Chapter 428
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Chapter 428: The Flower of Will
Spirit Cut appeared outside the palace with a little boy aged around eight or nine, alongside Li Xingci and his wife.
"Who dares to break through to the Transformation God level while practicing so many different techniques at once? Isn’t that just asking for trouble?" Spirit Cut remarked in surprise, gazing at the myriad phenomena in the sky.
"This is my master. I’ve only seen such a multitude of phenomena during my master’s breakthroughs," Li Xingci said excitedly, gripping Su Rantian’s hand tighter.
"The path to immortality, demonic path, Buddhist path, beast path, ghost path, artifact crafting, alchemy, formations, divination, life, yin and yang…"
As Spirit Cut looked at the spectacle of countless phenomena descending from the sky, he became increasingly astonished, murmuring, "Wow, this is not as simple as a great being from the Immortal Realm reincarnating."
"Could it be that your master is the reincarnation of a heavenly dao from another realm?" Spirit Cut speculated with his mouth agape.
"Let me quietly tell you, I have asked my master this same question," Li Xingci whispered to Spirit Cut, his eyes twinkling with mirth.
He sensed Xu Fan’s aura within the phenomena, and upon confirming that his master had not perished, his heart gradually settled during these past few years.
"What~" Spirit Cut instinctively replied softly, his eyes shining with curiosity.
"My master said that in a million years, it will be enough to hold tightly to his leg," Li Xingci laughed heartily after speaking.
Su Rantian also covered her mouth and smiled, for the first time in years, she saw her husband wearing a smile.
"…………"
Although Spirit Cut felt a bit frustrated, he noted Li Xingci’s words in his heart.
At that moment, the countless phenomena began to converge towards the Sword of the Origin Bell, and under the support of the Hidden Spirit Sect’s spiritual energy, the phenomena became even more magnificent.
Just as the countless phenomena fully merged into the Sword of the Origin Bell, a beam of spiritual light shot out from within the sword.
Outside the Sword of the Origin Bell, it transformed into a person and a bear.
As the person and the bear emerged, they both struck the same pose, arms wide open, savoring the atmosphere of the cultivation world.
"Bear Two, we finally made it out," Xu Fan exclaimed.
"Big Brother Xu, we really made it out~~!" the giant bear said, tears streaming down its face as it looked around, as if decades had passed.
Xu Fan patted the giant bear as if they were brothers who had been through hardships together.
At that pat, the giant bear immediately broke down, hugging Xu Fan and sobbing uncontrollably, like a wronged child meeting their parent.
Xu Fan held the giant bear, his mind racing with thoughts.
In that enclosed space, Xu Fan had thought he could handle thousands of years easily, but he ultimately underestimated the torment of time’s silence, which nearly led him to create inner demons.
The first hundred years were fine; he played with the giant bear, occasionally deducing divine abilities and techniques.
Gradually, however, he began to realize something was amiss with this Ancient Demon Tianlu.
Yes, the giant bear was the true spirit of the ancient demon, but the intelligence of the first-generation true spirit had vanished eons ago.
According to Xu Fan’s speculation, the current ancient demon true spirit had undergone at least ten generations since the intelligence was reborn.
It was a cycle of birth and extinction, enduring thousands of years to develop new intelligence, inheriting the memories of the previous generation, then suffering countless years of silent torment, ultimately choosing self-destruction under the weight of it all.
Now, the generation Xu Fan encountered only inherited the name Tianlu and a sliver of those pitiable memories, which were merely the events Xu Fan experienced when he first entered.
In essence, the current giant bear was like a half-sketched blank page; when Xu Fan came in, the giant bear was merely pretending to scare him, intending to avoid being harmed.
For the remainder of the time, Xu Fan acted like a father, gradually leading the giant bear to overcome the pain of time’s passage that had lasted for millennia.
In the following time, Xu Fan used illusions to let the giant bear experience the beauty of the cultivation world, taking him through various adventures, and even used the Cycle of Rebirth Technique to give the bear a perfect bear life.
Initially, Xu Fan intended to refer to the bear as his son, but after some thought, to avoid misunderstandings, he eventually settled on the title of big brother.
At this moment, all the peak masters, elders, and disciples of the Hidden Spirit Sect surrounded Xu Fan, watching as a one-zhang tall giant bear hugged Xu Fan and wept.
Everyone had peculiar expressions, but only Xu Gang looked serious, with a hint of unease forming in his heart.
After a long time, the man and bear separated.
“Welcome back, Grand Elder!” the first and second-generation disciples bowed in greeting.
From a distance, there were still disciples who hadn’t made it in time, their voices trickling in from afar.
Xu Fan’s gaze, which carried a hint of weariness, swept around, and he took a deep breath, speaking lightly: “My cultivation has greatly increased, and the entire sect rejoices.”
A solid Merit and Fortune Aura appeared behind Xu Fan as he lightly waved his hand.
A streak of light shot towards the sky, containing half of Xu Fan’s merit and fortune along with his understanding of the myriad paths and will born from the heavens.
As the light soared toward the peak of the sect’s Formation, it exploded like fireworks, transforming into countless colorful Little Flower Deer that drifted down across the whole Hidden Spirit Island.
At that moment, Xu Fan’s voice resonated throughout Hidden Spirit Island, like the ringing of bells, like a dragon’s roar, like the myriad paths, echoing the sound of the wide road.
“My grand aspiration: may my sect’s disciples be brave, wise, and virtuous.”
“May my sect’s disciples embody the essence of the path, each like a dragon, standing tall in the world of contention.”
“May my sect’s disciples, ………..”
As Xu Fan’s voice continued, the colorful Little Flower Deer scattered across Hidden Spirit Island evenly absorbed into the bodies of each disciple.
A piece of colorful Little Flower Deer landed softly in Spirit Cut’s hand.
“Ah, if I could be young for another four thousand years, I’d definitely join the Hidden Spirit Sect to cultivate anew~” Spirit Cut sighed, knowing that the colorful Little Flower Deer in his hand was immensely significant.
This was the flower of the ancient sect’s will, carrying the sect’s intentions and infused with the power of fortune and merit, integrating into the sect’s disciples, greatly benefiting their future development, comparable to the ancient Foundation Establishment divine elixir.
At this moment, all third-generation disciples of the sect fell into a state of enlightenment, understanding neither technique nor divine ability, but a kind of will born from the heavens.
“Master, you finally came out!” Xu Gang and others excitedly gathered around Xu Fan.
“Mm, I’m finally home,” Xu Fan said, filled with emotion.
“You all did well; the sect is now very stable, which pleases me,” Xu Fan replied with satisfaction. Just as he emerged, Grape had already reported the recent developments of the Hidden Spirit Sect to him.
“We were all worried about your well-being, focusing on stability instead of developing the sect, so we prioritized waiting for your return,” Xu Yuexian said.
“That’s quite alright,” Xu Fan thought of needing to support a professional headmaster as he looked at his disciples.
“By the way, meet Bear Two, whom I met in the secret realm; you can call him Second Brother or Elder Bear Two from now on.”
“He will be an elder of our Hidden Spirit Sect,” Xu Fan introduced.
“Greetings, Elder Bear Two,” Xu Gang and the others quickly bowed.
“Hello, everyone,” Bear Two said bashfully, scratching his head.
“Alright, I’ll return to seclusion for a few days to stabilize my cultivation before discussing future matters.”
Xu Fan brought Bear Two back to his small courtyard, which he had not seen for several hundred years. The woven steelwood chair in the courtyard swayed gently in the breeze.
