The general will be in the South Sea

"He who knows me is Fellow Daoist Zhou!"

Li Fan cast aside his previous solemn expression and became incomparably amiable.

"You modern Cultivators really know how to play tricks. I suppose I'm still a bit of a fossil."

He patted Zhou Kebao on the shoulder, his praise evident in every word.

"If you can really pull this thing off, all past grievances will be wiped clean!"

"It's not even impossible for us to cooperate deeply in the future."

"You have deep backgrounds, and I, Li Fan, am not lacking either."

Li Fan wore a proud look and began painting a grand vision for Zhou Kebao as well.

Zhou Kebao, however, had no choice but to believe it.

After all, being able to procure so many strategic Materials in such a short time was simply not something ordinary Cultivators could achieve.

As a beneficiary of power and interests, Zhou Kebao knew all too well that within the Myriad Immortals Alliance, background and connections were sometimes even more important than the level of cultivation.

"Come, come, tell me more about the details." Li Fan pulled Zhou Kebao along, clearly extremely interested in this mobile Immortal City Immortal Cave.

Seeing that this negotiation was going so smoothly, Zhou Kebao was overjoyed.

Not daring to dawdle, he pointed at the image in the air.

He enlarged each location one by one and explained them in detail.

After a while, Zhou Kebao's mouth was already dry from talking.

Li Fan finally nodded in satisfaction.

"If it's discovered, will the higher-ups blame us?" After a moment of silence, Li Fan asked again.

"Hehe, rest assured, Daoist Li. That which is not forbidden by law is permitted. Among the many regulations and laws of the Myriad Immortals Alliance, there has never been a single rule stating that Cultivators are not allowed to build Immortal Caves modeled after the structure of an Immortal City," Zhou Kebao repeatedly assured.

"As long as Daoist keeps a low profile and doesn't show off everywhere, who would have nothing better to do than to look for trouble with you?"

"Of course, if someone really reports it and it blows up out of hand, at worst we'll just destroy it directly. When the spotlight passes later, we'll rebuild one for Fellow Daoist."

Zhou Kebao's face was filled with the arrogance of smug satisfaction.

"Very good! I increasingly feel that you and I are cut from the same cloth, Fellow Daoist Zhou!" Li Fan revealed a slight smile.

Taking out a blank Jade Slip, Li Fan held it in his hand.

A short while later, he handed it to Zhou Kebao: "These are my extra requirements for the Immortal City Immortal Cave. Go back and calculate them, and get a quote out to me as soon as possible."

"If there are no major problems, this matter will be settled just like that."

"Of course, if you still treat me, Li Fan, as someone easy to bully, then it really will be an endless feud." The ferocity in Li Fan's eyes flashed and disappeared.

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Li, we understand!" Zhou Kebao's face lit up with joy as he took the Jade Slip and glanced at it hurriedly.

Afterwards, he eagerly took his leave and departed.

"What a bunch of parasites…"

Watching Zhou Kebao's receding figure, Li Fan let out a cold snort and muttered softly.

"However, what does that have to do with me?"

"I should even thank them. Without these parasites, how else could I extract benefits from this tightly regulated Myriad Immortals Alliance?"

After a cold laugh, Li Fan pointed gently forward.

The miniature scene of the Immortal City Immortal Cave appeared once again in an instant.

It was shockingly replicated to perfection by Li Fan, relying on his recent experiences and the actual sights within Congyun Immortal City.

"A floating city of my own…"

"This is truly a good thing. And it comes without any effort."

Li Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, continuously marking up the miniature scene of the suspended city according to his own thoughts.

Time flew by in a flash.

Three days later, Zhou Kebao hurriedly returned with the prepared quotation.

"Eighteen million six hundred and thirty thousand Contribution Points…"

Li Fan mused.

As if afraid that Li Fan would find it too expensive, Zhou Kebao hurriedly explained: "This only calculates the costs required for Fellow Daoist's additional requirements and some labor costs."

"All those Materials needed to build the Immortal City are subsidized out of our own pockets."

"In order to reconcile with Fellow Daoist, we really bled heavily this time."

