My Master Only Breaks Through on the Edge of Death

"Oh, so you have fellow disciples too. Call them up, and let’s have some fun together." Old Three, the self-proclaimed master, said.

Looking at these three conjoined infants fighting as though their lives depended on it, Sword Heaven Great Luo Saint felt that there wasn’t much point in playing tough anymore.

So, he gritted his teeth and took out another 300 billion fairy jades.

"I feel like you’re still looking down on us, Martial Uncle~"

"You can’t even bear to give up a Spirit Profound Yellow Qi." The usually reticent eldest brother spoke up.

"My apologies for the mistake, those 300 billion fairy jades were just me being careless, this Crystal Xuanhuang Qi is my compensation for you three, Martial Uncles." The Sword Heaven Great Luo Saint quickly retracted the 300 billion fairy jades and took out a piece of Crystal Xuanhuang Qi instead.

Only then were the eldest, second and third brothers who had come from afar satisfied.

"Do remind your insubordinate disciple to be more careful in his next life." After Old Three finished saying this,

The three of them disappeared, leaving only the dejected Sword Heaven Great Luo Saint.

"Master, why couldn’t you have been a little more careful back then? If so, your disciple wouldn’t have been subjected to such humiliation." Sword Heaven Great Luo Saint looked up at the sky, lamenting teary-eyed.

At this point, he received another distress signal from that rebellious disciple.

"Master, your grand disciple is about to get his soul snatched, hurry up and get over here!" n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Upon seeing this message, Sword Heaven Great Luo Saint was too angry to even respond.

"Disobedient disciple, if you mess with people you shouldn’t have, you’ll only have yourself to blame~" After responding angrily, Sword Heaven Great Luo Saint transformed into a sword light and disappeared between heaven and earth.

At that moment, the Sword Immortal who was trapped in the center by a giant dragon looked extremely unwell.

He met Xu Fan’s taunting gaze and suddenly felt even the air around him become incredibly awkward.

"What, is your master not coming?" Xu Fan asked with a grin.

"There might have been some... misunderstandings before, but can we bury the hatchet now?" The Sword Immortal stammered.

"Nope~"

"Given how things have escalated, only one of us, your disciple or mine, can survive today. It’s your choice." As Xu fan spoke, a scroll painting appeared in his hand.

Xu Fan was not the type to let someone go after such a major fallout.

"All the things that have happened are my disciple’s fault. He brought this upon himself. Of course, as his master, I share part of the responsibility."

"This is all I have. I ask you, fellow Daoist, to settle the misunderstanding between us." The Sword Immortal said, taking out a piece of Spatial Immortal Artifact.

"Let bygones be bygones. Follow me back to the sect for a short visit, and then our misunderstanding can be considered resolved." Xu Fan said, gently summoning a Space Gate.

Behind the gate was the world depicted in the Peach Blossom Spring Map.

"Fellow Daoist, you are intent on killing us all~" The Sword Immortal felt humiliated.

"You’re being naive, fellow Daoist. We’ve already exchanged harsh words. It’d be strange if I actually let you go unharmed."

"Come on in, if you don’t save yourself some face, I’ll do it for you." Xu Fan squinted at the Sword Immortal.

The Sword Immortal looked at his disciple trapped in the center being reverse spirit-taken, then glanced at the Space Gate Xu Fan had summoned.

In the end, unable to resolve himself to go out in a blaze of glory, he grudgingly stepped through the Space Gate, swallowing his pride.

"I really have to thank Big Brother, otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to keep these two puppets today." Xu Fan said.

At that moment, the Golden Immortal, who had lost consciousness earlier, woke up. He looked somewhat panicked at his own body being disassembled.

No. 3 Clone, which was temporarily possessing the Golden Immortal Puppet, lightly waved his hand once more, rendering the Human Clan’s Golden Immortal unconscious again.

