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Chapter 487: Lin Fan's Breakthrough! Barrett's Growth! Gou Sheng's Strategy (Part 2)
Chapter 487: Lin Fan's Breakthrough! Barrett's Growth! Gou Sheng's Strategy (Part 2)
With a slight effort, I can set everything back on track."
"Monkey..."
"Do you think you can escape my grasp?"
His eyes, which had just opened, slowly closed again, and his words became deeper, his speech slowing down: "In the end, you can only become my pawn..."
"For me..."
"..."
...
The Immortal Palace, one could say, held power over the Three Thousand Continents.
Although not all forces and cultivators were under their command, no one dared to hinder their actions.
At the same time, the strength of the Immortal Palace was deeply rooted.
Seemingly transcendent, they had a presence in every corner of the Three Thousand Continents.
Whether it was investigating someone or gathering intelligence...
They were the best in the Three Thousand Continents.
With a single order from the Silver Armor Warrior, within just a few short days, the intelligence was laid out on his desk.
"..."
"Huh?!"
"They actually..."
"Came up in such large numbers?"
"So, they are 'smuggling'?"
"But how did they get up here? There's no trace of their trail."
"And they are indeed 'heavenly geniuses'!"
"Those who came up from the lower realms have achieved so much in such a short time."
"Some of them are even..."
"Interesting."
"They truly are blessed by fate."
"If we let them grow unchecked, they might pose a threat after some time."
"But for now..."
"They are just that."
After a brief review of the intelligence, he gave further orders: "Send some people to eliminate those who are detrimental to the Immortal Palace."
"The list is here."
"The intelligence is also included."
"..."
He transmitted the information.
Soon, someone from the Immortal Palace received the command.
...
Immortal Palace, at the very 'bottom', upon receiving the Silver Armor Warrior's command, quickly had someone in charge of similar incidents verify the information, and then make further arrangements.
"Oh?"
"Those who smuggled from the lower realm."
"All heavenly geniuses."
"They will be detrimental to the Immortal Palace?"
"The Silver Armor Warrior personally transmitted this information..."
"In that case, it's worth paying attention to."
"Currently, they seem to be at the 10th Stage of power."
"Then..."
"Come forth!"
At his command, many Immortal Palace members who specialized in such incidents gathered.
He smiled slightly, "You."
He casually pointed at some 13th Stage members and said, "I have a list here, one for each of you."
"Go and return swiftly."
"Yes, sir!"
They stepped forward and took the lists.
But upon closer inspection, they all frowned, "Hmm?"
"They're all just 10th Stage?"
"And they're the ones who smuggled from the lower realm?"
"They've only been here for about three years, and you want us to deal with these ants?"
"Sir, aren't we overqualified for this task?"
The official frowned slightly, "Why the complaints? You know the saying, 'Even a lion gives its all when hunting a rabbit.' If you're too careless, you might get hurt."
"Remember what happened on the Xianwu Continent?"
"Even a 12th Stage Golden Immortal was defeated in the lower realm. There's no shame in handling this."
"You speak the truth, sir."
They quickly agreed, "We will do our best."
"They will die."
"..."
After receiving their task, they set out together.
But not long after they left, they couldn't help but complain.
"A 12th Stage cultivator was defeated in the lower realm? I wouldn't believe it if not for that ancient old man's intervention!"
"Even without his help, how could a mere 12th Stage Golden Immortal be killed by one of them? It's preposterous!"
"Even if they joined forces, could they accomplish such a feat?"
"Even if, hypothetically, they were responsible, could our incompetent one do the same?"
"He's just a struggling ant barely at the 12th Stage. We could eliminate them with a flick of our fingers."
They all felt disdain.
Who were they? Members of the Immortal Palace!
Those at the 13th Stage within the Immortal Palace couldn't be compared to the 12th Stage 'fish' outside...
This task was simply infuriating.
