Chapter 464: Immortal Alliance's Underlying Currents

Xiao Heng opened his mouth, wanting to say something. However, his lips twitched, and after looking at Li Fan's stern face, he ultimately remained silent.

Zhao Wen, being naturally simple and honest, didn't think as much. After the initial shock, his eyes simply held pure envy.

And so, the cultivation paths for the group of young children were provisionally set, with the exception of Su Xiaomei, who was still in her infancy. Although Su Xiaomei possessed extraordinary talent, she was far too young at the moment. Still in the babbling stage, cultivation was out of the question for her. However, with the numerous spiritual treasures Li Fan had acquired to protect her, and the care of Xiao Heng and Su Changyu, there was no need to worry about her physical condition. In fact, she was growing even faster than in previous lives.

Seven days later, when the young ones' cultivation journeys had gradually begun to stabilize, Li Fan gathered them once more.

"Do you know where you currently are?" Li Fan asked. After a few days of familiarity, the children were no longer as restrained as before.

"It's the Cultivation World!" they eagerly vied to answer.

"Indeed," Li Fan nodded. "But do you know that your ancestors were originally from this very Cultivation World?"

"Immortal Master, were our ancestors once immortals too?" the young children asked, their mouths agape, all talking at once.

Li Fan then recounted how, in ancient times, their ancestors were forced to leave their homeland because they carried the Immortal-Mortal Miasma.

"They were just humans, albeit more powerful, who acted wantonly based solely on their strength. They treated their former brethren with such cruelty," Li Fan said. "Why should they monopolize this vast and beautiful world, rich in spiritual energy, while you are confined for generations to small worlds that not only lack spiritual energy but also face the danger of annihilation? It's because you're not strong enough!"

Li Fan's gaze swept over everyone. Activating the power of the Seven Orifice Exquisite Heart, he slowly spoke with a captivating tone. "Only when you are powerful enough will this world respect and accept your opinions! All humans from the minor worlds should unite! Everything that was once lost must be reclaimed with your own hands!"

As one inflammatory slogan after another was uttered, all the children present became united in their hatred, as if ready to counterattack the Cultivation World at any moment.

"Of course, we must also acknowledge the gap between us and the Cultivation World. Not only is our overall strength too weak, but the number of cultivators is also far inferior. Therefore... endure and lie in wait! Seek out fresh blood and expand our organization!"

Imperceptibly, Li Fan's conversation with the children had shifted from "you" to "us."

"You've been away from home for some days, and I know some of you miss your parents very much," Li Fan continued. "It's alright, I'm not an unreasonable person." Li Fan pointed to Tian Yang, who stood quietly nearby, and said, "As long as you succeed in your cultivation and can defeat him, I will permit you to return to your hometown. At the same time, I will grant you the authority to recruit people in your hometowns to join our Myriad Worlds Alliance!"

As soon as he said this, the children became excited. Who wouldn't want to master immortal arts and return home in glory to show off? Moreover, this strange adult seemed a bit simple-minded and not particularly difficult to deal with. Seeing hope and becoming more spirited, the children began to cultivate even more diligently.

Li Fan secretly watched these future foundational members of the Myriad Worlds Alliance, nodding inwardly. Of course, he didn't truly expect to counterattack the Cultivation World or overthrow the rule of the Myriad Immortals Alliance. However, the highly profitable transaction with the Empire had inspired Li Fan. He could continue to contact minor worlds with unique power systems under the name of the Myriad Worlds Alliance, using them to reap enormous profits.

Power of the same level held unequal value in minor worlds compared to the Xuanhuang Realm. Taking the thousand beast soul pearls as an example: five hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators, four hundred and ninety Core Formation cultivators, and even nine Nascent Soul cultivators. To build a force of such combat power in the Xuanhuang Realm would require far more than ten million contribution points. But precisely because of the Empire's vision to separate from the Xuanhuang Realm and its urgent need for a large amount of contribution points, Li Fan was able to make significant gains with ease. It was the same for other minor worlds as it was for the Empire.

However, since these Grotto-heavens and minor worlds were all secretly hidden and not visible to the world, contacting them would require a large number of personnel. Therefore, training these children was very necessary. Furthermore, possessing the "Sitting Mountain Art," the stronger they became, the greater the benefits Li Fan would gain.

After quietly instructing Tian Yang not to fight too fiercely, and to let the young ones win once they possessed combat power equivalent to Core Formation cultivators, Li Fan left behind a wisp of "Formless Killing Intent" for surveillance, then quietly returned to Myriad Immortals Island.

During his absence, the Myriad Immortals Alliance appeared calm on the surface, but in reality, undercurrents had long been stirring. After mobilizing a large number of cultivators, they also issued a "Recruitment Order for Virtuous Individuals." Any cultivator who had made achievements in the path of array formations could answer the call. They could receive all the benefits equivalent to an array master of the Strategy Array Hall without having to pass the entrance examination. Those who performed exceptionally well could even receive a Dao Integration cultivation method as a reward. For a time, the array formation prodigies of the Myriad Immortals Alliance rubbed their fists, eager to try their luck.

With almost all array masters under heaven gathering at the Myriad Immortals Alliance headquarters, such a grand display naturally could not escape the notice of the Five Elders Council. In the border regions, the Five Elders Council continuously initiated provocations and probes. From time to time, news even spread of Five Elders Council spies being exposed and executed. Both sides were currently quite cautious regarding war. Beneath the strange calm, it seemed a massive storm was slowly brewing.

Li Fan also noticed something unusual. If they merely wanted to construct the Heaven-Profound Spirit Locking Array in advance, they wouldn't need so many array masters. The deduction of the Spirit Locking Array's formation diagrams was something Nascent Soul level array masters couldn't even participate in.

"Chief Lu, what are you planning this time?" Li Fan's eyes flickered as he quickly browsed through recent events in the Heaven-Profound Mirror, trying to find any clues. After a long while, when he saw a seemingly ordinary piece of information, Li Fan's gaze suddenly stopped.

Foundation Establishment cultivator Guo Yezhong unfortunately failed his breakthrough to Core Formation and died suddenly.

"Guo Yezhong, why did this person die prematurely?" Li Fan had a very deep impression of this cultivator who, in his previous life, had won first place in the Spirit Locking Array construction competition by relying on point commissions. His inexplicable death in this life surely hid something strange behind it. So Li Fan carefully investigated what Guo Yezhong had experienced before his death, to see if he could find anything unusual.

After several days of effort, an immense amount of contribution points were spent as if they were worthless. Li Fan finally discovered the possible reason for the unexpected incident from one of Guo Yezhong's friends.