<h4>Chapter? ?2299:? ?Floating? ?Refinement? ?Hive? ??</h4>


    Inside? ?the? ?sovereign? ?immortal? ?aperture.? ??


    “So,? ?can? ?you? ?tell? ?me? ?anything? ?about? ?my? ?father?”? ?Gu? ?Yue? ?Fang? ?Xiang? ?looked? ?at? ?the? ?hairy? ?man? ?Gu? ?Immortal? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?him.? ??


    Beside? ?him,? ?there? ?was? ?a? ?female? ?immortal.? ??


    The? ?hairy? ?man? ?Gu? ?Immortal? ?Twelfth? ?Hair? ?took? ?a? ?look? ?at? ?the? ?female? ?immortal? ?before? ?casting? ?his? ?gaze? ?at? ?Gu? ?Yue? ?Fang? ?Xiang.? ??


    This? ?female? ?immortal? ?was? ?mermaid? ?Lian? ?Ke? ?Xin.? ??


    It? ?turned? ?out? ?that? ?after? ?Gu? ?Yue? ?Fang? ?Xiang? ?passed? ?the? ?tribtion? ?to? ?be? ?a? ?Gu? ?Immortal? ?and? ?returned? ?to? ?the? ?hairy? ?man? ?continent,? ?he? ?saw? ?his? ?mother—Steel? ?Thread? ?City? ?Lord—who? ?was? ?in? ?an? ?unconscious? ?state.? ??


    Lian? ?Ke? ?Xin? ?had? ?been? ?helping? ?him? ?with? ?his? ?tribtion,? ?she? ?exined? ?the? ?truth? ?of? ?this? ?world? ?to? ?him,? ?Gu? ?Yue? ?Fang? ?Xiang? ?realized? ?that? ?to? ?save? ?his? ?mother,? ?he? ?needed? ?to? ?make? ?sufficient? ?contributions? ?to? ?the? ?Great? ?Love? ?Immortal? ?Venerable? ?of? ?this? ?world.? ?In? ?that? ?case,? ?he? ?could? ?use? ?contribution? ?points? ?that? ?he? ?earned? ?to? ?issue? ?a? ?mission? ?for? ?those? ?healing? ?Gu? ?Immortals? ?to? ?heal? ?his? ?mother.? ??


    Moreover,? ?Lian? ?Ke? ?Xin? ?told? ?Fang? ?Xiang? ?that? ?this? ?hairy? ?man? ?continent? ?was? ?governed? ?by? ?a? ?hairy? ?man? ?Gu? ?Immortal,? ?if? ?he? ?wanted? ?to? ?find? ?his? ?father,? ?he? ?could? ?go? ?and? ?ask? ?him.? ??


    Under? ?Lian? ?Ke? ?Xin’s? ?lead,? ?Gu? ?Yue? ?Fang? ?Xiang? ?met? ?Twelfth? ?Hair? ?for? ?the? ?first? ?time,? ?he? ?asked? ?about? ?the? ?information? ?regarding? ?his? ?father.? ??


    Twelfth? ?Hair? ?nodded:? ?”I? ?do? ?know? ?something...? ?about? ?your? ?father.? ?But? ?that? ?is? ?from? ?long? ?ago,? ?if? ?you? ?want? ?to? ?know,? ?help? ?me? ?with? ?something.”? ??


    Gu? ?Yue? ?Fang? ?Xiang? ?was? ?a? ?little? ?hesitant,? ?he? ?did? ?not? ?agree? ?immediately.? ??


    Lian? ?Ke? ?Xin? ?saw? ?this? ?and? ?immediately? ?said:? ?”Friend? ?Twelfth? ?Hair,? ?Fang? ?Xiang? ?has? ?just? ?be? ?an? ?immortal,? ?if? ?you? ?want? ?to? ?request? ?a? ?difficult? ?task,? ?we? ?will? ?have? ?to? ?decline.”? ??


    Gu? ?Yue? ?Fang? ?Xiang? ?casted? ?a? ?grateful? ?gaze? ?at? ?Lian? ?Ke? ?Xin.? ??


