Chapter 561

Chapter 561: The Consumption of the Great Ascension Stage Puppet

"You’ve put in some thought, but this is just for everyday use. When we have a big event, we must show off the style of our Hidden Spirit Sect," Xu Fan said with a smile.

He had the beast clan master craftsmen collaborate to create an impressive flying treasure.

"Of course! I always use the Nine Horned Jiao Spirit Car you gave me when I’m out. Every time I take it out, I’m treated like royalty," Pang Fu replied with a laugh.

"That’s the spirit."

Just then, Xu Fan felt a tug on his fishing rod as a ten-zhang-long dragon whale bit the bait.

"The meat isn’t good; I’ll just throw it back," Xu Fan said, casting the dragon whale out a thousand meters away.

In recent years, as the spiritual energy in Hidden Spirit Island grew denser, it began to affect the entire Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake.

Now, the beasts in the Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake had reached the Transformation Stage, all of them having traveled over from the dark currents of the Endless Sea.

"The star stone you left me—I looked at it, and it seems to hide the coordinates of a secret realm in the Extreme Void Domain."

"There is indeed a trace of celestial spirit energy from the upper realm; it should be a secret related to the upper realm."

"In a little while, the coordinates will be revealed. Let’s go check it out together then," Xu Fan continued to fish, speaking leisurely.

"I found this star stone while trading in the Extreme Void Domain; it was a meteor that happened to strike the Serpent Spirit Ship. When I picked it up, the information flashed into my mind," Pang Fu explained.

"That secret realm might have good things, or it could be a trap."

For some reason, as Xu Fan fished, he thought of his good brother.

It seemed like a long time since he had seen him. He wondered how he was doing and whether he was facing more persecution.

"A trap?" Pang Fu asked, puzzled.

"People killing for treasure, immortals seizing bodies, sealing monsters and breaking seals—such situations happen often."

"But it’s nothing major; we can consult the oracle before going. There shouldn’t be any significant issues," Xu Fan replied.

"As long as the Grand Elder is in charge, it’s all good," Pang Fu said with a smile. In his mind, Xu Fan always seemed so relaxed, as if nothing could disturb him.

"Thanks to your hard work over the years, our Hidden Spirit Sect is not lacking in spirit ore anymore. From now on, let’s take half spirit stones and half spirit ore," Xu Fan pondered.

Since adding several large cargo holds to the Serpent Spirit Ship, Pang Fu had been bringing back increasingly larger amounts of spirit ore.

The spirit ore stored in the sect was enough for the Hidden Spirit Sect’s regular usage for thirty years.

"You control the basic spirit ore, while Spirit Cut Elder handles the artifact-level spirit ore."

"I dare say that no sect on the entire central continent enjoys as much comfort as our Hidden Spirit Sect does," Xu Fan laughed.

Just then, the Hidden Spirit No. 2 piloted by Spirit Cut slowly descended into the Hidden Spirit Sect.

Pang Fu stared in awe at Hidden Spirit No. 2, a hint of admiration in his eyes.

During the three years spent trading in the Extreme Void Domain while piloting the Serpent Spirit Ship, he had transitioned from a novice to an experienced driver.

Now, driving the Serpent Spirit Ship felt as comfortable as handling a luxury car, drawing attention on the streets.

However, he couldn’t help but gaze at the top-tier luxury ships with envy.

The performance of the Serpent Spirit Ship far surpassed that of the average Star Ships he had seen in the Extreme Void Domain.

However, compared to the Hidden Spirit No. 2 before him, he felt it was in a completely different league.

“Just wait a bit longer. When the sect’s spirit ore resources are sufficient, we will specially craft several Star Ships for you to trade in the Extreme Void Domain,” Xu Fan said with a smile, noticing the admiration in Pang Fu’s eyes.

After Hidden Spirit No. 2 landed at the Hidden Spirit Sect, Spirit Cut flew toward Xu Fan.

“Grand Elder, we got lucky this time. We found a place deep in the Extreme Void Domain where the Wind Calamity had subsided and collected a lot of Wind Calamity Crystal Stones,” Spirit Cut said with a smile.

“Wind Calamity Crystal Stones, great stuff! We can use them to create a set of acceleration components for the Star Ship and install them on the Serpent Spirit Ship,” Xu Fan replied, slightly surprised.

“Grand Elder, we have plenty of Wind Calamity Crystal Stones. We can craft two sets and add them to both of the new ships,” Spirit Cut said, then called up the inventory of Wind Calamity Crystal Stones.

“The speed of Hidden Spirit No. 2 is already fast enough; adding this won’t increase it much.”

“The Serpent Spirit Ship is different; adding it will boost its speed significantly,” Xu Fan explained.

“Okay, I just thought Hidden Spirit No. 2 could improve even more,” Spirit Cut said, a bit disappointed.

“Hidden Spirit No. 2 is limited by spirit ore; its performance can only be that good. If we want to improve it further, we’ll need Brother Sha,” Xu Fan said with a laugh.

“Brother Sha?” Spirit Cut questioned, puzzled.

“Let’s keep that a secret for now; we can discuss it later when we have the chance,” Xu Fan replied.

In the past three years, Sha Diao had stabilized the basic Universal Artifact Alloy and was now researching high-performance Universal Artifact Alloy.

He aimed to make it absorb celestial tool-level spirit ore to evolve 50% of its properties, which was currently Xu Fan’s main focus.

“Is it really that mysterious? Can we build a Star Ship that performs even better than Hidden Spirit No. 2?”

“That’s pretty much the idea,” Xu Fan nodded.

“By the way, Grand Elder, have you completed the artifact you were crafting? When can we make our first Great Ascension stage puppet?” Spirit Cut asked excitedly.

“Well, it’s a bit complicated, and it might take some time before you see it,” Xu Fan replied helplessly.

He had initially thought that reaching the level of artifact great master would make crafting a Great Ascension stage puppet easy.

But then a little accident occurred; while fishing and idly contemplating the design of a Great Ascension stage puppet, he suddenly discovered a serious problem: to operate a Great Ascension stage puppet, one must consume spiritual energy infused with a hint of celestial energy from the five elemental origins.

After considering the consumption of five elemental origins spiritual energy, Xu Fan felt that using the Avatar Jade Talisman of the invincible respected elder would be more worthwhile.

Xu Fan explained the puppet’s consumption to Spirit Cut.

“Oh my, just that short moment and we’ve exhausted an entire year’s worth of five elemental origins for the sect!” Spirit Cut exclaimed.

Pang Fu beside them also showed a shocked expression, feeling that the spirit stones he earned weren’t enough.

“Not only that, but we also need to consume the true spirit of a beast king,” Xu Fan said, shrugging helplessly.

With that level of consumption, he would rather have the railgun fire a few more shots to solve the problem.

“Can this Great Ascension stage puppet handle an invincible respected elder?” Spirit Cut asked.

“If I control it along with the celestial being’s Spirit Breaking tool, it should be able to withstand it, provided there is enough five elemental origins spiritual energy to consume,” Xu Fan thought for a moment and replied.