"They both returned as well."
Besides Han Li, Li Feiyu also spotted Gu Mingyang and Gu Changyang.
Both were at the Late Foundation Establishment stage, but Gu Changyang had already achieved Major Achievement in Foundation Establishment, making him a False Core Cultivator. Li Feiyu recalled how both of them had once wanted to become his disciples, yet now they were quietly Cultivating on the island, not seeking him out.
Li Feiyu's lips curved into a slight smile, instantly understanding their thoughts, and thus he did not disturb them.
He sent a voice transmission to Zhang Lingshan, telling him to come to Fire Mulberry Peak to collect some Spiritual Plants. Afterward, he sent people to inform Han Li and the others, and also invited Xing Jueyi and Zi Ling.
They were all friends, and now that they had time, it was good to gather.
Li Feiyu didn't know how this situation would unfold. Would Han Li still get entangled in Yuan Yao's affairs as before, then be swallowed by the ghost mist and enter the Infernal Hell?
Li Feiyu was also very interested in that place, mainly because the Infernal Qi and the Demon Beast crystal cores there should be excellent Yin-attribute Materials, perhaps usable for the Soul Devouring Yin Plate.
Three days later, at Fire Mulberry Peak.
Li Feiyu prepared numerous Spirit Fruits and Spirit Wine to entertain everyone.
Zi Ling was quite surprised to see Han Li and Wen Siyue, while Xing Jueyi started winking at Li Feiyu as soon as he saw him.
He glanced at Yaoer and immediately understood, a faint smile appearing on his face.
This was nothing, after all, Yaoer was indeed his woman now; this was an undeniable fact.
"Junior Brother Han, you've reached the late stage Core Formation. It seems the day of forming your Nascent Soul is not far off."
"Compared to you, I'm still far behind," Han Li said with emotion, then glanced at the palm-sized Crimson Crow beside him, continuously sipping the sake from its cup.
It was brewed by Li Feiyu's ninth-ranked Blood Servant. He had some insights into brewing Spirit Wine, and after Li Feiyu learned this, he had him and Xue Yi attend to him.
High-grade Spirit Wine would not be inferior in effect to high-grade Medicinal Pills.
The wines prepared this time were all brewed from Spirit Wine aged for thousands of years. They had some effect on those in the Middle and late stage Core Formation, and were a great tonic for those in the Foundation Establishment Stage. After fully refining them, one's Cultivation could increase significantly.
"Brother Li, your wine is truly excellent. My Business Alliance also has brewers, but unfortunately, we don't have such good raw Materials as you," Xing Jueyi said enviously.
Wen Siyue drank a cup, her face flushed, and she immediately sat in meditation to fully refine it.
Zi Ling chatted with her for a while, also learning about some recent matters concerning the Exquisite Sound Sect. She had now put her mask back on and paid extra attention to the other masked woman present.
From Wen Siyue's words, she inferred that the other party's relationship with Li Feiyu seemed quite close.
Xing demon'er was somewhat aloof, she sized up Li Feiyu, then silently drank Spirit Wine by herself.
Zi Ling went over and started conversing with her, and Xing demon'er did not refuse.
Li Feiyu asked Han Li about his plans. Han Li said, "Senior Brother Li, this place is a rare pure land in the Inner Star Sea. I would like to find a residence here. Can Senior Brother Li spare a place for this Junior Brother?"
"Haha, Junior Brother Han, you jest. In the Tianyun Mountain Range, feel free to choose anywhere."
"My Sangxing Island is quite safe."
"Thank you, Senior Brother."
...
Half a day later, everyone dispersed, but Xing demon'er received a voice transmission from Li Feiyu and stayed behind.
Having finally met, Li Feiyu also didn't want to feign aloofness and spent a passionate night with her. Xing demon'er then opened an Immortal Cave on Fire Mulberry Peak and settled there.
"These are three soul tempering pills and a bottle of soul cleansing pill. After you consume and refine all of them, your Divine Sense can rival that of the Nascent Soul Stage. This will benefit you in breaking through the Bottleneck of the late stage Core Formation and in forming your Nascent Soul in the future."
