Chapter 678

Chapter 678: The Invasion

Xu Fan stared at the pile of Time-type Spiritual Treasures infused with the wide road of time, lost in thought.

He wondered how many Spiritual Treasures he would need to propel himself to the Great Ascension stage.

“Grape, can you find out which Time-type Spiritual Treasures are most commonly found in the cultivation world?” Xu Fan asked.

A small piece of transparent crystal stone, about the size of a ping-pong ball, appeared before Xu Fan.

"Time Stream Crystal, which forms most easily in unstable spatial areas. This small piece took hundreds of thousands of years just to condense," Grape explained.

“How long can this small Time Stream Crystal accelerate time?” Xu Fan inquired.

“This piece can accelerate time by 8 to 10 years."

Xu Fan picked up the crystal and examined it carefully.

Then he placed it back among the pile of Time-type Spiritual Treasures.

“Once Second Clone finishes at the Elder Council headquarters, I’ll ask the council for a batch of Time-type Spiritual Treasures. Maybe I can gather enough Time Stream Crystals to promote to the Great Ascension stage,” Xu Fan said, smiling.

According to his calculations, once he advanced to the Great Ascension Master, he would only need a few decades in seclusion afterward.

When he emerged again, he could confidently declare that everyone present was trash.

At that point, even if the Golden Winged Roc descended, Xu Fan would be able to send it back.

Lost in such delightful thoughts, Xu Fan did not notice that the Severing Heaven’s Secrets formation surrounding Hidden Spirit Island had lit up.

It was only when Grape issued a warning that Xu Fan glanced up at the sky.

“That Purple Jade Flood Dragon is quite skilled at the art of divination, being able to unleash half of the Severing Heaven’s Secrets formation’s power,” Xu Fan remarked, observing the brightness of the outer formation.

At that moment, the entire Hidden Spirit Sect was immersed in the joy of harvest.

With Grape’s immense computing power, every disciple’s battle scenes had been recorded.

Any spoils obtained from killing the beast race were specifically cleaned up by puppets and then distributed to everyone.

Xiang Yun was looking at a small light curtain, unable to contain his smile.

“Since it’s Half Yang Gold Stone, this Artifact-level Spiritual Sword made of yang properties is secured,” Xiang Yun said with a grin.

“By coincidence, I have a pile of Half Moon Black Stones among my spoils; I wonder if you’re interested?” Xiong Li patted Xiang Yun on the shoulder and asked.

“What do you want to trade for?” Xiang Yun replied, looking at Xiong Li.

“What kind of talk is that between brothers? If you like it, just take it,” Xiong Li said with a smirk.

Seeing his brother’s demeanor, Xiang Yun sighed, “I’ll trade some Metal Essence for Xiong Li’s Half Moon Black Stones; haven’t you wanted those for a while?”

“That’s more like it, my good junior brother,” Xiong Li laughed, as he practiced the Five Elements Body Refinement Technique, which required absorbing various attributes of spirit ores for refining his body in the later stages.

“I originally wanted to assemble a Golden Severing Sword Formation, but unfortunately, I couldn’t gather enough,” Xiang Yun mentioned.

“What’s a Golden Severing Sword Formation? There’s nothing more appealing than a Yin-Yang Sword Formation,” Xiong Li chuckled, showing some understanding of the Sword Formation Path.

“There are no strongest sword formations, only the most suitable ones.”

While some rejoiced, others felt distressed, as there were both high and low performers on the battlefield.

Li Lei Hu looked at the battle score leaderboard with a slightly grim expression.

The average score of their third-generation disciples slaying the beast race was even lower than that of the outer disciples.

Although the outer disciples had sent out 1,000 members this time, a loss is still a loss.

Bai Xuan, dressed in a white robe, walked up to Li Lei Hu.

"Don’t worry too much about the score. Our outer sect has sent out the most outstanding disciples, so a slightly lower average score is normal," Bai Xuan said with a calm expression.

"A loss is a loss; there’s nothing more to say."

"We’ll have another competition next time."

Hearing Bai Xuan’s words, Li Lei Hu felt a bit better, but he still understood that, in some ways, the outer disciples were not much different from the inner sect disciples, especially in terms of talent and potential.

"We need something to motivate us for the next competition," Bai Xuan said, narrowing his eyes.

"What kind of motivation?" Li Lei Hu asked.

"The cultivation quota for Five-Color Mountain Peak," Bai Xuan replied.

Although Five-Color Mountain Peak was not open to the outer sect, the quota could be transferred to the outer disciples.

"If that’s the case, my over 90,000 third-generation disciples would be at a disadvantage against your 1,000 most outstanding outer disciples."

Li Lei Hu was not foolish; Five-Color Mountain Peak was currently the most precious cultivation secret realm on Hidden Spirit Island, and each disciple had only one chance to enter per year, allowing only one day of cultivation each time.

The cultivation effect could elevate their enlightenment level to that of a whole year if grasped well.

"How about the average score of the top 10,000 third-generation disciples?" Bai Xuan pondered and asked.

"That works; what if you lose?"

"If outer disciples lose, they will regard you as the top disciple, and you can take 10% of the scores earned by all outer disciples within a year," Bai Xuan said.

Li Lei Hu nodded.

At that moment, Xu Fan noticed this scene from a distance.

"As expected, talented people can shine anywhere. This kid is not simple; he works very methodically and has deep strategies," Xu Fan said with a smile.

Xu Yuexian followed Xu Fan’s gaze and saw Bai Xuan as well.

"Actually, I wanted to tell the master to let Bai Xuan and Qin Lu enter the inner sect as exceptions."

"Why didn’t you say that later?" Xu Fan asked.

"Later, Xingci told me that the admission assessment for third-generation disciples had been slightly weakened."

The core of Xu Yuexian’s admission assessment was that no matter how outstanding they were, it was useless if, at critical moments, they did not have the sect in their hearts.

"Those two kids from the outer sect are also quite good; they have a proper perspective, but they lack something at critical moments."

"One sees the world centered on themselves, while the other is driven by emotions without reason."

"There is no fault in that; perhaps the mistake is entering our Hidden Spirit Sect."

"Such disciples definitely deserve to be key training targets of those top-tier sects." Xu Fan said with a smile.

"It’s a pity that the teleportation formation was sealed at that time, so they had no way to go to other sects." Xu Yuexian said.

"I initially proposed selling those two disciples to other sects, but the master was unwilling," Li Xing Chi interjected as he walked over, having noticed Xu Fan and Xu Yuexian’s conversation.

"Their fate is tied here; going elsewhere would be their ruin."

"At least they have a connection with our Hidden Spirit Sect; we can’t harm them," Xu Fan shook his head.

Just then, a strange phenomenon appeared in the outermost Severing Heaven’s Secrets formation on Hidden Spirit Island.

"Master, the outer Severing Heaven’s Secrets needs to gather more spiritual energy to shield against causal detection," Grape said.

"Supply half of the celestial energy from Five-Color Mountain Peak to the Severing Heaven’s Secrets formation."

"I don’t believe he would risk his life just to calculate our location," Xu Fan said, looking at the Severing Heaven’s Secrets formation in the sky.

At that moment, a clear sound like shattering glass rang out.

The outermost Severing Heaven’s Secrets formation shattered.

"Wow, we really have a reckless one."

"Grape, set the speed to maximum; let’s leave this place of peril first," Xu Fan said quickly.

As soon as he spoke, a flash of purple light appeared in the distance, followed by a dragon roar that echoed throughout the Extreme Void Domain.