Chapter 96

"Hmm?" Li Fan turned his head and looked at Manager Zhao.

Manager Zhao, facing the legendary immortal master, could not help but feel somewhat nervous.

He carefully chose his words and cautiously asked, "This immortal master seems to have a good relationship with Immortal Master He?"

Li Fan was about to answer but suddenly remembered something. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Daoist He and I have been friends for about forty years. He has always been very kind to me. I was away on business and didn't know he had passed away until today. Seeing his memorial tablet was a great shock to me."

"Only able to offer a stick of incense..."

At this, Li Fan shook his head and sighed.

Manager Zhao also sighed, "Since I learned of Immortal Master He's death and set up a memorial hall, it has been twenty-six days. You are the first and only one to come and pay respects."

"Several dozen immortal masters have come to the island, but they were either searching for his remains or vying for the position of the guardian immortal of Liuli Island."

"Seeing the new guardian immortal already in place, my position as manager is hard to keep."

"I have been unable to fulfill Immortal Master He's last wishes, which has been a source of great guilt for me."

"Fortunately, I met you today."

Manager Zhao looked relieved.

"Daoist He's last wishes?" Li Fan was taken aback.

"Yes. Before his death, Immortal Master He entrusted me with an item and instructed me to give it to the first person who came to pay respects after his passing," Manager Zhao replied truthfully.

"Why would he entrust something to you, a mortal?" Li Fan was somewhat surprised by Manager Zhao's answer.

"Immortal Master, to be honest, many years ago, by a stroke of luck, I once saved Immortal Master He's life. He wanted to take me as a disciple, but I was afraid of the difficulties of cultivation and only asked for a job."

"For many years, I have served Immortal Master He, and thus gained his trust," Manager Zhao said, his face a mix of pride and sadness.

It seems there was such a thing.

In the previous life, Manager Zhao had mentioned this.

Li Fan nodded.

"Moreover, keeping it with me is quite safe. After all, who would think that an immortal's remains would be entrusted to a mortal? The immortal masters who have come these days have never even given me a second glance..." Manager Zhao stopped halfway, realizing his words were inappropriate.

He quickly turned around and took out a small square box from He Zhenghao's memorial tablet.

This small box seemed to have the effect of blocking divine senses. Even when standing right in front of it, Li Fan had not noticed it.

"The item in this box is Immortal Master He's remains. I don't know what it is used for," Manager Zhao said nervously as he handed over the box.

Li Fan opened the box and saw a spirit talisman shaped like a ten-thousand character.

It looked familiar.

Isn't this...

Li Fan took out an identical one from his storage ring, but the aura on the talisman was different.

It was the passage spirit talisman that external cultivators needed to carry when entering and leaving Wanshen Island for the first time.

Li Fan remembered that He Zhenghao had mentioned that this spirit talisman was worth 100 contribution points.

But what is it used for?

Li Fan was momentarily puzzled.

However, he still put the wooden box away.

Seeing the nervous Manager Zhao, Li Fan thought for a moment and said, "I will speak to the new guardian on your behalf. As for whether you can keep your position, I cannot guarantee it."

Manager Zhao was overjoyed and immediately knelt down, bowing repeatedly.

Li Fan waved his hand and flew away.

Manager Zhao continued to kneel, not daring to move.

After a long time, he slowly got up.

Looking at He Zhenghao's memorial tablet, he whispered,

"Finally, I've passed this hot potato on. These days, with immortal masters flying around, I haven't been able to sleep well."

"The person just now didn't lie, and he was the first to come and pay respects. Giving your remains to him also fulfills your wishes."

"I won't feel guilty."

After a long silence, Manager Zhao added softly, "Cultivating to the end, dying earlier than me, and no one even collecting your remains."

"Really, it's not worth it."

...

Li Fan, holding the wooden box, went to the island protection array and met the unfamiliar cultivator again.

The unfamiliar cultivator was named Ning Wenxing, the new guardian of Liuli Island after a series of negotiations.

Li Fan did not mention the relationship between Manager Zhao and He Zhenghao, only that Manager Zhao had an old connection with him and asked if he could help retain Manager Zhao's position as the financial manager of Liuli Island.

A mere mortal position, Ning Wenxing thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Li Fan thanked him.

After exchanging communication spirit talismans, Li Fan hurriedly returned to the Tianxuan Mirror.

After a thorough search, Li Fan finally understood the function of the passage spirit talisman.

In addition to being used as a pass to enter Wanshen Island, the spirit talisman could also serve as a voucher for item storage.

The items were not stored in the Tianxuan Mirror but in a place called the "Wanzang Pavilion."

Usually, the items stored were not valuable.

Often, they were legacies left by cultivators for their mortal relatives in case of emergencies.

Only after the cultivator's death could the mortal relatives retrieve the legacy using the spirit talisman.

Therefore, the Wanzang Pavilion was not on Wanshen Island but on Youlan Island in the northern part of the Congyun Sea.

Understanding the use of the spirit talisman, Li Fan did not delay and made a trip to Youlan Island, finally retrieving He Zhenghao's remains.

A jade slip.

At first, Li Fan thought it might be a cultivation technique.

After reading the content of the jade slip, he understood.

The jade slip contained an unfinished work by He Zhenghao.

"The Detailed Explanation of the Hundred Meridian Array Diagram."

The book detailed He Zhenghao's various unique insights and innovative ideas about array formations over the years.

Along with the book was a message from He Zhenghao.

He said that his life's passion was array formations.

After decades of hard work and setbacks, he had barely completed half of "The Detailed Explanation of the Hundred Meridian Array Diagram."

This expedition to the cave was supposed to be low-risk.

But better safe than sorry.

If he met with an unfortunate end, his life's work, "The Detailed Explanation of the Hundred Meridian Array Diagram," would be buried and forgotten.

Therefore, he made arrangements for a fellow cultivator who obtained the spirit talisman to deliver "The Detailed Explanation of the Hundred Meridian Array Diagram" to any array master on Wanshen Island, hoping they could complete it.

In the end, He Zhenghao couldn't help but vent a bit.

He talked about the many benefits of his cultivation technique, "Zuoshan Jue."

Unfortunately, it was extremely difficult to cultivate.

If not for this, he wouldn't have to risk his life in the ancient cave to change his cultivation technique.

...

"Zuoshan Jue? Daoist He, you've really given me a tough task."

Putting away the jade slip, Li Fan's eyes flashed with an indescribable light.