Chapter 50

The prices of items sold in the Tianxuan Mirror are not fixed.

The prices are regulated by the Tianxuan Mirror and are positively correlated with the number of people purchasing the items.

For example, when the news of the cut-off supply of Liuli Pearls and the inability to refine Liuli Pills for a period of time spread, it immediately triggered a frenzy of buying among some people.

Among them, some genuinely needed Liuli Pills to accelerate their cultivation, but more were like Li Fan, who wanted to hoard and make a huge profit.

As a result, the price of Liuli Pills soared from 6 points to 9 points in a short time.

This sudden price fluctuation also caught the attention of those who were still unaware.

After some inquiries, they learned about the news that Liuli Pearls were about to become extinct.

These people then hurriedly joined the buying frenzy.

The price of Liuli Pills rose again.

It briefly reached the astonishing price of 12 points per pill.

Li Fan, seeing that it was about right, chose to sell all the Liuli Pills he had.

Naturally, he sold them directly to the Tianxuan Mirror.

Due to the large number of buyers, the Tianxuan Mirror's purchase price was not as low as before, when it was almost half the price for the Broken Stele.

Instead, it was at the "high price" of 10 points per pill.

Li Fan, not being greedy, sold all 350 Liuli Pills he had.

With 3500 contribution points earned, plus the 129 points he had left, Li Fan's total contribution points now amounted to 3629!

After Li Fan sold his pills, the market's frenzied mood gradually cooled down.

The price of 12 points per pill was clearly beyond the intrinsic value of the Liuli Pills.

After all, the effects of Liuli Pills were not irreplaceable. There were many other similar pills. The reason Liuli Pills were so popular was because of their low price.

The sudden price surge of Liuli Pills was just a temporary loss of rationality in the market due to the sudden news.

When everyone calmed down, the price of Liuli Pills returned to a relatively reasonable and stable level.

8 contribution points per pill.

At this point, Li Fan bought 100 Liuli Pills for his own cultivation.

Spending 800 points, his contribution points dropped to 2829.

Through this operation, Li Fan increased his contribution points by 600 while also getting 100 Liuli Pills for free!

600 contribution points were equivalent to the annual surplus of a diligent and dedicated Qi Cultivation practitioner who only focused on completing tasks.

Not to mention the 100 Liuli Pills, which were like hard currency.

"Killing and arson leads to a golden belt, while building bridges and repairing roads leaves no corpses!" Li Fan sighed.

However, his sigh did not affect the consumption speed of this beneficiary, Li Fan.

"Introduction to Array Formation," "Preliminary Understanding of Alchemy," "Basics of Artifact Refinement," "Treasure Identification in the Cultivation World," and so on, Li Fan bought them all, regardless of their usefulness.

Protective robes, Concealment Talismans, basic composite arrays, basic alchemy sets, and other commonly used items by cultivators, Li Fan bought them all with great satisfaction.

As his storage ring gradually filled up, his contribution points rapidly fell to 346.

Li Fan was not at all heartbroken. After consuming the points, he took a Liuli Pill and activated the auxiliary cultivation mode. Li Fan began to cultivate the "Small Derivation Water Technique."

Abundant water attribute spiritual energy surged forth, and Li Fan once again experienced the cultivation speed of a genius.

With the auxiliary cultivation mode of the Tianxuan Mirror and the effects of the Liuli Pill, Li Fan's cultivation progress was simply breathtaking.

In just two days, Li Fan broke through to the early Qi Cultivation stage. Then, in the next three days, he cultivated the "Small Derivation Water Technique" to the mid Qi Cultivation stage.

No bottlenecks, everything went smoothly, it was exhilarating and left him wanting more!

Li Fan was deeply immersed in this method of cultivation. So when the cultivation automatically stopped due to the lack of the later stages of the "Small Derivation Water Technique," he felt a great sense of loss and emptiness.

Fortunately, the price of the later stages of the "Small Derivation Water Technique," which was 600 contribution points, made Li Fan slightly more calm.

Just as he was considering whether to sell some Liuli Pills to obtain the next technique, he received a visit request from He Zhenghao.

Li Fan thought for a moment, took out the Concealment Talisman he had just bought, and put it on before letting He Zhenghao in.

As soon as He Zhenghao saw Li Fan, he said excitedly, "I've already talked to the guardian of Taian Town. Next, I'll take you to meet him and accept the commission."

He Zhenghao then took out a spirit talisman and handed it to Li Fan: "Wear this. Remember, don't talk much when we meet. Leave everything to me."

Li Fan took the spirit talisman and looked at it, his face darkening.

If Li Fan hadn't just bought one exactly like it, he wouldn't have recognized it.

This spirit talisman was called the "Praise Might Talisman," and its effect was the opposite of the Concealment Talisman.

The Concealment Talisman hid one's cultivation level, while the Praise Might Talisman was used to disguise oneself as a cultivator of a certain realm.

He Zhenghao gave Li Fan this Praise Might Talisman to make him pretend to be a Foundation Establishment cultivator!

Sure enough, the idea that a Qi Cultivation cultivator was enough to guard an island was just a way to deceive Li Fan.

He Zhenghao had long planned to have Li Fan pretend to be a Foundation Establishment cultivator to accept the commission to guard Taian Island, thus making a profit from the difference.

After all, the contribution points required to hire a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a Qi Cultivation cultivator were incomparable.

He Zhenghao, not noticing Li Fan's expression, smiled and introduced the guardian of Taian Island, Zhou Qingang, to Li Fan.

Li Fan couldn't expose He Zhenghao, so he could only force a smile and greet Zhou Qingang.

This person must not be trusted! Li Fan glanced at He Zhenghao with a smile and secretly criticized him.

Zhou Qingang looked at Li Fan and was very satisfied.

He immediately issued a targeted commission to He Zhenghao.

After He Zhenghao accepted the commission, he turned to Li Fan and issued the commission to him.

"Guard Taian Island while Zhou Qingang is away seeking opportunities. Reward: 800 contribution points per year."

Fortunately, He Zhenghao didn't deduct too much. At this point, Li Fan could only accept the task.

Zhou Qingang handed a jade token to He Zhenghao and then left in a hurry to seek the opportunity to break through.

Seeing this, He Zhenghao also breathed a sigh of relief and handed the token to Li Fan, saying solemnly, "This is the guardian token of Taian Island. With this, you can control the island's protective array. Please keep it carefully and don't lose it."

Li Fan took the token, and the two of them went through the teleportation array to Taian Island.

Unlike the grandeur of Liuli Island with its thousand peaks, Taian Island looked like a bustling city.

What was unique was that the residents of the city were all fruits with eerie human faces.

These fruits, like real people, worked, lived, married, and had children in this city created by the array.

They lived out their entire lives.

"These are the specialties of Taian Island, the Taian Fruits," He Zhenghao said, walking with Li Fan through the city and pointing at the bustling "crowd."

"When these fruits that have transformed into people die, it means the Taian Fruits are ripe. Consuming ripe Taian Fruits can extend the lifespan of cultivators up to the Foundation Establishment stage by five years."

"Each person only has an effect the first time they consume it," He Zhenghao said regretfully.