Chapter 861

Chapter 861: Celestial Tool Alloy

“This requires a long time of accumulation; to cultivate excellent spirit beasts, it might take thousands or even tens of thousands of years of dedication.”

“It’s already quite impressive that you managed to cultivate this little wolf using the beasts available in the middle thousand world,” Xu Fan complimented with a smile.

Xu Yuexian nodded and said, “I won’t disappoint Master this time.”

“Take your time. I’m currently searching for spirit beasts suitable for the Path of Fertility. Once we find them, your journey as the king of beasts will have completed its first step.”

Hearing the term “king of beasts,” Xu Yuexian’s expression turned slightly odd.

“Master, I’ll return to continue my training,” Xu Yuexian said before taking her leave.

“Isn’t it a bit unusual for a disciple as graceful as her to practice a technique with such a title?” Wang Yulun remarked from the side.

“The name might sound unusual, but its power is undeniable.”

“Once you’ve cultivated spirit beasts that rival Divine Beasts, ruling the Immortal Realm will be within your grasp,” Xu Fan said with a smile.

“Is it really that powerful?”

“You’ll understand when the time comes. Every path I’ve set for these disciples has been carefully thought out,” Xu Fan replied with a grin.

At that moment, Grape’s voice suddenly chimed in.

“Master, there are signs in the Star Realm of Blood Demons being catalyzed into the Great Ascension stage. Should we intervene?”

“I recommend adjusting the heavenly tribulation at its source,” Grape suggested.

“Catalyzing Great Ascension stage Blood Demons just to kill them?” Xu Fan asked, puzzled.

“Catalyze them to the Great Ascension stage, let the disciples bring them to the brink of death, then use Blood Essence Stones to revive them, and continue the fight.”

“It’s said that this method allows Core Formation stage disciples to achieve the highest accomplishment by defeating a Great Ascension stage powerful being,” Grape explained.

“Is this achievement really that rewarding? Are there special incentives?” Xu Fan inquired curiously, unaware of when this trend started in the sect.

“Every disciple’s achievements are recorded in the database. Defeating a Great Ascension stage being while in the Core Formation stage will be noted there.”

“Essentially, it’s more for show than for any practical benefit,” Grape added.

“This trend isn’t inherently good or bad, so let’s increase the prices for the materials needed to catalyze Blood Demons to the Great Ascension stage and for the Blood Essence Stones,” Xu Fan decided after some thought.

“Understood, Master.”

Meanwhile, in the Star Realm, Xiong Li was facing three Great Ascension stage Blood Demons alone.

The three Great Ascension stage Blood Demons were consumed by violent and bloody rage, driven purely by their primal instincts, with no trace of reason.

Xiong Li, wielding massive hammers, looked at the Great Ascension stage Blood Demons with excitement.

He then summoned the Five Elements golden form behind him and charged towards the three Great Ascension stage Blood Demons.

“Senior Brother, take it easy; don’t kill them!” Qian Bing shouted from nearby.

He had gone through great lengths to catalyze these three promising Core Formation stage Blood Demons into the Great Ascension stage.

However, shortly after Qian Bing’s plea, one Great Ascension stage Blood Demon was obliterated by Xiong Li’s hammer.

The other two met the same fate, reduced to mere piles of flesh.

“Senior Brother, I haven’t done anything to upset you recently,” Qian Bing said, looking at the three piles of meat with a sense of despair.

Xiong Li looked at the enormous hammer in his hand with satisfaction; it had been a while since he had such a good fight.

“Senior Brother, you owe me! I was planning to sell these three Great Ascension stage Blood Demons to our sect brothers and sisters for achievements,” Qian Bing shouted.

“What achievements? I’m saving you. Do you think you can escape Grape’s surveillance with your slacking off?”

“If you don’t focus on killing Blood Demons and keep messing around like this, what if the Grand Elder hears about it? You know the consequences,” Xiong Li said, staring at Qian Bing.

“Who said I’m not killing Blood Demons properly? My top-tier puppets are out there doing the work. What’s wrong with having a little side hustle?” Qian Bing replied, still feeling the sting of losing the three Blood Demons he had spent so many Contribution Points to cultivate.

“If you want to play around, go ahead. Just know that for every one you cultivate, I’ll smash it to pieces. Let’s see who’s faster. My hands have been itching for some action anyway,” Xiong Li said, swinging his hammer.

“Senior Brother, you’re so cruel!” Qian Bing said, clutching his chest in mock pain.

“I just don’t want to see you go down the wrong path. Stay focused,” Xiong Li said, preparing to leave.

The last time the three of them teamed up, they split up quickly. One reason was that Core Formation Blood Demons weren’t challenging enough.

Another reason was that the small world where the human race was being raised had become frozen in time, making it easier to save.

For efficiency, they decided to go their separate ways.

“At least leave one for me! I haven’t finished my highest achievement yet,” Qian Bing pleaded.

“You, a puppet master, what’s the point of that achievement? It looks too fake,” Xiong Li laughed.

“I still want to finish it!” Qian Bing opened the sect’s shop, ready to buy another set of materials to catalyze Blood Demons into the Great Ascension stage.

“Ah!!!” Qian Bing screamed when he saw the prices.

“What’s wrong?”

“The price for the same materials has gone up ten times!” Qian Bing said, clutching his chest in real pain this time.

“Then don’t catalyze them. Just focus on killing Blood Demons and earning Contribution Points,” Xiong Li said casually.

Meanwhile, in another area…

“Giant Sword Technique!”

Jian Wujie struck down a Great Ascension stage Blood Demon with a single sword strike.

“Not bad, Junior Brother. You’re improving quickly. A raging Great Ascension stage Blood Demon couldn’t even last two hours against you,” Han Feiyu praised.

“Senior Brother, I feel like I can take on two now. Should we try it?” Jian Wujie suggested suddenly.

“Let’s do it. I’ll take on two as well,” Han Feiyu said, opening the sect’s internal shop.

When he saw that the prices for the materials to catalyze Blood Demons had increased tenfold, he muttered, “That’s strange. Do prices go up just because more people are buying?” He clicked the confirm purchase button without hesitation.

In the Hidden Spirit Sect, Xu Fan was enjoying his retirement when the excited Sha Diao came to visit.

“Brother Sha, you look thrilled. Did you come up with a new universal alloy formula?” Xu Fan asked, intrigued.

“The Grand Elder guessed right, but there’s still one final step left,” Sha Diao said excitedly.

“What step?” Xu Fan sat up in his recliner, paying closer attention.

“I need a high-quality large celestial tool furnace. Once I have that, I can fuse all the celestial tool-level spirit ores into this universal alloy,” Sha Diao explained, his excitement growing.

He pulled out a jade slip and handed it to Xu Fan, launching into a detailed explanation of his plan.

“As long as we extract the essence from those celestial energy spirit ores and…” Sha Diao spoke faster and faster.

Xu Fan’s eyes glazed over as he began to visualize the process in a special space, his mind filled with the scriptures of the great path.

As Sha Diao continued, Xu Fan’s expression grew more serious, and eventually, he started working on the process himself.

Several ordinary spirit ores for celestial tools appeared in Xu Fan’s hands, and he began refining the universal alloy according to Sha Diao’s method.

But the first step hit a snag.

According to the cultivation world’s standards, the level of divine fire wasn’t high enough to fully melt the alloy.