Chapter 997

Chapter 997: Chaos

"I had some free time and did a reading for you. Besides the fact that the near future will be unpredictable, I couldn’t discern anything else."

"Your past confidantes are all of high status, and their actions are beyond my understanding," Xu Fan said.

"I apologize for troubling you, Big Brother Xu," Wang Yulun said, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"There’s no need to be polite~" After Xu Fan finished speaking, his figure transformed into smoke and disappeared into the air.

"Master, the guardian true immortal from Golden City has come to visit," the voice of Grape sounded.

"Please bring him to the guest hall."

In recent years, as the Golden Academy developed more successfully, the Hidden Spirit Sect received increasing shares each year.

In the guest hall, Xu Fan cheerfully accepted the 40 million Immortal Jade given by the guardian true immortal.

“Thanks to the Grand Elder, the Golden Academy has been able to flourish so quickly,” the guardian true immortal expressed his gratitude.

“Mutual benefit is key. The establishment of the Golden Academy relies entirely on the efforts of the guardian true immortal.”

A puppet placed two cups of the tea of the wide road beside the guardian true immortal.

“I’ve recently gained some insights into the Golden Killing Path that you practice, and combined with the tea ceremony, I condensed these two cups of the tea of the wide road. I hope the guardian true immortal doesn’t mind.”

“The Grand Elder is joking; I’m actually delighted," the guardian true immortal said, calmly accepting the two cups of tea.

Xu Fan didn’t say much more after that.

"In one hundred years’ time, the reputation of the Golden Academy has spread throughout the surrounding Immortal Realm."

“Once the first group of students graduates completely, the academy will need to expand again,” the guardian true immortal said cautiously, occasionally glancing at Xu Fan.

“When we expand again, we can grow the academy to accommodate one billion students.”

“At that time, it can bring at least one hundred million Immortal Jade in profit to your sect each year.”

“But it’s a pity…”

Xu Fan remained silent, quietly watching the performance of the guardian true immortal.

From the moment the guardian true immortal spoke his first sentence, Xu Fan understood what he was getting at.

"It’s a pity that some things cannot be forced," Xu Fan said lightly.

The guardian true immortal was taken aback; this was not the response he expected. Wasn’t one hundred million Immortal Jade appealing?

“Grand Elder, the teleportation fees between cities are extremely expensive. The surrounding Immortal Realms are alright, as they can operate a regular large-scale teleportation formation at a lower cost.”

“But for Immortal Realms that are a bit farther away, it becomes troublesome; even making the cheapest teleportation formation requires half an Immortal Jade. The tuition for our academy starts at one Immortal Jade per decade.”

“This results in the Golden Academy having a good reputation there, but due to the high teleportation costs, it’s not worth it to come here just for the academy."

“So I hope you can assist, Grand Elder~”

The headquarters of the Blank Slate Business Association was established in Golden City, making it easy for him to gather information, such as the teleportation fees of the association.

They could use the teleportation formation from Giant City as a medium and link to another formation for teleportation, which was much cheaper than standard teleportation formations; this was a technique only top forces in the Immortal Realm possessed.

“You should talk to the chamber president of the Blank Slate Business Association; he will offer you a favorable teleportation price,” Xu Fan advised.

The Blank Slate Business Association quickly captured a 30% share in the low-end market by offering free teleportation formations.

"Thank you, Grand Elder!" the guardian true immortal said with joy. With the teleportation costs resolved, the Golden Academy could sustain its growth for a while just from the surrounding ten Immortal Realms.

The delighted guardian true immortal departed, leaving Xu Fan deep in thought as he gazed at the 40 million Immortal Jade in his hand.

A handsome young man appeared behind Xu Fan—it was the recently crafted Golden Immortal puppet.

"Grape, show me the map of all the Immortal Realms under the human race," Xu Fan commanded.

A vast light curtain unfolded in the guest hall, displaying the regions of the human race within the Wood Origin Immortal Realm.

"Master, only 38 academies are needed to cover the entire human territory," Grape’s voice chimed in.

"If all 38 academies operate on the same scale as Golden City, we could generate at least 2 billion Immortal Jade annually," Xu Fan mused, stroking his chin.

Recently, the loss of thousands of disciples had forced Xu Fan to note his grudges in his little notebook. Additionally, his closest brother’s fate had taken a turn, leaving Xu Fan unable to support him as he wished.

“Master, I’ve just received news of another Great Luo Sage-level battle on the frontline. Other border Immortal Realms of the human race are also under invasion by foreign tribes.”

"Currently, all the Immortal Realms bordering the Wood Origin tribe have fallen, including the Fengwu Immortal Realm, the Tianbing Immortal Realm, the Shuangji Immortal Realm, and the Baluo Immortal Realm."

On the map displayed before Xu Fan, one Immortal Realm after another was marked in red.

"This is happening too fast; it hasn’t even been that many years," Xu Fan muttered, frowning at the fully occupied Immortal Realms of the human race.

“Aren’t the major forces doing anything about this?” Xu Fan felt a growing sense of urgency.

“I need to accelerate the creation of Time Treasures. If I don’t reach Golden Immortal status soon, I won’t be able to protect the sect in the later stages of the war,” Xu Fan said.

At that moment, Xu Fan’s good brother arrived with the Star Spirit.

"Brother, it’s been a while," Xu Fan greeted with a smile.

“Little brother, I know your entire sect can move like a Star Ship.”

“If you’re willing, I can have the eldest take you to other Immortal Realms to avoid the chaos,” the elderly man with white hair said seriously.

“What’s going on?”

“Our three leaders of the human race in the Wood Origin Immortal Realm have run into trouble. Only one remains to guard the Wood Origin Immortal Realm.”

“Originally, things were stable, but news came from the neighboring Immortal Realm ruled by the Ancient Gods Tribe. Two of our leaders were in a secret realm—one died, and the other was severely injured.”

“With this upheaval, our human territory won’t remain peaceful for long. Some top-tier forces have already started relocating to other Immortal Realms,” the elderly man with white hair explained.

“Brother, won’t the human race from other Immortal Realms intervene in the troubles of the Wood Origin Immortal Realm?” Xu Fan asked curiously.

“They will, but only when the human race here is on the brink of collapse.”

“Until then, the human territory will remain chaotic. If only one being above Great Luo is left to protect us, they can only safeguard a few dozen Immortal Realms at most,” the elderly man with white hair said after a moment of thought.

“If you don’t want to move to other Immortal Realms, consider the Immortal Realm of all realms. It’s a critical stronghold for the human race, even more important than the Star Yuexian Domain. Establishing your sect there would be a wise choice.”

“Thank you for the advice, Brother. Didn’t you try to foresee the future?”

“If I could see it, that would be ideal. The problem is, I can’t. That’s why I’m suggesting you move to other Immortal Realms,” the elderly man with white hair replied, his tone tinged with helplessness.

In his eyes, his own safety and that of his precious disciples paled in comparison to Xu Fan’s.

After all, if his precious disciples fell, they could be revived. But if something happened to his little brother, who would be there to help them avert disaster?