However, with orders from above specifically assigning them to this task, they had no choice but to agree.
"Keep your voices down."
"Disperse, disperse."
"Go and return swiftly."
"Haha, that's true. All expenses will be covered by the Immortal Palace."
"Pfft."
"If you say so, I won't be angry."
"..."
They quickly dispersed, each heading to the locations mentioned in the intelligence to find their targets.
...
Whoosh! Lin Fan slowly opened his eyes, and two rays of light shot out, as if piercing through everything.
Fortunately, his quick reflexes allowed him to disperse the attack with a wave of his hand, preventing the room from being riddled with holes.
"I've broken through."
"Is this the power of the Eleventh Realm?"
Ultimate Transcendence!
Shi Hao, Ya Ya, Xiao Ling'er... Many disciples followed the path of Ultimate Transcendence, and they often shared their experiences with each other. Therefore, among Lin Fan's numerous disciples, even those who hadn't embarked on the path of 'Transcendence' would only choose to break through after reaching the Ultimate of each realm.
As their 'experience' accumulated...
Lin Fan also achieved Ultimate Transcendence in every realm.
The same was true for the Tenth Realm.
After achieving Ultimate Transcendence and breaking through to the Eleventh Realm, becoming a True Immortal, Lin Fan clearly felt that his strength had increased significantly.
It was like...
A world of difference!
His current self could easily annihilate his pre-breakthrough self, and one might even say...
Hmm.
It wasn't as if he didn't have to lift a finger, that would be too showy, and he wasn't 'that' weak.
But overall, it seemed like it wouldn't take much more effort than 'lifting a finger'.
"With this strength, I can feel more confident."
"However, I still feel it's not enough."
He frowned slightly, "The feeling of unease in my heart hasn't completely subsided, and it's even getting more intense."
"It seems like the crisis from an unknown source is getting 'closer'."
"I need to..."
"Become even stronger."
"..."
As this thought crossed his mind, Lin Fan couldn't help but think of Barrett.
Breaking through realms was indeed the most reliable method, but he had just broken through a major realm, how could he break through again so quickly?
Even with the exceptional talents of his disciples, it wouldn't be possible without time.
Apart from his own combat power, powerful 'Treasures' were also essential for enhancing combat strength.
And Barrett was precisely such a Treasure.
In theory, with sufficient resources, its upper limit... was very high!
"Fortunately, in my Moon Embrace Sect, we have everything except for money."
"And in the lower realm, even a fingernail-sized piece of Immortal Gold is a precious treasure, but in the Immortal World, it's only considered a medium-high-grade refining material."
"As long as I'm willing to pay the price..."
"In a short time, Barrett's growth will 'skyrocket'!"
"Since that's the case, let's do it!"
Recently, the Immortal Mechanism business has been booming.
Baba Tower has opened another Super Factory, and they still can't keep up with the demand.
He is already planning the next super project—digging out the entire underground of the Moon Embrace Sect to create a super-large underground factory.
But this will take time.
Digging a hole is simple, but various supporting facilities need to be completed step by step.
Of course, this process will become faster and faster, and production capacity will also increase.
Additionally, the pill business is also gradually taking off.
'Old Wang' has become one of the best second-level distributors, with a large-scale operation.
It's said that they've already started recruiting third-level and even fourth-level distributors.
A two-pronged approach.
Currently, Lin Fan has a significant amount of spiritual stones in his hands.
Originally, he planned to find opportunities to obtain more Immortal Crystals to further improve the surroundings of the Moon Embrace Sect and transform it into a perfect Cavern of Bliss for cultivation.
But now it seems...
It's better to spend the money on more urgent needs.
He immediately took action.
Lin Fan directly split his forces.
He sent out multiple Blood Sea Clones, each carrying a batch of spiritual stones, to purchase Immortal Gold from various places.
At the same time, he also contacted the Fifth Zhuge to provide intelligence and asked the Heavenly Mechanism Tower to help purchase a portion.
