Chapter 50: Tai’an Has Spiritual Fruits

The prices of items sold in the Tianxuan Mirror are not fixed.

Prices are regulated by the Tianxuan Mirror and are positively correlated with the number of buyers.

For example, at this moment, once the news spread that Azure Glaze Pearls were in short supply and Azure Glaze Pills could no longer be refined for a period, it immediately triggered a massive buying spree by some people.

Among them, some genuinely needed Azure Glaze Pills to accelerate their cultivation, but more were like Li Fan, wanting to hoard and make a big profit.

Thus, the price of Azure Glaze Pills rose from 6 points to 9 points in a short time.

This sudden price change also attracted the attention of those who were still unaware.

After some inquiries, they learned the news that Azure Glaze Pearls were about to become extinct.

So these people quickly joined the rush to buy.

The price of Azure Glaze Pills then rose again.

Briefly reaching an astonishing price of 12 points per pill.

Li Fan, seeing that it was about right, chose to sell all the Azure Glaze Pills in his hand.

Naturally, he sold them directly to the Tianxuan Mirror.

Since there were many buyers, the Tianxuan Mirror's purchase price was not nearly half off like when it bought the zhibu remnant stele before.

Instead, it was at the "high price" of 10 points per pill.

Li Fan was not greedy and readily sold all 350 Azure Glaze Pills he held.

With 3500 Contribution Points earned, plus the remaining 129 points from before, Li Fan's total Contribution Points had now reached as many as 3629 points!

After Li Fan made his move, the狂热 sentiment in the market began to cool down.

A price of 12 points per pill clearly exceeded the intrinsic value of Azure Glaze Pills.

After all, the effects of Azure Glaze Pills were not irreplaceable. There were many other Medicinal Pills with similar functions. The reason Azure Glaze Pills were so popular was their low price.

The temporary surge in Azure Glaze Pill prices was merely due to the market losing rationality momentarily from the sudden news stimulus.

When everyone calmed down, the price of Azure Glaze Pills returned to a relatively reasonable and stable level.

8 Contribution Points per pill.

At that point, Li Fan bought another 100 Azure Glaze Pills for his own cultivation.

He spent 800 points, leaving 2829 Contribution Points.

Through this operation, Li Fan gained 600 Contribution Points while also getting 100 Azure Glaze Pills for free!

600 Contribution Points were equivalent to the annual savings of an ordinary diligent Qi Refining Cultivator who only focused on tasks.

Not to mention the 100 Azure Glaze Pills, which were as good as hard currency.

Truly, "Murder and arson lead to wealth; building bridges and repairing roads leave no bones!"

Li Fan sighed.

However, despite the sigh, it did not affect Li Fan's spending speed as a beneficiary.

"Introduction to Formations," "Elementary Understanding of the Dao of Alchemy," "Basics of Artifact Refining," "Illustrated Guide to Treasures of the Cultivation World"—whether useful or not, Li Fan bought them all first.

Protective robes, Concealing Qi Talismans, Elementary Composite Formations, Elementary Alchemy Sets, and other common items for Cultivators, Li Fan also bought to his heart's content.

As his Storage Ring gradually filled, his Contribution Points plummeted to 346.

Li Fan did not feel any regret. After finishing his purchases, he took an Azure Glaze Pill, activated the auxiliary cultivation mode, and began practicing the Small衍Water Decisive.

Abundant water-attributed Spiritual Qi surged forth, and Li Fan once again experienced what it meant to have a Genius's cultivation speed.

The Tianxuan Mirror's auxiliary cultivation mode, combined with the effects of Azure Glaze Pills, made Li Fan's cultivation progress advance by leaps and bounds.

In just two days, Li Fan broke through the Early Qi Refining Stage. Then, in another three days, he cultivated the Small衍Water Decisive to the Perfection of the Middle Qi Refining Stage.

No Bottleneck, smooth progress, exhilarating, and still craving more!