    Twelfth? ?Hair? ughed? ?loudly:? ?”Friend? ?Fang? ?Xiang? ?has? ?half? ?of? ?our? ?hairy? ?man? ?bloodline,? ?why? ?will? ?I? ?bully? ?him?? ?Don’t? ?worry,? ?this? ?matter? ?involves? ?the? ?arrangement? ?of? ?Floating? ?Refinement? ?Hive.”? ??


    “Oh?? ?You? ?have? ?already? ?refined? ?this? ?hive?”? ?Lian? ?Ke? ?Xin? ?was? ?really? ?surprised.? ??


    Twelfth? ?Hair? ?answered:? ?”With? ?the? ?method? ?that? ?our? ?master? ?created? ?personally,? ?we? ?hairy? ?man? ?Gu? ?Immortals? ?only? ?had? ?to? ?follow? ?the? ?instructions? ?to? ?achieve? ?sess.”? ??


    Next,? ?Twelfth? ?Hair? ?looked? ?at? ?Fang? ?Xiang:? ?”Floating? ?Refinement? ?Hive? ?has? ?already? ?been? ?created,? ?you? ?only? ?need? ?to? ?ce? ?it? ?inside? ?Refinement? ?Sea.? ?This? ?is? ?much? ?easier? ?than? ?creating? ?it,? ?if? ?you? ?can? plete? ?the? ?mission,? ?I? ?will? ?tell? ?you? ?things? ?about? ?your? ?father.”? ??


    Gu? ?Yue? ?Fang? ?Xiang? ?could? ?not? ?decide,? ?he? ?looked? ?towards? ?Lian? ?Ke? ?Xin? ?subconsciously.? ??


    Lian? ?Ke? ?Xin? ?smiled? ?at? ?him? ?and? ?nodded.? ??


    “Alright,? ?I’ll? ?do? ?it.”? ?Gu? ?Yue? ?Fang? ?Xiang? ?immediately? ?decided.? ??


    Thus,? ?Twelfth? ?Hair? ?transferred? ?the? ?Floating? ?Refinement? ?Hive? ?into? ?Gu? ?Yue? ?Fang? ?Xiang’s? ?immortal? ?aperture.? ??


    Gu? ?Yue? ?Fang? ?Xiang? ?saw? ?the? ?Floating? ?Refinement? ?Hive? ?for? ?the? ?first? ?time,? ?this? ?structure? ?was? ?quite? ?peculiar,? ?it? ?was? rge? ?as? ?a? ?mountain? ?but? ?had? ?the? ?appearance? ?and? ?structure? ?of? ?a? ?beehive,? ?there? ?were? ?many? ?small? ?spaces? ?of? ?various? ?sizes? ?inside.? ??


    Floating? ?Refinement? ?Hive? ?had? ?a? ?narrow? ?top? ?and? ?a? ?broad? ?bottom? ?which? ?was? ?the? ?base? ?of? ?the? ?hive,? ?it? ?could? ?float? ?on? ?the? ?sea? ?and? ?resist? ?huge? ?waves? ?with? ?great? ?stability.? ??


    “This? ?is? ?amazing!”? ?Fang? ?Xiang? ?used? ?investigative? ?methods? ?and? ?observed,? ?his? ?eyes? ?stared? ?wide? ?in? ?amazement.? ??


    Twelfth? ?Hair? ughed? ?and? ?said? ?in? ?a? ?proud? ?tone:? ?”This? ?is? ?invented? ?by? ?our? ?master,? ?of? ?course? ?it? ?is? ?amazing.? ?Each? ?Floating? ?Refinement? ?Hive? ?can? ?be? ?considered? ?an? ?iplete? ?secluded? ?domain? ?of? ?heaven? ?and? ?earth.? ?It? ?contains? ?countless? ?refinement? ?path? ?dao? ?marks,? ?if? ?one? ?refined? ?Gu? ?inside,? ?not? ?only? ?will? ?the? ?sess? ?rate? ?be? ?much? ?higher,? ?they? ?can? ?even? ?save? ?on? ?the? ?cost? ?of? ?Gu? ?refinement.”? ??


