Chapter 1286: Dark Origin Realm

As more preparatory disciples arrived at the Hidden Spirit Sect, the entire sect became lively once again.

Xu Fan and the elderly man with white hair were enjoying tea in the courtyard.

“It really feels more vibrant when there are more people around,” the elderly man with white hair remarked, gazing at the beams of light streaking across the sky.

“Absolutely! But now that most of the disciples have advanced to the Great Luo Saint level, staying within the sect alone won’t be enough to reach greater heights,” Xu Fan said, taking a sip of tea.

“I wonder how many more years it will take before our sect’s disciples can reach the quasi-saint stage.”

“When that time comes, if millions of quasi-saints gather in the same sect, just imagining that scene feels incredibly lively,” the elderly man with white hair mused, recalling the vision he had seen when he first met Xu Fan.

Back then, when he had tried to glimpse the future of the Hidden Spirit Sect, countless eyes had appeared above the Time Stream.

Looking back now, he found it somewhat amusing that he had underestimated the future landscape and hadn’t been qualified to see the full picture.

“Achieving millions of quasi-saints and saints in the Three Thousand Realms is quite a challenge.”

“For the entire sect to reach the Great Saint level, we’d need to establish a sect in the Chaotic Mist Area.”

“Disciples would have to cultivate through the Chaos Great Path Laws,” Xu Fan said casually, sipping his tea.

“Establish a sect in the Chaotic Mist Area?” The elderly man with white hair was hearing this for the first time.

“Brother, this is something I’ve been thinking about recently.”

“In the Three Thousand Realms, the Human Race’s Luck is limited, and it won’t allow so many Great Saint-level powerful beings to emerge.”

“Cultivating the wide road laws of the Three Thousand Realms requires being governed by the will born from the heavens of the Three Thousand Realms. Even with talent and opportunities, during Overcoming Tribulations, one might still face the death of body and path.”

“That’s why our sect’s technique is increasingly leaning toward the Chaos Great Path Laws,” Xu Fan explained with a smile.

He had already started revising the final version of the Five Elements Technique from this perspective.

At this point, the full name of the Hidden Spirit Sect’s Five Elements Technique should be the True Insights into the Five Elements Chaos Great Path.

“Younger brother, I wish I had known this earlier. I need to tell my disciples to switch to cultivating the sect’s Five Elements Technique,” the elderly man with white hair said.

“Haha, Brother, there’s no need to rush. My nephew disciples have the qualifications and opportunities to become saints; whether they cultivate or not doesn’t matter,” Xu Fan said, waving his hand with a smile.

Just as Xu Fan was chatting happily with the elderly man with white hair, he suddenly received a message from Yuan Lord.

“Xu the Divine Master, come to me quickly! I didn’t expect to encounter such good news right after returning to the Three Thousand Realms,” Yuan Lord’s voice was filled with excitement.

“Brother, someone’s looking for me; I’ll head out now,” Xu Fan said to the elderly man with white hair.

“Younger brother’s matters are important; go ahead!”

At the Yuanshi Sect, Yuan Lord, Lord of the Demon Domain, and Heaven’s Destruction, along with other Great Saint-level elders, had gathered together.

In other seats, there were also representatives from various major forces of the human race.

“I don’t know which major force from the Chaotic Mist Area the Dark Origin Realm offended, but it was effortlessly destroyed by a chaotic saint-level powerful being.”

“That world has collapsed, and this is our golden opportunity.”

“Let’s take advantage of this chance and head to the collapsed world to collect treasures,” Yuan Lord said excitedly.

“This time is different from the last; the scale is too grand, and the powerful beings from other large worlds will definitely know about it.”

“By splitting up, how much treasure we can grab depends entirely on our own skills.”

“Let’s move fast! If we’re too slow, we’ll miss out on the feast.”

After Yuan Lord finished rallying everyone, he led the Yuanshi Sect away from the Three Thousand Realms toward the Human Palace.

Meanwhile, Xu Fan went straight to the Chaotic Mist Area and was then teleported to the small world of the sect branch there.

“Grape, gather all the disciples. We’re heading to the Dark Origin Realm to hunt for treasures,” Xu Fan ordered.

“Understood, Master.”

An hour later, over ninety percent of the Great Luo Sage-level disciples had returned to the sect branch.

They all gathered in the Heavenly and Earthly Linglong Tower and set off for the Dark Origin Realm, following the coordinates provided by Yuan Lord.

“I can’t shake the feeling that the Dark Origin Realm situation was orchestrated by the Holy Light Empire,” Xu Fan mused, stroking his chin.

After seeing the powerful figure aboard the Holy Light Giant Ship, Xu Fan suspected there might be a chaotic saint-level being involved.

“Based on the trajectory of the Holy Light Giant Ship, there’s a seventy percent chance,” Grape analyzed.

“Makes sense. The name ‘Dark Origin Realm’ sounds like something the Holy Light Empire would hate,” Xu Fan said with a chuckle.

Just then, Xu Fan thought of his good brother and decided his group of confidantes should join in on this opportunity.

He closed his eyes and shifted his consciousness to Avatar Number Three.

To his surprise, Xu Fan discovered that his good brother’s location in the Chaotic Mist Area wasn’t far from the Dark Origin Realm.

So, Xu Fan went to find him.

Wang Yulun was sitting on the deck, fishing.

“Looks like life’s been treating you well lately,” Xu Fan said with a grin.

“Thanks to your advice, Big Brother Xu. After wandering the Chaotic Mist Area together for a while, their feelings have definitely improved,” Wang Yulun replied with a smile.

“Maybe it’s because their imprints were erased. They don’t seem as desperate to cling to me as before.”

Wang Yulun’s expression was hard to read—somewhere between disappointment and relief, though Xu Fan sensed more disappointment.

“Isn’t this exactly what you wanted?” Xu Fan said, sitting down beside him.

At that moment, Wang Yulun pulled out a chip the size of a business card from a Space-type Spiritual Treasure and handed it to Xu Fan.

“Big Brother Xu, I caught this while fishing. It seems to be some kind of identification from an alien race,” Wang Yulun explained.

Xu Fan took the chip, examined it, and projected a light curtain into the air.

The light curtain displayed the information stored on the chip.

“The owner of this chip is probably dead, but the information here is fascinating.”

“A quasi-saint-level being was just a lowly soldier in their nation and faction.”

“The Divine Nation of Daze—it must be a nation in the chaotic center,” Xu Fan said, studying the details.

“The chaotic center? The heart of the Chaotic Mist Area?” Wang Yulun asked, intrigued.

“Exactly,” Xu Fan replied, then recounted the encounter with the Holy Light Giant Ship to his good brother.

“I had no idea there was such a vast area beyond the two Great God or Demon Empires,” Wang Yulun said, his eyes sparkling with curiosity.

After absorbing the memories of his True Self, he had nearly explored the entire Three Thousand Realms and the territories of the two Great God or Demon Empires.

“My True Self once had a plan to break free from the two Great God or Demon Empires and explore the Chaotic Mist Area.”

“But in the end, it failed,” Wang Yulun said, a touch of regret in his voice.