Chapter 48

Unfortunately, Li Fan could only think about it for now.

The Heavenly Profound Mirror was the most precious treasure of the Myriad Immortals Alliance, the foundation of its power.

It was far beyond the reach of a mere Qi Condensation cultivator like Li Fan.

He should take on missions and earn contribution points instead.

Suppressing his greedy thoughts, Li Fan opened the contribution point mission list.

He filtered out missions suitable for early Qi Condensation cultivators, with no significant danger.

At a glance, they were all menial tasks, such as running errands, with rewards of only one or two contribution points.

Moreover, these missions often disappeared quickly, clearly not just Li Fan was keeping an eye on them.

After removing the condition of low danger, many new missions appeared.

These missions often required going to various islands in the Cloudy Sea to handle certain matters. However, since the people involved were mostly mortals, no combat was needed, and the danger was not too high.

The rewards for these missions were around five to ten contribution points.

Using the teleportation array on Myriad Immortals Island also required contribution points, one point per use.

After deducting the two points needed for round-trip teleportation, the reward for a mission didn't leave much.

Earning enough contribution points to stay in the Heavenly Profound Mirror and cultivate regularly was not an easy task.

Although earning contribution points would become easier as his strength increased, the higher the cultivation, the more contribution points were required to activate the auxiliary cultivation mode.

Thus, he still had to run around for contribution points.

Moreover, exchanging cultivation techniques also required a large number of contribution points...

Li Fan suddenly understood why the Heavenly Profound Mirror had opened this auxiliary cultivation function.

Any cultivator who experienced the super cultivation mode would find it hard to resist trying it again.

Furthermore, under the same time frame, accumulating contribution points and then activating the auxiliary cultivation mode was faster overall than cultivating alone.

Cultivation techniques, resources, auxiliary cultivation...

The Myriad Immortals Alliance truly had a tight grip on cultivators.

Li Fan thought to himself while searching for suitable missions.

Earning contribution points was secondary; Li Fan's main goal was to find an opportunity to go out and retrieve the Taiyan Boat hidden in the "Return to Truth."

The Taiyan Boat contained a considerable amount of gold, silver, and jewels, as well as a celestial rarity: the Stopping Stele Fragment.

He believed it could exchange for a significant number of contribution points.

As for why he didn't directly release it on Myriad Immortals Island...

He wasn't foolish; doing so would be like telling others that he had extraordinary treasures.

Li Fan believed that every inch of Myriad Immortals Island was under the surveillance of the Heavenly Profound Realm.

If he drew their attention, it would be troublesome.

Although the "Return to Truth" could transform the real into the illusory, it required his conscious control.

If a powerful being restrained his consciousness, preventing him from thinking, he would be powerless and at their mercy.

Even with the slightest possibility, Li Fan wouldn't take the risk.

Moreover, from the power displayed by the Heavenly Profound Mirror, there were certainly such powerful beings in the current cultivation world.

Regardless, caution was Li Fan's first principle.

...

At this moment, Li Fan suddenly saw a familiar name among the missions.

"Jade Glass Island."

He was delighted and quickly accepted the mission.

He then carefully read the mission details.

It turned out that the Jade Glass Island's specialty, Jade Glass Pearls, had run out in the Myriad Immortals Alliance.

According to regulations, the next delivery would not be until six months later.

The Alchemy Hall urgently needed them, so they issued a commission to recruit people to go to Jade Glass Island to collect at least twenty Jade Glass Pearls.

The reward was determined based on the quality and quantity of the pearls.

Li Fan had heard of the Jade Glass Pearls since he came to Jade Glass Island; they occasionally appeared inside Jade Glass Fish.

However, he didn't know which pill they were used to refine.

But this mission was perfect for him.

Spending five contribution points to buy the smallest storage ring as a cover, Li Fan left the Heavenly Profound Mirror and headed straight for the Transmission Square.

Following the same route, Li Fan arrived at the stone statue he had seen before.

Li Fan now knew that each of the ten thousand statues in the Transmission Square corresponded to an island in the Cloudy Sea.

The teleportation array was connected to the protective arrays of each island.

The statue in front of him, symbolizing Jade Glass Island, was a leaping Jade Glass Fish.

After deducting one contribution point, Li Fan activated the teleportation array.

This time, the dizziness was much weaker, and he quickly recovered.

"Who is this fellow..." He Zhenghao's voice faintly echoed.

"Huh? It's you?" He Zhenghao was puzzled when he saw the person.

Li Fan then explained the mission he had accepted and his purpose of collecting Jade Glass Pearls.

"Jade Glass Pearls, I'll have someone take you to collect them." He Zhenghao nodded indifferently after listening. "But you've adapted quickly, coming out to do missions so soon."

"Ah, life's necessities," Li Fan said with a somewhat helpless tone.

He Zhenghao immediately understood.

Following the servant, Li Fan arrived at the Jade Glass Hall and met the financial manager, Mr. Qian.

Mr. Qian respectfully bowed, not sure if he recognized Li Fan.

After all, Li Fan had once been in charge of a fleet on Jade Glass Island and had met Mr. Qian several times.

However, even if he recognized him, Mr. Qian would likely pretend not to.

After all, in their eyes, Immortal Masters were high and mighty, not to be offended.

Following the order, Mr. Qian quickly brought out all the Jade Glass Pearls in the island's inventory.

"Reporting to the Immortal Master, there are only twenty-three Jade Glass Pearls left on the island. This is all we can collect recently. If the Immortal Master needs more, it might take about a year or half." Mr. Qian said nervously.

"Oh? What happened?" Li Fan asked.

"Immortal Master, I dare not hide the truth. According to the island's fishing fleet, it seems due to overfishing, the number of Jade Glass Fish encountered has decreased. We might need to wait for a while for their natural recovery before fishing again." Mr. Qian explained.

Li Fan nodded, but a sudden thought of what Zhang Haobo had told him surfaced in his mind.

"I understand. Thank you." Li Fan stored the Jade Glass Pearls in the storage ring and didn't return immediately. Instead, he went to the Tranquil Listening Pavilion.

Entering his home, Li Fan waited for a moment, released his divine sense to ensure He Zhenghao wasn't secretly watching, and then released the Taiyan Boat.

He quickly transferred the gold, silver, and the Stopping Stele Fragment from the Taiyan Boat.

After completing this, Li Fan returned to the protective array.

Just as he was about to return to Myriad Immortals Island, he heard a voice behind him.

"Please wait, young friend!"

Li Fan's hair stood on end, and he immediately turned around, looking at He Zhenghao with a wary eye.