Chapter 580

Chapter 580: Reuniting Good Brothers

As Xu Fan stepped into the next mirror small world, Wang Yulun and the others were also preparing to enter.

Xu Fan and Wang Yulun entered the mirror small world simultaneously.

“Yulun!”

“Big Brother Xu!”

Their eyes met, and it felt like a reunion after a thousand years apart.

“I sensed a familiar aura from this secret realm while I was outside; I didn’t expect it to be you inside,” Xu Fan said with a smile.

By now, Wang Yulun had streaks of white hair at his temples.

“Big Brother Xu, you shouldn’t have come to this secret realm,” Wang Yulun said with a wry smile.

“What’s the harm in coming? Besides, if I don’t come, who will bring you back?” Xu Fan replied casually.

“Hello, Uncle Xu!” Wang Linger greeted.

“It’s been so many years, and Linger is still as lovely as ever,” Xu Fan said with a grin.

“Uncle Xu, let me introduce you; this is my master, Xiuxin.” Wang Linger pulled Xiuxin over to introduce her to Xu Fan.

“Hello, Taoist friend Xiuxin.”

Xu Fan subtly glanced at his good brother; could there be another story unfolding?

Wang Yulun returned a look that suggested it was not the case.

The unspoken understanding between years of brotherhood was showcased beautifully.

“Hello, Friend Xu,” Xiuxin replied with a bow.

“How many years of your lifespan have you all consumed here?” Xu Fan asked, looking at everyone.

“It has already been over two hundred years; now we have to stay a long time in each mirror small world, with a limit of one month,” Wang Yulun said.

“You all can enter my Daoist artifact palace; it won’t be affected by time acceleration,” Xu Fan offered.

“Big Brother Xu, let’s explore together; it’ll save time and slow down the time acceleration.”

Upon hearing that Xu Fan was going to bear the time acceleration alone, Wang Yulun immediately rejected the idea.

“I have ways to resist time acceleration. Do you?” Xu Fan asked Wang Yulun, waving his hand to open a glowing portal.

“You all go in; I’ll bring you back to the sect,” Xu Fan said.

“Big Brother Xu, please take this.” Wang Yulun took out a model resembling a rural courtyard.

This was the Daoist artifact palace that Xu Fan had crafted for him, filled with spirit ore he had collected in the last secret realm over the years.

“Why are you giving me this? Are you worried about the stability of the space inside the artifact?” Xu Fan asked, puzzled.

“It’s filled with Xuanfeng Thunder Iron; I’m worried about space instability if I bring it into Big Brother Xu’s Daoist artifact palace,” Wang Yulun replied with a smile.

“Filled with Xuanfeng Thunder Iron?!” Xu Fan exclaimed in shock.

He had personally crafted this Daoist artifact palace for Wang Yulun and knew better than anyone how spacious it was inside.

“It really is packed to the brim, and it’s all refined Xuanfeng Thunder Iron.”

“I found an enormous Xuanfeng Thunder Iron vein in the last secret realm, and it took me more than three years to mine it all.”

“I was thinking, when I get back, our Hidden Spirit Sect could use another Star Ship,” Wang Yulun said.

“Yulun, you really are my lucky star!” Xu Fan exclaimed with joy.

Although Xuanfeng Thunder Iron isn’t top-tier artifact-level spirit ore in the cultivation world, it’s one of the best spirit ores for making Star Ships.

“Big Brother Xu, you’re my lucky star too. You’ve saved me from danger so many times,” Wang Yulun said with a grin.

Just when he was starting to feel hopeless about this secret realm, Xu Fan appeared like a beam of light, driving away the despair in his heart.

“Let’s not dwell on that. You all need to head to the artifact space.”

“Yuexian and Xu Gang are still in there, probably sulking. Go and cheer them up,” Xu Fan said with a smile. Before entering the secret realm, Xu Fan had placed them in the Daoist artifact palace, planning to let them out once it was safe.

But caught up in the excitement of time acceleration, Xu Fan almost forgot about them. When he remembered, he decided to let them stay in the Daoist artifact palace for a while longer.

“Got it.”

Wang Yulun led the group through the glowing portal.

Then, the entire mirror small world seemed to activate some mechanism, and time began to accelerate again.

Xu Fan looked pleased.

“I wish I could stay here forever,” Xu Fan said, as if in a beautiful dream.

Just as Xu Fan was about to step into the next mirror small world, a voice spoke up.

“I am the spirit of the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace, named Tianjing.”

“Human cultivator, would you like to become the master of this Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace?”

The voice sounded childlike, but with a touch of otherworldliness.

Xu Fan stopped and looked up at the sky. “Wasn’t your last master from the beast race? Why would you choose a human like me?”

“My last master was a spiritual cultivator, not from the beast race.”

“My previous master only claimed to be part of the beast race to better rule over the demon race,” the spirit of the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace explained.

“Become the master of the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace?” Xu Fan said with a faint smile.

“Human cultivator, do you think there’s some kind of trick here?” the spirit asked.

“I have a few questions. Can you answer them for me?” Xu Fan said.

“Go ahead.”

“What level do I need to reach to inscribe such powerful celestial scripts related to the wide road of time in your Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace? Is it Golden Immortal level?” Xu Fan asked with a grin.

After advancing to the level of artifact great master, Xu Fan saw the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace in a whole new light.

Now, in Xu Fan’s eyes, the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace didn’t belong in this realm, and he was sure its true form existed beyond the cultivation world.

The spirit of the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace stayed silent, and Xu Fan pressed on, “With the time acceleration, what happened to the essence I lost? What did you do with it?”

The spirit still didn’t respond.

“Did your master send a projection of a celestial tool from the vast worlds to take over, or were they just looking for a backup?”

At that moment, the entire Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace seemed to shudder.

“You’re saying all this—aren’t you afraid I might destroy you here?” the spirit asked, sounding surprised.

A platform rose in the small world where Xu Fan stood, revealing three fierce Great Ascension Stage Beasts, as if waiting for the command to attack.

“I just want to know if my guess is right.”

“If you want to destroy me, go ahead and try,” Xu Fan said calmly.

Wukong appeared beside Xu Fan, holding the Spirit Breaking, with a battalion of Core Formation Stage Puppets behind him.

“Grape, show yourself and have a little chat with this friend,” Xu Fan said with a smirk.

Though Grape was now a Daoist artifact, its power far exceeded that of other celestial tool spirits.

Grape transformed into a dark cloud and appeared behind the spirit of the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace, opening a giant mouth full of sharp teeth, as if ready to swallow everything.

As Grape appeared, the three Great Ascension Stage Beasts that had just emerged slowly descended with the platform.

At the same time, time in the mirror small world where Xu Fan stood began to accelerate.

“What is this? How can it take control of my Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace?!” the spirit of the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace cried out in panic.