Chapter 684

Chapter 684: Family Planning

"Master, mission accomplished," Grape’s voice chimed in.

"Then it’s time to pull back," Xu Fan remarked, scanning the battlefield below.

A peculiar sound resonated from Hidden Spirit Island, marking the end of the conflict.

Disciples, now without adversaries, made their way back to Hidden Spirit Island, as high-level puppets stepped in to handle any ongoing skirmishes.

A Core Formation Stage Puppet, armed with a Spiritual Sword, appeared next to Xu Fan.

"Grand Elder, I’ve had an epiphany!"

A surge of formidable energy emanated from the puppet.

Just then, a pink Swordsman Puppet approached Xu Fan.

"Uncle Xu, Following Shadows is on the brink of advancing to the ninth-tier Tian Puppet Master!"

Wang Linger was visibly more thrilled than Following Shadows himself.

"Congratulations! I always said you shouldn’t be so hard on yourself; with your talent, it was only a matter of time," Xu Fan said with a warm smile.

"The battle’s over, so take some time to relax."

"Reaching the ninth-tier Tian Puppet Master also demands cultivation, so keep up with your training," Xu Fan advised with a grin.

"Yes, Grand Elder," Following Shadows acknowledged before departing with Wang Linger.

By now, all disciples had returned to Hidden Spirit Island.

"Grape, let’s head out. We’ll take some time to sort through our gains before moving on to the next target," Xu Fan said, smiling.

"Understood, Master."

Hidden Spirit Island ascended slowly, making its way towards the Extreme Void Domain.

Xu Fan then utilized the Spell Puppet to unleash the full force of the East Wind Divine Technique, obliterating the Holy City of the Evil Shadow Leopard Tribe into ruins.

"That feels much better," Xu Fan commented, observing the massive mushroom cloud forming below.

"Master, could I have the Purple Jade Flood Dragon for myself?"

"Once my cultivation reaches the necessary level, I’ll capture it for you personally," Xu Gang proposed.

"That might be a tall order; the Purple Jade Flood Dragon is a top-tier figure in the demon race, with over 6,000 years of experience."

"Trying to surpass it in the next 3,000 years could be quite the challenge."

"Just be patient; the next time someone provokes me, I’ll let you handle it," Xu Fan assured.

Xu Gang’s face showed a hint of disappointment; he was unsure when his childhood aspiration would come to fruition.

Xu Yuexian chuckled as she watched her brother; she believed his dream might be a tough one to realize.

On the plains behind Hidden Spirit Island’s main peak, tens of thousands of gray Spirit Rabbits had gathered.

Each Spirit Rabbit clutched a large water spirit carrot, nibbling on it with delight.

Nearby, the Jade Light Beast King watched with a touch of regret.

She questioned her earlier generosity in offering them the water spirit carrots.

At that moment, a Large Spiritual Boat slowly descended in front of the Spirit Rabbit Clan.

On the spiritual boat was a communication artifact, which was essential for every member of Hidden Spirit Island.

“In a moment, I will give you a communication artifact. From now on, your daily tasks will be arranged through it, and you will do whatever needs to be done,” Jade Light Beast King’s voice reached the ears of each Spirit Rabbit.

“Understood, my lord.”

Hundreds of thousands of Spirit Rabbits chattered excitedly, creating a lively scene.

Xu Fan also saw this and suddenly had a thought.

“Grape, implement family planning for the Spirit Rabbit Clan; each pair of rabbits can only have one litter,” Xu Fan said.

He had seen the talents of the Spirit Rabbit Clan in Grape’s database.

Firstly, they loved to grow all kinds of spirit objects.

Secondly, they enjoyed breeding rabbits; as long as they reproduced quickly, their clan would not face extinction in the demon race.

“Understood, Master,” Grape replied.

Spirit Rabbits were different from Precious Artifact Rabbits.

Xu Fan wanted the Precious Artifact Rabbits to breed more, but they couldn’t produce many because they were a different breed and quite rare.

Spirit Rabbits, however, were nearly everywhere in the demon race.

If left unchecked, they might resort to unnecessary measures in the future.

In the Hidden Spirit Sect’s treasury, Xu Fan looked at the newly acquired Spiritual Treasure containing the wide road of time, his expression becoming increasingly uncontrollable.

“I have gathered enough for a 1,000-year time acceleration treasure. If I visit a few more places, I might level up to the Great Ascension stage.”

Xu Fan admitted he had underestimated the depth of the races that had survived in the demon race for tens of thousands of years.

“Grape, head to the area where the giant rock monster is located.”

“While that Little Jiao is led away, let’s do business with a few more places,” Xu Fan said with a smile, as if he had found the perfect method for robbing a bank.

“Understood, Master. Do you need teleportation?”

“The two locations are far apart, and it will take half a year to sail,” Grape replied.

“Let’s fly there; Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake is still not full, and that big pit bothers me,” Xu Fan said.

“Understood, Master.”

At this moment, Hidden Spirit Island had entered the Extreme Void Domain, activating its invisibility grand formation and flying rapidly toward its destination.

On a small world newly opened by Grape within Hidden Spirit Island, Xu Fan sat cross-legged in a time formation.

“Grape, when can you evolve the world by yourself and control the laws of that small thousand worlds?” Xu Fan asked.

“That still requires you to work hard, Master. I have just leveled up to a celestial tool, and there is still much room for improvement in the future.”

“As long as you don’t give up on Grape, that day will eventually come,” Grape said.

“Of course, I wouldn’t abandon you after such a huge investment in your growth. How could I throw you away?” Xu Fan chuckled. Although he initially intended to refine a few more artifacts like Grape, something always seemed to delay him.

Now that Grape’s computing power had improved, using a clone also became convenient, so Xu Fan hadn’t thought about it again.

On the edge of the ruins of the Evil Shadow Leopard Tribe’s holy city, a wolf beast was stunned watching the scene.

“Kid, now you understand what it means to be someone beyond the ordinary, with realms beyond realms, right?”

“That puppet just now controlled the sword formation with a wave of its hand, killing an Invincible Beast King.”

“With nine Immortal Swords and thousands of Spiritual Swords, that person’s sword formation is about to reach the peak of this realm.”

“This is the power of a sword formation at the Great Ascension stage; the top existence of the beast race can kill at will.”

“Compared to that, you still have a long way to go,” Old Sword’s voice echoed in Ye Xiaoyao’s heart.

“Nine Immortal Swords, thousands of Spiritual Swords, how did he obtain them?” The wolf beast’s transformation of Ye Xiaoyao was still in shock.

“Didn’t you see? All the treasures accumulated by the Evil Shadow Leopard Tribe over hundreds of thousands of years have been taken by that power.”

“Gathering thousands of Spiritual Swords is not that hard.”

“So, developing a power is the fastest way to accumulate resources.”

“You don’t have the fate for this; you can only get strong enough before attempting such things,” Old Sword spoke to Ye Xiaoyao in his heart.

“An Invincible Beast King and six regular beast kings—the top power was destroyed within two hours.”

“Old Sword, do you know what power this is?” Ye Xiaoyao asked, confused.

Ye Xiaoyao had just entered the respected elder realm; although he could kill regular beast kings, when facing more than two beast kings, he could only tactically retreat.