Chapter 1251

Chapter 1251: Embryo

In the Liuguang Immortal Realm, there stood a palace that resembled a furnace.

An elderly man with white hair and a strong physique examined a specially-made artifact in his hands.

“Exquisite, truly exquisite. I never imagined a celestial tool could reach such a level,” the white-haired Divine Craftsman marveled.

“I wonder whose masterpiece this is. I must seek them out and exchange ideas when I get the chance,” the Divine Craftsman mused. Just then, a sphere of holy light enveloped the artifact, and it vanished from his grasp.

The old Divine Craftsman stared at his empty palm for a long moment.

“I know who it is now,” he murmured, still gazing at his hand.

“Master, the specially-made artifact has been teleported to other Immortal Realms,” Grape reported.

“Good. From now on, whenever someone obtains a specially-made artifact and tries to decipher it, teleport it randomly to another location,” Xu Fan instructed.

“Understood, Master.”

“Master, all the disciples from the third generation of the Hidden Spirit Sect who ascended from the lower realm have now reached the true immortal realm.”

“Should we grant them their subsequent benefits?” Grape inquired.

“They’ve only just ascended to the Immortal Realm. Granting them sect benefits too soon won’t do them any good.”

“Let them spend a few hundred years gaining experience in the Immortal Realm first. We’ll provide the benefits when they return,” Xu Fan said after a moment of thought.

“Understood, Master.”

On Hidden Spirit Island, within the mystical challenge space, Zhao Kong stared blankly at his ranking.

“I never thought that as the sect leader of the Hidden Spirit Sect in the lower realm, I wouldn’t even rank in the top 10,000 in the same realm.”

“Senior Brother, we were among the last to ascend to the Immortal Realm. It’s natural for us to lag behind in some areas,” one of Zhao Kong’s disciples reassured him.

“I had hoped that by bringing you all to the Immortal Realm, you would become the pillars of the Hidden Spirit Sect. Even if you were slightly weaker, I thought you’d eventually become the backbone of the sect.”

“But now, seeing the state of the sect upon our return, I can’t help but feel disheartened,” Zhao Kong said with a bitter smile.

When Zhao Kong joined the Hidden Spirit Sect and learned about its current state, he was nearly stunned. It seemed that from the first generation until now, no more than 40,000 years had passed.

Even as a novice in the Immortal Realm, he knew that 40,000 years was far too short a time to reach the Golden Immortal stage, let alone attain the Great Luo fruit position.

With this realization, Zhao Kong suddenly felt like a poor son returning home after being lost for so long.

At that moment, all the disciples who had ascended during the third Hidden Spirit Island event received a message.

“Senior Brother, Grape just sent a message. It says we need to train in the Immortal Realm for 400 years before we can return,” one of the disciples announced.

Hearing this, Zhao Kong’s spirits lifted slightly.

“You’re right. We must train in the Immortal Realm. Otherwise, staying in the sect will only discourage us further,” Zhao Kong said.

The disciples who had ascended with him nodded in agreement, sharing the same sentiment.

“The sect isn’t what it used to be. If we die now, there’s no coming back.”

“Disciples out training can die at random, and if they can’t be revived, it’s on the sect,” Xu Fan remarked as he watched the disciples transform into streams of light and fly out of the sect.

Just as Xu Fan was about to start deciphering the system runic sphere, a message suddenly came through.

“The Lord of the Demon Domain wants to invite me to visit the Demon Domain?”

“Seems like I haven’t had much interaction with the Lord of the Demon Domain,” Xu Fan mused, stroking his chin.

“Well, since I’ve got nothing better to do, might as well check it out.”

A teleportation portal made of holy light then appeared before Xu Fan, and he was quickly transported to the outskirts of the Demon Domain.

There, a massive giant horse awaited him in the star region, towing a little middle thousand world behind it.

“Divine Master Xu, please board the carriage first,” a quasi-saint demonic cultivator emerged from the small thousand world and respectfully addressed Xu Fan.

Xu Fan nodded and stepped into the small world.

The carriage then broke through space and headed towards the Demon Domain, arriving in no time.

“I didn’t expect the Demon Realm to be so full of life,” Xu Fan remarked as he stepped into the Demon Realm.

“What did you think the Demon Realm would look like, barren and decayed?” The Lord of the Demon Domain appeared behind Xu Fan.

“It’s just that this beautiful scene, filled with floral scents, doesn’t quite match my idea of the Demon Realm,” Xu Fan replied.

“You’ll get used to it. The main reason I brought you here is to show you something,” the Lord of the Demon Domain said as he led Xu Fan into the great hall.

Inside the hall lay a stone axe emitting a special chaotic aura.

“This is a Primordial Supreme Treasure that’s currently condensing. However, it seems it has only recently become an embryo; it might take several hundred billion years to fully mature,” Xu Fan said, gazing at the stone axe with keen interest.

Such a weapon for attacking gods and demons was incredibly precious; using it to strike down various foes would be thrilling.

“Divine Master Xu, can you speed up the time so it can mature sooner?” the Lord of the Demon Domain asked politely.

“Master, forgive my limited knowledge, but to hasten its maturation, it would have to be downgraded to an Xuanhuang Supreme Treasure; otherwise, the cost to accelerate its growth would be too great,” Xu Fan replied honestly.

“If the cost is too great, it’s not impossible. Can you tell me the methods for accelerating its formation?” the Lord of the Demon Domain asked, growing impatient.

Ever since he obtained the stone axe, he hadn’t been able to think of anything else; he simply wanted it to mature as soon as possible so he could wield the Primordial Supreme Treasure.

“Every ten thousand years, feed it ten Xuanhuang Supreme Treasures, increasing by one each time. After one hundred thousand years, it can mature early without damaging the power of the Open Heaven God Axe.”

“Every ten thousand years, ten Xuanhuang Supreme Treasures, for a continuous hundred thousand years?” the Lord of the Demon Domain calculated in his mind, realizing it would be a losing deal.

“Can you shorten the time a bit, Divine Master Xu?” the Lord of the Demon Domain asked again.

“That’s doable, but I can only reduce it by one-third; any more, and I doubt you could bear the cost, Lord of the Demon Domain,” Xu Fan stated.

“Then thank you, Divine Master Xu,” the Lord of the Demon Domain said politely.

“Lord of the Demon Domain, though it may be a bit forward, I still want to know where you got this Open Heaven God Axe embryo from,” Xu Fan inquired.

Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Demon Domain’s expression became somewhat uneasy.

“Let’s just say it was the fruit of our labor,” he replied.

Xu Fan glanced at the Lord of the Demon Domain but said nothing.

“Prepare a separate small thousand world. I will set up a chaotic formation in that world to accelerate the condensation time of this Open Heaven God Axe.”

“When the Lord of the Demon Domain wields this axe, won’t he be able to strike down anyone he wishes in the Three Thousand Realms?” Xu Fan said with a smile.

“Right now, even if I have this Open Heaven God Axe, there are still those I cannot strike down,” the Lord of the Demon Domain replied with a wry smile.

“…… I was just joking; you don’t need to take it seriously.”

Half a month later, Xu Fan left, satisfied with the rewards he had received.

“Grape, put these Primordial Purple Qi crystals into the treasure vault,” Xu Fan said, handing a space ring to Grape.