White fog sends out surprise troops

So far, Li Fan still hasn't figured out what kind of punishment violating the Five Old Men Association's contract would entail.

However, he definitely had no intention of testing it out himself.

Which transaction with the Five Old Men Association didn't leave Li Fan earning a fortune? He wished there were more, so why would he actively break the contract?

That Five Old Men Association spy was already gone, leaving only Li Fan at the transaction location.

Casually destroying the stone table with the inscriptions, "Zhou Qingang" flew back to Congyun City.

On the way back, Li Fan was pondering some abnormal signs during the negotiation process.

real temptation fruit, Humanity Star Dust—these treasures, useful even to Harmony Dao Realm Cultivators, the Five Old Men Association only promised a handful.

Li Fan could understand this.

But for the Puxian True Ark, the Five Old Men Association was also stingy, refusing to give out more.

They even preferred to compensate with other more valuable Materials rather than making concessions.

This left Li Fan somewhat puzzled.

One must know that the Puxian True Ark was something his Puppet body could easily buy on the roadside when he traveled through the Five Old Men Association's territory before.

Not long had passed, and it suddenly became priceless?

What exactly happened?

Li Fan was at a loss.

It wasn't until "Zhou Qingang" returned to Bu Zheng Hall and inadvertently saw the map of the Congyun Sea surrounding areas hanging on the wall that a flash of inspiration suddenly struck him.

He stared intently at the natural dividing lines of the various states on the map, the existence known as the White Mist Barrier, as if he had come to an understanding.

"Supply and demand determine the price."

"Although the Puxian True Ark's actual value isn't high, if the Five Old Men Association is currently requisitioning it on a large scale, and it's extremely scarce…"

"Then all of this makes sense."

Li Fan's thoughts raced.

"Is the Five Old Men Association planning to advance into the White Mist?"

"Along the White Mist Barrier, to attack deep into the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance; or to enter the depths of the White Mist?"

Even Li Fan himself was shocked by this sudden thought.

For many years, due to the White Mist's characteristic of devouring Lifespan, Cultivators usually avoided it.

How could they have thought of using these White Mist Barriers as natural waterways?

Although the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance already knew that puxian true leaf could, to some extent, reduce the impact of Devouring Yuan White Mist.

But in terms of practical application, it has not yet become widespread.

This was undoubtedly a huge blind spot in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's thinking.

The seemingly absolutely safe White Mist Barrier could, in the next moment, have countless hostile Cultivators pouring out.

This, by all accounts, was an extremely terrifying matter.

"I hope I'm just worrying unnecessarily. The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has countless Geniuses, so they must be prepared for such things…"

"Right."

For the next period, "Zhou Qingang" deliberately made himself very busy.

He now agreed to all visiting requests that he would have basically refused outright before.

Whenever he was free, he would inspect the various islands in the Congyun Sea.

In just three or four days, he came into contact with hundreds of people of different statuses.

This way, even if the Five Old Men Association wanted to investigate his source of information, the whereabouts of the so-called Overturning Sky Society.

It would be an almost impossible task.

What's more, even if the Five Old Men Association had extraordinary means and truly captured all these people and searched their souls, they were destined to find nothing.

They probably never dreamed that all the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's top secrets came only from Li Fan himself!

By the fifth day, Li Fan, carrying a fragmented array diagram, arrived alone at the Wan Cang Pavilion on Youlan Island.

In the deepest secret chamber, he met the contact person for this transaction.

He was still dressed in black, with his face concealed.

But Li Fan could tell that he was not the same Cultivator as last time.

"Very good! Daoist Zhou is very trustworthy, and we will not disappoint Fellow Daoist," the Black-Clothed Cultivators said, looking at Li Fan who had arrived as promised, praising him.

Li Fan, however, asked about the previous Five Old Men Association spy.

The Black-Clothed Cultivators said solemnly: "To complete his mission, he chose self-sacrifice. This is our destiny, and it is our honor."

Evidently, the one Li Fan saw that day, dissolving in golden light, had truly perished.

He sacrificed his life in exchange for a contract with the Five Celestial Venerables' imprints.

The only strange thing was that no phenomenon of a fallen star occurred in the sky, for reasons unknown.

Li Fan nodded, saying nothing more.

Instead, he handed over the Storage Ring containing the encrypted Jade Slip.

The Black-Clothed Cultivators solemnly put it away and said, "Please wait here for a moment, Fellow Daoist."

With that, he left with the ring, heading somewhere unknown.

Li Fan closed his eyes and waited patiently.

Li Fan was not actually worried about the safety of this Clone.

On the one hand, due to the existence of the golden contract, it was agreed that neither party should harm the other.

On the other hand, "Zhou Qingang" currently appeared to be a member of the vast Overturning Sky Society, an organization hidden deep within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

And he was also the only way to establish contact with the Overturning Sky Society.

Unless the Five Old Men Association was already prepared to break with the Overturning Sky Society and no longer obtain Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance secrets from them from now on.

Otherwise, the Five Old Men Association would not make a move against Li Fan.

Especially when no matter how they probed, they couldn't find any information about the Overturning Sky Society, making it extremely mysterious.

Moreover, the Five Old Men Association was currently at war with the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, so they certainly wouldn't want to make another enemy.

Of course, it could not be ruled out that the Five Old Men Association might make a foolish move, using methods such as the real temptation fruit and other strange items to forcibly win over Li Fan.

Therefore, while waiting, Li Fan also did not relax his vigilance in the slightest, ready to abandon this Clone at any time.

The Five Old Men Association's efficiency was very fast.

In just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Black-Clothed Cultivators returned to the secret chamber.

Although he tried his best to conceal it, one could still vaguely discern the excitement in his heart.

"Your party's methods are indeed astonishing, I am impressed!"

"These are the items we promised. Please check them, Fellow Daoist."

Saying that, the Black-Clothed Cultivators handed over a white Stone Mother.

"This is…" Li Fan's eyes flashed.

Fortunately, he was well-versed and, after searching through the memories stored in the hua dao stone, immediately knew what this white Stone Mother was.

kongming stone mother.

A pure natural Storage Material.

Compared to ordinary Storage Rings, it has a larger storage space. It can also be absorbed and refined by Cultivators and stored within their bodies.

It is also an essential item for forging spatial Magic Treasures, extremely rare, and basically has no market price.

This item was not on Li Fan's list of requested Materials; it was clearly given to Li Fan simply as a storage device.

Li Fan nodded slightly, then opened his mouth and directly swallowed the kongming stone mother into his abdomen.

He didn't rush to refine it immediately, but rather first checked the contents within.

The Five Old Men Association naturally would not be short in quantity; ten thousand enlightenment pills, three hundred Puxian True Arks, three pieces of Humanity Star Dust…

All were consistent with the contract.

Li Fan focused his attention on a statue radiating five-colored light, floating in the center of all the items.

The next chapter will still be updated tomorrow at noon. I'm not feeling well, so I'll go to bed early.