Heavenly Star City, Xing Family.
The layout here was similar to a Mortal wealthy estate, but the entire place was protected by a grand Formation, making it difficult for even an Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator to break in.
The flowers and plants cultivated throughout were all Spirit Medicine, and the floor was paved with green, white, and blue jade bricks. These jade bricks all had Restrictions, making them difficult for Cultivators below Core Formation stage to damage.
Spiritual Qi materialized into mist, swirling in the air, exuding a truly immortal aura.
The teams of guards encountered on the road all possessed Early-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, with the leaders being Late Foundation Establishment stage. As for those in the Qi Training Stage, they could only perform odd jobs.
Upon seeing Xing Jueyi, they all stopped and bowed in salute.
This showed that the Xing Family's rules were quite strict.
"Li Feiyu?"
Turning a corner, Yao'er walked towards him. Seeing Li Feiyu here, she was surprised. "Are you here to collect a debt?"
Li Feiyu's mouth twitched slightly. Is that the only impression I leave on you?
However, you guessed correctly!
"Oh, Xing Jueyi, you're here too."
"Second Sister, you finally saw me. Am I that transparent in your eyes?"
Yao'er glared, and Xing Jueyi immediately averted his gaze, then said, "Second Sister, Brother Li was invited by me. We have something to discuss. I'm taking him to see Old Ancestor."
"See Old Ancestor?" Yao'er raised an eyebrow. "Then I'll go too."
Xing Jueyi couldn't refuse, so he took both of them along. In the entire Xing Family, no more than five people could directly meet Old Ancestor.
Beneath the Xing Family, without a special token, one simply couldn't descend. Among the hidden cultivation halls there was a secret one, which was Old Ancestor Xing's usual place of cultivation.
"Old Ancestor, Jueyi requests an audience."
A Divine Sense flew out from within the hall, sweeping over everyone one by one, but lingered on Li Feiyu for a long time.
Currently, Li Feiyu was in a state of concealed aura, and his Divine Sense power was comparable to a Nascent Soul. That Divine Sense, without careful probing, would find it difficult to discover Li Feiyu's true Realm.
The hall's door slowly opened. Inside, it was brightly lit. Two rows of jade pillars, each two people's embrace wide, stood ten meters apart, with flames burning at their tops.
At the end of the hall, about a hundred meters from the door, on a three-tiered platform, lay a cold jade bed, emitting clearly visible cold Qi.
On the cold jade bed sat an old man with white hair and beard, cross-legged, cultivating Qi.
By the time they reached the bottom of the steps, the white-haired old man opened his eyes, and a powerful oppressive force surged from him. Yao'er and Xing Jueyi's bodies trembled uncontrollably, their teeth clenched, as if struggling to endure.
However, Li Feiyu merely swayed slightly, then everything returned to normal.
"You are Li Feiyu? No wonder you could obtain a ten-thousand year blood spirit fruit from the Blood God Palace. You are at the late stage Core Formation, yet your combat power is quite extraordinary."
"Yao'er told me you passed the fourth stage? Can you tell me about it?"
"Although it was very difficult, the matter is in the past, and I don't wish to bring it up again."
Li Feiyu replied neither subserviently nor arrogantly. The hall fell into an eerie silence. Xing Jueyi and Yao'er's foreheads were covered in sweat. Suddenly, the pressure on them lightened, and the old man burst into laughter.
"Interesting. Jueyi said you are a year younger than him, yet you have already reached the late stage Core Formation. Your Aptitude is outstanding, probably not inferior to the current Star Palace Double Saints."
"Speak, what do you want from me?"
Xing Jueyi said, "Old Ancestor, Brother Li wishes to temporarily become a Guest Elder of the Star Palace to obtain methods or Pill Formulas useful for Nascent Soul Formation. He hopes Old Ancestor can introduce him."
Ancestor Xing scrutinized Li Feiyu, "With your Aptitude, forming a Nascent Soul is indeed hopeful."
