Not long after Li Feiyu entered his Immortal Cave, Han Li arrived at its entrance.
Feeling the fluctuations from the Immortal Cave's Restriction, Li Feiyu stepped out and asked, "Han Li, you're back?"
"Senior Brother Li, I heard you returned half a day earlier than me. What a coincidence."
Han Li's voice trailed off with a hint of displeasure.
Even if Li Feiyu himself had been stood up, he would have felt the same. Fortunately, their relationship was extraordinary; otherwise, with anyone else, he would have already broken off ties.
"Junior Brother Han, haha, you're back! How were your gains? What about that old devil? Did he ambush you? Is he dead?"
"If he's not dead, Senior Brother will help you get revenge later."
Han Li coldly said, "Don't change the subject, you..."
"Injured?" Han Li's expression hardened. "And it's a Primordial Spirit injury. With your strength, could you have encountered a Nascent Soul Stage old monster?"
Li Feiyu took the opportunity to feign a very serious condition. Of course, a split Primordial Spirit was indeed very serious; under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to recover without more than ten years of recuperation.
He smiled bitterly, "You saw through me?"
"I wasn't injured by a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, but rather trapped in a dangerous place. There was an Immortal Cave left by a Great Divine Ability User there, and during the exploration, I was unfortunately severely injured and only managed to escape after more than a month."
Han Li knew that the Void Heaven Palace was fraught with danger, and seeing Li Feiyu in such a state, he couldn't overly criticize him for not keeping his promise.
"Right, what about you? How were your gains in the Void Heaven Palace?"
Han Li was silent for a moment, deciding not to tell Li Feiyu about obtaining the void heaven cauldron. The Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators from the Sect of Righteousness and Devilry would surely search for him after coming out, so it was better not to bring trouble upon Li Feiyu.
"It was alright, I had some minor gains. Oh, and Bone Sage Old Devil is already dead."
"That's good." Li Feiyu nodded. "With the extent of my current injuries, I probably couldn't kill him either."
"Cough cough~"
"Han Li, do you have anything for recuperating the Primordial Spirit or soul? If so, could you lend it to me for a while? I'll return it to you once my Primordial Spirit injury heals."
"Of course, I won't let you suffer a loss. I have two Medicinal Pills that you might be interested in."
"What Medicinal Pills?"
"quenching spirit pills! A type of Medicinal Pill that can greatly enhance Divine Sense strength. You should have already mastered the third layer of the Great Development Art, but these Medicinal Pills would still be of considerable benefit to you."
As Li Feiyu spoke, he took out a small porcelain bottle and handed it to Han Li.
Han Li opened it and took a light sniff, feeling his Divine Sense invigorated and subtly more active.
He thought for a moment, "These quenching spirit pills should also be somewhat useful for Primordial Spirit injuries, right? Senior Brother Li, why don't you use them yourself?"
Li Feiyu said, "How do you know I haven't taken them? This type of Medicinal Pill is quite special; you can only take three, beyond that, it will no longer have any effect."
"I see." Han Li nodded. He looked at the porcelain bottle, then at Li Feiyu, and considered that he was about to leave Heavenly Star City and would not be returning for a short while.
If it weren't for that, once the soul nourishing wood was cultivated, it wouldn't be impossible to give a piece to Li Feiyu.
But...
In the end, he still chose to lend the soul nourishing wood to Li Feiyu. His great gains from this trip to the Void Heaven Palace were, to a large extent, thanks to Li Feiyu.
If Li Feiyu had been there at the time, Bone Sage Old Devil might have been jointly killed by them. And with Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators gathered in the inner hall, without an acquaintance, they wouldn't have ventured rashly into the inner hall, putting themselves in danger.
Han Li took out a jade box from his Storage Pouch and said, "The item inside will be helpful to Senior Brother Li. I'll leave it with you for now, and I'll come back for it later."
Han Li put away the porcelain bottle, turned, and flew back to his Immortal Cave, clearly going to pack up.
Li Feiyu opened it and, sure enough, it was soul nourishing wood with roots!
Inside the Immortal Cave, Gu Mingyang had already returned. Because of the chaos outside, he hadn't left his Immortal Cave since his return, unaware that during this time, his Gu Family had been annihilated.
Without Li Feiyu's help, with his Five Elements Spiritual Root Aptitude, it would be very difficult for him to Breakthrough. However, he also wanted to try, constantly accumulating his foundation, attempting to make a push.
Li Feiyu immediately stopped him after discovering this. A failed Breakthrough would not only injure himself but also increase the difficulty of future Breakthroughs. He did not recommend it without certainty.