Xing demon'er did not refuse, accepting them calmly, and then began to Cultivate in seclusion to refine them.
Li Feiyu went to Li Feiyu's residence to ask for a section of a nine-bend spirit ginseng root, then returned the Dry Blue Ice Flame Pearl to Han Li, and subsequently went to the Void Garden Pearl to attempt cultivation.
A week later, although the nine-bend spirit ginseng was successfully cultivated, it had lost its original spiritual essence.
Previously, a small amount of root and medicinal liquid could refine a batch of Nine Revolutions Spirit Ginseng Pills, but now, an entire plant would likely be needed.
Li Feiyu tried refining a batch and obtained two Nine Revolutions Spirit Ginseng Pills. Perhaps they weren't as good as the original, but they could still increase the chance of forming a Nascent Soul by over ten percent.
Over the years, Li Feiyu had exchanged a large number of Medicinal Pills, Magical Artifacts, Magic Treasures, and Materials for many items he needed, especially paying close attention to all kinds of high-grade Medicinal Pill Materials.
This was the difference between having influence and not having it.
In the past, although Li Feiyu wouldn't lack Spiritual Plants, some Pill Formulas required Materials that weren't just inner cores and Spiritual Plants; some also included Materials from special Spirit Beasts and Demon Beasts.
For these, Li Feiyu had to expend considerable effort to collect them.
But now, the refining of Medicinal Pills, Magical Artifacts, and Magic Treasures was all handled by others, and Materials were also specially collected. He only needed to oversee the overall situation and focus entirely on Cultivation.
Two years passed in a flash, and Li Feiyu had already reached the peak of the Early Stage Nascent Soul.
As for his Divine Sense, he believed his Divine Sense was not inferior to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, but it was still somewhat lacking compared to those Great Cultivators with extraordinary Divine Abilities.
Later, the few times he experienced the illusions of the yuanshen flower, their help to him became increasingly small. After three times, Li Feiyu completely gave up, and the effect of the soul cleansing pill was now negligible.
He felt that for his Divine Sense to Breakthrough, one way was to leverage the Breakthrough of his Realm, and the other was through Divine Sense Cultivation Techniques.
Unfortunately, the Great Development Art was an incomplete scroll; after successfully Cultivating the fourth layer, there was no further room for advancement.
He took some time to sort through all his current possessions. The only Magic Treasures he had left were his Lifebound Treasure, the Great Five Elements Sword Formation, and the Formless Soul Shocking Needle, as well as the Soul Devouring Yin Plate, Illusion Heart Bell, Black Tortoise Shield, Red Dragon Tendon, Red Dragon Snatcher, Red Dragon Inner Armor, wind thunder wings, and seamless clothes.
Because he was refining Nascent Soul Pills, all the transformed Demon Beast cores he had were completely consumed.
The top-grade Five Element Materials he had collected, Li Feiyu had not yet integrated into the Great Five Elements Sword Formation. He planned to wait until he advanced to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage before making another major advancement.
"Is this the mysterious jade box obtained from the Taiyin Cave back then?"
Li Feiyu came across this item, and his eyes lit up with interest. In the past, he hadn't dared to try because his strength was insufficient, but now...
With a thought, surging Taiyin magical power poured into the jade box. A white light shone, and the Restriction patterns on it dissipated inch by inch.
Under Li Feiyu's Divine Sense control, the jade box slowly opened.
Inside, there was a page of a jade book, covered entirely in Silver Script, and also a section of withered wood as thick as a baby's arm.
Li Feiyu was slightly startled. "Could this be the golden tablet jade book?!"
As for the withered wood, it was a section of soul nourishing wood, seemingly tens of thousands of years old.
However, Li Feiyu possessed a complete ten-thousand-year-old soul nourishing wood, so this section didn't really catch his eye.
He picked up the jade book page and examined it carefully.
This jade was extremely hard, something Mortal Realm Cultivators could not possibly damage. The Silver Script on it glowed with a strange silver light, and looking at it for too long, it seemed as if the tadpole-like characters would move, truly incredibly mystical.