Chapter 173: Operating in the Immortal League
Chapter 172: Operating in the Immortal Alliance
“Such a bright and honorable job sale? Doesn’t anyone care?” Li Fan replied with feigned shock.
“Control? Who’s in charge? The Immortalized God Immortal Monarch?” He Zhenghao, however, asked in return. “Those two on Ten Thousand Immortals Island are much more honorable in doing this than the people below.”
“Ahem ……,” He Zhenghao paused and explained to Li Fan again.
“The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is highly autonomous in every state. As long as you don’t break the rules of the alliance and don’t alarm the group of people from the Law Protector Hall. The headquarters doesn’t bother to care about the various branches underneath.”
“Anyway, the trading and distribution of resources within the alliance has to go through the Heavenly Xuan Mirror. Everything is under control, so no big mess can come out of it.”
“In that case, then the Protectorate Hall has the most status? Do you know, fellow Daoist, how one can join it? Even if it costs a bit more in contribution, I would be willing.” Thinking of the Foundation Establishment Cultivator Wan Protector who chased after him in the eleventh life, Li Fan asked.
“The personnel of the Law Protector Hall in each state are directly dispatched and appointed by the headquarters. It is really a bit difficult for you, Daoist, to join the Law Protector Hall.” He Zhenghao replied politely.
“There are far too many cultivators who want to become a Dharma Protector, the competition is fierce and the queue is too long.” He Zhenghao lamented. “The only reliable method is that once every ten years examination. I thought that I was once aspiring to be a Protector, but the requirements were too strict and I didn’t make the cut. In the end, I could only settle for the second best and chose to become an island town guard.”
“Otherwise, I wouldn’t be worrying about merit laws today. You have to know that a Protector of the Protectorate Hall is able to select and cultivate merit laws for free.” He Zhenghao said with envy.
“There is actually such a good thing?” Li Fan was a little surprised.
“That is natural. Protectors need to face all sorts of vicious law thieves every day, and the risk of falling is not small. It’s normal for the benefits to be better.” He Zhenghao said rightfully.
“In fact, array repairers are not bad, and you don’t have to focus on the position of Protector. Every year, you will receive a fixed amount of compensation, and you will also be able to follow the formation masters to learn about the Dao of Formation for free. What you need to do is to help repair the island protection formations of the islands in the Cong Yun Sea.”
“Do you want to consider it, fellow Daoist? All it takes is 10,000 contribution points, and I can help you go and lobby for the operation.”
He Zhenghao asked in a tone filled with temptation.
Li Fan, however, asked again, “I wonder if you are familiar with Master Zhang Zhiliang? I’ve heard that this person treats people generously and has a high level of formation dao that can be called the number one in Cong Yunhai. If I were to become a formation repairer, I think it would be a little better to follow his lead.”
He Zhenghao was a bit surprised, “Treating people generously? Where did you hear that from, fellow Daoist? This person’s temperament can be a bit odd.”
“However, his level of formation dao is also truly impressive. Following him, the rewards may indeed be greater.”
“I don’t dare to make a guarantee on this matter, so I can only try my best to give it a shot.” He Zhenghao said honestly.
“Fellow Daoist, feel free to let go of the matter, no matter if it succeeds or fails, I will keep the favor in my heart.” Li Fan boasted. “And don’t worry about the contribution degree. I borrowed contribution degrees from the Qingfeng Hall, and after adding the Spirit Mist Grass to my position, I still have some left over. It should be enough to deal with this matter.”
He Zhenghao smiled and said, “Since fellow Daoist has said so, then I will definitely do my best. Fellow Daoist wait for my good news!”
After thanking him again, Li Fan ended the communication with the sentiment, “Fellow Daoist He is really a good comrade.”
“Free Technique, Ten Years Examination ……” Li Fan thought for a moment and searched for relevant information in the Tian Xuan Realm.
The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance Entrance Examination, once every ten years.
The last assessment was almost half a year ago.
Depending on the intended position, the content of the examination was different.
The appraisal was conducted in this Heavenly Xuan Mirror, which also cut off the possibility of favoritism.
The results came out immediately after the examination, and there was no need to wait for too long.
And those who participated in the examination would lose their memories of the contents of the examination after leaving the Tianxuan Mirror.
It eliminates the possibility of someone making a profit out of it.
……
“It’s really rigorous!” Li Fan tsked. “The next time the test opens, you can go and see the world.”
After searching some more for the impression of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance’s cultivators on the examination, he found that “difficult,” “outrageous,” and “shady” had become the consensus of the majority of the cultivators. “You have a new image transmission, please check in time.”
Li Fan was watching with great interest when the prompt from the Tian Xuan Mirror suddenly rang out.
“Huh?”
Li Fan was a bit strange and opened the image, a man in a green robe appeared in a flash.
“This… young friend. I am Chen Ying of the Medicine Hall.”
“I don’t know where you found those two blue blood corals that you provided last time?”
“After I succeeded in alchemy this time, I realized that the Ice Intent Extinction Pill that came out of the furnace was surprisingly quite a bit stronger than the one I had previously refined.”
“Nothing else has changed. Thinking about it, the only unexpected factor is out of these two blue blood corals.”
“So I re-refined them with other blue-blood corals, and realized that sure enough, the enhanced medicinal effect had disappeared again.”
“These two strains of blue blood coral you provided are of a much higher quality than the regular variety.”
“I want to go to the place where it grows to take a look at what’s going on, and perhaps discover something else.”
“Regardless of the outcome, if little friend is truthful, I will be grateful.”
……
The image disappeared without an immediate reply, but Li Fan fell into deep thought.
Thinking back to the previous process of picking the blue blood coral, Li Fan did not perceive anything special about those two locations at that time.
“Can it be that it was a momentary oversight?” Li Fan thought about it and decided that it was better to make another trip to see what was going on.
In order to prevent being followed by this Pill Hall Chen Ying, Li Fan also specially bought a “Trail Extermination Talisman” in the Tian Xuan Realm.
It was an upgraded version of the “Hidden Shape Talisman”, which could block the prying eyes of YuanYing realm cultivators at the highest level.
After activating the “Trail Extinguishing Talisman”, Li Fan came back to the undersea ruins near Misty Crow Island where the blue blood coral was found.
With the coral being taken away by Li Fan, the place had long since lost its original vibrancy.
Only in the gaps of the collapsed ruins boulders, one or two fish occasionally swam by.
“There’s nothing special about it.” Li Fan still failed to find out what was different after checking around.
Even Li Fan locked onto one of the fish in this ruin with his Phase-less Killing Machine and scrutinized it under the Heaven and Earth perspective.
The result was still the same.
Li Fan next went to the deep underwater valley where the second blue blood coral was found.
It was still the same.
“A hallowed Yuan Ying cultivator and an elder of the Medicine Hall. It should not be so bad as to amuse me.”
“So, it’s because I’m not cultivated enough to detect it?”
For now, it seemed that this was the only explanation.
Li Fan then returned to the Heavenly Xuan Mirror and contacted Chen Ying.
(End of chapter)