Gou in the world of comprehension

Chapter 1433 What a joke! Who would dare lie to you?

Su Fan heard what Haoran God Venerable said, but he completely ignored him.

After leaving the valley defense line, he reverted to his human form and returned to the cave market.

Although he helped Haoran God Venerable guard the Gate of Stars this time, it is impossible for him to get involved in this protracted war.

Impossible in this life.

At this moment, he knew perfectly well that the Star Gate was too close to the Cave Market. If it were to fall, the safe haven he had finally found would be gone.

For the next few days, everything was calm and peaceful.

Su Fan usually stays in his personal secret realm to cultivate in seclusion, only occasionally showing his face in the cave market or wandering around the surrounding mountains.

Don't think he's just bored; he's actually secretly searching for traces of subterranean fire.

Persistence pays off, and a few days later he actually found a fire eye in the deep mountains not far from the market.

Su Fan summoned the ninth-tier blood zombie and had it dig a huge cave in the earth fire.

This thing is always idle anyway, so we have to find something for it to do. It doesn't seem to get tired.

Su Fan then had Ji Feng help set up various formations, and in just a few days, a fire chamber was completed.

In the days that followed, Su Fan plunged into the Earth Fire Chamber, where he stayed for more than a month.

The beast skeletons he seized from the Northern Tomb Demon, along with the corpses of the four ninth-tier beasts he had killed a few days ago, all came in handy.

Although in his eyes the strange beasts of the Mountain and Sea Realm were nothing special, their claws had an amazing spirit-breaking effect.

It is a natural nemesis, especially when dealing with the protective magic treasures of human Taoist cultivators.

Amidst the raging flames of the subterranean fire, Su Fan tirelessly refined the materials.

Finally, using the claws of a ninth-tier flying beast as the main material, supplemented by fragments of true dragon scales and various rare spiritual materials, a magic weapon that was entirely black and gleaming with a ghostly light was finally completed.

This magical artifact, made primarily of the claws of a ninth-tier beast, supplemented with true dragon scales and various rare materials, was named "Nine Yin White Bone Claw" by Su Fan.

This name perfectly satisfied Su Fan's wicked sense of humor; he found it quite appealing.

This magical artifact is several meters long, and its appearance alone exudes a fierce aura, clearly making it a powerful weapon for close combat.

Even more wonderfully, the addition of true dragon scale powder at the suggestion of the old dragon Li Gao made it incredibly effective in breaking formations, making it a divine weapon against both human cultivators and mythical beasts from the mountains and seas.

This thing can be used not only against human cultivators, but it is also very effective in attacking the alien beasts of the "Mountain and Sea Realm".

Old Long Li Gao offered some suggestions, adding a lot of powdered real dragon scales so that the "Nine Yin White Bone Claw" could have a miraculous effect when breaking through formations.

In addition, Su Fan also used the bones of ninth-tier exotic beasts to sharpen many arrows.

If I have the chance in the future, I'll try to get a divine crossbow from the God of Haoran.

Although the "Taiyi Xuanguang God-Slaying Crossbow" is powerful enough to kill even experts in the Fusion Realm, its firepower is not sustained.

With arrows made from the bones of these ninth-tier beasts, his ranged attack power can be increased.

After storing all the items in his storage ring, Su Fan finally pushed open the door and left the seclusion area.

He leaped to the top of a nearby isolated peak, took out a tortoise shell about an inch in size from his storage ring, and casually tossed it into the air.

The tortoise shell grew longer when it encountered the wind, instantly transforming into a giant shield several feet in diameter, its surface covered with mysterious runes.

Su Fan gripped the Nine Yin White Bone Claw tightly and suddenly unleashed a jet-black claw beam.

"Boom..."

Amidst a deafening roar, the top-grade Dao artifact, the tortoise shield, which had withstood the full force of a Nascent Soul cultivator's attack, was cleaved in two like a piece of paper, turning into two pieces of tortoise shell about an inch long that fell to the ground.

Su Fan picked up the broken tortoise shell and couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

Even if ordinary magical artifacts cannot withstand the attack, at most their spiritual light will dim and they will revert to their original shape. It is truly unheard of for them to be shattered like this.

He then set up a ninth-order defensive array on the peak, and a light blue spiritual energy shield instantly rose up.

Su Fan lightly touched the ground with both feet, gripped the Nine Yin White Bone Claw, and leaped into the air, slamming it fiercely against the protective barrier.

"Boom..."

Another earth-shattering roar erupted, and the spiritual energy shield shattered, with countless points of light disappearing into the void like shooting stars.

Although the defensive power of the array set up by Su Fan was only average, it was still a ninth-order array. In theory, it should have been able to withstand a few blows.

