Take advantage of the situation to solve the crisis

The massive stone giant extended its right hand, and Li Fan flew onto its palm.

The stone giant then held him like that, placing Li Fan before the crowd.

Li Fan scanned the densely packed crowd of Cultivators, his expression solemn as he said, "Not long ago, I was appreciated by a Senior and received the position of acting Island Master, tasked with rebuilding Congyun Immortal City."

"I am naturally a laid-back person, yet I have suddenly received such a heavy responsibility, and I feel immense pressure."

"However, I dare not fail the trust of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Senior, so I made a military pledge before Young Master Jinglun to rebuild the Immortal City within half a year."

"Time is tight, and the task is heavy. But I believe that with the concerted efforts of us Cultivators of the Congyun Sea, we will surely be able to complete the goal to Perfection."

"An Immortal City of a whole prefecture being snatched away is truly unheard of!"

Li Fan pointed at the massive void below and said, "As long as this ruin exists for one day, it is an indelible shame on the faces of us Cultivators of the Congyun Sea!"

"I hope you all will join me in washing away this shame!"

Having said this, Li Fan bowed deeply toward the crowd.

The Cultivators were moved, and whether sincere or forced, they returned the courtesy.

"On the day the Immortal City reconstruction is completed, I will still be here to reward merit, punish crimes, and celebrate with you all!"

After Li Fan straightened up, he said loudly again. His voice spread across the four fields, the lingering sound echoing and not dissipating for a long time.

The crowd looked at Li Fan with varying expressions.

"Gao Yuan!" After a moment of silence, Li Fan suddenly called out.

"I am here!" Gao Yuan flew out, his face glowing.

"Read out the personnel appointments for this reconstruction of the Immortal City on my behalf!" Li Fan instructed.

"Yes!" Gao Yuan scanned the surroundings triumphantly, cleared his throat, took a scroll from his Storage Ring, infused his voice with spiritual power, and read aloud with all his might.

"Conscripting Liuli Island Guardian He Zhenghao as Chief Inspector, to lead and supervise all matters regarding the requisition and consumption of Materials during the reconstruction of the Immortal City."

"Conscripting Haitong Island Guardian Pei Tuo as Chief Commander, to oversee all protection matters during the reconstruction of the Immortal City."

"Conscripting Taian Island Guardian Zhou Qingang as Chief Coordinator, to coordinate communication between various departments during the reconstruction of the Immortal City."

As each personnel appointment was read out, the expressions of the Cultivators present all became subtle.

Because they discovered that these Cultivators who were named were exactly the group of people who had just stood up to welcome Li Fan.

Thus, everyone suddenly realized. So you all knew about Li Fan serving as acting Island Master early on, and then one after another you defected?

And this Li Fan is truly unscrupulous in his actions, not even bothering to hide it, favoring only his own people!

Look at He Zhenghao, Pei Tuo, Zhou Qingang, and these people; the highest is only at the Golden Core Peak. Their status is even above those Nascent Soul Cultivators; is this appropriate?

Although everyone complained inwardly, they also felt regret, thinking, "Why wasn't I smarter and acted earlier?"

After the list was read, Gao Yuan returned to the crowd, and Li Fan smiled: "Rebuilding the Immortal City is a massive project. My own considerations are bound to have shortcomings."

"Moreover, within the Congyun Sea, there are many talents, and it is inevitable that some will be overlooked. Therefore, I appoint Gao Yuan as Chief Attendant. If anyone wants to volunteer and is willing to contribute to the reconstruction of the Immortal City, you can all come to him."

Once these words were spoken, the Cultivators who were initially dissatisfied because they had missed the opportunity immediately became active.

"Everyone!" Li Fan finally summarized. "The Five Elders Association's surprise attack caused us in the Congyun Sea heavy losses."

"The Government Affairs Hall, Strategy Formation Hall, Martial Arts Hall on the island… it can almost be said they were completely wiped out! This has led to many vacant positions now, and we in the Congyun Sea cannot even operate normally."

