Chapter 882

Chapter 882: Heavenly Ice Flower Tea

"Of course I’ve heard! From now on, I will always be a tree of the sect, and even in death, I’ll be a spirit material for the sect!" a determined Great Ascension tree demon declared.

At that moment, all the tree demons with intelligence received news that logistics puppets would soon transfer them into a small world for time acceleration cultivation.

"The sect truly offers great benefits," a Great Ascension willow tree demon said, feeling touched.

"Our sect treats our tree demon clan so well; we must contribute our value to the sect."

A plum tree with the highest cultivation began his part-time brainwashing effort. He was the deputy minister of the tree demon division, as well as a capable assistant to the pangolin.

"I am willing to give everything for the sect!!" all the tree demons shouted.

In the underground space, Xu Fan returned to his artifact crafting state.

"Can we communicate with the Heavenly Way’s Will of the Wood Origin Immortal Realm? Could we directly offer Immortal Jade to open the ascension channel for the entire Hidden Spirit Sect?" Avatar Number Two suddenly asked while refining.

"50 million Immortal Jade, and with that, we can ascend to the Immortal Realm," Xu Fan said leisurely. He had asked Grape about this before but had received a disappointing answer.

"That’s quite a robbery~ Once we finish refining on Hidden Spirit Island, we can reach the Wood Origin Immortal Realm in just 10 years, and he wants 50 million Immortal Jade from us!" Avatar Number Two said, as if encountering a swindler.

"A fixed price monopoly; take it or leave it," Avatar Number One chuckled from the side.

"Anyway, it only takes 10 years to reach the Immortal Realm. It’s nice for the disciples to enjoy the scenery in the star region as well," Xu Fan added.

At that moment, a teleportation formation rose outside the Artifact Hall.

Sha Diao walked towards Xu Fan excitedly, holding a Spiritual Sword.

"Grand Elder, could you evaluate this Spiritual Sword?" Sha Diao presented a silver Spiritual Sword near Xu Fan.

Xu Fan glanced at it lightly.

"The spirit ore pairing is rather rigid and hasn’t fully utilized the maximum potential of these spirit ores. The runes and celestial script combination is somewhat sloppy, but it’s usable," he assessed.

"It counts as an average Spiritual Sword. Brother Sha, did your students craft this?" Xu Fan inquired.

Hearing Xu Fan’s words, Sha Diao’s expression stiffened, losing the joy he had when he first entered the Artifact Hall.

"Grand Elder, do you think I’ve become useless on the proper path of artifact crafting?"

"This Spiritual Sword was crafted by me," Sha Diao said with a sad face.

Upon hearing this, Xu Fan looked at the Spiritual Sword again with renewed attention.

"Actually, in recent years, Brother Sha has focused entirely on spirit ore alloy synthesis, spending very little time on artifact crafting."

"Considering it took me several years of careful teaching for you to refine a Spiritual Sword of this level, it’s quite impressive," Xu Fan thought for a moment and concluded.

"Really!" Sha Diao transformed his sorrow into joy.

"I wouldn’t lie to you. Brother Sha’s original skill level was only at the artifact master level."

"After three years of classes, jumping to master craftsman is indeed quite an achievement," Xu Fan said with a smile.

Putting aside the fact that he had taught for three years as a top artifact great master, being able to craft a Spiritual Sword in such a short time was already a mark of genius.

At that moment, seeing Xu Fan in the midst of artifact crafting, Sha Diao couldn’t help but say, "Grand Elder, please teach me another lesson~"

Looking at Sha Diao’s eager expression, Xu Fan shook his head.

"Crafting celestial tools is different from crafting Spiritual Swords. Right now, I am crafting celestial tool accessories, which won’t allow you to reach that teaching state."

"After some time, I’ll dedicate a few years specifically to teaching at the Artifact Crafting Peak," Xu Fan said, thinking it over. It seemed like he hadn’t paid much attention to the disciples of the Artifact Crafting Peak and Alchemy Peak for quite a while.

"Understood, Grand Elder. I’ll take my leave now."

Sha Diao finished speaking and left in high spirits, leaving behind the Spiritual Sword he had crafted.

"Not bad. Brother Sha does have some genuine talent as a master craftsman," Avatar Number Two remarked with a smile as he examined the Spiritual Sword.

"Though he’s a bit wasteful with materials. Looks like you’ll need to teach him properly when you have the time," Avatar Number One added with a chuckle.

"Let’s focus on the main task first. Once we finish refining the last few celestial tool accessories, the yin and yang core of Hidden Spirit Island will be complete," Xu Fan said.

"With the core finished, Hidden Spirit Island will be ready to head to the Immortal Realm," Avatar Number One commented while working on the celestial tool accessories in his hands.

Xu Fan shook his head.

"The Immortal Realm is far too dangerous. Golden Immortals, Great Luo beings, and even higher-level entities are everywhere."

"If we’re going to the Immortal Realm, we need to at least be able to handle a Golden Immortal causing trouble, so we can move freely," Xu Fan explained.

Truthfully, he could have taken the sect to the Immortal Realm long ago, but his sense of caution drove him to keep upgrading Hidden Spirit Island.

If they couldn’t even defend against a Golden Immortal, what was the point of going to the Immortal Realm? Offending a single Golden Immortal could lead to total annihilation, and that wasn’t his style.

"Once we’re in the Immortal Realm, Hidden Spirit Island will need further upgrades. Ultimately, it must reach the Primal Spiritual Treasure grade—impervious to all, untainted, repelling causality, and making even the saints reconsider their actions," Xu Fan declared firmly.

"That’s a great goal, but have you thought about how much work that’ll be for me and Avatar Number Two?"

"Could you give us a few more brothers? We can’t keep this up forever," Avatar Number One said with a wry smile.

"Let’s stick with the current plan for now. We’ll talk about more brothers later," Xu Fan replied dismissively, brushing off the suggestion.

No way—splitting his soul was far too painful, and he wasn’t about to do that.

…………

In the Path of Reincarnation, within a tranquil small world, Li Xingci was enjoying tea with a charming girl who had dragon horns.

"Your master hasn’t visited the Path of Reincarnation in a long time. Has he been occupied with something?" Dream Hua asked curiously.

"Master is preparing for matters related to his ascension. It’s unlikely he’ll be able to visit the Path of Reincarnation anytime soon," Li Xingci replied.

"What a shame. I wanted to take him to the Sea of Star Dreams—it’s the most famous place in the Path of Reincarnation," Dream Hua said, her tone tinged with disappointment.

"I’ll pass your message along to him," Li Xingci said, sensing an odd familiarity in the way the Little Girl spoke of his master.

Dream Hua nodded and then produced two flowers, extracting their essence to create two cups of tea.

"This is Heavenly Ice Flower Tea. Drinking it can help suppress inner demons and ease bottlenecks. Plus, it tastes wonderful—cool and refreshing. Give it a try," Dream Hua said with a smile.

"Thank you, elder." Li Xingci picked up the cup and took a sip.

A soothing chill spread through his soul, leaving him feeling purified.

"I have ten more Heavenly Ice Flowers here. You can store them in your soul and take them back to your master," Dream Hua offered.

Li Xingci nodded in gratitude.

Just then, Li Xingci received a message and stood to bid farewell to Dream Hua.

He then arrived at a void-like location in the Path of Reincarnation.

A man of unremarkable appearance appeared before him.

"Latest news: the person you asked me to look into seems to have run into some minor trouble."