Chapter 204 The big thing needs to be resolved

After experiencing the profoundness of the complete Sitting Mountain Skill for most of the day, Li Fan purchased a blank Cultivation Technique Sales Contract from the tianxuan mirror.

It was largely the same as the one Li Fan had signed previously when selling the Thousand Machines Jade Ring Golden Chapter to the tianxuan mirror.

However, since most Cultivators have a requirement to keep their Cultivation Technique secret, the buyer of this contract could remain anonymous.

Such a contract cost five hundred contribution points, which was much cheaper than the thousand contribution points for a regular Business Contract.

The format was fixed; one only needed to fill in the seller, the Cultivation Technique's name, and the selling price.

Li Fan changed his handwriting and successively wrote down He Zhenghao, Sitting Mountain Skill, and fifty-five thousand contribution points.

He then sent it to He Zhenghao using the tianxuan mirror.

"Fellow Daoist He, the matter has been settled. The other party is quite generous, and the price is five thousand points higher than expected. You should quickly sign the contract."

A moment later, He Zhenghao's surprised voice came: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist! I'll sign it now, I'll sign it now!"

Not long after, a golden light streaked through space and entered Li Fan's body.

He Zhenghao henceforth forgot the Sitting Mountain Skill.

Li Fan then exchanged fifty-five Top-Grade Spirit Stones and handed them to He Zhenghao.

The transaction was thus completed.

He activated the Supreme Primordial Scripture to completely transform his own Cultivation Technique.

Then, he spent over half a month familiarizing himself with and mastering each technique within the Sitting Mountain Skill.

Afterward, Li Fan conducted another experiment.

Huan Zhen continuously transformed into different Foundation Establishment wonders within his Dantian, and each time it transformed, Li Fan would Cultivate for a period.

He used this to compare the impact of different wonders on the speed of Cultivating the Sitting Mountain Skill.

The result was somewhat disappointing to Li Fan; the wonders of heaven and earth he currently possessed did not have a particularly suitable affinity with the Sitting Mountain Skill. The Cultivation speeds were all quite similar.

Fortunately, the impact was not very significant. The reason Li Fan valued the Sitting Mountain Skill was its investment function.

In this life, only He Zhenghao had received Li Fan's favor so far.

He immediately closed his eyes, stopped Cultivating, and carefully sensed the changes in the growth of his cultivation within his body.

A moment later, Li Fan found his target.

A cultivation base seemed to appear out of thin air; although the quantity was extremely small and imperceptible without careful distinction, it flowed continuously like a gentle stream.

Li Fan smiled slightly: "It seems Fellow Daoist He is progressing well."

"In the twelfth life, when I Cultivated the Sitting Mountain Skill, my investments focused on quantity. Although the progress was extremely fast, it attracted the pursuit of powerful beings."

"In this life, I need to change the plan. Investments will focus on quality."

"I will invest in the Prodigies from my memories, and I will no longer restrict them. I will simply provide them with Cultivation Techniques for free, allowing them to Cultivate freely and seek their own Opportunities."

"With the Luck of these Prodigies, without any restraints, their Cultivation speed will surely far exceed the previous time."

"Furthermore, with Formless Killing Intent monitoring them, I will be able to sense it immediately once they comprehend a Divine Ability. I can continuously observe it and make it my own."

Li Fan's thoughts turned, and he silently pondered.

Li Fan had already conducted experiments before; providing Cultivation Techniques for free was equivalent to exchanging contribution points for cultivation, a sure profit.

In this life, his contribution points were relatively abundant, enough to support Xiao Heng, Su Xiaomei, and others in Cultivating to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Li Fan mused that by the time they all Cultivated to the Late Stage Foundation Establishment, he should probably be able to Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage.

"However, I need to think of a foolproof method. After all, things given for free often make people suspicious and unappreciative."

…

Just as Li Fan was contemplating how to maximize the effect of [Sitting and Enjoying the Fruits of Labor].

On Wanxian Island, Zhou Qingang's mysterious disappearance finally attracted the attention of relevant personnel.

The Yanwu Hall dispatched a team of Golden Cores, led by Gongsun Elder of the Tianji Hall, to investigate the matter.

Initially, the conclusion that Zhou Qingang had perished in the belly of a fish caused a great stir.

How could a dignified Foundation Establishment cultivator be bitten to death by ordinary fish?

It must be a conspiracy of the Five Old Men Association!

A thorough investigation was about to begin. He Zhenghao, hearing the news, became anxious and invited Li Fan to Liuli Island to discuss countermeasures.

Li Fan comforted him, telling him not to worry, to act as usual, and not to show any abnormalities.

Afterward, he submitted the video he had recorded with a record stone at the time.

However, he only kept the part where he changed his appearance and searched for special stones on an unnamed island.

All the parts where he dived into the seabed and conversed with the broken stone face were deleted.

While submitting it, Li Fan also explained that he had accidentally seen Zhou Qingang change his appearance and then act suspiciously.

That's why he kept an eye out, secretly followed, and recorded the footage.

As for what happened afterward, he couldn't know because he had lost track of him.

The authenticity of the video was quickly confirmed.

Li Fan also underwent an investigation by the Tianji Hall.

The other party asked a series of questions, such as when the video was recorded and why it was only submitted after Zhou Qingang disappeared.

"The recording time was probably twenty-three days ago. At the time, I didn't think much of it, just felt that this person might be hiding some secret."

"Who knew that while I was in seclusion, he died? And in such an absurd way, eaten by fish!"

"I knew something was wrong, so I immediately submitted this video."

With the enhancement of the Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart, Li Fan appeared a little nervous and honestly explained.

A Cultivator from the Tianji Hall nodded slowly after hearing this.

Then, the people in charge of the investigation exchanged a few words and allowed Li Fan to leave.

"Don't leave the island easily recently. You might be needed to cooperate with the investigation again at any time," the other party instructed before he left.

Li Fan repeatedly nodded in agreement.

However, the second investigation the other party claimed would happen never arrived.

A few days later, the previously grand investigation on Wanxian Island suddenly vanished without a trace.

It was as if this matter had never happened, and as if there had never been a person named Zhou Qingang.

The strange and abnormal turn of events could not help but cause people to discuss heatedly.

However, everyone knew that this matter was a bit bizarre, so they only discussed it in private.

"Fellow Daoist Li Fan, what exactly is going on? Wasn't that Zhou Qingang a spy? Why did he suddenly die?"

"And why did the Immortal Alliance suddenly stop the investigation?"

He Zhenghao, relieved from the crisis, was full of doubts.

Li Fan pondered for a moment and then understood the whole story.

He said with a smile: "In my opinion, it's precisely because they found out Zhou Qingang was a spy that the investigation was suddenly terminated."

"The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's various states are highly autonomous. Not only was a spy infiltrated into the Congyun Sea branch, but he was also allowed to become an Island Town Guardian."

"That's a huge scandal."

"To avoid punishment from the headquarters and to protect the positions of many people, they naturally have to downplay the big issues and resolve the small ones."

"Anyway, Zhou Qingang is already dead. It doesn't matter whether he died by accident or was murdered."

"The most important thing is that he is truly dead. One death settles everything; they'll just pretend this never happened."

"Only then can everyone be happy."

"As for whether he stole and transmitted any confidential information…"

"It doesn't matter. Is the Five Old Men Association going to attack us or something?"

When He Zhenghao first heard Li Fan's words, he found them unbelievable and absurd.

But after deep thought, he felt that the truth was probably indeed so.

Thus, he was speechless for a long time.