Chapter 365
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Chapter 365: Hidden Spirit Academy
Xiang Yun checked the puppet’s spiritual energy and saw it was still half full. He nodded and said, "You can take the next shift. The rest of you, log off and get some rest."
"Thank you, Lord Xiang Yun."
Xiang Yun stood on the Steel Wall, looking out at the giant city that had been taken over by the beast race.
"Why are you working so hard to earn spirit stones?" Xiang Yun suddenly asked the puppet who was staying behind.
The middle-aged butcher replied with pride, "My son passed the sect’s test. I heard that immortals need spirit stones for cultivation, so I want to earn more for him to use in the future."
Hearing the pride in the middle-aged butcher’s voice, Xiang Yun said thoughtfully, "You don’t need to do that. Once you join my sect, spirit stones won’t be necessary anymore."
"But having more spirit stones can’t hurt," the middle-aged butcher insisted.
"Besides, I enjoy using this giant knife to kill beasts," he added, patting the blade.
Just then, a team of a hundred special puppets arrived to take over the next shift.
Along the Steel Wall, there was almost always a disciple stationed every few thousand kilometers.
On Hidden Spirit Island, behind the main peak, a new academy had been completed. It could hold one hundred thousand disciples, and a giant city to house their families had also been built nearby.
"Tomorrow, we’ll welcome the new disciples into the sect. The sooner we train them, the sooner they’ll grow," Xu Fan said as he looked down at the academy from above.
"Understood," Grape replied.
At that moment, Xu Gang appeared beside Xu Fan.
"Greetings, Master," Xu Gang said.
"Not bad. It’s getting harder for me to suppress you now," Xu Fan remarked, impressed.
"Master, you’re just teasing me," Xu Gang said, used to Xu Fan’s jokes.
"Since your cultivation is stable, head to the Steel Wall and get some practice. You’re ready to be a proper cannon now," Xu Fan said, finally seeing the results of years of training.
"Take this jade plate. It contains a technique that leads straight to the essence of the Three Thousand Paths. Take your time to understand it—no need to rush," Xu Fan instructed.
Ever since Xu Gang returned from Qianling Sect, he had been talking about his friend’s technique that led to the essence of the Three Thousand Paths. His envy made Xu Fan sigh in disappointment.
It’s not like we don’t have it here. If you wanted it, you could’ve just asked.
"Thank you, Master," Xu Gang said happily.
As Xu Gang was about to bow and leave, he suddenly remembered something. "Master, there are a lot of fox demons near the Steel Wall."
"Go to the section guarded by Xiong Li and Qian Bing," Xu Fan replied.
"Got it."
The next day, a spiritual boat landed outside the gate of each giant city.
A crowd of people who had been waiting eagerly outside the gates boarded the spiritual boat with their children.
In Giant City No. 4, a little boy and his family excitedly stepped onto the spiritual boat.
“Tiger, your father is proud of you,” the middle-aged butcher said excitedly.
“I’m not as strong as Dad; I can already kill beasts now,” the little boy said with admiration.
The game has a recording feature, and the middle-aged butcher plays the non-combat recordings for the little boy to watch.
So now the middle-aged butcher is the little boy’s idol.
“You two shouldn’t be here praising each other,” the middle-aged woman said, supporting the little boy’s grandmother with a smile.
“My dad is strong,” the little boy said with a smile, and the admiration in his eyes pleased the middle-aged butcher greatly.
At this moment, as all the people on the spiritual boat gathered and rose into the air, they flew toward the Hidden Spirit Sect amid the envious gazes of the crowd.
Above the clouds, the little boy excitedly looked around, feeling as if he had entered a new world.
“Tiger, your father has already made connections for you,” said the middle-aged butcher.
During this time, his fighting strength with the Controlled Puppet had caught the attention of immortals, and he had become familiar with several immortals guarding the Steel Wall.
“Dad, you know immortals!”
“Of course,” the middle-aged butcher said proudly.
“In the future, if you meet immortals named Xiang Yun, Xiong Li, or Qian Bing, just tell them you are my son, and they will know who you are.”
The little boy looked at the middle-aged butcher with even more admiration.
After flying for a while, all the spiritual boats picking up disciples began to gather and flew in one direction.
“Isn’t that where the immortals live!”
“Is it underwater?”
As everyone speculated, the spiritual boat passed through the sect’s grand formation and entered the interior of Hidden Spirit Island.
In that instant, everyone took a deep breath, gazing at the palaces arranged beautifully among the mountains, the sky-blue waterfall that looked like the Nine Heavens Galaxy, and the nine giant dragons soaring in the sky.
An indescribable feeling filled everyone’s hearts; they had imagined countless times what the immortals’ home looked like, but it was beyond anything they had experienced.
Then, under the astonished eyes of the crowd, the spiritual boat landed in front of the academy’s square.
At this time, a strange flying little puppet flew in front of the little boy’s family.
“Disciple of the sect, Li Lei Hu, please follow me.”
The flying little puppet led the little boy’s family to a single dormitory.
“This is your living place. You will eat and stay in the academy, and you can return home to rest for three days every half month.”
“Now, please have the parents leave,” the flying little puppet said.
“Can I stay to take care of Tiger?” The middle-aged couple felt reluctant, knowing they would only see their son once every two weeks.
“You cannot. Please have the parents leave.”
“Let’s go; the immortals will take good care of our Tiger here,” the middle-aged butcher patted the middle-aged woman, feeling a little reluctant himself.
“Understood.”
Before leaving, the middle-aged woman gave the little boy many instructions, feeling very reluctant as she did so.
In the sky above the academy, Xu Fan and Xu Yuexian watched the children just entering camp and smiled, saying, “These kids are performing really well.”
Out of one hundred thousand disciples, not a single one cried for their mother, all patiently stayed in their dormitory.
“These children are the elite selected by the Master from billions, just like the disciples the Master recruited back then, each one more extraordinary than the last,” Xu Yuexian said with a smile.
“By the way, Master, why did you call me here?” Xu Yuexian asked, not believing Xu Fan had brought her just to watch these children.
“From now on, you will be the head of this academy,” Xu Fan said lightly.
“Ah~~” Xu Yuexian’s expression changed; she didn’t mind being busy, but now she had to manage a group of children.
“If you train them all to the Nascent Soul stage according to the sect’s standards, I’ll give you a Sea Ship. How about that?” Xu Fan tempted.
“I don’t feel great about it,” Xu Yuexian said, looking at the children below.
“Plus a Grape’s clone, with computing power like Grape before evolution.”
“Deal~”
