Chapter 1078

Chapter 1078: Nutrients

Ten years passed, and Xu Fan eagerly awaited Pang Fu’s return after finishing a batch of pills.

"Grand Elder, here’s 80% of the Tianding Merchant Association’s stock of Time Treasures, which I bought at 70% of the market price," Pang Fu said, handing over a space ring.

Xu Fan immediately took it and had Grape test it.

The results showed that the Time Treasures in the space ring could accelerate time for up to 25,000 years.

"With the batch of Time Treasures Number Two has, advancing to Golden Immortal will be more than enough."

Xu Fan felt a wave of relief; at least he wouldn’t have to flee to the star region to escape his enemies.

Just then, a message relayed by the Tianding Merchant Association arrived on Xu Fan’s communication artifact.

Cross-realm message delivery was one of the Tianding Merchant Association’s services, charging Immortal Jade or Xuanhuang aura based on the distance between realms.

"Master, I’m currently in the Mingling Immortal Realm and will return to the sect with the batch of Time Treasures in six months."

When Xu Fan read Li Xuandao’s message, he was overjoyed.

At that moment, he felt that all the human race merit and fortune he had accumulated was finally paying off.

"It’s not easy; moments like this are rare," Xu Fan sighed.

"Master, your Big Brother is here to visit~" Grape announced.

"Bring him to the courtyard~"

"Perfect timing~"

In the courtyard, there was a jar of dragon bone wine and a table full of delicious dishes.

Nearly half of the dishes were made from dragon meat.

The sect’s disciples ate their fill, reaching their limits, and only managed to finish one and a half dragons.

Xu Fan had Grape store the remaining half in the Source Realm, using nearly frozen time and the best preservation methods to keep the true dragon meat fresh.

"Brother, here’s the Xuanhuang Great Nourishing Holy Elixir I refined," Xu Fan said with a smile, handing over a jade box to his Big Brother.

"You’ve worked hard, younger brother~"

"During this time, I’ve visited various major forces and gathered countless pieces of information about the Dragon Race."

"From what I’ve deduced, the Ancestral Dragon coming to support the Dragon Immortal Palace likely came from their Divine Dragon Realm."

"To reach the Wood Origin Immortal Realm, there are at least hundreds of Immortal Realms in between, with complex relationships among the forces."

"Even the Dragon Race has to detour through the star region in some places."

"Based on the distribution map of the Immortal Realms, it would take a quasi-saint at least five hundred years to travel from the Divine Dragon Realm to the Wood Origin Immortal Realm."

"It’s possible the Dragon Race has super long-distance crossing methods, but at least for the next 200 years, the Ancestral Dragon won’t be able to reach the Wood Origin Immortal Realm," the elderly man with white hair concluded.

He had spent years gathering this information.

The elderly man had truly gone to great lengths for Xu Fan, his younger brother.

"Grape calculated about 600 years; I cut that in half, but it seems I was still off," Xu Fan said, stroking his chin.

"Within 200 years, do you have any way to stop that Ancestral Dragon? If not, I can introduce you to seek protection from a celestial dynasty," the elderly man with white hair offered.

“Celestial dynasty protection?” Xu Fan asked, somewhat puzzled.

So far, he had only heard of the Da Zhou Celestial Dynasty from his Big Brother regarding the celestial forces in the Three Thousand Realms. Seeking protection from a celestial dynasty was within Xu Fan’s considerations.

“Yes, right now, we can only connect with the Da Qian and Da Zhou Celestial Dynasties.”

“It is said that the Immortal Lord of the Da Qian Dynasty loves to eat Dragon Heart and Phoenix Liver, and has long been a mortal enemy of the Dragon Race.”

“If it weren’t for the Dragon Race summoning other wandering dragons back to the Origin World in recent years, they would probably still be in a fierce battle with the Da Qian Dynasty.”

“I have some connections in the Da Qian Dynasty. When the time comes, if you move the sect into the territory belonging to the Da Qian Dynasty, that Ancestral Dragon will not dare to come,” the elderly man with white hair said.

“Thank you, Brother, for worrying about my matter,” Xu Fan expressed his gratitude first.

“When the Ancestral Dragon of the Dragon Race arrives, I have my ways to deal with it.”

“I believe in you, younger brother,” the elderly man with white hair nodded.

After enjoying some wine and Dragon Meat, the elderly man happily left.

Xu Fan sat in the courtyard, overlooking the entire sect.

“Not bad, how has the sect been recently?” Xu Fan said lightly.

“Right now, the sect’s development is going well, Hidden Spirit Sect. All the disciples have entered the true immortal realm.”

“Among them, 208 disciples have touched the Golden Immortal Realm.”

“The academies opened by the disciples outside are all now in a profitable state.”

“Some comprehensive academies can be left to the students they have taught to replace the teachers.”

“The disciples from the Business World have established branches of their business association in various star regions of the Immortal Realm, making profits each year that match the income from the academies.”

“Currently, the sect’s treasury…”

Grape reported item by item, and Xu Fan felt a smile slowly forming at the corners of his mouth.

“The sect is getting better and better~” Xu Fan sighed with emotion.

At that moment, a flock of cranes formed from celestial energy flew across the sky, dispersing the clouds and making joyful sounds.

In the distance, a pair of phoenixes formed from fire attribute celestial energy danced lightly in the air, occasionally greeting passing disciples.

After so many years of development, these Divine Beasts formed from celestial energy had gained their own wisdom.

Although they didn’t have much fighting strength, they were highly entertaining to watch.

“What’s going on today? There are so many celestial beasts in the sky,” Xu Fan asked.

“Master, today is the day of the Dragon Soul Rain,” Grape replied.

“Haha, I suddenly forgot until you mentioned it,” Xu Fan realized.

The three Golden Immortal true dragons had their consciousness extinguished by Xu Fan, but their pure dragon souls remained.

At a specific time each year, the Postnatal Spiritual Treasure-level Spirit Gathering Formation of the Hidden Spirit Sect would consume some of the dragon soul essence to produce a rainfall of dragon souls.

This was used to nourish the beings within the Hidden Spirit Sect.

The disciples of the Hidden Spirit Sect enjoyed the Grand Dragon Feast, and the beings of Hidden Spirit Island, including flowers, plants, and trees, were also nourished.

Some spiritual herbs that had been maturing for thousands of years were even close to transforming into spirit entities.

The tree spirits and flower demons rooted on Hidden Spirit Island became especially lively.

Consequently, those who had moved to Hidden Spirit Island worshipped the Grand Elder to the utmost.

“To the Grand Elder, we dedicate ourselves!!”

As the light Dragon Soul Rain began to fall from the sky, vaguely, a virtual image of a true dragon could be seen soaring among the clouds.

Xu Fan quietly felt the energy of the Dragon Soul Rain, nodding in satisfaction.

“Not bad, although it can only barely strengthen the disciples’ spirits, it indeed has remarkable effects on those flowers, plants, trees, and the demon division,” Xu Fan observed the different revelry in Hidden Spirit Island.

Countless rare flowers and spiritual herbs were stretching their bodies, welcoming the cycle of life.

A virtual image of the Tree of All Things appeared on the plain behind the main peak, eagerly absorbing the Dragon Soul Rain.

At that moment, a golden thread suddenly appeared within the virtual image of the Tree of All Things.

“Grape, take out a dragon soul and use it as nourishment for the Tree of All Things.”