Chapter 171: Nothing New

After leaving the Clear Breeze Hall with two thousand seven hundred Spirit Mist Grass, Li Fan wandered around the vicinity, hoping to find some hidden small lending organizations. Unfortunately, he didn't succeed in his wishes.

Li Fan returned to the Heavenly Mirror and began to calculate silently.

"The price of Spirit Mist Grass will temporarily rise to 25 contribution points soon. I need to sell them all before that happens."

"After the news of the discovery of the Wood Attribute Immortal Cave spreads, the price will collapse. It will stabilize only after dropping to 6 contribution points."

"At that time, I can buy three thousand five hundred and ten more and return them to the Clear Breeze Hall."

"With this round trip, I can earn approximately forty thousand contribution points."

"Tsk tsk, it's not much."

"Making money is still too difficult..."

Accustomed to dealing with contribution points in units of one hundred thousand, the growth of only thirty to forty thousand wasn't motivating enough for Li Fan.

However, accumulating capital is often the most difficult at the beginning. Once it reaches a certain scale, it starts snowballing, and the growth of wealth becomes faster and faster.

"In this life, it seems that expanding the cultivation business like before is not possible. It appears that strict control of the number of cultivators is the reason. The reaction of the cultivation world to this is far beyond my imagination. The power of the Dao is not something I can contend with at the moment," Li Fan pondered carefully.

"The forty thousand contribution points from Zhang Zhiliang's side cannot be given up."

"In this life, someone is still needed to drive the forces of Wanxian Island and the Chiyan into a battle."

"However, maybe I can change the target."

The image of a chubby figure suddenly appeared in Li Fan's mind.

"Zhang Haobo, with extraordinary opportunities but no heavenly luck. Although he managed to succeed in combining the Dao by relying on the strength to fight against the Chiyan and achieve the Golden Core, when faced with the upcoming Mo Kill, he had no resistance and was killed."

"Fortune exhausted, life ended, Dao extinguished."

"If his luck were a bit stronger, would the outcome be different?"

"Of course, the most important thing is that I have already comprehended all twenty-eight swords of the Cangyun, and Zhang Haobo coming again is of no use to me."

"As for Ye Feipeng, with his peculiar destiny, if given enough assistance, it might really bring me a surprise."

"Supplemented by the 'Sitting Mountain Decision'..."

"I wonder, if he succeeds in combining the Dao, how much cultivation could be feedback? Can it push me to the Golden Core realm?"

"Of course, guiding this person must be done in a different way. If Zhang Haobo can be moved by emotions, this person must be tempted with benefits."

After some planning, Li Fan had a clear plan in mind.

The reason why he still chose to use a proxy for the Dao rather than attempting it himself was because the risk involved was too high.

Even the Black-Clothed Dao, which could almost freeze Li Fan's thoughts, and the stronger Mo Kill, not to mention the newly combined Dao Zhang Haobo, who was killed without even reacting, how could Li Fan ensure that he would be an exception?

There was a probability of success, but there was also a probability of being killed in failure. The probability of failure was not small.

Once failed, there would be no chance to try again.

Li Fan had no reason to take such a gamble.

"I can wait until the dust settles on the Spirit Mist Grass incident before planning for the exit."

"Now..."

Li Fan began to search for ways to enter the Wanxian Union.

Soon, a bunch of information came up.

To officially join the Wanxian Union and take a certain position, there were several methods.

The first was to participate in the Wanxian Union's assessment held every ten years.

To participate in the assessment, one must meet several conditions. For example, one must have been a member of the Wanxian Union for at least thirty years, have a cultivation level of Foundation Establishment or above, and possess a unique skill, among other requirements.

In simple terms, the Wanxian Union did not accommodate idlers or wastrels.

The second method was to have a high-ranking member of the Wanxian Union vouch for and recommend a junior cultivator for a position. After a three-year probation period, they could officially take the position.

In simple terms, the Wanxian Union did not accommodate idlers or wastrels. Unless someone above vouched for them.

The third method was more special. It involved completing specific reward tasks, such as killing a key figure in a certain Five Elders Association or completing a critical mission.

It was said that Tai'an Island's guardian, Zhou Qing'ang, formally joined the Wanxian Union through this method.

Li Fan was interested in what He Zhenghao had said about the privileges granted after reaching a certain level, allowing the exchange of martial arts that were previously inaccessible.

Because Li Fan found that the martial arts provided by the Wanxian Union were generally limited in power. Perhaps it was to limit the combat power of regular cultivators. In these few lifetimes, the martial arts he saw in the Heavenly Mirror were not truly powerful divine techniques.

Not to mention matching the Cangyun Twenty-Eight Swords, even those comparable to the Dinghai Divine Sword were rare.

However, Li Fan thought about it, and it was reasonable. If an ox or horse became a threat, wouldn't it be troublesome? Wouldn't it be like turning the world upside down? Of course, there had to be limitations.

For people within the system, the treatment was naturally different. As long as you had enough authority, you could have all kinds of divine techniques.

The benefits within the system didn't need to be elaborated. Li Fan carefully examined those special reward tasks.

As he looked, Li Fan furrowed his brows. He hadn't paid attention to these tasks before, so he had no clue about them. However, he quickly discovered something peculiar.

Most of these tasks were extraordinarily...

Customized?

It seemed as if they were specifically created for a certain cultivator.

For example, one of the tasks Li Fan saw was particularly bizarre.

The Wanxian Union's Heavenly Machine Hall needed to recruit a cultivator surnamed Wu, aged between

 123 and 130, practicing fire attribute cultivation, and at the middle Foundation Establishment level.

It was almost specifying a person by name, directly designating the candidate.

Li Fan was not unfamiliar with this approach. After all, each person has their own strengths.

However, he didn't expect the Wanxian Union to have developed to this extent.

After browsing through them, Li Fan couldn't find a suitable task for himself. The ten-yearly assessment had just passed.

With no connections, Li Fan once again asked He Dao You, who never disappointed.

He Zhenghao replied quickly as usual.

"Dao friend wants to formally join the Wanxian Union? Hmm, this might be a bit difficult. The main reason is that Dao friend has just joined the Wanxian Union not long ago."

"But well, there is a way."

"I have some acquaintance with the Grand Array Master Gong Boyu. He has some slots for Array Maintenance positions every year."

"All you need to do is spend some contribution points, and you can get this position."

"Just work hard in this position for a year or two, and then you can move to other positions through connections."

"Hehe, I'm only telling you this because we have some friendship. Dao friend, please don't casually spread it outside."

"It wouldn't be good for your reputation."

Today, I'm on a business trip, so there can only be one update.

(End of this chapter)