Chapter 467

Chapter 467: Protective Power

In the underground space of the Hidden Spirit Sect,

Xu Fan stood before the statue of the Beast Control Red Demon Clan. Behind him, a Merit and Fortune Aura shimmered, resonating with the fading fortune within the statue.

"This is intriguing. If we can merge this declining fortune into the Beast Cage, we might just create something extraordinary," Xu Fan mused as he studied the statue.

Just then, the first clone approached Xu Fan.

"This statue holds an aura of fortune. Quite fascinating," the first clone remarked with a smile. Life had been good lately—no pressure, just overseeing and offering guidance.

"Take a look at this," Xu Fan said, holding up the Beast Cage with a grin.

The first clone’s expression immediately turned serious, and he averted his gaze from the Beast Cage.

"I’ve got some things to take care of. I’ll be going now," the first clone said flatly, already turning to leave.

"Don’t be like that. You’re not forging this celestial tool alone—the Second Clone is here too," Xu Fan quickly added.

At that moment, the Second Clone arrived. He glanced at the statue and smiled. "The aura of fortune in this statue is quite interesting."

But when his eyes fell on the Beast Cage in Xu Fan’s hands, his expression turned serious. "Excuse me, I’ve got some urgent matters to attend to."

As he tried to leave, the first clone grabbed him.

"You two are forging this celestial tool together. It’s for Yuexian—a fortune tool that can be upgraded to an artifact-level tool even after she advances to Quasi-Immortal or True Immortal."

"This will ensure Yuexian has protection when she’s out there," Xu Fan explained.

"Then why aren’t you forging it?" the Second Clone protested.

"I haven’t forged a celestial tool in years. My skills are rusty, so I’m counting on you two," Xu Fan replied with a chuckle.

"Then give me access to artifact-level spirit ores," the first clone demanded.

"You’ll have to apply for permission. I’m not letting you use them freely," Xu Fan said, frowning. Past experiences had taught him to be cautious.

"That’s no fun. Come on, Second, let’s head back and get to work," the first clone said, waving his hand and casually taking the celestial tool and the Beast Cage from Xu Fan.

After the first and Second Clone left, Xu Fan chuckled to himself.

He’d noticed the first clone’s recent creations—interesting and practical, though they’d wasted a lot of materials at first.

Now, the first clone wasn’t satisfied with just using artifact-level spirit ores for experiments, but with his permissions restricted, there wasn’t much he could do.

Soon, a light curtain appeared before Xu Fan, displaying the artifact-level spirit ores the first clone had requested.

"He’s being reasonable—this isn’t too much. Approve it all. Can’t expect him to work without some incentives," Xu Fan said.

"Understood."

"By the way, how are the disciples from Qianling Sect doing since they arrived?" Xu Fan asked.

"They’re currently undergoing external virtual course training. The feedback has been positive, and they’ve shown significant improvement," Grape reported.

"Good. That’s what I’d expect."

"They sent their disciples here to learn real skills, after all."

"Grape, create an external version of the sect’s Sutra Pavilion. Keep the top-level techniques involving the source restricted, but the rest is up to you," Xu Fan instructed, knowing Grape could handle such meticulous tasks effortlessly.

"Understood."

“Let’s also open the contribution point exchange system, and there will be no restrictions on items in the treasury,” Xu Fan added.

“Master, isn’t this a bit…” Grape began to say.

“But it’s only polite; the disciples have come, and we should treat them sincerely.”

“In the future, we can also send our sect’s disciples over.”

“Life should be a bit more exciting.”

“Since the teleportation formation isn’t working right now, we can only visit other fairy cities,” Xu Fan remarked.

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In the morning, Xie Peng finished a night of cultivation and stepped out of his cave dwelling.

Since there were fewer disciples this time, the Hidden Spirit Sect assigned each disciple from Qianling Sect a mountain peak.

As soon as Xie Peng walked outside, he felt refreshed.

“This heavenly Qing Ling energy is truly extraordinary,” Xie Peng realized the benefit of having fewer sect’s disciples.

While the heavenly Qing Ling energy wasn’t entirely absent in Qianling Sect, it couldn’t be opened to everyone due to the large number of sect’s disciples.

Therefore, to absorb this spiritual energy, one had to spend their own contribution points for cultivation in the secret realm.

At that moment, the communication artifact assigned by the Hidden Spirit Sect began to ring.

“The external version of the Sutra Pavilion is now open.”

“The Hidden Spirit Sect contribution point exchange system is available; each Qianling Sect disciple can use their points to exchange for items in the Hidden Spirit Sect treasury.”

“They actually opened the Sutra Pavilion to the outside; even if it’s just a portion, that’s quite a profit,” Xie Peng said with interest, as the Sutra Pavilion had been one of the places he was most curious about since arriving at the Hidden Spirit Sect.

He had noticed that the renowned spells used by Hidden Spirit Sect Disciples were quite extraordinary, stronger than the general secret techniques in the cultivation world.

“I won’t be sparring with Friend Lingtai today,” Xie Peng said as he transformed into a beam of light and flew toward the Sutra Pavilion.

In the external Sutra Pavilion, many disciples from Qianling Sect had already gathered.

They were all engrossed in examining jade slips.

“So, this is how it can be done.”

“This fire spell mixed with wind spells and extracts certain elements from the air; its power is surprisingly great.”

“No wonder the Hidden Spirit Sect Disciples can use this escape technique with such incredible speed.”

“This method of concealing one’s form is simply unheard of.”

Feeling a bit impatient, Xie Peng entered the Sutra Pavilion and headed towards the area marked with defensive technique symbols.

“Vajra Shield, unbreakable by any force.”

“Water Spirit Shield, flowing endlessly.”

“Earth Spirit Guardian, immense power of the earth.”

“Wood Spirit Entanglement, hard to separate all things.”

“Fire Spirit Transformation, igniting all.”

Just the basic five elemental protective spells captivated Xie Peng completely.

He realized these weren’t just individual spells but were part of a comprehensive set of fundamental Great Five Elements Divine Techniques.

One could comprehend each spell individually or learn the entire series of five elemental techniques together, integrating them according to different situations, with specially designed fusion techniques as well.

Just this concept left Xie Peng deep in thought for a long time.

"Although my defensive techniques are not weak, mastering this complete set of protective Great Five Elements Divine Techniques will certainly elevate my defensive abilities.” Xie Peng said excitedly.

His main focus was on martial tactics, accustomed to observing an enemy’s weaknesses before counterattacking, as he was confident that with unbeatable defenses, he would stand on unshakeable ground.

However, he felt that if he learned this entire inheritance-style Great Five Elements Divine Technique, he could directly confront enemies with defensive techniques activated.

Just as Xie Peng pictured the scene of mastering the Great Five Elements Divine Technique, he suddenly spotted a peculiar name for a defensive technique in an unnoticed corner.

“Oli Give Guardian?”