Chapter 985

Chapter 985: Busy for Nothing

On the Hidden Spirit Sect’s forum, an announcement appeared about the drawbacks following the deaths of two Second-Generation Disciples.

"It turns out that resurrection has its cost," Han Feiyu said as he looked at the announcement on the sect’s forum.

"We can’t leave the Immortal Realm where the sect is located for too long. That isn’t unacceptable," Qian Bing said while rubbing his chin.

"But that only applies to temporary outings. Didn’t you see that we can’t be away from the sect for more than a month?" Han Feiyu replied.

"In that case, we need to be a bit more cautious when selecting tasks. Last time, without a Human Golden Immortal to protect us, we were almost targeted by the Golden Immortals of the Wood Origin Tribe," Jian Wujie added.

"Actually, there’s nothing to fear. I have many disposable celestial tools that can escape from a Golden Immortal’s control. As long as we plan in advance after taking on a task, we generally shouldn’t suffer casualties," Han Feiyu said. By this time, their team had gathered over 30 true immortal disciples from the Hidden Spirit Sect.

They had completed many special small-scale military tasks on this border front, gaining considerable favor from major forces within the corps, but this also attracted numerous recruitment offers.

"Chief Senior Brother, how many of those celestial tools do you have?" Qian Bing asked, coming closer with a mysterious tone.

"Seventy or eighty. I don’t remember the exact number," Han Feiyu replied after thinking for a moment.

At that moment, he noticed a subtle expression on Qian Bing’s face, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

"Senior Brother Qian, if you have something to say, just say it," Han Feiyu urged.

"Chief Senior Brother, although our team is established now, we are still too few in number."

"So I want to request a batch of high-quality true immortal level fighting strength puppets. Just thirty will do. They can be transformed for various uses and will be very effective at critical moments," Qian Bing said, rubbing his hands together.

"Did you spot something in the military merit hall?" Han Feiyu asked with a smile.

"Yes, they have a type of true immortal level puppet that is very suitable. It costs 250,000 Immortal Jade each. Although it’s not as good as the sect’s specialty true immortal level puppets, it can be purchased with Immortal Jade," Qian Bing replied. He had long been eyeing the true immortal level puppets in the sect.

However, the production was limited, and currently, they weren’t for sale, only for rent.

But that wasn’t the main issue—the main issue was that he couldn’t afford even one puppet with either points or Immortal Jade.

"250,000 Immortal Jade for one true immortal level puppet is quite a bargain," Han Feiyu mused.

"Senior Brother Qian, if I hand over all the true immortal puppets to you, how many can you control at most?"

"I can fully control up to 81 true immortal puppets, no more than that," Qian Bing said after some thought.

"Then let’s buy 100, and I’ll hand them over to Senior Brother Qian to use," Han Feiyu said as he took out three standard Celestial Crystals worth 30 million Immortal Jade and placed them in Qian Bing’s hands.

"Are you not going to buy, Junior Brother?" Qian Bing asked, staring at the three crystals in his hands with wide eyes.

"Just think, that’s 30 million Immortal Jade!"

He worked hard with the team and had only received a little over 10,000 Immortal Jade so far. That 30 million was enough for him to work for over a thousand years.

"I’m going to check out other things and buy some life-saving items for our team. Let Senior Brother Qian handle the puppets," Han Feiyu said with a smile.

"Junior Brother, aren’t you afraid that I might take these three Celestial Crystals and disappear?" Qian Bing asked thoughtlessly.

"I believe the friendship within our sect is worth these 30 million. Senior Brother Qian, go ahead, don’t dawdle," Han Feiyu waved his hand.

At that moment, Qian Bing felt an unfamiliar charm emanating from his junior brother, deeply attracting him.

"Then I’m off. With these 100 true immortal puppets, our team’s overall fighting strength will rise to a new level," Qian Bing said before running toward the military merit hall.

Indeed, following the wealthy one seemed promising. Once, Qian Bing had considered joining Chief Senior Brother, but once the wealthy announcement was made, his heart immediately told him whom to choose.

A month later, Han Feiyu led the team to ambush outside a Wood Origin giant tree, positioned deep behind the Wood Origin Tribe’s front lines.

Their mission was to behead a top commander of the Wood Origin Tribe.

"Before we arrived, the Golden Immortal of Hidden Spirit had given us a token. As long as we crush it after completing the mission, we can avoid detection by the Wood Origin Golden Immortal," Wang Xiangchi said.

"Don’t worry, I have triple insurance. Even if this token fails, we can escape smoothly," Han Feiyu said, revealing a Qing Ling-colored spirit pearl in his hand.

"This time the reward is really rich, so we must plan well before acting," Qian Bing remarked as he observed their surroundings. They had teleported to the rear of the Wood Origin Tribe’s front lines through a secret teleportation formation.

"This commander is the top commander of the Wood Origin Tribe, leading their elite troops. In previous battles between the two tribes, he has caused the human race’s entire front line to collapse multiple times. If the Human True Immortal Army hadn’t sacrificed themselves at the last moment, the Giant City we’re in now would likely be under the control of the Wood Origin Tribe," Jian Wujie said while gazing at the Wood Origin giant tree ahead.

"First, let’s find a few secret ambush points. When that Wood Origin commander comes out, only then can we act."

"This Wood Origin commander must be eliminated!" Han Feiyu declared as he began distributing concealment talismans to everyone.

"All of you take these. This concealment talisman was drawn by our Master Ancestor; as long as you stay still, it can evade detection by Golden Immortal-level forces."

"Such a good item! Why haven’t I seen it in the sect’s treasury before?" Xiang Yun asked while looking at the concealment talisman in his hand.

"I bought all the talismans our Master Ancestor drew during his leisure time," Han Feiyu replied nonchalantly.

"……" Xiang Yun.

It seemed all the good stuff was taken in one go.

All the team members hid outside the Wood Origin giant tree.

"When the battle breaks out and the Wood Origin commander comes out, don’t act immediately. That will be when they are most vigilant."

"After the Wood Origin commander returns from battle, it will be the best time to act, increasing our chances of teleporting back to the human race’s front lines," Wang Xiangchi said, which was the optimal plan he had proposed to the squad.

"Understood!" the team members echoed.

Time ticked by. It seemed that the Wood Origin Tribe had encountered some trouble and remained in a passive defense state, as their top true immortal commander had not yet emerged from the Wood Origin giant tree.

"You have failed your mission. That Wood Origin commander has already teleported to the Martial Immortal Giant City battlefield. He will likely not return for several months," the voice of Grape sounded in the ears of the team members.

"How did he teleport to the Giant City battlefield? Isn’t this place important?" Jian Wujie said reluctantly.

"Due to the presence of Xu Gang and Xiong Li on that battlefield, the Wood Origin tribe’s front lines collapsed several times, so they transferred their best commander over there," Grape explained.