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Two piercing whistles tore through the air.

Two streaks of flying light, one before and one behind, sped toward the mountain peak where Xu Fan was.

Xu Fan and Wang Yulun both looked up at the sky.

Watching the speed of the two flying lights, a trace of surprise flashed through Wang Yulun's eyes.

"Brother Xu, seeing your two disciples makes me want to take you as my master too," Wang Yulun said enviously. Under Xu Fan's guidance, these two little ones had become more and more extraordinary.

Xu Gang clearly looked simple and honest, yet the fire-attribute spells in his hands flowed like drifting clouds and running water, their power astonishing. He was like a Fire God descended upon the world, invincible against groups.

Xu Yuexian excelled at escape arts and metal killing arts. Though she was only at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, she could toy with Qi Refining High Stage Demon Beasts as if taking them for a walk.

These were Wang Yulun's evaluations after taking the siblings out to fight. During battle, Wang Yulun's jaw had nearly dropped. Compared to these siblings, his own self at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer had been nothing short of an idiot.

Upon hearing Wang Yulun's words, Xu Fan glanced at him.

"The only thing you lack now is the title of disciple. Is there anything you wanted to learn that I haven't taught you? Your talent simply stops here."

"Who can you blame for that?" Xu Fan mocked him mercilessly. "I taught you so much, yet in the end you couldn't even manage a first-grade Foundation Establishment."

Wang Yulun was speechless. He felt that Xu Fan made a great deal of sense.

"Brother Xu, I'm going to a Mystic Realm to carry out a mission soon. It will probably take around half a year."

"I came this time to bid you farewell."

"This mission doesn't seem ordinary. Go early and return early. Keeping your life is all that matters."

A large amount of spiritual energy rapidly gathered, forming three special arrays that landed on the back of Wang Yulun's hand, creating red, gold, and green marks.

"The red array is a group-killing spell. If you encounter a large group of Demon Beasts below the Golden Core Stage and can't escape on your own, activate this one."

"The gold single-target spell can be activated three times. If you encounter a Golden Core Stage Demon Beast that excels in speed, activate this one."

"The green array contains a spell that increases speed. Activate it when you need to flee from a desperate situation."

As Xu Fan explained, Wang Yulun's expression grew increasingly solemn. Every time he went on a mission, he would come to bid Xu Fan farewell. Then he discovered that every item Xu Fan gave him would be used during the mission, without a single exception.

"Brother Xu, did you see something?"

Wang Yulun suddenly felt somewhat hollow inside. The three spells imprinted on the back of his hand seemed to foreshadow just how dangerous this mission would be.

Xu Fan said nothing, merely looking at Wang Yulun gravely.

"Brother Xu, nothing's really going to happen this time, right?" Wang Yulun was starting to panic. Had he only just become a father, only to be reincarnated all over again?

"Remember this: if you face a choice, no matter the conditions, agree first and talk later."

"As long as you return to the Sect, leave the rest to me."

Xu Fan had just been about to continue when the clear sensation of heart palpitations and death reached him, making him shut his mouth.

"Brother Xu, I understand."

After expressing his gratitude, Wang Yulun took his leave and went home, presumably to make preparations.

After Wang Yulun left, Xu Fan said gloomily, "I knew it. You can't exploit this bug."

Xu Fan had recently become fascinated with the Dao of Divination. He could generally see through minor disasters and misfortunes.

This time, he saw from Wang Yulun's features that his life was in danger. Xu Fan could make that out, but when he tried to probe deeper, he was blocked by a layer of fog.

The instant Xu Fan sensed that layer of fog, he became somewhat excited. Peering into Heavenly Mechanism consumed one's lifespan.

Just as Xu Fan wanted to test whether he could exploit a bug, a sense of danger struck him. To break through the fog, there was only death.

"They won't even give me a chance." Xu Fan sighed.

At this moment, the siblings had returned from their classes outside and were standing beside Xu Fan.

"You've attended classes at Tai Xue Peak for over a month. Have you decided which peak you want to join in the future?" Xu Fan asked.

"Master, I want to join the War Hall."

"Master, I want to join the Treasure Seeking Pavilion."

Xu Fan was not surprised by the siblings' choices. Though Xu Gang looked simple and honest on the outside, he was a battle maniac within, especially interested in powerful spells. Furthermore, he had cultivated Xu Fan's revised Five Elements Sutra, and the spiritual power within him far surpassed that of others at the same level. Once he grew up, he would undoubtedly become a mobile artillery platform.

His younger sister, Xu Yuexian, excelled at escape arts and possessed a special sense for Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasures. Combined with half of Xu Fan's skill in Hidden Spirit concealment, if she encountered the right opportunity, attaining the Dao and becoming immortal would not be a problem.

"Good. Since you've made your choices, work hard."

Two Jade Slips appeared in Xu Fan's hand, one for each sibling.

"The Jade Slips contain your master's unique secret techniques. Xu Gang's has several powerful spells."

"Yuexian's Jade Slip focuses more on survival, concealment, severing objects, and seeking treasure."

"Later, I'll forge each of you a set of Magic Artifacts. I've taught you everything that should be taught during the Qi Refining Stage. The rest will depend on you." Xu Fan spoke slowly.

These two disciples had progressed somewhat beyond Xu Fan's expectations. With the resources he had poured into them, advancing to the Golden Core Stage within eighty years would not be a problem. By then, only their master would be pitiful, still a little weakling in the Qi Refining Stage.

"Thank you, Master, for bestowing these secret arts," the siblings said gratefully. Over the years Xu Fan had taught them, the two siblings had long regarded Xu Fan as a father-like figure.

Their food, clothing, shelter, and travel were almost all handled personally by Xu Fan, and whenever they faced the troubles of growing up, Xu Fan was there at their side.

"Alright, once you finish today's lessons, you can move about freely. And don't bully Little Flower." Xu Fan rose to his feet. He had already completed the Merchant Guild's Spiritual Pill order that morning, and in the afternoon he still had to refine several custom Magic Artifacts.

Neither sibling left.

"Master, could you bring us into the Illusion Realm so we can continue the battle we didn't finish?" Xu Gang asked, scratching his head. Last time in the Illusion Realm, he had nearly managed to kill that group of Qi Refining High Stage Demon Beasts. He was a little unwilling to let it go.

Looking at his two diligent disciples, Xu Fan felt that he could not hold his disciples back either.

A chessboard Magic Artifact appeared in Xu Fan's hand, then expanded into a massive Ethereal Projection of a chessboard that descended over the two of them. This was an Illusion Realm-generating Magic Artifact Xu Fan had specially refined. Combined with Xu Fan's Soul Illusion Art, it could directly draw people into the most realistic Illusion Realm.

"Truly diligent, good disciples."

Xu Fan ignored his two disciples who had entered the Illusion Realm and headed toward the Artifact Refining Room himself.

Inside a room of more than a hundred square meters stood a huge furnace-shaped Magic Treasure, with a pale yellow Spiritual Fire trapped within it.

This was the Golden Spirit Flame Fire Xu Fan had spent two hundred thousand to buy. It had been extracted from a fire-attribute Nascent Soul Demon Beast.

Within the Artifact Refining Room, under Xu Fan's control, the Spiritual Fire refined all manner of Magic Artifacts.

"Ghost Ice Flying Sword, Devil Sound Flute, Fire Feather Blade, Spirit Wind Cloak."

"The custom Magic Treasures are getting more and more obscure. Business is hard to do."

Xu Fan put away the four Magic Artifacts, then notified Pang Fu to come collect the goods.

(End of this chapter)