Chapter 8
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Chapter 8: The Origin of the Floating Sky Giant Ship
Fifteen minutes later, Xu Fan waved his hand and restrained the Rock-Armor Mantis.
Wang Yulun, covered in wounds, stood beside Xu Fan, feeling embarrassed.
The world transformed again, and the two returned to their original surroundings.
Wang Yulun looked at his body in amazement and exclaimed, “Big Brother Xu, have you mastered the soul manipulation technique to its peak?”
In the world that Xu Fan created, every wound felt so real. As soon as that world vanished, the previous scene felt like a dream.
“Let’s not talk about that right now; let’s discuss your mistakes during battle.”
Xu Fan waved his hand, and a light curtain appeared, showing Wang Yulun’s recent battle scene.
“To put it simply, you dealt almost no damage in that fight and just passively took hits.”
“Here’s a suggestion: if you encounter such a beast alone in the future, just run away quickly,” Xu Fan remarked.
“Alright, let’s discuss the first area you need to improve.”
The image paused at the moment Wang Yulun cast his first Fire Spear Technique.
“Your spell prediction isn’t really the problem; at the original speed of the Rock-Armor Mantis, you would definitely have hit.”
“But this beast possesses intelligence, so during combat, you must understand that a spell needs to block all of your enemy’s movements.”
As Xu Fan spoke, the screen began to change. He showed a slight adjustment in the direction of Wang Yulun’s spell, and Wang Yulun, watching to the side, was instantly stunned.
“The angle of the Fire Spear Technique,” Wang Yulun’s eyes burned with excitement as he looked at the screen.
“If you adjust your spell-casting angle to this extent, the Rock-Armor Mantis won’t be able to dodge the Fire Spear,” Xu Fan continued.
The footage continued to play, and Wang Yulun watched intently, knowing that such opportunities for learning were rare.
The screen shifted to Wang Yulun’s fifth spell cast, pausing again.
“At this point, your combat mindset changed, and your positioning and spell casting became careless.”
“Not to mention that the beast evaded your four spells, but you didn’t observe its movement habits at all.”
As Xu Fan spoke, he pointed his fingers like a sword and touched Wang Yulun’s forehead.
Wang Yulun instinctively dodged to the right and was caught by Xu Fan’s touch on his forehead.
After pulling his hand back, Xu Fan once again pointed toward Wang Yulun’s forehead in front of him.
Once again, he was hit.
“See? Everyone has their own habits, and movement is no exception.”
“When your prediction fails, you can only attack based on the enemy’s movement habits.”
After speaking, Xu Fan waved his hand to dismiss the light shadow technique that made the screen disappear.
“Big Brother Xu, is that all? I feel I have so many shortcomings. Please tell me more,” Wang Yulun hurriedly said, as such opportunities were infrequent.
“Learning these things isn’t as simple as me just saying it.”
“Let’s leave it at that for now. Once you grasp this, we can continue,” Xu Fan said lightly, appearing profound and mysterious, while feeling quite pleased internally.
“Feel free to come here to train whenever you have time,” Xu Fan added.
“Thank you, Big Brother Xu,” Wang Yulun said happily. To him, coming here to learn was a bright path toward entering Jia Hall in the future.
After Xu Fan spoke, he flopped back down onto the lounge chair.
“Let’s talk about that giant ship,” Xu Fan said with interest.
Wang Yulun imitated Xu Fan and relaxed in the lounge chair as well.
“That giant ship is called the Floating Sky Ship. Five thousand years ago, our sect’s Grand Elder took all the sect’s resources to the central continent to ask the Heavenly Artifact Sect to craft it.”
“For this Floating Sky Ship, our sect went fifty years without recruiting new disciples, and everyone lived frugally.”
“Back then, disciples couldn’t even see spirit stones without their eyes turning greedy.”
“Only when the Floating Sky Ship was finished did our sect finally turn things around, allowing us to advance to a first-rate sect.”
“Why did they insist on getting this thing? What was its use, for battle or resource hunting?” Xu Fan asked, this reminded him of how a small country in his previous life focused all its efforts on building aircraft carriers.
“Of course, it was for resource hunting. Half of our Feiyu Realm consists of sea regions, collectively known as the Endless Sea. It is said to be vast and borderless, with resources that far exceed other places.”
“The most crucial thing is that the depths of the Endless Sea possess many resources that our continent lacks.”
“Even a Tribulation-Transcending Expert wouldn’t dare venture there alone due to the dangers lurking in the depths,” Wang Yulun said.
“So, if one wants to seek resources in the Endless Sea, they must have a Floating Sky Giant Ship,” Xu Fan concluded.
“Exactly, only the Floating Sky Ship can withstand the attacks of numerous Great Ascension Stage Beasts.”
“It is said that the depths of the Endless Sea are filled with giant beasts above the Void Refining Stage.”
“Otherwise, our elders at the Nascent Soul Stage in Que Tian Gate wouldn’t be able to sustain themselves with just the resources available on the sect’s mainland.”
“That’s just one aspect; more importantly, the Floating Sky Ship not only allows access to the Endless Sea but seems to be able to reach that legendary Extreme Void Domain as well.”
“Extreme Void Domain?”
Wang Yulun pointed to the sky, indicating the very high parts of the sky.
“Isn’t that the universe?” Xu Fan thought.
“However, only top-tier sects dare to go to the Extreme Void Domain. We just muddle through in the depths of the Endless Sea.”
As Wang Yulun explained, Xu Fan gradually understood the importance of this Floating Sky Ship.
According to past knowledge, this thing was like a nuclear weapon, representing both status and strength.
“Yulun, is there any way to get a look at the Floating Sky Ship?” Xu Fan asked.
“Um, generally, those who can board the Floating Sky Ship fall into four categories.”
“First are the cultivators who specialize in detection spells, mainly responsible for piloting the Floating Sky Ship.”
“Second are the combat personnel from the Battle Hall, usually seniors from Jia Hall.”
“Third are the alchemists and artifact masters, responsible for the initial processing of materials.”
“Fourth are the powerful experts at the Void Refining Stage or above, usually Core Formation stage cultivators who stay in the center.”
“If Big Brother Xu wants to go, it’s simple; just join the Jia Branch of the Battle Hall, and once you reach the Golden Core Stage, you can enter.”
“As for the others, they must be alchemists or artifact masters of Third Tier or above.”
Hearing this, Xu Fan expressed disappointment, saying, “I have to reach the Golden Core Stage? Then never mind.”
Thinking about having to live steadily until 250 years old to reach the Golden Core Stage was quite sad.
“Oh, well. My curiosity is satisfied; it doesn’t matter whether I go or not,” Xu Fan said slowly.
“Big Brother Xu, really not going to the Battle Hall?”
“Not going; fighting doesn’t interest me. But I am very curious about how to craft that Floating Sky Ship. After I save enough spirit stones, I’ll go learn artifact crafting,” Xu Fan said, suddenly eager to reach the moment he could learn artifact crafting.
“Artifact crafting? With Big Brother Xu’s wealth, it might not be enough,” Wang Yulun looked at the spirit rice in front of the courtyard and said that it could only cover the tuition for a course in alchemy.
“Ha ha, you don’t need to worry about that,” Xu Fan replied with a smile, now understanding that his talent is well-rounded.
“Well, I know Big Brother Xu is a genius. From now on, make sure to craft my treasures!”
“Ha ha, that’s settled.”
