Chapter 123

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Chapter 123: Star Ship

"Master, don’t rush."

"After I took down that beast race corpse puppet and made sure it was safe, I gathered the space rings from over a dozen Nascent Soul Stage cultivators," Xu Yuexian continued, her voice speeding up as she noticed her master clenching his fist.

"In one of those space rings, I found a secret technique that can store a shattered small world, and coincidentally, there was a matching spatial artifact there."

"So, I decided to bring it directly to you."

Xu Yuexian then produced a crystal ball imbued with spatial attributes, inside which a tiny small world was visible.

"With my Nascent Soul Stage cultivation, I was just able to bring back that shattered small world," Xu Yuexian said, looking quite pleased with herself.

"Let me see what you’ve been talking about. If it’s not up to my expectations…"

Xu Fan gave Xu Yuexian a stern look and said, "You might as well stay on Hidden Spirit Island forever."

Taking the crystal ball, he began to inspect it closely.

"Holy cow!!!"

"A Star Ship!!!"

Xu Fan leapt up in astonishment. Having spent many years on the central continent, he had gathered a lot of information about Floating Sky Ships.

The only sect in the cultivation world capable of crafting giant ships is the Heavenly Artifact Sect, which categorizes them into three levels: Sea Ship, Star Ship, and Universe Ship.

Sea Ships are capable of navigating the depths of the Endless Sea, like the Floating Sky Ship from Que Tian Gate, which is a large, beginner-level Taoist artifact.

Star Ships can explore the Extreme Void Domain to collect resources and are considered large, top-tier Taoist artifacts, with very few existing in the entire cultivation world.

Universe Ships have the capability to break through this realm and traverse myriad worlds, falling into the celestial tool category; currently, the Heavenly Artifact Sect owns just one.

Personally, Xu Fan prefers to call them spaceships.

Seeing the semi-finished Star Ship within that shattered world made Xu Fan’s hair stand on end. This surprise was beyond anything he could have imagined.

If any word of this got out, the entire Hidden Spirit Sect wouldn’t see another sunrise.

It’s like finding money; when you see billions in cash right in front of you, it’s no longer just money—it’s a potential disaster.

Now Xu Fan understood why Xu Yuexian was so anxious.

His heart was pounding hard.

"I need a moment to calm down; then you can explain everything in detail."

"Also, did any of the Nascent Soul Stage cultivators’ Nascent Souls escape?" Xu Fan asked. If even one escaped and leaked the news, he would have to take the entire sect to seek refuge with the Heavenly Artifact Sect.

If this treasure couldn’t be contained by our sect’s fortune, it would surely end up benefiting someone else, likely the child of fate in this world.

"All the Nascent Souls were consumed by that beast race corpse puppet. I counted carefully, and not a single one escaped," Xu Yuexian said seriously. She could joke earlier, but not now—any more jokes and she’d be in real trouble.

"Good."

After drinking a few cups of calming tea, Xu Fan settled down and continued to examine the Star Ship in the shattered world.

"This beast race Star Ship has its main structure already built. What’s missing are the overall rune engravings, and the interior space still needs to be designed by me."

At that moment, Xu Fan pulled out a jade butterfly from the shattered world and began to examine it.

"How thoughtful; it even includes the complete ship’s rune formation diagram. It’s great; I can refer to it in the future."

"The entire hull is made from the legendary Star Tree’s trunk—talk about luxury! Too bad there’s no leftover material."

"Right now, this thing’s just a rough draft of a ship. If I were to really work on it, I’d have to wait until I reach the Transformation Stage."

Xu Fan calculated how long it would take him to reach the Transformation Stage and suddenly felt a bit deflated.

"This hot potato—I’ll stash it away for now."

"Wait until one of you reaches the Great Ascension stage and can handle it. For now, it’s staying sealed," Xu Fan said.

"I was thinking the same thing. Selling it straight to the Heavenly Artifact Sect would be a huge loss. It’s better to keep it for Master," Xu Yuexian said with a smile.

After handing over the broken world to Xu Fan, Xu Yuexian finally felt at ease.

"Good job this time. What reward do you want?"

That last sentence saved Xu Yuexian’s image in Xu Fan’s eyes.

"Hehe, Master, could you upgrade my whole set of precious artifacts and maybe craft some third-tier bullets for me?" Xu Yuexian said with a grin.

Xu Fan had started to care less about upgrading his disciples’ gear. They were all grown up now, and it was time for them to show some respect to their master. As for new equipment, it would depend on their performance.

"Oh, my bad. You’re already at the Nascent Soul stage and still using third-tier artifacts," Xu Fan said, pretending to be surprised.

"Master gave me these artifacts back in my Golden Core stage, and they’re still working fine. Isn’t that a reward from you?"

"So, I’ll have to trouble you, Master," Xu Yuexian replied.

It’s no secret that in the cultivation world, her collection of artifacts was top-tier, all custom-made and of the highest quality.

This was the kind of treatment reserved for the top prodigies of elite sects.

"Easy. I’ll upgrade all your artifacts."

"For this month, just stay in the sect, chat with your brother, and spend some time teaching your little nephew."

"Balance work and rest—that’s the way of heaven," Xu Fan said.

"Got it~~"

In the most secret underground factory of Hidden Spirit Island, Xu Fan stood before the main body of Grape.

"Scan the Star Ship data in this broken world and come up with a renovation plan and rune formations suitable for the human race."

"Also, see if you can merge with this broken world. I remember leaving a spatial module specifically for you to transform into a small world later," Xu Fan said, looking at the purple cube.

"One Soul Crystal, 100 pounds of time-space sand, one Star Stone, one liter of each of the five elemental origins, and a piece of Yang Fire Spirit."

"Oh, jot that down. We’ll talk about it later," Xu Fan said, joking that selling the entire Hidden Spirit Island might just cover the cost of the time-space sand.

Xu Fan placed the crystal ball on top of the purple cube, and Grape’s main body began to emit spiritual light as it scanned the crystal ball.

"The renovation plan and the ship’s rune formations will take 50 years of computing power. Should I start?"

"Go ahead," Xu Fan replied. After all, he had created Grape for exactly this kind of work.

At that moment, all the puppets on Hidden Spirit Island paused briefly before resuming their tasks.

A day later, in the artifact crafting room on the main peak, a two-meter-long spear phantom appeared above Xu Fan, covered in dense runes and resembling Xu Yuexian’s original spear.

"A fourth-tier precious artifact sniper cannon, paired with fourth-tier bullets, should be able to seriously injure Transformation Stage demon beasts."

"For regular attacks, it can compress air and spiritual energy directly, saving bullets while still packing a punch."

"I’ll also add an electromagnetic mode."

"Wait, never mind—there’s not enough space for the rune formations. Let’s leave it as is for now."

Xu Fan spent a full six days designing and crafting the fourth-tier precious artifact sniper cannon.

The rest of Xu Yuexian’s gear—spiritual energy armor, short sword, clothing armor, spirit storage ring, space ring, spiritual energy bracelet, myriad law bracelet, shoes, and headpiece—was all upgraded, except for her personal clothing.

"Next time you surprise me like this, I’ll upgrade your whole set to Taoist artifacts."

Looking at his masterpiece, Xu Fan said proudly that with this set of gear, Xu Yuexian should have no trouble taking down a Transformation Stage demon beast.