Chapter 558

Chapter 558: Grape’s Deduction of Divine Abilities

"Number One and Number Two, you two should work together to craft the artifacts I need."

"I will focus on deducing the cultivation of the spirit body," Xu Fan said solemnly.

Two pairs of eyes suddenly fixed sharply on Xu Fan.

"Your main body doesn’t use up too much mental energy for deducing divine abilities. I know you can multitask."

"So, at this point, don’t be lazy," Number One said, looking at Xu Fan with a wary gaze.

"Number One is right this time; this is such an important artifact. If anything goes wrong, what if it messes up your soul?" Number Two chimed in.

Number One and Number Two quickly formed an alliance, preventing Xu Fan from being lazy.

"Deducing divine abilities also consumes considerable mental energy. Can you at least be understanding?"

"You’re trying to force me—having to craft artifacts and deduce divine abilities at the same time," Xu Fan shot back.

"Cut the chatter; I’m your clone, and I know your situation well enough."

"Crafting this kind of artifact is quite mentally demanding. If you don’t participate, who knows how long it will take to gather another set of celestial tool-level spirit ore if you fail," Number One threatened Xu Fan.

Xu Fan visualized the crafting process of the artifact in his mind and suddenly realized it should be the most challenging artifact they had crafted so far.

"Alright, I’ll craft this artifact with you," Xu Fan decided after some thought.

Xu Fan carefully assessed the success rate of crafting this artifact and found that if Number One and Number Two led the way, there was indeed a possibility of failure, albeit a small one.

Number One and Number Two laughed.

"This is more like it, main body!"

"Everything we do is to ensure you can live a carefree life in this world."

"Is putting in some extra effort in the early stages really that bad? The latter stages are the key," Number Two said with a smile.

"Just think about it—having ten Great Ascension stage puppets following you around, allowing you to walk through this world freely, right?"

"Who would dare disturb your peaceful life then?" Number One gave Xu Fan a sidelong grin.

Xu Fan imagined the scene.

"So, what are we waiting for? Let’s go back to the underground space and get to work."

Filled with motivation for his future carefree life, Xu Fan couldn’t help but feel re-energized.

Three months later, the Serpent Spirit Ship arrived at the Hidden Spirit Sect.

"Ziyuan, what has the Grand Elder been up to lately?" Pang Fu asked, puzzled.

In the past, whenever he returned to the sect and made an appointment with Grape, Xu Fan would usually see him right away.

"And Grape seems to be missing too," Pang Fu added.

"The Grand Elder has been focused on artifact crafting recently; it seems Grape has used up all its computing power to assist in this crafting."

"So, I will be the one to welcome Minister Pang this time," Qiu Ziyuan said respectfully.

Currently, the overall management of the sect had been indirectly delegated to Qiu Ziyuan, while Grape only served an advisory role.

"Since he has been so busy that even his clone can’t break free, it must be crafting a celestial tool, right?" Pang Fu said expectantly.

“I’m not sure, but if the Grand Elder values it so highly, it’s probably not a celestial tool, but definitely an important artifact," Qiu Ziyuan said with a hint of pride.

"Our sect’s strength will climb to a new level. I wonder if our Grand Elder will be able to craft the legendary Universe Ship in the future,” Pang Fu mused, gazing at the sky.

“I believe that day will come,” Qiu Ziyuan said, looking in the direction of the underground space.

He had come to the Hidden Spirit Sect at the age of six, a place where he could eat, drink, and learn to cultivate.

From that moment on, he vowed to protect the sect with his life.

But over time, he began to understand just how powerful the Hidden Spirit Sect truly was.

Especially after the crisis at the two realms began, comparing with other sects made him even prouder to be a Hidden Spirit Sect Disciple.

After their conversation, the two began to formally hand over the spirit ore and temporary supplies.

Pang Fu produced a sparkling spherical stone that shimmered like stars.

“Once you communicate with Grape, have him give this to the Grand Elder. It’s said that this star stone can connect to a secret realm in the upper world.”

"I don’t know if that’s true, so please ask the Grand Elder to handle it," Pang Fu said as he handed the star stone to Qiu Ziyuan.

“Understood. I will deliver it accurately,” Qiu Ziyuan replied as he accepted the star stone and handed it to a nearby puppet.

After the handover of supplies, Pang Fu didn’t linger and quickly set off towards the Extreme Void Domain.

Meanwhile, in the underground space, Sha Diao was completely focused on watching Xu Fan and the two clones craft the artifact.

“It’s rare to see the Grand Elder and the First and Second Clones working together to craft an artifact,” Sha Diao said with a smile.

“If I’m not mistaken, you’re trying to craft a formation-type artifact. Am I right?”

Sha Diao watched Xu Fan and the two clones as they crafted, slightly mesmerized.

It wasn’t that their crafting techniques were exceptionally skilled, but rather that they were so basic and methodical, lacking any flair.

Even a beginner artifact master could analyze their methods.

Yet, this ordinary crafting style made Sha Diao sense the underlying essence of the artifact crafting path.

“Brother Sha, you’re right; this is indeed a formation-assisted artifact,” Xu Fan responded, multitasking.

As he crafted, he deduced divine abilities in his mind while also finding time to chat with Sha Diao.

“Is this artifact difficult to craft? Even the Grand Elder is involved,” Sha Diao asked curiously.

“It’s not too hard, but the required spirit ore is quite precious, and some parts are indeed tricky to handle.”

“So, for the future of our Hidden Spirit Sect, I had to step in personally.”

Xu Fan’s statement earned him two exasperated looks from the First and Second Clones.

Both were deeply engaged in crafting the artifact-level spirit ore and had no time to pay attention to Xu Fan.

“Brother Sha, what brings you here today?” Xu Fan asked.

“I came by to check on why Grape suddenly malfunctioned,” Sha Diao replied.

“What important task is Grape handling? Has all its computing power been diverted?” Sha Diao inquired.

“Grape is currently deducing a divine ability with all its focus, and it’s become uncontrollable; it has invested all its computing power into it,” Xu Fan said with a smile.

Initially, Xu Fan tried to have Grape help him deduce this divine ability but soon realized Grape’s logic capabilities had developed to independently deduce the ability.

However, during the first deduction and due to the infinite extensibility of the divine ability, Grape accidentally invested all unnecessary computing power.

“Grape can now deduce divine abilities, impressive.”

“Then, if I merge into artifact crafting, could Grape help me deduce the best alloy formula?” Sha Diao exclaimed excitedly.

“Maybe that’s not the best idea; it might strain Grape too much.”