"I agree to this matter."
"This is the Guest Elder ring. You can move freely in Heavenly Star City once you wear it. In a few days, someone from the Star Palace will come to your residence to assign you tasks."
Li Feiyu bowed slightly, "Thank you, Senior, for your help. However, the Star Palace must first show me the rewards and confirm that the methods or Pill Formulas they provide are effective and can be found in the Chaotic Star Sea before I accept the task. Furthermore, I have requirements for tasks; I will not accept those that are too troublesome or time-consuming."
"With that time, I might as well Cultivate in my Immortal Cave, striving to achieve Core Formation Major Achievement as soon as possible."
Ancestor Xing frowned slightly, then paused, "Alright, I will convey your demands to them, but I cannot guarantee what tasks they will arrange for you."
Li Feiyu then added, "Preferably simple and direct ones, such as slaying Genius Cultivators from the Sect of Righteousness and Devilry."
"Haha, you have many demands. Alright, I will try my best to facilitate it," Old Ancestor chuckled, then said, "By the way, what do you think of Yao'er?"
Li Feiyu's expression froze. What did he mean, promoting his own descendant?
Looking at Yao'er, Li Feiyu said, "Although Fairy Yao'er's face is veiled, I imagine her beauty is peerless and extraordinary."
"Then do you have any interest in her?"
"Old Ancestor, please don't jest. My aspirations lie with the Grand Dao; I have no heart for matters of love."
"That's a pity then. In that case, she can only be married to some Genius Disciple of the Star Palace. Although Fairy Yao'er's beauty is peerless, her Aptitude in the path of cultivation is average. Breaking through to Core Formation has already cost the Family a considerable price. Female descendants of my Xing Family, if they have no hope of reaching Nascent Soul, are generally married to outstanding Disciples of the Star Palace to maintain good relations with the Star Palace."
Yao'er's beautiful eyes dimmed slightly. Li Feiyu felt that she must have known her fate long ago.
Most female Cultivators in Cultivation Families shared a similar fate.
"I wonder which person in the Star Palace will have the good fortune to become Dao Companion with Fairy Yao'er."
Yao'er bit her lip, a trace of unwillingness flashing in her eyes, very subtly.
At this moment, Ancestor Xing said, "If there are no other matters, you may leave."
Xing Jueyi and Yao'er clasped their fists and bowed in salute, then left the hall. Li Feiyu followed closely. As soon as he stepped out, the hall's door slowly closed.
It wasn't until they reached the surface that Xing Jueyi finally breathed a sigh of relief, saying in a joking tone, "Brother Li, why don't you fancy my Second Sister? Although I haven't seen her true appearance now, judging from my sister when she was little, I'm certain she won't be bad when she grows up."
"Don't let good resources flow to outsiders."
Li Feiyu smiled slightly, "I've already said what needed to be said in the hall."
"Li Feiyu, I only tricked you once, is that why you dislike me so much?"
Yao'er suddenly scolded. She stared at Li Feiyu for a long while, then, with anger in her eyes, turned and left.
Xing Jueyi caught wind of gossip from this and repeatedly pressed Li Feiyu about what happened between him and Yao'er.
Li Feiyu said indifferently, "Where are the things I asked for? You haven't given them to me yet? I bought those with Spirit Stones. Are you trying to embezzle them?"
"And two top-grade Materials!"
Azure lightning arcs began to flash around him. Xing Jueyi's scalp tingled, and he immediately stopped asking, quickly saying, "I'll go get them, I'll go get them right away!"
A moment later, Xing Jueyi returned and handed him the items. Li Feiyu inspected them, nodded, then bid farewell and left the Xing Family, hurrying towards the Sacred Mountain Immortal Cave.
In his Immortal Cave, he quietly Cultivated while taking time to study Formations, silently comprehending them.
On the third day, Li Feiyu's name and some of his related experiences appeared on the desks of the various Elders of the Star Palace, prompting a discussion among them.