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Chapter 50: Tai'an Has Spiritual Fruit

The prices of items sold in the Tianxuan Mirror are not fixed. They are regulated by the Tianxuan Mirror and are directly proportional to the number of people purchasing them.

For instance, at this moment, news of the Liuli Bead supply being cut off, and the subsequent inability to refine Liuli Pills for a period, immediately triggered a buying frenzy among some individuals. Some genuinely needed Liuli Pills for accelerated cultivation, but more, like Li Fan, aimed to hoard them for a significant profit.

Consequently, the price of Liuli Pills quickly surged from 6 to 9 points. This sudden price change also drew the attention of those who were previously unaware. Upon inquiring, they learned of the impending scarcity of Liuli Beads.

These individuals then swiftly joined the mad rush to buy, causing the price of Liuli Pills to climb further, briefly reaching an astonishing 12 points per pill.

Seeing that the time was right, Li Fan decided to sell all the Liuli Pills he held, naturally selling them directly back to the Tianxuan Mirror. Due to the high number of buyers, the Tianxuan Mirror's acquisition price was not like its nearly 50% discount when acquiring the "Broken Stele" previously. Instead, it was a "high" price of 10 points per pill.

Li Fan was not greedy and promptly sold all 350 Liuli Pills he possessed. With 3500 contribution points credited to his account, plus the 129 points he had before, Li Fan's total contribution points now amounted to an impressive 3629!

After Li Fan made his move, the market's fervent mood gradually began to cool down. A price of 12 points per pill clearly exceeded the intrinsic value of the Liuli Pill. After all, the efficacy of Liuli Pills was not irreplaceable; many other elixirs offered similar functions. The reason Liuli Pills were so popular was their low cost.

The temporary surge in Liuli Pill prices was merely due to market participants temporarily losing their rationality, stimulated by the sudden news. When everyone calmed down, the Liuli Pill's price reverted to a relatively reasonable and stable 8 contribution points per pill.

At this point, Li Fan bought another 100 Liuli Pills for his own cultivation. After spending 800 points, he had 2829 points remaining. Through this series of transactions, Li Fan not only increased his contribution points by 600 but also obtained 100 Liuli Pills for free!

600 contribution points is equivalent to a year's savings for an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator who diligently focuses on completing tasks. Not to mention the 100 Liuli Pills, which were akin to hard currency.

"Murder and arson bring a golden belt, while building bridges and mending roads leave no corpse!" Li Fan lamented.

However, lamentation was just that. It did not in the least affect Li Fan's spending pace as a beneficiary. He immediately purchased various books, useful or not, such as "Introduction to Formations," "Elementary Alchemy," "Basics of Artifact Forging," and "Illustrated Manual of Immortal Cultivation Treasures."

Li Fan also thoroughly enjoyed buying commonly used cultivator items like protective robes, concealment talismans, basic complex formations, and a basic alchemy set. As his storage ring gradually filled, his contribution points plummeted to 346.

Li Fan showed no distress whatsoever. After finishing his shopping, he consumed a Liuli Pill, activated the auxiliary cultivation mode, and began cultivating the "Minor Water Manifestation Art." Plentiful water spiritual energy surged forth, and Li Fan once again experienced what it meant to cultivate with the speed of a genius.

The Tianxuan Mirror's auxiliary cultivation mode combined with the efficacy of the Liuli Pill made Li Fan's cultivation progress incredibly swift. In just two days, Li Fan broke through to the early Qi Refining stage. Subsequently, it took him another three days to cultivate the "Minor Water Manifestation Art" to the pinnacle of the mid Qi Refining stage.

There were no bottlenecks; everything flowed smoothly, exhilaratingly, leaving him wanting more! Li Fan was deeply immersed in this method of cultivation, so when his cultivation automatically ceased due to the missing late-stage Qi Refining techniques of the "Minor Water Manifestation Art," he felt profoundly lost and empty.

Fortunately, the price of 600 contribution points for the late-stage portion of the "Minor Water Manifestation Art" slightly sobered Li Fan. Just as he was contemplating whether to sell some Liuli Pills to acquire the next part of the cultivation method, he received a visit request from He Zhenghao.

Li Fan pondered for a moment, then retrieved a newly purchased concealment talisman from his storage ring and put it on before letting He Zhenghao enter.

Upon seeing Li Fan, He Zhenghao excitedly declared, "I've settled things with the Tai'an Town Guardian. I'll take you to meet him now; you just need to accept the commission."

He Zhenghao then produced a spirit talisman and handed it to Li Fan, saying, "Wear this. Remember, when we meet, don't say much; just leave everything to me."

Li Fan took the spirit talisman and examined it, his face darkening involuntarily. If Li Fan hadn't just bought an identical one recently, he truly wouldn't have recognized what it was. This talisman was called a "Prestige Talisman," and its effect was the opposite of a concealment talisman. A concealment talisman hides one's cultivation, while a Prestige Talisman is used to disguise oneself as a cultivator of a certain realm.

The Prestige Talisman He Zhenghao gave him was intended to make Li Fan impersonate a Foundation Establishment cultivator! As expected, the claim that a Qi Refining cultivator was sufficient to guard an island had been nothing but a deception. He Zhenghao had long planned to have Li Fan impersonate a Foundation Establishment cultivator to accept the Tai'an Island guardian commission, thereby earning a substantial difference in price! It was well-known that the contribution points required to hire a Foundation Establishment cultivator versus a Qi Refining cultivator were incomparable.

He Zhenghao, oblivious to Li Fan's expression, smilingly introduced the Tai'an Island Guardian, Zhou Qing'ang, to Li Fan. Li Fan found it difficult to expose He Zhenghao and could only force a smile while greeting Zhou Qing'ang.

"This person is not someone to befriend deeply!" Li Fan muttered inwardly, glancing at the smiling He Zhenghao from the corner of his eye.

Zhou Qing'ang looked at Li Fan and was quite satisfied. He immediately issued a targeted commission to He Zhenghao. He Zhenghao accepted the commission, then turned to issue a commission to Li Fan: "Guard Tai'an Island while Zhou Qing'ang is out searching for opportunities. Reward: 800 contribution points per year."

Fortunately, He Zhenghao hadn't deducted an excessive amount. At this point, Li Fan could only accept the task. Zhou Qing'ang handed a jade token to He Zhenghao, then impatiently departed to seek his breakthrough opportunity. Seeing this, He Zhenghao also breathed a sigh of relief, then passed the token to Li Fan, stating rather solemnly, "This is the Tai'an Island Guardian Token. With this item, you can control the island's protective grand formation. Young friend, you must guard it carefully and not lose it."

Li Fan accepted the token, and then the two of them used a teleportation array to arrive at Tai'an Island. The protective grand formation of Tai'an Island was not as majestic as Liuli Island's, which boasted thousands of towering peaks. It simply appeared as a seemingly bustling city. What was unique, however, was that all the residents within the city were fruits with strange, human-like faces.

These fruit-humans were just like real people, working, living, marrying, and having children in this city evolved from the formation. They lived out their entire lives.

"This is Tai'an Island's specialty, the Tai'an Fruit," He Zhenghao said, walking through the city with Li Fan, pointing to the bustling "crowd" of coming and going figures. "When these fruit-humans 'die,' it signifies that the Tai'an Fruit is mature. Consuming a mature Tai'an Fruit can increase the lifespan of cultivators at or below the Foundation Establishment stage by five years."

"Each person only benefits from their first consumption," He Zhenghao said with regret.

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