Chapter 573

Chapter 573: Four Phase Giant City

Master Qianling piloted the classic Star Ship and arrived at the Hidden Spirit Sect as scheduled.

"Grand Elder, when are we heading out?" Master Qianling asked with a smile.

"We’re leaving now," Xu Fan replied.

He was accompanied by Xu Gang and Xu Yuexian.

The protective barriers he had placed on Xu Gang and Xu Yuexian had actually been broken by the siblings.

Xu Fan thought to himself that he’d need to test them thoroughly when he had the time, just to make sure he didn’t lose control of anything important later.

"Let’s head out now. This time, I’ll bring the first clone. As long as we’re careful, not a single hair will be harmed," Master Qianling assured.

"Thank you, respected elder," Xu Fan said with a smile. He felt reassured knowing that with the fighting strength of an invincible respected elder on their side, as long as they didn’t do anything reckless, things should go smoothly.

Not long after landing, the classic Star Ship took off again.

Half a month later, in the inner area of the Extreme Void Domain, the classic Star Ship cautiously navigated in privacy mode.

"Grand Elder, do you have any plans for this trip?"

"From what I’ve heard, the Elder Council has already clashed with the beast race, but that area is heavily guarded by them. It’s not easy to break through at the moment," Master Qianling explained.

Xu Fan took out a star stone to check how much time was left until the new door opened, then gave a coordinate to Grape’s clone to head there.

"Let’s rest on that ancient star first. When the secret realm is about to open, we’ll take my spiritual boat there," Xu Fan said.

Seeing Master Qianling’s puzzled look, Xu Fan explained, "I need to refine my Daoist spiritual boat on the ancient star."

"Otherwise, how are we supposed to sneak in?" Xu Fan added.

"Alright, let’s head to that ancient star for a bit of rest," Master Qianling agreed.

Half a month later, the classic Star Ship landed on Snow Spirit Star, where they were warmly welcomed by Snow Spirit Respected Elder.

"Welcome, Grand Elder, to Snow Spirit Star!" Snow Spirit Respected Elder greeted enthusiastically.

"Sorry for the trouble, but we’ll need to rest on your star for about three months," Xu Fan said with a smile.

"Don’t worry about three months—three years or even thirty years wouldn’t be a problem," Snow Spirit Respected Elder laughed.

Since Snow Spirit Star updated its star formation, it had encountered four or five waves of giant beast race warships that barely passed by.

Even the giant beasts of the Extreme Void Domain, which rarely roamed this area, had been spotted twice.

If the star formation hadn’t been updated in time, Snow Spirit Star would’ve likely been destroyed.

"Thank you for your hospitality, respected elder," Xu Fan said.

On a mountain peak, Xu Fan was applying a cloaking layer to the Daoist spiritual boat he was refining for First Clone, mixing in some precious spirit ore.

"Grand Elder, I didn’t expect your sect to get involved in such chaos. I’ve been to a few ancient stars in the Extreme Void Domain—should I share their coordinates with you?" Master Qianling offered, mentioning the locations of several ancient stars.

"Those ancient stars have already been dealt with," Xu Fan replied as he evenly spread the liquid material onto the Daoist spiritual boat.

"Back then, we were short on spirit stones and spirit ore, so I had Spirit Cut Elder take the star ship and search for ancient stars with my clone," Xu Fan chuckled.

“Impressive! Having skills really pays off,” Master Qianling said with envy.

“Just trying to get by,” Xu Fan replied modestly.

“Grand Elder, why didn’t you prepare this spiritual boat ahead of time?” Master Qianling asked, puzzled.

“Well, I rarely come to the Extreme Void Domain. If I had just crafted the spiritual boat without experiencing the place firsthand, its stealth capabilities would’ve been much weaker,” Xu Fan explained, avoiding any mention of his tendency to procrastinate.

“Ah, I see. Grand Elder, you’ve thought this through thoroughly,” Master Qianling nodded in understanding.

Three months later, a ten-length-long spiritual boat took off from Snow Spirit Star, heading deep into the Extreme Void Domain.

As they neared their destination, Xu Fan and the others spotted the wreckage from the battle between the beast race and the Elder Council.

“The giant beast race warships defending here are all moon-level. It looks like the Elder Council took quite a beating,” Master Qianling remarked, eyeing the debris outside.

“The Elder Council might not fully grasp the importance of this place yet, so the star ships they sent might not be their strongest,” Xu Fan added.

Just then, a thunderous roar from a giant beast echoed in the distance.

A shockwave rippled across the entire Extreme Void Domain.

“That must be the old tortoise,” Xu Fan said, his expression serious.

“Seems like the Elder Council sent a higher-ranked elder. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be seeing such a massive disturbance,” Master Qianling noted.

From the spiritual boat, they could now see the giant beast race warships defending in the distance.

“We’re about to enter their defensive perimeter. Respected Elder, Xu Gang, Xu Yuexian, don’t use any spiritual energy for now,” Xu Fan instructed.

“Understood,” everyone replied.

At that moment, on the outskirts of the beast race’s defenses, the spiritual boat quietly slipped past a massive giant beast warship.

The distance between them was less than a hundred lengths.

“If I were to pay a small price to teleport into the control room of that giant beast warship, I could take them down in an instant,” Master Qianling mused, stroking his chin as he eyed the warship a hundred lengths away.

The giant beast warship was on alert but hadn’t activated any space-blocking formations.

“Respected Elder, we could pull off something when we leave. At the very least, we could snag a few giant beast warships,” Xu Fan said with a grin, sensing an opportunity.

Among the three moon-level giant beast warships destroyed by the railgun, Xu Fan had salvaged some valuable items, especially the spiritual energy core from one of the moon-level warships, which could be easily modified for their use.

“This could work. The giant beast that was sealing space was slain by the First Clone. If we launch a sneak attack, the First Clone could teleport us out of here in no time.”

Master Qianling looked at Xu Fan with eager eyes.

“Two moon-level giant beast warships could be modified into a ship with performance rivaling the classic Star Ship.”

Xu Fan knew exactly what Master Qianling was hinting at.

“You know me too well, Grand Elder!” Master Qianling exclaimed excitedly, already imagining convincing the First Clone to seize four giant beast warships.

Xu Gang and Xu Yuexian chuckled from the side, well aware of the elder’s obsession with star ships.

As the star ship advanced toward the heart of the beast race’s defenses, a massive City of the Beast Race came into view.

“The Four Phase Giant City of the beast race!!” Master Qianling exclaimed in awe.

Xu Fan turned to Master Qianling, curious about what this Four Phase Giant City was.

“To put it simply, there are at least four Invincible Beast Kings guarding this giant city.”

“I’ve read about this city in the intelligence reports of the major beast clans,” Master Qianling said, his expression shifting as he gazed at the Four Phase Giant City.