Chapter 65

In his previous life, Li Fan, in order to secure a spot in the Luli Island’s Cleansing Spirit Pool, spent most of his plundered treasures through a process of laundering.

In the end, only 235 contribution points remained.

The total value of 863 contribution points in this life also made Li Fan understand why cultivators would secretly help mortals sneak into the cultivation world.

He, Li Fan, had only raided a few corrupt officials and powerful families, yet earned over 800 contribution points.

It was quite normal for those cultivators to earn over a thousand points in one trip.

After all, a cultivation technique manual was worth over a thousand points.

Over a decade, it could be considered a substantial income.

"Money can move the heart..."

Li Fan sighed, then took out the Luli Pearl he had obtained from the giant Luli fish.

"The Luli Pearl can be converted into 850 contribution points."

After some thought, the Luli Pearl was a weaker version of the Luli Pill. Although its effects were slightly inferior, it did not consume resources.

It would definitely be useful for future cultivation, so Li Fan did not choose to exchange it and instead put it away again.

Looking at his total of 2,831 contribution points, Li Fan shook his head.

It was still not enough, too little!

The knowledge about celestial wonders required over 2,000 points.

When Li Fan was being pursued by the Wanshen Alliance’s protector, he realized that despite his late Qi Condensation realm, his actual combat power was very low.

The "Thousand Mechanisms Jade Ring Golden Chapter," his main cultivation technique, lacked effective combat methods.

Apart from the formless killing intent he had comprehended, he had no other means to defend himself.

Although the formless killing intent was powerful, it had a fatal flaw: it often took some time to take effect.

It was suitable for covert attacks but not for direct combat.

Once engaged in a fight or surrounded, Li Fan could only choose to flee.

However, he only knew the most basic Wind Control Technique, which would likely not help him escape.

Unable to fight or flee, tragedy was inevitable.

Therefore, the various combat techniques, escape methods, defensive techniques, and various magical artifacts, formations, and pills in the Wanhuan Mirror...

Li Fan wanted them all!

These few contribution points were far from enough.

After a moment of contemplation, he began to browse other bounty tasks posted by other cultivators in the Wanhuan Mirror.

During his previous life when he merged with Cang Hai’s consciousness, he saw many hidden treasures in the Congyun Sea.

Some of these treasures were within his current capabilities to obtain, such as the Luli Pearl.

Many others were extremely dangerous, even beyond the reach of Foundation Establishment realm cultivators.

Rather than let these secrets rot in the sea, it was better to sell some of them early and quickly convert them into his own combat power.

His gaze quickly scanned through the tasks.

When he saw one particular task, Li Fan paused.

His divine sense moved, and he began to check the task details.

Elder Chen of the Medicine Hall needed a certain auxiliary ingredient for his alchemy: Blue Blood Coral.

He was offering a bounty to the Wanshen Alliance: those who provide relevant information will be rewarded 1,000 contribution points upon verification.

Those who directly provide the Blue Blood Coral will be rewarded 3,000 contribution points.

Li Fan reviewed the other tasks, and this was the one with the most generous reward that he knew about.

Thus, Li Fan accepted the task.

"In the northwest sea of the Congyun Sea, about 200 miles west of the Fog Crow Island, I have seen this coral at the bottom of the sea."

"Unfortunately, there is a sea snake guarding the coral."

"The exact strength of the sea snake is unknown, but just a glance from a distance made me feel a fatal danger."

...

Li Fan fabricated a set of statements and submitted the task.

Believing in the efficiency of the Wanshen Island, the authenticity of the information he provided should be verified quickly.

Sure enough, after just half a day, Li Fan received the task reward.

However, intriguingly, the bounty for the Blue Blood Coral was not canceled but remained posted.

"It seems Elder Chen needs a considerable amount of Blue Blood Coral. I wonder what kind of pill he is trying to refine."

Just one auxiliary ingredient was worth 3,000 contribution points, clearly indicating that the pill he was refining was extraordinary.

But Li Fan was merely curious.

Elder Chen was said to be the chief elder of the Wanshen Island Medicine Hall, a great cultivator at the Nascent Soul realm. That level was far beyond Li Fan’s current reach.

Suppressing his curiosity, Li Fan focused on the most prominent task among the many bounties.

This was also the reason why Li Fan was eager to improve his strength.

Task: Bounty for the "Yunshui Map."

Reward: 100,000 contribution points.

Two simple lines of text, with no further explanation.

But the 100,000 contribution points made all the cultivators who saw it feel their hearts tremble, unable to control themselves.

That was 100,000 contribution points!

Many cultivators in the Wanshen Alliance might never accumulate that much in their entire lives.

With 100,000 contribution points, reaching the Golden Core realm would not be difficult, even if the Nascent Soul realm was uncertain!

Countless cultivators read these two lines of text countless times, imagining the glory they would achieve after completing the task.

Unfortunately, the bounty had been posted for over a decade, and no one had even come close to completing it.

No one even knew what the "Yunshui Map" was.

The task poster was also extremely mysterious, never showing up or providing any explanation.

It was as if they were saying, "Those who understand will understand, and those who don’t, won’t."

Currently, no one in the Congyun Sea knew where the "Yunshui Map" was.

Except for Li Fan.

"The Yunshui Map, the Yunshui Heavenly Palace." Li Fan repeated in his mind.

The "Yunshui Map," worth 100,000 contribution points, was in the Yunshui Heavenly Palace.

The Yunshui Heavenly Palace, or the Yunshui Heavenly Palace ruins, was the place mentioned in Xiao Heng’s letter in his previous life, where he went to seek celestial wonders.

The reason no one knew this secret yet was that the Yunshui Heavenly Palace had not yet appeared in the world.

In his previous life, Li Fan became interested in the Yunshui Heavenly Palace because of Xiao Heng’s letter.

He then memorized this major event that would soon shock the Congyun Sea.

The Yunshui Heavenly Palace, isolated overseas, was said to be the most powerful sect in the Congyun Sea during ancient times.

When the great calamity descended, the disciples of the Yunshui Heavenly Palace fought each other, with only a few surviving.

The survivors decided to activate the sect’s protective array, thus withdrawing from the world.

The Yunshui Heavenly Palace was therefore always concealed by the array, hidden in the central sea of the Congyun Sea.

It was not until the 11th year of the An Ding era that the array was destroyed, and the Yunshui Heavenly Palace, hidden for ten thousand years, reappeared in the world.

However, the Yunshui Heavenly Palace, which chose to withdraw from the world, could not escape its fate of destruction.

When the cultivators of the Congyun Sea entered it, they found that the Yunshui Heavenly Palace had already become a strange and desolate ruin.