"The massive amount of Materials I bought last time have finally been used up."
Li Feiyu saw a bone shield appear before his eyes, crafted from the bones of a Fourth Level Demon Beast, combined with profound iron essence and crimson gold sand.
"A top-tier High Grade defensive Magical Artifact, not bad, another exquisite piece."
Li Feiyu smiled slightly, then glanced behind him at a dazzling array of Magical Artifacts of various colors and types, so numerous that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was preparing to open a weapon shop.
Over three years, his Artifact Refining had covered offensive, defensive, speed, and flight-type Magical Artifacts, as well as Pill Furnaces and treasure cauldrons, ranging from Medium Grade to top-tier High Grade.
Among them were eighty Medium Grade, three hundred and twenty High Grade, two hundred and sixty-five ordinary top-tier, and twenty-three top-tier High Grade.
Additionally, there were special items, such as the Bewitching Pupil Bead, crafted from the unique eyes of a Fifth Level Demon Beast Green Eye Toad. It could emit a light that could bewitch, with a five percent chance of success even against Core Formation stage Cultivators.
As for Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, it was a sure hit, causing confusion for several breaths without issue.
However, this bewitching light could only be used nine times a day.
"It seems I do have some Artifact Refining talent."
Li Feiyu was very satisfied with his achievements.
In terms of Formations, he could already independently set up several First Level Formations. As for Second Level, it would probably take another ten to twenty years.
"Once this batch of Magical Artifacts is dealt with, it should be enough to purchase the Materials for an ordinary Fire Crow."
Li Feiyu was in a good mood. He went to the insect room, where the Devouring Gold Bugs had already begun to mutate, fighting and devouring each other, then laying eggs.
Li Feiyu nodded, put all the Magical Artifacts into a Storage Pouch, and prepared to leave.
He only planned to keep a few of these Magical Artifacts for himself. Of course, the Bewitching Pupil Bead would also not be sold; it was a rather excellent treasure and his proudest creation.
However, before he could leave, someone sent a sound transmission talisman.
"Xing Jueyi? Why is he here?"
"Good, I'll let him handle it."
Li Feiyu opened the Restriction and walked out, only to see him looking troubled, with a hint of hesitation on his face.
Li Feiyu couldn't help but ask curiously, "Are you looking for me for something? You want to speak but feel awkward?"
Xing Jueyi suddenly looked up and asked in surprise, "How did you know?"
"Haha, it's written all over your face."
"By the way, I received the subsequent Cultivation Technique for the Azure Wood Green Thunder Art. Thanks, but do you have the Nascent Soul Stage one? I want the complete version."
"Yes, this is a top-tier wood-element Cultivation Technique that can be Cultivated up to the Nascent Soul Late Stage. However, after the Nascent Soul Stage, Cultivation becomes too difficult and too slow, unless one has a wood-element Heavenly Spiritual Root Aptitude and a large quantity of special and ancient Spiritual Plants for auxiliary Cultivation. Only then can one smoothly Cultivate further; otherwise, they will remain stuck in the Early Stage Nascent Soul, making no progress."
"Our Chamber of Commerce Elders generally only Cultivate to Core Formation stage Perfection. If they successfully advance to Nascent Soul, they will switch to another Cultivation Technique."
"I think Li… Senior, it would be better to switch later."
Li Feiyu's eyes were strange, and he chuckled, "Didn't you pride yourself on being unrestrained and free-spirited? Why are you so reserved now?"
"In the Cultivation world, strength is respected, and hierarchy must be observed."
"Haha, that's true, but not for me. I don't really care about hierarchy; if there is any, it's only because my strength is temporarily inferior to others, and I have no choice."
Xing Jueyi smiled, "I truly didn't misjudge you."
"You're looking for my help this time, and coincidentally, I also need your help. You go first."
A flicker of hesitation passed through Xing Jueyi's eyes, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Alright, first, let me reintroduce myself. I am Xing Jueyi, one of the direct descendants of the Xing Family, the helmsman of the Star Commerce Alliance."
Then there was no problem; no wonder he had such great authority in the Star Commerce Alliance.
"My Xing Family has a rule: every direct descendant must complete a Family trial before Core Formation. If they pass the trial and successfully form their Core, they are qualified to compete for the position of Family Head. Otherwise, they can only become one of the Elders."
"Currently, there are three direct descendants in my Xing Family: my Elder brother, Xing Water Sky, and my second sister, Yao'er. Both of them have completed their trial missions and successfully formed their Cores not long ago."
"Our Family has a rule: the more difficult the trial mission, the higher the ranking in the competition for Family Head. I drew an extremely difficult trial mission and have already failed twice, with only one chance left."
Li Feiyu pondered for a moment and asked in confusion, "Given your status, logically, even if the trial mission is very difficult, if you were to call for help, surely many people would assist you?"
"At that time, you would only need to pay a small price."