"Master, can I progress to become a Golden Immortal in this way?" Xu Yuexian, situated in the heart of the formation, asked as she watched the radiance from the disintegrated Human Clan’s Golden Immortal blend into herself.

"Of course not, this time you have only lifted the minimal 100,000-year restriction. To become a Golden Immortal, you will need to cultivate yourself."

"If today you were to fuse with a Golden Immortal of such minimal quality, you would forever remain a Golden Immortal." Xu Fan remarked with a smirk.

"Alright~" said Xu Yuexian.

"The joy I once got from this has already faded. Otherwise, just from the classic villainous lines that the Sword Dao Golden Immortal said, I would’ve had a good time playing with him." Xu Fan said with a chuckle.

"Master, there are many individuals like the Golden Immortal earlier. If you venture outside more, I’m certain you’ll run into one or two after some time," Xu Yuexian playfully suggested from the heart of the formation.

"Doing something like this -- flaunting then being slapped in the face -- once is enough to savor the experience. If we do it often, it might demean our aura." Xu Fan said with a shake of his head.

"I must say though, the timing of your capture was striking. If it had happened a few thousand years earlier, dealing with it would have presented some difficulties."

"Master, can it be that the Sword Dao Golden Immortal’s Grand Master is truly a Quasi-Saint?" Xu Yuexian exclaimed in astonishment.

"He is indeed a Quasi-Saint, albeit a fallen one." Thinking of this, Xu Fan suddenly burst into laughter.

He remembered the Sword Dao Golden Immortal stating who his Grand Master was. His expression was simply heavenly.

"In that case, how would you have saved me, Master?" Xu Yuexian suddenly asked out of curiosity. The notion of her master abandoning her had never crossed her mind.

"In that case, we would have needed Uncle Master Wang to step in. He is the last remaining trump card of our sect and isn’t brought into play unless absolutely necessary," Xu Fan pondered.

"I feel that Uncle Master Wang is an even more mysterious figure than Master," Xu Yuexian agreed with a nod.

Just then, the last batch of light points integrated into Xu Yuexian’s body, and the Human Clan’s Golden Immortal officially dispersed between heaven and earth.

"I don’t feel any change?" Xu Yuexian asked once the formation faded and she had sensed her own state.

"Correct, no change. That’s the outcome we wanted; the part that would have changed was intentionally omitted."

"The Gold Immortal who wanted to hide in your body advanced to the stage of the Golden Immortal long ago via crooked methods and because of poor self-regulation, his cultivation diverged."

"If you had absorbed his cultivation, you would have found yourself trapped within the True Immortal Mirror for hundreds of thousands of years at the very least." Xu Fan replied.

"I appreciate your care, Master."

"It’s a minor issue. I presume you’ll be advancing to Golden Immortal status soon. Then I’ll just need you to find some things for me in the Immortal Realm."

"As you wish, Master."

Within Hidden Spirit Sect, Xu Fan suddenly received an apology from the Sword Heaven Great Luo Saint.

"Did Big Brother just drop these things off and depart without saying anything else?" Xu Fan asked.

"Yes, master. But Grape [translator note: 葡萄 means Grape] understands that Good Big Brother likely led those disciples of his to the Demon Clan Territory," Grape answered.

"It appears Good Big Brother is truly about to implement those plans. Let’s hope for a fruitful trip." Xu Fan bestowed his blessings onto Good Big Brother.

Following that, he proceeded into the treasure house.

"The feeling of the treasure house being crammed is truly wonderful. Plus, the safety of the Fairy Jade and Xuan Huang Qi gives such reassurance."

Xu Fan arrived at the most concealed part of the treasure house, an area specifically used to store Fairy Jades and Xuan Huang Qi.

"Master, Grape has done some research into the Xuan Huang Qi. It turns out it can drastically enhance Grape’s Logical Computing Power."

"With just a hint of consumption, an extensive focus of study can be quickly and prominently pondered."