Disciples all over the world

The congratulatory cheers of the Cultivators gradually ceased only when Li Fan flew to Congyun City and personally opened the entrance of the defensive grand array.

"Everyone, from now on, this will be our new home."

Li Fan said with a smile.

The crowd of Cultivators repeatedly agreed.

"All the facilities on the island remain just as they were, including the Teleportation Array, Tianxuan Mirror, and so on. Fellow Daoists can go experience them yourselves; I won't do something redundant." Li Fan said loudly.

Just as some Cultivators were impatiently about to leave,

Li Fan looked at them, smiled slightly, and suddenly spoke again, "The following Fellow Daoists, please come with me to the Government Affairs Hall."

"He Zhenghao, Gao Yuan, Zhou Qingang…"

"Fang Weihou…"

"Jia Jun…"

Like reciting a menu, Li Fan rattled off the names of over a hundred people in one breath.

Those Cultivators who were originally about to leave all stopped in their tracks.

While suddenly realizing what was happening, their expressions were tense and they listened attentively.

Those whose names were called were naturally ecstatic.

As for those who weren't called, they didn't dare show any abnormality, only looking at the others with full of envy.

After latching onto the thigh of Li Fan—who was ostensibly a Secret Envoy and practically the acting Island Master—their future prospects were truly boundless.

As his voice fell, Li Fan led a group of around a hundred people, marching grandly towards the Government Affairs Hall in the center of the city.

Leaving only the Divine Senses of the Cultivators to continuously communicate in secret.

"What is there to be arrogant about? The so-called fortune and misfortune are unpredictable. Don't look at how Li Fan is in power now; when Island Master Hongxi returns, everything will be empty."

"I don't think so. Lord Secret Envoy obviously has a backing as well. Otherwise, how could a good thing like a parachuted Dominator of a province fall to him?"

"Isn't that nonsense? Can an ordinary Cultivator step a Soul Transformation Puppet under their feet? I think even if Island Masters Hongxi and Ziyun return, they will be very polite to Lord Secret Envoy. Fellow Daoist Zhu, I advise you to recognize the situation and not provoke Lord Secret Envoy."

"Humph! You guys are afraid of him, but I, Zhu Yongzhou, am not afraid of Li Fan!"

Dialogues like this took place in various parts of Congyun City.

No one can make everyone in the world like them. Li Fan was naturally no exception.

Li Fan didn't care at all about the discussions of the Congyun Sea Cultivators.

At this moment, he appointed everyone to the predetermined vacant positions.

Then he reported the personnel appointments to the Myriad Immortals Alliance Headquarters and waited for approval.

Li Fan, who had been busy all day, finally had some leisure.

Thanks to the assistance of his proud aides He Zhenghao, Gao Yuan, and others, otherwise handling the city's political affairs wouldn't have been so easy for him.

Sitting upright in a room specially prepared for him inside the Government Affairs Hall, Li Fan closed his eyes slightly, sensing several strands of feedback cultivation of varying strengths surging from all around within his Dantian.

A slightly surprised expression appeared on his face.

"I didn't expect that among the people under my command, someone would break through so quickly?"

"Also, most of these people were originally impoverished Cultivators of the Congyun Sea. Now, following behind me and enduring hardships for half a year, they have finally achieved their wish and ascended in a single step. Not only did they enter the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance system, but the positions they obtained are also not low."

"Under the agitation of emotions, it is normal for their cultivation to break through."

"The so-called when one person achieves the Dao, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. They all rely on my elevation and receive my grace."

"Therefore, there will naturally be the feedback cultivation from the Sitting Mountain Art."

"Moreover, this intensity of feedback…"

Li Fan sensed it carefully, becoming more and more pleasantly surprised in his heart.

"Although it cannot compare to the grace of the Celestial Venerable of Dharma Transmission, it is like being reborn."

"Moreover, this path of cultivation is much safer and more covert compared to the Celestial Venerable of Dharma Transmission. Furthermore, it is protected by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance system, open and aboveboard."

