"Family and sect, they all consider me as the head, this is the biggest restriction." The Red Lotus Venerable said with aplex expression.


    Although Xu Fan hasn’t experienced it, he understands some of the feelings that the Red Lotus Venerable is experiencing now.


    "Fellow, did youe here just to say goodbye?" Xu Fan asked.


    Xu Fan waved his hand and opened a space gate, which led inside his Immortal Artifact Space.


    The Red Lotus Venerable stepped in, and Xu Fan followed.


    Inside the teahouse in the Immortal Artifact Space, the Five Elements Dao converged and merged into the Tea Dao.


    "Tea of the Great Dao, it’s been a long time since I tasted it." The Red Lotus Venerable said nostalgically as he gazed at the cup of Tea of the Great Dao in front of him.


    "Oh, where did you have it before?" Xu Fan asked curiously, hoping to learn something if possible.


    "A long time ago, a Tea Dao genius emerged from our South Mountain World. She reached the pinnacle within a thousand years and entered the Dao through the Five Elements Water."


    "Her Tea of the Great Dao nourished everything and resonated with the heart."


    "But it doesn’tpare to this cup of Five Elements Dao Tea of yours." The Red Lotus Venerable said.


    Xu Fan nodded his head, signaling the Red Lotus Venerable to drink his tea.


    The Red Lotus Venerable lifted his teacup, took a tiny sip, and a nostalgic and intoxicated expression appeared on his face.


    "There is something I would like to ask the Great Master this time."


    "Please, tell me. I will do my best to help~"


    Xu Fan said fluently in a courteous manner.


    The figure of a boy in his early teens appeared in front of the two.


    "This is one of my juniors. It’s a pity to leave him in the South Mountain World. I hope he can join the Hidden Spirit Sect and go to the Immortal Realm together." The Red Lotus Venerable said with anticipation as he looked at Xu Fan.


    "This is..." Xu Fan said contemtively as he looked at the boy.


    "The Heavenly Failure Body, yet with such excellent aptitude."


    "Fellow, what do you think? Are you interested in epting him as your disciple?" The Red Lotus Venerable said, he knew that Xu Fan was proficient in hundreds of paths and must have a way to suppress this Heavenly Failure Body.


    A Jade Slip appeared in Xu Fan’s hand, engraved with the most difficult technique in the Qi Refining Stage.


    "Look at this technique. If you can learn it within a quarter of an hour, I’ll help you suppress your Heavenly Failure Body." Xu Fan did not mention about taking him as a disciple.


    The boy’s respectful expression shed with a hint of excitement. Before he came, the Red Lotus senior had told him to give a good performance.


    "It is a pity for the Heavenly Failure Body to remain in the Middle Thousand Worlds. I agree to your request, fellow, but he needs to undergo the Sect’s exam. If he passes, he can be a 4th Generation Inner Sect Disciple. If he fails, he can still stay in the Outer Sect." Xu Fan said.


    Even if one has backstage connections to enter the Sect, one still has to pass the Sect’s test. If the test is not passed, one cannot join the Inner Sect.


    "Of course, as long as you, fellow, can help my junior suppress his Heavenly Failure Body, that’s enough." The Red Lotus Venerable said with a smile.


    The two savored the Tea of the Great Dao while chatting about other matters.


    Half an hourter, the boy, who had been studying the Jade Slip, bowed respectfully to Xu Fan.


    "Senior, I have initially learned this technique."


    The boy made a hand gesture, and the Five Elements Spiritual Energy converged.


    A small bird with multicolored feathers appeared in the boy’s hand.


    "Not bad, excellent aptitude, extraordinary perception, I’m looking forward to you bing a disciple of our Hidden Spirit Sect."


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    With a gentle lift of his hand, Xu Fan made a green light cluster appear in mid-air.


    Then, using his finger as a pen, he instantly depicted thousands of immortal scripts in the Void, condensed them into an Array and attached it to the green light cluster.


    A massive force of vitality radiated from the seed that was the green light cluster.


