Chapter 183

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Chapter 183: Establishing the Teleportation Formation between Two Realms

Xu Yuexian headed to the sect’s treasury, pondering over which Spiritual Treasures to offer as rewards for the upcoming Sect Competition, following Xu Fan’s directive.

Wanbao Peak, the treasure trove of the Hidden Spirit Sect, was the most coveted spot among the disciples.

The treasury was structured into nine levels, with the initial three housing treasures, pills, puppets, talismans, array discs, and Spiritual Treasures appropriate for those at the Qi Training and Foundation Establishment Stages.

Whenever Hidden Spirit Sect disciples accumulated enough points to choose treasures from these levels, they were invariably dazzled by the sheer variety of Spiritual Treasures available.

Particularly for those selecting treasures, the visible shelves alone displayed tens of thousands of precious artifacts: swords, spears, staffs, axes, and unique items such as summoning spirit pearls, five-element spirit pearls, array boards, gourds, silk threads, and more.

Upon entering the third level of the treasury, Xu Yuexian noticed Xiong Li, visibly conflicted, standing before a heavy armor precious artifact.

As one of the Hidden Spirit Sect’s top fighters, their names were always on Xu Fan’s radar.

“Xiong Li, what’s troubling you?” Xu Yuexian inquired, noting his hesitant demeanor.

“Greetings, Master,” Xiong Li promptly responded upon seeing Xu Yuexian, who was still the sect’s nominal leader.

“I’m torn between choosing Spiritual Energy Armor or this heavy armor along with its complementary attack artifacts,” Xiong Li explained.

Xu Yuexian examined the heavy armor that was causing Xiong Li’s indecision and then looked back at him.

“Honestly, your combat style isn’t a great match for the standard models of Spiritual Energy Armor,” Xu Yuexian remarked.

“Standard models of Spiritual Energy Armor?” Xiong Li asked, puzzled; he thought there was only one type.

“Indeed, the treasury has heavy armor-type Spiritual Energy Armor that would suit you, but your current access level doesn’t permit you to see it.”

Xu Yuexian then called over a tool puppet that was in charge of maintenance within the treasury.

“Go to the secret room on the third level and bring a set of heavy armor-type Spiritual Energy Armor for Xiong Li,” Xu Yuexian instructed the puppet.

“Understood,” the tool puppet acknowledged and proceeded deeper into the treasury.

Xiong Li watched enviously as the tool puppet departed. Among the first-generation disciples, if they were to rank their most desired privileges, authority would undoubtedly top the list.

With authority, they could command the sect’s puppets and even have the mysterious grape handle all authorized matters.

Once, Qiu Ziyuan needed to visit the Hidden Spirit Commerce headquarters to meet Master Pang Fu. Given the distance and potential instability, the mysterious grape dispatched hundreds of Nascent Soul Stage puppets to escort him.

This event greatly excited all first-generation disciples. Was authority truly that influential?

Later, after Qiu Ziyuan acquired a set of precious artifacts that matched his fighting style, it further solidified the first-generation disciples’ aspirations.

The reason only the first-generation disciples sought authority was that the second generation, comprising two thousand disciples, was still struggling at the Qi Training Stage.

“Thank you, Master,” Xiong Li expressed his gratitude.

He was now at the late Foundation Establishment Stage, with his fighting strength at the peak of that stage. Normally, he could easily overcome the challenge posed by the challenge puppet given his strength.

However, he was surprised to find that the final challenge puppet at the Foundation Establishment Stage had an exceptionally high fighting strength. Each attempt left him thoroughly defeated, as if it knew all his weaknesses, leaving him feeling utterly frustrated. Thus, he sought to find a breakthrough from another angle.

After addressing this future top combatant of the sect, Xu Yuexian was about to head to the secret room to select prizes when she noticed Xiong Li’s hesitant expression.

“If you have something to say, just say it,” Xu Yuexian urged, disliking any form of hesitation.

“Master, I’ve heard that when you advanced, you also faced a challenge puppet. How did you eventually pass?” Xiong Li inquired.

Xiong Li’s question brought back an unpleasant memory for Xu Yuexian; she had been repeatedly bested by the challenge puppet for several years before she finally overcame it by addressing all her combat weaknesses.

“There’s no other way. You can only fight while improving yourself.”

“My challenge puppet was much more difficult than yours,” Xu Yuexian said before walking deeper into the treasury.

“Fight while improving myself,” Xiong Li murmured as he watched Xu Yuexian’s departing figure. He understood the principle, but nobody could endure being beaten repeatedly.

So, after each defeat, he would go to the sect’s trial tower and regain his confidence on the virtual random arena before continuing to challenge again.

At that moment, all disciples of the Hidden Spirit Sect received a message.

“The first Sect Competition of the Hidden Spirit Sect will begin in one month. All disciples are requested to prepare well.”

“Those who place in the top ten of the Sect Competition will not only receive customized precious artifacts from the Grand Elder but will also receive mysterious rewards.”

Looking at the message on the Communication Artifact, all first-generation disciples of the Hidden Spirit Sect fell into excitement, and those usually low-key disciples began to show their fangs.

