Chapter 48: Extinct Azure Glaze Pearl

Unfortunately, Li Fan could only think about it for now.

The Tianxuan Mirror was the supreme treasure of the Myriad Immortals Alliance and the very Foundation of its existence.

It was certainly not something a mere Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator like Li Fan could covet.

It was more realistic to take on tasks and earn Contribution Points.

Suppressing the greed in his heart, Li Fan opened the list of tasks for Contribution Points.

He filtered for tasks suitable for the Early Stage of Qi Refining that carried little danger.

At a glance, they were all menial tasks or errands, and the rewards were mostly only one or two Contribution Points.

Moreover, they often disappeared after just a moment; clearly, Li Fan was not the only one watching them.

After removing the condition of low danger, many new tasks appeared.

These tasks often required traveling to various islands in the Congyun Sea to handle certain matters.

But because the targets of these tasks were all Mortals, no combat was required, and the danger was not too high.

The rewards for these tasks were around five to ten points.

Using the teleportation array on Ten Thousand Immortals Island also required Contribution Points, one point per trip.

After deducting the two points required for a round trip, there was not much left of the task's reward.

Earning enough Contribution Points to stay in the Tianxuan Mirror and Cultivate from time to time was truly not an easy task.

Although earning Contribution Points would become easier as his strength increased, the Contribution Points required to activate the auxiliary Cultivation mode would also increase as his cultivation level rose.

In this way, he would still have to run around for Contribution Points.

Coupled with the fact that exchanging for a Cultivation Technique also required a large amount of Contribution Points…

Li Fan suddenly understood why the Tianxuan Mirror had opened this auxiliary Cultivation function.

Any Cultivator who had experienced that super Cultivation mode would find it hard to refuse trying it again.

Furthermore, assuming the same amount of time was spent, saving up Contribution Points to activate auxiliary Cultivation was still slightly faster in terms of overall progress than just Cultivating in isolation.

Cultivation Techniques, resources, auxiliary Cultivation…

This Myriad Immortals Alliance really had Cultivators firmly in its grasp.

Li Fan thought to himself while searching for a task suitable for him.

Earning Contribution Points was secondary; Li Fan's main goal was to find an opportunity to go out and retrieve the Taiyan Boat hidden within [Huan Zhen].

The Taiyan Boat still contained a lot of gold and jewelry, as well as a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object: the zhibu remnant stele.

It would surely be able to be exchanged for a significant amount of Contribution Points.

As for why he did not just take it out on Ten Thousand Immortals Island…

He was not stupid; would doing so not be telling others directly that he possessed a rare treasure?

Li Fan believed that every inch of land on Ten Thousand Immortals Island was under the surveillance of the Tianxuan Realm.

If he attracted their attention, it would be troublesome.

Although [Huan Zhen] could turn reality into void, that required his conscious control.

What if a great expert made a move and directly immobilized his Li Fan's Divine Sense, making him unable to think?

Wouldn't he then be powerless to change anything and left at their mercy?

Even if there was such a slight possibility, Li Fan would not take the risk.

Moreover, judging from the power displayed by the Tianxuan Mirror, there must be experts of such a level in the current Cultivation World.

Regardless, caution was Li Fan's first principle in acting.

…

Just then, Li Fan suddenly saw a few familiar words in a pile of tasks.

"Liuli Island."

His heart leaped with joy, and he quickly accepted the task first.

Then, he carefully examined the details of the task.

It turned out that within the Myriad Immortals Alliance, the specialty of Liuli Island, the Azure Glaze Pearl, had run out.

According to regulations, the next submission would not be until half a year later.

The Alchemy room was in urgent need, so they issued a commission to recruit someone to go to Liuli Island to retrieve at least twenty Azure Glaze Pearls.

The reward would be determined by the quality and quantity of the Azure Glaze Pearls.

Li Fan had heard of these Azure Glaze Pearls ever since he arrived at Liuli Island; they occasionally formed inside the bodies of Luli Fish.

He just did not know what kind of Medicinal Pill they were used to refine.

However, this task was perfect for him.

After spending 5 Contribution Points to buy the smallest Storage Ring as a cover, Li Fan did not delay, exited the Tianxuan Mirror, and headed straight for the Dharma Transmission Plaza.

Returning along the original path, Li Fan arrived at the stone statue from before.

Li Fan now knew that the ten thousand statues on the Dharma Transmission Plaza each corresponded to an island in the Congyun Sea.

The teleportation arrays were connected to the island-protecting arrays of each island.

And the stone statue in front of him, symbolizing Liuli Island, was a leaping Luli Fish.

After deducting one Contribution Point, Li Fan activated the teleportation array.

This time, the feeling of dizziness was indeed much weaker, and Li Fan quickly recovered.

"I wonder which Fellow Daoist this is…" He Zhenghao's voice came faintly.

"Eh? Why is it you?" After seeing who it was, He Zhenghao was somewhat puzzled.

Li Fan immediately explained the task he had accepted and the matter of coming to retrieve the Azure Glaze Pearls.

"Azure Glaze Pearls, I will order someone to take you to retrieve them." He Zhenghao did not think much of it after listening, nodded, and said, "You have adapted quite quickly, young friend, to be out doing tasks so anxiously."

"Alas, forced by life," Li Fan said, pretending to be somewhat helpless.

He Zhenghao immediately wore an expression of "I understand."

Following a servant to the Liuli Government, Li Fan met Steward Qian, who was in charge of finances.

Steward Qian bowed respectfully to the ground, and it was unclear whether he recognized Li Fan.

After all, Li Fan had previously been in charge of a shipping fleet for Liuli Island and had met Steward Qian a few times.

However, even if he did recognize him, Steward Qian would likely pretend not to.

Regardless, in their eyes, an Immortal Master was a lofty existence that must absolutely not be offended.

Upon receiving the order, Steward Qian quickly brought out all the Azure Glaze Pearls in the island's inventory.

"Reporting to the Immortal Master, there are currently only twenty-three Azure Glaze Pearls left on the island. This is also all that our Liuli Island has been able to collect recently. If the Immortal Master needs more, I am afraid you will have to wait for a year or so," Steward Qian said with some trepidation.

"Oh? What happened?" Li Fan asked.

"I dare not deceive the Immortal Master. According to the island's fishing fleet, it seems that due to overfishing, the schools of Luli Fish encountered are becoming fewer and fewer. I am afraid we will have to wait for them to recover naturally for a period of time before we can fish for them again," Steward Qian said.

Li Fan nodded upon hearing this.

In his heart, however, the words Zhang Haobo had said to him suddenly surfaced.

"I understand this matter." Li Fan put the Azure Glaze Pearls into his Storage Ring and did not return immediately, but instead went to Tingyou Tower first.

Entering his home, Li Fan waited for a moment, released his Divine Sense to ensure He Zhenghao was not secretly spying, and then released the Taiyan Boat.

Then, he quickly completed the transfer of the gold, silver, and the zhibu remnant stele from inside the Taiyan Boat.

After doing all this, Li Fan returned to the Protector array.

Just as he was about to return directly to Ten Thousand Immortals Island, Li Fan heard a voice from behind him.

"Young friend, please stay!"

Li Fan's hair stood on end; he immediately turned his head and looked at He Zhenghao with a vigilant gaze.