Chapter 71
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Chapter 71: Armstrong Rotating Jet Cannon
"Master, the entrance to the secret realm is at the bottom of this lake," Xu Yuexian pointed at the lakebed.
"Then let’s go."
Xu Fan waved his hand, encasing everyone in a water bubble as they descended to the lake’s bottom.
"Master, is there any spell you don’t know?"
"How many spells do you know, Master?" Xu Yuexian asked curiously. The higher her cultivation level became, the more she realized her master was unfathomable.
"With mastery over spells, I can perform countless techniques effortlessly," Xu Fan replied. Over the years, he had learned nearly all the spells and collected all the secret techniques he could.
After saying this, Xu Fan instantly felt his value increase, but unfortunately, the system didn’t align with him.
As the three of them descended, a stone door that seemed to have been silent for a thousand years quietly rested at the lake’s bottom.
"Master, it’s here."
Xu Yuexian took out six spirit stones and placed them into the slots on the stone door.
Suddenly, the stone door lit up with spiritual light, and a light curtain appeared within it.
The three of them and the fox stepped into the light curtain, and the scenery before them brightened, as if they had entered a paradise.
"The spiritual energy here…" Xu Fan took a deep breath, and a wine jar-shaped artifact appeared in his hand.
The jar’s opening seemed to sink into a pool of wine, with countless streams of spiritual energy gathering beneath its Spirit Gathering Formation.
"Master, there’s a whole lake of spiritual liquid over there," Xu Yuexian pointed to a distant large lake.
"Haha, really? I’m used to it," Xu Fan said with a smile, accustomed to poverty.
As the three of them and the fox passed through the forest and over the sea of flowers, a small lake appeared before them.
Noticing that the lake’s surface was slightly lower than last time, Xu Yuexian’s expression changed slightly.
"Master, someone might have been here."
"The water level of the spiritual liquid lake is significantly lower than last time," Xu Yuexian said.
At this moment, a wind-element eagle landed on Xu Fan’s shoulder.
"Yuexian, how many beasts did you see at the entrance to the ruins last time?" Xu Fan asked.
"There were ten at the entrance, and beyond this small lake, there are still 7 or 8 Golden Core Stage beasts," Xu Yuexian responded.
"Oh, let’s get to work then." Xu Fan pulled out a precious artifact resembling a Kuan Yin bottle.
This was the Four Seas Bottle Xu Fan had refined to hold spiritual liquid, which could contain much more than the Sea-Pulling Bottle he made before.
Suddenly, Xu Fan paused.
"Yuexian, what was the water level of the spiritual liquid lake when you last saw it?"
"It was about two feet higher than the current lake surface."
"The world has shrunk a bit," Xu Fan chuckled. This was just the right capacity for the Sea-Pulling Bottle he had refined.
"Alright, let’s get to work." Xu Fan swung his hand.
Over three hundred puppets appeared on the ground, and the Heart of the Puppet emerged behind Xu Fan, lighting up three hundred dots, which indicated the number of puppets he could control.
All the puppets had the strength of the Foundation Establishment Stage, representing half of Xu Fan’s accomplishments over the years.
“Fifty Tool Puppets, collect spiritual herbs; another fifty, mine.”
“The rest of the battle puppets will encircle the Golden Core Stage beasts,” Xu Fan commanded the Heart of the Puppet.
Immediately, all the puppets sprang into action, rushing toward the distant forest.
Soon after, the roars of beasts echoed from afar.
The Four Seas Bottle appeared above the spiritual liquid lake, starting to absorb vast amounts of spiritual liquid.
“This lake’s spiritual liquid is worth at least 8 million spirit stones. Maybe I should expand my puppet army,” Xu Fan mused, stroking his chin.
At that moment, five points of light disappeared from the Heart of the Puppet.
“Casualties: 2 Mighty Ape puppets, 3 Archers.”
“Two Golden Core Stage beasts were eliminated, one of them at the mid Golden Core Stage,” the Heart of the Puppet announced in its electronic voice.
“That’s a heavy loss,” Xu Fan remarked, pulling out three five-meter-long Golden Core Stage Frost Wolf puppets, which added three larger light points to the Heart of the Puppet.
“I’m assigning these three Golden Core Stage puppets to you to minimize losses.”
“Understood.”
The three Frost Wolf puppets shot forward, turning into blurs as they raced into the distance, leaving three large craters behind.
Xu Fan turned around and saw his two disciples staring at him.
“What’s the big deal? You’ve seen these puppets before. Why the surprise?” Xu Fan asked with a smile.
“But we’ve never seen so many puppets at once. Master, you’re incredible,” Xu Gang said, looking at Xu Fan as if he were a god.
The plain words didn’t stir any emotion in Xu Fan; he even considered sending his first disciple back to the academy for a refresher.
“Master, why do your puppets seem different from the ones we usually see?” Xu Yuexian asked, using the Eagle Eye technique to watch a battle in the distance.
Twenty puppets surrounded a Golden Core Stage giant ape.
Ten Mighty Ape puppets held the front line, while five nimble Thorn Puppets circled the beast, waiting for the right moment to strike. Five archers stood at the back, their bows drawn to full capacity.
The twenty puppets moved like a perfectly synchronized machine, wearing down the giant ape without losing a single one.
Watching this, Xu Yuexian broke into a cold sweat; even the weakest puppet could be deadly.
“These are your master’s semi-automatic puppets. Combined with the Heart of the Puppet’s control, each one fights as well as a cultivator of the same level,” Xu Fan explained. As someone who valued caution, his motto was to avoid action unless absolutely necessary.
“Oh,” the siblings replied, sounding a bit disappointed.
“Do you want to see me in action?” Xu Fan asked, smiling at his two disciples.
“Alright, since it’s your first time out with me, I’ll show you something special.”
“Xu Gang, what’s the name of the secret technique I taught you with the longest name?” Xu Fan asked, his lips curling into a perfect smile.
“Armstrong Rotating Jet Cannon,” Xu Gang answered honestly. Though he didn’t understand the meaning, he knew the technique was powerful because Master had said longer spell names meant greater power.
“Good, today I’ll let you witness the Armstrong Rotating Jet Cannon.”
Xu Fan formed seals with his hands, and a magnetized meteorite floated into a cannon made of lightning.
As Xu Fan rapidly formed more seals, the celestial might of the lightning cannon grew stronger.
“Fire!”
“Boom!!!”
A deafening sound echoed across the sky.
A light curtain appeared before them, showing the perspective of the eagle that had just landed on Xu Fan’s shoulder.
They saw a Golden Core Stage ice bear beast, confused by the loud noise, being completely obliterated, leaving nothing but Blood Mist behind.
The siblings were deeply shaken; they were no longer the inexperienced newcomers they once were and now understood how challenging it was for someone at the Qi Refinement Stage to kill a Golden Core Stage beast.
Even in the history of the cultivation world, records of Qi Refinement Stage cultivators slaying Golden Core Stage beasts were incredibly rare.
