Chapter 583

Chapter 583: Minister of Resources

The classic Star Ship smoothly landed on Hidden Spirit Island.

Afterward, Master Qianling quickly took off in the classic Star Ship, heading straight for Qianling Sect.

Master Qianling needed to gather the spirit ore for his two celestial tools and also bring back the treasures containing the immortal text that Xu Fan had requested.

“Finally, we’re back,” Wang Yulun said, looking around the familiar sect with a sense of nostalgia.

“Remember, this will always be your home,” Xu Fan said, giving Wang Yulun a friendly pat on the shoulder, already looking forward to having someone to go fishing with.

“Xiuxin, my friend, would you like to join our Hidden Spirit Sect?” Xu Fan asked.

“Since you’re Linger’s master, you’re practically family. How about staying with us as an elder?” Xu Fan offered.

“It would be an honor to join the Hidden Spirit Sect,” Xiuxin replied with a smile.

She had already heard quite a bit about them from Wang Yulun.

Becoming an elder in the Hidden Spirit Sect was more than she had ever expected.

“Great! Since Elder Xiuxin is new here, I’ll have someone show you around shortly,” Xu Fan said warmly.

Soon after, Qiu Ziyuan arrived, having been notified by Grape.

“This is Elder Xiuxin, our newest member. Please take her around the sect and introduce her to everything,” Xu Fan instructed.

“Understood, Grand Elder,” Qiu Ziyuan replied with a respectful bow.

He then led Xiuxin and Wang Linger on a tour of the sect.

“Yulun, let’s catch up later. I need to go and stabilize my cultivation realm,” Xu Fan said, flying off toward his mountain peak courtyard.

As Xu Fan disappeared into the distance, Wang Yulun turned to Murong Qianer with a smile. “Even after being away for so long, everything here feels just the same.”

“You make it sound like you’ve been gone for centuries, when it hasn’t been that long,” Murong Qianer teased.

“Let’s go check on our son. I wonder how much he’s improved in his cultivation after all this time,” Wang Yulun said, trying to sound wise and experienced.

Murong Qianer rolled her eyes at him, knowing exactly why her husband suddenly felt so confident about dealing with their son.

“If you’re so tough, why don’t you try it without the Artifacts Set Big Brother Xu made for you?” Murong Qianer shot back.

“What do you know? Magical treasures are part of a cultivator’s strength!” Wang Yulun retorted proudly.

……

When Xu Fan arrived at his courtyard, he found his clones, Number One and Number Two, waiting for him.

“Tell us, what kind of adventure did you have to reach the Void Refinement stage?” Number One asked eagerly.

“Yeah, now that you’ve advanced, we should share our insights on artifact crafting,” Number Two added.

Xu Fan didn’t have time to chat, so he quickly created a temporary avatar to explain while he went inside to stabilize his cultivation.

The temporary avatar looked at Number One and Number Two and began, “So, Xu Fan and his group were on the classic Star Ship, about to head toward…”

“Can we get a different version? I’m not a fan of Teacher Dan’s style,” Number Two interrupted.

“What version would you prefer, then?” Xu Fan’s temporary avatar asked with a grin.

“Can we have the version of Teacher Guo~?” Clone 1 had a bag of sunflower seeds appear in his hand.

“Sure thing.”

Xu Fan’s temporary avatar nodded and started to narrate.

………………

In the Nine Phoenix Dynasty, near the Endless Sea, lies the largest port.

A fleet of Sea Ships was swiftly exchanging the spirit ore and Spiritual Treasures collected from deep within the Endless Sea.

The fleet captain, a Core Formation Stage Puppet, was reporting the resources collected by the Sea Ship fleet to Shi Zhan.

“This time, we found a small artifact-level spirit ore vein deep in the Endless Sea, and it took us half a year to finish the collection.”

“So the return time has been delayed by two months,” the Core Formation Stage Puppet explained.

“Artifact-level spirit ore~” Shi Zhan nodded as he looked at the list in his hand.

“You all worked hard this time; I’ll bump up your commission for this sea venture by one percent,” Shi Zhan said with a smile.

“Really? Thank you so much, Minister!” the Core Formation Stage Puppet exclaimed excitedly, knowing that their commission for each sea mining venture was only five percent of the total.

“You’ve earned it. In the Endless Sea, the higher the grade of spirit ore, the more beasts there are guarding it.”

“You all did well this time; I’ll put in a good word for you with Her Majesty the Empress,” Shi Zhan said with a smile.

“Thank you, Minister.”

Then, the captain of the Core Formation Sea Ship fleet skipped off happily to share the good news with his waiting crew, who erupted in cheers.

Seeing this, Shi Zhan smiled.

Ever since that young National Master appeared, he had been sidelined for a while.

During that time, he felt disheartened and wanted to leave Feng Chang Ning to return to Hidden Spirit Island to continue guarding his small world.

Back then, he just wanted to find a familiar place to spend the rest of his dull life.

He vowed never to be a sycophant again.

Just as he was about to leave, Feng Chang Ning found him.

“Master, can you wait a moment to help me?”

“I want you to witness the rise of our dynasty once again.”

“When our Nine Phoenix Dynasty becomes the strongest in this realm, you will be the most esteemed person in this world, second only to me.”

At first, hearing Feng Chang Ning’s words, Shi Zhan felt his resolve soften, but he was determined to leave.

That was until Feng Chang Ning shared half of her dynasty’s Merit and Fortune with him, which made his heart waver.

“My cultivation and abilities are just average; why would you entrust something so important to me?” Shi Zhan asked.

“You are the only person I can fully trust in this cultivation world.”

“It has always been this way, and it always will be.”

Feng Chang Ning looked at Shi Zhan with the same gaze a Little Sister would give her most respected and reliable Big Brother.

Standing by the seaside of the Endless Sea, Shi Zhan, for some reason, recalled this moment and chuckled at himself.

“What a fool I am.”

Shi Zhan gazed into the distance, waiting for the next Sea Ship fleet’s return.

Now, he was the minister in charge of the entire resource collection for the Nine Phoenix Dynasty, controlling over eighty percent of the dynasty’s resources.

He was, in essence, second only to one and above millions.

“Minister, we received news from the Nine Phoenix ship in the Extreme Void Domain.”

A Golden Core youth hurriedly approached Shi Zhan from behind, holding a jade slip and speaking in an extremely respectful tone.

“No need for me to see; just get to the point. Skip the unnecessary details,” Shi Zhan said.

The captain of the Nine Phoenix ship was a very meticulous Core Formation Stage Puppet, who always chose to give long speeches about the back and forth even when only a couple of sentences could summarize the report.

“The Nine Phoenix ship discovered a large artifact-level spirit ore star in the Extreme Void Domain, but its storage is already full. Should we discard the spirit ore we have collected to make room?”