Chapter 584: Chapter 557: Taking a Different Path
 

Another leisurely day, Xu Fan lay above the Hundred-Thousand-Li Giant Lake, floating freely.

In front of Xu Fan’s eyes was a light curtain, and within it was the structure of a puppet.

“It’s so troublesome, even if my spirit leaves my body and possesses this puppet, at most it could only reach the level of refining top-level Dao artifacts,” Xu Fan said while scratching his head. The puppet structure was the most optimized artifact-refining puppet he could think of.

“Now if I want to make a breakthrough, either there’s a new type of spirit mine that I don’t know about, which can perfectly simulate the Integration Stage state and allow the Immortal Script to transfer completely,”

“Or I deduce a new type of array,” Xu Fan said with a headache.

“Pu Tao, do you have any suggestions?” Xu Fan casually asked.

“If necessary, demonic cultivators’ methods can be utilized,” Pu Tao’s voice sounded, with a hint of a probing tone.

“No side effects, safe, healthy, and comprehensive – those are my consistent principles of action.”

“If I wanted to, I wouldn’t have waited until now,” Xu Fan said.

“It seems that this thing, as I expected, cannot be figured out without spending several decades,”

Xu Fan said, and with a light wave of his hand, the puppet in the light curtain instantly disintegrated and turned into numerous parts before finally returning to its spiritual mine state.

Just at this moment, an Escaping Light streaked through the sky, and Xu Fan’s newly accepted disciple, Zhang Daqi, came to Xu Fan’s side, holding a spiritual sword in his hand.

“Master, I have refined the spiritual sword according to your request. Please take a look,” Zhang Daqi said respectfully, his eyes revealing a hint of fanaticism.

Xu Fan waved his hand, and the spiritual sword in Zhang Daqi’s hand flew out directly, plunging into the Hundred-Thousand-Li Giant Lake.

Just as Zhang Daqi was puzzled,

A humanoid water spirit beast holding a spiritual sword, formed by the condensation of a massive amount of lake water and water spirit energy, appeared above the lake surface.

Soon after, a colossal wave erupted in the Hundred-Thousand-Li Giant Lake and a colossal beast, formed by the condensation of the Spirit Iron Mine beneath the lake, appeared in the sky.

Then, the two spiritual beasts charged at each other, and the battle was about to begin.

“Who do you think will win?” Xu Fan asked with a smile.

“I choose the water spirit beast. It wields the alloy spirit sword that I refined, which should give it a strategic advantage,”

“Water and alloy do not counter each other! The spiritual power that Master just used is average,” Zhang Daqi said after thinking for a moment.

As the battle began, the humanoid water spirit beast indeed had the upper hand, and with the alloy spirit sword Zhang Daqi refined, it had become unbeatable.

Xu Fan did not pay attention to the battlefield, he only stared at the light curtain in front of him and began to construct artifact-refining puppets with a different approach.

Not long after, the battle ended, and the spirit sword returned to Zhang Daqi’s hand.

“Look carefully, is there any difference?” Xu Fan asked.

“There’s some wear and tear, just need to repair,” Zhang Daqi carefully observed the spiritual sword and said.

“Go back, and take some more spiritual iron alloy from the treasure house. Although this spirit sword of yours is excellent, it still hasn’t fully exploited the properties of spiritual iron alloy,”

“This is the first question I’ve given you. When the two spiritual beasts finish battling and the spiritual sword comes out unscathed, you’ll have passed the first test,” Xu Fan said.

Zhang Daqi wanted to ask for advice but was preempted by Xu Fan, who said: “Go think about it first, and come find me if you still don’t understand.”

“Yes, Master,” Zhang Daqi replied, holding the spiritual sword as he left.

At this moment, a light suddenly flashed through Xu Fan’s mind.

“Why must it be a puppet? If I change it to a spirit body, would it be simpler?”

As soon as Xu Fan thought of this, a new train of thought opened instantly.

“Pu Tao, adjust each of the Five-Star Origins to the first level for me,” Xu Fan said, with a hint of excitement in his tone, as if a difficult problem had found a path to the solution.

Five rays of colorful light streaked across the sky, transforming into five clusters of Origin Spirit Qi that floated in front of Xu Fan.

Xu Fan formed hand seals, and the five clusters of Five Elements Origin Spirit Qi melted into one another, changing continuously.

Soon, a man with the same appearance as Xu Fan appeared before him.

“Due to the limitations of my Divine Abilities, I can only condense a spiritual body at the God Transformation Stage for now. But that’s alright; if the experiment is successful, there will be ways to enhance the cultivation level of the spiritual body.”

At this moment, one hundred Nascent Soul Stage puppets appeared in the sky, surrounding and protecting Xu Fan.

Other puppets also brought various refined spirit minerals, ranging from the most basic Spirit Iron Mine to the highest-level Immortal-grade Spirit Mines.

No. 2 Clone flew over.

He could tell what Xu Fan wanted to do just by looking.

“To create the best environment for the soul to travel.” No. 2 Clone said.

“Not bad for a clone of mine, keep it up!” Xu Fan looked at No. 2 Clone with satisfaction.

“It’s just a small task, no need to hype it up~”

A yellowish-gold powder appeared in No. 2 Clone’s hand, which he flung into the sky.

Then, the golden powder burst out with intense golden light, forming a mysterious formation within a one-mile radius around Xu Fan according to an inexplicable rule.

In a moment, Xu Fan felt as if his soul wanted to escape his body.

“When we have time, let’s share our experiences. We haven’t synced up in so many years, and there’s quite a gap.” Xu Fan said with a smile.

“As long as you’re not afraid of the pain, besides, I don’t need to share yours. I’m not interested in those Divine Abilities you’ve deduced.” After saying that, No. 2 Clone left.

Xu Fan laughed as he looked in the direction No.2 Clone departed.

Then, after the array was fully activated, Xu Fan’s soul left his body and attached itself to the spiritual body condensed from the Five Elements Origin Spirit Qi.

A flame of spiritual fire appeared in the spiritual body of Xu Fan, and a few pieces of Spiritual Iron Alloy flew over from the pile of spirit minerals.

Before long, a pure black Third-tier Treasure Artifact Spirit Sword appeared in mid-air.

“It feels good, even smoother than artifact refining puppets. This is a direction worth pursuing.”

Spirit Body Xu Fan said, looking at the black spirit sword in his hand.

“Refine some Dao Tools specifically to enhance the spiritual body, and I’ll optimize the Spirit Qi condensation Divine Ability.”

“Aim to make the sect’s first Mahayana-level puppet within 60 years.”

Xu Fan said, his fighting spirit ignited.

He knew that as long as he could conquer this difficult challenge, he could be free and unburdened for a long time in the future.

With that thought, Xu Fan felt like a surge of adrenaline coursed through him.

“Number One, Number Two, come here, let’s discuss our plan!” Xu Fan called out.

“What plan are we discussing? I’ve just finished a big project, can’t I take a break?” Number One Clone complained.

“You’ve rested for months, it’s time to stand up and contribute to the sect.”

Spirit Body Xu Fan said and took out the newly refined black spirit sword.

Both Number One and Number Two were at the peak of Refining Master, they only needed one glance to see the essence of the spirit sword.

“It’s not too bad, but it’s better than using puppets to refine it.” Number One Clone said.

“There are similar Immortal Artifact Level spirit minerals in the sect. If the three of us work together to refine it, it will only take half a year.” No. 2 Clone said.