Chapter 333: celestial capital feather transformation pill

The appearance of the Clone Xiao Fan was completely different from the ordinary look of the Clone Li Fan.

When Li Fan created him, he specifically molded him to be eight feet tall, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, fair skin, and incredibly handsome.

"The more eye-catching, the better. Go claim Jicheng Immortal Venerable's reward, and then, with everyone's attention on you, head to Yuandao Province."

"Let's see if that monster lurking above Yuandao Province is truly undetectable by anyone."

The Clone Xiao Fan nodded with a smile.

He turned into a streak of blue light and left the secret room.

Li Fan did not leave immediately.

Instead, he stayed there for over a month until the time reached Anchor Year 29, before leisurely returning to Tian Yu State.

During this time, the Clone was only doing one thing: obtaining a legal identity within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

After reaching the Golden Core Realm, joining the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance was no longer as simple as finding someone to recommend you.

After all, cultivation is difficult; for a Loose Cultivator to reach Foundation Establishment is already incredibly hard.

A Golden Core Loose Cultivator is truly rare.

Although it wasn't like joining the internal establishment where one had to undergo the trial of the White Jade Heart-Questioning Platform.

At the very least, questioning and some trial missions were still necessary.

Fortunately, Li Fan had scouted the process in advance.

Although it took some effort, he eventually succeeded in joining the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

Along the way, he also got to know the guardian of Juyu City in Tian Yu State, Zhou Luo.

Zhou Luo was a Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator, but because the Clone Xiao Fan was a Loose Cultivator who had already reached the Golden Core Realm at such a young age,

he was therefore quite polite to the Clone.

After the two exchanged communication talismans, the Clone used a teleportation Formation to first reach Tianyu City for transit.

Then he headed straight for Tianquan Province.

The location for participating in Jicheng Immortal Venerable's reward was there.

Tianquan Province, as its name suggests, has countless links to the word 'authority'.

Many Cultivators holding important positions in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance would set up properties and build Immortal Caves in this province.

Their relatives and subordinates would often follow them as well.

Consequently, land prices in Tianquan Province skyrocketed, making every inch of land as valuable as gold.

Unlike other provinces which still had vast stretches of wilderness, in the massive Tianquan Province, almost every inch of the outdoors was covered by one private Formation after another, indicating someone lived there.

And those who could live within Tianquan City were the elite among the elite.

Jicheng Immortal Venerable's Tianji Academy was located within Tianquan City.

Li Fan's Clone stepped out of the teleportation Formation and, after a quick inquiry, learned the location of the Tianji Academy.

At the entrance, two Cultivators in gray robes stood on either side of the gate.

Observing their cultivation, they were actually both Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators.

Their expressions were cold, radiating an aura that warned strangers to stay away.

However, upon hearing that Li Fan was there for the reward and possessed a rare longevity treasure, they immediately switched to a very enthusiastic expression.

A beam of light from a mirror on the door swept over, confirming the Clone's identity.

One of them immediately greeted, "Fellow Daoist Xiao Fan, right? This way, please."

He then led Li Fan into the Tianji Academy.

After many twists and turns, they arrived at a large hall.

Many Cultivators had already gathered inside, their eyes fixed on a tianxuan mirror hanging in the center of the hall.

Li Fan looked over and saw rows of Cultivators' names and the longevity treasures they had offered written clearly upon it.

From the discussions among the Cultivators, Li Fan learned the reason.

It turned out that the commotion caused by this reward was too great; besides attracting countless Cultivators to offer treasures, it had also caused dissatisfaction among some people.

They believed that the opportunity to use the derivation law jade was a reward from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance for Jicheng Immortal Venerable's hard work and great achievements.

It was a symbol of glory.

But now, to save his own life, Jicheng Immortal Venerable had chosen to transfer this glory to someone else.

This was a desecration of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's glory!

Anyone with half an eye could see that this rhetoric was purely intended to cause trouble.

Jicheng Immortal Venerable had been in charge of the Garrison Academy for over five hundred years; though he held great power, he had inevitably made many enemies.

Now that he was heavily injured, had resigned from his position as commander-in-chief, and his Lifespan was clearly nearing its end,

those enemies naturally came out to stir up trouble.

Although for the sake of the overall situation and the face of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, they wouldn't start an actual fight.

But they could still manage to annoy Jicheng Heavenly Venerable through various overt and covert means.

Consequently, all sorts of rumors and gossip sprouted up almost overnight.

All of them criticized Jicheng Immortal Venerable from a self-righteous perspective.

The storm was so great that later, there were even faint rumors circulating that Jicheng Immortal Venerable, under pressure, had already pre-selected the three slots for using the derivation law jade for the descendants of other Immortal Venerables to settle the matter.

The longevity treasures offered by the Cultivators for nothing would only end up benefiting others.

Although the rumors were obviously false, when they are spread enough, someone will always believe them.

Many Cultivators began to have second thoughts.

At this time, Jicheng Immortal Venerable, who had remained silent throughout the ordeal, finally spoke up.

"The so-called pre-selection is pure fabrication."

"For the sake of fairness, justice, and to gain the public's trust, the selection of longevity treasures this time will not involve the people of the Tianji Academy. Instead, it will be publicized through the tianxuan mirror to avoid any possibility of backroom deals."

Upon hearing that the tianxuan mirror would directly identify and rank the items, the Cultivators were put at ease.

The tianxuan mirror, after all, could not be faked.

Then Jicheng Immortal Venerable made another promise: even if the Cultivators who offered treasures failed to make it into the top three,

Jicheng Immortal Venerable would still provide compensation at double the market price.

With the personal promise of this old Immortal Venerable, the number of Cultivators participating in the reward finally increased again.

Seeing that the three-year deadline for the reward was nearing its end, they did not leave after handing over their longevity treasures.

Instead, they stayed in the hall, constantly watching the rankings displayed on the tianxuan mirror.

Li Fan also looked toward the list; he saw that for the first place, the name of the offering Cultivator was blurred, but the treasure's name was already known: a longevity fruit that extended Lifespan by five hundred years.

The second place, however, was a significant drop.

"Wan Yu, Green Wood Longevity Pill. Can extend Lifespan by two hundred and eighty-six years."

Seeing this, Li Fan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"I didn't expect my Rebirth Longevity Fruit to still be ranked second. Truly lucky."

Li Fan continued to look down the list; the rankings were filled with longevity treasures he had never heard of.

"Jicheng Immortal Venerable has consumed too many longevity treasures; only these that are almost unique and difficult to replicate can have an effect."

While he was lost in thought,

another Cultivator entered the hall.

Ignoring everyone else, he walked straight to the Tianxuan Mirror in the center.

He took out a purple wooden box and slowly opened it.

"I have a celestial capital feather transformation pill, which can extend Lifespan by eight hundred years, to offer to the Great Jicheng Immortal Venerable!"

Although his voice was soft, it sounded like a thunderclap in everyone's ears. They all stood up in shock, sizing up the newcomer.

Li Fan also couldn't help but fix his gaze on the person.

"celestial capital feather transformation pill? From Yuandao Province?"

"Wait, this person… looks a bit familiar."

In an instant, Li Fan recognized the Cultivator's identity.

It was the Cultivator who had won the Set Fish jackpot at the end of Anchor Year 16 in the Congyun Sea, raking in 1.56 million contribution points.

Han Yi.