tiān xuán jìng zhōng ， dào dào guāng yǐng cì dì chéng xiàn 。
天玄镜中，道道光影次第呈现。
In the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror, a series of light images sequentially appeared.
zì cóng máo dìng 11 nián 、 lǐ fán dū jiàn de cóng yún xiān chéng zhèng shì diàn jī kāi shǐ ， dào máo dìng 14 nián mò 。
自从锚定11年、李凡督建的丛云仙城正式奠基开始，到锚定14年末。
Since the official foundation of the Immortal City of Cunyun, supervised by Li Fan and anchored in Year 11, up until the end of Year 14, all four years' settlement data flashed before Li Fan's eyes instantly.
yī gòng sì nián de jié suàn shù jù shà shí jiān quán dōu chū xiàn zài lǐ fán miàn qián 。
一共四年的结算数据霎时间全都出现在李凡面前。
"New Era of Immortals 2021: Comprehensive Settlement Ranking: 231st. Reward: Three Medium Grade B Techniques, 11,000 Contribution Points."
「 xīn xiān lì 2021 nián ： zōng hé huì suàn pái míng ： dì èr bǎi sān shí yī ， jiǎng lì sān cì zhōng děng yǐ gōng ， yī wàn yī qiān diǎn gòng xiàn dù 。」
「新仙历2021年：综合汇算排名：第二百三十一，奖励三次中等乙功，一万一千点贡献度。」
"New Era of Immortals 2022: Comprehensive Settlement Ranking: 226th. Reward: Three Medium Grade B Techniques, 15,000 Contribution Points. Additionally, the Cunyun Sea region responded positively to the immortals' recruitment policy during the Great War in Heavenly Spirit State. Extra reward: One Superior Grade B Technique."
「 xīn xiān lì 2022 nián ： zōng hé huì suàn pái míng ： dì èr bǎi èr shí liù ， jiǎng lì sān cì zhōng děng yǐ gōng ， yī wàn wǔ qiān diǎn gòng xiàn dù 。 lìng ， tiān líng zhōu dà zhàn zhōng cóng yún hǎi dì qū jī jí xiǎng yìng xiān méng xiū shì zhēng zhào zhèng cè ， biǎo xiàn liáng hǎo 。 é wài jiǎng lì yī cì shàng děng yǐ gōng 。」
「新仙历2022年：综合汇算排名：第二百二十六，奖励三次中等乙功，一万五千点贡献度。另，天灵州大战中丛云海地区积极响应仙盟修士征召政策，表现良好。额外奖励壹次上等乙功。」
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With the thirteenth achievement points instantly claimed, Li Fan's achievement level soared, stopping only at Derivative 22.
suí zhe shí sān cì gōng xūn rèn wù shùn jiān lǐng qǔ ， lǐ fán de gōng xūn děng jí yě shì yī lù fēi shēng ， yì zhí dào dá yǎn èr shí èr cái tíng le xià lái 。
随着十三次功勋任务瞬间领取，李凡的功勋等级也是一路飞升，一直到达衍二十二才停了下来。
In his previous life, Li Fan had managed to raise his achievement level to 31 by building the Heavenly Mysteries Locking Spirit Array with extraordinary effort before his lifespan was about to end.
shàng yī shì ， lǐ fán píng jiè zhe pīn mìng jiàn zào tiān xuán suǒ líng zhèn de bù shì gōng xūn ， cái zài shòu yuán jiāng jǐn shí jiāng gōng xūn děng jí shēng dào le sān shí yī 。
上一世，李凡凭借着拼命建造天玄锁灵阵的不世功勋，才在寿元将尽时将功勋等级升到了三十一。
But now, without much effort, he reached Derivative 22 almost effortlessly. Of course, this also included the bonus Superior Grade A Technique given when Cunyun City's foundation was established.
