"Bold spirit of the artifact, why do you not come out and greet me upon my appearance?"
Xiao Fei had been in seclusion within the space, contemplating life, when he suddenly felt a powerful force that dragged him out.
When he first encountered this force, he had tried to resist.
However, all the great daos he had always prided himself on were like paper in the face of this immense power.
His divine abilities, like illusions and bubbles, were utterly useless.
Forcibly dragged out and before he could even understand what was happening, the old man unleashed a barrage of reprimands.
"With your meager tricks, you still dare to resist me?
All the great daos and laws in this world were evolved by my own hands.
You are merely borrowing a portion of my daos, how can you possibly contend with me with this?
I advise you to abandon all your schemes and henceforth be at my beck and call."
"Xiao Fei pays his respects to Senior!"
Xiao Fei knew that the old man before him was not to be trifled with, so he could only cup his fists in a bow.
"Hmph! Senior or not, I am the master of the Creation Jade Plate, and naturally, I am your master as well."
"I shall not make things difficult for you today. From now on, you must obey my commands without question, or you will suffer the consequences."
Xiao Fei had nothing to say at this moment and could only appear meek and submissive.
"I have a seed here. Take it and plant it in this world, maintain it diligently, and do not falter."
As the old man spoke, a point of light flew from his hand and landed in Xiao Fei's palm. It turned out to be an octagonal seed.
This object emitted an alluring fragrance, indicating at a glance that it was far beyond ordinary immortal herbs.
"I observe that this world is populated by numerous beings. Select the 100,000 strongest individuals to form an army and follow my command."
After speaking, the old man did not bother to seek Xiao Fei's opinion.
He then casually plucked a few of the rarest immortal herbs in this world, and also took a few jars of the million-year-old immortal brew Xiao Fei had made.
He clearly regarded everything in this world as his private property.
Seeing this, Xiao Fei dared not say anything more.
After the old man left, he obediently planted the octagonal seed in the most fertile soil.
Then, he instructed Huang Feifei and Fei Yu to take the lead in selecting personnel to form an army of 100,000.
This army was for the master of the Creation Jade Plate, and he did not know what the other party intended to do with these 100,000 people.
Xiao Fei suspected it was likely nothing good, which meant that the selection of these 100,000 individuals could not involve those close to him.
At least, he couldn't throw Huang Feifei and Xiao Houzi into it.
The current population of the entire world was a mixed bag of people left over from many previous worlds.
Huang Feifei, in a similar fashion to the mixed bag, drew a portion of experts from each faction, totaling 100,000 people.
They were then handed over to Fei Yu and Han Yi, Han Er for training.
Days turned into years, and the seed Xiao Fei had planted sprouted.
As soon as the small sprout emerged from the soil, it emitted a faint, dazzling radiance.
As this seedling gradually grew, Xiao Fei realized that it was actually a small sapling.
However, he had no idea what kind of tree it was.
As this period passed, the army of 100,000 trained by Fei Yu had also taken shape.
One day, Xiao Fei sat beneath a crystal tree by the Enlightenment Spring, gulping down a large bucket of spring water, lost in thought and contemplation.
Ever since he learned that all the great daos and laws in this entire world were evolved by that old man.
Even the universe he had lived in before was personally created by the old man.
Xiao Fei's heart turned cold from head to toe.
It meant that everything he relied on, whether it was great daos, laws, divine abilities, or treasures...
In front of the old man, these were not worth mentioning!
If this were the case, he would have no ability to make waves in front of the old man, and would be completely at his mercy.
But he was still unwilling. Since the great daos he had mastered before were useless, he would comprehend them himself.
Perhaps one day he would comprehend other great daos that were not controlled by the old man.
Just then, the old man's powerful mental force descended.
The old man's consciousness scanned the world and then directly transmitted a message into Xiao Fei's mind.
"Bring out the army of 100,000 for me to see."
"Yes!"
Xiao Fei responded and had already arranged the 100,000-strong army in formation, standing at the very front.
Suddenly, his vision blurred, and the surrounding scenery changed.
Xiao Fei looked around and found himself and the 100,000-strong army appearing in a vast plaza.
The old man directly issued commands to Xiao Fei, who then directed the army to perform various tactical maneuvers.
Formations, pincer movements, flanking maneuvers... their movements were fluid and varied.
The old man was very satisfied with the outcome this time, and he took Xiao Fei and the army back in.
Following this, Xiao Fei spent several thousand more years doing nothing in the Creation Jade Plate.
The old man would often casually toss personal items into the Creation Jade Plate, instructing Xiao Fei to keep them safe.
He had clearly gradually become accustomed to treating the Creation Jade Plate as his personal storage space.
Xiao Fei specially cleared out an area to store the old man's belongings.
Among the items the old man threw in, a small portion were recognizable to Xiao Fei, and many more were not.
However, he could still roughly judge that all these items were extremely rare treasures.
The small sapling that sprouted from the octagonal seed continued to grow.
Later, the old man gave Xiao Fei two more different seeds, which Xiao Fei also successfully planted.
On another occasion, the old man stuffed a large number of rare items into the Creation Jade Plate and ordered Xiao Fei and the 100,000-strong army to stand by at any time.
Xiao Fei and the 100,000-strong army stood ready in the space. After a full year, the old man suddenly ordered Xiao Fei to lead the army into battle.
Xiao Fei had no choice but to lead the 100,000-strong army, steeling himself, and charge towards a colossal claw.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
Just as they were desperately holding back a massive claw, the armies around them exploded into blood mist like firecrackers, bang, bang, bang.
Tens of thousands of the 100,000-strong army died instantly, and the remaining were utterly terrified.
The old man's battle with the owner of the claw continued, but Xiao Fei and the remaining tens of thousands were taken back into the Creation Jade Plate.
It was unknown how the old man's battle was progressing. Another three to four days passed.
Suddenly, the old man threw in a corpse larger than a mountain, covered in fur, with one massive claw showing signs of injury.
Xiao Fei clearly recognized that this was the owner of the massive claw, the powerful being that had killed tens of thousands of his men with a single strike.
As the master of this world, his senses were naturally extremely keen. He could keenly sense that energy was being drawn from this corpse.
This energy flowed out slowly, coursing through the underground earth veins, winding its way, and eventually flowing into the root system of that crystal tree.