Li Fan dismissively said: "Don't say such things in front of me. Nowadays, throughout the entire Myriad Immortals Alliance, besides me, Li Fan, who else dares to use an Immortal City as an Immortal Cave?"

"If I don't make a move, these Materials of yours are merely inventory piled up in the warehouse."

"And now, they can be directly exchanged for Contribution Points…"

Zhou Kebao did not dare to retort and could only sheepishly agree.

"Eighteen million six hundred and thirty thousand is a bit expensive."

"How about this, fifteen million." Li Fan demanded an exorbitant amount.

"Take it or leave it. If not, consider that I never said anything about this, and let's call it quits!"

Hearing this, Zhou Kebao's expression changed drastically.

After his expression shifted continuously, he ultimately gritted his teeth and agreed.

Afterwards, he took out a golden commercial contract, modified it a bit, and handed it over.

Li Fan took it and looked. Aside from Zhou Kebao's name, the names of a total of nine Cultivators, including Gou Zihao and Qu Dailong, were also written on it.

After carefully reviewing it and confirming there were no errors, Li Fan also signed his own name on it.

As two rays of golden light shot into the bodies of the two respectively, Zhou Kebao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

According to the agreement, Li Fan first transferred five million Contribution Points over.

"When can the Immortal City Immortal Cave be completed?" Looking at Zhou Kebao, whose face was filled with irrepressible joy, Li Fan asked aloud.

"The day Congyun Immortal City is completed is the time the Immortal City Immortal Cave will be finished," Zhou Kebao guaranteed.

"So fast?" Now it was Li Fan's turn to be somewhat surprised.

You must know that he had gathered all available Cultivators in the Congyun Sea currently, working overtime day and night, just to barely catch the date set by First Canon.

And now there was less than two months remaining until the completion of Congyun Immortal City.

To want to complete the construction of the Immortal Cave within such a short time…

Yet from Zhou Kebao's words, he still seemed to have spare capacity.

Their efficiency was probably more than twice as high as the makeshift team Li Fan had cobbled together.

Seeing Li Fan rarely reveal an expression of surprise, Zhou Kebao was also quite pleased in his heart, smiling without a word.

"Good, since that is the case, I will wait for the day of a double blessing."

"You may take your leave!"

Li Fan issued the order to see guests out once again.

Zhou Kebao cupped his hands and did not linger any longer.

——

Time flew like an arrow, days passing by one by one.

The official completion date of Congyun Immortal City was drawing closer and closer.

On the faces of all the busy Cultivators, expressions of anticipation could not help but appear one after another.

What they were working themselves to the bone for was precisely the reconstruction of Congyun City, Island Master Li Fan rewarding contributions, and conferring various official positions.

Meanwhile, Li Fan had not forgotten First Canon's commission, completely integrating the array diagram of the [Xuantian Locking Nether Formation] into the foundation of the Immortal City.

Without arousing anyone's attention.

As the grand foundation-laying ceremony of the Immortal City approached, on this day, Li Fan was alone in the secret chamber when a sudden premonition arose in his heart.

As it turned out, the Realm of Fallen Immortals, which he hadn't entered for a long time, could finally be entered once again.

"Blessings, Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable!"

Li Fan set up the ritual and revisited the Realm of Fallen Immortals.

The plot still followed the last time: he and Xu Ke, entrusted by Lu Ya, headed toward the South Abyss Yao Mountain.

"Little Black, you tell me, why would Senior Brother Lu Ya hand such an important matter over to me?"

"This South Abyss Yao Mountain is certainly not a good place. According to the other Senior Brothers, a great many terrifying Yao Beasts gather inside here…"

"If it were changed to other Senior Brothers with slightly higher strength coming, the chances might be a bit greater, right?"

Xu Ke tilted his head, his big eyes filled with confusion.

Li Fan unceremoniously scratched him with a claw.

"Can you be quiet? This is already the tenth time you've asked this question on the road."

"I really don't understand, why don't you just go ask your Senior Brother Lu Ya? Why keep pestering me?"

Xu Ke felt somewhat aggrieved: "You're talking nonsense, how could there be ten times? It's clearly the ninth time…"

The two were bantering when from the distant horizon, a resounding Dragon roar suddenly came over.

Interrupting the two of them.