ér xiàn zài ， jī hū shì dāng le gè shuǎi shǒu zhǎng guì de ， jiù yī lù chàng tōng wú zǔ de shēng dào le yǎn èr shí èr 。
而现在，几乎是当了个甩手掌柜的，就一路畅通无阻的升到了衍二十二。
With the increase in achievement level, many hidden techniques and treasures in the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror were unlocked. However, Li Fan had once achieved a higher level in his previous life, so he merely glanced at them and found that the list only included some artifacts that could be exchanged by state administrators, such as the Multitude Mirror, which could monitor the total number of cultivators and their cultivation levels in one state; and the Hundred States Bell, which could show the general development trends of other states within a year and predict the city's ranking in the annual comprehensive settlement.
dāng rán ， zhè lǐ miàn yě yǒu xiān qián cóng yún chéng diàn jī zhī shí ， xiān méng shǎng cì de nà ge shàng děng jiǎ gōng jiā chí de yuán gù 。
当然，这里面也有先前丛云城奠基之时，仙盟赏赐的那个上等甲功加持的缘故。
Overall, these were just tools to make internal competition more convenient, with no practical use for Li Fan.
gōng xūn děng jí de tí shēng ， tiān xuán jìng zhōng yuán xiān yǐn cáng de zhū duō gōng fǎ 、 bǎo wù yě jiù suí zhī jiě suǒ 。 bù guò lǐ fán shàng yī shì céng jīng dá dào guò gèng gāo de céng jí ， jǐn jǐn shì sǎo le yī yǎn ， fā xiàn yǔ shàng yī shì xiāng bǐ 、 qīng dān shàng zhǐ shì duō le xiē zhǐ yǒu zhōu yù zhèng wù guǎn lǐ zhě cái néng duì huàn de yī xiē fǎ bǎo 。
功勋等级的提升，天玄镜中原先隐藏的诸多功法、宝物也就随之解锁。不过李凡上一世曾经达到过更高的层级，仅仅是扫了一眼，发现与上一世相比、清单上只是多了些只有州域政务管理者才能兑换的一些法宝。
What Li Fan was more concerned about was the dates mentioned in the settlement prompt.
bǐ rú zhòng shēng jìng ， néng gòu jiān shì yī zhōu zhī dì xiū shì zǒng tǐ shù liàng yǐ jí jìng jiè fēn bù 。 bǎi tài zhōng ， néng gòu xiǎn shì qí yú zhōu yù zài jīn nián nèi de dà zhì fā zhǎn qíng kuàng ， yǐ jīng běn zhōu zài nián dù zōng hé huì suàn zhōng de yù cè pái míng 。
比如众生镜，能够监视一州之地修士总体数量以及境界分布。百态钟，能够显示其余州域在今年内的大致发展情况，已经本州在年度综合汇算中的预测排名。
"New Era of Immortals..."
zǒng de lái shuō ， dōu shì yī xiē ràng nèi juǎn gèng jiā fāng biàn de fǎ qì ， duì lǐ fán ér yán ， bìng méi yǒu shén me shí jì de yòng chǔ 。
总的来说，都是一些让内卷更加方便的法器，对李凡而言，并没有什么实际的用处。
The New Era of Immortals was a calendar system implemented after the reconstruction of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance by the Transmission Heaven Sage. However, when Li Fan had previously consulted various texts, specific times were deliberately vague or obscured—only general concepts like ancient, far distant, and thousands or hundreds of years ago.
lǐ fán gèng zài yì de ， fǎn ér shì jié suàn tí shì zhōng chū xiàn de rì qī 。
李凡更在意的，反而是结算提示中出现的日期。
This was the first time he saw precise dates recorded in history.
「 xīn xiān lì ……」
「新仙历……」
As for the genealogy book of Sima Changkong, it started from his initial year, not applicable to the entire cultivation world.
gù míng sī yì ， xīn xiān lì jiù shì yǐ chuán fǎ tiān zūn chóng jiàn wàn xiān méng wèi yuán nián ér shí xíng de yī tào lì fǎ 。
顾名思义，新仙历就是以传法天尊重建万仙盟为元年而实行的一套历法。
"It seems there must be a detailed record-keeping system within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, but they keep it secret." Li Fan sneered inwardly.
bù guò lǐ fán zài zhī qián chá yuè gè zhǒng diǎn jí shí ， suǒ yǒu shè jí de jù tǐ shí jiān ， dōu bèi yǒu yì wú yì de mó hú le 。
不过李凡在之前查阅各种典籍时，所有涉及的具体时间，都被有意无意的模糊了。
"I remember that after reaching Derivative 30, I would get free access to the Divine Repository Museum," he thought as the head in the center of the museum flashed before his eyes. He felt a renewed hunger for [Truly Real].
