Unfortunately, Li Fan could only think about it for now.
The Heavenly Profound Mirror was the Grand Immortal Alliance's most precious treasure, its very foundation. It was not something a mere Qi Condensation stage cultivator like Li Fan could covet. It was more realistic to accept missions and earn contribution points. Suppressing the greed in his heart, Li Fan opened the list of contribution point missions.
He filtered for missions suitable for the early Qi Condensation stage, with minimal danger. At a glance, they were all miscellaneous chores and errand-running tasks, most offering only one or two contribution points. Moreover, they often disappeared after a brief moment, indicating that Li Fan wasn't the only one watching them.
After removing the 'low danger' filter, many new missions appeared. These missions often required traveling to various islands in the Cumulus Sea to perform certain tasks. However, since they involved dealing with mortals, no combat was required, so the danger wasn't too high.
The rewards for these missions were typically around five or ten points. Using the teleportation array on Myriad Immortals Island also cost contribution points, one per trip. After deducting the two points for round-trip teleportation, not much was left of a mission's reward. Earning enough contribution points to stay within the Heavenly Profound Mirror and cultivate periodically was truly not easy.
Although earning contribution points would become easier with increased strength, the higher one's cultivation, the more contribution points were required to activate the assisted cultivation mode. Thus, he would still have to constantly strive for contribution points. And exchanging cultivation techniques also required a large number of contribution points...
Li Fan suddenly understood why the Heavenly Profound Mirror offered this assisted cultivation feature. Any cultivator who had experienced that super cultivation mode would find it hard to refuse trying it again. Furthermore, assuming the same amount of time spent, accumulating contribution points to activate assisted cultivation still led to faster overall cultivation progress compared to arduous self-cultivation.
Cultivation techniques, resources, assisted cultivation... The Grand Immortal Alliance truly had cultivators wrapped around its finger.
Li Fan thought to himself as he searched for a suitable mission. Earning contribution points was secondary; Li Fan's main goal was to find an opportunity to go out and retrieve the Grand Yan Boat, which was hidden within his True Self.
The Grand Yan Boat contained not only a good amount of gold, silver, and jewels, but also a Heavenly and Earthly Wonder: the Stopping Stele Fragment. Presumably, these could be exchanged for a considerable number of contribution points.
As for why he didn't release them directly on Myriad Immortals Island... He wasn't foolish; doing so would be directly telling others he possessed a treasure. Li Fan believed that every inch of Myriad Immortals Island was under the Heavenly Profound Mirror's surveillance. If it attracted their attention, that would be troublesome.
Although his True Self could transform reality into illusion, that still required his conscious control. What if a mighty figure intervened and directly froze Li Fan's spiritual consciousness, preventing him from thinking? Wouldn't he then be powerless to resist, at the mercy of others? Even if there was a slight possibility, Li Fan wouldn't risk it. Moreover, judging from the power displayed by the Heavenly Profound Mirror, there must be cultivators of such caliber in the current cultivation world.
In any case, caution was Li Fan's primary principle when acting.
Just then, Li Fan suddenly spotted some familiar words among a pile of missions. "Glazed Island."
His heart swelled with joy, and he quickly accepted the mission. Then he carefully examined the mission details.
It turned out that within the Grand Immortal Alliance, the unique glazed pearls from Glazed Island had run out. According to regulations, the next submission wasn't due for another half a year. The Alchemy Chamber urgently needed them, so it issued a commission, recruiting cultivators to go to Glazed Island and retrieve at least twenty glazed pearls. The reward would be determined by the quality and quantity of the glazed pearls.
Li Fan had heard of these glazed pearls since he first arrived at Glazed Island; they occasionally formed inside Glazed Fish. He just didn't know what kind of elixir they were used to refine. However, this mission was perfectly suited for him.
After spending 5 contribution points to buy the smallest storage ring as a disguise, Li Fan wasted no time. He exited the Heavenly Profound Mirror and headed straight for the Dharma Transmission Plaza.
Following his original path back, Li Fan arrived before the stone statue he had seen earlier. Li Fan now knew that each of the thousands of statues in the Dharma Transmission Plaza corresponded to an island in the Cumulus Sea. The teleportation array was connected to the island-protecting arrays of each island. The statue before him, symbolizing Glazed Island, was a leaping glazed fish.
After deducting one contribution point, Li Fan activated the teleportation array. This time, the dizzying sensation was indeed much weaker, and Li Fan quickly recovered.
"May I ask which fellow Daoist has arrived..." He Zhenghao's voice faintly drifted over. "Eh? It's you?" Seeing who it was, He Zhenghao was somewhat puzzled.
Li Fan immediately explained the mission he had accepted and his purpose of retrieving the glazed pearls. "Ah, glazed pearls. I'll have someone take you to get them," He Zhenghao said with a nod, not thinking much of it after listening. "You've adapted quite quickly, young friend, coming out to do missions so soon." "'Alas, life's necessities compel me,' Li Fan feigned helplessness." He Zhenghao immediately gave him an understanding look.
Following the servant, Li Fan arrived at the Glazed Mansion and met Steward Qian, who was in charge of finances. Steward Qian respectfully bowed to the ground, though it was unclear if he recognized Li Fan. After all, Li Fan had previously been in charge of a fleet on Glazed Island and had met Steward Qian several times. However, even if he did recognize him, Steward Qian would likely pretend not to. In any case, in their eyes, an Immortal Master was a lofty being, absolutely not to be offended.
Having received the order, Steward Qian quickly brought out all the glazed pearls in the island's inventory. "Reporting to Immortal Master, there are currently only twenty-three glazed pearls left on the island. This is all we on Glazed Island have been able to collect recently. If Immortal Master needs more, I'm afraid you'll have to wait about a year or half a year," Steward Qian said, somewhat nervously. "'Oh? What happened?' Li Fan asked." "I wouldn't dare deceive Immortal Master. According to reports from the island's fishing fleets, it seems the Glazed Fish schools encountered have become fewer and fewer, likely due to overhunting. I'm afraid we'll have to wait for them to naturally recover for a period before fishing again,' Steward Qian explained."
Hearing this, Li Fan nodded. However, Zhang Haobo's words to him suddenly surfaced in his mind.
"I understand," Li Fan said, placing the glazed pearls into his storage ring. He didn't return immediately but first went to the Listening Serenity Tower. Entering his home, Li Fan waited for a moment, then released his spiritual sense to ensure He Zhenghao wasn't secretly prying before releasing the Grand Yan Boat. He then quickly transferred the gold, silver, and the Stopping Stele Fragment from within the Grand Yan Boat.
After completing all this, Li Fan returned to the Guardian Array. Just as he was about to return directly to Myriad Immortals Island, Li Fan heard a voice from behind him. "Young friend, please wait!"
Li Fan's hairs stood on end. He immediately turned around, looking at He Zhenghao with a wary gaze.
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