This way, they wouldn't attract too much attention.
With this multi-pronged approach, in just a few days, Lin Fan exhausted all the spiritual stones he had.
However, at the current earning rate of the Moon Embrace Sect, they will soon earn it back, so there's no need to worry.
One by one, the Blood Sea Clones returned.
Lin Fan looked at the pile of spiritual stones in front of him, stacked like a 'Treasure Pouch'.
"Fortunately, I'm in the Immortal World, and Immortal Gold isn't too rare here, otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to collect so many in such a short time."
He gently stroked Barrett, "Old friend, long time no see."
"Today, it's your turn."
Barrett vibrated slightly, giving feedback.
It was excited!
And it was eager.
As an 'Imperial Armament', it already possessed spiritual intelligence.
However, the spirit of a treasure is different from a cultivator or those awakened beasts.
Unless a divine soul is captured and sealed, forcibly transformed into a spirit...
Otherwise, the spirits born from these treasures on their own have low spiritual intelligence at first, like a child just beginning to explore the world.
But as time passes, the spirit will grow.
Lin Fan estimated that Barrett's current spiritual intelligence was equivalent to that of a five or six-year-old child.
If you tried to explain profound principles to it, it might not understand.
But if you told it that it could eat to its heart's content...
Then it would definitely be delighted, just like it is now.
...
The 'Feeding' begins! As a growth-type treasure, Barrett inherently possessed limitless potential.
With sufficient powerful and suitable materials, it could undergo a complete 'transformation'!
And now, as it devoured this massive amount of Immortal Gold, its growth was visible to the naked eye! In just half a day, Barrett evolved into a true 'Immortal Artifact', reaching the level of a Low-grade Immortal Artifact!
Then, it continued to ascend...
The classification of Immortal Artifacts wasn't overly complicated.
So-called Imperial Armaments...
Were actually only 'Pseudo-Immortal Artifacts', possessing some of the capabilities of Immortal Artifacts, but not yet reaching the true strength of Immortal Artifacts.
Above Imperial Armament, there are Low-grade Immortal Artifacts.
Generally speaking, they are used by Tenth Stage, Eleventh Stage, and most Twelfth Stage cultivators.
They are quite powerful.
For example, the Sky Observing Mirror and others are at this level, but among Low-grade Immortal Artifacts, they are considered 'superior' existences.
Not far from Medium-grade Immortal Artifacts.
Above Low-grade, there are Medium-grade.
Ordinary Twelfth Stage cultivators who can use Medium-grade Immortal Artifacts have already surpassed most people.
Being able to use Medium-grade Immortal Artifacts on their own means they can walk with their heads held high wherever they go.
After all, many Thirteenth Stage cultivators are using Medium-grade Immortal Artifacts.
As for High-grade Immortal Artifacts, they are even rarer.
Not only are they valuable, but their power is also astonishing.
A small portion of Thirteenth Stage cultivators with influential backgrounds and most Fourteenth Stage cultivators are using them.
As for Supreme-grade Immortal Artifacts, only Fifteenth Stage and above existences are qualified to possess them.
Above Supreme-grade Immortal Artifacts are Spirit Treasures.
Spirit Treasures...
are already a whole 'major realm' above Immortal Artifacts, making them even more formidable existences.
Spirit Treasures are divided into Innate and Cultivated.
Cultivated Spirit Treasures are refined by powerful cultivators, while Innate Spirit Treasures are naturally formed.
Above Spirit Treasures are Ultimate Treasures.
Ultimate Treasures...
even Immortal Kings are not qualified to possess!
Those that can truly be called Ultimate Treasures, throughout history, are few and far between, and they are all in the hands of the truly supreme powerhouses.
Basically, they are all Innate Ultimate Treasures. As for Cultivated ones? Theoretically, it's not impossible, but...
it's extremely difficult.
