Chapter 579

Chapter 579: Xu Fan’s Plan

The members of the human race and beast race exploring the mirror small worlds in the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace all sensed something and turned their gaze towards Xu Fan’s direction.

“Could it be that the Grand Elder is the one who broke through?” Master Qianling wondered aloud, glancing at the beast king of the Holy Lion Clan whom he had nearly beaten to death.

“I didn’t expect that killing the demons would also reverse time. Now I can relax; I need to quickly inform the Grand Elder about this.”

As the myriad phenomena merged into Xu Fan’s body, his breakthrough concluded.

Xu Fan felt tears welling up as he experienced the newfound power of the Void Refinement stage.

In the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace, this was the most comfortable and effortless breakthrough he had ever experienced.

From the Qi Training Stage to the Transformation Stage, Xu Fan had endured hardships for most of that time.

Though time could accelerate, Xu Fan’s senses still lived through each moment and second.

After advancing to the Void Refinement stage, Xu Fan gained profound insights; the once hazy wide road now appeared crystal clear before his eyes.

Those paths were like women eagerly awaiting their husbands’ return; as long as Xu Fan came back, everything would be his.

Meanwhile, on Hidden Spirit Island, Number One and Number Two Avatars, who were resting, suddenly felt a strange sensation in their bodies.

Their cultivation then smoothly advanced to the Void Refinement stage.

The two avatars quickly met up.

“Is the main body on a lucky streak? How long has it been since the breakthrough?” Avatar Number Two exclaimed excitedly.

“Before he left, he kept mentioning a familiar feeling. Did his good brother give him a boost?” Avatar Number One pondered.

“Either way, this is good news.”

“I feel like I’ve just touched the realm of the Great Master of Qi Refinement in artifact crafting,” Avatar Number One said.

“As if you’re the only one,” Avatar Number Two retorted, rolling his eyes.

“Coincidentally, I have some materials; why don’t we team up and craft a basic celestial tool?” Avatar Number One suggested eagerly, his passion for artifact crafting evident.

Avatar Number Two looked at Avatar Number One as if he were crazy.

“You don’t know the main body well enough; once he returns, do you think we’ll have any free time?”

“Don’t go looking for extra work; you’ll have plenty to do when he’s back,” Avatar Number Two warned.

“Well, never mind. I’ve just touched the Great Master of Qi Refinement realm, and I’m itching to try it out,” Avatar Number One chuckled.

“Then let the itch wait; we’ll see when the main body returns,” Avatar Number Two replied.

“For now, let’s rest up. We should catch up on those unfinished novels and Anime. Otherwise, we won’t have time once the main body comes back,” Avatar Number Two added.

“You’re always so thoughtful.”

The two avatars, not far apart, each returned to their own little hideouts.

The Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace was the twentieth mirror small world Xu Fan had entered.

Before him stood another respected elder from the Turtle Clan.

Xu Fan didn’t waste any time; he immediately summoned a team of puppets, formed a battle formation, and launched an attack!

Having learned from his last mistake, he wasn’t about to deploy Wukong so easily.

At that moment, the intense sounds of fighting caught the attention of Wang Yulun and the others, who were resting on the platform nearby.

“Dad, the fighting sounds are coming from that direction,” Wang Linger pointed towards a space shrouded in white mist.

“Don’t worry about it too much; focus on resting,” Wang Yulun said, glancing at the Core Formation stage beast that looked on the verge of death in the distance.

The beasts they were encountering were getting stronger and stronger.

So strong that he had to prepare a railgun in advance.

“That might be Big Brother Xu over there,” Murong Qianer suggested.

“Let’s check in with him; it’s been a while since we last contacted Big Brother Xu. I wonder how he’s doing?” Wang Yulun said as he sent a message to Xu Fan.

Within no time, Wang Yulun received a reply.

“I’ve run into a beast king from the Turtle Clan; I’m in the middle of a fight.”

“Once I take it down, how about I make you a pot of turtle soup?”

Seeing Xu Fan’s reply, Wang Yulun felt a surge of excitement and quickly shared his location.

At that moment, Xu Fan, who was commanding the puppet battle, paused and said with a smile, “I didn’t realize we were this close.”

The Turtle Clan beast king had now retreated into its shell.

“You think hiding in your shell will save you?” Xu Fan chuckled as he summoned two railguns.

“Let’s see how many shots you can take,” Xu Fan said with a grin.

The two railguns fired one after the other, each shot precisely aimed at the beast king’s head.

After the tenth shot, the beast king couldn’t hold back any longer. It extended its head and limbs, charging viciously at Xu Fan, ready for a final, desperate struggle.

The giant turtle, measuring a thousand feet in length, bore down on Xu Fan with crushing force.

“Good strategy, but you picked the wrong opponent.”

Xu Fan laughed as he took control of the railguns.

The first shot hit the upper left part of the turtle shell, sending the massive body tumbling uncontrollably through the air.

The second railgun fired next, blowing the beast king’s head clean off.

Xu Fan calmly put away the railguns and moved to a spot where the beast king couldn’t reach him.

After the beast king died, Xu Fan had to endure the time reversal stage that he disliked.

“105 years,” Xu Fan muttered, frowning as he walked toward the next mirror small world.

Time accelerated, and a platform holding a celestial tool slowly rose.

Xu Fan didn’t even glance at the celestial tool on the platform; instead, he sat cross-legged, calculating the accelerated time in the mirror small world after advancing to the Void Refinement stage.

“709 years; if I can go through a few more rounds, will I be able to advance to the Core Formation stage?” Xu Fan wondered.

“I can’t break through to the Core Formation stage here; I need at least one hundred years to stabilize my cultivation.”

“Rushing into a breakthrough could leave my foundation unstable in the future.”

Xu Fan never expected he’d face such worries one day.

“Grape, haven’t you found the spirit of the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace yet?” Xu Fan asked silently.

“I can sense it, but I can’t make contact; it seems to be in a place that’s completely isolated from any space,” Grape replied.

“Can you communicate with the spirit of the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace?”

“I can, but if I do, my existence will be exposed,” Grape said.

“Wait a bit longer before you try to make contact with it,” Xu Fan suggested after some thought.

After advancing to the Void Refinement stage, Xu Fan had also reached the level of an artifact great master in artifact crafting.

To him, the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace had almost no secrets left.

The power of time acceleration, from his perspective, seemed to be fueled by an extremely rare time-space celestial treasure.

This kind of time acceleration wasn’t eternal; it would stop once it reached a certain limit.

So Xu Fan decided to speed up his exploration of the mirror small worlds, waiting until he was a hundred years away from the deadline of the Void Refinement stage before letting Grape communicate with the spirit of the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace.

Besides, the opening of the secret realm of the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace this time was undoubtedly orchestrated by the palace spirit or the entity behind it.

What its purpose was, Xu Fan couldn’t say, but one thing was certain: he had gained a lot from it.