Chapter 521: Mysterious and Unfathomable

Zhou Qingang shrunk his neck, indicating he knew he was wrong.

Seeing this, the human face's expression softened slightly. "This matter is of great importance, and even I don't know all the inside details."

"However, what's certain is that our gains this time were considerable."

A hint of excitement inevitably crept into his voice: "As a bonus, even the higher-ups' attitude towards us has improved significantly recently."

"Funding, too, has been unusually generous, more than doubling."

"What about my share?" Zhou Qingang quickly asked.

"Hmph, what's the rush? When have I ever short-changed you?" the human face scolded.

"During this transaction, I'll give it to you along with the supplies Li Fan needs."

"Thanks, boss!" Zhou Qingang said delightedly. "Although I'm doing well now and often receive various gifts from cultivators, no one ever complains about having too much money, right?"

"Alright, don't get too carried away. I didn't expect you to become the chief commander this time. It seems that making He Zhenghao our move was indeed the right decision."

The human face pondered for a moment, then instructed, "He Zhenghao and Li Fan both have very deep backgrounds. You must maintain good relationships with them."

"Once Congyun City is rebuilt, even if Li Fan doesn't become the true Congyun Island Lord, his status certainly won't be low. If you follow him, your promotion will be much faster than slowly making your way alone. Your future will be boundless. At that point, you'll truly have infiltrated the enemy's ranks."

"This time, we intervened to help them overcome this difficulty. The next time we need them, they probably won't be able to refuse."

The human face suddenly let out a low chuckle.

"You're brilliant, boss!" Zhou Qingang praised.

The two discussed the transaction details further, and then the human face ended the communication.

Zhou Qingang, as if nothing had happened, returned to the bustling construction site of Congyun Immortal City.

He began to patrol around, appearing to show off his authority.

"The recorded scene from the day Wanxian Island underwent its anomaly..." Li Fan pondered for a moment and took out a memory stone.

The Dao Transformation Stone in his mind glowed, meticulously engraving everything that had happened that day.

In an instant, it was complete.

Out of habit, Li Fan checked it again.

Upon reviewing it, he discovered a problem.

The image simply couldn't record the "green" that destroyed the Martial Arts Hall.

Looking back at the memory stone, what he saw was an entire building and over a dozen cultivators inexplicably vanishing into thin air, while the other cultivators were terrified and frantically tried to escape.

And later, when Chief Lu personally arrived and took action to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control, that scene also appeared quite comical.

"Unrecordable, huh..."

Li Fan tapped his fingers lightly, deep in thought.

Having spent centuries in the Grand Dao Sect illusion, Li Fan had learned many secrets that ordinary cultivators nowadays couldn't know.

Some had gradually faded from his memory upon returning to reality, but others still lingered in his mind.

"Just like that entity hovering over Yuandao Prefecture, there are indeed terrifying existences in the world that cannot be recorded."

"Whether by paper and pen, jade slips, or any other method, they simply cannot be documented."

"If the restrictive power were stronger, they might even vanish from people's memories."

"But the prerequisite for all of this is that these things truly exist..."

A glint flashed in Li Fan's eyes.

"It seems that this unrecordable phenomenon hadn't occurred about a year ago."

"So, the Mysterious Net has now appeared in the world?"

Li Fan was slightly startled.

"There hasn't been any large-scale construction of the Heaven-Mysterious Spirit Locking Array, so it's highly likely it's just a prototype."

"The Myriad Immortals Alliance has indeed been busy, consistently deploying elite forces over the years. The unprecedented major moves by the Council of Five Elders also seem to be related to this."

After a long period of contemplation, Li Fan looked at the memory stone in his hand and decided not to make any unnecessary additions or modifications.

So much time had passed since the Mysterious Net anomaly on Wanxian Island, yet the Council of Five Elders suddenly brought it up again. Li Fan speculated that their target was likely still the missing Elder Gongsun.

Not only the Council of Five Elders, but even the Myriad Immortals Alliance had been searching for him.

To remain untraceable under the search efforts of the two largest powers in the Xuanhuang Realm, this Gongsun Qixuan truly had some tricks up his sleeve.

"Perhaps he isn't intentionally hiding; it's more likely he was severely injured and might have even lost consciousness."

Shaking his head, he stopped dwelling on it.

Li Fan found an opportunity to hand over the memory stone and the reconstruction blueprint for Congyun Immortal City to his clone, Zhou Qingang.

Ten days later, Zhou Qingang handed these two top-secret items to the human face on the broken stone.

After confirmation, the human face was ecstatic.

It also didn't go back on its word, handing over a storage ring filled with strategic supplies.

Thus, Li Fan easily resolved this crisis.

With ample material support, the construction progress of Congyun Immortal City accelerated once again.

Li Fan frequently appeared, demonstrating his commitment to the project.

The cultivators under his command were also very motivated.

Only one group of people could no longer sit still.

Inside a dim small room on the Dust-Crossing Boat.

"Zhou Kebao, this was all your idea!"

"Exactly! At this critical juncture, why are you still acting so aloof? Haven't you seen that Congyun City is almost built?"

"Didn't you claim before that Li Fan's composure was all an act? What do you say now?"

Zhou Kebao's face turned pale as he listened to his companions' incessant accusations.

He defended himself, "It's strange! There must be something strange going on!"

"Just recently, the information I gathered clearly indicated that supplies were indeed insufficient."

"How could supplies become abundant so quickly?"

"These are strictly controlled strategic materials; you can't even buy them if you want to!"

Zhou Kebao's face was filled with confusion.

His eyes darted rapidly, as if trying to uncover the great secret behind it all.

However, his words clearly failed to convince everyone present.

"Aside from all that, what should we do now?"

"If we wait for Li Fan to completely finish building the immortal city, won't all our supplies rot in our hands?"

"Not only would we suffer immense losses, but what if Li Fan turns around and reports us?"

"Zhou Kebao, you caused this trouble, so you fix it yourself. Go quickly and negotiate peace with Li Fan!"

Everyone spoke at once, overwhelming Zhou Kebao and throwing his mind into disarray.

A sudden flash of inspiration that had appeared in his mind quickly vanished, no longer to be grasped.

Given the situation, Zhou Kebao could only sigh deeply and concede.

So, a day later, Zhou Kebao found Li Fan.

He didn't play any tricks but sincerely explained the full story.

"Fellow Daoist Li, your strategy was superior; we admit defeat without complaint."

"However, this whole matter was Tantai Can's idea from the beginning. We were merely led astray for a moment..." Zhou Kebao said with shame.

Li Fan smiled but said nothing.

"So, what is your purpose in seeking me out now?"