Chapter 119
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Chapter 119: Ye Chen
After Qiu Ziyuan left, Zhou Kailing spoke up, “Master, how did you see through Qiu’s talent back then?”
“Everyone has different talents; it’s easy to spot. Just like your Small Poop Rain Technique back in the day,” Xu Fan laughed.
During these ten years, Zhou Kailing had been learning closely from Xu Fan. Although she couldn’t compare to the Xu Fan of the past, she stood out among other Creation Spirit Masters due to her remarkable talent.
Xu Fan had reviewed information about Creation Spirit Masters; this profession was becoming increasingly sought after. It usually took years to invent a new spell or technique.
A diligent and capable Creation Spirit Master could spend a lifetime developing one solid technique.
“Master, you’re making fun of me again,” Zhou Kailing said with mild frustration, but inside she felt proud, as her Small Poop Rain Technique had evolved into a Poop Tornado by now.
“Master, I recently created a new spell; please critique it.”
As Zhou Kailing spoke, she extended a finger toward the lake’s surface.
Metal and fire attributes fused at her fingertip, forming a bullet.
‘Bang~’
The bullet turned into a streak of light, flying far away.
“Your idea is good; it consumes little spiritual energy, has decent attack power, and high potential for development later on. It’s a nice spell,” Xu Fan said, causing Zhou Kailing’s lips to curl into a slight smile. She rarely received praise from her master over the years.
“However, you asked for my critique right after creating it, which is just asking for criticism,” Xu Fan changed his tone.
“You know how guns work; your spell relied directly on the force of the explosion to propel it.”
“The accuracy is poor, the range is short, and it doesn’t fully take advantage of its potential.”
Xu Fan took out an artifact-level bullet from his space ring and tossed it to his disciple.
“Concentrate the bullets like this; their power will increase at least by double.”
As Xu Fan spoke, he extended a finger toward the sky, and a long sniper bullet appeared, with a barrel formed from wind attributes surrounding it.
‘Bang~’
A large white bird that had been soaring freely in the sky began its free fall.
Zhou Kailing watched the bird drop from a thousand meters up, swallowing hard; it was a thousand meters high and using the same spiritual energy as her.
“This is a spell I created when I was at the fifth layer of Qi Refinement. It’s just weak, so I never used it,” Xu Fan explained.
“You’re twenty years old this year, and since you came in, you haven’t left the sect. When Chief Pang returns, you can go out with him and visit the various fairy cities on the central continent. I’ll give you one year off,” Xu Fan said.
It wasn’t good for a group of young men around twenty to be cooped up in the sect, so Xu Fan often arranged various tasks for them to go out and gain experience.
“Master, I don’t want to go out,” Zhou Kailing admitted, feeling she hadn’t learned enough and didn’t want to leave Xu Fan’s side.
“You know the Shadow Technique, right? A year from now, I want to see photos of the bustling streets of twenty-four fairy cities and hear about the major events that happened there,” Xu Fan continued, ignoring Zhou Kailing. There was only room for one recluse in the sect.
“Understood,” Zhou Kailing could only reply helplessly.
“By the way, I remember when you first came, you mentioned wanting to return to your village and marry a girl named Xiaocui after becoming a cultivator.”
“When you go, have Chief Pang help you with that childhood wish of yours,” Xu Fan said with a smile.
“Master, the junior brother who just returned from his mission brought me some news.”
"Three years ago, Sister Xiaocui got married. It seems I was destined to have a connection with her, but not a future together," Zhou Kailing said with a hint of sadness. In their village, marrying Sister Xiaocui was every child’s dream.
"Well, fate can be quite cruel," Xu Fan could only express his regret.
Just then, Xu Fan suddenly pulled his fishing rod, and a one-meter-long Qianhu fish was hooked.
"Not bad! We’ll have fish soup tonight."
At that moment, a drone flew in from a distance. Xu Fan placed the large bird inside, planning to add it to tonight’s meal.
Xu Fan had been living this peaceful life for nearly five years, focusing on heart cultivation and refining his character. He found it far more fulfilling than a life of constant conflict.
"Let’s go. Your Fourth Senior Brother will be back soon. You two should spend some time bonding."
Xu Fan stepped onto a cloud and floated gently with Zhou Kailing toward Hidden Spirit Island.
Meanwhile, the giant turtle they had been riding began to descend to the lakebed. It was one of the twelve little turtles from before. Thanks to Xu Fan’s spirit feeding pills, they had all reached the Foundation Establishment Stage and had even developed intelligence.
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In a fairy city on the central continent, a young girl was riding a Cloud Flower Deer.
"Little Flower Deer, the central continent is so vast. How are we supposed to find him?" the girl asked.
“Ying ying~~”
"Are you saying I’ll just stumble upon him because I’m lucky?" the girl replied, sounding skeptical.
The Cloud Flower Deer nodded.
"Alright then, let’s wander around and see. I wonder how my husband is doing now."
When she heard about the Beast Race Invasion of Xiangzhou, she begged her master to save her husband, but her master dismissed her with a single sentence.
"Your little husband has already fled to another state. Focus on your cultivation, and you can go find him later."
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At the Sword King Sect, the transformed Ye Xiaoyao was observing a Foundation Establishment Stage artifact master crafting a fifth-level precious artifact flying sword.
After a while, the artifact master finished engraving the final rune, and the flying sword began to glow with spiritual light.
"Brother Ye, the last Water Cloud Sword is complete."
The artifact master handed the finished Qiusui Sword to Ye Xiaoyao—now known as Ye Chen.
"Thank you, Brother Wu, for your hard work," Ye Xiaoyao said gratefully.
"Don’t mention it! Brother Ye, you saved my life. Besides, without those precious treasures containing runes you provided, I couldn’t have crafted this fifth-level artifact," the young artifact master said, scratching his head.
"Too bad your good brother isn’t here. Otherwise, this Qiusui Sword could have been even better," Old Sword remarked in Ye Xiaoyao’s mind.
"Sigh, little Fan… I don’t even know where he is now."
Those precious treasures containing runes were originally meant for Xu Fan, but with Xiangzhou fallen, finding Xu Fan anytime soon seemed unlikely.
"I’ll find your good brother eventually. For now, let’s focus on turning this kid into a master craftsman. His temperament and character are exceptional; investing in him will definitely pay off."
"You still need twelve artifact-level flying swords. Once you have them, the Thousand Sword Sealing Sky Sword Formation will be complete," Old Sword added.
"Don’t worry about time. With me around, time is the one thing we have plenty of."
"Alright."
Ye Xiaoyao then looked at the talented artifact master and said, "It was no trouble at all. As for the rune treasures, they’re no use to me. It’s better they go to you."
"Thank you, Brother Ye! From now on, I’ll handle all your flying swords," the artifact master said, his youthful face beaming with excitement. He felt he had met the best brother and a true confidant in the world.
