Chapter 834

Chapter 834: Magical Modification Upgrade

"Nothing special~" Xu Fan secretly scoffed.

He used to believe that the Heavenly Way’s Will was omnipotent, controlling the entire world. But now, he realized its powers weren’t as formidable as he had imagined.

In a valley lush with spirit bamboo on Hidden Spirit Island, 100 iron-eating beasts were reluctantly beginning their initial stage of body refinement.

The plump little beasts stood proudly, adopting various odd poses while practicing their breathing techniques to strengthen their bodies.

Under the watchful eye of a beast king, none of the iron-eating beasts dared to slack off. They all trained diligently, tears streaming down their faces.

Around the training area, several Spirit Rabbits prepared spirit food to replenish the energy of the young iron-eating beasts during their rigorous training.

Xu Fan watched with amusement, careful not to disturb the little beasts.

The beast king overseeing the training gave a respectful nod to Xu Fan.

After relentless effort, the little iron-eating beasts finally completed the first phase of their breathing technique training.

When the beast king announced a break, the neatly lined-up little beasts immediately collapsed to the ground.

Some crawled or rolled toward the Spirit Rabbits, eager for the fresh, tender bamboo shoots and specially prepared spirit milk.

At that moment, the little iron-eating beast, who had become Xu Fan’s named disciple, spotted him and rushed over, looking utterly miserable.

The little beast clung to Xu Fan’s leg, pouring out its grievances.

"Train hard, and you’ll grow into a mighty iron-eating beast," Xu Fan said, gently patting the little one’s head.

The little beast nodded, though it seemed only half-understanding.

"Greetings, Grand Elder," said the beast king of the Iron-eating Beast Clan, who was on duty as a caretaker.

"How are the little ones progressing?" Xu Fan asked with a smile.

"Their Foundation Establishment Stage foundation is solid, and they’re ready for the next phase of training."

"The techniques provided by the supreme are extraordinary, even more profound than our clan’s inheritance that has lasted for hundreds of thousands of years. These disciples are truly fortunate," the beast king said respectfully.

He deeply admired the supreme, the strongest figure in the cultivation world, who had crafted a technique specifically for their clan to recruit them.

"That’s good. Don’t push them too hard every day. Balance training with rest," Xu Fan said, glancing at the little beasts resting and eating in the distance.

"Understood."

The thought of a group of iron-eating beasts leading the charge in the sect’s battles brought a smile to Xu Fan’s face.

Panda warriors charging at you—scared yet?

Just as he was daydreaming about the future, he received a message from avatar number one.

In the underground space, within the spiritual energy core room of Hidden Spirit Island,

"This should be enough. With the current scale of spirit ore for celestial tools, Hidden Spirit Island is already quite powerful."

"If you keep modifying and upgrading, you won’t have time before ascending," Xu Fan advised, addressing avatar number one and number two.

Hidden Spirit Island has already been upgraded twice, and this time Xu Fan felt a bit overwhelmed.

"How about we discuss this matter in the Immortal Realm? The resources required are quite substantial," he said with some helplessness. After all, for avatar number one and number two, who were both major contributors and very ambitious, if he didn’t choose his words carefully, what would happen if they decided to strike?

Avatar number one and number two had redesigned Hidden Spirit Island once again.

If Hidden Spirit Island was considered a Quasi-Immortal artifact after its previous refinement, it was now their goal to refine it into a primary Immortal tool.

If that were the case, the amount of spirit ore for celestial tools needed would increase more than tenfold compared to before.

This brought new pressure to Xu Fan, who had been feeling relaxed and comfortable during this time.

What was going on? He was getting swept up by his own avatars.

"We’re all supreme now; if you can’t even put together this little amount of resources, don’t make me and avatar number one look down on you."

Avatar number one and number two looked at Xu Fan as if they were gazing at a lazy man who only knew how to show off snacks.

"You guys are making me uncomfortable. The list of items you just showed me probably needs to scavenge from more than ten middle thousand worlds to gather," Xu Fan said, trying to steady the situation and postpone any decisions until they reached the Immortal Realm.

"Whether you agree or not is up to you. Anyway, avatar number two and I will proceed to refine it on this scale. If it’s only half-finished by the time you ascend, don’t blame us," avatar number one said.

"We don’t mind spending time refining the whole Hidden Spirit Island. Are you reluctant to gather some spirit ore for celestial tools?" number two added quickly.

"Fine, I’ll get it for you," Xu Fan said through gritted teeth as he looked at avatar number one and number two.

"Upgrading Hidden Spirit Island provides more security in the Immortal Realm," avatar number one said with a smile.

"Exactly, there will be more big shots in the Immortal Realm."

"Who knows how many Golden Immortals and Great Luo exist there? Just one of them could overwhelm us," number two said.

When Xu Fan heard this, a long-lost sense of crisis surged in his heart.

Right! Ascending to the Immortal Realm meant starting over again and becoming a low-level Scraps again, needing to work hard once more.

"Alright, I’ll get to work now," Xu Fan said and then vanished from sight.

In the Cross-Boundary Teleportation Formation, Xu Fan focused on the stone compass with unlit points of light.

By chance, he had previously activated the Cross-Boundary Teleportation Formation for the South Mountain Realm.

Afterward, he experimented for a long time but still hadn’t lit up the second teleportation formation coordinate.

"How do I activate this thing? Adding Immortal Jade doesn’t seem to work," he said, looking at the stone compass.

Then Xu Fan took out various Spiritual Treasures with energy, but none of them reacted when he contacted the compass.

After fruitless experiments, Xu Fan returned to his courtyard feeling frustrated.

He pondered where he could gather so much spirit ore for celestial tools.

"I can get some from the South Mountain Realm since it’s a gathering point for more than ten middle thousand worlds."

"I can also get a bit from the Ancient Cang Realm, but that will take some time."

"Even with these two places, I still can’t gather enough spirit ore for celestial tools."

"Am I supposed to directly go to those middle thousand worlds dominated by other races and hollow it out?"

"But that would bring huge karmic consequences," Xu Fan thought, feeling a headache coming on.

"Life, it never stays calm," he sighed.

Above the Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake, Xu Fan sat on a spiritual boat, holding a regular fishing rod and fishing.

He didn’t seem as troubled as at the beginning anymore.

"Master, is there anything your disciple can do for you?" Li Xingci asked.

After spending so many years with his master, he could tell Xu Fan’s mood at a glance.

"Avatar number one and number two want to upgrade Hidden Spirit Island again, and this time they need even more spirit ore for celestial tools."

"At the current rate of collecting resources, it won’t be enough by the time I ascend," Xu Fan replied without looking up.

Today, the Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake had rough waves.

But Xu Fan wanted to remain calm, so the entire Lin Sen Fairy City area was windless, with clear skies for miles.

Even the Heavenly Way’s Will perceived Xu Fan’s unpleasant mood and came to check on him.

Xu Fan shared his worries with the Heavenly Way, but all he received in return was indifference.

"I treat you like a guest of honor, and yet you want to treat me like a pig to be slaughtered for the New Year?"