Chapter 189: Heavenly Saint

The Golden Core giant beast was subdued by Jiang Zhengji and Du Xingchang working together.

The Red-haired Exotic Beasts on Wanlai Island finally showed expressions of terror.

They began to flee into the distance.

Some even wanted to jump into the sea to escape.

However, the purple Formation that Jiang Zhengji had previously set up had already completely sealed off Wanlai Island.

“Kill!”

With Jiang Zhengji's command, the five Heavenly Change members once again began their rampant and efficient slaughter.

Li Fan also pretended to have finished resting at this time, activating the 【Heavenly Spirit Fire Dragon Formation】 and occasionally unleashing a faint blue sword light, harvesting the lives of the Red-haired Exotic Beasts.

This time, no more complications arose.

After half a day, at sunset, only a quarter of the Red-haired Exotic Beasts on Wanlai Island remained.

“Stop!”

At this moment, Jiang Zhengji finally spoke again.

Heavy snow began to fall again, and he once again used the method he had employed when capturing that Golden Core giant beast.

Most of the remaining Red-haired Exotic Beasts on the island turned into small snowmen.

He then collected them, hiding them somewhere unknown.

“This mission was relatively smooth. We can return to the island now,” he said slowly.

The five-person team, all looking exhausted, let out long sighs of relief.

Li Fan also looked as if he had overexerted himself.

“This time, we owe it to Fellow Daoist. If it weren't for those crucial Formations, I don't think they would have successfully passed the test,” Jiang Zhengji said politely to Li Fan on the way back.

Li Fan showed a look of shame: “The Fellow Daoists from Yanwu Hall did all the work. I only set up some Formations and didn't actually kill many Exotic Beasts.”

Jiang Zhengji smiled: “Isn't that what a Formation Master should do? I see that Fellow Daoist's Formation Cultivation is not weak. Although you can't compare to those Great Masters, the role you played in actual combat was enormous. Especially that 【Entangled Muddy Water Formation】, it was truly brilliant.”

“I have participated in dozens of clear-out missions and encountered many Formation Masters. But someone like Fellow Daoist, with such outstanding adaptability, is truly rare.”

Li Fan shook his head: “You flatter me, you flatter me. It was just a flash of inspiration.”

Then he asked curiously: “Fellow Daoist has participated in dozens of clear-out missions? Could it be that these Red-haired Exotic Beasts have some special value? Otherwise, why not simply exterminate them all at once?”

Jiang Zhengji nodded and said: “Fellow Daoist's guess is correct. These Red-haired Exotic Beasts really do have some use.”

“The reason I captured a large number of them alive earlier, instead of killing them all, is precisely for this reason.”

“The Yanwu Hall headquarters of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has a mission that requires various regions to collect and submit a certain number of exotic treasures and exotic beasts capable of absorbing sound each year.”

“These Red-haired Exotic Beasts feed on sound. Although they are a bit weak, their numbers are vast, perfectly meeting the headquarters' mission requirements.”

“The headquarters is also very satisfied with the sound-eating effect of these Red-haired Exotic Beasts, and the quantity they require us to submit each year is increasing.”

Speaking of this, Jiang Zhengji had a triumphant look on his face.

“However, these Red-haired Exotic Beasts have no natural predators and don't need to worry about a lack of food. They reproduce extremely quickly.”

“Furthermore, they can devour their own kind to evolve. If their numbers become too large, it's not impossible for a monster at the Nascent Soul Realm to evolve.”

“That would be troublesome. To avoid this situation, we regularly clear out the Exotic Beasts on the island.”

Jiang Zhengji explained with a smile.

“So, the number of these Red-haired Exotic Beasts should not be too many, nor too few.”

“Maintaining them at a relatively low level is the best.”

“The number should not be too many, nor too few.” Li Fan slowly nodded upon hearing this, muttering to himself.

He seemed to recall something, subtly looking up at the sky, then fell into deep thought.

The journey back was uneventful, and after safely returning to Wanxian Island, Li Fan bid farewell to everyone.

Back in the tianxuan mirror, he immediately added Du Xingchang and the others as friends.

Sitting cross-legged in the tianxuan mirror, Li Fan's brows were tightly furrowed.

He recalled in his twelfth life, how he had cultivated a large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators prematurely due to his frantic Dharma Transmission.

This had even attracted the pursuit of Dao Integration cultivators.

“Not too many, is it because the New Law plunders heaven and earth, and if the number of Cultivators is allowed to expand unchecked, the resources of heaven and earth will be exhausted?”

“Then, why should the number of Cultivators not be too few?”

“Since they have attained Chang Sheng, why should they still care about Cultivators like ants?”

“The establishment of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and even the Five Old Men Association are all intentionally cultivating Cultivators.”

“Red-haired Exotic Beasts are useful to the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, so a certain number of them must be ensured.”

“What use are Cultivators to Chang Sheng Tian Zun?”

Before his Transmigration, Li Fan had heard the saying that all below the Saint are ants.

Saints are high above, viewing all things as straw dogs.

The life and death of all things in heaven and earth do not enter the Dharma Eye of a Saint.

Even if a great calamity descends, and living beings are plunged into misery.

Saints view it calmly, completely unconcerned.

Why do the Chang Sheng Tian Zuns of the Xuanhuang World instead require a certain number of Cultivators?

After the endless slaughter brought about by different immortal cultivation paths.

On a cultivation wasteland, why did the Celestial Venerable of Dharma Transmission, who had already attained Chang Sheng, create the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance in the first place?

Pity?

Or…

In an instant, several different answers emerged in Li Fan's mind.

But it was clear that none of them could be verified at this moment.

He could only deeply hide them in his heart, waiting for future verification.

Calming his turbulent emotions, Li Fan checked his Rank.

The reward for the Red-haired Exotic Beast clear-out mission was a Lower Class B Merit.

The actual Rank increase was two and sixty.

After completing only this one mission, Li Fan's Rank had risen to Derivation Three, with sixty percent progress.

“It seems that in the early stages, the increase in Rank is still quite easy.”

Li Fan then checked the newly appeared Cultivation Techniques.

Unfortunately, he still couldn't find any that could increase his ability for multi-tasking.

For the next period, Li Fan took on and completed two more merit missions.

One was an Upper Class C Merit, and the other was also a Lower Class B Merit.

The process of completing the missions was very smooth, with no complications.

While getting to know many members of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance system, Li Fan's Rank also upgraded to Derivation Five.

The annual limit of three merit missions had been used up, but he still hadn't found a suitable Cultivation Technique.

“It seems that even with the 【derivation law jade】 infinitely deducing Cultivation Techniques within this Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, the ability to multi-task is still an extremely precious method.”

“I wonder what Rank I need to reach before it appears in the exchange list.”

“The detailed exchange list for items at different Ranks is also confidential and cannot be spread freely. The higher the Rank, the higher the confidentiality. If accidentally leaked, it could result in merit deduction at best, or being held accountable and killed at worst.”

“If not for that, I could ask others, at least to have an idea.”

“Now, I can only find another opportunity to try and increase my Rank as much as possible.”

During this time, Zhou Qingang, the Town Guardian of Taian Island, had been acting very normally.

However, Li Fan was very patient.

He believed that before the Crimson Flame Burning Sea descended, he would definitely reveal his true colors.