Chapter 109
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Chapter 109: Thousand-Hand Illusion
Xu Gang alone managed to suppress tens of thousands of beasts that had landed from the giant lake.
"Hmm, this is what a proper cannon should look like," Xu Fan remarked with satisfaction, stroking his chin.
Clad in Artifact-level Spiritual Energy Armor, Xu Gang seemed to have unlocked an infinite source of magical power, relentlessly unleashing his ultimate moves on the beasts below.
Occasionally, a Golden Core stage beast would swoop down from the sky, only to be swiftly brought down by Xu Gang’s electromagnetic spear.
"Master, how long can my brother keep this up? Even with the Spiritual Energy Armor, it must be exhausting," Xu Yuexian said, appearing beside Xu Fan.
"These are minor challenges. Don’t underestimate your brother just because he seems straightforward. Have you mastered the final and most important secret technique I gave you?" Xu Fan inquired.
"Not yet, but I’ve started learning it," Xu Yuexian replied.
The final technique, known as the Illusory Three Realms Body, already bore traces of the Dao.
"Your brother has already mastered it," Xu Fan said, having carefully crafted a grand technique for each of his disciples.
"Brother is incredible!" she exclaimed, fully aware of the difficulty of the last secret technique Xu Fan had bestowed.
"Sometimes, being single-minded and finding one’s own path has its advantages."
"Perhaps you haven’t mastered it because you’re too clever," Xu Fan said with a smile.
His words left Xu Yuexian deep in thought.
At that moment, Xu Fan’s other two favored disciples appeared by his side.
Wang Xiangchi watched as his senior brother single-handedly suppressed tens of thousands of beasts with relentless bombardment, a flicker of awe in his eyes. Every time he witnessed his senior brother in action, it made him question his own swordsmanship.
Even though he had reached the Golden Core stage, matching his senior brother’s level, he doubted he could defeat him, perhaps not even getting close enough to use his flying sword.
In contrast, Li Xingci remained calm and composed.
Just then, a massive beast appeared in the distance.
"A Nascent Soul stage beast!" Xu Yuexian exclaimed, eager to help, but Xu Fan held her back.
"Your brother is in the middle of a good fight. If you jump in now to steal the kill, he’ll resent you."
"It’s just a Nascent Soul stage beast. One cannon shot will take care of it," Xu Fan said lightly, confident that his disciples could handle even higher-level beasts.
Sure enough, Xu Gang, still in the midst of his bombardment, grew excited at the sight of the Nascent Soul stage beast.
"Master, I’ve made some progress with the last secret technique you gave me."
"Today, I’ll show it to you, Master."
Xu Gang’s voice echoed across the heavens and earth as he formed a strange hand seal, summoning a thousand hands behind him to take over the task of forming the seals.
He hurled a solid ball of refined meteorite into the air, where it was seized by the spiritual energy of the thousand-handed illusion.
"Armstrong Rotating Jet Cannon!"
The entire space seemed to freeze as a basketball-sized shell, crackling with lightning, shot toward the newly appeared Nascent Soul stage beast. Everywhere the shell passed, beasts were vaporized, including the Nascent Soul stage beast.
‘Boom!’ The Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake erupted into massive waves.
Several Nascent Soul stage beasts lurking in the distance retreated, while the beasts already onshore fled back to their familiar havens, as if rushing home to gather their clothes in a downpour.
As the thousand-hand illusion behind Xu Gang slowly faded after the beasts retreated, an expression of longing lingered on Xu Gang’s face, wondering when he would be able to fight freely again.
All the spectators were stunned by Xu Gang’s final shot.
"Master, how did you find my last technique, the Body of All Methods?" Xu Gang, dressed in Spiritual Energy Armor, flew over, seemingly seeking praise.
"Your illusion only has ten moving hands; what’s there to boast about?"
"However, your last shot was quite impressive," Xu Fan said with a smile.
Upon hearing Xu Fan’s praise, Xu Gang grinned.
In the distance, Pang Fu and his son had just emerged from their shock.
"How about that? My judgment isn’t wrong, right? This is Master Xu’s top disciple, and he has four more like him."
"In a sect like this, rising to prominence is just a matter of time. What we need to do now is play an important role in the sect’s rise."
"Even in the future, when entering the Immortal Realm, we need to continue," Pang Fu said to his son.
"I believe in your ideas, Dad," Pang Shuo nodded, his silly expression flashing with excitement.
The most unfortunate thing in life is when someone else has already planned your future, yet it is also the greatest fortune.
"Shuo’er, organize the investigation report for me. I need to meet Elder Xu."
"Sure."
In the training hall, Xu Fan was troubled about the spirit stones.
"With less than a hundred million spirit stones left, my sense of security is gone," Xu Fan sighed.
Although he had many good items around him, none were for sale.
"I wonder how Pang Fu’s investigation went."
"If it drags on for a few more months, several large projects will have to be suspended."
The mining puppets and underwater battle puppets had been completed to more than half, but the spirit stones needed to operate the puppets required a massive amount.
Just the tool puppets constructed on the island consumed over five hundred thousand spirit stones daily.
At that moment, Pang Fu approached Xu Fan holding a jade slip.
"Elder Xu, this is the result of my investigation. Please take a look," Pang Fu said respectfully.
"There’s no need to be so formal, Brother Pang," Xu Fan said, a bit unaccustomed to it.
"Every country has its laws, and every sect has its rules," Pang Fu stated formally.
Xu Fan said nothing more and began to review the jade slip.
"Spiritual Energy Armor and vehicle-type artifacts."
"Is the Spiritual Energy Armor too flashy?" Xu Fan asked.
"No, because similar Spiritual Energy Armor is produced by the Heavenly Artifact Sect in Zhongzhou," Pang Fu explained, producing a set of precious artifacts that leaned slightly towards ancient armor.
"Such armor has around six or seven types on the market, but none are as good as the two high-quality sets you gave me, and they are expensive."
"If we can mass-produce it, slightly reduce the power of the Spiritual Energy Armor, and make it a bit cheaper, once it hits the market, it will definitely sell well."
"As for the vehicle-type artifact, we’ll stick with this model."
"With these two powerful items, we can certainly earn a large amount of spirit stones for the sect in a short time," Pang Fu said. When establishing the Business Hall, Xu Fan had told him that artifacts could be mass-produced, but he had not revealed many details.
"Can’t the palm-sized farm work?" Xu Fan asked.
"We have the Medicinal Fairy Valley, so the planting-type artifacts have no market," Pang Fu shook his head.
"Alright, I understand."
"Grapes," Xu Fan called out.
The Heart of the Puppet quickly appeared beside Xu Fan.
"Master, what’s your command?"
"How long will it take to modify the existing palm-sized farm production line to produce Spiritual Energy Armor, and what materials are needed?"
"Also, have my soul puppet refine a hundred sets of artifact-level Spiritual Energy Armor and a hundred sets of precious artifact-level Spiritual Energy Armor," Xu Fan instructed.
"We’ll discuss the vehicle-type artifacts after the spirit iron ore is collected from the lakebed."
