Chapter 435: Self-Taught Without a Master

Additionally, he seems to be veiled by numerous secret arts, making him elusive and difficult to comprehend, as if looking at flowers through a mist.

The woman in green slowly said.

Li Chenfeng, Zhu Shaotang, and the others exchanged bewildered glances, their hearts filled with shock upon hearing this.

They clearly knew that the empire's two Holy Teachers, Qing and Hong, were powerful beings who had existed since ancient times.

The two Holy Teachers had personally witnessed the empire's gradual development from a collection of mortal communities into the vast empire it was today.

The Holy Teachers' guidance had been indispensable in this process.

In the eyes of the empire's people, the two Holy Teachers were the absolute embodiment of power and wisdom.

But now, Holy Teacher Qing claimed she couldn't see through the envoy who had just left?

Remembering his earlier reckless behavior in front of the envoy, Li Chenfeng couldn't help but feel a pang of dread.

"Perhaps it's been too long since I returned here. I'm still a bit unaccustomed to it, after all."

At that moment, Qing's somewhat melancholic sigh brought Li Chenfeng a slight sense of relief.

Hundreds of miles away.

Sensing the intermittent and blurry images transmitted by the Formless Killing Intent, Li Fan was secretly surprised.

"It seems this Holy Teacher is not simple; she can vaguely perceive and even counteract the Formless Killing Intent."

"Fortunately, I had the upper hand."

Li Fan was absolutely willing to exchange contribution points for the Beast God Armor technology mastered by the empire.

However, if he truly wanted to establish cooperation and continue the charade, he alone might not be able to sustain the act and could easily be exposed.

Moreover, circulating five million contribution points would be financially strained.

"It seems it's time to advance my original plan."

Thinking this, Li Fan sensed He Zhenghao's location.

As he hurried towards Glazed Island, he once again transformed into the appearance of an ancient Heavenly Secrets Sect cultivator.

He Zhenghao had been feeling quite troubled recently.

Seeing the continuous inquiry messages from his communication talismans, he simply sealed them completely within his storage ring, finally finding some peace.

Now, he didn't even dare to step half a foot outside Glazed Island.

As the legend of his overnight fortune spread, more and more people wanted to inquire about Li Fan through him.

Some were skeptical, wanting to personally verify the true capabilities of this master.

Others simply wanted to latch onto him, hoping to replicate He Zhenghao's experience and achieve instant success.

There were even some who spoke bizarrely, trying to make some kind of deal with him.

This left him overwhelmed and exhausted from dealing with them all.

He had no choice but to use the excuse of secluded cultivation, hiding within Glazed Island's Mountain and Star Formation, not daring to meet anyone.

He Zhenghao was truly miserable.

It wasn't that he was deliberately evasive; the truth was, ever since he joined the Myriad Immortals Alliance that day, the senior from the Heavenly Secrets Sect had vanished and could no longer be found.

He Zhenghao was truly helpless!

Just as he was frowning, pondering how to explain things to his friends.

A faintly familiar aura rapidly approached.

It brazenly passed through the defenses of the Mountain and Star Formation, appearing before him in an instant.

"Hahaha, little He, long time no see!"

Li Fan laughed heartily, speaking with an air of satisfaction.

He Zhenghao first froze, then was overjoyed.

What he wished for had come true.

"Senior, you're finally here!" He was on the verge of embracing Li Fan's leg and weeping uncontrollably.

"Hm? What's wrong with you, boy?"

With a gentle flick, Li Fan held He Zhenghao back a few yards, asking knowingly.

After He Zhenghao finished pouring out his grievances, Li Fan immediately dropped his smile and scolded him, "You deserved it!"

"You're a Foundation Establishment cultivator, yet you don't understand the principle of quietly making a fortune?"

"You obtained a Nascent Soul cultivation technique; you should have just cultivated diligently. Why did you insist on showing off to others?"

"It would have been fine if only close friends knew, but you had to make it public knowledge?"

"It's one thing if you get yourself killed, but you dragged me into it too!"

Li Fan's hair bristled, looking utterly furious.

He Zhenghao trembled, not daring to reply.

Li Fan shook his head, glancing at He Zhenghao with profound disappointment, as if deeming him unteachable.

He made a move as if to fly away.

He Zhenghao immediately panicked: "Senior, wait! Senior, save me!"

With a tearful face, he explained, "It wasn't my intention to show off. Perhaps it was because a long-cherished wish had finally come true, and I was simply too overwhelmed with emotion that day to control myself."

"By the time I came to my senses, the news had already spread, and it was too late for regrets."

In truth, He Zhenghao's willpower was far from being so weak.

While emotional excitement and momentary impulse were certainly factors, it was primarily due to Li Fan's subtle manipulation and guidance that day.

Watching He Zhenghao's utterly distraught expression, Li Fan chuckled inwardly, yet maintained a stern face.

He said coldly, "Save you? How can I save you? As the saying goes, 'mercy doesn't save those who doom themselves.' You brought this upon yourself; how can I help you?"

He Zhenghao's face became even more mournful, but seeing that Li Fan hadn't immediately flown away, he knew there was still hope.

So he quickly said, "My friends are bothering me simply because they want to gain profit by receiving guidance from you, just like me."

"Senior, you can use your divine ability to sense heavenly secrets, and then..."

Li Fan's expression turned cold: "Nonsense. They are neither relatives nor friends; why should I help them?"

"Furthermore, using divine abilities also incurs backlash from heaven and earth. How would it benefit me?"

With a wave of his sleeve, Li Fan's face showed displeasure, and he made to leave.

He Zhenghao hastily stopped him, and a sudden idea sparked. He quickly said, "Mountain-Sitting Art! Mountain-Sitting Art!"

"When I broke through to the late Foundation Establishment stage previously, did you sense any cultivation feedback?"

Li Fan's face registered slight surprise, and after a moment, he slowly said, "It does seem that something like that occurred."

He Zhenghao slapped his thigh: "Exactly! Senior, consider this: in today's Myriad Immortals Alliance, all cultivation techniques must be exchanged with contribution points."

"And you, Senior, help us earn contribution points, which we then use to purchase cultivation techniques for practice."

"Doesn't this mean you are indirectly bestowing the grace of transmitting cultivation methods?"

"You should know that in today's cultivation world, no benevolence is greater than imparting cultivation methods!"

"As you cultivate the Mountain-Sitting Art, such acts of benevolence will undoubtedly bring you extremely strong cultivation feedback."

"Moreover, many of my friends have come after hearing the news."

"If you, Senior, were to help them all."

"Accumulating small amounts into a large one, how immense would the total cultivation feedback be when added up!"

"In this way, Senior, you should be able to quickly recover your cultivation from before your slumber, right?"

He Zhenghao seemed to have had an epiphany, growing more excited the more he thought about it.

Li Fan slowly nodded: "There's some truth to that!"

"However... with so many people, my divine abilities have limited uses. How can I help them one by one?"

Li Fan considered it, but still rejected the idea.

Just then, an idea struck He Zhenghao.

He blurted out, "We can gather the contribution points of those who want your help, and manage them collectively."

"After you, Senior, use your divine abilities to find suitable investment methods and earn contribution points, we can then return them."

Li Fan was very pleased, thinking, "Excellent, He Zhenghao, you've even learned to anticipate my needs."