Chapter 525

Chapter 525: Members of the Demon Division of the Hidden Spirit Sect

Xu Fan observed the newly promoted Clean Feather Beast King, a small white marten, and noted that its fighting strength seemed somewhat lacking, not quite up to the standard of a typical beast king.

He thought that even the Core Formation Stage Puppet he controlled could likely defeat it.

Just then, a squad of Core Formation Stage Puppets arrived, bringing with them a group of little white martens.

"Master, I’ve brought all of Clean Feather Beast King’s brothers and sisters," Grape reported.

Xu Fan surveyed the group of nearly a hundred little white martens.

The weakest among them was at the Nascent Soul Stage, while the strongest was the Clean Feather Beast King standing before him.

"What is your original clan?" Xu Fan inquired with interest.

"We are from the Chiyun Mingen clan, which has now been wiped out," Clean Feather Beast King replied, her voice tinged with sadness.

Their entire clan had been hunted by the serpent race, and only this group of outcast white martens had survived.

"That’s quite tragic," Xu Fan acknowledged with a nod.

In the demon race, smaller clans like theirs were constantly at risk of annihilation.

"Our Hidden Spirit Sect holds no prejudice against beast races with good intentions. You are welcome to live and work diligently here."

"Perform well, and you’ll have access to all the cultivation resources and magical tools you could desire."

Xu Fan painted a promising future for them.

"Grand Elder, submitting to a human race sect is not dishonorable, but I must ask: how did you track me down?" Clean Feather Beast King posed the question that had been on her mind.

"Your life-or-death divine technique for concealment was effective, but absorbing spiritual energy midway through was a misstep," Xu Fan explained with a smile.

The sect’s upgraded monitoring satellite system could detect spiritual energy fluctuations within its range.

"……"

Clean Feather Beast King hadn’t anticipated that a single act of absorbing spiritual energy would lead to the exposure of herself and her siblings.

"Since you’ve asked me a question, I have one for you as well: how did you come by the title Clean Feather Beast King?" Xu Fan asked, intrigued.

In the demon race, names were often chosen quite casually.

Typically, a title like "Beast King" would relate to one’s clan or their divine abilities and physical form.

"We are a variant of white martens; not only is our color different, but we also possess…"

Clean Feather Beast King glanced at the smallest, fluffiest marten.

"Little Jiu Liu, show the Grand Elder your true form," Clean Feather Beast King instructed.

The little white marten, still somewhat dazed, quickly complied, "Yes, big sister!"

Then, a slender little white marten with wings appeared.

The sight of the pure white wings made everything clear to Xu Fan.

"Ah, so that’s the origin of the ‘feather’ in your name," Xu Fan remarked with a smile.

"Alright, enough of this idle chatter."

"Grape, present the terms for the external positions and let them decide if they’re acceptable."

A light curtain appeared in front of a group of little white martens, displaying the resources each little white marten could receive annually, with detailed divisions for each realm.

Clean Feather Beast King shifted her gaze to the treatment level of the beast king status.

"One custom artifact, one heavenly Qing Ling energy cave, one day of training in the five elemental origins sacred land every year, and a complete set of core techniques personally customized by the Grand Elder."

There were many more benefits that Clean Feather Beast King didn’t even glance at; her mind was consumed by a single thought.

Is the human race really this wealthy now?

After a moment, Clean Feather Beast King turned around.

She saw her brothers and sisters staring at her with tear-filled eyes.

As the eldest sister, she understood exactly what those looks meant.

"Grand Elder, Spirit Cut Elder, is the treatment listed here truly accurate?"

Clean Feather Beast King’s voice trembled slightly; it was too much for her to believe.

"If you think it’s too little, Grape, your customization standards must be off!" Xu Fan mused.

"There’s nothing wrong; in the demon race, this treatment is entirely fitting for a beast king," Grape replied, though her voice also carried a hint of uncertainty.

"Since Clean Feather Beast King will be protecting Yuexian, let’s triple this treatment," Xu Fan declared, his gaze settling on Clean Feather Beast King.

"Additionally, this elder will also deduce a suitable technique for your unique white martens," Xu Fan added after a moment of thought, knowing that as his apprentice’s bodyguard, Clean Feather’s fighting strength couldn’t be lacking.

At that moment, Clean Feather Beast King trembled even more intensely.

It was as if a worker earning a monthly salary of 5,000 suddenly had an HR representative from another company offer them 100,000 during a meeting.

Clean Feather Beast King, with her hand metaphorically on the heavenly door handle, made the only logical choice.

"Grand Elder, I accept," Clean Feather Beast King said.

"Welcome to the Hidden Spirit Sect; you will be the first member of the beast department," Xu Fan welcomed her warmly.

Beside them, the previously fierce Spirit Cut Elder’s expression softened, becoming noticeably more amiable.

At that moment, a blood-colored formation materialized in the sky.

"Now we complete the final step: signing an oath with the fortune of our sect," Xu Fan said with a smile.

"Simply pledge a heavenly path oath and drop your blood into the formation to officially complete the contract."

Clean Feather Beast King nodded and gently touched her forehead with her paw.

A drop of bright red blood floated toward the formation.

The other little white martens followed her lead.

In no time, dozens of heavenly Dao contract chains connected the little white martens to the fortune of the Hidden Spirit Sect.

Once the contract was complete, Xu Fan smiled.

"Grape, take Clean Feather Beast King to the treasury to select three spiritual tools for immediate use; you can handle the custom artifact arrangements," Xu Fan instructed.

At present, the Hidden Spirit Sect lacked nothing but basic spiritual tools, which the artifact masters of the Moon Fox Clan could easily craft under Grape’s supervision.

"Yes, Master."

"Additionally, construct a small island for the beast department near Hidden Spirit Island for rest and training," Xu Fan added.

"Understood, Master."

A Core Formation Stage Puppet appeared, escorting Clean Feather Beast King and the little white martens to the sect’s treasury.

"Grand Elder, are you planning to recruit from the beast race?" Respected Elder Spirit Cut inquired.

Xu Fan nodded.

"In the demon race, there are many small clans struggling to survive; they bear no enmity toward the human race and can be swayed to our side with just a little incentive."

"True, just like Clean Feather Beast King; her treatment in the demon race doesn’t even compare to what our disciples in the Hidden Spirit Sect receive."

"Earlier, to save herself, she emptied out all her artifacts and spirit objects."

At this, Spirit Cut chuckled, the scenario reminiscent of a beggar scraping together their last possessions.

"Truly pitifully poor."

"That’s why we should attract these beast kings in the future to help build the Hidden Spirit Sect," Xu Fan said with a smile.

"Grand Elder, feel free to recruit; as long as it’s not the Invincible Beast King, I can handle them," Spirit Cut declared confidently, waving his hand.

"Of course, without Respected Elder Spirit Cut overseeing things, I wouldn’t dare recruit these beast kings as external members."

Xu Fan adeptly played his part in the conversation.