My Master Only Breaks Through on the Edge of Death

Xu Fan left the underground space satisfied and returned to his small courtyard.

A sudden idea popped into his mind. Since using the Mysterious Yellow Qi could improve the realm of an Artifact Refining Grandmaster, then maybe he could consume the Mysterious Yellow Qi to temporarily boost himself to the Golden Immortal Realm.

Although controlling a Golden Immortal Puppet could grant him combat power far exceeding that of an average Golden Immortal, how could this power compare to actually attaining the Golden Immortal realm for his main body?

"Pu Tao, can I use the Mysterious Yellow Qi to temporarily boost myself to the Golden Immortal realm?" Xu Fan asked.

"Master, when I was studying the Mysterious Yellow Qi, I had already thought about this possibility. But the consumption is too enormous and I wouldn’t recommend using it in actual battles in non-essential situations." Pu Tao replied.

"How big is the consumption?"

"Ten crystals of Mysterious Yellow Qi can maintain your Golden Immortal state for a quarter of an hour."

Pu Tao said, transferring a secret method to Xu Fan at the same time. It was a technique specifically designed to absorb Mysterious Yellow Qi to boost oneself to the Golden Immortal realm. The secret method was marked as exclusive to Xu Fan.

"Ten crystals of Mysterious Yellow Qi! Never mind, it’s still easier to let the puppet make the moves."

"A Golden Immortal Puppet, even factoring out the cost of manual refining, requires between three to five trillion."

"Even if it is to fight against a Da Luo Saint, five Golden Immortal Puppets would be enough."

Xu Fan gave up on this idea.

"Master, old acquaintances from the Lower Realm Hehuan Sect have come to visit." Pu Tao reported.

Xu Fan was startled, how did the people from the Hehuan Sect of the lower world find him?

In the Main Peak Welcoming Hall, Xu Fan met the guests from the Lower Realm’s Hehuan Sect.

A nearly ten-foot-tall woman, resembling a large bear, was sitting in the Welcoming Hall, leading a group of chattering girls nervously.

"How did you find this place?" Xu Fan curiously asked.

"Our Border Immortal Realm fell, leading us to seek refuge elsewhere. We heard about the Hidden Spirit Sect and came especially to pay a visit," Zhuang Ling respectfully answered.

Afterward, the girls behind her began to tell about their tough journey.

In the end, Zhuang Ling stated their desire to join the Outer Sect of the Hidden Spirit Sect and end their refugee life.

At first, Xu Fan thought about giving them a bit of Fairy Jade to let them settle down somewhere or help them rebuild the Hehuan Sect directly.

The woman leading the group, Zhuang Ling, had already reached the peak cultivation of True Immortal and, according to Xu Fan’s evaluation, her combat power was only second to Xiong Li.

"Don’t you miss your Hehuan Sect?" Xu Fan asked puzzledly.

"Not really. We are the General’s Tomb lineage of the Hehuan Sect. Our teachings don’t align with the core Hehuan teachings. We have no motivation to rebuild the Sect."

"We only hope to find a reliable place in this Immortal World to stop leading a nomadic life," Zhuang Ling’s sister said.

"Very well, I had intended to help you rebuild the Sect, but since you don’t wish to, it is also okay to join my Outer Sect." Xu Fan said, looking at the group of chirping girls.

In his eyes, the shadow of the Destiny Disk spread, allowing him to observe each and every one of the girls.

Their fate was clear, cause and effect well defined, nothing too difficult to deal with.

In addition, Xu Fan thought the girls had a rather good temperament and didn’t mind accepting them into his Outer Sect.

"You must have had a tough journey. You all rest in the Outer Sect for a while, Pu Tao will arrange tasks for you later," Xu Fan said.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Great Master~," Zhuang Ling gratefully said with her group of sisters.

"We are both Ascending Cultivators from the Middle Thousand Worlds and old acquaintances. It’s only right to lend a hand," Xu Fan cheerfully replied.