zhǐ yǒu shàng gǔ 、 yuǎn gǔ 、 tài gǔ ， yǐ jí shù qiān 、 shù bǎi nián qián zhè xiē lǒng tǒng de gài niàn 。
只有上古、远古、太古，以及数千、数百年前这些笼统的概念。
But quickly suppressing this urge, Li Fan reminded himself that the Divine Repository was heavily guarded and had the Three Moles, the Immortal Emperor of Longevity, stationed there. Acting rashly would be like walking into a trap. At least not something he could currently aspire to. He needed to gradually strengthen his own power through reincarnation, uncover more secrets, find an appropriate breakthrough point, and perhaps have a chance.
zhè yě shì lǐ fán dì yī cì jiàn dào ， jù tǐ jīng què dào mǒu gè nián fèn de shí jiān jì lù 。
这也是李凡第一次见到，具体精确到某个年份的时间记录。
After closing the achievement record, Li Fan sent a message to Sage Hongyi, thanking him for his guidance on collecting all his achievements over these years.
zhì yú sī mǎ cháng kōng de xuè mài shǐ shū ， zé shì gēn lǐ fán de máo dìng jǐ nián yī yàng ， yǐ zì shēn de chū shǐ wèi yuán nián 。 bìng bù shì yòng yú zhěng tǐ xiū xiān jiè de qíng xíng 。
至于司马长空的血脉史书，则是跟李凡的锚定几年一样，以自身的初始为元年。并不适用于整体修仙界的情形。
Sage Hongyi laughed heartily but didn't say much. He merely told Li Fan to keep up the good work and not worry about others' thoughts; he had already taken care of it.
「 kàn lái ， wàn xiān méng nèi bù ， yí dìng yě yǒu zhe yī tào xiáng jìn de jì shì guī zé 。 zhǐ bù guò mì ér bù xuān bà le 。」
「看来，万仙盟内部，一定也有着一套详尽的记事规则。只不过秘而不宣罢了。」
Sure enough, three days later, Sage Hongyi returned and convened a meeting with all the cultivators in Cunyun Sea.
lǐ fán duì cǐ yě bìng bù gǎn dào qí guài 。 jì rán bó wù shén cáng guǎn zhōng ， bǎo cún zhe xuán huáng jiè lì shǐ shàng de gè zhǒng zhēn guì yí wù 。 nà me duì yú zhēn shí de lì shǐ běn shēn yě yǒu suǒ jì zǎi ， gèng shì lǐ suǒ yīng dāng zhī shì 。
李凡对此也并不感到奇怪。既然博物神藏馆中，保存着玄黄界历史上的各种珍贵遗物。那么对于真实的历史本身也有所记载，更是理所应当之事。
Just as everyone thought that the once powerful Li Fan would lose his power and be demoted to mortal status, Sage Hongyi publicly announced that Li Fan would continue to manage state affairs on his behalf.
「 gǔ zhī jiù shì ， què shì bú shì hé duì dà zhòng tí jí le 。 hún hún è è ， cái néng gèng jiā wěn dìng 。」 lǐ fán xīn zhōng lěng xiào 。
「古之旧事，却是不适合对大众提及了。浑浑噩噩，才能更加稳定。」李凡心中冷笑。
This made He Zhenghao and others, who had been anxious, instantly overjoyed. The other cultivators also wore expressions of disbelief.
「 wǒ jì de ， quán xiàn děng jí dào dá yǎn sān shí zhī hòu ， jiù huì yǒu miǎn fèi cān guān shén cáng guǎn de jī huì 。」 yǎn qián hū de shǎn guò guǎn zhōng yāng de nà ge tóu lú ， lǐ fán fǎng fú yòu gǎn shòu dào le 【 hái zhēn 】 de jī è 。
「我记得，权限等级到达衍三十之后，就会有免费参观神藏馆的机会。」眼前忽的闪过馆中央的那个头颅，李凡仿佛又感受到了【还真】的饥饿。
They secretly glanced at Li Fan's calm face, feeling both fear and amazement.