"If only I could freely call for help." Xing Jueyi said with a bitter smile, "Family rules state that for trial missions, one can only rely on oneself to call for help. Even if a promise is made, one cannot use Chamber of Commerce resources as compensation, which means asking people to help for free."
"It's fine if it's not dangerous, but if it's fraught with peril, who would agree without high returns?"
"Most people know about this rule of our Xing Family. Once a Family trial is involved, most people avoid it."
"Moreover, my current mission is no small matter, far from something a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator can complete. Even an Early Stage Core Formation Cultivator would face extreme danger."
"Tell me about it." Li Feiyu's heart stirred.
Xing Jueyi said, "There's a Soul-Devouring Island in the Inner Star Sea, where a large number of Soul-Devouring Wood grow. Soul-Devouring Wood is a very dangerous Spiritual Plant that can devour Divine Sense. Especially Soul-Devouring Wood over ten thousand years old can forcibly pull out the Divine Soul of Mortals passing by, and also devour the Divine Souls of deceased Cultivators and Demon Beasts in the vicinity."
"Besides a forest of Soul-Devouring Trees, there are also Soul Devouring Beasts on the island. Soul Devouring Beasts only appear in the Soul-Devouring Forest. My trial mission is to obtain a Fifth Level Soul-Devouring Beast's Inner Core."
"What's the use of this Inner Core?" Li Feiyu asked.
"The Inner Core of a Soul Devouring Beast is extremely rare and is one of the main Materials for refining a quenching spirit pill, which can double one's Divine Sense. However, besides this Soul Devouring Beast Inner Core, three thousand-year-old Spiritual Plants are also needed."
"Those three Spiritual Plants are the thousand-year spirit awareness fruit, thousand-year Heavenly Heart Grass, and thousand-year Heavenly Fragrance Flower."
"The Inner Core can still be obtained, but thousand-year Spirit Medicines are hard to find. Unless there's a special purpose, few people go to that Soul-Devouring Island. Brother Li, even if you don't go, I won't blame you, as it's truly too dangerous. If entangled by a pack of Soul Devouring Beasts, or if one accidentally ventures deep into the forest, even a Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator might not return."
"I agree." Li Feiyu had already decided to go once he heard about the Soul-Devouring Wood.
One of the repair Materials for the Soul Devouring Yin Plate was Soul-Devouring Wood and soul devouring stone, and soul devouring stone almost always grew alongside Soul-Devouring Wood. Beneath ten-thousand-year-old Soul-Devouring Wood, there was a very high possibility of finding supreme earth yin stone.
Last time, Xing Jueyi had helped him once. Even if it wasn't for the Soul-Devouring Wood, he would still help him this time.
He preferred to have others owe him favors rather than owe favors to others.
"What? You agree? Aren't you going to think about it more carefully?"
"Do you want me to help you or not?"
"Uh, alright."
Xing Jueyi remembered something, "By the way, what do you plan to ask me for help with?"
"I have a batch of Magical Artifacts I refined myself. I want your Star Commerce Alliance to help me sell them, and also procure some other Materials."
"Brother Li, this really isn't much of a favor. Even if you didn't say anything, someone would still handle it. Our Chamber of Commerce does this kind of business."
Li Feiyu paused and said, "Then also help me inquire about supreme earth yin stone and High Grade blood spirit stone, as well as top-tier Cultivation Techniques of the metal and earth elements. Don't worry, if your Chamber of Commerce has them, I can purchase them at their price. If it's just information, I can go find them myself."
Xing Jueyi's eyes showed a moment of emotion, "Alright, I'll have people do their best to inquire about what you've mentioned."
"Brother Li, thank you so much this time!"
"However, if you encounter danger, retreat immediately. Even if the trial fails, I absolutely don't want anything to happen to you, Brother Li."
Li Feiyu chuckled, "Don't underestimate me. When are you leaving? Just let me know."
"These are the Magical Artifacts to be sold, and the Materials I need."
"The price of the Materials will be deducted from the Magical Artifacts. If it's not enough, I'll make up the difference when we meet."
"I understand, no problem."
After Xing Jueyi left, Li Feiyu turned and returned to his Immortal Cave. Without Materials for Artifact Refining, he began to fully Cultivate the True Yang Body.
He planned to Cultivate the Great Sun True Fire directly after achieving Minor Achievement in the True Yang Body. Even if the Great Sun True Fire only reached Minor Achievement, its power would far exceed that of the True Yang Flame. In that case, why bother with the True Yang Flame and waste time?
With the supply of Crimson Crow essence blood, Li Feiyu's Cultivation progressed quickly. In three years, his True Yang Body was already close to Minor Achievement.
This was even faster than the recorded Cultivation speed.
Li Feiyu felt that it was probably due to the more concentrated Crimson Crow True Spirit Bloodline, which doubled the effect.