Chapter 1032

Chapter 1032: Heaven’s Heart and Earth’s Flame

"Ever since we allowed the establishment of academies in other Immortal Realms, our sect has become quite deserted," Xu Fan remarked as he sat in the courtyard.

"Everyone has just advanced to Quasi-Immortal and True Immortal and isn’t keen on seclusion and cultivation. It’s better for them to go out and gather some resources for themselves," Li Xingci added, standing beside him.

A light curtain automatically unfolded before them, displaying a map of the Immortal Realm of the human race.

Each Immortal Realm was marked with four or five points of light.

Each point of light represented an academy founded by one or more disciples.

As more disciples requested illusion celestial tools, Grape developed two types of illusion treasures based on the size of the academies: Dao tools and celestial tools.

Initially, the academies used Dao tool illusion treasures.

Once they met certain criteria, they could apply for celestial tool illusion treasures.

"True, our sect offers excellent benefits, but we can’t let the disciples just sit idle and consume resources."

"Letting them venture out and experience the harsh realities of the Immortal Realm is beneficial," Xu Fan said with a smile, lounging in his chair.

"Master, is there a way to bypass the 100,000-year limitation? I feel I’m on the verge of reaching the Golden Immortal Realm, but this 100,000-year limit is holding me back," Li Xingci inquired.

"Removing the 100,000-year limitation is something I hadn’t considered before. To lift it, you might need to distance yourself from the Wood Origin Immortal Realm," Xu Fan explained.

"Alternatively, you could use Time Treasures for time acceleration of 100,000 years, but that would require a significant amount of Immortal Jade," Xu Fan added, lounging lazily in his chair.

The 100,000-year limit was indeed a challenge, but Xu Fan wasn’t overly concerned.

It’s just 100,000 years; it will pass in no time.

"Don’t rush to become a Golden Immortal. Look at your Senior Brother; he’s deeply engrossed in researching the essence of techniques and methods."

"At his current pace, even 100,000 years might not be enough for him."

"And what about you? Have you fully mastered the techniques and methods I taught you?" Xu Fan asked, smiling at Li Xingci.

"I believe I’ve done quite well with the techniques and methods you taught, Master."

"It should meet your standards," Li Xingci said confidently.

"Is that so? Can it satisfy me?" Xu Fan said, lightly waving his hand.

Then, from the perspective of the entire mountain peak, he began to shift and change.

He eventually appeared in a world filled with giant ducks.

Each duck radiated the pressure of a Golden Immortal.

"Deal with those ducks in the sky, and I’ll give you a satisfactory evaluation," Xu Fan said with a smile, looking at Li Xingci.

Who gave you the courage to claim you could satisfy me?

Li Xingci stared at the sky full of ducks, momentarily trapped in a dilemma.

In the Mystical World, he could barely conjure a single illusion of a duck at the Golden Immortal level, but now he faced a sky full of them!

"Master, can I take back what I just said?" Li Xingci asked after a long silence.

"It might be a bit late, but there’s still a chance for redemption. Do you remember the illusion I cast on you back then?" Xu Fan said, and then his figure vanished from the mountain peak.

Xu Fan left the entire Mystical World to Li Xingci.

"A disciple who can satisfy me hasn’t shown up yet," Xu Fan said with a smile, glancing at the stiff Li Xingci standing beside him.

Just then, Grape’s voice chimed in.

"Master, after evaluating the sect’s resources, I found we can gather enough materials to craft nine Golden Immortal puppets, but only if Avatar Number Three reaches the Divine Craftsman level."

"If he doesn’t make it, how many can he manage?" Xu Fan asked.

"At most four; that’s the limit for artifact great masters."

"How much Xuanhuang aura will it take to craft these nine Golden Immortal puppets?" Xu Fan inquired.

"It requires 0.3 crystals of Xuanhuang aura, plus the 0.7 that Grape already used, totaling one crystal of Xuanhuang aura," Grape quickly replied.

"Nine Golden Immortal puppets, 0.3 crystals of Xuanhuang aura…" Xu Fan pondered for a while before deciding to use the Xuanhuang aura to craft the nine Golden Immortal puppets.

Currently, only two Golden Immortal puppets were left in the sect, and based on his assessment, the Hidden Spirit Sect wasn’t strong enough to face the threat from the Great Luo Saint.

"Let’s do it; have him craft the nine Golden Immortal puppets as soon as possible so the sect can be safe," Xu Fan declared.

"Yes, Master."

A heap of immortal ores suitable for crafting Golden Immortal puppets suddenly appeared around Avatar Number Three.

Then, a surge of pure Xuanhuang aura flowed into Avatar Number Three’s body, instantly transforming his aura.

He advanced from a great master in artifact crafting to the Divine Craftsman level.

He then started crafting the Golden Immortal puppets based on the design drawings provided by Grape.

But soon, a new issue arose: the holy fire supply was insufficient.

Although Avatar Number Three could craft the nine Golden Immortal puppets on time, their quality would be slightly compromised.

"Holy fire, Grape, does the Tianding Merchant Association have anything suitable?" Xu Fan asked.

In the Wood Origin Immortal Realm, if the Tianding Merchant Association didn’t have something, it was unlikely to be found anywhere in this Immortal Realm or the neighboring ones.

"Master, there’s suitable holy fire, Heaven’s Heart and Earth’s Flame, priced at 1.5 crystals of Xuanhuang aura," Grape responded.

"Damn it, they really don’t leave me any Xuanhuang aura; I even have to owe some," Xu Fan muttered, feeling a bit frustrated.

"I still need 0.5 crystals. Where am I supposed to get that?"

Xu Fan felt down; in the Immortal Realm, there was no place to exchange Immortal Jade for Xuanhuang aura.

"Master, isn’t there still 10 crystals of Xuanhuang aura in the treasury?"

"That can’t be touched; that’s pocket money from my good brother’s sister-in-law to my good brother. If she ever asks for it back, what will we do if we can’t gather enough?"

"I may lose face, but I can’t let my good brother lose face," Xu Fan said firmly.

"Then Master could consider selling one Golden Immortal puppet; the Tianding Merchant Association usually buys them for between 0.5 to 0.8 crystals," Grape suggested.

"Selling a Golden Immortal puppet isn’t a bad idea. We can sell the one skilled in the essence of the space wide road; it’s not very useful right now," Xu Fan thought for a moment and said.

"Understood, Master; I’ll send Pang Fu to the Tianding Merchant Association to negotiate."

Three months later, Pang Fu returned with the Heaven’s Heart and Earth’s Flame holy fire and 0.3 crystals of Xuanhuang aura.

Xu Fan was quite impressed with how much Pang Fu managed to sell the Golden Immortal puppet for.

"Grand Elder, that Golden Immortal puppet excels in protection and escape, so I didn’t have to negotiate much to sell it for the highest price," Pang Fu explained.

"Great job!" Xu Fan said, pleased.

Selling for an extra 0.3 crystals of Xuanhuang aura was like gaining an additional 2,000 billion Immortal Jade.

Xu Fan decided he must reward Pang Fu generously for this achievement.