My Master Only Breaks Through on the Edge of Death

"I just put in 11 fairy jades, and it consumed all of them just to produce one holy blood pill."

"In the Spiritual Medicine Valley, eleven fairy jades can buy 30 holy blood pills."

"Counting the costs of transportation and time, this single holy blood pill turned out to be quite a loss," Xu Fan said, looking at the small tree.

"Then, this tree is basically a money-loser," Wang Yulun sadly remarked.

"Don't jump to conclusions too quickly. If this tree could produce anything and everything in the world, then it would open up a lot more possibilities," Xu Fan said with a smile.

He then spoke to the small tree, "I want a talisman that can enhance fortune."

The tree shimmered, and many thin roots emerged from the soil in the flowerpot, waving in the air.

Xu Fan tossed in a hundred fairy jades. Not long after, the roots consumed them and reached out again, indicating they needed more fairies jades.

After pouring in 5000 fairy jades one after another, a golden talisman finally appeared.

There were inscriptions of unknown immortal scripts on the talisman, which Xu Fan, despite being a grandmaster of talismans, didn't understand.

Having plucked off the talisman, Xu Fan casually affixed it to Wang Yulun's forehead.

The talisman instantly melted into a golden light and entered Wang Yulun's body.

"Brother Xu, what are you doing?" Wang Yulun asked, feeling the golden light in his body.

"Boosting your buff. Now hurry into your fishing state," Xu Fan said.

"Alright."

Wang Yulun swiftly cast his line and entered into the state of fishing in myriad realms.

Not much later, Wang Yulun felt his fishing rod slightly dip, as though he had caught a small fish with a weak pull.

He gently lifted the rod and pulled up a space ring.

"How much is the stuff inside worth in terms of fairy jades?" Xu Fan asked.

"There are 11,000 fairy jades, an Immortal Sword, three Dao tools, and some miscellaneous items. It's worth a decent amount," Wang Yulun quickly reported after checking.

"Seems like this buff can make a pretty penny," Xu Fan happily said.

He then addressed the tree again, "I want to know the history and the use of this stone sword."

A stone sword appeared before the tree. It was the same sword that Wang Yulun once gave to Xu Fan.

At this time, the tree shook violently and innumerable small roots from the ground began to wildly waver at Xu Fan.

Just as Xu Fan was about to toss in some fairy jades, the tree suddenly began to visibly wither, leaving only a trace of life force.

"It seems it has reached its limit," Xu Fan said, stroking his chin.

"Pu Tao, plant this tree in the most abundant area of the immortal spirit qi in the Origin world," Xu Fan ordered.

"As you command, Master."

After a while, a puppet moved the small tree pot.

"Yu Lun, before you go fishing, pay a visit to this tree in the Origin World and ask for a luck talisman. It will increase your gains," Xu Fan said with a smile.

Wang Yulun nodded in agreement.

Ten days later, the second battle between the Hidden Spirit Sect and the Elder Council began.

Xu Fan, along with the elders and disciples of the Hidden Spirit Sect, attended to watch the battle.

"We really lack disciples. I heard the Elder Council has millions of core disciples," Zhou Kailing mused from the side.

"But look at the level of the Elder Council. All sects and forces on the Central Continent must pay taxes to them."

"Having tens of millions of core disciples is very normal for such a force," Xu Yue smiled and said.

"Do we still pay taxes now?" Li Xingci suddenly asked.

"We, the Hidden Spirit Sect, contribute up to 30% of the total taxes from the Central Continent," Pu Tao's voice echoed.

"After the Dragon and Tiger Banquet, we constituted 30% of the yearly taxes collected by the Elder Council."

"This is a major source of revenue for the Hidden Spirit Sect." Xu Gang said with a smile.

At this moment, both sides are in position in the Illusory World.

There are a total of 100,000 Hidden Spirit Sect disciples participating in the battle, and the same number from the Elders Association.

In the Illusory World, a voice rings out above both camps.

"The Illusory World will randomly refresh ten fixed Crystal Towers, and the battle ends when one side fully occupies all ten towers."

"Both sides can see the location where the Crystal Towers refresh, and they can fight for control."

"Things are getting interesting." Situ Nan said with a smile.

The first battle is a real group combat; victory comes only in defeating all the disciples of the opposing side.

"It seems the other side has some experts." Xu Fan said calmly.

"Master, didn't you propose this rule?" Li Xingci asked with some doubt.

"No, this rule was put forward by the Elders Association."

"Each side gets to propose a rule once; to keep things fair."

"I see." Li Xingci nodded.

At this point, a map suddenly appeared in the sky of the virtual world.

A light spot on the map illuminates the location where the first Crystal Tower will come up.

"Junior sister, what do we do? We'll follow your command." Xiong Li looked at Situ Nan and said, his eyes filled with complete trust.

"Don't occupy it. Surround the first Crystal Tower and ambush any Elders Association forces that come." Situ Nan made a swift decision.

Meanwhile, within the Elders Association's camp.

A man who specialised in Divination slowly opened his eyes.

"Don't engage. Hide until the location for the third Crystal Tower comes up."

"If the main force of the Hidden Spirit Sect disciples is discovered, carry out a lightning raid."

"At all costs, take him out if you find the senior brother of the other side!" said the disciple who practised Divination.

"If you discover a large number of puppets appearing on their side, make sure to tell me in advance." The Chief Disciple carrying the longsword suddenly spoke, a hint of annoyance in his eyes.

"Understood, senior brother." The disciple who practised Divination replied.

At this moment, all of the 100,000 disciples of the Hidden Spirit Sect were ambushed around the Crystal Tower, waiting for the appearance of the Elders Association disciples.

However, strangely, two hours have passed and the disciples of the Elders Association have not yet appeared.

Several Hidden Spirit Sect disciples then occupied the Crystal Tower.

Back at the headquarters of the Elders Association, Ming Kong was watching the battle with the Numbered Venerable.

"All this playing of tricks and manipulation of human nature is the most uninteresting kind of battle." A burly man with a beard said in boredom.

"Don't worry, it'll kick off sooner or later." Ming Kong replied with a smile.

Many factors determine the outcome of a battle: combat power, cooperation among disciples, and overall strategy are all determining factors.

Seeing the situation at a stalemate, Thousand Armies called some of his fellow disciples over.

"Sister Nan, it's too calm out here. I'm going to stir up the water." Thousand Armies said. He then left with the fellow disciples.

Not long after, the sound of several thunderbolts echoed from afar.

At the same time, a large number of puppets appeared and started to scatter across the entire battlefield.

The Chief Disciple who had been hiding prepared to show himself.

"I'm going to take that disciple out. Those Hidden Spirit Sect disciples are too cunning, trying to ambush us right from the start." The Chief Disciple said with a furrowed brow.