Chapter 1127

Chapter 1127: The Cost of Cracking the System

In the Hidden Spirit Sect, Xu Fan was hosting a Grand Dragon Feast in his courtyard to celebrate Li Xingci’s ascension to Golden Immortal. The feast was grand, with the entire family in attendance: the eldest brother’s family, Xu Yuexian, the third brother’s family, the fourth brother’s family, Zhou Kailing, and Guangxu. The atmosphere was filled with joy and laughter as they all enjoyed the feast together.

"Master Ancestor, when will Master Ancestor Mother return?" Li Chufan asked Xu Fan, who was sitting nearby.

"Soon, my boy. Once I gain control over this realm, she will return," Xu Fan replied with a warm smile.

Just then, Xu Lingtai approached with a young boy. The boy looked at Xu Fan with admiration and respect, silently greeting him as his Master Ancestor.

"Master Ancestor," the boy thought to himself.

"I never thought I’d be called Master Ancestor," Xu Fan chuckled. He then conjured a Golden Immortal Dragon Pearl, which transformed into a radiant light and merged into the boy’s body.

"Can’t let you call me Master Ancestor for nothing," Xu Fan said with a grin.

"Look at Lingtai, already making a name for himself with a son," Xu Fan teased, glancing at Li Chufan.

"Master, these things happen when they’re meant to," Li Xingci said with a smile, standing beside Su Rantian.

"Meant to, huh?" Xu Fan said, giving Su Rantian a knowing look.

"Alright, now that we’re four generations under one roof, let’s toast to that," Xu Fan announced, raising his cup. Everyone followed suit, and they all drank together in celebration.

After the feast, Xu Fan retreated to the underground space to focus on his cultivation. Since becoming a Golden Immortal, he had been too busy with various matters to properly cultivate.

"Master, using time acceleration at your Golden Immortal level will consume at least a hundred times more resources than before," Grape informed him tactfully.

"Then forget it. It won’t take long to reach the peak of Golden Immortal cultivation anyway," Xu Fan replied.

"But this damn system," he muttered under his breath.

After advancing to Golden Immortal, Xu Fan had sensed the lifespan limit of a Golden Immortal. He concluded that it was tied to the decline of a celestial being. Just thinking about the time before his decline filled him with a sense of despair.

From his research, Xu Fan learned that few Golden Immortals lived long enough to experience natural decline. Most either advanced to Great Luo or met an untimely end.

"If I don’t crack this system during the Golden Immortal stage, I won’t stand a chance against Saints, Celestial Venerables, or Great Immortal Emperors," Xu Fan sighed in his cultivation room.

He realized that if he couldn’t crack the system, he would have to rely on his disciples. When it came to teaching disciples, Xu Fan was confident that no one could surpass him.

"Grape, prepare 500 crystals of Xuanhuang aura. I need to crack the system," Xu Fan ordered.

After breaking through to the Great Luo Sage, Xu Fan could quickly master the Three Thousand Paths and achieve perfect Golden Immortal cultivation.

While cracking the system, Xu Fan could gain dual benefits, with nothing but some waste of Xuanhuang aura as a downside.

As the vast Xuanhuang aura poured into Xu Fan’s body, a virtual image rapidly grew in the River of Time, easily breaking free and becoming a Great Luo Sage.

This virtual image sat cross-legged on the riverbank, comprehending the Three Thousand Paths while decoding the system.

However, this state lasted only ten breaths before the virtual image vanished back into the River of Time.

Xu Fan slowly opened his eyes.

“If only the system had consciousness!”

“If I could curse you, at least I would get a reply,” Xu Fan said with some frustration.

He now seriously suspected that the system was trying to provoke him.

When he first became a Golden Immortal, nearing the Great Luo Sage stage, he could sense the system’s presence, thinking that more time would allow him to decode it.

But as he advanced to Golden Immortal and truly sensed the system, he realized it wasn’t that simple.

The system had been playing tricks on him, confusing and teasing him.

Although he hadn’t made a breakthrough in cracking the system, Xu Fan had perfected his understanding of the Three Thousand Paths at the Golden Immortal Realm.

Xu Fan got up and left his hut, lying down on a lounge chair in the courtyard, lost in thought.

At this moment, Grape informed Xu Fan that Pang Fu wished to see him.

“Let him come over,” Xu Fan said, gazing leisurely at the sky.

A teleportation formation appeared, and Pang Fu stepped out.

“Greetings, Grand Elder,” Pang Fu said respectfully, bowing.

Xu Fan, lazily reclining in the chair, lifted a finger.

A gentle force lifted Pang Fu.

“The market research is done; how did it go?” Xu Fan gestured for Pang Fu to sit and talk.

Once the Hidden Spirit Sect established its hold on the Dragon Immortal Palace, Pang Fu set out to investigate the market.

He explored the surrounding Immortal Realms of the Wood Origin Immortal Realm.

“Grand Elder, I visited five surrounding Immortal Realms and found that we don’t need to rely on our sect’s specialty; as long as we can build the fastest Star Ship to quickly reach the nearby Immortal Realms, we can earn a lot of Immortal Jade and Xuanhuang aura,” Pang Fu explained.

He then shared his extensive logistics plan with Xu Fan.

“Good. In that case, we’ll follow your plan, and the sect will craft the fastest Star Ship for you,” Xu Fan said nonchalantly.

“However, our next goal is to earn more Xuanhuang aura; as for Immortal Jade, it just needs to sustain the sect’s consumption,” Xu Fan thought for a moment and added.

He felt that in this world, everything still had a glimmer of hope.

There must be a way to crack the system.

As long as there was enough Xuanhuang aura to maintain Xu Fan’s status as a Great Luo Sage, there would eventually come a day to find a solution to the system.

To maintain his long-term state as a Great Luo Sage, he needed sufficient Xuanhuang aura.

“Understood, Grand Elder.”

After chatting a bit longer, Pang Fu took his leave.

At this time, as Xu Fan needed a substantial amount of Xuanhuang aura, he unusually considered Pang Fu’s plan.

However, he approached it from a different angle, thinking of how to avoid the taxes from the Immortal Realm.

Xu Fan raised his hand, and the Postnatal Spiritual Treasure Door of Void Realm, which secured the sect, appeared in his grasp.

He began to study it closely, but after a short while, Xu Fan returned the Door to its original position.

In the underground space, Xu Fan shared his idea with avatar number one.

“To break through the barriers of the Immortal Realm and teleport to the star region, a Postnatal Spiritual Treasure won’t suffice.”

“It must at least be a Primal Spiritual Treasure, specifically designed to break open space.”

“With that, we can connect the Immortal Realm and the star region,” avatar number one said while crafting artifacts.

“Why is there a shortage of money again?”

“Right. Although I can sense the system’s presence, to decode it, I need Xuanhuang aura to supply my state as a Great Luo,” Xu Fan replied.