Chapter 256
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Chapter 256: Hero’s Tomb
The Q&A session lasted for six days, during which Xu Fan guided all the disciples except for Zhang Xueling.
“Did you understand everything I taught them?” Xu Fan asked Zhang Xueling.
“Not entirely,” Zhang Xueling replied respectfully.
“Do you know how much you’ll have to endure to follow my path?” Xu Fan asked.
“To grasp the profound mysteries of the world’s great ways, I’d be willing to live and die by the dawn of understanding,” Zhang Xueling said with unwavering determination.
“Your talent is average; at best, you might only scratch the surface in your lifetime.”
“Even a little understanding is enough.”
Xu Fan looked at the earnest young man with admiration. If nothing else, his dedication to the path was stronger than Xu Fan’s own.
Compared to his own tendency to laze around, Xu Fan felt compelled to help this disciple.
Xu Fan then looked at Zhang Xueling seriously and asked, “Do your words truly reflect what’s in your heart?”
“They do.”
“Tomorrow, go to the top of the trial tower. I’ve set a test for you there. If you pass, you’ll become my registered disciple and can seek my guidance anytime,” Xu Fan said.
“Really?” Zhang Xueling’s voice trembled with excitement.
“First, pass the test,” Xu Fan replied.
“Understood.”
Meanwhile, the second clone was at the top of the trial tower, muttering curses as he arranged rune formations. A soul illusion formation, centered around celestial script, slowly took shape.
“Every time I’m at a critical moment in a novel, I get dragged into work. Next time, I’ll just dismantle myself so the main body knows clones have dignity too,” the second clone grumbled.
“Enough. The main body’s been treating you well lately,” the first clone said, rolling his eyes.
“You’ve been resting for over a month. What more do you want? Unlike me, I’m practically in 007 mode,” the second clone retorted, stealing a moment of leisure.
“Well, you’re the artifact crafting clone. What did you expect?” the second clone shot back.
“………”
After dismissing Zhang Xueling with a wave, Xu Fan entered the underground space.
“Grape, place these two giant beast race warships alongside the beast race Star Ship,” Xu Fan instructed.
“Understood,” Grape replied.
“Give me a report on the recent activities of the Golden Core disciples who are out training,” Xu Fan said.
Disciples of the Hidden Spirit Sect always carried a precious artifact mask provided by the sect to conceal their identities while navigating the cultivation world.
Xu Fan had put significant effort into creating this mask.
Not only did it perfectly disguise one’s appearance by altering their soul essence, but it also had a crucial danger warning function.
If a disciple faced a life-threatening situation, the mask would release a built-in puppet to assist.
A light curtain appeared before Xu Fan, displaying written summaries of the recent activities of all the Golden Core disciples.
“Lingtai actually got married while out there. Not bad—better than his father,” Xu Fan remarked as he reviewed Xu Lingtai’s report.
“Wow, Xiong Li is actually hunting beast race creatures with a group of girls,” Xu Fan said in surprise.
“Grape, pull up Xiong Li’s detailed situation from the recent period.”
At that moment, the light curtain began to shift, displaying Xiong Li’s recent experiences.
It turned out that after completing his sect’s assigned tasks, Xiong Li started wandering the wilderness alone, hunting beast race creatures for fun. Through these life-and-death battles, Xiong Li began to become more and more formidable.
He often chased after a group of Nascent Soul Stage beasts by himself.
However, in Xiong Li’s eyes, such joyful fighting days didn’t last long.
One day, while fighting a group of Nascent Soul Stage sharp-shelled demon pigs, he caught the attention of an elder from the Joyful Union Sacred Land passing overhead, instantly igniting a desire for talent.
Such wild geniuses are the favorites of all the major sects, especially the Joyful Union Sacred Land, which loves to recruit outstanding disciples from other sects.
So, the next day, Xiong Li encountered a naïve, sweet-looking female cultivator at the Golden Core Stage being pursued by beast race creatures.
With many schemes involved, the strong man, whose name revealed a steely will, was reluctantly forced to lead a group of girls to hunt beast race creatures.
After watching, Xu Fan said to Grape, “Why didn’t you tell me something so interesting earlier?”
“It didn’t meet the reporting criteria,” Grape replied.
“Show me what kind of people are surrounding our sect’s geniuses,” Xu Fan said.
The light curtain changed, splitting into seven smaller screens displaying information about the female cultivators around Xiong Li.
“They are all female disciples specially trained by the Joyful Union Sacred Land for seducing talents from other sects.”
“Oh, their reputation in the cultivation world is quite good.”
Xu Fan stroked his chin as he looked at the seven women from the Joyful Union Sacred Land on the screen.
In the Joyful Union Sacred Land, there is a lineage known as the Hero’s Tomb, filled with fair-skinned, beautiful, and talented young female cultivators, serving as tools to seduce talents from other sects.
These female cultivators receive the most orthodox training from a young age, while others only instill the idea of gathering talent for the sect.
As for why they have a good reputation in the cultivation world, it’s because when talented geniuses fall in love with these female cultivators, if they don’t willingly join the Joyful Union Sacred Land, the sect will not break them apart. Instead, they provide a generous dowry to support their happiness.
However, once targeted by the Hero’s Tomb lineage in the Joyful Union Sacred Land, very few can resist joining the sect.
“This looks like an opportunity to reap some benefits,” Xu Fan said, gazing at the fair-skinned, beautiful female cultivators in various styles.
Seeing that none of his sect’s disciples had wives yet, Xu Fan felt like a worried father.
In his view, it was abnormal for someone to reach a certain age without a spouse, just like his third disciple, who currently just holds a Spiritual Sword and smiles foolishly.
“There are over 130 Golden Core disciples currently training outside. I wonder if the female cultivators from the Hero’s Tomb will be enough,” Xu Fan said with a smile.
Xu Fan had confidence in the disciples he was training.
His sect’s disciples, placed outside, might not level up to genius level, but they would certainly meet the standards for the Joyful Union Sacred Land to send female disciples from the Hero’s Tomb.
“Grape, remove the name from that Heart Connection technique in the Sutra Pavilion and distribute it to the disciples training outside,” Xu Fan instructed.
“Then, develop a plan targeting the Hero’s Tomb, aiming to have all the single disciples who are training outside bring one back in ten years,” Xu Fan said with a grin.
The Joyful Union Sacred Land once stated that whoever can lure a female disciple from the Hero’s Tomb back home will be considered skilled, and the Sacred Land wouldn’t pursue any accountability.
This piece of information inspired Xu Fan’s idea of reaping benefits. As for the Heart Connection technique that could create a positive impression, it was a sect secret technique and could not be considered a cheat.
The Heart Connection technique was a spell Xu Fan created during his free time, allowing those around the practitioner to develop an untraceable sense of goodwill toward them.
When he created this spell, Xu Fan had just advanced to the Qi Refinement mid-stage and imagined using it in the future for a harem.
