a long time without finding any clues, so he could only temporarily store it in his space and research it again when he had the chance.
However, the clone in his space had gained some benefits after a period of study.
Xiao Fei received all the contents of the two golden books into his consciousness.
Instantly, he gained a basic understanding of many treasures in the immortal realm, and he could also refine some immortal pills and immortal artifacts himself.
The immortal grass he had planted in his space a long time ago had now proliferated into a large patch, with at least tens of thousands of stalks.
It turned out this immortal grass was called Li Mai Cao, an immortal grass with healing properties.
Besides healing elixirs, some highly nourishing pills also incorporated it as an ingredient, allowing for replenishment without stagnation, making it easier to refine and absorb the medicinal power.
In short, this Li Mai Cao was not very expensive among immortal grasses, but it had a wide range of uses.
The golden books also contained methods for cultivating and planting Li Mai Cao, which was of no use to Xiao Fei.
Any heavenly treasures that entered his space would become as resilient and tenacious as wild grass, requiring no deliberate care from him.
Xiao Fei was now contemplating that the vast amount of Li Mai Cao in his space should not be wasted; he needed to find a way to exchange it for immortal stones.
Xiao Fei also found records of the Heavenly Fire Golden Lotus within the content of these golden books.
The books described the growth habits of the Heavenly Fire Golden Lotus, as well as methods for its planting and cultivation.
They also detailed the efficacy of the Heavenly Fire Golden Lotus petals, seeds, and roots.
However, no information about the Lotus King was mentioned, likely because the author of the book did not know either.
It seemed he still needed to find Zhu Yu, or locate other immortal realm texts, to figure out how to utilize the Lotus King he possessed.
At the very least, he had to retrieve the two laws that were absorbed from him to avoid a loss.
Xiao Fei walked out of the manor where he resided.
He saw that in many spacious areas within the city, golden spiritual grains were being dried.
Some children were assigned by their parents to guard the spiritual grains to prevent birds and other creatures from stealing them.
On some house fronts, racks were set up, displaying half-dried loaches.
This year was a good harvest year, and the faces of all the residents of Rice City were filled with the joy of a bountiful harvest.
Xiao Fei walked out of Rice City. After days of labor, the spiritual grains in the fields had all been harvested.
The golden straw was bundled into sheaves and stood in the fields to dry.
Between the straw bundles, some persistent individuals were still searching for remaining loach holes.
As Xiao Fei walked along, everyone cast looks of reverence towards him, bowing from a distance.
When he first entered the city, the gazes directed at him were primarily out of fear and apprehension.
Now, within the fear, there was also a significant amount of respect and admiration.
After reaching the river outside the city, Xiao Fei followed the river upstream. After walking for a long time, he finally found himself in a secluded area with no one around. His figure flickered, and he vanished from his original spot.
The last time he chased the old loach underground, he had discovered one of its secret hiding places.
At this moment, he used the earth-遁 technique, burrowing downwards for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. At a depth of over thirty miles underground, he finally found an underground secret chamber.
Although this place was called an underground secret chamber, it was merely a small space the old loach had used for hiding in the past.
The surroundings were all smooth, damp earth, and the ground was wet.
However, within this muddy secret chamber, a trace of immortal energy existed.
Xiao Fei had discovered previously that a tiny immortal脉 passed through this location.
The amount of immortal energy it could provide was not large, but it was sufficient for an Earth Immortal to absorb. In the future, he could come here to cultivate.
However, the environment was truly lacking; he needed to renovate it properly.
With this thought, he summoned a flying sword and began excavating the surrounding earth, expanding the small space.
Then, he lined the top and all the surrounding walls with white jade, and paved the ground with green jade. The secret chamber immediately became much tidier.
Next, he divided the secret chamber into several small rooms.
He also set up some formations to dispel moisture and gather immortal energy, preventing it from dissipating.
Furthermore, he arranged a teleportation array, with the other end of the array hidden thirty miles beneath his manor.
In the future, he could travel between these two locations at any time.
Everyone else thought he had been living in seclusion in his manor, unaware that he had already been absorbing immortal energy and cultivating here.
Moreover, because this underground secret chamber was located quite deep, it did not require deliberate concealment; the thick earth served as the best cover.
Xiao Fei sat in the underground secret chamber and meditated for a while, then felt the gathered immortal energy surge towards him.
Upon entering his body, it was refined into his own immortal power.
Sensing his immortal power slowly growing, he cultivated for a full month.
After a month, all the immortal energy gathered in this secret chamber had been absorbed by him.
The immortal脉 was too minuscule, and the amount of immortal energy it could collect was limited. He would need to wait for some time for it to gather more before he could cultivate again.
Furthermore, the cultivation technique he was currently practicing was not very effective.
It was still the immortal ascension secret art he had obtained in the lower realm, which was no longer suitable for Earth Immortal stage cultivation.
However, with no relatives or friends, obtaining immortal realm cultivation techniques was extremely difficult for him.
When Xiao Fei returned to his manor, he happened to find Zheng Long seeking an audience, so he summoned him into the manor.
"Senior, Jin Xia City is going to hold an Earth Immortal Assembly. Are you interested in attending?"
Xiao Fei had resided in this place for a long time and had gained some understanding of the Jin Xia Cave Heaven.
It was a cave heaven relatively close to this location, and Jin Xia City was a city managed by disciples of its sect.
Many forces recruited personnel from the outside at regular intervals, primarily targeting Earth Immortals and those in the Mahayana stage.
This so-called Earth Immortal Assembly was essentially a recruitment fair.
However, those recruited by these forces would become their disciples or peripheral members, akin to signing a contract of servitude; from then on, regardless of life or death, they belonged to them.
Xiao Fei had his own space and had recently acquired a tiny immortal脉, so he had no interest in joining other forces.
However, he was sure to encounter many fellow Earth Immortals this time.
He was interested in going to see if he could find an opportunity to sell some of the items he possessed and exchange them for immortal stones.
If he could trade for a cultivation technique suitable for himself, that would be even better.