My Master Only Breaks Through on the Edge of Death

On the Giant Lake outside the Hidden Spirit Gate, a small boat sways in the wind.

Xu Fan and his No.1 clone sit in the small boat, while a wisp of mist rises from the cup of tea, filling the air with a fragrant aroma.

"I hesitate to express my desire to go to the city to fetch the Great Sword amid such an artistic scene, fearing it might ruin the mood," his No.1 clone confessed after some hesitation.

"It will but not too much," replied Xu Fan, his gaze lingering on the distant lake.

Just then, a huge wave rose from the lake.

A massive python-head giant tortoise emerged from the water, as colossal as a mountain. It growled respectfully towards Xu Fan.

"It hasn’t been easy, you’ve finally reached the Quasi-Immortal realm," Xu Fan said to the tortoise. He had been with the sect since its inception.

The tortoise was initially of inferior aptitude, which made reaching the God Transformation Stage its limit.

Xu Fan valued its contributions over the years and had pushed it from the God Transformation to the Mahayana Stage before it fell into a deep sleep, accumulating energy for its attempt to break through to the Quasi-Immortal realm.

"Whoa~"

The python-head giant tortoise whimpered, expressing its gratitude to Xu Fan.

After the powerful break that led the tortoise into the Quasi-Immortal realm, it emerged with an unstable state.

Xu Fan induced a gleam of light into the tortoise’s third eye.

Subsequently, the mountain-like python-head giant tortoise sank back into the seabed, entering a deep slumber again.

"Mommy turtle just woke up not long ago. You should’ve let her move around before making the breakout," the No.1 clone said laughingly. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"What’s the use of moving around? She would merely trudge about at the bottom of the lake before falling asleep again," Xu Fan said, lightly sipping from his cup of Immortal Tea.

"There are no pressing matters in the sect now, so you can rest for a while."

"When you’re free, you can refine some interesting immortal tools and store them in the treasure house," Xu Fan said indifferently.

At this, his No.1 clone was astonished. What was it exactly that caused careless Xu Fan to become so considerate?

"If you’re hiding something, just say it. We haven’t synced in years; are you starting to play coy now?" the No.1 clone said tentatively.

"Of course, apart from this, there’s also another task."

"Since you’re mainly specializing in the refining path, I would like to entrust you with a task. Didn’t need to rush, take your time to research it."

Hearing Xu Fan’s words, his No.1 clone revealed a look of anticipation.

"Create a secret method that allows a Refining Master to level up to a Grandmaster," Xu Fan said.

"A secret method to promote a Refining Master to a Grandmaster does sound doable for temporary promotion to Artifact Refining Grandmaster for immortal tool refinement."

"To stably maintain the status of Artifact Refining Grandmaster in the long term might be a bit challenging, and may require the use of Mysterious Yellow Qi," the No.1 clone pondered before speaking.

"For a temporary promotion method to the Artifact Refining Grandmaster, give me fifty million Fairy Jades. I can figure it out for you in Star Moon City within three months," No.1 clone said confidently, patting his chest.

Xu Fan’s eyebrows knitted upon hearing the sum of fifty million Fairy Jades.

"In that case, I might as well let Pu Tao do it. He might not be as sophisticated as you in devising secret methods, but at least it will be cost-effective."

"Thirty million Fairy Jades. Once No.2 returns, I’ll yank him into working non-stop with me," the No.1 clone hastily offered.

"Cost-effective," Xu Fan repeated.

"Twenty million Fairy Jades. I can’t offer any less~"

"Any less would undermine my status as an Artifact Refining Grandmaster~" The No.1 clone pleaded pitifully.

"Cost-effective~"

"Ten million Fairy Jades. If you won’t agree to that, then forget it~"

"Deal~" Xu Fan said with a beaming smile.

"Main body, I already know how much we have in our assets."

"You are really too stingy with me." No.1 Clone exclaimed in dismay.

"One needs to learn to save and spend wisely~"

Just then, a trace of escaping light flew across the sky.