bù guò zhuǎn shùn zhī hòu ， lǐ fán jiù jiāng xīn zhōng de chǔn chǔn yù dòng gěi qiáng xíng yā xià 。 shén cáng guǎn nèi jiè bèi sēn yán ， gèng yǒu cháng shēng shòu dì sān mò zuò zhèn 。 mào rán dòng shǒu ， wú yì yú zì tóu luó wǎng 。 zhì shǎo bú shì xiàn zài de lǐ fán néng gòu jì yú de 。 wéi yǒu yí bù bù zài lún huí zhōng zēng qiáng zì shēn shí lì ， dǎ tàn gèng duō de yǐn mì ， cóng ér xún zhǎo dào hé shì de tū pò kǒu 。 huò xǔ fāng néng yǒu yī xiàn xī wàng 。
不过转瞬之后，李凡就将心中的蠢蠢欲动给强行压下。神藏馆内戒备森严，更有长生兽帝三貘坐镇。贸然动手，无异于自投罗网。至少不是现在的李凡能够觊觎的。唯有一步步在轮回中增强自身实力，打探更多的隐秘，从而寻找到合适的突破口。或许方能有一线希望。
The background of Li Fan's powerful support was a matter of speculation.
guān bì gōng xūn jì lù ， lǐ fán gěi hóng xī xiān jūn fā le dào xùn xī ， biǎo shì zì jǐ yǐ jīng jiāng zhè jǐ nián de gōng xūn quán dōu lǐng qǔ le 。 bìng xiè xiè tā de zhǐ diǎn 。
关闭功勋记录，李凡给鸿羲仙君发了道讯息，表示自己已经将这几年的功勋全都领取了。并谢谢他的指点。
What kind of terrifying hidden strength could it be that forced the ruling Sage Hongyi to yield?
hóng xī hā hā dà xiào ， méi yǒu duō shuō shén me ， zhǐ shì ràng lǐ fán zài jiē zài lì 。 xià miàn rén de xīn sī bú yào qù guǎn ， tā bèi bāng máng gǎo dìng 。
鸿羲哈哈大笑，没有多说什么，只是让李凡再接再厉。下面人的心思不要去管，他被帮忙搞定。
Li Fan bowed respectfully to Sage Hongyi and thanked him again.
guǒ bù qí rán ， sān tiān hòu ， chóng xīn huí guī de hóng xī xiān jūn zhào jí cóng yún hǎi quán tǐ tǐ zhì nèi xiū shì tán huà 。
果不其然，三天后，重新回归的鸿羲仙君召集丛云海全体体制内修士谈话。
But Sage Hongyi lazily waved his hand, stepped out, and vanished from sight.
jiù zài tā men fēn fēn yǐ wéi ， xuān hè yī shí de lǐ fán cóng cǐ huì shī qù quán shì 、 bèi dǎ luò fán chén de shí hòu ， hóng xī xiān jūn què shì dāng zhòng xuān bù ， lǐ fán jì xù dài tì tā zhí zhǎng zhèng
就在他们纷纷以为，煊赫一时的李凡从此会失去权势、被打落凡尘的时候，鸿羲仙君却是当众宣布，李凡继续代替他执掌政
Li Fan knew that Sage Hongyi was too lazy to bother with Cunyun Sea's affairs and wanted to be a hands-off boss. But others didn't know this!
wù 。
务。
To them, Sage Hongyi seemed somewhat disheveled as he left.
zhè ràng yuán běn tǎn tè bù ān de hé zhèng hào děng rén ， shùn jiān miàn sè kuáng xǐ 。
这让原本忐忑不安的何正浩等人，瞬间面色狂喜。
The truth was clear: in the struggle for power, Sage Hongyi had indeed lost to Li Fan!
ér qí yú xiū shì yě dōu shì yī fù nán yǐ zhì xìn de shén sè 。
而其余修士也都是一副难以置信的神色。
The cultivators' minds were in turmoil, bowing their heads and avoiding eye contact with this confident envoy.
qiāo qiāo yòng yú guāng sǎo guò lǐ fán shén sè zì ruò de miàn páng ， xīn zhōng shì yòu jīng yòu jù 。
悄悄用余光扫过李凡神色自若的面庞，心中是又惊又惧。
Seeing the cultivators' reactions, Li Fan knew what they were thinking. But he didn't bother explaining; instead, he followed Sage Hongyi's example.