Li Fan became deeply addicted to this method of cultivation, so when the cultivation automatically stopped due to the lack of the Late Qi Refining Stage technique of the Small衍Water Decisive, he felt a great sense of loss and emptiness.

Fortunately, the price of 600 Contribution Points for the Late Qi Refining part of the Small衍Water Decisive helped Li Fan calm down a bit.

Just as he was pondering whether to sell some Azure Glaze Pills to exchange for the subsequent technique, he received a visit request from He Zhenghao.

Li Fan thought for a moment, took out a newly bought Concealing Qi Talisman from his Storage Ring, and put it on before allowing He Zhenghao in.

As soon as He Zhenghao saw Li Fan, he said excitedly, "I've already talked to the Guardian of Tai'an Island. Next, I'll take you to meet him, and you can accept the commission."

Then, He Zhenghao took out a talisman and handed it to Li Fan: "Wear this on you. Remember, don't say much when we meet; leave everything to me."

Li Fan took the talisman and looked at it, his face darkening.

If Li Fan hadn't just bought an identical one not long ago, he wouldn't have recognized what it was.

This talisman was called a "Prestige Talisman," with the opposite effect of a Concealing Qi Talisman.

A Concealing Qi Talisman hides one's cultivation level, while a Prestige Talisman is used to disguise oneself as a Cultivator of a certain Realm.

The Prestige Talisman He Zhenghao gave was meant to make Li Fan pretend to be a Foundation Establishment cultivator!

Indeed, the claim that a Qi Refining Cultivator was enough to guard an island was all a trick to fool Li Fan.

He Zhenghao had long planned to have Li Fan disguise himself as a Foundation Establishment cultivator to accept the commission of guarding Tai'an Island, thus profiting from the difference!

One must know that hiring a Foundation Establishment cultivator versus a Qi Refining Cultivator involved incomparable costs in Contribution Points.

He Zhenghao did not notice Li Fan's expression and cheerfully introduced the Guardian of Tai'an Island to Li Fan: Zhou Qingang.

Li Fan couldn't expose He Zhenghao and could only force a smile to greet Zhou Qingang.

This person is absolutely not to be befriended! Li Fan glanced at the smiling He Zhenghao from the corner of his eye, silently吐槽ing.

Zhou Qingang looked at Li Fan and was very satisfied.

He immediately issued a directed commission to He Zhenghao.

After He Zhenghao accepted the commission, he turned around and issued a commission to Li Fan.

"Replace Zhou Qingang in guarding Tai'an Island while he seeks Opportunities. Reward: 800 Contribution Points per year."

Fortunately, He Zhenghao hadn't deducted too outrageously. As things stood, Li Fan could only accept this task.

After Zhou Qingang handed a jade token to He Zhenghao, he left impatiently to find his own Opportunity for Breakthrough.

Seeing this, He Zhenghao also sighed in relief, handed the token to Li Fan, and said solemnly, "This is the Guardian Token of Tai'an Island. With this, you can control the island's protective Formation. Take good care of it and do not lose it."

Li Fan accepted the token, and then the two of them went through the teleportation array to Tai'an Island.

The protective Formation of Tai'an Island was not as grand as that of Liuli Island, with thousands of peaks standing tall. It was merely in the form of a seemingly prosperous city.

What was unique was that all the residents in the city were fruits with eerie human faces.

These fruits, just like real people, worked, lived, married, and had children in this city formed by the Formation.

Living out their entire lives.

"This is Tai'an Island's specialty, the tai an fruit," He Zhenghao said to Li Fan as they strolled through the city, pointing at the bustling 'crowd' coming and going.

"When these fruit illusions die, it means the tai an fruit has ripened. Consuming a ripe tai an fruit can increase the lifespan of Immortal Cultivators at or below the Foundation Establishment Stage by five years."

"It only works the first time for each person." He Zhenghao said regretfully.