Chapter 101
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Chapter 101: A Twist of Fate~~
Xu Fan watched the flying vehicle zoom past, feeling that this is what progress in the cultivation world should look like. A world couldn’t possibly remain stagnant for over a hundred thousand years.
At this moment, Xu Fan and the others had thoroughly reviewed the contents of the jade slip, and the thought of establishing a sect in such a place filled their eyes with excitement.
"Shopkeeper, bring me ten full land communication precious artifacts of Type Two," Xu Fan ordered, the name not sounding very impressive.
"Alright!" The shopkeeper’s eyes lit up; this was quite a significant order.
After a while, a helper brought a tray to the group, which held square thin sheets made of spirit crystals.
Xu Fan picked them up and distributed one to each person, then he purchased a batch of runes from the merchant guild.
When they left, the shopkeeper wore a beaming smile. What a quality client, what delightful people, he thought as he waved goodbye to them.
In a luxurious inn in the fairy city, the ten of them were discussing their next course of action.
Xu Fan used the light shadow technique to project a virtual map of the entire central continent into the air; it was a simple map he bought from the guild.
"If we want to establish a sect, we must first register with that Elder Council," Xu Yuexian said.
"There’s no way around it. The Elder Council has absolute dominion over the central continent, and I think their philosophy is quite good," Wang Yulun remarked. In the jade slip, he had learned that all major public facilities in the central continent were established by the council.
"It is said that sects have a ranking system, with the highest being a Level Nine sect and the smallest being a Level One sect."
"Apparently, the higher the sect’s rank, the greater the power it possesses," Xu Gang added.
"Let’s not dwell on the sects right now; we need to select a location," Xu Fan said, waving his hand again. The entire map now had countless red dots appearing on it, with each red dot symbolizing a sect; the larger the dot, the higher the sect’s ranking.
"Our goal now is to find several suitable locations for establishing a sect, and then we will split up for investigation."
"The selected locations should ideally have few sects, plenty of resources, and also be easy to attract disciples," Xu Fan remarked, stroking his chin.
Just like job hunting, everyone prefers jobs that offer high pay, low demands, and are close to home, but sometimes they can only choose one.
"By the way, it would also be best if transportation is convenient, with a flying vehicle network that spans the entire central continent."
Upon hearing Xu Fan’s words, everyone rolled their eyes. Did all the good fortune have to be yours?
At that moment, Xu Gang suddenly pointed to a spot on the map and said, "Master, what about here? The Endless Sea, the Abyssal Forest, and not far from here is another fairy city."
"The key is that this area doesn’t have any sects."
Everyone looked at the place Xu Gang was pointing to, then shook their heads.
"Dear husband, such a good geographic location must have a reason for not having a sect established there," Little Xi, who sat beside Xu Gang, gently remarked.
"Since there is a problem in that area, we’ll just solve the problem."
"With Master here, what problem can’t we solve?" Xu Gang proudly declared, in his eyes, his master could do everything except give birth.
"What a silly boy," Xu Fan sighed.
"Alright, I will personally investigate that area. The rest of you find a few other spots, and we will split up when the time comes."
Afterward, everyone chose five more suitable places to establish a sect and decided to set off the next day to investigate.
The next day, Xu Fan changed his appearance and walked out of the teleportation formation in the coastal fairy city.
As Xu Fan stepped out of the teleportation formation, he immediately felt a sense of desolation in the fairy city. The city was grand and majestic, but now it seemed to be in decline.
Xu Fan guessed that this city must have been very prosperous in the past, but now it was on its last legs. Walking through the streets, he noticed that most of the shops were closed. He randomly chose a hotel and walked in.
The previously lazy waiter quickly perked up when he saw a customer. "Welcome, sir!" he said cheerfully.
Xu Fan nodded at the clever waiter, knowing that he was the perfect person to gather information from. "Bring me a few of your signature dishes and a pot of spirit tea," Xu Fan said lightly.
"Right away, sir! Please wait a moment," the waiter replied, quickly heading to the kitchen to place the order.
Since there weren’t many customers, the waiter soon returned with three dishes and a soup. "Sir, here we have deep-sea spirit shrimp, emerald crystal cage, spicy mixed blood clams, and thousand mushroom soup," he announced. Just as he was about to leave, Xu Fan stopped him.
"Wait, I have a question for you," Xu Fan said, holding up ten spirit stones to show that a good answer would be rewarded.
The waiter’s eyes lit up; this was equivalent to half a year’s wages for him. "Please ask, sir! I’ve been here for twenty years, and no one knows more about this place than I do."
"Why aren’t there any sects stationed near this fairy city? The location seems quite good," Xu Fan asked.
"This fairy city was the top fairy city in the west a thousand years ago. Back then, many sects were stationed here, including a Level Nine sect," the waiter explained.
"But as the nearby spirit ore resources were exhausted and the shallow waters of the Endless Sea were overexploited, there were no more renewable resources left along the coast."
"Gradually, the city began to decline. After several large-scale beast tides, the entire city fell into ruin, and all the original sects moved away," the waiter continued, sighing as he remembered the past glory of his ancestors.
"So there are no resources left here at all?" Xu Fan asked.
"Not exactly. There are still some spirit iron ores in the Abyssal Forest, but they’re deep within the forest where the environment is harsh and beasts roam freely, making mining difficult and not very profitable," the waiter added.
Every year, a few people like Xu Fan would ask the same questions, but they all left empty-handed. It had been hundreds of years since any sect had been stationed here.
Xu Fan tossed the ten spirit stones to the waiter, who caught them with a wide grin. "Here’s a tip for you."
"Thank you, sir!" the waiter said loudly, his voice echoing through the restaurant.
Just then, three people entered the hotel: an old man, a young girl, and a young man carrying a sword box.
Xu Fan glanced at them while eating and sighed deeply. He thought, "Fate brings us together from a thousand miles away," but this was an unfortunate twist of fate. Xu Fan immediately recognized the young man with the sword box as Ye Xiaoyao, even though he had changed his appearance and disguised the sword box.
However, Xu Fan could still recognize the precious artifact he had crafted, even if it turned to ash. He decided that after finishing his meal, he would return and establish a sect as far away from here as possible.
As he listened to the conversation of the three newcomers, Xu Fan continued to eat slowly, paying close attention to their discussion.
After paying the bill, Xu Fan left the hotel and headed back to the teleportation formation. He had made up his mind to stay as far away as possible from a sect called the Sword King Sect.
