The cultivation of the clone still requires some time, and Zhang Yi has already begun preparing to break through his realm.
There is only one Nine Extremes Profound Origin Fruit. If the breakthrough fails, it will be unavailable for a considerable period. He must cherish this opportunity and make thorough preparations.
He was already sitting at the mountain peak with the most concentrated immortal energy, holding the Nine Extremes Profound Origin Fruit in his embrace.
A large number of immortal stones and demon crystals were piled up in front of him.
Through his years of diligent effort and the spoils of war from previous battles, he had accumulated a vast quantity of immortal stones and various other energies.
The total value reached approximately 30 million immortal stones.
This should be sufficient to deal with the advancement to the Immortal Lord realm.
Zhang Yi sat cross-legged on the mountaintop, adjusting his state to its optimal condition before commencing the breakthrough.
While breaking through realms was an exciting prospect, the process itself was rather tedious. He had only left Jia Ren's clone to guard and assist him.
Xiao Youyi, on the other hand, had gone off to pursue romantic interests alone.
Having multiple clones was indeed convenient; cultivation, learning, wooing, and working were all possible without hindrance.
Today, a meeting was held in the Third Jianmu World to discuss future developments, with Huang Feifei and other core personnel in attendance.
"Young Master, I have recently selected some reliable demon race members from the Second Jianmu World and infiltrated them into the demon race within the Immortal Realm. I believe it won't be long before our intelligence network is thoroughly embedded within the Demon Alliance."
Xiao Fei nodded upon hearing this. "Excellent! For these intelligence operatives lurking within the demon race, you must treat their families with utmost care!"
"Rest assured, Young Master, all arrangements have been made."
Huang Feifei had already settled the families of these infiltrators in the Second Jianmu World, on a mountain peak rich in immortal energy.
This action served a dual purpose. If the undercover agents performed well, it would be their reward. However, if any of them betrayed them, their families remaining in the Second Jianmu World would become hostages.
After Huang Feifei concluded her report on the intelligence system, it was Fei Xin's turn. He was responsible for managing Xiao Youyi's merchant caravans.
"Our merchant caravans have earned a total of one hundred thousand immortal stones this year, along with one thousand jin of Black Essence Immortal Liquid and ten pieces of Blazing Sun Ore..."
Xiao Fei's business operations were growing larger by the day, with over a dozen merchant caravans now traversing the Immortal Realm.
These caravans primarily facilitated the sale of spatial specialties for Xiao Fei and the collection of immortal stones.
They also gathered rare immortal herbs and other species, which helped increase the diversity of species within his spatial domain.
After everyone had taken turns reporting, only Han Yi and Han Er, the two simpletons, remained.
Seeing Xiao Fei look their way, Han Yi nudged Han Er, signaling him to speak.
Han Er directly retreated, positioning himself behind Han Yi.
Unable to do otherwise, Han Yi scratched the back of his head, mentally organizing his thoughts.
After a long pause, he finally extended a hand, turning it over and then back again, repeating this four times.
"We have this many troops in total."
Fearing that everyone might not understand, he repeated the action with his palm four more times.
"This many!"
Feiyu, being more familiar with the giants, understood Han Yi's meaning and acted as an interpreter.
"The current giant army numbers a total of 2000 soldiers."
Faced with the giants' unique grasp of mathematics, Xiao Fei could only surrender.
Han Yi and Han Er, after learning the number 1000, struggled with any number beyond that, even 1001.
They could only perform basic addition and subtraction; division and multiplication were too complex, and they could only master numbers within ten.
Subsequently, Feiyu took over from Han Yi to introduce the situation of the giant army.
The giant army now consisted of one thousand veteran soldiers and one thousand new recruits.
To Xiao Fei's surprise, among the giant veterans, approximately 300 had already reached the Heavenly Immortal realm.
Even within the Jade Void Palace, there were only a few dozen Heavenly Immortals. Including the surrounding sacred lands and grotto-heavens outside the main sect, gathering 300 Heavenly Immortals would be a significant achievement.
Xiao Fei pondered this, attributing it to the giants' generally simple minds, devoid of excessive distractions, and their consistent cultivation within the Third Jianmu World.
With its 180-fold time acceleration, diligent effort could compensate for their slower comprehension, even if they were a bit slow-witted.
"Well done, you have performed admirably!"
Xiao Fei offered his sincere encouragement to Han Yi and Han Er.
The two simpletons, upon receiving Xiao Fei's praise, beamed like children who had been rewarded.
After the meeting concluded, Xiao Fei produced a Ginseng Fruit.
"A Ginseng Fruit!"
The attendees were immediately captivated by the fruit's peculiar shape, with a few recognizing it as a Ginseng Fruit.
"Indeed! This is a Ginseng Fruit, and I've brought it today to share with everyone."
As Xiao Fei spoke, he personally began to divide the Ginseng Fruit into small pieces, ensuring that everyone present received a portion.
Each person's share was merely a small bite, but to taste such a legendary treasure, even a mouthful was a source of great contentment.
However, this small piece of Ginseng Fruit was smaller than the eye boogers of the giants.
Han Yi, with his large, clumsy hands, managed to bring the small piece of Ginseng Fruit to his massive mouth.
Due to the sheer size of his mouth and the minuscule size of the fruit piece, it vanished without a trace!
Despite this, Han Yi and Han Er were deeply moved.
Young Master Xiao treated them exceptionally well; even with only one Ginseng Fruit, he ensured they received their share, never forgetting them when benefits were distributed.
After sharing the Ginseng Fruit with everyone, Xiao Fei made an excuse and took Huang Feifei out for sightseeing.
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Within the spatial domain, Zhang Yi had been meditating on the mountaintop for decades, bringing his state to its peak. It was at this moment that he consumed the Nine Extremes Profound Origin Fruit.
Although the Nine Extremes Profound Origin Fruit was an extremely rare treasure, it was not necessarily delicious.
Its taste could not compare to that of a Ginseng Fruit; it possessed a mix of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty flavors, with a tough texture.
However, its efficacy was undeniable.
After the Nine Extremes Profound Origin Fruit entered his stomach, Xiao Fei began circulating his energy to break through, repeatedly assaulting the realm.
The Immortal Lord realm, compared to the preceding Earth Immortal, True Immortal, and Heavenly Immortal stages, represented a different tier, a qualitative leap.
The difficulty of breaking through had increased significantly.
Xiao Fei attacked repeatedly, but a barrier remained, preventing his breakthrough.
At this moment, the Nine Extremes Profound Origin Fruit, which he had just consumed, transformed into nine distinct forces within his body, all surging forward simultaneously.
Suddenly, Xiao Fei felt a "buzz" in his mind, which quickly cleared.
It felt akin to pushing open a large door from a small, dark room into a vaster, new world.
"Hahaha..."
"Finally broke through!"
His aura began to erupt and surge upwards.
Whenever Xiao Fei achieved a breakthrough and felt triumphant, the Creation Jade Disk inevitably made its appearance to cause trouble.
This time was no exception.
A powerful suction force suddenly generated within his body. Xiao Fei quickly reached into the wooden box before him and grasped an immortal stone.
The immortal energy within the immortal stone was rapidly depleted, and it turned into white powder.