The Grand Emperor Gui Yi's transaction with Xiao Fei for the immortal elixir indeed failed to produce a child. Each time, just as a glimmer of hope appeared, it would vanish, leaving him in a state of desperate longing.
He had no choice but to seek out Xiao Fei again, trading high-grade immortal stones for more elixirs.
With each round of transactions, both men reaped substantial rewards.
Xiao Fei, naturally, was the most prosperous. He had acquired several million high-grade immortal stones from Grand Emperor Gui Yi.
These stones should be sufficient for his future breakthrough to the Supreme realm.
Constantly exploiting the same source, he even felt a twinge of guilt.
Today, he adjusted his formula within his space and refined a batch of elixirs with even greater efficacy.
"Try this elixir. Its effect should be more than ten times better than the previous one."
Xiao Fei poured out a pill, tossed it into Grand Emperor Gui Yi's hand, and let him examine it.
Although Grand Emperor Gui Yi was not skilled in alchemy, he was discerning. Holding the pill, he carefully sensed it with his immortal consciousness, and a look of joy appeared on his face.
"Good, this elixir is excellent. I'll take it. What's the price?"
"This bottle of elixir is ten times more potent than the previous one. As for the price, I'll charge you fifty times the immortal stones."
Xiao Fei waved his hand, projecting an air of magnanimity.
"Why don't you just rob me directly?"
Grand Emperor Gui Yi produced high-grade immortal stones and slammed them into Xiao Fei's hand, nearly breaking it.
"I can't defeat you, can I? If I could, I wouldn't need to remind you."
Xiao Fei rubbed his near-broken hand and collected the immortal stones.
Another windfall. After his breakthrough, the remaining immortal stones could be used to increase the time flow rate within his space.
"Alright, I'm leaving. Wishing you a successful pregnancy!
If you need any more fetal preservation medicine or early childhood education in the future, feel free to find me.
I've accumulated rich experience in these areas."
As Xiao Fei said this, he thought of his own Xiao Monkey at home and felt a bit uneasy, so he took his leave.
Having obtained the immortal elixir, Grand Emperor Gui Yi felt eighty to ninety percent confident this time. He didn't rush to consume it.
Instead, he personally selected over a dozen exceptionally beautiful women from among his many celestial maidens.
After all, when choosing a woman to bear his child, he had to pick the most beautiful.
A man's duty is to sleep with the most beautiful women and fight the most powerful enemies!
Once the candidates were chosen, he consumed a pill. Indeed, after the elixir entered his abdomen, a surge of vital energy rose from within him, flushing his face red...
...
"Hahaha..."
"I finally have a child!"
"Hahaha..."
Grand Emperor Gui Yi was ecstatic. This time, after taking Xiao Fei's elixir, he had hit the bullseye.
At this moment, Grand Emperor Gui Yi placed both hands on the flat abdomen of an incredibly beautiful woman.
He stroked it with extreme care, as if caressing a rare treasure, his movements cautious, afraid of harming even a single strand of hair on her belly.
Though she had only just conceived, with his strength, he could already discern that the child within was a boy.
"Hahaha..."
"Indeed, heaven never closes all doors!"
However, amidst his joy, a heavy shadow of gloom spread across his face.
Although this major concern had been resolved, a greater worry seemed to have crept into his heart, troubling him even more.
For a period afterward, Grand Emperor Gui Yi alternated between fits of elation and bouts of melancholy.
Since having a child, Grand Emperor Gui Yi had become more energetic, or rather, somewhat erratic.
A month later, Xiao Fei sought out Grand Emperor Gui Yi to congratulate him and, incidentally, to promote some fetal preservation medicine.
If he intended to earn immortal stones from Grand Emperor Gui Yi long-term, he naturally had to maintain good customer relations.
"Congratulations, congratulations! Congratulations to the Grand Emperor on the birth of your noble son!"
Xiao Fei offered his felicitations upon meeting him, presenting a gift.
"This is a batch of fetal preservation medicine specially formulated for you. The first three thousand years of pregnancy are the most prone to miscarriage, so caution is paramount."
"Thank you, fellow Daoist!"
Grand Emperor Gui Yi accepted the gift box from Xiao Fei.
"I was just planning to find you to prepare some fetal preservation medicine these past few days."
"How much do you need, Grand Emperor?"
Hearing that business was coming his way, Xiao Fei immediately perked up and inquired, eager to finalize the deal.
"Prepare one hundred portions for me first!"
"I have three formulations: high-grade, mid-grade, and low-grade. Which grade do you require, Grand Emperor?"
To facilitate charging higher prices, Xiao Fei had even cleverly devised these different grades.
"There's no need to ask. Of course, I want the best."
In the past, when being fleeced by Xiao Fei, Grand Emperor Gui Yi would haggle. Now, he waved his hand, willingly submitting to the harshest price.
"Very well, I will use the finest immortal herbs to refine one hundred portions of high-grade fetal preservation medicine for you. Delivery in three days."
Having just received a large order, Xiao Fei was in good spirits and chatted with Grand Emperor Gui Yi for a while longer.
"Grand Emperor, your complexion seems a little unusual lately? If there's anything I can help with, please don't hesitate to ask."
This was also something Xiao Fei found peculiar. Logically, Grand Emperor Gui Yi should be overjoyed at the prospect of having a child.
Yet, at present, Grand Emperor Gui Yi appeared somewhat mentally unstable.
Grand Emperor Gui Yi did not conceal his thoughts from Xiao Fei's inquiry.
"I do have some concerns. However, I have already made up my mind. After the child is born, I intend to bestow upon you a tremendous opportunity."
As for the specifics of this great opportunity, Grand Emperor Gui Yi did not reveal them, and Xiao Fei did not press for details.
However, Xiao Fei did not hold high expectations for this. They were all adults, not naive children.
How could pie fall from the sky?
If someone were to give him a great opportunity without reason, who knew what risks might be involved? It could even be a major crisis.
Three days later, Xiao Fei arrived to deliver the goods and reaped another large pile of high-grade immortal stones.
He was already contemplating acquiring more immortal stones to increase the time flow rate in his space.
Compared to Grand Emperor Gui Yi, Xiao Fei needed time more urgently.
He needed time for his subordinates and talents to grow.
Especially now that he had extorted enough immortal stones from Grand Emperor Gui Yi, he needed time to break through to the Supreme realm.
Only by becoming a Supreme expert would he be considered a true master, qualified to stand on equal footing with Grand Emperor Gui Yi.
In his previous war to unify the entire universe, he had defeated the Demon Alliance and successfully captured and refined the Thunder Roc Demon Venerable into his gourd.
After refining the Thunder Roc Demon Venerable, he not only obtained its blood but also its Great Dao. Beside the Enlightenment Spring, a crystal tree bore a massive Enlightenment Fruit.
While other Enlightenment Fruits were only fist-sized, this one was as large as a small watermelon.
The Supreme realm was incredibly difficult to ascend to, with almost no experience to draw upon.
He did not know if consuming this extra-large Enlightenment Fruit would allow him to directly break through to the Supreme realm. He now had the immortal stones, and ultimately, he had to try.