Chapter 233
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Chapter 233: The Nine Dragons Devouring the Sky Grand Formation
After dealing with the pack of fire wolves, Little Spirit started helping Feng Chang Ning decide on the sect’s style.
“Chang Ning, what should we name our sect?”
“How about calling it Little Spirit Sect? It’s easy to remember,” Little Spirit suggested.
Little Spirit happily danced around Feng Chang Ning.
“The sect will be named Nine Phoenix Pavilion,” Feng Chang Ning replied, brushing off Little Spirit’s idea.
“This will be the sect’s style.”
Feng Chang Ning pointed to the deep blue architectural design.
“Alright.”
At that moment, Feng Chang Ning released all one hundred thousand Golden Core Stage puppets.
The puppets began their assigned tasks under Little Spirit’s direction.
Months later, everyone on the giant island knew that a new sect had arrived.
In the Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake, at the Hidden Spirit Sect, the sect’s grand formation across the island had been upgraded, except for the Spirit Gathering Formation at the top, which was made of artifact-level spirit pearls and hadn’t been activated yet.
Meanwhile, in the underground space of Hidden Spirit Island, a wave of energy signaled the successful creation of an artifact, rippling through the underground space.
“Not bad. It went smoother than I expected,” Xu Fan said with a smile.
As the artifact feedback came through, Xu Fan quickly summoned his first clone.
“Ah~~”
With a satisfied sigh from the first clone, the Spirit Devouring Pearl in the center of the artifact crafting room fully took shape.
Having the clone receive the artifact feedback was Xu Fan’s go-to method these days. It allowed the clone to temporarily absorb the feedback, after which it would gradually return to its original state.
“Once the Spirit Devouring Pearl is complete, the sect’s puppets won’t need to rely on spirit stones anymore. If we need to deploy them on a large scale, we’ll just bring the Spirit Devouring Pearl along.”
Previously, the puppets could use spiritual liquid as an energy source, but the conversion efficiency was poor, and their power output was weak. While they could handle minor tasks, their performance in battle was lackluster.
Xu Fan then summoned his second clone, who had been resting for three days straight.
“Main body, what do you want?” the second clone asked, glaring at Xu Fan.
If it weren’t for how good the anime is, I would’ve quit already.
“Stop with the attitude. This is the artifact Spirit Devouring Pearl.”
“Go and set up the Nine Dragons Devouring the Sky Grand Formation for me,” Xu Fan instructed. He was a bit worried about the second clone’s current state and didn’t want to push him too hard.
After hearing Xu Fan’s task, the clone’s expression softened slightly. It took the Spirit Devouring Pearl and disappeared in an instant.
Xu Fan then appeared by the waterfall of spiritual liquid.
“Everyone, stop cultivating. The sect’s Spirit Gathering Formation is being upgraded, so this area will be temporarily closed,” Xu Fan announced gently to the hardworking disciples.
“And you, turtle, come out too. The spiritual energy here might get too intense for you,” Xu Fan added.
“At your command, Grand Elder.”
The disciples gathered around the waterfall of spiritual liquid bowed to Xu Fan and then stepped back, waiting on the outskirts for the sect’s Spirit Gathering Formation to finish upgrading.
The Tianji Turtle, lounging at the bottom of the spiritual liquid lake, leisurely crawled up from the depths.
By now, the Tianji Turtle’s shell had expanded to ten meters in size.
As it emerged, the Tianji Turtle moved serenely outward, giving Xu Fan a gentle nod as it passed by.
Its expression was akin to a seasoned elder acknowledging a young protégé.
For a brief moment, Xu Fan felt a sense of pride in his work.
"Odd feeling," Xu Fan muttered, shaking his head to clear the thought. After ensuring no one was around, he signaled his second clone atop the sect’s grand formation.
With the signal sent, the waterfall of spiritual liquid ceased, and the Divine Beast in the sky vanished without the replenishment of spiritual liquid.
A burst of spiritual light shone from the top of the sect’s grand formation, revealing an ethereal image of the Nine Dragons Devouring the Sky.
The original three hundred sixty fifth-grade precious artifacts had morphed into nine majestic dragons, gliding through the spiritual clouds.
Once all preparations were finalized, the second clone carefully installed the final core component.
‘Boom~~’
The sound resonated like the dawn of creation, enveloping the entire sect in a peculiar energy wave.
Then, nine grand dragons appeared at the summit of the sect’s grand formation, each adorned in distinct colors.
A crimson fire dragon, a golden earth dragon, an azure water dragon, an emerald wood dragon, a radiant metal dragon, a cyan wind dragon, a silver lightning dragon, a shadowy black dragon, and a luminous white dragon.
Following the appearance of the nine colored dragons, several vividly hued flood dragons emerged, symbolizing additional attributes.
Subsequently, a celestial river descended from the void, arching over the sect.
Instantly, the spiritual energy density within the entire sect shifted.
Though the density increased only slightly, the quality of the spiritual energy soared severalfold.
The spiritual energy seemed to pulsate with life, meandering around the disciples of the Hidden Spirit Sect.
It was as if it whispered, "Come, absorb me."
The spiritual liquid, once clear and fluid, had thickened into a more viscous form.
The waterfall of spiritual liquid had vanished, replaced by flood dragons composed of spiritual liquid plunging into the spiritual liquid lake.