Pang Fu appeared above a lake not far away, walking on the surface without making a ripple, he bows respectfully to Xu Fan.

"Greetings to the Great Master~" Pang Fu said.

"No need to be so formal~" Xu Fan scoffed, waving his hand nonchalantly.

The slanting boat on which he was seated instantly transformed into a towering building boat, over thirty meters long.

"How did it go~" Xu Fan asked with a hint of anticipation.

After receiving half of the Golden Winged Ric clan’s Treasure House share from the Hidden Spirit Sect, Xu Fan tasked Pang Fu with purchasing Time Heavy Treasures from various cross-realm Chambers of Commerce using Xuan Huang Qi.

"The results weren’t very good; The tax rate for crossing through the Immortal World is too high, and even when purchasing Time Heavy Treasures with the Xuan Huang Qi, the price is extraordinarily high."

"In addition, the merchandise needs to cross through the Immortal World over long distances, with a delivery cycle of thousands of years, and they also require a down payment of eighty percent."

"The most critical issue is that if anything happens to the merchandise halfway, the down payment is non-refundable, and we need to bear the loss." Pang Fu said with a touch of embarrassment.

"Is this the condition set by the Tianding Chamber of Commerce?" Xu Fan inquired with a frown.

"They guarantee that the Time Heavy Treasure will arrive in the Wood Origin Immortal World, but the price is nine times the current market price."

"To make matters worse, the minimum purchase requirement is Time Heavy Treasures equivalent to fifty Crystal Xuanhuang Qi." Find exclusive stories on empire

Upon hearing Pang Fu’s report, Xu Fan completely abandoned the idea of purchasing Time Heavy Treasures.

"Don’t bother buying anymore in the future, wait until the Celestial Hidden returns and go collect it directly from above the Nine Heavens." Xu Fan stated.

After Pang Fu left, Xu Fan and No.1 Clone continued to enjoy their tea.

"If you can’t really wait, why not just go directly to the territory outside the Human Clan’s territory and snatch some."

"After all, the Human Clan is practically in opposition to half of the races in the Wood Origin Immortal World right now, so you wouldn’t feel guilty about doing it." No.1 Clone suggested.

"You think I haven’t thought about that, but the consequences of that object are too significant, it’s not worth the risk." Xu Fan looked in the direction of the Holy Moon Clan as he spoke.

He had received a report about the Holy Moon Clan from Pu Tao recently.

The Clan’s treasure house had been robbed, the Holy City had been destroyed by the Golden Winged Ric Clan, and the top ten Golden Immortals within the Clan had been wiped out.

The Holy Moon Clan’s two Great Luo, having lost their Clan’s Sacred Artifact, had their combat power greatly reduced and were ambushed by Mulei Saint and other Human Clan’s Great Luo.

One was severely injured and plunged into deep sleep, while the other was not much better.

The Great Luo who returned to the clan then decided to lead the clan members to migrate northward, where the Wood Origin Immortal World’s infertile lands were located, manned by only a few small clans.

This seemingly ordinary piece of news caught Xu Fan’s attention. Afterward, he could feel a massive cause-and-effect burden resting on him.

Xu Fan made predictions about the Holy Moon Clan’s future using the Holy Moon Bay’s fragments, a Sacred Artifact of the Holy Moon Clan.

The prediction shocked Xu Fan.

The Holy Moon Clan was weak at this time, but their solidarity was stronger than ever.

The entire Holy Moon Clan was holding a grudge, planning to lay low and secretly develop in the Immortal World while enduring hardships.

Like a group of injured wolves, they were lurking, licking their wounds while waiting for the next opportunity.

Xu Fan prophesied that the Holy Moon Clan at this time was akin to a cocoon waiting to turn into a butterfly.

Once they seize the opportunity, they can become a butterfly and turn into the top clan in the Wood Origin Immortal World.

As soon as a clan has a Quasi-Saint, it will be different. Everything Xu Fan had done secretly against their clan in the past will be presented in front of that Quasi-Saint without any concealment.