Chapter 206: The Purple Mist Sells Advanced Teams

Unlike Li Fan, who had been stranded in Ningyuan City alone, other cultivators could form groups and explore the Fallen Immortal Realm together.

By performing a certain ritual and using corresponding mediums, cultivators could reach a unique space between reality and illusion before entering the Fallen Immortal Realm.

In this space, cultivators could exchange information and even swap items with each other. The space usually came equipped with specific special formations.

This formation combined the ritual solidifying formation and the mental connection amplifying formation. As a result, it could accommodate up to four people in a team for exploring the Fallen Immortal Realm.

Cultivators referred to such spaces as "Advanced Teams."

It was said that the earliest Advanced Team was created by a powerful cultivator who followed the Unity Dao. This was done for the convenience of inviting friends to explore the Fallen Immortal Realm together.

Due to its convenience, other cultivators gradually began to imitate it.

Now, after several thousand years of development, numerous Advanced Teams had emerged.

Some Advanced Teams were public and open to all cultivators. These spaces were vast and could accommodate tens of thousands of cultivators simultaneously. A small fee was required each time to enter.

Others were private, and only the owner of the Advanced Team knew the medium. Without permission, outsiders couldn't enter through the ritual.

The essence of an Advanced Team was to open a spatial rift connecting the Fallen Immortal Realm with the real world for transit.

However, these spatial rifts were unstable. Therefore, every few decades, maintenance and reinforcement were necessary for the Advanced Team.

The cost was not low, and only truly powerful cultivators had the ability and willingness to maintain an Advanced Team continuously.

Over the course of thousands of years, many of these cultivators had fallen midway.

Most Advanced Teams created by these fallen cultivators were gradually abandoned.

As a result, some individuals seized the opportunity. They searched for these ownerless Advanced Teams, gave them a simple refurbishment and redecoration, and then sold them at a high price.

Although the prices of these Advanced Teams were high, often requiring several hundred thousand contribution points, they were still more cost-effective than building one from scratch.

Therefore, there were cultivators willing to purchase them.

Because maintaining an Advanced Team incurred costs, if someone had a surplus of Advanced Teams that couldn't be sold for a long time, it could become a burden and even lead to losses.

Therefore, these individuals considered transferring costs and began engaging in the business of leasing idle Advanced Teams.

There was no need to pay a huge contribution fee upfront. As long as they paid a small and negligible contribution fee each year, they could obtain the right to use the Advanced Team.

Cultivators willing to rent Advanced Teams were naturally few because there were affordable public Advanced Teams available for use.

To find customers, they posted a lot of promotional information on the "Seeking Immortals" platform, which is where Li Fan was drawn in.

"Advanced Teams, sounds interesting." Li Fan thought and applied for a fake account, "Moon Palace Master," to conceal his identity.

He then contacted one of the information publishers, named "Purple Mist Immortal Venerable." It was unclear whether this individual truly had Unity Dao cultivation or if, like Li Fan, they used a fake account.

"Purple Mist Daoist Friend, what is the specific price for renting an Advanced Team?" Li Fan inquired.

Not long after, the reply came. 

"Depending on the size of the Advanced Team, the prices vary. The lowest is eight thousand contribution points per year, and the highest is over ten thousand."

The tone was indifferent, lacking any emotion.

Li Fan asked again, "For exploring the Fallen Immortal Realm, one needs the spiritual power intensity of the Golden Core Realm. Does this requirement still apply to Advanced Teams? Can those in the Foundation Building and Qi Refining stages enter?"

"Is it for the convenience of younger generations around you? Rest assured, Advanced Teams are not part of the Fallen Immortal Realm but a separate spatial rift. There is no requirement for spiritual power. As long as you have spiritual power, you can enter through the ritual."

Perhaps seeing that Li Fan truly had a rental need, Purple Mist Immortal Venerable's tone became slightly more enthusiastic.

He explained, "If conducting the ritual involves utilizing the power of the Fallen Immortal Realm to forcefully draw a portion of our spiritual power into the Fallen Immortal Realm, then an Advanced Team establishes a space in advance during transit, interrupting this process. Different mediums correspond to different spatial coordinates."

"Is it only possible to enter an Advanced Team while in the Xuanhuang Realm? What about those small worlds and cave heavens affiliated with the Xuanhuang Realm, are they within the effective range?"

"As long as they have not departed from the Xuanhuang Realm, they are under the coverage of the Fallen Immortal Realm, so there is no problem."

With the confirmation from the other party, Li Fan was somewhat intrigued.

However, he didn't rush to respond but instead inquired with two other cultivators spreading rental information.

The answers he received were consistent.

Eight thousand contribution points per year were the lowest price.

"It seems they have reached a consensus."

Li Fan then contacted Purple Mist Immortal Venerable again, saying, "Please send over the information on these Advanced Teams."

This time the response was much quicker.

The message had just been sent, and a reply arrived.

In an instant, detailed introductions to hundreds of Advanced Teams with various sceneries appeared in front of Li Fan.

In order to lease or sell these Advanced Teams as much as possible, Purple Mist Immortal Venerable had indeed put in a lot of effort.

 All these hundreds of spatial rifts have completely different scenes.

 There are landscapes of mountains in boundless clouds, islands in vast oceans, and the remnants of ancient sects filled with mysterious atmosphere.

 "If you like a certain Advanced Team but are not satisfied with the scenery, I can redesign it for you."

 "Of course, the price will be a bit higher."

 Purple Mist Immortal Venerable added.

 "After leasing an Advanced Team, can you ensure that no outsiders will intrude?" Li Fan chose one without rushing to finalize and asked carefully.

 "The ritual medium is like an encrypted spatial coordinate. Generally speaking, without the guidance of the medium, the consciousness entering the Fallen Immortal Realm cannot intrude into a private Advanced Team."

 "Of course, nothing is absolute. There has been one accident like that in the long years."

 "But it has only happened once. So, there's no need to worry," explained Purple Mist Immortal Venerable.

 "Each Advanced Team is equipped with at least ten mediums. If that's not enough, you can add more at any time."

 Hearing this, Li Fan nodded slowly.

 He then sent the selected Advanced Team over.

 "I want to rent this one."

 "Lease for a minimum of one year, pay three years in advance. If you want to renew, you need to pay the rent again each year at this time."

 "Full year's rent must be paid before cancellation, and the deposit will be refunded after cancellation," Purple Mist Immortal Venerable said skillfully.

 Li Fan asked, "Is there a discount for long-term leasing?"

 Purple Mist Immortal Venerable paused and said, "We can negotiate."

 "If you lease for ten years, I can offer a 5% discount."

 "For twenty years, I can offer a 10% discount."

 "Twenty years and above, I can offer a 20% discount!"

 "Then I'll lease it for thirty years," Li Fan said generously.

 (End of this chapter)