Chapter 421

Chapter 421: Celestial Tool Pre-Recognition

After a fierce and angry struggle, Li Lei Hu was finally caught by a totem that wrapped around his foot and hoisted him into the air.

The sound of pitiful cries and spanking echoed, stirring up painful childhood memories for the watching disciples below, who instinctively reached for their own backsides.

From a distance, Xu Yuexian chuckled and shook her head, commenting, “The Sacred Body of Thunder has encountered a spell that counters him, which is why he’s weaker during the Qi Training Stage.”

“Once his cultivation advances, who knows who’ll be spanking whom?”

“Speaking of which, should I step in? It doesn’t seem right for a girl to be punished like this,” Xu Yuexian mused, stroking her chin.

Just then, Xu Yuexian received a message.

It turned out that the outer sect disciples wanted to challenge the inner sect academy disciples.

“What’s the point? The Outer Sect Academy disciples are clearly more talented and older than those in the Inner Sect Academy. If there’s to be a competition, it should happen in ten years.”

Xu Yuexian outright rejected the proposal, not wanting her prized disciples to face unnecessary hardship.

On Outer Sect Island, the Outer Sect Elder looked at the two prodigies with a hint of helplessness.

“The Inner Sect Academy refused. Most of their disciples joined when they were under twelve. Not much time has passed since then.”

“You’re already older than them. If there’s to be a competition, it should be in a few more years,” the Outer Sect Elder said. He also wondered why some talented disciples weren’t brought into the inner sect—was it really just because of their age?

“Thank you, Grand Elder. We understand,” Bai Xuan said, though his tone betrayed his dissatisfaction.

“Don’t feel too disheartened. I know a bit about the inner sect. They have access to similar resources as you do.”

“The only advantage might be the spiritual energy sacred land of their academy, but our spiritual energy here on Outer Sect Island isn’t bad either,” the Outer Sect Elder remarked, gazing at the central area where the spiritual energy waterfall flowed like a galaxy.

“Thank you for your guidance, Grand Elder,” Bai Xuan said, bowing respectfully.

Bai Xuan then led Qin Lu out of the outer sect affairs office.

On the way, Qin Lu said, “Now that I think about it, those inner sect disciples are just kids.”

“You don’t usually seem like the competitive type. Why are you so fixated on this?”

“I just want to serve the sect on a better platform. I deserve that opportunity.”

“I want the sect to recognize my strength,” Bai Xuan said, his gaze lingering toward Hidden Spirit Island.

“We can discuss this later. Once we’ve grown stronger, the sect will naturally consider bringing us into the inner sect,” Qin Lu reassured him.

“Let’s hope so,” Bai Xuan replied.

In the demon race, ten thousand miles from the heart of the Moon Fox Clan, in a hidden location, the Beast Queen slowly awoke. She looked around in silence until her eyes lit up upon seeing her most beloved concubine.

“Peach, why did you come for me?” After a long, silent exchange of gazes, she finally spoke.

“Peach needs her husband; the child can’t grow up without a father,” Moon Fox Taoer said.

“What’s the point of returning to the Moon Fox Clan in this Moon Spirit region? With my ties to those beast kings in the human race, the Moon Fox Clan can no longer survive in the demon race,” the Moon Fox Beast King said bitterly.

As the leader of her clan, what could be more shameful than leading her people into ruin?

“I’m afraid I’ve become the laughingstock of the entire beast race,” the Moon Fox Beast King said despairingly. If not for her injuries rendering her immobile, she might have unleashed her spiritual energy to self-destruct.

“It doesn’t matter how others see you. To me and the child, you’ll always be a goddess.”

"Our Jing’er carries the ancient Nine Tails Sky Fox bloodline, and she’s still growing. We really need you," Moon Fox Taoer said softly to the Moon Fox Beast King.

"As long as we nurture Jing’er well, our Moon Fox Clan will have a glimmer of hope."

At that moment, a spark of hope lit up in the previously despairing eyes of the Moon Fox Beast King. Her expression gradually shifted, and finally, she burst into joy, exclaiming, "Yes, I still have Jing’er, and our Moon Fox Clan has hope!"

‘Uh~~’

As the Moon Fox Beast King laughed, the movement aggravated her injuries, causing her to cough up a mouthful of blood.

Moon Fox Taoer quickly stepped forward to clean the blood off the Moon Fox Beast King.

"Taoer," the Moon Fox Beast King whispered.

"What is it, husband?"

"Help me up. I need to heal. From now on, we will no longer interfere in the War between realms. We’ll hide and gather the remaining members of the Moon Fox Clan."

"As for revenge, let it go," the Moon Fox Beast King said, a tear rolling down her cheek, as if bidding farewell to the hatred for the human race.

"Okay," Moon Fox Taoer smiled, realizing she didn’t need to persuade her anymore.

At that moment, Xu Fan, who was fishing on Hidden Spirit Island, suddenly felt a thread of causality around him dissolve.

"Did someone forget about me?" Xu Fan muttered in confusion.

A light curtain appeared before Xu Fan, displaying the scene of the demon realm on the other side of the two realms passage.

"Deploy eighteen Demon Suppressing Stars and three thousand Precious Artifact Satellites to cover the territories of the four clans," Xu Fan commanded.

"Fifty percent coverage has been achieved, and full coverage will be completed within three days," Grape reported.

"After some time, once the second railgun is successfully refined, we’ll destroy the holy cities of the other three clans," Xu Fan said.

"Understood. Should we first engage in a tug-of-war between the demon race and the three clans?" Grape inquired.

"Yes, the sect puppets will only defend the two realms passage in the demon realm, and then we’ll send the Tian Puppet Master out to train in battle," Xu Fan replied.

"Understood."

"Also, once the demon race’s defensive line around Lin Sen Fairy City is completely cleared, we’ll initiate the Giant City plan," Xu Fan added.

Currently, several fairy cities around Lin Sen Fairy City had been destroyed, leaving Lin Sen Fairy City surrounded on all sides by the demon race. Therefore, Xu Fan hesitated to send his big weapon into the demon realm.

At that moment, a puppet approached Xu Fan, carrying the sealed Heavy Water Source Blade.

"Right, I almost forgot about this," Xu Fan said, looking at the Heavy Water Source Blade.

"It’s time for the celestial tool to recognize Chufan as its master."

The next day, at a highly confidential location on the main peak, the training ground was covered with celestial script formations.

Xu Fan, Spirit Cut, Li Xingci, and Su Rantian all focused on Li Chufan at the center of the celestial script formation.

Li Chufan was now a six-year-old little boy.

"Master Ancestor, Grandpa, Mom and Dad, don’t worry. Fan’er is very strong."

"Master Ancestor is so powerful, he will definitely keep Fan’er safe," Li Chufan said like a little adult.

"Little smart one, Master Ancestor is finding you a bodyguard," Xu Fan chuckled.

"Grand Elder, this setup isn’t just for the celestial tool to recognize Chufan as its master, is it?" Spirit Cut asked.

Li Xingci and Su Rantian also looked at Xu Fan, sensing that this formation was a bit excessive.

The entire training ground spanned thousands of meters and was fully covered with celestial script formations.