The clouds give rise to various forms

"Damn it, pay back the money!"

"I was wondering why that Li Fan suddenly became so kind! The fundraising plan that had been suspended for a long time was restarted without any warning! Restarted it if he wanted, but he even canceled the fundraising cap! So he was waiting for us here!"

"Exactly! This person's deduction ability has reached the Transcendent realm, and he could even foresee things like the Myriad Immortals Alliance and Five Elders Association declaring a truce. How could he not deduce this relaxation of Cultivation Techniques? I think he just wants to take this opportunity to scam us brothers!"

"That can't be right, with Lord Secret Envoy's current status and wealth, would he still care about our little pocket change?"

"For one or ten people, maybe he wouldn't be tempted. But this time, the Cultivators participating in the fundraising number more than tens of thousands! With this many Contribution Points, let alone a mere regional Secret Envoy like him, even a Dao Integration Immortal Venerable would probably turn green with envy! Just watch, when we ask He Zhenghao to return our Contribution Points later, he will surely make all sorts of excuses!"

Driven by many Cultivators, for a time, people were panicked and public indignation was aroused.

They surrounded the entrance of the Government Affairs Hall, unwilling to leave for a long time.

Logically speaking, irrelevant people were not allowed to gather in the central core area of this immortal city.

However, this fundraising incident involved too many people, and even quite a few internal Cultivators had contributed their entire net worth.

Now that Cultivation Techniques were at a 50% discount, these people could not cough up enough Contribution Points for a moment.

With their special identities, they certainly didn't dare to trouble their immediate superiors.

However, they had the guts to turn a blind eye and let these people in to "defend their rights."

Thus, this chaotic scene was created.

Outside, the noise reached the heavens, but inside the Government Affairs Hall, Gao Yuan and He Zhenghao were self-satisfied and not worried at all.

"A pack of unruly citizens!"

"It was agreed to be five years in the beginning. Five years means five years! How long has it been, and they are already clamoring to redeem their Contribution Points?"

"Do you really think the business contracts I painstakingly signed with you one by one are fake?"

He Zhenghao's tone was disdainful, his eyes continuously sweeping across the surface of the Tianxuan Small Mirror in front of him.

"《Dragon Soaring Nine Transformations》, a Soul Transformation Cultivation Technique, 950,000 Contribution Points. Transforming like a dragon, capable of defying the heavens and changing fate, reshaping oneself…"

"《Mountains and Rivers in the Sleeve》, a Soul Transformation Cultivation Technique, 1,000,000 Contribution Points. Cultivated to Major Achievement, with a flick of the sleeve, mountains and rivers can be swept in…"

One by one, Cultivation Techniques that he wouldn't even dare to imagine in the past, he was now casually picking without any burden.

Following behind Li Fan for just a few short years, he was no longer the Guardian of Liuli Island who had to meticulously calculate even a hundred Contribution Points.

"Although these Soul Transformation Cultivation Techniques are all pretty good, they are still a bit lacking in meaning. It's better to go straight to the end and directly exchange for a Dao Integration Cultivation Technique."

"Such a rare opportunity."

He Zhenghao, whose eyes were dazzled from picking, had a thought surge up at this moment, and he could no longer suppress it.

After carefully examining the descriptions of a few Dao Integration Cultivation Techniques, he instantly found those Soul Transformation Cultivation Techniques he favored earlier to be dull and tasteless.

"Hmm… These are all extraordinary items, requiring a minimum of two million Contribution Points. The Contribution Points on hand are a bit insufficient."

"If I pick ones that are more suitable for me, the shortfall will be even greater."

"However, it's not like I can't think of some ways…"

He Zhenghao calculated secretly in his heart.

Meanwhile, Gao Yuan beside him remained silent from beginning to end. Only the excited expression in his eyes could not be masked no matter what.

Just like He Zhenghao, he was selecting his favorite Cultivation Technique.

Only Zhou Qingang, who sat squarely in the middle of the two, was different.

He just closed his eyes in deep thought, unmoved.

"Zhou Qingang's Qi-cultivation skill has become increasingly astonishing; he can even resist this kind of temptation. No wonder Lord Secret Envoy values him more and more." He Zhenghao and Gao Yuan inadvertently glanced at Zhou Qingang during a gap, both thinking thus.

Ever since Cultivators successively came knocking not long ago, wanting to redeem their Contribution Points early, after they were annoyed to death by the harassment.

The three of them hid here together, with the doors tightly shut, out of sight, out of mind.

Not long after, Zhou Qingang, who had kept his mouth shut all along, suddenly spoke up, "Just letting them make a fuss like this is not a solution either."

"We don't care, let them think whatever they want. I'm just afraid that out of shame and anger, they will speak recklessly and ruin Lord Secret Envoy's good reputation."

"Public opinion is a fearful thing! When word gets out, outsiders who don't know the truth will really think that Lord Secret Envoy is the kind of villain who covets other people's assets!"

Gao Yuan reacted extremely quickly. Before Zhou Qingang's voice had even faded, he chimed in, "Indeed, Lord Secret Envoy still plans to win people's hearts through this matter. If this drags on any longer, I'm afraid it might delay Lord's plans!"

At this moment, He Zhenghao raised his head and asked blankly, "What brilliant insights do the two Fellow Daoists have?"

"Didn't Lord Secret Envoy give instructions before, and it's also clearly written on the business contract? Wanting to redeem early is not impossible. It's nothing more than deducting some penalty fees and being banned for life from participating in future fundraising plans."

"You go out and make it clear to them. If they still stubbornly cling to their course, then just return the Contribution Points to them."

"Register the name list well, and I will report it to Lord Secret Envoy. Won't this matter be resolved?"

Zhou Qingang said leisurely.

He Zhenghao inwardly cried out bitterly, "You make it sound easy. Is that just a little bit of penalty? That's a full one-third! They were all painstakingly saved up, how many people could bear to part with it? If I really say that, won't they tear me apart alive?"

He looked at Gao Yuan as if asking for help, only to see him watching his nose and his nose watching his heart, looking as if it had nothing to do with him.

"Fellow Daoist He?"

Hearing Zhou Qingang's heightened tone once more, He Zhenghao had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.

The moment he stepped out of the Government Affairs Hall, the previously bustling crowd of Cultivators suddenly fell silent collectively.

They all looked uniformly at He Zhenghao.

"Boom!"

The door behind him quickly closed, and He Zhenghao revealed a smile uglier than crying, "Everyone, please listen to my explanation!"

Just as He Zhenghao was racking his brains to reason with the crowd of Cultivators,

Han Yi still hadn't recovered from his extreme remorse.

After the news of the discounted Cultivation Techniques was announced, although he was currently penniless, he also held a mentality of joining in the fun and began researching the list of Cultivation Techniques announced this time.

It would have been fine if he hadn't looked, but this look instantly unbalanced his heart a bit.

Among them was a Cultivation Technique called 《Void Calamity Hunyuan Book》, which had the marvelous utility of avoiding disasters and evading tribulations.

And it was only a Soul Transformation Cultivation Technique. Under the 50% discount, it could be secured for just 1,100,000 Contribution Points.

"If it coordinates with my Heavenly Fortune Scripture, it can greatly reduce the consequences of suffering the backlash of heavenly fortune."

"I would no longer have to worry about inexplicable disasters befalling me like before."

"It is simply too suitable for me…"

The more Han Yi thought about it, the more regretful he felt.

"Hateful! Why couldn't I control this pair of hands back then!"

Melancholy knotted in his heart, Han Yi felt a tightness in his chest, and he almost spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.