Chapter 65: One Hundred Thousand Contribution Points

In his previous life, to secure a spot in the Net Body Spiritual Pool on Liuli Island, Li Fan had spent most of his plundered wealth through laundering and salvaging.

In the end, what remained was only converted into 235 Contribution Points.

And in this life, the total value of 863 Contribution Points made Li Fan understand why some Immortal Cultivators secretly helped Mortals sneak into the Cultivation World.

He, Li Fan, had only looted a few corrupt officials and wealthy tyrants, yet he had earned over eight hundred Contribution Points.

It was probably normal for those Cultivators to earn over a thousand points in a single trip.

After all, a Qi Refining Cultivation Technique cost just over a thousand points.

If one made a trip every ten-plus years, it could be considered a decent income.

"Wealth moves men's hearts…"

Li Fan sighed, then took out the Azure Glaze Pearl obtained from the giant Luli Fish.

"Exquisite Azure Glaze Pearl, convertible to 850 Contribution Points."

After some thought, this pearl was like a weakened version of the Azure Glaze Pill. Though less effective, it had the advantage of being reusable.

It would certainly be useful for future cultivation, so Li Fan chose not to exchange it and put it away again.

Looking at his total of 2,831 Contribution Points, Li Fan shook his head.

Still not enough, too little!

Knowledge about Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects alone cost over two thousand points.

When Li Fan was hunted by the Protector of the Myriad Immortals Alliance before, he realized that despite being at the Late Stage of Qi Refining, his actual combat strength was very low.

The Thousand Machines Jade Universe Golden Chapter, as his main Cultivation Technique, lacked effective offensive methods.

Apart from the Formless Killing Intent he had comprehended, he had no other means to defend himself.

Although Formless Killing Intent was powerful, it had a fatal flaw: it often took some time to take effect.

It was only suitable for covert attacks, not for direct combat.

Once in a fight or surrounded, Li Fan could only choose to flee.

And currently, he only knew the most basic Wind Control Art, which likely meant he couldn't outrun others.

Unable to fight or escape,

tragedy was inevitable.

Therefore, seeing the dazzling array of offensive techniques, escape arts, defensive techniques, Magical Artifacts, Formation diagrams, and Medicinal Pills in the Ten Thousand Mysterious Mirror…

Li Fan wanted them all!

Such a small amount of Contribution Points was far from enough.

After pondering for a moment, he checked the bounty tasks posted by other Cultivators in the Ten Thousand Mysterious Mirror.

When he was assimilated with the consciousness of the Canghai in his previous life, he saw many hidden secret treasures in the Congyun Sea.

Some of these he could retrieve with his current strength, like the Exquisite Azure Glaze Pearl.

Many others were extremely dangerous, beyond the reach even of Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators.

Rather than letting these secrets rot in the sea, it was better to sell some off early and quickly convert them into combat power.

His gaze swept quickly.

When he saw one particular task, Li Fan stopped.

He moved his Divine Sense and checked the task details.

Elder Chen of the Medicine Hall needed a supplementary ingredient for Alchemy: blue blood coral.

He was now offering a bounty to members of the Myriad Immortals Alliance: anyone providing relevant information would be rewarded with 1,000 Contribution Points upon verification.

Anyone directly providing blue blood coral would be rewarded with 3,000 Contribution Points.

Li Fan looked over the other tasks; only this one offered the highest reward among those he knew about.

So Li Fan accepted the task.

"In the northwest waters of the Congyun Sea, over two hundred li west of Mist Crow Island. I once saw this kind of coral on the seabed."

"Unfortunately, there was a sea serpent guarding the coral."

"I don't know the exact strength of the sea serpent, but just from a distant glance, I felt a fatal danger."

…

Li Fan fabricated a story and submitted the task.

He believed that with the efficiency of Ten Thousand Immortals Island, the truth of his information would soon be verified.

Sure enough, after just half a day, Li Fan received the task reward.

However, interestingly, the bounty task for blue blood coral was not canceled but still hung there.

"It seems Elder Chen needs a large amount of blue blood coral. I wonder what kind of pill he is refining."

Spending 3,000 Contribution Points on just one supplementary ingredient showed that the Medicinal Pill he intended to refine was extremely extraordinary.

But Li Fan was merely curious.

Elder Chen was said to be the chief Elder of the Medicine Hall on Ten Thousand Immortals Island, a great Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Realm. That level was still far beyond Li Fan's reach.

Suppressing his sudden curiosity, Li Fan focused on the most eye-catching task among the many bounties.

This was also why Li Fan was eager to improve his strength.

Task: Bounty for the Cloud Water Diagram.

Reward: One hundred thousand Contribution Points.

Just two simple lines, with no other explanation.

But the number of one hundred thousand Contribution Points made every Cultivator who saw it tremble with excitement, unable to contain themselves.

That was one hundred thousand Contribution Points!

Many Cultivators of the Myriad Immortals Alliance might never accumulate that much in a lifetime.

With those one hundred thousand Contribution Points, reaching the Nascent Soul Realm might be uncertain, but cultivating to the Golden Core Realm would certainly not be difficult!

Countless Cultivators, with red eyes, had read those two lines countless times, imagining the glorious scene after completing the task.

Unfortunately, the bounty task had been hanging there for over a decade, and not only had it not been completed,

but no one had even figured out what the Cloud Water Diagram was.

And the task issuer was extremely mysterious, never showing up or giving any explanation.

As if telling everyone, those who understand will understand, and for those who don't, explaining is useless.

Currently, no one in the Congyun Sea knew where the Cloud Water Diagram was.

Except for Li Fan.

"Cloud Water Diagram, Cloud Water Heavenly Palace." Li Fan repeated in his mind.

The Cloud Water Diagram, worth up to one hundred thousand Contribution Points, was located in the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace.

The Cloud Water Heavenly Palace, or rather the ruins of the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace, was the place Xiao Heng mentioned in his letter last life, where he went to seek Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects.

The reason no one knew this secret yet was simply that the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace had not yet appeared.

In his previous life, Li Fan became interested in the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace because of Xiao Heng's message.

He then remembered this event that would soon shake the Congyun Sea.

The Cloud Water Heavenly Palace stood isolated overseas.

It was said to be the most powerful Sect in the Congyun Sea during ancient times.

When the Great Tribulation descended, the Disciples of Cloud Water Heavenly Palace fought among themselves, leaving fewer than one in a thousand survivors.

The survivors decided to activate the Sect's grand Formation and seclude themselves from the world.

Thus, the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace was concealed by the Formation, hidden in the central waters of the Congyun Sea.

Until the anchor year 11, when the Formation shattered, and the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace, hidden for ten thousand years, reappeared in the world.

However, the secluded Cloud Water Heavenly Palace could not escape its fate of destruction.

When the Cultivators of the Congyun Sea entered, they discovered that the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace had long become a ruin filled with eerie remnants.

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