Chapter 605

Chapter 605: Li Xuandao

"All the spirit ores are artifact-level basics; it will be easy to find more later. Xu Gang’s tools are already sufficient for him," Xu Fan remarked.

"True, aren’t there still a few spirit ores prepared for Xu Gang in the treasury?"

"When the time comes, we can gather more types of celestial tool spirit ores and craft even better celestial tools," the First Clone added with a nod.

"As expected of my clone!" Xu Fan laughed; chatting with his clone was a breeze.

A flame of Phoenix Divine Fire ignited in Xu Fan’s hand.

Looking at the flame, Xu Fan couldn’t help but exclaim, "I must say, your Master of the Artifact Hall brother is quite generous. He just gave away Phoenix Divine Fire without a second thought."

After advancing to the rank of artifact great master, Xu Fan had completely refined the Phoenix Divine Fire and absorbed it into his soul.

"If I had been a bit shameless back then, I could have brought back a few celestial tools for you," the First Clone said while crafting a Great Ascension stage puppet.

"Honestly, even with my top-tier talent, comprehending the wide road is as easy as drinking water."

"But I still envy that brother for having a good father," Xu Fan lamented.

"Don’t think about it too much; you can achieve the same accomplishments as your big brother. Just enjoy your lazy life," the First Clone said with a smile.

"You know me; I’m only lazy concerning my physical body," Xu Fan replied.

"Isn’t that enough?" the First Clone countered.

"Forget it, let’s just listen to the storytelling while crafting artifacts."

Xu Fan noticed that the First Clone was getting better at throwing banter.

A massive Formation appeared beneath Xu Fan, with Phoenix Divine Fire igniting within it, eventually forming a wide road furnace as a result of the Formation’s power.

Countless spirit ores flew into the wide road furnace, beginning to refine their essence.

"Looks flashy~"

The First Clone commented, and the Phoenix Divine Fire around him also transformed into the wide road furnace.

…………

Millions of miles away from Lin Sen Fairy City,

Countless beams of sword light flickered, and sword intent surged into the sky.

A young swordsman stood in the void, holding a Spiritual Sword, gazing sternly at the beast race below, being struck down by sword qi.

The young swordsman then looked toward Hidden Spirit Island and said, "I’m finally nearing the sect."

With that, he suddenly swung his sword, unleashing a beam of sword light that cleaved the beast race member hidden in mid-air in two.

"Looks like I need to hurry up and leave; otherwise, it will become troublesome if I attract the attention of their beast king." After saying this, the young swordsman transformed into a golden light and darted away into the distance.

At night, the young swordsman rested inside a spatial artifact.

"I wonder how my master is doing lately. Has he forgotten about his not-so-favored disciple?" Li Xuandao mused as he looked at the spirit light lamp within the spatial artifact.

"As for the War between Realms, that’s one thing, but sealing off space is quite another issue."

"I initially planned to return and cling to Master’s leg sooner, but this spatial seal has cost me at least 50 years of clinging to him."

"However, at least I have wrapped up a few major matters; once I return to the sect, I can go into seclusion and cultivate in peace," Li Xuandao said.

At that moment, a flash of lightning appeared on the horizon, crossing through space and directly reaching above the spatial artifact where Li Xuandao was located.

“Oh no, it’s a beast king!” Li Xuandao exclaimed in shock.

“Are you a disciple of the Hidden Spirit Sect?”

A voice filled with demonic aura echoed.

Li Xuandao, who was about to use his escape technique, paused, sensing there was no killing intent in the beast king’s tone.

“I am the sixth disciple under the Grand Elder of the Hidden Spirit Sect. How does the beast king know my identity?” Li Xuandao stepped out from the spatial artifact, holding a treasure for escape in one hand.

A humanoid thunderbird appeared next to Li Xuandao.

“I haven’t heard that the Grand Elder has a sixth disciple,” the Swift Thunder Beast Sovereign said, looking at Li Xuandao, waiting for his explanation.

“My Senior Brother is Xu Gang, and my Second Senior Sister is…” Li Xuandao began to introduce himself.

The beast king’s eyes, crackling with lightning, gradually softened.

“You’re only at the Core Formation stage, yet you dare to come this far. Aren’t you afraid of being discovered and crushed by the beast kings along the way?” the Swift Thunder Beast Sovereign said coldly.

“I left the sect before the spatial seal and have gone through countless hardships to get here,” Li Xuandao sighed. He regretted not staying in the sect until ascending and wondered if that would have been better.

“Well, I don’t have time to listen to all this,” the beast king replied, sending a bolt of thunder into Li Xuandao’s body.

“I am a member of the Hidden Spirit Sect’s demon division. Now that I’ve helped you, you owe me a personal favor.”

“That bolt of thunder is our clan’s protective thunder. It will automatically defend you in times of danger. This thunder will protect you all the way back to the Hidden Spirit Sect.”

“My name is Swift Thunder; you’ll know who I am when you return to the sect.”

After finishing his words, the Swift Thunder Beast Sovereign transformed into a beam of lightning and sped away into the distance.

“What has happened while I’ve been away from the sect?”

“To think I could gain a beast king as an ally!” Li Xuandao was shocked.

“Could it be that the Grand Elder has advanced to the rank of invincible respected elder? It hasn’t been long!”

Li Xuandao immediately decided to skip resting and hurried back to the sect.

A month later, over the Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake, a ray of light flew at high speed.

“I’m finally close to home,” Li Xuandao said, tears of joy welling up as he looked at the familiar scenery.

At the same time, Xu Fan, who was busy with artifact crafting, learned that his not-so-favored disciple had returned.

“I thought I’d have to wait a few hundred years for him; I didn’t expect him back so soon,” Xu Fan said, somewhat surprised.

“It seems he must have been quite close to Lin Sen Fairy City.”

“Does the master want to see him?” Grape asked.

“Send a clone to meet him; I promised to treat him like my own disciple,” Xu Fan thoughtfully replied.

Above the Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake, Li Xuandao finally saw his cherished sect.

“Grape, are you there?” Li Xuandao called out.

“I’ve been watching you for a long time; why do you only think of me now?” Grape’s voice rang out, laced with a hint of laughter.

“It seems you’ve evolved a lot during my absence.”

Hearing Grape’s voice, Li Xuandao felt he had come home.

“Come back to the sect quickly; the Grand Elder is waiting for you. Welcome home,” Grape said warmly.

Upon hearing Grape’s words, Li Xuandao smiled and took out a Heavenly Brain Spiritual Fruit.

“I didn’t prepare this gift for nothing; I just don’t know if it’s useful for you now.”

He had prepared gifts for his master and every senior brother upon deciding to return to the sect, including one for Grape.

“It’s useful; thank you for the gift,” Grape said, pleasantly surprised.

“I not only brought you the Heavenly Brain Spiritual Fruit but also found its core seedling, which you can plant next to your main body in the future,” Li Xuandao said with a smile, recalling his experiences with such spirits in his previous lives.

Giving more gifts is undoubtedly the best way to build a good relationship with such spirits.