Chapter 454

Chapter 454: Flame Copper Alloy

Spirit Cut smoothly navigated the Star Ship through the star gate, entering the human race navigation route without any issues. After traveling at full speed for over a month, they finally arrived back at Hidden Spirit Island in Lin Sen Fairy City.

"There’s no place like home," Xu Fan remarked, gazing at the growing silhouette of Hidden Spirit Island from the Star Ship.

"Finally, we’re home," Xu Yuexian said, standing beside Xu Fan with a tinge of regret in her tone.

"Don’t rush; there will be more chances in the future," Xu Fan reassured her, giving her a comforting pat.

"Grape, is there anything unusual in the sect?" Xu Fan inquired.

"A massive deposit of spirit fire copper has been discovered in the demon race territory, and we are currently mining it intensively," Grape reported.

"Everything within the sect is normal," Grape added.

"Spirit fire copper!" Xu Fan exclaimed, delighted. This was a crucial spirit ore he needed, which could be refined into a spiritual energy core for Void Refinement Stage Puppets.

"Indeed, this colossal spirit ore was once the most valuable asset of the Blood Lion Clan, but now it’s under our control," Grape explained.

"Truly, when the cannons roar, gold pours," Xu Fan chuckled, his mood lifting. Previously, the production of Void Refinement Stage Puppets on Hidden Spirit Island was hindered by a lack of spirit ore or skilled artifact masters. Now, with both resources available, the number of such puppets was set to increase significantly.

As the Star Ship landed on Hidden Spirit Island, all the sect’s disciples came out to welcome them upon hearing the news.

"Master, I was really worried something might happen to you," Xu Gang admitted, having been anxious since Xu Fan left six months ago.

"How could anything happen to me?" Xu Fan replied with a smile.

"There were a few minor challenges, but I managed them all easily."

At that moment, all the disciples who had come to greet the Star Ship saw Xu Fan and bowed in unison.

"Welcome back, Grand Elder and Spirit Cut Elder!"

The disciples stood in orderly rows, their voices resonating powerfully, reflecting the majesty of the sect.

"Everyone, rise. The disciples who stayed behind have worked hard," Xu Fan said, feeling a sense of pride as he observed the disciplined group.

A wave of pride washed over him; with such dedicated disciples, given time, Hidden Spirit Sect was destined to become the top-tier sect in the entire cultivation world.

"For the sect!"

The disciples’ response gave Xu Fan a momentary sense of surrealism.

Xu Fan then dismissed the disciples and arranged accommodations for the Qianling Sect disciples and the master craftsmen from the Star Ship before heading back to his courtyard.

The remaining disciples and Tian Puppet Masters also returned to their respective homes.

Meanwhile, Xu Lingtai led a group of Qianling Sect disciples towards the area Xu Fan had arranged for them.

"I didn’t expect Friend Lingtai’s sect to be so splendid, even slightly surpassing ours," Xie Peng commented, admiring the Celestial Blue Spiritual Liquid waterfall at the center of Hidden Spirit Island, which resembled the Nine Heavens Galaxy.

Atop the sect’s grand formation, auspicious beasts formed from spiritual energy floated, creating a truly divine atmosphere.

"We can’t compare. Your Qianling Sect’s inner sect is half the size of my Lin Sen Fairy City region. Maintaining such a vast area with the charm of a heavenly dwelling far surpasses my sect," Xu Lingtai modestly replied.

"My sect is smaller, with fewer disciples, allowing us to create a more celestial environment," Xu Lingtai humbly added.

Just as Xu Lingtai was speaking, two beams of light suddenly shot out from behind the Star Ship, quickly accelerating and disappearing into the distance.

Two beams of escape light caught the attention of the Qianling Sect disciples on the spiritual boat. Especially when the escape lights turned, the sense of acceleration with certain specific curves seemed to touch upon certain realms.

"The Foundation Establishment Stage can achieve such evasion speed, especially through the curves. That lightness must be from disciples who specialize in speed techniques," Xie Peng remarked with admiration.

"Not bad; you guessed correctly, Xie Peng," Xu Lingtai nodded. He couldn’t say this was just the average evasion speed of disciples within the sect.

At that moment, dozens of escape lights zoomed past their Large Spiritual Boat, each one possessing impressive evasion speed.

"Do they have some urgent business?" Xie Peng asked curiously, a hint of shock in his eyes.

"Today is the final of the Life and Death Evasion Game in the sect. The disciples you saw were delayed greeting the Grand Elder, so they now need to speed toward the Trial Tower to participate in the competition," Xu Lingtai explained, recalling that he had once been among the top ten first-generation disciples.

"The Life and Death Evasion Game?"

"Is it like the battle royale game introduced from your sect?" Xie Peng inquired with interest.

"Exactly; both are types of illusion games."

"Can our Qianling Sect disciples participate?" a Nascent Soul Stage disciple from Qianling Sect asked.

"Of course, but you’ll miss today’s finals. If you’re interested, you can participate in the time trial or daily games tomorrow," Xu Lingtai said as he called Grape over.

"Grape, after settling the Qianling Sect disciples, please introduce them to some daily activities of the sect," Xu Lingtai instructed.

"Received~" A sudden Electronic Voice appeared.

"Is this the spirit in charge of your daily affairs? It seems much more powerful than ours at Qianling Sect," a Qianling Sect disciple commented.

"Our Hidden Spirit Sect’s server spirit is named Grape. If you have any questions during your daily activities, feel free to call Grape directly."

"Now the Grand Elder has granted you temporary privileges to call Grape at will," Xu Lingtai said with a smile.

Hearing Xu Lingtai’s words, some Qianling Sect disciples tried it out and instantly felt as if they had switched from a basic phone to a smartphone; everything felt so fresh.

Just as the Qianling Sect disciples were marveling, a strange phenomenon suddenly appeared from afar, with massive waves of energy sweeping across Hidden Spirit Island as artifacts were forming.

The master craftsmen from Qianling Sect on the Large Spiritual Boat sensed this fluctuation, their eyes filled with astonishment.

"This fluctuation—could someone be forging top-tier artifacts?" a Qianling Sect master craftsman exclaimed.

At that moment, Xu Fan, who was resting in his courtyard, also felt the wave of energy.

"Brother Sha’s research has produced new results," Xu Fan said with surprise as he transformed into a beam of escape light, instantly vanishing from his courtyard and flying toward the Artifact Crafting Peak.

At the Artifact Crafting Peak, some disciples surrounded the entrance of Sha Diao’s dedicated Artifact Hall, all discussing Sha Diao’s latest research achievements.

Upon Xu Fan’s arrival, all the disciples respectfully lined up in two rows.

At that moment, the door of the dedicated Artifact Hall opened.

Inside the hall, Xu Fan and Sha Diao were both focused on a piece of flame copper alloy that resembled a square brick.

"Brother Sha, with this piece of flame copper alloy, you will be forever remembered in the cultivation world," Xu Fan marveled.

This alloy had reached a level of proficiency where it could be formally used to forge artifacts.