Inside the Creation Jade Plate of Emperor Guiyi, there was also a vast space, but it was devoid of any life.
No plants could grow here, and it was difficult for others to live within it. As far as the eye could see, the ground was covered in stones.
However, these stones on the ground were all priceless treasures.
A single piece, if taken out, could cause people to fight over it.
Emperor Guiyi casually dug a large pit among the stones, threw a pile of immortal stones into it, and then covered them with some broken pieces of rock.
After doing this, he went to another patch of ground nearby, dug away the broken stones on the surface, revealing the immortal stones buried beneath.
These immortal stones, however, appeared even more crystal clear, and the immortal energy contained within them was more potent.
These were the legendary high-grade immortal stones, each one equivalent to a thousand ordinary immortal stones.
When they were buried a year ago, they were still ordinary immortal stones. After being buried in his spatial land and nurtured for a period, absorbing immortal energy, they would transform into high-grade immortal stones.
If Xiao Fei were to see him with so many high-grade immortal stones again, his eyes would likely turn green with envy.
Although Xiao Fei possessed countless immortal herbs, he had never seen so many high-grade immortal stones before.
However, Xiao Fei did not know that when Emperor Guiyi learned that his Creation Jade Plate fragments could cultivate immortal herbs, he was so envious that his eyes turned green.
Emperor Guiyi dug open several more pits, harvesting high-grade immortal stones and several other materials.
Then, he buried some ordinary materials again.
When he was a mere cultivator, it was precisely this spatial ability that allowed him to acquire vast resources, aiding his ascent step by step until he possessed the power to unify the universe.
After finishing his tasks, Emperor Guiyi exited the space, preparing to consume the immortal pills refined by Xiao Fei and continue his efforts in the endeavor of creating a child.
However, perhaps his luck was not good enough. After using all twenty bottles of these pills, he felt that he was only a tiny bit away from success.
Yet, he was still just a little bit short, and his efforts ultimately failed.
There was no other way but to continue seeking transactions.
"What? You still want immortal pills? Where am I supposed to find so many immortal herb materials for you?"
Xiao Fei feigned surprise, saying incredulously.
"Do you know that the main ingredients for refining immortal pills for you are all immortal herbs of 500,000 years or older?
Do you know how difficult it is for an immortal herb to grow for over 10,000 years? 100,000 years, 200,000, 500,000 years?
Most immortal herbs die within 10,000 years. The few remaining immortal herbs barely manage to survive beyond 10,000 years, but they cannot endure for 100,000 years.
Especially immortal herbs of 500,000 years, which require several generations to carefully tend to them like ancestors."
Xiao Fei's lengthy explanation made Emperor Guiyi feel that he was asking for too much.
"Look, I still have some Innate Golden Mother here. How about I give it all to you?"
"What use do I have for so much Innate Golden Mother? Immortal herbs of 500,000 years or older can be used to save lives."
Xiao Fei had obtained 100 pieces last time, and he had enough for now. Naturally, he wanted to extort some other rare materials.
Who else could he rely on but Emperor Guiyi, who was in need of his services?
However, there was one thing that Xiao Fei couldn't quite figure out.
Since Emperor Guiyi already knew that his spatial realm could cultivate immortal herbs, why didn't he just snatch his Creation Jade Plate away?
He was currently on Emperor Guiyi's territory and at his mercy.
Why would he spend money to buy something that he could simply take by force?
Could it be that Emperor Guiyi's moral character had reached such a pure level?
Upon hearing this, Emperor Guiyi retracted the Innate Golden Mother he had just taken out and presented several other items, placing them one by one before Xiao Fei.
These items were all extremely rare, almost blinding Xiao Fei's eyes.
He wanted them all, and he wanted a lot of them.
However, one could not have both fish and bear's paw; a choice had to be made.
His gaze lingered reluctantly on the treasures for a moment, and then he settled his eyes on the high-grade immortal stone.
He took the high-grade immortal stone in his hand, tossing it lightly to examine its quality.
"I see that it's not easy for you to gather so many rare ores at once. I'll just take some immortal stones.
For the immortal pills you need this time, let's trade with these high-grade immortal stones. It will ultimately be much easier for you to part with immortal stones."
"If you really can't produce so many high-grade immortal stones, you can use ordinary immortal stones to make up the difference; that's also fine."
Xiao Fei was still considerate of his customers.
In any case, as long as the quantity was sufficient, ordinary immortal stones were no different from high-grade ones to him.
He even began to see Emperor Guiyi as a fat sheep.
If he wanted to break through to the Supreme realm in the future, the immortal stone resources he would need could only be obtained from Emperor Guiyi.
Following this, the two engaged in a fierce round of bargaining before finally settling the price for each bottle of immortal pills.
Emperor Guiyi immediately paid a deposit with a large chest of high-grade immortal stones and returned to await Xiao Fei's pills.
This transaction was a win-win for both parties, as each felt they had gained a significant advantage.
Xiao Fei was in a good mood after receiving the immortal stones. As soon as he returned to his spatial realm, he saw Xiao Houzi leaping among a grove of fruit trees, having already broken several branches.
Huang Feifei was chasing after him, giggling.
"Dad! You're back! Look, I can fly like this now."
As Xiao Houzi spoke, he somersaulted in the space, flying backward rapidly with his head leading and his rear following.
It seemed his nickname was well-deserved; he was becoming more and more like a monkey.
Xiao Fei played with his son for a while, then casually plucked dozens of trampled wild grasses from the roadside, intending to prepare them for refining pills for Emperor Guiyi.
What he had told Emperor Guiyi was the truth; 500,000-year-old immortal herbs were indeed very difficult to cultivate.
However, these delicate immortal herbs lost their temper once they entered his spatial realm, becoming as resilient as wild grasses.
Xiao Fei lightly washed these trampled immortal herbs and then added some auxiliary materials before beginning to refine the pills.
Through several encounters, Xiao Fei had gained some understanding of Emperor Guiyi's physique.
If he adjusted the formula and used some better materials, he should be able to concoct more effective immortal pills that would show results after just one dose for Emperor Guiyi.
He could even make it so that Emperor Guiyi could choose whether to have a boy or a girl at will.
As an outstanding alchemist, possessing so many rare medicinal ingredients in his spatial realm, treating infertility would be a simple matter.
However, curing Emperor Guiyi would be equivalent to cutting off his own financial lifeline. How else would he earn resources from Emperor Guiyi in the future?
Once Emperor Guiyi's wish to have a child was fulfilled and he no longer pestered Xiao Fei, it would be much harder to negotiate with him.
Therefore, Xiao Fei could only continue to string Emperor Guiyi along like this, earning some ill-gotten gains, so that his life could continue in this manner.