    "First, let’s temporarily suppress your Heavenly Failure Body. Once we reach the Immortal Realm, I will refine a special Immortal Artifact to suppress your Heavenly Failure Body." Xu Fan said.


    "Thank you, senior." The boy bowed respectfully.


    The seed, radiating with endless vitality, fell from the crown of the boy’s head.


    "What’s your name?"


    "Zhou Musen."


    Xu Fan nodded. A name with a strong desire for survival.


    The Red Lotus Venerableughed as he watched this scene unfold.


    "Wood Origin Immortal World, Azure Rock Immortal Domain, South Mountain Sect, they are our sect from the South Mountain World in the Immortal Realm. If you happen to meet them, feel free to visit."


    "They will treat you as an esteemed guest," said the Red Lotus Venerable.


    "I understand," Xu Fan nodded in agreement.


    Then, the Red Lotus Venerable went back to South Mountain World using the cross-border transfer array.


    "Pu Tao, arrange for the sect test for Musen. If he passes, he will immediately be a fourth-generation inner sect disciple. If he doesn’t pass, put him in the outer sect." Xu Fan ordered.


    Upon hearing Xu Fan’s words, Zhou Musen who was standing by couldn’t help but feel curious about what kind of sect test could be so challenging that he had no hope of passing.


    "As youmand."


    A small-sized spirit boat stopped not far from Zhou Musen, signaling him to board it and participate in the sect test.


    Just then, the Hidden Spirit Ind under the golden protective shield began to emit a powerful spiritual pressure fluctuation.


    "Master, the tribtion of the formation of the Hidden Spirit Ind’s immortal artifact in the Star Region hase," reported Seed.


    "Yes, keep it up. It shouldn’t be a problem for you to survive this tribtion with your current strength," Xu Fan said. When the artifact spirit could handle things, he preferred not to get involved.


    As the spiritual pressure emanating from the entire Hidden Spirit Ind grew stronger, the golden protective shield seemed on the verge of copsing.


    Xu Fan casually raised his hand, and endless great dao scriptures appeared in the sky, enhancing the golden protective shield.


    Then, a wave of unusual fluctuations spread out.


    Clones No.1, No.2 and No.3 all received the feedback after the formation of the Immortal Equipment.


    Especially clones No.1 and No.2 received an exceptionallyrge feedback, which could turn a mortal into a fairy on the spot.


    "Good thing we prepared for this in advance. With so much energy, even a clone couldn’t handle it."


    Before thepletion of the whole Hidden Spirit Ind, Xu Fan had prepared an energy pool in the ind to specifically collect this feedback energy.


    The energy feedback reached the limit which the clones could bear and began to be injected into the energy pool.


    A blinding golden light rose from the energy pool, the feedback energy that looked like molten gold started gushing out from the pool bottom, its speed growing faster and faster.


    The flux of golden energy stopped only when it filled the entire energy pool.


    With the disappearance of the golden shield, the entire Hidden Spirit Ind reappeared in front of everyone.


    At this moment, Hidden Spirit Ind was like an Immortal Realm Paradise.


    Every river, mountain, andke on the ind emitted the purest daows.


    All organisms on the ind experienced an upliftment of sorts.


    All the disciples of the Hidden Spirit Sect were floating in mid-air, outside the ind, looking at their sect with warmth in their eyes, much like a wanderer gazing upon their home.


    "The sect haspleted its upgrade. All disciples return to their respective ces. Soon, we will depart the star field and head towards the Wood Origin Immortal World,"


    The words of Xu Fan reached the ears of all the disciples.


    "As youmand, Great Master!"


    All the disciples standing in mid-air saluted and roared in unison, shaking the heavens.


    Three dayster, elders and sect leaders from the top-notch holynds of the Cultivation World appeared on the Hundred-Thousand-Li Giant Lake.


    Many elders from the Elders Association, ranked by sequence, were among them.


    They watched the Hidden Spirit Sect with aplex expression in their eyes, a mingling of reluctance, and relief.