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第五十章 泰安有灵果

The prices of items sold in the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror were not fixed.

The prices were regulated by the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror and correlated positively with the number of buyers. For instance, when the supply of Lustrous Pearls was cut off, and the news that Lustrous Pills could no longer be refined for a period of time spread, it triggered a frenzy among some people who rushed to purchase them.

Some needed the Lustrous Pills to accelerate their cultivation, while others like Li Fan were looking to hoard them for profit. As a result, the price of Lustrous Pills shot up from 6 points to 9 points in no time.

This sudden change caught the attention of those who had not yet heard about it. After some inquiries, they found out that Lustrous Pearls would soon be scarce. They quickly joined the buying frenzy, pushing the price back up to a staggering 12 points per pill for a brief period.

Seeing this as an opportunity, Li Fan decided to sell all his remaining Lustrous Pills to the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror. Since there were many buyers, the acquisition price was not cut in half like it had been when buying Stopstep Wrecked Steles; instead, it remained at 10 points per pill.

Li Fan wasn't greedy and sold out his 350 pills for a total of 3,500 contribution points. Adding to the 129 he already had, Li Fan's total contribution points now reached an impressive 3,629!

After Li Fan's purchase, the frenzied atmosphere in the market began to cool down. The price of 12 points per pill was clearly beyond the intrinsic value of Lustrous Pills. After all, there were many other pills with similar effects, and the popularity of Lustrous Pills stemmed from their low cost.

The sudden spike in prices was just a temporary reaction to the news that had temporarily clouded people's judgment. Once everyone calmed down, the price stabilized at 8 points per pill.

Li Fan bought another 100 pills for his own cultivation, spending 800 contribution points and leaving him with 2,829.

Through this series of transactions, Li Fan increased his contribution points by 600 while also acquiring an additional 100 Lustrous Pills. Six hundred contribution points equated to a year's worth of savings for a diligent cultivator focused solely on tasks. And the 100 Lustrous Pills were equivalent to hard currency.

Truly, it was like wearing a golden sash to kill and rob without leaving any trace!

Li Fan sighed.

However, his sighs did not affect his spending speed as an immediate beneficiary. He bought The Essentials of Array Formation, An Introduction to Alchemy, Basics of Refinement, and A Guide to Immortal Realm Treasures, regardless of their usefulness. He also bought protective talismans, illusionary spirit tokens, basic array formations, and a set of初级炼丹 tools.

As his storage ring filled up, his contribution points plummeted to 346. Li Fan was unfazed by the drop in points and consumed one Lustrous Pill before starting to practice The Small Derivative Water Technique under the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror's auxiliary cultivation mode.

The abundant water attribute spirit energy gushed forth, allowing Li Fan to experience the speed of a genius cultivator once again. With the aid of the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror and the effects of the Lustrous Pills, his progress was incredible. In just two days, he broke through to the initial stage of Qi Refinement. Over the next three days, he advanced to the full perfection of the Small Derivative Water Technique.

Without any bottlenecks, it flowed smoothly, leaving him feeling satisfied and wanting more!

Li Fan became deeply engrossed in this method of cultivation until the automatic pause due to the missing late-stage technique for The Small Derivative Water Technique left him feeling lost and empty.

Fortunately, the 600 contribution points value of the late-stage part of The Small Derivative Water Technique helped Li Fan regain his composure. Just as he was considering selling some Lustrous Pills to get the next technique, he received a visit request from He Zhenghao.

Li Fan thought for a moment and put on the newly purchased illusionary spirit token before allowing He Zhenghao in.

He Zhenghao, upon seeing Li Fan, excitedly said, "I've already arranged things with Tai'an Town. I'll take you to meet him so that we can accept the commission."

Then, he handed over a spirit token and instructed, "Wear this. Remember, don't say much when meeting him; just leave everything to me."

Li Fan examined the spirit token and his face turned pale. If not for having bought an identical one recently, Li Fan would have had no idea what it was.

This spirit token was called the Praise Power Token, which worked in opposition to the illusionary spirit token. The latter hid one's cultivation level, while the former allowed one to masquerade as a cultivator of a certain stage.

He Zhenghao gave this Praise Power Token to make Li Fan pretend to be a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator!

Indeed, what a Qi Refinement cultivator could defend an island was just a lie. He Zhenghao had long planned for Li Fan to masquerade as a Foundation Establishment cultivator and accept the commission to defend Tai'an Island, thereby earning a profit from the difference.

After all, hiring a Foundation Establishment cultivator cost much less than a Qi Refinement one in contribution points.

He Zhenghao didn't notice Li Fan's expression and happily introduced Zhou Qingang, the current defender of Tai'an Island. Li Fan couldn't reveal He Zhenghao's plan, so he only勉强smiled as he greeted Zhou Qingang.

This person must not be trusted! Li Fan glanced at He Zhenghao's smiling face and silently cursed.

Zhou Qingang looked at Li Fan approvingly and immediately issued a targeted commission to He Zhenghao. After accepting the commission, He Zhenghao turned around and issued one to Li Fan: "While Zhou Qingang is out seeking opportunities, you will take over his duties as the defender of Tai'an Island. Compensation: 800 contribution points per year."

Fortunately, He Zhenghao hadn't deducted too much. At this point, Li Fan could only accept the task.

Zhou Qingang handed over a jade token to He Zhenghao and left eagerly to seek out his breakthrough opportunity. Seeing this, He Zhenghao sighed in relief and passed the token to Li Fan with solemnity: "This is Tai'an Island's defender's token. Use it to control the island's protective array. Please keep it safe."

Li Fan accepted the token and together they used a teleportation阵法 to arrive at Tai'an Island.

Unlike Lustrous Island, which had towering peaks, this Tai'an Island appeared more like a bustling city. The residents were all fruits with strange faces, working, living, marrying, and having children as if they were real people in the array-generated city.

"Here are the specialties of Tai'an Island—Tai'an Fruits," He Zhenghao said while walking through the city, pointing at the bustling "population."

"When these fruits die, it signifies that the Tai'an Fruit is ripe. Consuming a mature Tai'an fruit can extend the life of cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage and below by five years."

"Each person only gets one chance," He Zhenghao said with regret.

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