Not bad, really not bad...

Su Fan brandished the "Nine Yin White Bone Claw" a few times, a look of satisfaction on his face.

Now he has another powerful melee weapon at his disposal.

Su Fan crafted this "Nine Yin White Bone Claw" not to deal with alien beasts, but to use it against human cultivators in the future.

There's no way around it; the spirit-breaking effect of the mythical beasts in the "Mountain and Sea Realm" is just too overpowered.

Furthermore, the "Nine Yin White Bone Claw" contains powdered real dragon scales, making it practically a bug when used against magical artifacts enhanced with human spiritual energy.

At this moment, the communication array plate at Su Fan's waist began to vibrate slightly.

He took the communication array plate off his waist and glanced at it, discovering that it was a message from Cai Songlin.

"Senior, the 'Haoran Divine Venerable' of the 'Guangfa Dao Sect' has arrived..."

Upon seeing the message from Lao Cai, Su Fan frowned.

He had anticipated that the powerful old monsters from those sects might guess his identity, but he never expected that the Divine Lord Haoran would come to him personally.

He was just wondering what this Haoran God wanted from him.

"Okay... I understand, I'll go back now..."

Su Fan replied with a message, then put away the communication array plate, and his figure disappeared from the spot.

When he returned to the cave dwelling in the cave market, he saw Old Cai sitting in the hall of the cave dwelling with the God Haoran, drinking tea.

More than ten beautiful young female cultivators were busy serving her.

Su Fan walked over and cupped his hands in greeting to the other party.

"This junior pays respects to the Divine Lord..."

In the past, Haoran God Venerable could still rely on his status, but after witnessing Su Fan's strength last time, he no longer dared to be arrogant.

Haoran the God stood up from the jade couch and returned the greeting with clasped hands.

"I apologize for my intrusion today, fellow Daoist..."

You're already here, what's the point of blaming you?

Su Fan sat cross-legged opposite Haoran God and took a sip of tea.

"May I ask what brings you here, senior...?"

"The Star Gate has been completed. Support from other planes will arrive at our 'New Guangtian' through the Star Gate in the next few days, at which point the battle will change..."

Upon hearing Haoran's words, Su Fan immediately became somewhat impatient.

What do I care about your two-party war?

"Congratulations, senior..."

Haoran God Venerable sensed Su Fan's indifference, but he didn't care at all.

"Once support from other planes arrives, a massive forward base will inevitably need to be established near the Star Gate. Maintaining this base will require a large number of personnel..."

Su Fan chuckled and said, "That's no problem. You can recruit any cultivators from the market..." "From now on, the forward base will belong to the war zone. The forward base's location is sensitive, so of course we can't just recruit outsiders. The personnel in the base can only be disciples of the major sects..."

Haoran the God changed the subject, his gaze fixed intently on Su Fan.

Su Fan was truly baffled; what exactly was this old guy up to?

What exactly does this old guy mean?

"Senior, what do you mean...?"

Haoran the God smiled, then picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"I will temporarily take charge of this forward base of the Star Gate. I have already consulted with the sect, but due to the tense situation at the front, the sect will not be sending any disciples. They have asked me to temporarily recruit some outer disciples. If you are interested in joining my 'Guangfa Dao Sect,' I will personally vouch for you and make an exception to allow you to enter the inner sect..."

Now Su Fan understood; this old guy wanted to recruit some outer disciples for the sect.

Furthermore, he wanted to recruit him into the "Guangfa Daozong" sect, and in order to convince himself, he was even willing to make an exception and allow him to enter the inner sect.

For those independent cultivators, or even those from small, insignificant sects, this is an opportunity that comes along only once in a lifetime.

The major sects in the cultivation world, especially super sects like the "Guangfa Dao Sect," have extremely high thresholds for recruiting disciples.

Those independent cultivators and those from small, insignificant sects have almost no chance of joining a sect.

However, there are exceptions. When a major war breaks out between sects, the major sects will definitely recruit a large number of disciples to join them.

However, these temporarily recruited outer disciples are generally cannon fodder used as stepping stones to fill in the gaps.

Nevertheless, as long as you survive this great battle, you will truly become a disciple of the sect.

This can change the fate of cultivators, and even their descendants for three generations will benefit.

Therefore, whenever a great war begins, even if they know they are going to be cannon fodder, a large number of cultivators still flock to it and compete to be recruited by the sect.

It's totally worth risking your life on the battlefield to secure a future for yourself.

Thinking about this, Su Fan understood Haoran God's plan.

This guy hasn't mentioned the previous incident since we met, clearly intending to repay the favor by recruiting me.