At this time, Xu Fan was comforting his two clones.

“It’s just a bit more work; why are you both like this?”

“Don’t you want to work alongside me?”

“We are one body; why worry so much?” Xu Fan said with a smile, while seriously considering whether to indulge these two.

“Let’s agree on a contract,” said the first clone.

“Eight hours of work per day,” said the second clone.

“No matter the matter of life and death, there will be absolutely no overtime,” the first clone asserted.

“If you want to reset us, feel free,” both clones shrugged.

Xu Fan looked at his two clones with a hint of a master’s aura in his gaze.

“Alright, just eight hours a day,” Xu Fan nodded. He would grant some rights first and then slowly take them away later.

At that moment, Xu Gang approached Xu Fan.

“Don’t just focus on training. Your primary task now is to comprehend the way of the five elements. Otherwise, even if you advance, your fighting strength won’t increase much.”

Xu Fan sensed the overflowing spiritual energy emanating from Xu Gang as he spoke.

“I will remember the master’s teachings,” Xu Gang chuckled and sat down beside Xu Fan.

“Master, I have a friend who wants to visit our Hidden Spirit Sect.”

“Is it a friend from Qiandao Sect?” Xu Fan asked, realizing not many could be friends with this silly boy.

“Yes, he is a genius-level disciple of Qiandao Sect, with fighting strength comparable to mine,” Xu Gang replied.

“Sure, we are a hidden sect, not a closed one.”

“It’s perfect; you can exchange insights. It’s fitting for someone with equivalent fighting strength to hold the title of genius,” Xu Fan said. Being comparable in fighting strength to a disciple he had personally trained was a mark of top-tier existence.

“Thank you, Master,” Xu Gang said happily.

“You reminded me; I will have Grape establish a visitor system shortly,” Xu Fan said.

“And in a month, with the Sect Competition approaching, you should have Lingtai prepare as well.”

“After all, he is a disciple you’ve trained,” Xu Fan added.

“I’ve already told Lingtai that if he doesn’t place in the top three, he won’t need to walk anymore,” Xu Gang said with a stern fatherly expression.

Xu Fan gave Xu Gang a strange look. "Aren’t you worried your son might pull the plug on you when you’re old?"

"Such a small issue, and you’re ready to break your son’s legs?"

"Hmm, that’s a good idea," Xu Fan nodded.

"Exactly, he needs to feel some pressure," Xu Gang felt like he had become a great educator.

"I’m giving you one month to defeat that early Nascent Soul stage puppet. If you can’t win, you might as well forget about walking in the future," Xu Fan said with a peculiar smile to his first disciple.

He’s really grown, daring to lecture my disciple’s disciple like this.

Xu Gang froze for a moment, then timidly said, "Master, I was just kidding. How could I bear to break Lingtai’s legs?"

Realizing his mistake, Xu Gang quickly tried to make amends.

"It’s fine; I’m willing to break my disciple’s legs," Xu Fan said with a smile. It’s just legs; after I cut them off, I can use a Grandmaster-level Everlife Pill to heal them.

"………….."

Watching Xu Gang’s desolate figure, Xu Fan shook his head. Why make things difficult for my disciple’s disciple? Doesn’t he know there’s often a special bond between generations?

In the Demon Spirit Realm, deep within the Wan Chong Mountain Range, a bloodied and battered Thick-Shell Honey Badger was healing in a hidden cave.

He had just escaped from an ambush by wandering demons here, fighting desperately to break free.

"I’ve gone over ten thousand miles into the Wan Chong Mountain Range; I can’t go deeper. I can’t handle the wandering demons and beasts there," the Thick-Shell Honey Badger gasped. His demon energy was exhausted, and with his injuries, even a little demon at the Foundation Establishment Stage could take his life now.

The Thick-Shell Honey Badger looked around the cave.

"Let’s stay here."

He took out a spatial teleportation formation disk from his space ring.

In an instant, spiritual light filled the entire cave, and in the underground space of Hidden Spirit Island, a teleportation formation began to glow.

"Finally connected!" Xu Fan said with excitement. In the cultivation world, the Elder Council always monitored things, which somewhat limited his actions.

"Demon race, here I come."

The Thick-Shell Honey Badger took out various teleportation formation parts from his space ring and began to install them into the teleportation formation, which had expanded to fill the entire cave.

As the last part was added, the formation officially activated.

In an instant, countless tool puppets began to emerge from the teleportation formation.

Watching the scene of the tool puppets coming out of the formation, the Thick-Shell Honey Badger’s face lit up with excitement.

At that moment, one tool puppet handed a bottle of pills to the Thick-Shell Honey Badger.

"Thank you for your hard work. Heal well; the master will not forget your contributions."

"Your clan will also have a resting place in the future," the puppet controlled by Grape said.

"Serving the master!!" the Thick-Shell Honey Badger clan said enthusiastically.

Far away on Hidden Spirit Island, Xu Fan watched the live broadcast and said, "Grape, your evolution is faster than I imagined."

"Thank you for the compliment, Master."

There was a hint of liveliness in the voice.