"How is this possible..." Xu Hei was momentarily stunned and asked, "How did you achieve this?"

A single teleportation covering ten thousand miles is standard for a Divine Transformation cultivator, yet Night Owl managed thirty thousand!

"Hmph! This is just the basic application. Your flying sword teleportation and devouring laws can also be improved," Night Owl said with an air of superiority. "Xu Hei, your time in the Divine Transformation stage has been too short. You need to learn and practice more. Don't think that just because you have a strong foundation, you can look down on others. Remember, there is always someone better, and the heavens are vast."

Xu Hei's curiosity was piqued, and he quickly stopped, cupped his fists, and said, "Please, Grand Elder, guide me!"

After speaking, he took out a fifth-grade Spirit Medicine and offered it.

It was a twenty-thousand-year-old Thousand Leaf Grass, cultivated from the most common four-leaf clover, containing extremely potent wood element essence, suitable for refining most fifth-grade wood element pills.

Night Owl accepted the Spirit Medicine with a smile and said, "Heh, Zhao Nanqi also gave me this back then, but I didn't accept it."

Xu Hei showed a curious expression and asked, "Why?"

Night Owl, pleased with Xu Hei's demeanor, replied, "Because his heart wasn't sincere enough. Cultivation is the same; one must strive for perfection and not spread oneself too thin."

Night Owl smiled slightly, thinking to himself that Xu Hei's comprehension was indeed exceptional. He put away the two Spirit Medicines and said, "Good! I will first teach you the technique of teleportation."

The teleportation of a Divine Transformation cultivator, simply put, involves compressing space with powerful cultivation and releasing it instantly to achieve the effect of shrinking the ground to an inch, similar in principle to a Small Teleportation Talisman.

"Xu Hei, do you know about the spring effect of space?" Night Owl asked.

"Huh?" Xu Hei looked puzzled.

"This teleportation is just like a spring; the tighter it's compressed, the greater the distance. Theoretically, if your spring force is strong enough, you could teleport all the way to a Sea Star," Night Owl explained.

Xu Hei nodded, half-understanding.

Night Owl continued, "I will first impart a secret technique to you."

…………

In the forbidden area of the Divine Puppet Sect's back mountain.

Zhao Nanqi, with a troubled expression, landed in front of a pavilion. Inside the pavilion was a chessboard, and sitting on one side was a bearded elder with deep, weathered eyes that seemed to see through everything.

He immediately noticed Zhao Nanqi's distress and said calmly, "Junior Brother Zhao, what's troubling you? Encountered some difficulties?"

"Sigh!" Zhao Nanqi sighed and said, "It's nothing, just a small issue."

"Oh? Junior Brother, speak freely. Don't hold it in. In this small domain of the Divine Puppet Sect, I still have some say," the bearded elder said.

The elder's name was Liu Yunjing, over three thousand years old, with unfathomable cultivation, a true veteran Divine Transformation cultivator. They often played chess here, and he was the person Zhao Nanqi was most familiar with.

Back then, when he was injured fighting against the divine thunder of the Dao of Heaven, it was the Spirit Medicine gifted by Zhao Nanqi that accelerated his recovery, and they shared a bit of camaraderie.

Zhao Nanqi sighed again, remaining silent, only picking up a chess piece...

After a game, Zhao Nanqi unsurprisingly lost.

Liu Yunjing frowned and said, "Junior Brother, your mind is elsewhere. If you don't speak up, I will personally ask the Sect Master."

Zhao Nanqi sighed and said, "To be honest, Senior Brother, I've encountered some trouble recently. If I can't gather ten Supreme Spirit Stones within a week, I'll be in big trouble."

Liu Yunjing, an old hand, squinted his eyes and asked, "Is it related to Xu Hei?"

Zhao Nanqi shook his head and said, "Just a small matter, Senior Brother need not concern yourself. I came here to borrow some Spirit Stones from you. After the war, I will repay you with interest."

"Ridiculous!" Liu Yunjing slapped the chessboard and stood up, saying, "Ten Supreme Spirit Stones, why not just rob someone? The war is about to start, and there's still time for internal strife. The Sect Master doesn't stop it; it's absurd! I'm going to reason with him!"

With that, he was about to fly out of the pavilion towards the sect's main hall.

Zhao Nanqi quickly stopped him and said, "Senior Brother, we should focus on the bigger picture! Don't cause trouble at a time like this."

"Hmph!" Liu Yunjing's face darkened as he sat back down. He took out a Storage Bag and tossed it to Zhao Nanqi, "Consider the Spirit Medicine you gave me as bought. These Spirit Stones are yours; no need to repay."

Zhao Nanqi was overjoyed and quickly bowed in gratitude, "Thank you, Senior Brother."

He scanned the Storage Bag with his Divine Sense and found three Supreme Spirit Stones inside, matching the value of the Spirit Medicine he had gifted, neither more nor less.

Zhao Nanqi was initially overjoyed, but upon seeing this, his heart sank, and he looked at Liu Yunjing.

Liu Yunjing said righteously, "Junior Brother Zhao, the Sect Master is biased in this matter. After the war, I swear I will seek justice for you!"

Zhao Nanqi was silent for a moment, then cupped his fists towards Liu Yunjing, "Thank you, Senior Brother!"

He bowed respectfully and then turned to leave.

As he watched Zhao Nanqi leave, Liu Yunjing's previously angry expression vanished instantly, and a deep gleam flashed in his eyes.

"Junior Brother Zhao, from now on, we're even. You can play chess with me, but don't ask me to step in. I can't afford the trouble."

"However, you were smart enough to stop me, heh." Liu Yunjing reclined in his chair, secretly amused.

…………

A day later, Xu Hei was brought to the forbidden area of the back mountain. In the presence of several Ancestors, he was officially appointed as the Grand Elder.

He became the seventh Divine Transformation cultivator of the current generation in the Divine Puppet Sect.

From then on, Xu Hei enjoyed the highest authority in the sect, able to control the life and death of any Elemental Infant stage cultivator. Under limited conditions, he could utilize all resources and deploy all forces.

Xu Hei could take a tenth of the Supreme Spirit Stones and various resources the sect acquired in the future.

Of course, the condition was that Xu Hei must act when the sect was in peril. This didn't need to be reminded; Xu Hei would naturally do so.

He remembered that when he was undergoing the Divine Transformation, several seniors had helped him, fighting against the Dao of Heaven together.

It was a tremendous favor, unspoken by Night Owl or Xu Hei, but remembered in his heart.

Perhaps the Divine Puppet Sect hadn't realized that the divine thunder of the Dao of Heaven was drawn by Xu Hei, but regardless, Xu Hei was not one to forget kindness.

In the days that followed, the Divine Puppet Sect launched a series of preparations for the upcoming war.

From the high-level Divine Transformation stage to the Core Formation stage cannon fodder, everyone had to participate. In this crisis concerning the survival of the planet, no one could stand aside.

The first step was defense.

The sect assigned each Divine Transformation cultivator a territory to guard and encouraged them to recruit and ally with various forces on the Divine Continent Star to serve them.

"Xu Hei, choose a place to be responsible for, or should I help you choose?" Night Owl took out a map of the Divine Continent Star.

Xu Hei didn't hesitate much and pointed to a sea area, saying, "East Sea."