    “Floating? ?Refinement? ?Hive? ?can? ?not? ?only? ?amodate? ?countless? ?refinement? ?path? ?Gu? ?Masters,? ?it? ?can? ?also? ?hold? ?ten? ?refinement? ?path? ?Gu? ?Immortals? ?at? ?most.? ?With? ?refinement? ?path? ?Gu? ?Immortals? ?stationed? ?here,? ?the? ?hive? ?can? ?continuously? ?produce? ?Immortal? ?Gu!? ?Each? ?Floating? ?Refinement? ?Hive? ?can? ?be? ?seen? ?as? ?a? ?refinement? ?path? ?super? ?resource? ?point.”? ??


    “Alright,? ?there? ?is? ?no? ?time,? ?get? ?going? ?now.”? ??


    Fang? ?Xiang? ?nodded? ?and? ?immediately? ?set? ?off? ?to? ?Refinement? ?Sea? ?with? ?Lian? ?Ke? ?Xin.? ??


    Refinement? ?Sea? ?was? ?at? ?the? ?center? ?of? ?Mini? ?Eastern? ?Sea,? ?it? ?was? ?not? rge? pared? ?to? ?the? ?other? ?sea? ?areas? ?but? ?it? ?had? ?extraordinary? ?value.? ??


    “This? ?is? ?a? ?genuine? ?secluded? ?domain? ?of? ?heaven? ?and? ?earth!”? ?After? ?hearing? ?Lian? ?Ke? ?Xin’s? ?exnation,? ?Fang? ?Yuan? ?understood? ?the? ?value? ?of? ?Refinement? ?Sea.? ??


    “Master? ?is? ?really? ?amazing!? ?His? ?methods? ?are? ?unfathomable? ?like? ?true? ?immortal? ?deities,? ?he? ?can? ?even? ?create? ?his? ?own? ?secluded? ?domain? ?of? ?heaven? ?and? ?earth.”? ?Fang? ?Xiang? ?praised? ?continuously.? ??


    The? ?current? ?Refinement? ?Sea? ?had? ?already? ?been? pleted? ?by? ?Fang? ?Yuan,? ?it? ?was? ?a? ?genuine? ?secluded? ?domain? ?of? ?heaven? ?and? ?earth!? ? ??


    Back? ?then,? ?Lang? ?Ya? nd? ?spirit? ?used? ?cmities? ?and? ?tribtions? ?to? ?collect? ?water? ?path? ?dao? ?marks? ?and? ?painstakingly? ?built? ?the? ?iplete? ?Refinement? ?Sea.? ?After? ?Fang? ?Yuan? ?obtained? ?it,? ?his? ?speed? ?of? ?building? ?it? ?was? ?many? ?times? ?faster.? ??


    Firstly,? ?Fang? ?Yuan? ?was? ?a? ?venerable,? ?he? ?was? ?even? ?stronger? ?than? ?Long? ?Hair? ?Ancestor,? ?not? ?to? ?mention? ?Lang? ?Ya? nd? ?spirit.? ??


    Secondly,? ?Fang? ?Yuan? ?was? ?a? ?supreme? ?grandmaster? ?in? ?refinement? ?path.? ?The? ?current? ?supreme? ?grandmaster? ?was? ?far? ?superior? ?to? ?the? ?supreme? ?grandmaster? ?of? ?the? ?past.? ??


    Thirdly,? ?Fang? ?Yuan? ?had? ?sovereign? ?immortal? ?body? ?with? ?non-conflicting? ?dao? ?marks,? ?he? ?could? ?use? ?methods? ?of? ?any? ?path.? ?He? ?directly? ?used? ?water? ?path? ?methods? ?that? ?were? ?far? ?more? ?efficient? ?than? ?Lang? ?Ya? nd? ?spirit’s? ?idea.? ??


    Fang? ?Xiang? ?soon? ?found? ?his? ?destination,? ?but? ?there? ?was? ?a? ?need? ?to? ?create? ?an? ?immortal? ?formation? ?here.? ?The? ?content? ?was? ?much? ?more? ?difficult? ?that? ?he? ?imagined.? ??


