Finding the Whale of the World

The Cultivators in the Martial Arts Hall exchanged glances, suddenly feeling that this was a bit tricky.

Admittedly, according to the rules, any Cultivator belonging to the Myriad Immortals Alliance who could kill a member of the Five Elders Association could apply to the Martial Arts Hall for a certain reward.

Slaying four hostile Nascent Soul Cultivators, no matter which prefecture it was in, could be considered a great feat.

But this gentleman before them had been too ruthless; not even a scrap of the four Five Elders Association Cultivators remained.

Not to mention those valuable body parts or remnant souls.

Although the battle record was dazzling, its practical significance was not that great.

If they didn't give a reward, it would look bad if it got out.

If they did give a reward, the annual budget of the Congyun Sea Martial Arts Hall was already not very wealthy.

If they let Li Fan just take a large sum like that, how were the brothers supposed to get by for the rest of the year?

Moreover, this Great Master Li Fan didn't look like someone who lacked Contribution Points at all.

I'm afraid that even if the Martial Arts Hall bled itself dry, it might not satisfy his appetite.

More importantly, this person was now prestigious; the method of forcibly suppressing him or making him "voluntarily" give up the reward was no longer viable.

Therefore, how to arrange the reward to satisfy both parties was indeed a question worth discussing.

Li Fan put on an unhurried appearance, looking like he would refuse to leave unless he got a suitable result.

The people in the Martial Arts Hall frowned slightly and discussed it via secret sound transmission.

After several clashes and probes, both sides finally reached a mutually satisfactory conclusion.

Relying on this extraordinary achievement, Li Fan was able to obtain the position of [Martial Arts Hall Special Deacon], which counted as officially joining the Myriad Immortals Alliance system.

At the same time, the reward was issued entirely in the form of Merit Points.

After calculations by the Martial Arts Hall staff, it was enough to raise Li Fan's authority Rank to Yan-Sixteen in one go.

You must know that for an ordinary Cultivator within the system to reach this Rank, it would require at least thirty-four years of diligent work.

Yet Li Fan was able to ascend to the heavens in one step.

The amount of Contribution Points didn't matter to Li Fan at all now; being settled in Merit Points was a result he couldn't have asked for more.

Thus, Li Fan gladly agreed.

Next, it was time to cooperate with the Martial Arts Hall to go through the corresponding procedures.

The Martial Arts Hall submitted the application, and the Government Affairs Hall approved it at lightning speed.

After going through the motions on the White Jade Heart-Questioning Platform once again, Li Fan successfully became a member of the Congyun Sea Martial Arts Hall.

Then came the distribution of Merit Points.

After Li Fan left the central core area of Ten Thousand Immortals Island, besides the halo of [Celestial Mystery Sect Ancient Cultivator, Skilled in Deduction], he also had another layer of identity: [Myriad Immortals Alliance System Member, Authority Rank Yan-Sixteen].

"The focus of everyone's attention, plus the protection of an official status. Even if they want to move against me, they can't do it openly anymore."

Walking on the road, Li Fan felt much safer.

The experience of several lifetimes of Reincarnation within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance made Li Fan deeply understand the importance of order and rules within the current Alliance.

Even a Dao Integration Immortal Venerable, if they violated the rules or broke the regulations, would have to pay a certain price.

Commander Guan Xingxiu, who had his cultivation base reduced by one layer and was exiled to Lanlin Prefecture in the previous life, was a living example.

Having an identity within the system was undoubtedly an extra protective talisman.

However, in order to temporarily extricate himself from the turmoil caused by the slaying of the four Nascent Souls, Li Fan went straight to hide and seclude himself within the Tianxuan Mirror.

A Golden Core slaying Nascent Souls, and that too in a situation of one against four.

Anyone capable of achieving such a feat, in any era, could be called a Prodigy.

Therefore, the explosive nature of the topic was self-evident.

There was no need to deliberately fan the flames; the Cultivators were almost completely spontaneously discussing and spreading this strange event.

There were those who didn't believe it, and those who were curious.

There were those eager to try, wanting to fight Li Fan.

All these people who held different attitudes towards this matter, when they learned that Li Fan had completely relied on purchasing a [Sharp Weapon] in the Tianxuan Mirror to kill the four Nascent Souls…

Their reactions were surprisingly uniform.

"Money is truly a damn good thing!"

Yes, for some reason, the "truth" of the slaying incident, which should have had a high security level and been known only to the Martial Arts Hall staff, spread at exactly the same speed.

Almost along with Li Fan's deeds, it spread throughout every prefecture and region of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

No matter what attitude the Cultivators had towards Li Fan himself, seeing his ability to lead everyone to make a fortune…

The number of Cultivators coming to consult He Zhenghao surged once again.

Even Fellow Daoist He became somewhat famous among the Cultivator community.

As for all this wind and rain in the outside world, Li Fan ignored it all.

He temporarily disconnected all communication methods with the outside world and just practiced diligently within the Tianxuan Mirror.

Time flies like a white horse passing a gap; in the blink of an eye, it was the end of anchor year 9.

The eight-month period since the last time he entered the Realm of Fallen Immortals had passed, and Li Fan felt a sense of intuition, waking up from his seclusion.

"Mr. Bai, Creation Furnace Art…"

A trace of anticipation flashed in Li Fan's eyes. After preparing slightly, he called out, "Blessings to the Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable."

After an instant, the scene before his eyes blurred again.

When he came to his senses, he was already once again in the Realm of Fallen Immortals.

The first thing after entering the Realm of Fallen Immortals was not to observe his current situation.

But to recall the content of the "Creation Furnace Art" taught by Mr. Bai in his mind.

The exquisite and peerless words immediately appeared in his mind, and he once again witnessed the [Great Dao Profound Art, Supreme Righteous Dharma].

Li Fan was once again intoxicated, unable to extricate himself.

"Wonderful!"

He exclaimed once again.

"Little Black, you're finally awake?"

Just at this moment, an untimely remark dragged him out of that wonderful state.

It was precisely Xu Ke's somewhat silly voice.

A burst of annoyance in his heart, Li Fan swiped a claw at Xu Ke's head beneath him.

Scanning the surrounding environment, he discovered that it was somewhat different from the scenery in the Beast Taming Sect where he had been before.

"After I fell asleep, what happened?" Li Fan asked Xu Ke through telepathy.

"Eh? Little Black, you can finally speak?" Xu Ke asked, his face full of joy, somewhat absent-mindedly.

After scratching a few more times, Xu Ke, amidst the cries, finally narrated the whole story to Li Fan.

It turned out that ever since Li Fan swallowed Song Yang's Ink Immortal Tiger into his belly and fell into a deep sleep to digest it last time…

Xu Ke had followed the guidance of the jade token given by Lu Ya and successfully met Senior Brother Lu Ya and the Beast of Wisdom, Emperor Sanmo, who were discussing matters.

Seeing the sleeping Heavenly Fate Blackbird, Emperor Sanmo had said some words with unclear meaning.

Subsequently, he sent a white hair into Li Fan to his body.

Thus, Li Fan slept even more deeply on top of Xu Ke's head.

Until now, he had just awakened.

"You mean, I have spent three years in deep sleep?"

"And you came to this Small World of the canyon just to look for a creature called a Rift Whale?"

Li Fan asked in a deep voice.

"Yes! Little Black, you have no idea, although this big guy is huge in size, it usually hides in the clouds and can even conceal its figure."

"Ordinary detection Spells and Magic Treasures don't work; it's so hard to find," Xu Ke complained.