“This spiritual energy feels more potent,” Xu Fan observed, sensing the energy around him.
“Indeed, the spiritual energy within the sect now rivals that of a typical holy land,” Ning Dao remarked as he landed beside Xu Fan.
Gazing at the nine differently colored dragons in the sky, Ning Dao felt a sense of déjà vu.
“So, a holy land is at this level?” Xu Fan asked, surprised, already contemplating crafting nine artifact-level spirit pearls to perfect the Nine Dragons Devouring the Sky Grand Formation.
“Ordinary holy lands are like this. Master craftsmen are rare in the cultivation world, and crafting artifacts isn’t something done lightly,” Ning Dao explained. In sects with a Great Ascension Master, a master craftsman would be revered like a treasured ancestor.
“Is crafting artifacts really that difficult?” Xu Fan inquired, curious and somewhat uninformed.
“Not overly so; it’s about crafting ten items and succeeding with four,” Ning Dao said, eyeing the prodigious Xu Fan.
“Ah, I didn’t realize other master craftsmen’s skills were on par with mine,” Xu Fan said nonchalantly, reminding himself to stay modest.
“Sure, believe that,” Ning Dao retorted, rolling his eyes at Xu Fan.
With the upgrade of the sect’s Gathering Spirit Formation complete, all disciples returned to their usual routines.
At that moment, a vision appeared in the sky above the sect, featuring a Giant Spirit clad in heavy armor, standing majestically over the Hidden Spirit Sect.
"That’s the highest-level Golden Core phenomenon for body refinement cultivators!" Ning Dao exclaimed.
“Is that Xiong Li?” Xu Fan asked.
"You’re right, Master. Xiong Li recently defeated the last puppet at the Foundation Establishment Stage and received permission to advance to Golden Core," said Grape.
“I see, it’s likely due to the increased spiritual energy that Xiong Li’s cultivation speed has accelerated,” Xu Fan replied.
As Xu Fan gazed at the vision in the sky, he frowned and said, “This phenomenon seems a bit unstable.”
"Grape, go to the treasury and fetch a drop of golden essence," Xu Fan instructed.
No sooner had Xu Fan spoken, than the golden dragon among the nine dragons circling in the sky suddenly surged into the phenomenon.
In an instant, golden light burst forth from the vision, stabilizing the Giant Spirit. A shadow of the golden dragon appeared on the Giant Spirit’s heavy armor.
The vision began to shrink slowly, eventually landing atop Xiong Li’s mountain.
“Grape, that’s enough,” Xu Fan said.
At this moment, Ning Dao clapped his hands and said, “I remember now; the Divine Beasts that condense spiritual energy automatically can ultimately refine various types of essences.”
"Is that so? How long will it take to condense a drop?" Xu Fan asked excitedly, intrigued by this fortunate news.
"It’ll take at least a hundred years," Su Rantian said as she approached, looking astonished at Xu Fan.
"Are you selling this Spirit Gathering Formation? I would like to install it in my palace."
"……….." Xu Fan thought, truly a wealthy and unapologetic person.
"A hundred years to condense a drop is still reasonable, better than nothing," Xu Fan decided to ignore Su Rantian’s second statement.
"Grand Elder, the quality and density of the spiritual energy in the sect is now sufficient to support cultivation at the Great Ascension stage. We even have some spare energy. Shouldn’t we recruit a few disciples, or else it would go to waste?" Ning Dao suggested.
"We have enough disciples already. With so much spiritual energy, let’s share some with the Outer Sect Island and Satellite Island," Xu Fan replied.
"Understood," Grape’s voice chimed in.
From the top of the sect’s grand formation, two massive light columns shot forth, directly hitting the skies above the Outer Sect Island and Satellite Island.
At that moment, a pangolin supervising the training of three Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkeys looked up at the sky while holding a whip.
Suddenly, the density of spiritual energy on Satellite Island changed drastically, causing the three Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkeys to speed up their training noticeably.
Seeing the Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkeys still training, the pangolin struck all three of them with the whip.
"You felt your Master’s blessing and didn’t thank him immediately! How did I teach you before?"
The three Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkeys hurriedly got up and bowed in gratitude towards Hidden Spirit Island.
"That’s more like it. Keep training," the pangolin said as he put away the whip.
Members of the Outer Sect Island were now even more appreciative of their identity as Outer Sect members of the Hidden Spirit Sect.
One of the first members to join approached Shi Zhan and asked, "Elder, with this level of spiritual energy in the Outer Sect, what must it be like on Inner Sect Island?"
"Elder, have you been to the Inner Sect?" the Outer Sect member inquired.
"Of course I have. The spiritual energy density there is ten times that of what we have now," Shi Zhan replied, pretending as if he had really never entered the Inner Sect.
Every time he saw Xu Fan, it was always from his spiritual boat.
"Wow, I wish I could go to the Inner Sect and see it," the Outer Sect member sighed.
"Just focus on your training and earn more points; you might just get summoned by the Grand Elder," Shi Zhan said, patting the Outer Sect member on the shoulder while contemplating if he should look for an opportunity to see what the Inner Sect was like.
"Yes," the Outer Sect member replied.
On top of Hidden Spirit Peak, Xu Fan sat alone in the gazebo at the edge of the cliff.
"Every time I finish a big task, the rest feels exceptionally refreshing," Xu Fan said, lifting his tea cup to take a sip.