    That? ?was? ?because? ?there? ?was? ?more? ?than? ?one? ?Floating? ?Refinement? ?Hive,? ?in? ?the? ?current? ?Refinement? ?Sea,? ?there? ?were? ?many? ?other? ?hives.? ??


    Arranging? ?the? ?Floating? ?Refinement? ?Hive? ?was? ?not? ?as? ?simple? ?as? ?dumping? ?it? ?here.? ?It? ?needed? ?a? ?stable? ?location? ?to? ?form? ?a? ?certain? ?connection? ?with? ?the? ?surrounding? ?Floating? ?Refinement? ?Hives.? ??


    After? ?the? ?Floating? ?Refinement? ?Hives? ?reached? ?a? ?certain? ?number,? ?the? ?immortal? ?formation? ?would? ?activate? ?and? ?cause? ?all? ?the? ?hives? ?to? ?float? ?around? ?with? ?the? ?waves? ?of? ?Refinement? ?Sea.? ??


    They? ?were? ?like? ?ink? ?pens? ?that? ?drew? ?a? ?painting? ?on? ?this? ?Refinement? ?Sea? ?as? ?the? ?canvas.? ?Refinement? ?Sea? ?helped? ?the? ?Refinement? ?Hives? ?to? ?refine? ?Gu? ?while? ?the? ?Refinement? ?Hives? ?replenished? ?the? ?Refinement? ?Sea? ?after? ?it? ?was? ?expended? ?greatly.? ??


    This? ?was? ?a? ?grand? ?system? ?that? ?was? ?established!? ??


    Under? ?Lian? ?Ke? ?Xin’s? ?guidance? ?and? ?cooperation,? ?Fang? ?Xiang? ?started? ?arranging? ?the? ?immortal? ?formation.? ??


    Three? ?days? ter,? ?they? ?only? pleted? ?ten? ?percent? ?of? ?it.? ??


    “This? ?will? ?not? ?do,? ?it? ?is? ?too? ?slow.”? ?Lian? ?Ke? ?Xin? ?immediately? ?decided? ?as? ?she? ?used? ?some? ?contribution? ?points? ?to? ?post? ?a? ?mission? ?to? ?recruit? ?helpers.? ??


    Not? ?long? ?after,? ?a? ?Gu? ?Immortal? ?came.? ??


    “I? ?am? ?a? ?newly? ?advanced? ?formation? ?path? ?Gu? ?Immortal,? ?Ni? ?Lao? ?Shi.”? ?This? ?Ni? ?n? ?Gu? ?Immortal? ?was? ?a? ?purebred? ?human,? ?he? ?epted? ?Lian? ?Ke? ?Xin’s? ?mission.? ??


    With? ?his? ?help,? ?there? ?was? ?rapid? ?progress.? ??


    Three? ?days? ?passed,? ?the? ?arrangement? ?of? ?Refinement? ?Hive? ?was? ?finally? pleted.? ??


    Fang? ?Xiang? ?and? ?Ni? ?Lao? ?Shi? ?left? ?with? ?lingering? ?reluctance,? ?they? ?became? ?good? ?friends? ?after? ?three? ?days.? ?


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    Fang? ?Xiang? ?had? ?spent? ?his? ?entire? ?life? ?on? ?the? ?hairy? ?man? ?continent,? ?he? ?rarely? ?interacted? ?with? ?humans.? ?He? ?knew? ?that? ?his? ?father? ?was? ?a? ?human,? ?so? ?he? ?bore? ?curiosity? ?and? ?good? ?feelings? ?for? ?them.? ??


    Ni? ?Lao? ?Shi? ?was? ?honest? ?and? ?loyal,? ?it? ?was? ?natural? ?that? ?they? ?became? ?good? ?friends.? ??


    Fang? ?Xiang’s? ?perspective? ?of? ?the? ?humans? ?improved? ?again.? ??


    After? pleting? ?Twelfth? ?Hair’s? ?mission,? ?he? ?returned? ?to? ?the? ?hairy? ?man? ?continent? ?and? ?asked? ?about? ?his? ?father.? ??


    As? ?for? ?Ni? ?Lao? ?Shi,? ?he? ?took? ?a? ?sum? ?of? ?contribution? ?points? ?from? ?Lian? ?Ke? ?Xin? ?and? ?immediately? ?went? ?back? ?to? ?his? ?n.? ??


