Chapter 785

Chapter 785: Little Animals

Xu Fan couldn’t believe he had spent an entire day and night chatting with a turtle.

The Tianji Turtle shared many little secrets that couldn’t be detected on Hidden Spirit Island.

For instance, the Spirit Rabbits had secretly given birth to three litters and passed the offspring off as belonging to their brother.

Also, Xu Fan’s third brother had been feeling nostalgic, missing the woman he had spent his life with.

And his good disciple surprisingly couldn’t match up to his wife.

Hearing these previously unknown stories, Xu Fan listened with great interest, occasionally sharing his own thoughts with the Tianji Turtle.

If it weren’t for Xiong Li’s arrival, Xu Fan and the turtle could have continued their conversation for much longer.

"Impressive, truly impressive! Enduring the thunder calamity with such a strong body, your body refinement level definitely ranks in the top one hundred across the entire cultivation world," Xu Fan praised as he looked at Xiong Li.

To Xu Fan’s surprise, Xiong Li immediately knelt down and said with shame, "Consuming so many resources from the sect, I can only rank in the top one hundred. I’ve brought shame to the Grand Elder."

A gentle force lifted Xiong Li up.

"Don’t belittle yourself. The powerful beings in the cultivation world are as vast as the ocean, and there are plenty of divine and holy bodies. Being in the top one hundred is already remarkable."

"Our sect values steady accumulation and gradual progress. The sect will need you more in the future, so focus on your cultivation," Xu Fan reassured him.

Did the disciples of the Hidden Spirit Sect consume a lot of resources?

In Xu Fan’s view, it wasn’t much at all; in fact, it seemed almost negligible.

Given the current resources of the Hidden Spirit Sect, they could easily support a million more disciples.

"In a few days, go to the Sutra Pavilion and collect a new Five Elements Body Refinement Technique."

While refining the modified Five Elements Technique, Xu Fan had also updated the Five Elements Body Refinement Technique.

Since they share the same origin, converting it into a body refinement technique only took a few hours.

"Thank you, Grand Elder," Xiong Li said with a bow.

Noticing Xiong Li’s expression, Xu Fan sensed he still had something to say.

"Go ahead, speak your mind," Xu Fan encouraged.

"Grand Elder, I feel there are too few body refinement disciples in our sect. If a large-scale battle occurs in the future, relying solely on puppets might not be very practical," Xiong Li said after a moment of thought.

Before Xu Fan could respond, he raised a hand to silence the grape.

"You want more body refinement experts among the fourth-generation disciples," Xu Fan asked.

Xiong Li nodded quickly, confirming that was indeed his meaning.

Xu Fan found Xiong Li’s suggestion reasonable, so he reached out and pulled a small iron-eating beast from the void, which was busy nibbling on bamboo shoots.

The little iron-eating beast looked around in confusion as its surroundings changed.

When it saw Xu Fan, its expression immediately turned friendly.

"This is an iron-eating beast?"

"Not only is it an iron-eating beast, but it’s also your junior brother. In the future, I will have the fourth-generation disciples of the Iron-eating Beast Clan specialize in body refinement; they are natural body refinement experts."

"Can we have a few more, Grand Elder? I think having 10,000 disciples in the body refinement lineage would be sufficient for our sect."

"Ten thousand~" Xu Fan stroked his chin, deep in thought.

If large-scale battles were to happen in the future, they would likely take place in the Immortal Realm.

At that time, having tanks to stand at the frontline would be crucial.

"Grape, can you quickly select children with body refinement talent who pass the Hidden Spirit Sect’s test?" Xu Fan asked.

"Yes, with the help of the Demon Suppressing Star, Grape can filter out eligible children within the range of a fairy city in just one day," Grape replied, making Xiong Li happy. Was his Body Refinement Lineage finally going to expand after all these years?

"Then let’s start filtering from Lin Sen Fairy City and recruit twenty thousand eligible body refinement disciples," Xu Fan instructed.

He planned to ensure that whether it was a team battle or a small squad, there would be at least one Body Refinement Lineage disciple.

"Xiong Li, this is a good suggestion. Once our sect reaches the Immortal Realm, we will inevitably clash with major forces there, so having a significant number of body refinement experts will be essential."

"Go to the treasury and collect ten jars of Holy Bone Wine as your reward."

"Thank you, Grand Elder!!"

Xiong Li was pleasantly surprised; if it were any other reward, he wouldn’t be so excited.

But Holy Bone Wine was irresistible.

No body refinement expert could resist the allure of Holy Bone Wine.

Drinking one jar could sustain him for two to three years of intense body refinement training and enhance his physical strength.

"Go on, and remember, after drinking, don’t drive the spiritual boat," Xu Fan joked.

"You should head back too, and don’t overindulge," Xu Fan said, laughing as he returned the little iron-eating beast he was holding.

At that moment, Xu Fan suddenly received a message from Ming Kong.

It said that a crazy woman in a red long dress had appeared, insisting on taking the pureblood Qilin from the Elder Council as her mount.

"I knew something would happen." Xu Fan casually sent a clone to break through the void and arrived at Ming Kong’s location.

"Red Lotus Respected Elder, the pureblood Qilin is our Elder Council’s guardian Divine Beast; it cannot become your mount," Ming Kong said helplessly.

He had thought the Grand Elder was already formidable, able to easily suppress the Purple Jade Flood Dragon and Golden Devourer Tiger.

He never expected that so little time would pass before another expert appeared who could rival the Grand Elder.

In the sky, a red lotus bloomed so intensely that it forced over a dozen higher-ranked elders to lower their heads.

Even the pureblood Qilin, comparable to him, was nearly flattened on the ground.

"Friend, your strong-arm tactics are a bit excessive."

Xu Fan’s clone appeared and casually dispersed the blooming red lotus in the sky.

"This isn’t strong-arming; what if I offered ten celestial tools for this pureblood Qilin?" Red Lotus Respected Elder said with a smile, retracting her aura.

Her tone carried a hint of regret.

"If that doesn’t count as strong-arming, then I think the origin of your Little Bai is quite good; I’d like to offer ten celestial tools for half of it. What do you think?" Xu Fan said with a smile, as he genuinely could carry out such a proposal.

"Haha, I was just joking. I saw this pureblood Qilin and liked it so much; if you don’t want to part with it, then so be it."

Upon hearing Red Lotus Respected Elder’s words, the higher-ranked elders of the Elder Council and the pureblood Qilin all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Friend, I’ve stayed in this realm long enough; it’s time for me to return," Red Lotus Respected Elder said, preparing to break through the void to return to Hidden Spirit Island and teleport back to South Mountain Realm.

"Friend, before you leave, please return the small animals you caught; those are all ones I raised over there, and taking them away like this is quite unfair," Xu Fan said, narrowing his eyes.

After entering the demon race, Red Lotus Respected Elder had captured half of the top-tier Invincible Beast Kings.

If this were before, it wouldn’t be a problem, but now Xu Fan considered them resources for the human race.

Each Invincible Beast King was a massive treasure.

"I should be allowed to take back some local specialties, right?" Red Lotus Respected Elder began to act stubborn.

"You can keep three of those small animals; return the rest along with their empty bones," Xu Fan said.

Seeing Xu Fan’s expression, Red Lotus Respected Elder understood there was no room for negotiation, so she released all the small animals she had caught.

The higher-ranked elders of the Elder Council gasped in shock when they saw the small animals.