"And I am just a tiny Secret Envoy who started halfway and has no Foundation."

"If I were truly a Dominator of a province, with disciples and former officials spread all over the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance…"

"The benefits would be unimaginable!"

Li Fan's eyes lit up, as he vaguely found a brand-new path of cultivation.

"As long as I firmly sit in the official position of Secret Envoy for a day, I can rapidly enhance my cultivation relying on these hundreds of trusted aides."

"I can look forward to the matter of forming the Nascent Soul."

"Five Elements Great Grotto-Heaven…"

Thinking of this original goal, Li Fan frowned slightly.

The development of this lifetime far exceeded his expectations. The trajectory of many things diverged greatly from his previous life.

The Battle of Tianling Province that originally forced the Five Elements Great Grotto-Heaven to migrate might not necessarily happen anymore.

But if there were no battle between the Myriad Immortals Alliance and the Five Elders Association, during peaceful times, the difficulty for Li Fan to fish in troubled waters would simply be too great.

"Raise an army for a thousand days, use it for a moment."

"It is time to send you out again, Fellow Daoist Zhou Qingang."

Pondering for a moment, Li Fan smiled, and his attention instantly concentrated on Zhou Qingang.

At this moment, Zhou Qingang was surrounded by a circle of Cultivators.

Anyone with discerning eyes could see that Zhou Qingang, who had a close relationship with He Zhenghao and was deeply valued by Li Fan, was going to rise rapidly in the future.

If not seizing this last opportunity to build a good relationship now, when else?

Thus, Cultivators coming to visit and pay respects were endless.

"Zhou Qingang" spent quite a bit of effort before shaking off the crowd.

When late at night arrived, he quietly sneaked out of Congyun City.

Heading straight for the rendezvous point.

"Government Affairs Hall, Provincial Inspection. Boss, how is this position?"

"The authority is huge! Inspecting all directions within the territory, anything illegal can be dealt with severely."

"Compared to a tiny island Guardian, it is so much more majestic!"

Zhou Qingang said triumphantly to the broken stone face.

"And various secrets that could not be touched in the past can now be easily obtained. It can truly be called penetrating into the enemy's interior!"

"Boss?"

"Huh? Boss, why aren't you speaking?"

"Zhou Qingang" asked somewhat strangely, looking at the opposite side which had no movement all along.

It was still a deathly silence.

A bad premonition suddenly surged in Li Fan's heart.

Thus he also stopped speaking.

After a long time, the face on the broken stone finally spoke.

The voice was cold and stern, full of killing intent.

"You are not Zhou Qingang. Who on earth are you?"

Li Fan's heart sank.

However, he still pretended to look somewhat startled, "Boss, what are you talking about? Look at my face, it's 100% genuine!"

"How can you doubt me? I have rendered great meritorious service to the organization!"

"Those Immortal Alliance entry exam questions, the top-secret information of Xuanhuang Unification…"

Zhou Qingang listed his merits one by one with extreme grievance.

"So, you replaced the peach with the plum so early…"

"Admirable!"

The broken stone face was not bewitched by Li Fan's sophistry at all, and its voice was as cold as if it had frozen.

The previously extremely anxious "Zhou Qingang" instantly calmed down.

As if changed into another person, he asked indifferently, "Oh? Where did I reveal a flaw?"

"Humph!"

The broken stone face sneered, "Your Excellency's disguise is seamless. But no matter how much you calculated, you missed one point."

"When Zhou Qingang first accepted the mission to infiltrate the Myriad Immortals Alliance, he had an ultimate mission."

"Once he truly obtained a key position within the Myriad Immortals Alliance, he was to immediately abandon his original identity as a hidden chess piece."

"Hide completely and no longer contact us, so as to avoid being discovered and falling short of success for lack of a final effort."

"Until the organization activates him at a critical moment…"

"Therefore, you who just took office and couldn't wait to run over to contact me, are definitely not Zhou Qingang himself."

The face said in a deep voice.