Chapter 254
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Chapter 254: No Skill is Greater than Destiny
Xu Fan’s moment of joy was cut short by Xu Yuexian.
“Master, there’s something else you should check in your space ring,” Xu Yuexian said with a strange look.
“What do you mean?” Xu Fan asked as he began inspecting his space ring.
“Oh no!!!” Xu Fan cried out in shock.
Inside his space ring was nothing but a pile of lifeless powder and a few unbroken stones.
After examining the space ring, Xu Fan looked dazed for a moment, then started scrutinizing the contents more carefully.
As Xu Fan’s expression grew more serious, Xu Yuexian couldn’t help but show a hint of guilt.
It took an hour for Xu Fan’s frozen expression to finally soften.
“I made this space ring myself,” he said.
“I’d say it’s the largest space ring below artifact-level.”
“Half of my wealth was stored in there,” Xu Fan said, his voice filled with sorrow.
“Master, it’s all my fault. I’ll make up for your losses in the future,” Xu Yuexian promised.
“Don’t worry about it. It’s not your fault. It’s either my own doing or just fate,” Xu Fan replied.
“Gathering immortals costs money, and it turns out that money was all mine.”
Hearing this, Xu Yuexian didn’t know how to comfort him.
“Master, are you okay?” she asked cautiously.
“I’m fine. I just lost half my fortune, but I can earn it back in a few years,” Xu Fan said, brushing it off as a minor setback compared to his future plans.
“Are you really okay?” Xu Yuexian pressed.
“Bring out the spirit of your celestial tool. I need to refine it,” Xu Fan said, looking at her.
“Ha ha, Master, I’ll take my leave now,” Xu Yuexian said, disappearing into a beam of light in the sky.
“Once I can craft celestial tools, I’ll definitely have to reset you,” Xu Fan muttered, watching the light fade.
He waved his hand, scattering a cloud of powder.
“It seems the Yin-Yang Fortune Technique can’t compete with Yuexian’s destiny,” Xu Fan remarked.
Meanwhile, the puppets in the Hidden Spirit Sect’s treasury received a new order: from now on, they were forbidden to accept anything from the sect leader.
If anything had to be collected, it had to be stored in a separate treasury.
“I can only shield this destiny once I reach the Nascent Soul Stage,” Xu Fan said, rubbing his temples.
Just then, Pang Fu returned to the Hidden Spirit Sect and convinced Xu Fan to stop his search.
In Xu Fan’s courtyard, Pang Fu began reporting on recent developments.
“No wonder you’re a merchant. Your ability to make money is truly impressive,” Xu Fan praised.
As Pang Fu went over the cash flow, he revealed that the fund Xu Fan had initially given to the business association had multiplied several times over.
“Transfer 100 million top-grade spirit stones from the business association to the treasury,” Xu Fan instructed.
“Recently, the sect has been facing some issues and is running low on spirit stones,” Xu Fan said.
Xu Fan felt like a proud parent whose child had finally started earning money.
Not only could he make money, but he could also contribute to the household.
“Good, there’s been quite a surplus of spirit stones in the commerce lately,” Pang Fu replied.
In recent years, after the Hidden Spirit Commerce began selling Nascent Soul Stage and Transformation Stage puppets, their spirit stone reserves had grown exceptionally large.
This made Hidden Spirit Commerce the biggest creditor among the second-tier associations.
Every time a bill was due, over ten Core Formation stage big shots would come to cozy up to Pang Fu.
This gave Pang Fu the impression that Core Formation stage cultivators weren’t all that impressive.
Just then, four Void Refinement Stage puppets appeared beside Xu Fan.
These puppets were crafted from Sha Diao brand artifact-level alloy, synthesized from spirit ore in the treasury by the first clone.
At the moment, the sect only had twenty of these puppets in total.
“Keep these four Void Refinement Stage puppets to maintain our prestige and to test the market price for such puppets,” Xu Fan said.
Originally, Xu Fan hadn’t planned to reveal the Void Refinement Stage puppets so soon.
But with his space ring empty and not a single spirit stone to his name, he had no choice.
“Can these Void Refinement Stage puppets be mass-produced now?” Pang Fu asked excitedly.
Based on Xu Fan’s usual habits, whenever he mentioned testing, it meant the product was ready for mass production.
“You’re quite sharp, but no, not yet. We can’t mass-produce them now; they have to be crafted one by one.”
“If we want to mass-produce them, it’ll probably take a few more years,” Xu Fan explained.
“Alright,” Pang Fu said, somewhat disappointed. If they could mass-produce them, he could elevate Hidden Spirit Commerce to a first-tier association.
“Don’t rush it. There’ll be more opportunities in the future, and a much larger market for you to explore,” Xu Fan said with a smile.
“I understand,” Pang Fu replied, though deep down, he was still uneasy.
He had witnessed the rapid progress of the Hidden Spirit Sect, and as it grew stronger, he felt his own role within the sect was becoming less significant.
Soon, even a newcomer could achieve the same results as him.
Noticing Pang Fu’s worried expression, Xu Fan smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
“Your position in the Hidden Spirit Sect is irreplaceable.”
“Remember what I said,” Xu Fan added as his figure seemed to fade in front of Pang Fu.
Watching Pang Fu’s vehicle vanish into the distance, Xu Fan chuckled, “Inner demons are something you have to deal with on your own.”
At that moment, Xu Fan turned to the Tianji Turtle beside him and said, “Old turtle, can you use that colorful bubble on me again? Let’s see if I can get some good luck.”
The Tianji Turtle lightly spoke in beast language to the two little deer on its shell, “This island master is a fool; you two should be careful around him.”
“You’re just figuring that out now?” the little deer replied in beast language.
“……” Xu Fan.
How exactly was that turtle shell deer meat hot pot made again?
A Star Ship was slowly making its way toward the central continent, dragging a massive star behind it.
On the Qianling Sect’s Star Ship, all the disciples were brimming with excitement, eager to return to the sect and boast about their recent Star Ship adventure.
In their eyes, defeating those five giant beast race warships was all thanks to their Grand Elder.
As the Star Ship brought the star to an altitude of a hundred miles above Qianling Sect, two towering figures appeared nearby.
“Second senior brother, this haul is quite impressive,” one of the figures said.
“From now on, we can confidently leave the Star Ships to the second junior brother,” the other figure added.
“Haha, back when I begged you, you refused and only gave me the worst Star Ship in the sect. Now that you see how skilled I’ve become, you want to hand over the rest of the Star Ships to me?”
“Dream on,” Master Qianling said.
In the past, due to his many mistakes in steering the Star Ship, he had endured plenty of ridicule. Now that he had proven himself, they wanted him to do all the work—no way!
At that moment, the two majestic divine avatars transformed into two old men and entered the control room of the Star Ship. They glared at Master Qianling and said, “Qianling, have you forgotten what the Qianling Sect went through just to let you steer the Star Ship?”
“Now that things are finally looking up, you think you can get all high and mighty?”