Gu Mingyang had no choice but to give up.
Afterward, Li Feiyu also began to tidy up his medicinal garden secret room. He transplanted all the Spirit Medicine cultivated inside into the Void Garden Pearl, and also planted the soul nourishing wood, watering it daily with large amounts of longevity liquid to promote its growth.
He remained indifferent to the great war between the Sect of Righteousness and Devilry and the Star Palace, focusing solely on his secluded cultivation in his Immortal Cave. Han Li did not honestly participate in the great war, instead smuggling himself to the Outer Star Sea.
"Crimson Crow, give me a drop of your essence blood and a wisp of Blazing Sun True Fire. I want to observe them and then Cultivate the Blazing Sun True Fire."
"Ya ya~"
Crimson Crow cried out, forcing out a wisp of essence blood. A small flame floated on the essence blood, gently flickering.
Li Feiyu had cultivated a ten-thousand year blood spirit fruit tree, and with the ten-thousand year blood spirit fruit, Crimson Crow's essence blood would quickly be replenished.
However, Li Feiyu also gave a drop of ten-year longevity liquid as Crimson Crow's service fee.
Li Feiyu began to Cultivate according to the Blazing Sun True Fire cultivation method, and also prepared corresponding cold Spirit Pills, which could effectively protect his physical body and reduce the damage caused by the Blazing Sun True Fire.
Although the Blazing Sun True Fire was a Nascent Soul Stage Divine Ability, it was included in the Core Formation chapter, and it was currently the only Nascent Soul Stage Divine Ability Li Feiyu could Cultivate.
A month later, Yao'er and Xing Jueyi arrived at Li Feiyu's Immortal Cave.
Li Feiyu proposed to exchange for one top-tier Material of each of the Five Elements, excluding wood.
Yao'er and Xing Jueyi exchanged glances, finding it difficult to make a decision, so they returned to discuss it.
Top-tier Materials were usually immediately taken by high-level Cultivators to refine Magic Treasures. Even the Star Commerce Alliance would only auction such treasures once every ten, several decades, or even a hundred years.
Such Materials were mostly in the hands of Nascent Soul Stage old monsters, who generally either used them themselves or exchanged them for items they needed.
Three days later, they came again, accompanied by a late stage Core Formation Cultivator.
"Brother Li, your conditions are really too high. Can you lower them a bit?"
"An eight-thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Fruit is indeed precious, but at most, it's equivalent to one top-tier Material."
Li Feiyu's gaze fell on Xing Jueyi, "Firstly, I only have ten-thousand year blood spirit fruits. Any others I might have are below a thousand years."
"If five-thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Fruits were easy to find, with the strength and financial resources of your Star Commerce Alliance, you would have probably obtained them long ago, wouldn't you?"
"Xing Brother, friendship is friendship, business is business. Blood Spirit Fruits can effectively replenish a large loss of a Cultivator's or Demon Beast's Origin essence blood. Considering its age and effect alone, it's almost comparable to two top-tier Materials."
"I won't specify any particular Material, as long as it's a top-tier Material of the Five Elements attribute. Their combined value is indeed higher than a ten-thousand year blood spirit fruit, but they are much simpler to find than a ten-thousand year blood spirit fruit, aren't they?"
"Moreover, I see you are in urgent need, so I can give you the Blood Spirit Fruit first. As for the top-tier Materials, I can give you ten years to collect them."
Yao'er's beautiful eyes sparkled as she said, "Are you really willing to give them to us first?"
Li Feiyu smiled slightly at her, "This is already a concession made out of consideration for Xing Brother and Fairy Yao'er's Face."
Xing Jueyi smiled and said, "Since that's the case, then a trade can be made."
The late stage Core Formation elder beside them asked curiously, "Fellow Daoist, aren't you afraid that our Star Commerce Alliance will go back on its word?"
Li Feiyu gave a charmingly evil smile, "Would you?"
Xing Jueyi said, "Naturally not. Our Star Commerce Alliance is founded on integrity in the Inner Star Sea."
"Then let's sign the contract!"
After signing, Li Feiyu took out a jade box containing the Blood Spirit Fruit. Xing Jueyi opened it and saw the ten-thousand year blood spirit fruit, as beautiful as blood jade, emitting a faint red glow.
"It is indeed a ten-thousand year blood spirit fruit." The late stage Core Formation elder nodded.
Xing Jueyi said, "Brother Li, we still have matters to attend to, so we'll head back first. Once the war has subsided a bit, I'll come find you for a drink and a chat."
After they left, Li Feiyu returned to his Immortal Cave and continued his secluded cultivation of the Blazing Sun True Fire.