Speaking of this, Li Fan paused slightly. He sighed, swept his gaze over the crowd, and said full of expectation: "I hope that with your efforts, we can quickly restore the glory of the Congyun Sea!"

Whether the Congyun Sea has glory, the Cultivators were not sure, but the meaning in Li Fan's words was crystal clear: Because of the Five Elders Association's surprise attack, there are many vacant positions on the island! The hundred or so people I have under my command currently simply cannot fill the vacancies! Whoever has the ability among you, hurry over! The opportunity is rare; once the Immortal City is built in half a year, it will be too late!

Everyone suddenly realized in their hearts. That's right, these current positions are all "nominal titles" created for the sake of rebuilding the Immortal City.

Titles like Chief Commander or Chief Inspector sound nice, but in reality, their power source stems only from Li Fan's "authorization" as acting Island Master.

On the day the Immortal City reconstruction is completed, these positions will lose their value and meaning.

Instead, what Li Fan mentioned about "rewarding merit and punishing crimes" is the main event. If one could perform meritorious service during the reconstruction of the Immortal City and obtain a position within the system of the Myriad Immortals Alliance… Thinking of this, the heartbeats of the Cultivators suddenly accelerated.

The difficulty of the entrance examination for joining the organization is very high, and wanting to be promoted after officially joining the Myriad Immortals Alliance is even harder. Island Master Li is right! This is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity!

At this moment, many gazes were already quietly looking at Gao Yuan, as they secretly pondered how to deal with this person who was in favor with Island Master Li.

After saying a few more words of encouragement to everyone, Li Fan finally announced the successful conclusion of this ceremony, and that the reconstruction work of the Immortal City would officially begin tomorrow.

Tantai Can on the flying boat saw this, and without waiting for the crowd to disperse or saying hello to Li Fan, he directly steered the boat away. Judging by his expression, he seemed extremely gloomy.

However, the Cultivators were mostly immersed in fantasies of establishing merit and building a career, so this scene did not attract much attention.

Li Fan watched the departing figure of Tantai Can and sneered in his heart. It was much like what the Cultivators present today guessed; Divine Oracle, Jing Xuan, Guang Wu, Huangfu Song, and others were all people Li Fan had invited by paving the way with Contribution Points.

And this up-and-coming talent of the Tantai Family was neither related to him nor had any friendship, and they even had subtle enmity. It was even more impossible for him to be bought off with Contribution Points.

The reason he was able to come and congratulate Li Fan was naturally because of the contract that Tantai Can was forced to sign with Jiao Xiuyuan during the previous pu xian true leaf incident. He would agree to three requests within his capabilities.

So even though Tantai Can was secretly causing trouble this time, he still had to come and congratulate Li Fan. A Prodigy like him, who held himself in high regard, had been played by Li Fan again this time. Naturally, he would not speak of such a shameful matter to others.

Thus, in the eyes of some people, Tantai Can's contradictory actions were very strange. As for the relationship with Tantai Can becoming even worse, it was not in Li Fan's consideration at all. Anyway, this identity as a Celestial Mystery Sect Cultivator would be discarded sooner or later; many debts do not weigh one down.

The urgent matter at hand was to build Congyun Immortal City well. Although he had leveraged power to win over hearts and solved the problem of having no one to use, there was still a trouble that remained fatal.

Li Fan recalled Jiao Xiuyuan's words again: "The quantity of Materials on the list is not a problem; it is sufficient to successfully build a floating Immortal City."

"But…" "That is under the condition that there are no mistakes at all."

"In the actual construction process, there will basically be material losses caused by mistakes."

"Some things are easier to handle; I can sell them to Fellow Daoist at a low price through certain channels."

"But some special Materials are strictly controlled by the Myriad Immortals Alliance, and you cannot buy them even with Contribution Points."