    After? ?returning? ?to? ?Ni? ?n’s? ?territory,? ?he? ?was? ?weed? ?by? ?the? ?entire? ?n’s? ?cheers.? ??


    Ni? ?n? ?was? ?originally? ?situated? ?in? ?Southern? ?Border,? ?it? ?was? ?moved? ?into? ?the? ?sovereign? ?immortal? ?aperture? ?by? ?Fang? ?Yuan? ?to? ?research? ?the? ?human? ?path? ?Gu? ?refinement? ?method.? ??


    Right? ?now,? ?Fang? ?Yuan? ?became? ?a? ?refinement? ?path? ?venerable,? ?Ni? ?n? ?lost? ?its? ?value? ?but? ?still? ?remained? ?in? ?the? ?sovereign? ?immortal? ?aperture? ?to? ?develop.? ??


    Ni? ?n? ?had? ?several? ?Gu? ?Immortal? ?seeds,? ?but? ?the? ?least? ?outstanding? ?Ni? ?Lao? ?Shi? ?actually? ?seeded? ?in? ?the? ?immortal? ?ascension.? ??


    With? ?a? ?Gu? ?Immortal,? ?Ni? ?n? ?became? ?a? ?super? ?force.? ??


    Ni? ?Lao? ?Shi? ?assembled? ?the? ?higher-ups? ?of? ?Ni? ?n? ?and? ?expressed? ?his? ?thoughts? ?to? ?them.? ??


    “One? ?of? ?master’s? ?clones? ?has? ?some? ?gains? ?from? ?researching? ?dream? ?path,? ?he? ?is? ?able? ?to? ?create? ?a? ?dream? ?path? ?formation? ?to? ?raise? ?the? ?aptitude? ?of? ?an? ?entire? ?n.? ?I? ?already? ?have? ?sufficient? ?contribution? ?points,? ?I’ll? ?bring? ?you? ?to? ?the? ?formation? ?now,? ?what? ?do? ?you? ?think?”? ??


    Seeing? ?that? ?Ni? ?Lao? ?Shi? ?had? ?be? ?an? ?immortal? ?but? ?did? ?not? ?forget? ?his? ?roots,? ?the? ?higher-ups? ?were? ?very? ?moved? ?that? ?he? ?still? ?cared? ?about? ?their? ?development,? ?they? ?nodded? ?their? ?heads? ?in? ?agreement.? ??


    Ni? ?Lao? ?Shi? ?ced? ?the? ?nsmen? ?into? ?his? ?immortal? ?aperture? ?as? ?he? ?set? ?off? ?to? ?find? ?Meng? ?Qiu? ?Zhen.? ??


    After? ?Ni? ?Lao? ?Shi? ?paid? ?his? ?respects? ?and? ?stated? ?his? ?intention,? ?Meng? ?Qiu? ?Zhen? ?brought? ?him? ?to? ?a? ?dream? ?path? ?formation.? ??


    Ni? ?Lao? ?Shi? ?paid? ?the? ?necessary? ?contribution? ?points? ?as? ?Meng? ?Qiu? ?Zhen? ?activated? ?the? ?formation.? ?The? ?former? ?opened? ?his? ?immortal? ?aperture? ?door? ?and? ?let? ?out? ?his? ?nsmen? ?who? ?walked? ?into? ?the? ?dream? ?path? ?formation.? ??


    “Will? ?there? ?be? ?any? ?issues?”? ?Ni? ?Lao? ?Shi? ?stared? ?with? ?a? ?fixed? ?gaze? ?until? ?the? ?final? ?Ni? ?nsman? ?walked? ?into? ?the? ?formation.? ??


    He? ?had? ?an? ?expression? ?of? ?worry? ?as? ?he? ?said? ?that,? ?especially? ?when? ?his? ?parents? ?were? ?among? ?them.? ??


    Meng? ?Qiu? ?Zhen? ?smiled? ?lightly? ?as? ?he? ?shook? ?his? ?head:? ?”How? ?can? ?that? ?be?? ?Don’t? ?worry.”? ??