At least, as of now, there hasn't been any news of anyone succeeding.
...
Three days later.
The Immortal Gold he had purchased, spending all his wealth, was almost depleted.
Barrett emitted dazzling immortal light and rose into the air on its own, and around it, golden lotuses bloomed.
"A Medium-grade Immortal Artifact!"
Lin Fan's eyes lit up, and he smiled.
"With this, I can threaten Thirteenth Stage cultivators."
"But..."
"If I want to break through further, I'll need to save up a lot more money."
"Moreover, there's another issue."
Lin Fan considered a problem.
Although the strength of a Medium-grade Immortal Artifact was already considerable, Barrett's greatest advantage was its ability to snipe enemies from a distance.
Especially in the lower realm, when combined with the Eightfold Mirror Technique, it was like pointing and shooting, directly firing from an ultra-long-range with bullets that could even teleport through space.
Far superior to intercontinental missiles.
But the space in the Immortal World was too stable.
Even if Barrett's level increased, it couldn't enable the bullets to teleport through space, truly killing powerful enemies from a distance.
Moreover...
it wasn't just the stability of space; the Three Thousand Continents were too vast, and if the distance was too far, even with the ability to teleport, it might not be 'reachable.'
"So, we need to solve these two problems."
Lin Fan pondered slightly, "Regarding space teleportation, we can work on two aspects."
"Combining it with the miniature formation I created before."
"We can set up a long-distance teleportation formation on both the bullets and Barrett to increase range and unpredictability."
"But I still feel it's not secure enough."
"Old Two."
He immediately contacted Fan Jian Gang, "Come over, I have something to discuss with you."
"..."
...
"Hiss!"
"Nice gun!"
"What man doesn't like this?"
After a moment, Fan Jian Gang hugged Barrett, reluctant to let go, and if it weren't for this being his master's treasure, he would have wanted to carry it away.
"Nonsense."
Lin Fan shook his head, "What man doesn't like a sniper rifle?"
"Unless he's a sissy."
"But speaking of which, the problem has been made clear, what suggestions do you have?"
"Master, not to mention anything else, you've asked the right person for this..."
Fan Jian Gang grinned, "I won't comment on the ultra-long-range teleportation formation, but if you want to kill enemies, concealment is the top priority."
"Indeed, the shooter is very concealed when sniping from an ultra-long-range, but the bullets are not concealed enough."
"The power is too great, and the noise is also loud, so it's impossible to stay hidden."
"So..."
"We should consider concealment first. Fortunately, I recently obtained a special concealment formation. It's not exactly silent, but it's very stealthy."
"With this, whoosh~"
"The hit rate will definitely increase significantly~!"
Lin Fan nodded, "Makes sense!"
"Anything else?"
Fan Jian Gang blinked, "Master, what do you take me for?"
"I'm a good person, and when I was back home, I never touched a gun, how could I possibly have other good ideas?"
"It's fine." Lin Fan waved his hand, "No good ideas, then some tricks are just as good."
"And I believe in you, you must have at least a few more ideas."
"..."
Fan Jian Gang, "Master, why are you slandering my innocence for no reason?!"
He jumped directly.
"Just tell me if you have any or not."
"..."
"Yes."
This guy's eyes shifted, "The previous bullets used the Artificial Sun Fist, right?"
"Although the power is also great, and as cultivation increases, the explosion, temperature, and so on of the Artificial Sun Fist will also increase significantly, but it has become a bit monotonous."
"So, I'm thinking, can we put something like a Wondrous Almond inside, so we can put in some other things."
"For example, poison?"
"But poison that can affect high-level cultivators is rarely seen, but...microorganisms?"
"Or, a special skill?"
"Talisman?"
"If all else fails, inject some Oli into the bullet, powerful thrust, causing it to 'explode' inside the opponent's body. Even if it can't injure them, it can still gross them out~!"
(End of Chapter)
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