Chapter 973

Chapter 973: The Benefits of Calling You Brother Seriously

One morning, Xu Fan was having breakfast with the elderly man with white hair.

“Brother, no matter how powerful that Thunder Liquid is, it shouldn’t have knocked you out for ten days!”

The elderly man with white hair had just woken up after being unconscious for the past ten days.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been drunk. Plus, meeting a good brother like you makes the wine even more intoxicating,” the elderly man with white hair said with a smile.

“Brother, I’ve seen everything you’ve done for me during this time. I truly acknowledge you as my brother,” Xu Fan said seriously.

The elderly man with white hair trembled slightly, his eyes filled with surprise and joy.

“Brother, you really mean it? You truly accept me as your elder brother?” he said excitedly.

“Of course! From now on, your matters are my matters,” Xu Fan nodded.

With that one sentence, the elderly man felt the dark karma surrounding him begin to clear.

The future, once shrouded in black mist, started to brighten and seemed filled with hope.

“Little brother, from now on, just say the word, and I’ll have my disciples brave even the depths of hell for you!” the elderly man with white hair said eagerly, as nothing felt more reassuring to him than that promise.

Hearing this, Xu Fan was momentarily stunned before he understood the meaning behind the words.

“Brother, let me show you my greatest secret.”

“The innate supreme treasure, the Hall of Time. It grants me an endless lifespan that I can draw from.”

“This is how, after my body self-destructs from overexertion, the Hall of Time selects the most recently stored time avatar to release,” the elderly man explained.

“Brother, I already know all this. What are you trying to say?” Xu Fan asked, looking at him in confusion.

“For me, the Hall of Time is somewhat wasted in my hands.”

“Are you trying to give the Hall of Time to me?”

“Of course not! Such an innate supreme treasure chooses its own master. Even if I wanted to give it to you, it wouldn’t work.”

“What I mean is, within the Hall of Time, there’s a branch of the River of Time that I can use. If you trust me, we can imprint the soul essence of all your sect’s disciples into this branch of the River of Time.”

“If any of your disciples ever face an accident, we can pay a certain price to revive them from this River of Time, but each person can only be revived once.”

“I’ve checked, and this small branch of the River of Time can accommodate your entire sect,” the elderly man with white hair said sincerely to Xu Fan.

“Brother, you don’t need to say anything more. From now on, you are my true elder brother,” Xu Fan replied passionately, beginning to understand the bond his good brother Wang Yulun often spoke of.

Xu Fan understood the elderly man’s intention: he was offering each disciple in the entire sect a chance for revival.

“You are my best brother; who else would I give such a treasure to if not you?” the elderly man with white hair said with a smile.

“This is an avatar of the Hall of Time, containing that small branch of the River of Time. I’ll leave it here with you; it’ll be more convenient to use in the future.”

At that moment, a thought struck Xu Fan, and he quickly asked, “Brother, can this Hall of Time accelerate time so people can cultivate within it?”

“It can, but my current realm is too low; the time acceleration I can manage is limited. It achieves a ratio of one day in the outer world to three days within the Hall of Time. To further accelerate time, you’d need Time Treasures.”

“However, once I reach the Great Luo Sage level, I can accelerate the Hall of Time to a ratio of one external day equating to a thousand years inside,” the elderly man with white hair added, noticing Xu Fan’s slight disappointment.

Xu Fan glanced at the elderly man with white hair. Though he seemed lively now, he had revealed many hidden secrets and had almost lost all hope of advancing further.

Otherwise, no matter how strong a Golden Immortal or even a Great Luo Sage might be, they wouldn’t withstand the Golden Immortal tribulation.

"If I’m not mistaken, Big Brother, your true immortal level was also boosted by my nephew disciple, wasn’t it?" Xu Fan chuckled.

"Exactly, reaching the true immortal level is as far as I can go, but I’m counting on you to help me and my disciples through the great catastrophe."

"Just one of the eldest, second, or third brother advancing beyond the Great Luo Sage level could help me withstand the Golden Immortal tribulation," the elderly man with white hair explained.

Xu Fan rolled his eyes at this, thinking it might be more practical for Pang Fu to gradually acquire Time Treasures for steady progress.

"Little brother, if there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave now. I have a significant task to assist the second brother with, and I might be stuck in the neighboring Immortal Realm for over a decade."

"I’ll bring back a bottle of peerless fine wine when I return, and we’ll drink to our heart’s content," the elderly man with white hair said, waving goodbye to Xu Fan.

Xu Fan waved back, saying farewell to his dear brother.

"The avatar of the innate supreme treasure, just handed over to me like that," Xu Fan remarked, looking at the small palace in his hand, feeling a bit surreal.

Meanwhile, Xu Gang and Xiong Li, who had just teleported to a distant Immortal Realm, were about to lay out their grand plans and discuss strategies.

A teleportation portal quietly appeared behind them, and two hands reached out, pulling them directly into the portal.

"Master?"

"Grand Elder?"

They looked at Xu Fan, puzzled.

"It’s nothing; before you venture out, I’ve left a trace of your essence to prevent any future mishaps," Xu Fan explained, lightly tapping their foreheads. After collecting their essence and aura, he promptly sent them back to the Immortal Realm.

At that moment, Xu Fan noticed two tiny points of light had appeared in the small branch of the River of Time inside the Hall of Time’s avatar, freely swimming in the river.

"Now I don’t have to worry about my disciples encountering accidents when they go out," Xu Fan said to the avatar of the Hall of Time.

"Master, what do you think will happen when the grape entity advances to the innate supreme treasure level?" the grape entity asked eagerly.

"Roughly, it will surpass the Heavenly Way’s Will of the Immortal Realm, transforming itself into a realm and establishing its own path to immortality."

"By then, wherever I go, you’ll be able to control it."

"The myriad paths of heaven and earth will change with me; my words will become laws, and one phrase will create a path."

"Too bad that day seems so distant," Xu Fan mused.

"Put away this avatar of the Hall of Time; the overwhelming aura it emits will benefit you," Xu Fan instructed.

"Understood, Master."

At that moment, Xu Fan suddenly felt a unique domain created by the grape entity enveloping the area around him.

"In this area, Master can speak, and the laws will follow; one phrase will create a path," the grape entity’s voice echoed.

"You’re not even a low-end version; just take it back. It’s a waste of essence," Xu Fan joked.

The grape entity silently retracted the domain.

At that moment, Xu Fan suddenly sensed a figure that shouldn’t have been in the sect.

A huge golden hand emerged, reaching into the void and directly grabbing Han Feiyu.

"It’s only been a hundred years, and you thought some tricks learned outside could fool me?" Xu Fan laughed at Han Feiyu, who was covering his ears in denial.