    Saying? ?so,? ?he? ?activated? ?the? ?formation.? ??


    At? ?the? ?next? ?moment,? ?all? ?the? ?Ni? ?nsmen? ?who? ?entered? ?the? ?formation? ?fell? ?onto? ?the? ?ground? ?as? ?some? ?started? ?snoring,? ?they? ?had? ?all? ?fallen? ?asleep.? ??


    However,? ?there? ?was? ?a? ?chain? ?of? ?explosions? ?that? ?soon? ?followed.? ??


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    These? ?Ni? ?nsmen? ?had? ?all? ?self-detonated? ?and? ?died? ?in? ?their? ?dreams.? ??


    Their? ?blood? ?was? ?extracted? ?by? ?the? ?formation? ?and? ?pumped? ?into? ?the? ?sole? ?surviving? ?Ni? ?nsman.? ??


    After? pleting? ?everything,? ?Human? ?Sea? ?who? ?was? ?deep? ?within? ?the? ?formation? ?also? ?activated.? ??


    Thus,? ?the? ?self-detonated? ?Ni? ?nsmen? ?were? ?revived? ?but? ?they? ?remained? ?asleep.? ??


    “How? ?many? ?ns? ?have? ?already? e? ?to? ?this? ?ce?”? ?Ni? ?Lao? ?Shi? ?asked.? ??


    “There? ?were? ?four,? ?you? ?are? ?the? ?fifth? ?n.”? ?Meng? ?Qiu? ?Zhen? ?said:? ?”Don’t? ?worry,? ?this? ?formation? ?is? ?very? ?safe.”? ?


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    At? ?the? ?same? ?time,? ?the? ?Ni? ?nsmen? ?started? ?the? ?second? ?round? ?of? ?self-detonation,? ?but? ?this? ?time,? ?the? ?final? ?survivor? ?was? ?switched? ?to? ?another? ?person.? ??


    Like? ?this,? ?they? ?were? ?revived? ?and? ?ughtered? ?continuously? ?until? ?all? ?the? ?Ni? ?n? ?members’? ?aptitude? ?rose.? ?


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    Meng? ?Qiu? ?Zhen? ?stopped? ?the? ?formation? ?and? ?woke? ?them? ?up.? ??


    Immediately,? ?waves? ?of? ?astonishment? ?hit? ?the? ?Ni? ?nsmen? ?as? ?they? ?cheered? ?and? ?shouted? ?with? ?loud? ?voices.? ??


    “Amazing,? ?my? ?aptitude? ?improved!”? ??


    “What? ?method? ?is? ?this?? ?It? ?is? ?so? ?strong,? ?so? ?strong!”? ??


    “Ni? ?Lao? ?Shi? ?is? ?a? ?really? ?good? ?child,? ?he? ?did? ?not? ?forget? ?us? ?even? ?after? ?immortal? ?ascension,? ?he? ?repaid? ?us? ?fully.”? ??


    Ni? ?Lao? ?Shi? ?inspected? ?everyone,? ?almost? ?all? ?of? ?them? ?had? ?A? ?grade? ?aptitude.? ??


    “This? ?is? ?truly? ?a? ?miracle.? ?I? ?guess? ?only? ?someone? ?like? ?master? ?can? ?perform? ?such? ?legendary? ?acts.”? ?Ni? ?Lao? ?Shi? ?was? ?very? ?shocked,? ?his? ?admiration? ?towards? ?Fang? ?Yuan? ?grew? ?deeper.? ??


    But? ?he? ?did? ?not? ?know? ?the? ?truth.? ??


    Dream? ?path? ?formation?? ?No,? ?this? ?was? ?clearly? ?a? ?blood? ?path? ?formation!? ??


    But? ?dream? ?path? ?was? ?a? ?great? ?cover? ?that? ?could? ?convince? ?many? ?Gu? ?Immortals.? ?After? ?all,? ?they? ?had? ?all? ?fallen? ?asleep,? ?it? ?was? ?quite? ?simr? ?to? ?dream? ?path? ?methods,? ?so? ?this? ?seemed? ?quite? ?normal? ?on? ?the? ?surface.? ??