My Master Only Breaks Through on the Edge of Death

"Once you become a Refining Master, I’ll be happy to fulfill your little wish,"

"You can open a small artifact refining shop in your hometown Giant City, take your parents along, and come back after a hundred years," Xu Fan said with a laugh. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

He was pleased with his disciple becoming a Refining Master and believed that with a few more hundred years of cultivation, the disciple would definitely prove to be a valuable assistant.

"Pu Tao, taking this hundred years into account, how much time have I accelerated in total?" Xu Fan suddenly asked.

"Master, 7000 years," Pu Tao’s voice answered.

Within these hundred years, eighty percent of the fairy jade earned by the Hidden Spirit Sect had been used by Xu Fan to purchase Time Heavy Treasures.

"The rate is acceptable. Let’s go at this pace," Xu Fan sighed.

The Time Heavy Treasure that Xu Fan severely lacked, sporadically appeared in the market with an unstable price.

Sometimes, it could be calculated up to 35,000 fairy jade a year, sometimes up to 60,000 fairy jade, and at most, it had reached 150,000 fairy jade a year.

Over the years, Pang Fu constantly searched for powers that were able to mine Time Heavy Treasures and tried to negotiate a stable supply channel, but he was always refused.

Thus, Pang Fu was often forced to buy high-priced treasures from the market.

"Master, you can actually ask..."

Pu Tao was cut off by Xu Fan before he could finish.

"No." Xu Fan shook his head.

He would rather hoard his fairy jade for buying Time Heavy Treasures slowly than take chances at gambling.

"Master, the first batch of students from the Golden Device Academy will graduate soon. Guardian True Immortal invites you to attend the ceremony," Pu Tao said.

"I won’t go. I went to the academy and saw that the academy’s recognition by the Will of Heaven is almost certain. Attending the ceremony doesn’t mean much," Xu Fan said.

"Good brother, I just got some fine wine. How about we enjoy together?" A voice from the sky called out

Finally, the figure of a gray-haired elder appeared in Xu Fan’s small courtyard, holding a jar of wine in his hand.

"Big brother, what kind of wine could be better than the ones here?" Xu Fan answered with a chuckle.

Over these years, he had brewed a lot of fine wines through his expertise in wine brewing.

"Just have a taste and you’ll know," the gray-haired elder said mysteriously.

Both of them moved to the pavilion in the small courtyard.

"Pu Tao, ask those two disciples of the Culinary Dao to prepare some dishes," Xu Fan instructed.

"As you wish."

The older man’s eyes gleamed with anticipation. One of the reasons he frequently brought fine wine here was for the gourmet dishes.

Ever since he learned that Xu Fan’s sect had two disciples who specialized in the Culinary Dao, he became a regular visitor here.

"Here little brother, let’s have a drink."

The gray-haired elder took out two wine glasses and poured a drink for Xu Fan himself.

Suddenly, an unusual aroma of wine wafted through the air, giving one a tingling sensation when inhaled.

"Could this be the legendary Thunder Liquid Concentrate?" Xu Fan asked with some surprise.

Even a Daluo Saint would get drunk after drinking Thunder Liquid Concentrate without resisting it.

"You have good taste, little brother. This jar of Thunder Liquid was obtained by our eldest brother with great difficulty," the gray-haired elder said.

"I suppose big brother also made a big effort, huh~" Xu Fan, looking at the gray-haired elder, replied with a chuckle.

Over these years, the gray-haired elder has bled quite a bit in order to dine on gourmet delicacies from Xu Fan’s place.

Be it all sorts of rare delicacies of various taste, legendary ingredients, divine beast meat, or even rare wines from the Immortal World, one after another, they were continuously brought to Xu Fan.

"Just lost a few jars of blood, no big deal," the gray-haired elder said.

"Big brother, how are things at the frontier battlefield? There are rumors that the war situation is becoming increasingly disadvantageous for the Human Clan," Xu Fan asked.

Xu Fan found an additional advantage of acknowledging this elder brother; he could get firsthand information about the Immortal World.

"Things are even worse than you think. Some Immortal Realms in the border areas are about to fall, but that’s the general trend, there’s nothing we can do about it," the gray-haired Elder drank with Xu Fan and said.

"Can our human clan win in the end?" Xu Fan asked.

"If those beings above the Daluo Saints don’t make a move, our human clan only faces defeat."

"In my estimation, the war will end with half of the human clan’s Immortal Realms fallen."

"But the Immortal Realm where you, younger brother, are located is the safest. Stay put and calmly develop here," thought and said the gray-haired Elder.

"Our human clan is still too weak. If we reigned supreme over the Immortal World, we wouldn’t face this issue," Xu Fan, looking intoxicated, drank another cup of the Thunder liquid.

His entire body experienced a tingling sensation, a sensation similar to the tipsiness that mortals feel.

"Don’t worry about this, younger brother, if the sky falls there will be tall ones supporting it," the old man chuckled.

Xu Fan nodded.

"Younger brother, I see the disciples of your sect are all extraordinary talents with unlimited futures. As long as they are properly cultivated, they will be a great aid to you in the future."

"Your sect is bound to grow into a famous Great Dao Sect among The Three Thousand Realms," the gray-haired Elder praised.

"Big Brother, speak your mind directly. You and I are brothers, there’s no need for such courtesy," Xu Fan chuckled.

"How about I bring a few of my disciples over to join?"

"Just make me an Elder," the gray-haired Elder chuckled.

"Don’t joke, big brother, my poor little sect can’t accommodate your great immortal," Xu Fan hastily refused.

If the gray-haired Elder joined, with three Daluo Saints and two Golden Immortals on the main cast, could those days still be passed?

"If the younger brother is unwilling, then forget it," the gray-haired Elder said regretfully.

"Good big brother has these six respectful disciples, which is more comfortable than being an elder in my sect."

In his speech, this good big brother indeed lived a comfortable life.

He could call those disciples wherever he went, even if he wanted to take a trip to another Immortal Realm, it was a wave of the hand for the Daluo Saint disciples.

"All of these are temporary, I still have to plan for the future."

"In my view, your sect is the best place for me."

At this moment, a puppet carrying a food box landed in Xu Fan’s small courtyard.

Then, six plates of side dishes were placed on the table.

The gray-haired Elder immediately forgot what he was saying and began using his chopsticks to pick up food.

"Younger brother, you may not know how rare Gourmet Dao cultivators are in the Immortal World."

"Even the two disciples of your sect opening a restaurant outside could easily earn millions of fairy jades every year," the gray-haired Elder said with a laugh.

"Is it really that amazing?" Xu Fan asked half in doubt.

"Absolutely. If the younger brother lets those two disciples open a shop, I will visit every day," the gray-haired Elder said expectantly.

"I might consider that."

Both of them finished a jar of Thunder liquid, and Xu Fan entered a semi-drunken state.

The gray-haired Elder, however, seemed really drunk and often spoke nonsense.

"The Great Tribulation is approaching, there’s nowhere to hide for me and my disciples in The Three Thousand Realms, only the younger brother can save us."

"As long as we can survive this Tribulation, The Three Thousand Realms will be at the behest of me and my disciples."

"Younger brother, as long as you can help us survive this Tribulation, you will then be our heaven~"

The gray-haired Elder mouthed on and on as he dozed off.