Chapter 489

Chapter 489: Seed of the Small World

After Master Qianling delivered the four beast clan master craftsmen, he bid farewell to Xu Fan.

"I was worried about not having enough hands, but now with these four, the modification of the serpent-shaped giant beast race warship should speed up," Xu Fan said with a smile.

As for training the four beast clan master craftsmen, he decided to have Grape directly implant the knowledge into their minds and let them practice gradually while working on the serpent-shaped giant beast race warship.

Soon, Xu Fan brought the four beast clan master craftsmen to the modification site of the serpent-shaped warship.

At that moment, two master craftsmen from Qianling Sect and three beast clan master craftsmen were busy crafting various components needed for the warship’s modification.

"Grand Elder, you’re here," Wang Yi said, having just finished crafting a small part, and noticed Xu Fan arriving with the four beast clan master craftsmen.

"I’m adding some manpower for you. These are the four beast clan master craftsmen invited by your Grand Elder and just sent over for training by Master Qianling."

"Whenever it’s convenient, please guide them. Grape has already taught them the basics of human race tools," Xu Fan explained.

"Our Grand Elder invited beast clan master craftsmen?" Wang Yi looked at the four well-behaved beast clan master craftsmen beside Xu Fan with a puzzled expression.

"Yes, they were politely invited from other major beast clans by your Grand Elder," Xu Fan replied with a smile.

The authority of the Grand Elder of Qianling Sect is comparable to a nuclear bomb—just as intimidating.

If a nuclear bomb showed up at your door asking to borrow money, would you say no?

Wang Yi thought for a moment and pieced together the situation, smiling as he said, "That’s great! Once we return to the sect, we’ll have more time to focus on the art of artifact crafting."

"Grape, start assigning tasks to them," Xu Fan instructed.

"Understood."

After handing the four beast clan master craftsmen over to Wang Yi, Xu Fan went to the underground space to check on the first and second clones.

"You’re making good progress. You’ve already finished seven sets," Xu Fan said, looking at the completed Artifacts Set.

"If we, the top master craftsmen, don’t work faster, how are we any different from the average ones?" the first clone said with a hint of resentment, having barely enjoyed any downtime since returning.

"Exactly. We’re aiming to finish this set in five or six years."

"I’m also curious if this effort will lead to crafting a celestial tool," the second clone added.

"Alright, keep up the good work! I’ll give you both a long break once this is done," Xu Fan encouraged.

"I hope you mean that," the first clone said before focusing on crafting the Artifacts Set.

"I always keep my promises."

"Hehe."

Amid the first clone’s laughter, Xu Fan left the underground space.

Xu Fan flew into the sky and found a cloud shaped like Bear Two to lie on.

Two light spheres appeared beside Xu Fan.

One sphere contained the Sword of the Origin Bell.

The other held a small piece of world fragment obtained from his good friend’s wife in his previous life.

In Xu Fan’s hand was a small piece of indestructible stone.

He had discovered it after retrieving the Sword of the Origin Bell from the treasury some time ago.

The Sword of the Origin Bell formed a strange connection with the world fragment after being in the same space, which surprised Xu Fan.

"These two things don’t seem to have anything in common," Xu Fan remarked.

At the moment, neither the Sword of the Origin Bell nor the world fragment was something he could understand with his current level of cultivation, so he decided to wait until he was more powerful to study them.

As the two items drew closer, the strange fluctuation became more intense, and it felt as if they both wanted to devour each other.

"One contains the time law, and the other is a fragment formed after the world shattered."

"If they fuse together, could they create a new small world?" Xu Fan speculated.

Just then, the Sword of the Origin Bell and the world fragment broke free from Xu Fan’s control and collided with each other.

At the moment of their collision, Xu Fan quickly formed seals with his hands, summoning a sealing formation to trap them both.

Through the five elemental formation, Xu Fan observed that as the Sword of the Origin Bell and the world fragment collided, they created a strange colorful gas cloud that slowly expanded outward.

At that moment, Xu Fan suddenly felt a surge of intuition, realizing that if he offered this colorful gas cloud to the Dao of Heaven, he would gain significant benefits.

Grape’s voice echoed.

"Master, I need it!" The tone was filled with desire, like seeing a cold cola after being thirsty in the desert for a whole day and night.

"What benefits can it bring you?" Xu Fan asked.

"A seed of a small world. After it develops into a world, it will be completely under your control," Grape explained.

"A world that isn’t controlled within this realm?"

"Yes, isn’t that precisely what you need right now?" Grape replied.

Xu Fan glanced at the sky, considering that he didn’t lack anything at the moment, and then said to Grape, "You can devour it."

"Thank you, Master!"

A strange power appeared, ensnaring the colorful gas cloud and pulling it toward Grape’s entity.

"It really seems to be a good item; you’re using all your strength to consume it," Xu Fan said with a smile, sensing the strange power.

"Master, to fully form this small world, we need a large amount of five elemental origins and yin and yang energy."

"Extract half of the five elemental origins from the treasury for now," Xu Fan waved his hand, feeling that he would have another "son" to take care of in the future.

"By the way, has your computing power increased after devouring this thing?" Xu Fan inquired.

"My logical ability has improved; the computing power consumed before now only requires half," Grape replied.

"That’s good. At least there’s a visible benefit," Xu Fan nodded.

Both the Sword of the Origin Bell and the world fragment were things he had stumbled upon, and while he didn’t know how precious they were, it felt worthwhile to bring so many benefits to Grape.

At that moment, a light curtain appeared before Xu Fan, revealing the broken space being processed by Grape’s entity.

Now, the entire broken space had been completely cleared by Grape, leaving only a cloud of colorful gas.

Then, using an external force, Grape directly shattered the broken space into chaos.

Just then, the colorful gas cloud began to absorb the fragments that the broken space transformed into, slowly condensing into a seed.

As Xu Fan was about to ask Grape what would happen next, the seed extended numerous roots, anchoring itself in the void.

A small sapling emerged, gradually growing into a giant tree a hundred feet tall, and the chaotic space was opened up into an area the size of ten soccer fields.

"Opening the heavens and earth!" Xu Fan exclaimed as he watched this scene, feeling something being illuminated in his mind.