Chapter 1094

Chapter 1094: Increased Consumption

"Luckily, my true form has returned; otherwise, the avatar I left in the Mystical Space might not have been able to defeat this Junior Sister."

"The disciples in the sect have become increasingly extraordinary over the years. I need to remind them to update their battle data quickly; otherwise, they might end up as the classic background characters," the disciple said.

"Grape, I need to update my fighting strength data; I’ve mastered the Path of Arrows source immortal spell," the disciple said, looking up at the sky of the Source Realm.

"Please test your fighting strength data at the top level of the Endless Tower," Grape’s voice echoed.

Meanwhile, after her challenge failure, Xiao Luofan frowned at the challenge list.

She requested permission from Grape to fight in the North Desolate Immortal Realm, but Grape gave her a challenge that seemed easy to her.

To go to the North Desolate Immortal Realm, she needed to defeat three true immortal disciples with mid-level fighting strength in the sect.

At first, she thought she might barely win or at least tie.

However, she never expected to lose so badly.

She challenged five and was completely dominated in every match, never getting a single chance to fight back.

At that moment, she began to doubt her own fighting strength.

In the Sutra Pavilion, Zhang Xueling watched his Junior Sister and chuckled.

"Junior Sister might have some misunderstandings about herself and the methods the sect uses to teach its disciples."

"Junior Sister feels that her fighting strength can match a true immortal, which isn’t wrong."

"But there are differences among true immortals," Zhang Xueling said cheerfully.

"For example, the idle true immortals in the Immortal Realm; you could take on ten of them without any problem."

"However, the true immortal brothers in the sect are another story. Just pulling one out, even if they are slightly mediocre, they could fight off dozens of idle true immortals effortlessly."

"Here, I must say one thing to you, Junior Sister; your heart is a bit restless."

"Having too much talent and progressing too quickly isn’t necessarily a good thing," Zhang Xueling said leisurely while holding a book.

"So what you lack now isn’t just a little battle experience, but your heart and your path for the future." Zhang Xueling summoned a jade slip from the depths of the Sutra Pavilion with a flick of his hand.

"The Heart Searching Record, a rare technique for improving one’s mindset in the Immortal Realm."

"As long as you fully cultivate the mundane heart record stage of this technique, it will benefit you greatly," Zhang Xueling said like an older brother.

"Thank you, Senior Brother," Xiao Luofan said with a calm expression as she accepted the jade slip.

"I know you bear the enmity of your older brother, so you need to rely more on techniques and external powers for your mindset."

"You need to understand that behind you is the entire sect, and your enemies are also the enemies of the entire sect," Zhang Xueling said as he took out two pieces of Golden Immortal Dragon Jerky and handed them to Xiao Luofan.

"Such a nourishing gift is of little use to me; you should take it to strengthen your immortal foundation."

"When a fellow disciple comes to seek advice, I must give something in return."

"Take it; as long as the Grand Elder doesn’t chase me away, I will stay in the Sutra Pavilion. Having these two pieces of Golden Immortal Dragon Jerky here is just wasteful."

Xiao Luofan looked at the two pieces of Golden Immortal Dragon Jerky in her hands and suddenly felt a warmth in her heart.

She thought about her childhood with her brother, who always seemed to have some delicious food in his hands.

"Thank you, Senior Brother~" Xiao Luofan said softly.

"Junior Sister, keep it up! Our lineage will rely on you in the future," Zhang Xueling encouraged.

Xiao Luofan nodded firmly.

As seasons changed, a year had passed.

The Hidden Spirit Sect remained unchanged, and the branch in the North Desolate Immortal Realm also entered a calm period.

Everything seemed normal, but Xu Fan faced a problem.

He found that in his last ten thousand years, the consumption of Time Treasures had doubled.

Originally, the Time Treasure could accelerate thirty-five thousand years, but now, with doubled consumption, it could only accelerate twenty-two thousand years at most.

"I did similar calculations before; why didn’t I foresee this?" Xu Fan gritted his teeth. He was on the verge of becoming a Golden Immortal, and this issue arose at the worst time.

"Master, could it be that your cultivation technique is too extraordinary and not accepted by the Immortal Realm?"

"Especially during the final breakthrough to the Golden Immortal stage…"

Grape paused and didn’t continue.

The Wheel of Three Thousand Paths appeared behind Xu Fan, instantly doubling the consumption in the entire Time Acceleration Small World.

Alarmed, Xu Fan quickly retracted the Wheel of Three Thousand Paths.

Xu Fan stepped out of the Time Acceleration Small World and returned to his courtyard.

He lay in a lounge chair, staring at the sky.

At that moment, Xu Fan suddenly felt like giving up.

"Should I go to the Da Zhou Celestial Dynasty and rely on Big Brother?"

"Or take the sect to the Da Qian Celestial Dynasty to live freely?"

"If all else fails, I could lead the sect to wander the star region and avoid all these troubles."

Xu Fan sighed deeply.

"Grape, recalculate how many Time Treasures are needed to fully accelerate the remaining eight thousand years," Xu Fan asked.

"Master, since you entered the last ten thousand years, the consumption has been increasing every year."

"According to my calculations, you will need Time Treasures equivalent to accelerating a hundred thousand years to speed up the last eight thousand years," Grape replied.

"A hundred thousand years’ worth of Time Treasures…"

"Grape, are there other Immortal Realms besides the Wood Origin Immortal Realm that produce a lot of Time Treasures?" Xu Fan asked.

"The Tianlong Realm, the Divine Dragon Realm, and nearby Immortal Realms along the edge of the Three Thousand Realms also produce Time Treasures relatively easily," Grape answered.

"Edge of the Three Thousand Realms? At our Hidden Spirit Island’s speed, it would take thousands of years to get there."

"Forget it, it’s better to prepare to run away and take Big Brother along," Xu Fan thought aloud.

In Xu Fan’s view, the best way to deal with the dragon race Ancestral Dragon was to flee to a place in the star region where celestial secrets were chaotic.

As for relying on Big Brother and the Da Qian Celestial Dynasty, Xu Fan only thought about it.

If he sought refuge there, with those major forces helping to block such a huge cause and effect, it would be a headache to deal with later.

At that moment, the elderly man with white hair who received the notice hurried over.

Seeing Xu Fan’s expression, he quickly said, "Younger brother, what’s wrong?"

"Brother, the situation has changed; we need to run away together," Xu Fan said with a bitter smile.

"Run away? Didn’t the major forces of the human race agree to protect you from the dragon race Ancestral Dragon?" The elderly man with white hair asked in confusion.

"In this case, where even the slightest mistake could lead to the destruction of the sect, I can only trust myself," Xu Fan shook his head.

"Then I will take your few master nephews and leave with you," the elderly man with white hair said without hesitation.

For him, wherever Xu Fan went, he would follow. That was the right choice.

"I’ll have Grape prepare some more and plan the route; I’ll notify you when it’s time to leave," Xu Fan said.

"Is there really no other way?" the elderly man with white hair asked one last time.

"There is, unless there are a lot of Time Treasures."