Chapter 458

Chapter 458: The Fasting Spirit Gathering Formation.

The Mysterious Azure Elder gazed at her disciple, a flicker of guilt in her eyes. In her entire life, she had never owed anyone anything—except for this one disciple of hers. To face the great catastrophe awaiting in the Thousand Worlds, her disciple would have to endure countless hardships and dangers to fulfill this plan.

The Mysterious Azure Elder’s expression brought back memories for Zhang Weiyun of the day she had first become her disciple. "I took you as my disciple so you could help me overcome the great catastrophe," the Mysterious Azure Elder had said. "You may take all of my inheritance and every treasure I leave behind after I ascend." Her tone had been cold, almost indifferent.

At that time, Zhang Weiyun had asked only one question: "Will you treat me as your true disciple?" The Mysterious Azure Elder had paused, a hint of surprise in her eyes, before nodding. "You will be the only disciple of the Mysterious Azure Elder." "Then you are my master from now on," Zhang Weiyun had replied. From that day on, the two had been inseparable.

"Don’t worry about me," the Mysterious Azure Elder said now, her voice softer. "Over the years, I’ve gathered many items imbued with good fortune. Using my secret techniques, I can stabilize them for about ten thousand years in the Thousand Worlds. So, all my hopes rest on you." She smiled gently.

"Don’t worry, Master. I’ll handle this," Zhang Weiyun assured her, patting her chest confidently.

"Good. Let’s set off for the extreme north now," the Mysterious Azure Elder said, her voice filled with satisfaction.

"Let’s go, Master. Maybe we can find a few more celestial tools for my husband," Zhang Weiyun added with a playful grin.

"You little rascal," the Mysterious Azure Elder chuckled. "Now that you have a husband, you’ve forgotten your master."

Meanwhile, in his small courtyard, Xu Fan sat alone, gazing at the emptiness around him. He sighed softly. "It’s only been a month, and I’m already not used to being alone." He reclined in his lounge chair, a touch of melancholy in his voice.

As he looked up at the clouds shaped like Bear Two, his mood lightened slightly. Just then, a streak of light crossed the sky, and Xu Yuexian appeared in his courtyard.

"Master, are you still thinking about our mistress?" Xu Yuexian asked gently.

"It’s written all over my face, and you still have to ask?" Xu Fan replied, shifting in his chair. "Can’t you keep her here?" Xu Yuexian pressed, curious.

Things were different now. In the past, a beast king with Great Ascension stage fighting strength might have forced Xu Fan to flee with Hidden Spirit Island. But now, the Hidden Spirit Sect had grown powerful enough to rival the top sects in the cultivation world.

"Your mistress has her own path to follow. I can’t keep her," Xu Fan said, shaking his head. He had once divined Zhang Weiyun’s fate and discovered that she was bound by deep karma.

Recently, during that sweet month, Xu Fan used up some of his Merit and Fortune to divine for his wife.

He thought that with the power he currently had, he should be able to handle the issues concerning his wife’s master.

But when Xu Fan did the calculation, apart from avoiding disasters, everything else was unclear, like a thick fog.

Sorry for the intrusion.

Seeing this, Xu Fan knew he couldn’t be of much help.

"What a shame! Your master just reunited with our mistress, and now she has to endure the pain of separation again," Xu Yuexian said.

Xu Fan, lying in his lounge chair, glanced at Xu Yuexian.

"What do you need from me?" Xu Fan asked.

"Master, while controlling the puppets to search for treasures in the demon race, I found a secret realm in the demon world," Xu Yuexian said, looking at Xu Fan with hope.

"You want to go there in your true form?" Xu Fan frowned.

"All my techniques and methods were taught by you, Master. That place isn’t far from the beast race’s base, so please let me go," Yuexian pleaded, her eyes welling up with tears, looking like she’d cry if he refused.

"Fine, fine, go ahead. You’re already a few hundred years old, yet you still act like a child," Xu Fan said, waving his hand and instructing the grape to send a Demon Suppressing Star equipped with a railgun for protection.

"Thank you, Master!" Xu Yuexian exclaimed, thrilled to finally leave after being stuck in the sect for so long.

As Xu Yuexian was about to leave, Xu Fan’s voice called out.

"You can go freely, but you must stay within the grape’s contact range."

"Understood, Master," Xu Yuexian replied gratefully.

Just as Xu Fan was about to relax and clear his mind, the grape’s voice chimed in.

"Master, the puppet production line in the underground space for the Void Refinement Stage Puppets is complete."

"Then I’ll go take a look; no point in sitting around," Xu Fan said, getting up and heading to the underground space.

In the underground space, next to a massive artifact-level refining furnace, several production lines were connected, manned by thousands of puppets and over a hundred artifact masters from the Moon Fox Clan.

Xu Fan walked to the end of the production line, where the Void Refinement Stage Puppets were finally completed.

"Not easy, but we finally have Void Refinement Stage Spell Puppets," Xu Fan said, looking at the finished puppets.

"Fire Spirit Puppet, mid-stage Void Refinement strength, equipped with dozens of fire-elemental divine abilities. When the energy chamber is full, it can fight non-stop for three days."

The grape shared the basic stats of the Fire Spirit Puppet.

"How many Fire Spirit Puppets can the Spirit Gathering Formation support in full battle mode?" Xu Fan asked.

"While keeping the sect running, it can support up to 40,000 Void Refinement Stage Puppets fighting at once."

"With the sect’s spirit stone reserves, it can support up to 70,000 Void Refinement Stage Puppets in battle," the grape said.

"70,000 puppets is decent for now, but it might not be enough later."

"Should we upgrade the sect’s Spirit Gathering Formation?" Xu Fan wondered, stroking his chin.

At that moment, a light curtain appeared in front of Xu Fan.

It showed the map of the Lin Sen Fairy City area, with countless glowing dots scattered across it.

The larger dots represented Demon Suppressing Stars, while the smaller ones were Precious Artifact Satellites.

The Demon Suppressing Stars with railguns were marked as purple dots.

Another light curtain appeared beside it, showing a map centered on the demon race’s base, with fewer glowing dots.

Xu Fan looked at both maps and understood what the grape was hinting at.

"The Spirit Gathering Formation on the Precious Artifact Satellite only supports its own operation, with only a small amount of spiritual energy feeding into the sect’s grand formation."

As the grape spoke, the glowing dots on both light curtains shifted, eventually forming a fasting Spirit Gathering Formation.

This formation was something Xu Fan had created during those long, boring 500 years.

Once this Spirit Gathering Formation activated, all the spiritual energy in the surrounding area was sucked in like a black hole.

It was like a swarm of locusts passing through—nothing was left untouched.

"You’ve got some good ideas; that crystal marrow must have really boosted you," Xu Fan said with a smile.

"My purpose is to serve you and the sect."

"True, it seems you’ve really evolved."

"One day, I’ll create a special set of spiritual cultivation techniques just for you."

"Thank you, Master," the grape replied excitedly.