Chapter 980

Chapter 980: The Richest One’s Announcement

Finally, the master and his three disciples decided to form a special team to take on some small military tasks.

"Master, how about I post an announcement on the sect’s forum to see if any disciples who have advanced to true immortal level would like to join us?" Han Feiyu suggested.

In the sect, whether it’s first, second, or third-generation disciples, any one of them is highly sought after in the outside world.

"Go ahead and post it. The rewards for these military tasks are quite generous, which will benefit our sect’s disciples," Wang Xiangchi agreed.

Han Feiyu nodded and quickly edited a message to post on the sect’s forum.

Not long after, he received numerous replies.

Qian Bing replied, "Richest One, wait for me! I’m about to advance to true immortal, and then I’ll join you."

Xiang Yun replied, "Richest One, count me in."

The two disciples in the sect who were most in need of Immortal Jade were the first to respond, as the announcement clearly highlighted the generous rewards for the military tasks.

Qian Bing, especially, after advancing to Quasi-Immortal, was eager for Immortal Jade. His puppet army needed upgrades, and the difference between Great Ascension stage puppets and true immortal-level puppets was significant.

Xiang Yun wasn’t faring much better; while he had enough Immortal Swords for his sword formation, he lacked any graded Immortal Swords, which was a constant worry for him.

Soon, thousands of disciples replied, all eager to join the richest one’s team.

Meanwhile, in a giant city on the border of Fengwu Immortal Realm, Xiong Li was deep in thought as he stared at the announcement on the sect’s forum.

He had posted a similar announcement but received only a few responses. Was being the Chief Senior Brother of Hidden Spirit Sect really that unimpressive?

Xu Gang approached and, seeing Xiong Li lost in thought, smiled and said, "It’s the combination of the richest one and Wang Xiangchi leading the team. Those two factors are very appealing."

"Peak Master, why don’t we join them?" Xiong Li suddenly suggested, thinking that working alongside the sect’s younger brothers would be enjoyable and allow him to fully trust his brothers at his back.

"Don’t you want your share of the loot? Stay here for now; the two of us are better suited for large-scale battles, while Feiyu’s team is only taking on small military tasks," Xu Gang replied, concerned that joining them would mean facing only minor enemies and ending the fight before it even began.

Hearing Xu Gang’s words, Xiong Li nodded.

At that moment, Commander Chai Shi approached.

"Friend Xu, Taoist friend Xiong, we’ve taken on a major defense task."

"Our human race has six legions that need to defend against the Wood Origin tribe’s 2 million strong army."

"This time, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to make your mark," Commander Chai Shi said with a smile.

Xu Gang and Xiong Li exchanged satisfied glances.

"Both of you, your loot has been processed and totals 328,000 Immortal Jade. Please accept this," Commander Chai Shi said, handing them two storage bags.

"Thank you for your hard work, Commander," Xiong Li said, smiling as he looked at the Immortal Jade in the storage bag.

After advancing to true immortal, he had many things to purchase, and this Immortal Jade would come in handy.

Three months later, at the border between Huangsha Immortal Realm and Fengwu Immortal Realm, millions of Wood Origin tribe troops were attacking the human front line.

Giant trees, reaching into the sky, stood behind the Wood Origin army.

Batch after batch of Wood Origin troops were teleported to the battlefield using the giant trees as conduits.

At that moment, Xu Gang unleashed his full power, with a thousand-hand illusion towering in front of the defense line.

Behind the thousand-hand illusion, five elemental celestial pearls spun rapidly, launching powerful East Wind divine technique missiles into the battlefield one after another.

One by one, giants formed from the power of the five elemental celestial spirits were summoned under the thousand-hand illusion and joined the battlefield.

At the front lines, Xiong Li transformed into his chaotic golden form, leading thousands of body refinement cultivators from the Diamond Troop in a charge.

The chaotic golden form suddenly plunged into the ground, instantly killing the Wood Origin tribe cultivators who were lying in ambush.

At that moment, countless fire flowers appeared in the sky, filling the battlefield and slowly descending.

“Watch out, those are the fire flowers from the Wood Origin tribe,” Commander Chai Shi warned as soon as he saw them.

Immediately, countless protective shields lit up on the human race’s side of the battlefield.

Xu Gang looked at the fire flowers in the sky, then controlled the thousand-hand illusion to take a water-blue celestial pearl from behind and place it on his forehead.

“Way of Water: Milky Way!”

The thousand-hand illusion burst with an incredibly strong water elemental aura.

A Milky Way large enough to cover the area appeared above the thousand-hand illusion.

It then spread across the battlefield, absorbing all the fire flowers in the sky.

The entire Milky Way then surged towards the Wood Origin tribe’s territory.

In an instant, the entire rear army of the Wood Origin tribe was swept into the Milky Way and crushed by the overwhelming water.

In the area they were responsible for, only a few Wood Origin giant trees reaching into the sky remained in the distance.

“Friend Xu, this battle counts as forty percent of your spoils,” Commander Chai Shi shouted excitedly.

At that moment, Xu Gang’s thousand-hand illusion dissipated.

He rubbed his slightly dizzy head and said, “I need to rest for an hour after overusing my fundamental divine abilities.”

“Don’t worry, leave the rest to me,” Chai Shi replied confidently.

“Did you see those three Wood Origin giant trees? Each one is worth over a million Immortal Jade. Let me get them for you, taoist friend,” Commander Chai Shi said confidently.

“Just be careful,” Xu Gang replied weakly.

Just then, Xu Fan’s voice rang in Xu Gang’s mind.

“With a fundamental divine ability, you have at least three celestial tools that can replace your drained essence.”

“Don’t foolishly use your own essence from now on.”

“There’s no need to cast a fundamental divine ability to stop one fire flower; just use…” Xu Fan instructed from afar.

“I understand, Master,” Xu Gang replied, surprised that his master was watching the live broadcast from a distance.

At that moment, a Wood Origin giant tree fell in the area managed by the Huangsha Army.

This instantly caught the attention of all the commanders along that front line.

But not long after, all the commanders received news about a powerful figure in Chai Shi’s army.

Then, Xu Gang’s communication artifact began to ring non-stop.

“Friend Xu,” Chai Shi glanced at Xu Gang with some reluctance.

He realized that his second-rate army could not hold onto someone like Xu Gang or Xiong Li, the powerful immortals.

“Don’t worry; here I can fully exercise my learned abilities, so I won’t be leaving for now,” Xu Gang said with a smile.

Although the word “for now” left Commander Chai Shi feeling uncertain, he knew that these two powerful immortals would likely not leave in the near future.

At that moment, a huge wooden spear suddenly appeared in the sky, shooting towards Xu Gang’s location.