Chapter 602

Chapter 602: Invitation

Xu Fan stared at the unicorn snake, which had grown twice its size since yesterday, deep in thought.

“You consumed one-thousandth of the Hidden Spirit Sect’s spiritual energy, and you only grew this much!”

The unicorn snake looked at Xu Fan with a puzzled expression.

Xu Fan gently touched the unicorn snake’s head with his index finger, softly probing into its spiritual soul.

In the vast and boundless void, Xu Fan felt nothing but chaos.

He withdrew his hand, somewhat confused. “Logically, a strange beast like you should have some inheritance memories, right?”

“Ying ying~” (Don’t disturb us; we’re going out to play.)

The Cloud Flower Deer said, carrying her little partner, the unicorn snake on her head, as she opened a teleportation portal to the Source Realm and left.

Until the teleportation portal closed, Xu Fan remained lost in thought.

“Could it be a giant beast from the Extreme Void?”

“But according to Little Flower Deer’s description of the snake’s world, it can’t be the Extreme Void Domain.”

Just as Xu Fan was pondering, outside a secret realm in the demon race, many beast kings gathered.

“It’s expected that in about fifty years, that little giant beast from the Extreme Void will swallow everything in this secret realm.”

“After cultivating it for over one hundred years’ time, our beast race will have another giant beast from the Extreme Void,” a beast king said.

“With the secret technique left by the Beast Emperor, we will definitely eradicate the human race,” another beast king said coldly.

“Right now, we don’t know where this Star-Swallowing Snake is hiding in the secret realm; it seems we’ll have to let it starve for a while.”

“When it devours the essence of the Small World of the Secret Realm, that will be our chance to sign a contract with it,” the beast king said with a smile.

“It’s a pity that this newly cultivated giant beast happened to encounter the top-tier invincible respected elder of the human race; otherwise…”

At this point, the beast king sighed deeply.

“Let’s wait patiently; this Star-Swallowing Snake’s talent is much stronger than that one. If we nurture it carefully, one day it will become a nightmare for human cultivators.”

Upon hearing this, all the beast kings laughed.

On the Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake, Xu Fan was brainstorming ideas for a celestial tool suitable for him.

“Actually, a stick can work; I’ll forge a celestial tool with a spatial attribute. As long as I can escape in critical moments, that’s enough.”

“I’ll save the resources for my good brother, and then I’ll make him a set of artifact-level tools later, with a hundredfold return. Wouldn’t that be delightful!”

Xu Fan didn’t think for long before deciding to forge a celestial tool for himself.

Even if he shortchanged himself, he couldn’t let down his good brother.

At that moment, Grape’s voice rang out.

A Star Ship, flying the banner of the Demon Sect, descended outside Lin Sen Fairy City.

“The Demon Sect is here; it seems showing my face was effective. Quickly, call Spirit Cut Elder over,” Xu Fan instructed.

Before long, a Blood Mist appeared beside Xu Fan, slowly coalescing into the form of Spirit Cut.

“Spirit Cut Elder, the people from the Demon Sect have arrived. Are you interested in joining me?” Xu Fan said with a smile.

“Of course, I’ll accompany you. After all, the Demon Sect is like family to me,” Spirit Cut said with a smile.

Just then, a flying treasure resembling a war chariot approached Xu Fan. A Core Formation stage cultivator in a black robe stepped forward, presenting an invitation with utmost respect before bowing and departing.

“This is the first formal interaction between sects, so it requires the most proper and respectful etiquette,” Spirit Cut explained to Xu Fan.

“Is that so? Then why…” Xu Fan thought of the Qianling Sect.

“Back when we met the Qianling Sect, the Hidden Spirit Sect didn’t even have a respected elder at the time.”

Xu Fan understood Spirit Cut’s meaning. They weren’t qualified back then, and by the time they were, both sides had already become close allies, so such formalities weren’t necessary.

“Alright.”

Xu Fan opened the invitation in his hand. It was filled with ancient, cryptic characters. With a quick glance, he understood it was a request for a visit and exchange.

“So, what do I do next?” Xu Fan turned to Spirit Cut.

“Just channel the sect’s fortune and write the character ‘can’ on the invitation,” Spirit Cut replied.

“Oh, that’s simple enough.”

The merit and fortune of the Hidden Spirit Sect gathered in Xu Fan’s hand, forming a brush. He wrote the character ‘can’ on the invitation, which then transformed into golden light and disappeared.

“Just wait. In three days, they’ll come to visit, and they’ll probably bring you plenty of goodies,” Spirit Cut said with a grin.

“In the cultivation world, it’s customary for sects to bring generous gifts during formal visits.”

“I know what the Grand Elder is wondering. Usually, no return gifts are needed, as formal visits are typically made by those seeking something,” Spirit Cut added.

Xu Fan felt reassured.

Three days later, a Star Ship fleet arrived. Rays of light paved the way, accompanied by auspicious beasts. Three Grand Elders of the Demon Sect stepped onto the light, slowly making their way toward Hidden Spirit Island.

At that moment, the gates of the Hidden Spirit Sect opened wide, and hundreds of auspicious beasts formed from the five elemental origins flew out. A wide road made of spiritual energy stretched into the distance, connecting with the rays of light.

In the sky, clouds of merit and fortune gathered, raining down countless Little Flower Deer, creating a sea of flowers along the spiritual energy road.

All the senior members of the Hidden Spirit Sect, led by Xu Fan, gathered at the gate, awaiting the arrival of the Demon Sect.

At that moment, Xu Fan couldn’t help but wonder why he had written the character ‘can’ on that invitation.

It wasn’t until the day faded that Spirit Cut spoke up.

“Even though no return gifts are needed, the welcome for the Demon Sect must be grand.”

“What exactly counts as grand?” Xu Fan asked, puzzled.

“Show everything that can impress, except what must remain hidden.”

“The more shocked they are, the higher the standards.”

And so, the scene unfolded.

When the three Grand Elders of the Demon Sect saw the Hidden Spirit Sect’s welcoming ceremony, they were secretly astonished.

“Are those auspicious beasts formed from the five elemental origins?” one Grand Elder communicated to the others.

“These aren’t just ordinary spirit beasts made from basic origin energy. Look closely—each one carries merit and fortune, and the quality of their origin energy is the highest I’ve ever seen,” another Grand Elder remarked.

Just as the three Grand Elders were about to step onto the spiritual energy road, a massive surge of heavenly Qing Ling energy poured out from the Hidden Spirit Sect, reinforcing the road.

In an instant, the spiritual energy road began to crystallize, gradually solidifying into a solid spiritual energy road.

“I used up a third of my spiritual liquid lake to reinforce this. I can only imagine how much it’ll cost to recover,” Xu Fan thought, feeling a pang of regret.

The expressions of the three Grand Elders from the Demon Sect shifted noticeably as they saw the spiritual energy road crystallize.

“Finally, they’re reacting,” Xu Fan thought to himself, slightly annoyed.

“There’s more to come.”

Rows of Core Formation Stage Puppets marched out from the Hidden Spirit Sect, standing guard on both sides of the spiritual energy road.