Chapter 69

Before seclusion, Li Fan set the minimum value of 100 points of contribution.

Once it was lower than this number, the auxiliary cultivation mode would be forcibly interrupted.

As if he had a good sleep and was suddenly awakened, Li Fan felt a burst of depression in his heart, but this emotion was quickly suppressed.

"This contribution is consumed too fast."

The days when he had more than three thousand points of money seemed to be yesterday, and in the blink of an eye he became empty.

"It will take almost two years before the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace opens. Before that, I still have to find a way to get some contribution points and enhance my strength."

He browsed the task page of the Heavenly Mystery Mirror again.

Li Fan chose to ignore the tasks issued by the official of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

By the time he reached the late stage of Qi Refining, the official tasks he could take were still all low-reward and low-risk tasks.

For example, acting as an assistant for alchemy, refining tools, or refining talismans, or helping to repair and check the formations from all over the Cloud Sea.

Although it was safe, the contribution points were too slow.

If Li Fan had the intention to learn alchemy or refining tools, it would not be impossible to consider.

But with the opening of the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace imminent, the most important thing now was to get the "Cloud Water Map" first.

Unfortunately, Li Fan's luck didn't seem to be very good this time.

He looked for a long time, but didn't find any satisfactory tasks.

He thought for a while, took out He Zhenghao's communication talisman and sent him a message.

"May I ask Brother He, do you have any quick way to get contribution points? I have been looking in the Heavenly Mystery Mirror for a long time, and most of the tasks only pay a few dozen points. I need thirty points of contribution for one day of cultivation. At this rate, when will I be able to exchange for a foundation building technique?"

Li Fan said with a complaining tone.

After sending the message, Li Fan put the communication talisman aside.

Li Fan waited for He Zhenghao's reply while continuing his cultivation.

Although without the help of enlightenment, his cultivation speed was much slower, but he was still slowly progressing.

Just like that, after three days, He Zhenghao finally sent back a message.

"Hahaha, that's how our Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is. When you first join as a cultivator, you often need to work hard for several years before you can exchange for a technique. Everyone is like this."

"But..."

He Zhenghao changed his tone and continued: "Since you are introduced by me, I naturally have to help you."

"After all, I also hope that you can enter the foundation building stage as soon as possible!"

"However, this matter is not convenient to say in the communication talisman. If you are willing, you can come to Liuli Island. Let's talk face to face."

...

Originally Li Fan just asked casually with a try-it-out attitude. He didn't expect He Zhenghao to give such a definite answer.

"It's really a timely rain. But there must be a reason for everything..." Thinking of how He Zhenghao had always been generous to people in both lives, he was an anomaly among cultivators. Li Fan pondered.

He didn't hesitate and left the Heavenly Mystery Mirror and headed straight for Liuli Island.

In the protective formation of Liuli Island, He Zhenghao sat in a pavilion on top of a mountain and drank tea. He had been waiting for a long time.

"It seems that you can't wait." He Zhenghao saw Li Fan and laughed loudly.

He clapped his hands and the mountain under their feet suddenly shook.

Then Li Fan saw the strange sight of all the mountains around them rising up together.

But soon Li Fan realized.

It was not that other mountains were rising, but that the mountain they were on was descending.

The mountain body sank rapidly and soon fell below ground level and came to a space filled with silver clouds.

Li Fan looked up and saw that the continuous mountains in the protective formation were like stars floating above his head.

The mountains were scattered but seemed to form a whole according to some rule.

They seemed to be still but were always moving.

He Zhenghao saw Li Fan's expression and was slightly proud: "How do you like my Mountain River Star Array?"

Li Fan had never seen the true face of Liuli Island's protective formation in his previous life. He said sincerely: "The Mountain River Star Array... is very extraordinary. But why does this Liuli Island's protective formation seem..."

He Zhenghao already knew what Li Fan wanted to ask and became more proud: "That's because this Liuli Island's formation was built by me personally. Naturally it's different from other islands."

Li Fan was surprised: "I didn't expect that Brother He was also proficient in formations?"

But he was also a bit puzzled: "This Mountain River Star Array is so huge, can you build it with your foundation building cultivation?"

He Zhenghao coughed and said solemnly: "Of course there are people who helped me. But the layout of the formation is definitely based on me."

"I don't want to hide it from you. My foundation building treasure is a Mountain River Hundred Veins Formation Map. Therefore, I have a talent for formations that ordinary cultivators can't match. Just talking about formations, not cultivation, even ordinary Nascent Soul formation masters may not be better than me." He Zhenghao said confidently.

"I see..." Li Fan nodded and then asked: "What is the matter that Brother He said? Why is it so secretive and troublesome?"

He Zhenghao smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, just some taboo things."

"Do you know that many years ago, the mortals of the cultivation world were all exiled to the surrounding small worlds?"

Li Fan narrowed his eyes: "I have heard of it."

He Zhenghao continued: "Actually, there are many valuable things in these small worlds that can be exchanged for a lot of contribution points. But with only one person's power, it is too time-consuming and laborious to collect them, and it is not worth it."

"But often, these small worlds have powerful and influential mortals who are plotting to return to the cultivation world. So..."

Li Fan already understood what He Zhenghao wanted to do: "So?"

"We can use this as a condition and let those mortals help us collect materials. By the way, I know such a small world called Da Li, which is quite vast and has several kinds of precious treasures. There are even a lot of Star Sea Sands."

"Star Sea Sand is a common material for setting up formations, and its price is usually between two and three points of contribution per pound..."

He Zhenghao explained endlessly, but he noticed that Li Fan's eyes became more and more strange, and he felt a bit embarrassed.

He said: "Don't look at me with that kind of eyes, I know what you are thinking."

"How can a cultivator lower himself to do such things, right?"

"But you don't know, this kind of thing, if you don't do it, someone else will."

"A small world, scavenged once in more than ten years, can get more than two thousand points of contribution. If you have a few more such worlds, isn't it equivalent to getting more than two thousand points of contribution every year for free?"

"You see, I gave you such an analysis, don't you think it's very reasonable?"