Spark into the Immortal Alliance

“Not bad.” Seeing Liu San answer on his own, Li Fan was very pleased.

“The current Cultivation World, after several great tribulations of heaven and earth, the lifespan of Cultivators is much shorter than it was in our time.”

“Various longevity treasures are even rarer; even extending life by a mere hundred years can cause Cultivators to fight over them like mad.”

“If we can mass-produce Longevity Pills again and exchange them for enough Cultivation Techniques for all our Disciples to cultivate, then we will have hope.”

Li Fan spoke eloquently.

“It’s just resuming our old profession; as long as we have enough manpower, it’s not a difficult task.” Liu San said, taking out a jade bottle from his storage ring.

“I have nine High Grade Longevity Pills that the Sect Master previously bestowed upon me, all of which can extend life by about six hundred years.”

“Young Lord, please go and exchange them for spirit… uh, is it called contribution points now?”

“That’s right, although the name has changed, the essence has not.” Li Fan said casually, not refusing, and generously accepted this bottle of Medicinal Pills, which were now priceless.

Liu San was just a little worried: “According to what the Young Lord said, these Longevity Pills are quite valuable. It’s fine for one or two occasional sales, but if we frequently sell them, won’t we be targeted?”

Li Fan nodded in agreement: “Old Liu, you are absolutely right. That’s precisely why it’s inconvenient for us to come forward directly.”

“I told you before that I became acquainted with Daoist Zhou Qingang. This person has a deep background, and we can entrust everything to him to manage. We just need to give him a portion of the profits.”

Liu San frowned slightly but said nothing more.

Seeing this, Li Fan continued: “This is just a temporary measure. In the future, we will definitely rebuild the Medicine King Sect.”

“But we still need to proceed slowly.”

Only then did Liu San nod.

“Old Liu, you stay in the Cauldron first. I’ll go back and exchange the Medicinal Pills for Cultivation Techniques. Let’s wake up some Disciples first.”

Li Fan greeted him and then left the Medicine King Cauldron.

The previous explanation was just to deal with Liu San. The Longevity Pills would naturally not be sold easily.

With Li Fan’s current contribution points, gathering enough Cultivation Techniques for the number of Disciples needed to refine Longevity Pills was more than enough.

However, after Crimson Flame Burning Sea, the identity of “Li Fan, a Cultivator of Tianji Sect” had to be abandoned.

And the Disciples of Medicine King Sect still had value to exploit.

How to whitewash the identities of the Medicine King Sect Disciples without creating any connection between the two was a problem.

Li Fan thought for a moment and decided to adopt the method of “breaking up the whole into parts.”

His Clone, Zhou Qingang, found Gao Yuan.

“What advice does Daoist Zhou have?” Gao Yuan was a little surprised.

Ever since Zhou Qingang became Lord Secret Envoy’s mouthpiece, he had subtly become the de facto ruler of the Congyun Sea region.

Whether it was Gao Yuan or He Zhenghao, important matters required Zhou Qingang’s approval.

And he truly lived up to being someone Lord Secret Envoy valued, diligently to the point of frightening Gao and He.

He was rarely seen going out, staying in Bu Zheng Hall all day, personally handling every matter, no matter how small.

His sudden visit today was quite unexpected for Gao Yuan.

Zhou Qingang smiled and said, “Daoist Gao, don’t be nervous. It’s just a small matter that I need your help with.”

Gao Yuan’s expression was odd; he thought, your position is even higher than mine, what could you possibly need my help with?

Zhou Qingang continued on his own: “I have a friend who accidentally discovered a hidden Secret Realm. Inside this Secret Realm, a group of Cultivators were actually frozen in slumber. After waking them up and questioning them, we learned that they had hidden in the Secret Realm due to certain reasons to escape the pursuit of the Immortal Dao Ten Sects, but then accidentally fell into slumber…”

Gao Yuan listened very carefully at first, but as Zhou Qingang continued his narration, his expression became increasingly strange.

Finally, when he heard that Zhou Qingang wanted to “arrange” this group of Cultivators into the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, his face instantly changed dramatically.

However, he was ultimately a smooth operator and did not question him on the spot, but rather showed a forced expression: “Isn’t that a bit too coincidental?”

“I wonder what the identity of this friend of Daoist Zhou is? Are they reliable?”

“These people, they wouldn’t be spies sent by that side, would they…”

He pointed in the direction of the Five Old Men Association and asked tentatively.

Zhou Qingang chuckled disdainfully and said resolutely: “Daoist Gao, you worry too much. I, Zhou, swear on my life that these people absolutely cannot be spies from the Five Old Men Association!”

“You can rest assured!”

“It’s just that my friend doesn’t want the news of him discovering a Secret Realm to leak. And if these Cultivators join the Immortal Alliance in a normal way, this matter definitely cannot be kept secret. That’s why he entrusted me…” Zhou Qingang gave him a knowing look.

“Of course, there will be benefits. I know Daoist Gao has almost emptied his family fortune to exchange for Cultivation Techniques, and recently he can barely afford to activate the [Enlightenment] state. Such a good opportunity has presented itself, Daoist, you can’t miss it.”

Gao Yuan was slightly moved upon hearing this. Zhou Qingang’s explanation was also barely plausible.

However, he still had some reservations.

“Lord Secret Envoy…”

Zhou Qingang waved his hand: “There’s no need to disturb Lord Secret Envoy with such a small matter. Recently, he has just recovered his Nascent Soul cultivation and is preparing to strike while the iron is hot and break through to a higher Realm.”

Gao Yuan was startled upon hearing this.

This was a big deal; the higher Lord Secret Envoy’s cultivation, the more stable their position would be. However, neither he nor He Zhenghao were aware of this, which indicated that in Lord Secret Envoy’s heart, Zhou Qingang was more trusted.

If Lord Secret Envoy knew that Zhou Qingang was doing these illicit dealings behind his back…

A thought flashed through Gao Yuan’s mind instantly.

Once it appeared, it was difficult to suppress.

“Since Daoist Zhou has said so, then I can’t refuse.” Gao Yuan’s eyes darted around, and he readily agreed.

“Before you bring that group of Cultivators, give me another heads-up. I will personally handle their Immortal Alliance admission procedures.”

“Good! Good!” Zhou Qingang left, pleased with himself.

Gao Yuan, on the other hand, seemed to be struggling with something, pacing back and forth.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

He contacted Li Fan through the Fen Shen Jade Slip left by Lord Secret Envoy.

“Lord Secret Envoy, your humble servant has something to report to you.” Gao Yuan said, fawning.

“Speak.” Li Fan’s tone was somewhat cold, making Gao Yuan’s heart sink with a premonition of ill omen.

However, with the arrow on the string, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and report Zhou Qingang.

But what he received was silence.

This made Gao Yuan even more anxious.

“I know.” After a long time, Li Fan finally spoke.

“However, Gao Yuan…”

“Little Zhou is right, don’t bother me with such small matters in the future.”

Gao Yuan’s heart instantly went cold by half.

“Moreover, I hope you understand. Unity is the most important thing.”

With that, there was no sound from Li Fan’s side.

Only Gao Yuan was left standing there, at a loss.