Xiao Fei surveyed the secret realm, examining each plant. Amidst tens of thousands of withered immortal herbs, he found only a little over thirty that had managed to retain some vitality.
As the immortal energy in the secret realm had long since dissipated, these thirty-odd immortal plants, having endured for so many years in such harsh conditions, mostly possessed only a sliver of life.
However, for Xiao Fei, this was enough. He only needed to transplant them into his space and nurture them for a period to obtain many more of the same immortal herbs.
Zi Wei Rui! A rare immortal herb, its pistils used as medicine, with roots resembling garlic.
The roots of this immortal herb were relatively durable. Xiao Fei found a total of five Zi Wei Rui root systems.
Hexagonal Immortal Prismatic Fruit! A small shrub about two feet tall, bearing fruit once every ten thousand years, with the fruit used in medicine.
Due to the delicious taste of its fruit, the Hexagonal Immortal Prismatic Fruit was also a very expensive luxury fruit in the immortal realm, affordable only to a select few.
Xiao Fei found a total of two Hexagonal Immortal Prismatic Fruit trees that still retained vitality, and he moved them into his space.
Next, he unearthed several more rare immortal plants, all of which he moved into his space.
After all the immortal plants were moved into his space, he walked to a winding vine. This vine was the Earth Dragon Immortal Root that Xiao Fei was looking for.
In fact, this Earth Dragon Immortal Root had already died, its vine beginning to decay.
However, at its root, a faint trace of life could still be found.
But he was hesitant to move the Earth Dragon Immortal Root now.
With the slightest disturbance, the remaining sliver of vitality would surely vanish, and it would be completely dead.
After much thought, he could not come up with a good solution and could only ask Huang Feifei to try.
With this thought, he took out the branch again. The fruit hanging from the branch was fresh and green.
As his mind moved, the fruit on the branch transformed into a small world, enveloping the entire secret realm.
Only then did he open the First Jianmu World to find Huang Feifei.
Huang Feifei had recently broken through to the True Immortal realm, her strength greatly increased. The laws of life and death she had comprehended were also far superior to before.
After hearing Xiao Fei's request, Huang Feifei nodded and accompanied him out to inspect the secret realm.
Huang Feifei activated the Law of Life, and a dense surge of vitality immediately enveloped the Earth Dragon Immortal Root, slowly penetrating into its interior.
Under the effect of Huang Feifei's Law of Life, Xiao Fei watched as the previously dead Earth Dragon Immortal Root slowly regained its vitality.
Gradually, new sprouts began to emerge from the withered vine.
However, Huang Feifei did not stop there, continuing to infuse the Earth Dragon Immortal Root with vitality.
After about fifteen minutes, she withdrew the Law of Life.
As she withdrew her law, the Earth Dragon Immortal Root vine, which had appeared vibrant with life, quickly withered and died again.
Eventually, the entire vine on the ground died, leaving only some vitality and activity in the root.
"This thing has been dead for many years. Now, only its roots can be saved."
Huang Feifei was clearly not entirely satisfied with this outcome, but Xiao Fei felt it was more than enough.
He only needed to be able to dig it out, maintain some vitality, and successfully transplant it into his space.
"Thank you, Feifei! This is already very good."
Seeing Xiao Fei happy, Huang Feifei felt sweeter than if she had eaten honey.
Her divine sense swept through the secret realm, finally locking onto a long-dead tree.
"Young Master, this tree should also be able to revive a little. Shall I save it?"
Xiao Fei followed Huang Feifei's gaze. This appeared to be an immortal tree. Even after many years of death, the withered wood still exuded a rich immortal aura.
However, Xiao Fei could not recognize what kind of tree it was now.
"As long as you can revive it, that would be for the best."
Upon hearing this, Huang Feifei once again unleashed the Law of Life, enveloping the withered wood. Surges of vitality poured into the dead tree.
This time, the change was not as pronounced. A large amount of vitality seemed to disappear into a bottomless pit, with no reaction whatsoever.
After a long time, the withered wood finally regained a little vitality, but there was no sign of sprouting.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Huang Feifei's forehead, indicating some effort.
"Feifei, if it can't be saved, then let it be. There's no need to expend so much."
Xiao Fei wanted to dissuade her, but Huang Feifei waved him off, stopping him.
After another quarter of an hour, the withered tree's vitality recovered a little more, but it was still far from sprouting new buds.
At this point, Huang Feifei's robes were soaked with sweat, and her body could no longer sustain the effort. She could only withdraw her law.
As Huang Feifei withdrew her law, the vitality within the withered wood rapidly drained away, and it soon reverted to a lifeless piece of dead wood.
However, Xiao Fei clearly sensed that a wisp of vitality had indeed appeared in the root area.
Although this wisp of vitality was very weak, it represented a process from nothing to something.
Huang Feifei wiped the sweat from her face, feeling a little ashamed.
"My strength is still too weak. I'll rest for a while and try again."
Huang Feifei then rested for a day before once again applying the Law of Life to restore vitality to the withered tree.
She would rest when tired and perform the spell when recovered.
This continued for over ten days. Although the withered tree remained in its original state and did not come back to life, its roots had indeed become alive.
Xiao Fei dug out the root of the immortal tree that Huang Feifei had worked so hard on. It possessed a faint wisp of vitality.
After digging it out, he immediately threw it into his space, dug a pit in a random spot, added some soil, and planted the immortal tree.
Xiao Fei opened the passage to the small world again and sent Huang Feifei back to the First Jianmu World.
At the same time, he also sent several large bottles of Dao Enlightenment Spring Water.
Huang Feifei's laws were still a bit weak.
The powers of the Laws of Life and Death were immense, but they were also very difficult to comprehend.
If these two laws were cultivated to a certain extent, one could directly determine life and death with a single word.
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While Xiao Fei and Huang Feifei were tending to the dead immortal herbs in the secret realm, his old rival, Heavenly Demon Guard, happened to be flying overhead.
As he was about to pass over, he suddenly spotted the large pit left behind after Xiao Fei had taken away the mineral veins.
An outsider sees the spectacle, but an insider sees the skill. He immediately recognized that this large pit must have been caused by an extremely powerful divine ability.
This place was the well-known ruins of the Haoyu Sacred Land. Who below could create such a massive disturbance? They must have obtained some extraordinary treasure.
Without hesitation, the Heavenly Demon Guard descended, intending to investigate.
At this moment, several cultivators were also peeking into the pit, searching carefully.
The Heavenly Demon Guard directly seized one of the cultivators and performed a soul-searching technique.
He was too lazy to interrogate. The information obtained through soul searching was more reliable.
He quickly learned that a man with an ugly appearance had obtained a great treasure before him.