After Xu Fan accepted them into the Outer Sect, Pu Tao cordoned off a separate area for them in the Outer Sect region.

Zhuang Ling led her sisters to their assigned area in the Outer Sect.

"Thank God we found the Hidden Spirit Sect. Otherwise, we might still be wandering in the Lower Realm," Zhuang Ling’s elder sister happily remarked while surveying their new living quarters. Finding refuge and belonging in times of crisis, she felt as though they were under divine protection.

"Sisters, from now on we will be Outer Disciples of the Hidden Spirit Sect. We have now escaped from the Hehuan Sect and become respectable people."

"I hope all of you cherish this identity and devote yourselves to serving the Sect."

Zhuang Ling didn’t pay attention to her sister’s words as she was busy absorbing the Spiritual Qi of the Hidden Spirit Sect.

"The spiritual energy here is so rich, and it’s even mixed with a lot of Fairy Spirit Qi. If I could keep cultivating here, I could significantly improve my combat power," Zhuang Ling said as she looked towards the Inner Sect where she could vaguely see a great waterfall of Fairy Ling Juice.

At a pavilion by the Immortal Nectar Lake, Xu Fan was feeding Fierce White with a petrified dragon scale fragment.

Fierce White, which was normally as white as jade, now had a spot of red in the middle of its shell.

It was eating the petrified dragon scale bit by bit, just as one would eat potato chips. Every now and then it looked at Xu Fan, confused about why its master wasn’t eating.

As Xu Fan held the jade-like turtle shell, he chuckled, "This thing is too hard. I can’t eat it."

Fierce White took Xu Fan’s words to heart and spat out the softened dragon scale it was chewing before motioning with its eyes for Xu Fan to eat.

"Ha! You should keep eating. It’s not to my taste," Xu Fan laughed.

"Master, the gender ratio in our Sect is now slightly off balance, standing at 3:7. Maybe we should recruit a batch of female disciples," Pu Tao’s voice filled the room.

Finally, a light curtain displaying the last piece of demographic data appeared in front of Xu Fan. The data showed the male-to-female ratio of the disciples who were in a committed relationship and those who were single.

"Why didn’t you mention this before?" Xu Fan asked.

"Because we hadn’t reached the critical single female disciple ratio."

"The number of single female disciples in the Sect is steadily decreasing and has crossed the critical mark."

"If this trend continues, it could potentially harm the mental wellbeing of long-term single male disciples," Pu Tao explained.

It took Xu Fan a while to understand. It appears that there were too many couples and the sight of them being affectionate was causing distress to the single male disciples.

"Being the Great Elder of this Sect isn’t easy. You worry about everything, even the disciples’ single status."

"Just delegate this task to Ziyuan. I no longer wish to interfere," Xu Fan thought aloud.

"Yes, Master."

Three days later, Qiu Ziyuan approached the group of newly joined female disciples in the Outer Sect.

Before long, another small island was built on the Giant Lake not far from the Hidden Spirit Sect.

The Outer Sect of the Hidden Spirit Sect was divided into the Hidden Moon Sect which exclusively recruited female disciples.

Furthermore, through various academies scattered in the Immortal World, many excellent female disciples were recruited.

"Master, the Hidden Moon Sect has recruited twenty million female disciples, all of whom have passed through the Inner Sect test," Pu Tao reported.

"Good, Ziyuan did a good job on this," Xu Fan responded, satisfied with the results.

Before, these twenty million female disciples could have been a burden on the Sect.

However, given the current circumstances, their consumption seemed negligible in Xu Fan’s eyes. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

At the No.1 Body Refining Academy in the Broken Water Immortal Domain, Xiong Li was hard-pressed to believe the burly woman before him.

"Who would’ve believed that after ascending to the Immortal Realm, your power wouldn’t decline much compared to mine," he muttered. </p