Chapter 170
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Chapter 170: With a single Golden Core swallowed, I realize my fate is not determined by heaven.
In front of the time chamber, Xu Gang stood guard with his fellow disciples, admiring the phenomena in the sky.
As soon as the phenomena began, Grape immediately activated the formation Xu Fan had prepared earlier, creating a super-sized Spirit Sealing Formation that surrounded all the phenomena.
Last time, when Xu Fan broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, the phenomena were concealed by the system, preventing great beings from noticing, but the unusual spiritual energy fluctuations were still sensed by some. This led to the disbandment of the Que Tian Gate after being invaded by the Beast Race, and the incident ended without resolution.
This time, Xu Fan was fully prepared.
"How many divine paths does Master truly master? The phenomena during this breakthrough are astonishing," Wang Xiangchi marveled at the sky. When he broke through from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core, his phenomena only featured a celestial sword imprint on the Golden Core, and it lasted only a short time.
As the phenomena in the sky multiplied, a brush and a pen suddenly overshadowed all the other manifestations.
The Celestial Pen began to compose the divine paths, and all disciples gazing at the sky were swept into comprehension.
At that moment, only a series of "Wow" could describe Li Xuandao’s feelings.
As the only person in the Hidden Spirit Sect who had seen the grand world, he understood what the phenomena in the sky represented. With the current phenomena and their duration, this big shot would at least rank above the Golden Immortal level in the future.
"The big shot has gotten even bigger. I guess I need to think about how to hang on tighter," Li Xuandao sighed as he felt his contributions seemed unworthy.
As time passed, the phenomena lasted for 9 days, and finally, a Golden Core appeared in the sky, shining like the sun.
As the Golden Core emerged, all the phenomena seemed to find their destination, converging toward it and forming strange runes that attached to the surface of the Golden Core.
With radiant spiritual light, the Golden Core gradually shrank and slowly descended toward the time chamber.
As the saying goes, with a single Golden Core swallowed, I realize my fate is not determined by heaven.
Xu Fan, once aging, slowly returned to his original appearance, his murky eyes now clear, filled with profound wisdom containing countless divine paths.
"The experience of turning into an old man is really unpleasant."
Xu Fan got up, stretched, and stepped out toward the time chamber’s entrance.
Once outside, he first bowed deeply to the disciples in front of the time chamber, exclaiming loudly, "Congratulations, Master, on your advancement to the Golden Core stage!!"
Then, over 2,200 disciples of the sect gathered at the main peak, kneeling and exuberantly saying, "Congratulations, Grand Elder, on advancing to the Golden Core stage!!!"
The sound echoed throughout Hidden Spirit Island, even the usually proud auspicious beast Little Flower Deer and Tianji Turtle appeared in the main peak’s dojo, kneeling in worship and releasing three-colored auspicious light, illuminating the entire sky.
Xu Fan looked at the greeting ceremony and felt a bit uncomfortable; it was just a breakthrough to the Golden Core stage, and yet the spectacle resembled an arduous struggle for survival.
"Everyone, stand up. It’s just a breakthrough to the Golden Core stage; there’s no need to make such a big fuss," Xu Fan softly said, his voice reaching everyone’s ears.
After reaching the Golden Core stage, Xu Fan felt a hundred times more robust than before; within the area he could perceive, he felt like a deity.
In the dojo at the main peak, Xu Fan looked at his six disciples, nodding in satisfaction.
"I have reached the Golden Core stage; my alchemy and artifact crafting have now entered the master level."
"Now, pause your cultivation practices. After the Golden Core stage, I have gained new insights into the Five Elements Technique. You will all need to restart your training to build the foundation of your path to immortality."
"As for everything else, I have nothing to say; I am very satisfied with your current cultivation and fighting strength."
"Do not go outside the sect for now. Stay here and wait until I have reorganized and upgraded your divine abilities before you venture out. This way, you can escape should you encounter a great beast."
"Understood, Master," the six disciples obediently replied.
Three months later, above the Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake, Xu Fan sat on a purple turtle shell, fishing.
"Finally, I can live a life like a salted fish once again."
After stabilizing his cultivation after the Golden Core advancement, Xu Fan rewarded himself with three months of leisurely time, entrusting important matters to his avatar.
"However, it’s been over a decade since I focused on the sect; things have changed quite a bit," Xu Fan remarked, gazing at the turtle he was riding.
"A purple spiritual turtle with spatial attributes seems unprecedented in the cultivation world. Should I give you a name?" Xu Fan mused while staring at the lake’s surface.
Just then, his avatar Xu Fan appeared behind his main body.
"Main body, the Transformation Stage puppets you requested have been crafted. Next time, hand such matters over to the second one," the avatar Xu Fan coldly replied before vanishing into a blue light that merged back into Xu Fan.
"Could you tone down the arrogance a bit, just because you’re an avatar?" Xu Fan chuckled but then frowned as the avatar’s memories flooded into his mind.
"I had hoped to take it easy using my avatar, but the experience is quite different from what I imagined. It seems I need to refine my techniques further," Xu Fan thought, slightly disappointed.
Xu Fan picked up the storage bag left by his avatar, retrieving six enhanced Transformation Stage puppets.
"I didn’t expect the cost of the Transformation Stage puppets to be over twenty times that of the Nascent Soul stage; it looks like large-scale production will take some time," Xu Fan said regretfully, though he had anticipated this.
"Grape," Xu Fan called out.
"Master, I’m here."
"The cultivator who ambushed Xu Yuexian is currently at Jiuzhi Fairy City. Control these puppets and eliminate him."
"I have recorded that person’s soul essence into the puppets. If possible, capture him alive; if not, bring back his head," Xu Fan instructed, marking Xu Yuexian’s grievance as his top priority after advancing to the Golden Core stage, even placing the sect’s defense system upgrade behind it.
"Understood."
Grape immediately controlled the six puppets, flying toward Lin Sen Fairy City, where Li Xingci’s Rebirth Servants would assist in bringing them into Jiuzhi Fairy City.
"Alright, I’ve had my downtime for three months; it’s time to get back to business."
"The first task is to upgrade Grape; that’s easy, as the materials are already prepared."
"The second task is to craft several artifact-level Precious Artifact Satellites. The Artifact-level satellites’ effects are decent, but the range is too vast; this time, I’ll make a comprehensive one, integrating a laser cannon and railgun."
"The third task is to upgrade the sect’s grand formation and the internal infrastructure."
As Xu Fan planned further, he realized he was running low on spirit stones after completing these tasks.
"Sigh, every time I plan an upgrade, I realize I’m short on spirit stones," Xu Fan sighed.
At that moment, three streaks of light caught Xu Fan’s attention from afar.
Suddenly inspired by the sight of those three streaks, a money-making idea flashed through Xu Fan’s mind.