Moreover, they have mostly figured out their own strength and naturally want to bring such a powerful figure under their command.

If it were any other cultivator, they would have agreed without even thinking.

However, Su Fan didn't want to go to the front lines to fill the gaps. He had been cannon fodder too many times and knew all too well the nature of these sects.

He's just been someone else's henchman.

Thinking of this, Su Fan was about to refuse.

But before he could even speak, the God of Haoran began to bewitch him again.

"Fellow Daoist, please let me finish speaking before you refuse..."

At this point, the God of Haoran smiled.

"Fellow Daoist, you must be worried that I recruited you into the sect so that you could be sent to the front lines as cannon fodder..."

Or else...

Do you think that if I joined your "Guangfa Daozong" (a Daoist sect), I could stay here comfortably every day like I do now?

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I will take charge of this base for the time being. As long as you join our 'Guangfa Dao Sect,' nothing will change, and you will not be sent to the front lines to fill the gaps..."

You can pull a few more shots and fall down.

You're making it sound so nice, but once I join your sect, I'll be completely at your mercy.

"Senior, I'm used to a leisurely life and have no intention of joining a sect for the time being..."

Upon hearing Su Fan's words, the Divine Lord Haoran laughed heartily.

"I know you don't believe me, but I can assure you that once you join our 'Guangfa Dao Sect,' you can continue to stay in this market town, only responsible for the security of this base..."

Su Fan still didn't quite believe it. He knew these old guys from the sect too well; they were all old fogies.

Seeing that Su Fan still looked unconvinced, Haoran God Venerable could only continue to persuade him.

"How about this? Once the support from various planes arrives, countless cultivators will come to our 'New Guangtian.' This place is located far behind the alien beasts, and there's nowhere to relax. If we renovate this place, we can let them come here to relax..."

Su Fan was dumbfounded when he heard what Haoran God said.

He could imagine that if the market were renovated, it would become a den of iniquity.

At that time, nightclubs, clubs, bars, pubs, hair salons, outdoor barbecues, and brothels like "Heaven on Earth" will all be arranged for them. Just thinking about the scene is enough to make my eyes water.

Moreover, all items in the market are priced exorbitantly.

Don't complain about the price. If you don't come, plenty of other people will.

Because within a radius of tens of thousands of miles, you can't find another place like this where people squander money.

Moreover, the disciples of those super sects are all wealthy, so why would they care about such a small amount?

"Fellow Daoist, I will appoint you as the deacon of the External Affairs Hall of the base, specifically in charge of the operation of this market. You will receive 30% of all the profits, and the remaining share will go to me and a few fellow disciples within the sect..."

Hearing Haoran God's words, Su Fan was somewhat tempted.

To be honest, he wasn't really after the market's profits; after all, he was wealthy and didn't care about such a small amount of money.

However, once the area around the Star Gate is turned into a war zone, the location of this cave market will become very awkward.

Su Fan wasn't afraid of those sects, but since he was new to this place, he didn't want to argue with them endlessly over such trivial matters.

Actually, he just finds it too much trouble; he just wants to find a quiet place to relax comfortably.

Once this great battle is over, he will have to find a way home.

But finding his way home by himself, wandering around aimlessly like a headless fly, is probably not going to work.

Joining a sect would not only temporarily solve one's identity problem, but also allow one to use the sect's resources to find a way back home.

If he could really become a steward of the base's external affairs hall as Haoran God said, it would mean he wouldn't have to go to the front lines to fill the gaps.

If what God Haoran said is true, it seems quite good.

Thinking of this, Su Fan looked at Haoran God with a smile.

"Senior, you said it yourself. If you try to fool me later, I won't be so easy to talk to you like this..."

Hearing Su Fan's words, which contained a hidden threat, Haoran God Venerable did not care at all.

What a joke, who would dare to lie to you?

If this guy really loses his temper, how could their "Guangfa Daozong" possibly withstand it?

In fact, he had already reported Su Fan's situation to the sect's higher-ups, and the instruction he received was that he must recruit Su Fan into the "Guangfa Dao Sect".

At this time, during a great war, the sect has this powerful disciple, and who knows when he might come in handy.

Thinking of this, the Divine Venerable Haoran said in a deep voice, "If you don't believe me, I can make a Dao oath right now..."

Upon hearing this, Su Fan quickly waved his hand.

"Senior, it doesn't have to be like that. Forget about oaths and vows. As long as you remember what you said today, that's enough..."

Actually, Su Fan was just saying that. If the "Guangfa Daozong" didn't care, he would just flip the table.

"Fellow Daoist, it's settled then. Come to the base tomorrow, and I'll handle your sect entry procedures. From now on, we'll be fellow disciples..."

(End of this chapter)