Chapter 1407: Unable to Investigate

"Weiyun, why don’t you explore the Heavenly Merchant Clan while I study their chaotic grand formation?" Xu Fan transmitted.

"I’ll wait here for you, husband," Zhang Weiyun replied, gazing at Xu Fan who sat cross-legged above the grand formation with admiration in her eyes.

Xu Fan, however, was deep in thought. According to his and Grape’s calculations, this grand formation shouldn’t have deteriorated naturally. After years of fruitless deductions, he finally opened his eyes and looked at the two Chaotic Great Saints of the Heavenly Merchant Clan waiting nearby.

"Did you find the cause?" the Chaotic Great Saint who had brought Xu Fan asked eagerly.

"It’s strange. We considered all possible factors that could interfere with this grand formation, but found no traces of any such factors," Xu Fan replied. "If nothing unexpected has happened, this formation was likely destroyed by a supreme law we are unaware of."

"Thank you for your efforts, Master Xu."

"No, I’m the one who should apologize for the trouble," Xu Fan said, using the Hunyuan array disk to condense a sealed formation in his hand. "Although I haven’t discovered the cause, I’ve created a formation to prevent further damage based on the patterns of destruction. As long as this formation is added to the core grand formation, the damaged parts will be repaired in reverse, only requiring some Primordial Purple Qi crystals."

He handed the sealed formation to the Chaotic Great Saint of the Heavenly Merchant Clan, who examined it and then called over the formations master from the clan to verify it.

"This is truly exquisite! With the addition of one Xuanhuang Supreme Treasure, the grand formation will be restored to perfect operation. I may never reach such a level in formations," the formations master said with a hint of sorrow, feeling the weight of his limitations.

"Stop lamenting and quickly add Master Xu’s formation to the core," the Chaotic Great Saint urged, waving his hand.

"Understood."

The formations master left, and the two Chaotic Great Saints looked at Xu Fan with satisfaction.

"Master Xu, would you consider staying in our Heavenly Merchant Clan for a while? We are the most prosperous among the thirteen major races, and you can take whatever you desire. To ease your concerns, we can designate an area in the chaotic center for the human race to live. Even if your main body cannot stay, a projection would suffice," the Chaotic Great Saint offered politely.

"Thank you for your kind recognition, but the Chaotic Mist Area is vast, and I still have much to explore. If I ever decide to settle, I will certainly consider your clan," Xu Fan replied courteously. To him, the Heavenly Merchant Clan was a valuable ally, but nothing more.

"My offer stands, and I look forward to hearing from you, Master Xu."

Afterward, the Chaotic Great Saint personally escorted Xu Fan and Zhang Weiyun to the teleportation area, even waiving their fees for teleporting to the Holy Light Empire.

In East Zone Two’s First transfer exchange world, a weary Star Ship arrived. In a small world established by the Hidden Spirit Sect, where food and entertainment merged, Wang Xiangchi and his three disciples lay exhausted on beach chairs by the seaside, as if they had just emerged from a great battle.

Gazing at the stars above, Wang Xiangchi let out a heavy sigh.

"I thought it was just an ordinary secret realm, but it turned out to be so dangerous," Wang Xiangchi said, still shaken.

"The tricky part is that it’s a special area governed by the time law. We endured thousands of years inside, while only a few years passed outside," Jian Wujie said, sprawled lazily on a beach chair, not even wanting to lift a finger.

To escape, the master and his disciples had pushed themselves to their absolute limits.

Han Feiyu struggled to pull out three bottles of holy elixirs, handing one to each of them.

"Should we call for backup? When we got to the secret realm entrance, the light from the jade gourd nearly blinded me."

"There’s definitely a great opportunity inside," Han Feiyu said weakly, though his voice was firm.

A refreshing sea breeze swept past, giving the three of them a slight boost of energy.

"Grape just told me that our Master Ancestor is in the chaotic center area. Let’s rest up for a while, and once things settle over there, we can go back and explore that secret realm," Wang Xiangchi suggested.

He waved his hand toward the sky, and a culinary river appeared, with several dishes floating down onto their table.

"Let’s take this time to recover and figure out how to get through that secret realm."

"Alright."

The three of them slowly got up to eat.

Just as they were starting to feel a bit better, Wang Xiangchi suddenly received a message from Xu Yuexian.

"Senior sister is also trapped in that secret realm!" Wang Xiangchi exclaimed, surprised.

What are the odds that both of them ended up in the same secret realm?

"Grape, share all the data from my time in the secret realm with senior sister and let her know we’re here," Wang Xiangchi said between bites.

"Got it."

"Master, is Yuexian okay? It’s tough to get out of a situation like that at the Great Saint level," Jian Wujie said, sounding worried.

"Don’t overthink it. Even though she’s at the Great Saint level, the beast she controls is incredibly powerful, likely at the chaotic saint realm—stronger than I am," Wang Xiangchi replied.

Over the tens of thousands of years, Xu Yuexian had two beasts by her side that advanced to the chaotic saint realm.

"Senior sister is really that strong?" Han Feiyu exclaimed.

"That’s nothing. Your master is even more impressive. After reaching the Great Saint level, her strength skyrocketed as if she’d had some kind of breakthrough."

"Now, when she hunts those giant beasts in the chaotic saint realm, she doesn’t even need help."

Wang Xiangchi couldn’t help but feel a bit inadequate compared to his brothers and sisters, even if he reached the chaotic saint realm himself.

"Alright then."

Three years later, Wang Xiangchi finally met Xu Yuexian.

"Senior sister, you didn’t run into any trouble in the secret realm, did you?"

"No, I was lucky. I even got my hands on a Xuanhuang Supreme Treasure. It doesn’t suit me, so you can have it," Xu Yuexian said with a gentle smile.

A Spiritual Sword glowing with black light appeared in front of Wang Xiangchi, radiating a fierce killing aura.

"It’s a weapon for slaughter—perfect for you."

"Well, if you insist, I won’t refuse," Wang Xiangchi said with a grin as he accepted the Spiritual Sword. He then pulled out a Space-type Spiritual Treasure and handed it to Xu Yuexian.

"Senior sister, since I took your Spiritual Sword, here’s a little something in return."

Xu Yuexian opened it and was surprised to find a chaotic truth and a massive Primordial Purple Qi crystal, easily over a hundred thousand feet in size.

"Wang Xiangchi, are you really being this formal with me? I remember when you were little, running around naked and covered in mud. I was the one who had to give you baths," Xu Yuexian said, her tone full of big-sister authority.