Xiao Fei successfully refined thirteen pills using the Nine Extremes Profound Origin Fruit, naming them Profound Origin Pills.
Xiao Da Diao, the bald one, had successfully advanced to the Immortal Monarch realm after consuming three pills.
He planned to divide the remaining ten pills into five portions, with two pills per portion, making each portion's efficacy close to that of a single Nine Extremes Profound Origin Fruit.
Due to the limited supply and the large number of Heavenly Immortals under his command, he could only distribute the Profound Origin Pills to the five individuals in the best condition.
These five were Huang Feifei, Fei Yu, Second Brother-in-law, Ji Wudi, and Huangfu Xuan.
With their current optimal states, their chances of successfully breaking through after consuming the pills were the highest. After receiving their pills, they each returned to the Fifth Jianmu World to enter secluded cultivation.
After successfully breaking through his realm, Xiao Da Diao left the space and took three Ginseng Fruits to find Zhu Yu.
Years passed, and Zhu Yu still resided in that small bamboo house, his cultivation showing little progress.
When Zhu Yu saw Xiao Da Diao's bald head, he revealed a hint of disdain.
"I have lived for millions of years, and I have never seen such a shameless person!"
"Hahaha... you're scared! Why don't you try taking off your mask again!"
Xiao Da Diao touched his bald head, appearing quite pleased.
Last time, because Zhu Yu had removed his mask, he felt his composure almost falter, resulting in a loss.
This was a deep humiliation for Xiao Fei, and this time, he was determined to overpower the other party in terms of aura.
"Last time, you yourselves were being difficult and insisted on seeing. I merely obliged you."
However, Zhu Yu genuinely dared not remove his mask this time, fearing that Xiao Da Diao would lose control, and he would be the one to suffer.
"I knew you didn't have the guts!"
Xiao Da Diao touched his bald head, took out three jade boxes from his embrace, and opened them, revealing the three Ginseng Fruits within.
"These are the Ginseng Fruits you need. Now, can you tell me the secrets of the Creation Jade Disk!"
Zhu Yu took the three jade boxes from Xiao Fei, closed the lids again, affixed sealing talismans, and stored them in a jade bracelet.
"How much do you know about the Creation Jade Disk?"
Asked this by Zhu Yu, Xiao Fei reflected for a long time.
As his greatest reliance in life, he did not understand the Creation Jade Disk very well, possessing very little information about it.
"I only know that the Creation Jade Disk has had many owners, one of whom even cultivated to a realm above Heavenly Immortal.
In recent years, I have been having my intelligence agencies investigate everywhere, but I haven't been able to find any useful information."
As Xiao Fei spoke, he stared intently at Zhu Yu, causing Zhu Yu to take a step back in fright.
"I warn you, don't do anything rash!"
Xiao Fei ignored Zhu Yu's warning and continued to stare at him.
"I believe you are the previous owner of the Creation Jade Disk!"
Pressed by Xiao Fei, Zhu Yu instead revealed a meaningful and captivating smile.
"How did you figure that out?"
"Feifei investigated you for a long time and discovered that your appearance was very mysterious.
In the past, besides being the most beautiful and captivating countless women, you were also extremely wealthy.
You possessed a large number of rare immortal herbs, immortal fruits, immortal woods, and other treasures from the Immortal Realm, a point where you are very similar to me now.
But these many rare species are extremely difficult to cultivate successfully, yet you possessed them all."
As Xiao Fei spoke, he recalled his visit to the former site of the Haoyu Sacred Land, where he had seen many withered immortal grasses and trees in the ruins.
Including the Ginseng Fruit tree he now cultivated in his space, it was also found in the ruins of the Haoyu Sacred Land.
At that time, the Ginseng Fruit tree had already withered and was barely saved by Huang Feifei using the laws of life and death before being transplanted into the space.
Without possessing a treasure like the space in the past, he truly couldn't imagine how Zhu Yu had obtained so many rare species.
Furthermore, through several conversations, he realized that Zhu Yu was very familiar with his space.
"That's right, I was indeed the previous person to possess the Creation Jade Disk.
However, I cannot be considered its owner; the owner of the Creation Jade Disk is someone else.
For people like us, we are at best cultivating a spirit for the artifact.
If I'm not mistaken, you should have completely merged with the Creation Jade Disk by now, unable to extricate yourself?"
Hearing this, Xiao Fei could only offer a wry smile. His main soul had long since merged completely with the Creation Jade Disk, making it impossible to escape.
Whoever successfully controlled the Creation Jade Disk would, in essence, control his life.
Moreover, if the Creation Jade Disk were to shatter one day, his soul would shatter along with it, perhaps even vanishing into nothingness.
"You knew this all along, why didn't you say so earlier?"
Given their friendship, Zhu Yu would not have remained silent if he knew it was harmful.
"By the time I recovered all my memories, you were already deeply entangled, unable to break free."
Zhu Yu also shook his head with a wry smile and took a large gulp of immortal wine.
"Besides, if I asked you to give up the Creation Jade Disk, would you be willing to part with it?"
"I wouldn't!"
Xiao Fei shook his head and refused outright.
From his beginnings as a starving commoner in a refugee camp, he had endured countless hardships and tribulations along the way.
Without the Creation Jade Disk, he would likely have starved to death in the refugee camp long ago.
Even if he had miraculously survived the refugee camp, with his five-element spiritual root aptitude, it would have been difficult for him to enter the cultivation world, let alone achieve success in cultivation.
In the long years that followed, it was also by relying on the space that he had reached his current stage.
Therefore, even if he had known the consequences of possessing the Creation Jade Disk from the start, he would still have chosen to continue possessing it without hesitation.
Even a drop of honey on the tip of a knife is a lifeline for someone starving and on the verge of death.
"When and how did you manage to extricate yourself from the disk?"
"To free myself from the Creation Jade Disk, I paid a heavy price back then. My cultivation was completely crippled, and my soul was left incomplete.
It took millions of years in total, undergoing eighty-eight reincarnations, and I still haven't recovered to my peak state."
Xiao Fei pondered whether he could bear such a price.
If he were given some time to prepare and make more contingency plans, he might still have a chance to cultivate back to his peak state.
Zhu Yu seemed to see through his thoughts and revealed his signature captivating smile again.
"You no longer have the chance!"
"Why? Is the method to escape the disk too difficult to replicate?"
Xiao Fei was somewhat confused.
"The method is indeed very difficult, and it would be hard for you to replicate my method.
But that's not the main point. The Immortal Realm doesn't have enough time to wait for you to cultivate again.
Considering the current state of the Immortal Realm, how long do you think it can last?"
Xiao Fei hesitated for a moment. He truly couldn't estimate and could only guess.
"Perhaps hundreds of thousands of years, it should still be able to maintain, right?"
"Incorrect! At most, there are 100,000 years left!
All the myriad worlds in the lower realms have already been destroyed. Within 100,000 years at the latest, the entire Immortal Realm will perish!"