Chapter 35: All Fruit is Foreordained
Chapter 35: All Fruits Are Foreordained
With the announcement of the materials needed for the Pure Body Spirit Pool, Liuli Island was still calm on the surface, but in reality, it had already been surging in the dark.
Even some ordinary people who didn’t care about this matter knew that the big forces on the island were now looking for something called Star Sea Quicksand.
Li Fan secretly probed to no avail, this day, but ushered in an unexpected guest.
It was Xiao Heng, a person from the world who Li Fan met when he first came to the Immortal Cultivation World.
“Feel free to sit down.” Li Fan poured him a cup of tea.
Xiao Heng surveyed Li Fan’s current residence, his eyes filled with envy and nostalgia.
“I don’t know if little brother is looking for me for something?” He had a pretty good impression of this Xiao Heng and asked in a peaceful voice.
Xiao Heng first scanned the surroundings vigilantly, then came forward and whispered, “I heard that old brother Li has also been searching for the Star Sea Quicksand recently?”
Li Fan’s eyes stared, “Not bad. I’m already advanced in age, and if I want to cultivate, I can only rely on the Pure Body Spirit Pool. What, you know about this thing?”
Xiao Heng swallowed his saliva and nodded, “Yes. Back then, when the Immortal Master descended to Great Li, he promised that as long as he gathered all the supplies he needed, he would be able to bring a group of people to the Immortal Cultivation World. Among them, there was the Star Sea Quicksand.”
Li Fan froze, then said with some doubt, “Was there? Why don’t I have an impression of this?”
Previously, Li Fan had also looked for Dali’s group of people to inquire about it, and they had all expressed that they did not know about it, which was why he had asked this question.
When Xiao Heng heard this, he was a little embarrassed, “At the time when it was made known to the world, the list had already subtracted a few things, and as an internal quota, it was distributed to all the major families in Da Li. The one that was distributed to my family to collect is this Star Sea Quicksand.”
Li Fan slowly nodded his head.
“Speak, what are your conditions?” Li Fan asked as he opened the door.
Seeing Li Fan being so direct, Xiao Heng in turn became a little embarrassed and reddened his face, explaining, “Back then, you paid for the burial of Changyu, which is considered a favor to me. I shouldn’t have been like this, it’s really because the days on this Liuli Island are too difficult. I don’t have such a great ability as you, Elder Brother Li, and now I’m still living in the slums on the outskirts, and I have to do hard labor every day to make ends meet ……”
Xiao Heng rambled on, and Li Fan interrupted him with a gentle smile.
“There is no need for words, I know your difficulties. I am determined to obtain this item, as long as you can provide clues, feel free to mention any requests, I will definitely try to fulfill them.”
Xiao Heng was very grateful, “In that case I will thank old brother first.”
He paused, then said with some emotion, “Actually, this item is not rare to say the least, it’s just that the Immortal Master’s name is different from us mortals. Of course, if it wasn’t for the fact that the description of each material came along with the list in the first place, I wouldn’t have known that the so-called Star Sea Quicksand is actually just meteorite iron from the sky.”
Li Fan listened, pondered carefully, and then suddenly realized, “Star Sea Quicksand …… was so. But as long as it is meteoric iron will do? What other special requirements are there?”
“Yes, there is.”
Xiao Heng nodded his head repeatedly, then slowly told the specific requirements one by one.
“First, the appearance of this meteorite iron should be good, a pitted surface will not do. Secondly, the overall weight of a piece should be at least fifty pounds or more. Then ……”
Li Fan listened while keeping it firmly in his mind.
When Xiao Heng finished, Li Fan did not forget his promise.
“Say it, what do you want.”
Xiao Heng whispered, “I just want a decent courtyard, plus a slightly easier job on top of that. Of course, it would be even better if there were a few maids.” Li Fan was already prepared for Xiao Heng to ask for a lion’s share of money, but at this moment, when he saw that the other party could fulfill it so simply, he could not help but smile and shake his head.
“I didn’t realize that the son of the Hall’s Zhennan King would only ask for so little? Might as well add a little more, I can still speak my mind in the Heavenly Treasure House.”
Xiao Heng politely refused, “I am clear about what I can do on my own. Being able to eat well and live well without having to live a tiring life, I am already satisfied. If I suddenly have wealth that makes people’s eyes red, it would instead be easy to invite disaster.”
Li Fan nodded and did not force himself anymore.
After the two exchanged a few more pleasantries, Xiao Heng bid farewell.
“Any plans to cultivate? After all, after a thousand hardships to come to this great world of Immortal Cultivation, you can’t run a trip for nothing, can you?” As they were saying goodbye, Li Fan suddenly asked.
“Let’s talk about it later. I’m really not interested in cultivating Immortality, that Xuan Huang Qing Xin Mantra makes me drowsy once I read it, and I don’t know how long it will take to completely get rid of the miasma.” Xiao Heng replied with disinterest and left without looking back.
Sending Xiao Heng away, Li Fan hurriedly rushed to Tian Bao Lou.
After meeting Yin Yu Zhen, Li Fan repeated Xiao Heng’s discourse about the Star Sea Quicksand.
“Star Sea Quicksand is Meteorite Iron? So simple?” Yin Yu Zhen was a bit surprised. “Is this one called Xiao Heng trustworthy?”
“It shouldn’t be lying.” Li Fan affirmed.
“But it can’t be uncorroborated.” Li Fan suddenly changed his words, “Didn’t you say that the Chamber Walker of the Wanhua Chamber of Commerce will be coming to Liuli Island soon, so we might as well find out the truth from his mouth at that time.”
“A good idea.” Yin Yu Zhen agreed, “It would be great if we can save a fortune.”
“In any case, it’s still necessary to secretly purchase meteorite iron that meets the requirements first. There aren’t many people who know about this item right now, and it won’t be long before it’s too late. In addition, the purchases must be mixed with other things and used to cover up and confuse people. At the same time, you can order people to release fake news about the Star Sea Meteorite in the market to muddy the water.”
Li Fan thought about it and patiently instructed again.
In order to ensure that the quota for the Pure Body Spirit Pool belonged to him, Li Fan needed to make a foolproof plan.
“Uncle you are really something. In the past, I only knew that you were a Tongling Treasure Body, but I didn’t realize that you had such a hand.” When Yin Yu Zhen saw these methodical deployments of Li Fan, a trace of curiosity suddenly flooded her eyes.
“What did you do before, Uncle?” Yin Yu Zhen couldn’t help but ask.
“Just teaching people to read.” Li Fan said perfunctorily.
Yin Yu Zhen looked disbelieving.
“Alright, I’ll leave the matter to you, I have to go cultivate. Unless there is a special situation, don’t disturb me. By the way, you also handle the matter I promised Xiao Heng by the way.” Li Fan gave a final explanation and then left the Tian Bao Building.
“Da Ji, how could it be Da Ji again?” Yin Yu Zhen felt the direction Li Fan left in a daze, her eyes filled with incomprehension.
Ever since she had met Li Fan, every time she had explained to Li Fan about what she had done, her premonitions had shown that it was an omen of great fortune.
This almost made Yin Yu Zhen think that her instinct to avoid good fortune had failed.
It was important to know that before she met Li Fan, she had never encountered any great auspiciousness at all.
On the contrary, when she had wanted to swallow the Dust Leaving Pill and embark on the road of cultivation, she had a premonition that the road ahead was extremely dangerous, with no chance of survival, which was a proper sign of great misfortune.
(End of chapter)