He Yunfang was refining the breath soil. In fact, he had been refining it for an entire day before Ying Changhong appeared; it was just Ying Changhong's appearance that interrupted him. Now, he was merely continuing his work.
Even so, the task of refining the breath soil was enormously daunting for He Yunfang.
"Speaking of which, I must thank you for healing me." He Yunfang expressed his gratitude.
Xiang Beifei waved his hand.
Then, he started a casual conversation with He Yunfang, trying to ask about everything he didn't understand to better grasp the situation of the Edge Corner Airspace.
He Yunfang answered Xiang Beifei's questions thoroughly, sharing all he knew.
Xiang Beifei acquired some crucial information.
Such as, in this place, the Immortal Realm is not the ultimate realm; there are three realms above it.
The Inquiry Dao Realm, the ascension realm, and the Ancestral Dao Realm.
Xiang Beifei never believed the Immortal Realm was the peak because reaching this realm showed him there was still much room for improvement.
Not all cultivators in Edge Corner Airspace are in the Immortal Realm; naturally, there are also cultivators of other lower realms.
According to He Yunfang, in the Edge Corner Airspace, many masters are in the Immortal Realm, some come from the Great Desolate Realm, but many are local residents.
The original inhabitants of the Edge Corner Airspace are descendants of the divine, blessed with exceptionally strong physiques. With guidance from various adept predecessors and access to mystical treasures, the younger generation has no need to walk a twisted path. They smoothly cultivate from the Qi-Controlling phase to the Heavenly Connection Realm.
At least, it's much simpler than the wilderness where Xiang Beifei resides, and cultivation here is countless times faster than in the wilderness!
Of course, once reaching the Heavenly Connection Realm, progress slows down, but it's still faster than in the wilderness.
Talented individuals, guided by seniors, can also achieve the Immortal Realm after just a few hundred years of cultivation!
Over at the wilderness side, Xiang Beifei hardly met any cultivators in the Immortal Realm, but in the Edge Corner Airspace, masters at the Immortal Realm are very common. Naturally, one only truly becomes a Dao practitioner of the Edge Corner Airspace after stepping into the Immortal Realm.
The abundance of Immortal Realm masters here has its reasons.
Firstly, many masters from the Great Desolate Realm choose to leave the wilderness for the Edge Corner Airspace after reaching the Immortal Realm, striving to explore its secrets, and never return.
As they are all immortal, over time, their numbers continue to grow.
The second reason is that these masters are built upon the accumulation of time.
Due to the void power, unless necessary, most cultivators here don't wander around the Airspace lightly. Many find a place for quiet refinement, protected and directed by seniors, gradually growing a multitude of Immortal Realm masters over thousands of years.
Take He Yunfang, despite looking to be forty, he has actually lived for over two thousand years, and back in the day, he secluded himself for three hundred years before stepping into the Immortal Realm.
Next, Xiang Beifei inquired about the racial powers in the Edge Corner Airspace, receiving another piece of information he needed to heed.
That is the Dao Palace.
The Edge Corner Airspace is vast. The void power would consume spiritual power, and breath soil is extremely scarce. If one established their own sect, lacking strength, they could easily be wiped out by others. Hence, the races here band together to form various sects.
Small forces seek protection from larger powers by giving up part of their territories, attaching themselves to others' domains.
Among the thousands of races, there are thousands of forces.
Allied and conflicting, a mix of fish and dragons.
Yet, regardless of how powerful these racial forces become, they are inconsequential before the Dao Palace.
The Dao Palace is aggregation of countless masters of various races!
The cause lies in the breath soil.
Breath soil is difficult to cultivate, needing tens of thousands of years to yield any quantity. Ordinary racial cultivators simply lack the time to undertake such a task, yet breath soil is indispensible, prompting numerous powerful races to unite, establishing the Dao Palace to foster breath soil.
Their purpose is to collectively resist the void power, so as not to leave everyone perpetually threatened by the forces of the void.
Simply put, it's an establishment aimed at benefitting countless racial cultivators.
Therefore, the Dao Palace holds great authority in the Edge Corner Airspace!
He Yunfang spent another three hours refinining a tenth of this breath soil land. He removed the plants above and irrelevant formation seals, evidently struggling, a thankless task.
Xiang Beifei simply couldn't stand it anymore, secretly lending a hand, weakening the resistance of the breath soil to speed up He Yunfang's refinement; otherwise, with He Yunfang's ability, it would likely take several more days.
"We are fortunate, the breath soil on this abandoned island is easier to refine than ever!"
He Yunfang didn't realize Xiang Beifei intervened, attributing it to the abandoned island's formation, looking rather pleased.
"Indeed, we are quite lucky." Xiang Beifei shrugged.
He Yunfang immediately divided all the refined breath soil into two portions, giving one to Xiang Beifei, before leading him to his territory.
On the way, he instructed Xiang Beifei on how to claim the breath soil using his spiritual power. Although Xiang Beifei didn't need it, he politely expressed his thanks.
The outer wilderness domain is an empty void, lacking any clear landmarks like streams or mountains; they rely on imprints fixed on the breath soil to navigate.
As long as you leave an imprint of formation on the breath soil of your territory, taking along a piece of soil when leaving, you follow the guidance of that soil to return. Breath soil remains unaffected by the void power, preventing any loss of direction.