Chapter 338
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Chapter 338: Grape’s Upgrade
In the underground space, Xu Fan looked at the Dragon Crystal, rubbing his chin as he said, “A Dragon Crystal formed from the pure soul of a true dragon—I never thought I’d come across something like this.”
“Master, if Grape consumes this Dragon Crystal, her computing power will reach a whole new level,” Grape said, her tone carrying a hint of flattery.
Xu Fan suddenly narrowed his eyes and grinned. “Guess what I’m thinking right now.”
“There’s a 90% chance you’re considering whether to give me a sibling,” Grape replied, her voice tinged with resignation and a touch of exhaustion.
“Haha, you really do know me best,” Xu Fan laughed heartily.
Once his laughter subsided, Xu Fan’s expression turned serious as he stared at the Dragon Crystal on the table, deep in thought about how to handle it.
Deep within the underground space, Grape’s entity began to tremble. The fate of this Dragon Crystal would determine whether she could maintain her position in the future.
“Alright, you can have this Dragon Crystal,” Xu Fan finally said.
“Once you absorb it, you’ll likely advance to the top-tier artifact level, just one step away from becoming a Quasi-Immortal artifact.”
As he spoke, Xu Fan carried the Dragon Crystal over to Grape’s entity and gently placed it on her.
“After your evolution, create a few more clones. It’ll help our sect grow even faster.”
“Understood,” Grape replied, her voice brimming with excitement.
The Dragon Crystal seemed to float for a moment before seamlessly merging into Grape’s entity.
“Master, Grape will need a month to complete the evolution,” Grape informed him.
“Got it,” Xu Fan said before vanishing from the underground space.
Meanwhile, in a secluded spot on Hidden Spirit Island, a flash of spiritual light revealed the appearance of two little deer.
“Wuwu~” (Little Fox isn’t coming back.) the little deer asked.
“Wuwu.” (Probably not. Little Fox doesn’t seem to be an auspicious beast. Oh well, let’s find a place to rest and digest the spiritual herbs we ate.) the Cloud Flower Deer replied after a moment of thought.
“Wuwu,” (Let’s go~)
Just then, Xu Fan appeared in front of the two little deer.
“Did you take Little Fox somewhere else?” Xu Fan asked, his expression dark.
“Wuwu.” (Little Fox isn’t coming back. That place seems to belong to the Elder Council.) The Cloud Flower Deer nuzzled Xu Fan’s side.
“From now on, don’t take people, spirit beasts, or auspicious beasts to random places,” Xu Fan said sternly.
“Wuwu.” (Understood.) The Cloud Flower Deer looked guilty.
“Mm-hm, be more careful in the future,” Xu Fan said before disappearing.
At the Elder Council headquarters, Li Xingci was gently supporting Su Rantian as they walked along a small river.
“Husband, I’m a Core Formation stage powerful being now. I’m not going to fall,” Su Rantian said with a smile, looking at Li Xingci’s overly cautious demeanor.
“I’m just used to it. It feels like something’s missing if I’m not holding you,” Li Xingci replied, smiling as he savored the strange yet wonderful feeling of soon becoming a father.
“By the way, have you heard from the Grand Elder recently? When will they be back?” Su Rantian asked, knowing that Xu Fan had taken the sect away for some time.
“My master sent word that they’ll be staying there for at least five years,” Li Xingci said.
“What a shame. They won’t make it back in time for our child’s birth,” Su Rantian said regretfully. In her heart, she had already accepted Xu Fan as a father figure, believing that a teacher’s role was lifelong.
“Master’s clone is in Volcano Fairy Town; he will come when our child is born.”
“Truly the Grand Elder; he has already mastered the clone technique,” Su Rantian said with admiration.
“When we have time, let’s visit the Grand Elder’s clone in Volcano Fairy Town.”
“Sure.”
At that moment, high above them, thousands of meters up, the Great Respected Elder Yan looked on with a pleased expression.
“Although his cultivation is a bit low, as long as he is genuinely good to Tian’er, that’s what matters.” The Great Respected Elder Yan looked as if his precious little cabbage had been nibbled on by a pig.
After returning to the Elder Council headquarters, Su Rantian shared the events that had happened in the Void Realm with the Great Respected Elder Yan.
From that moment on, the Great Respected Elder Yan’s attitude toward Li Xingci softened.
At that time, above the Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake, a middle-aged man with a bushy beard appeared in the air.
“Huh? This place doesn’t look like what Li described,” Spirit Cut said, puzzled as he looked at the empty lake surface.
Just then, Ning Dao appeared not far from Spirit Cut and cupped his hands, saying, “Senior, what brings you here?”
“Was there once a sect here? Where has it gone? I’m looking for a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator named Li Xingci,” Spirit Cut replied.
“May I ask what your relationship is with Li Xingci?” Ning Dao inquired.
The moment he saw Spirit Cut, information about him flashed in Ning Dao’s mind.
An elder of the Demon Sect with extraordinary fighting strength, second only to the invincible respected elder in the Elder Council.
“I am Li Xingci’s guardian, here to fulfill a promise,” Spirit Cut said, having paid a great price to become Li Xingci’s guardian and escape the Demon Sect.
“Oh, Li Xingci is currently at the Elder Council headquarters. Would you like to personally find him, or should I have him come here?”
“I’ll wait here for him. Please let him know I’m here.”
With that, Spirit Cut found a deserted small island in the Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake to rest.
Of course, while the relationship between the Demon Sect and the Elder Council had eased, he truly dared not go to the Elder Council headquarters; it would be a miracle to come out with half his life intact.
Meanwhile, Li Xingci, who was strolling by a small river, received Ning Dao’s message.
“Tian’er, Elder Spirit Cut has really come,” Li Xingci said in surprise, not expecting a demonic cultivator at the Great Ascension stage to keep such a verbal promise.
“So what are you planning to do, husband?” Su Rantian asked.
“Since he’s here, I’ll go meet him. You just stay here and take care of the baby,” Li Xingci replied.
“I’ll go with you.”
“No need. Master said that in such situations, you should not go out. Just stay safely in the sect.”
“If Elder Spirit Cut insists on being my guardian, I will let him find Master and the others first,” Li Xingci said.
“Okay.” Li Xingci thought for a moment, realizing that the most important thing was the child in her belly; everything else could wait.
Above the Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake, Li Xingci found the small island where Spirit Cut was.
“Elder, long time no see,” Li Xingci greeted with a smile.
“Did you think I wouldn’t come find you?” Spirit Cut laughed, waving his hand, and a set of tables and chairs appeared in front of him, along with three small dishes and two jugs of liquor.
Seeing this scene, Li Xingci couldn’t help but smile; it reminded him of when Spirit Cut treated him to a drink in the Void Realm.
“Didn’t you used to complain about how few dishes there were? Why is it still the same now?” Li Xingci laughed.
“After eating all sorts of celestial food, in the end, it still feels nice to eat this.”
“Kid, enough talking; let’s have a drink first,” Spirit Cut said with a smile, as if they had returned to the days of training together.