duì yú lǐ fán de hòu tái bèi jǐng gèng shì fú xiǎng lián piān 。
对于李凡的后台背景更是浮想联翩。
"State affairs of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance should prioritize stability. Cunyun Sea will remain as it is. Zhou Qingang, He Zhenghao, Gao Yuan, and others will assist me in managing various tasks."
néng ràng tǒng zhì cóng yún hǎi bǎi nián de hóng xī xiān jūn dōu bèi pò ràng quán ， zhè lǐ fán àn zhōng yǐn cáng de shí lì jiū jìng yǒu duō me kě pà ？
能让统治丛云海百年的鸿羲仙君都被迫让权，这李凡暗中隐藏的实力究竟有多么可怕？
Zhou and He were overjoyed and readily agreed.
bù qù guǎn zhòng rén liǎn sè biàn huàn ， lǐ fán duì hóng xī xiān jūn gōng shēn xíng lǐ 、 zài dù biǎo shì gǎn xiè 。
不去管众人脸色变幻，李凡对鸿羲仙君躬身行礼、再度表示感谢。
"Disperse then!" Li Fan waved his hand and stepped out, disappearing from sight.
ér hóng xī xiān jūn què shì lǎn yáng yáng dì huī le huī shǒu ， yī jiǎo tà chū ， xiāo shī chǎng zhōng 。
而鸿羲仙君却是懒洋洋地挥了挥手，一脚踏出，消失场中。
After Li Fan left, the Council Hall buzzed with activity.
lǐ fán zì rán shì zhī dào ， hóng xī xiān jūn tā shì lǎn de zài guǎn cóng yún hǎi zhè xiē pò shì ， bā bù dé dāng gè shuǎi shǒu zhǎng guì de 。
李凡自然是知道，鸿羲仙君他是懒得再管丛云海这些破事，巴不得当个甩手掌柜的。
"Friend Zhou, congratulations!"
dàn qí tā rén bù qīng chǔ zhè diǎn a ！
但其他人不清楚这点啊！
"Adult He, truly a cause for celebration!"
zài tā men yǎn zhōng ， hóng xī xiān jūn lí qù de shēn yǐng ， fēn míng yǒu xiē luò pò ！
在他们眼中，鸿羲仙君离去的身影，分明有些落魄！
Li Fan listened but shook his head slightly.
zhēn xiàng hěn míng xiǎn le ！ hóng xī xiān jūn zài quán lì de dòu zhēng zhōng ， dí què shì shū gěi le lǐ fán ！
真相很明显了！鸿羲仙君在权力的斗争中，的确是输给了李凡！
Just as he was about to return to Body Transformation Island, he received another message: "The Second Friendly Exchange Activity between Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Five Elders Association will be held in Heavenly Spirit State ten days from now."
yī zhòng xiū shì xīn zhōng xiān qǐ tāo tiān jù làng ， fēn fēn dī méi cè mù 、 bù gǎn zhí shì yǎn qián zhè wèi yì qì fēng fā de mì shǐ dà rén 。
一众修士心中掀起滔天巨浪，纷纷低眉侧目、不敢直视眼前这位意气风发的秘使大人。
"In this former battlefield, both sides will forget their hatred and rebuild new friendships."
kàn jiàn chǎng zhōng xiū shì zhè fù mú yàng ， lǐ fán jiù zhī dào tā men zài xiǎng xiē shén me 。
看见场中修士这副模样，李凡就知道他们在想些什么。
Li Fan immediately thought of the devastated scene in Heavenly Spirit State.
bù guò yě lǎn de jiě shì ， ér shì xiào fǎng hóng xī 。
不过也懒得解释，而是效仿鸿羲。
"Is a friendly exchange really suitable for such a place? Is it really without issues?" he mused inwardly.
「 xiān méng zhèng wù ， wěn zì wèi xiān 。 cóng yún hǎi yī qiè zhào jiù ， zhōu qīng áng 、 hé zhèng hào 、 gāo yuǎn děng rén zhù wǒ guǎn lǐ zhū shì 。」
「仙盟政务，稳字为先。丛云海一切照旧，周青昂、何正浩、高远等人助我管理诸事。」
"Could it be that they are merely pretending to be friendly while still harboring animosity?"
zhōu hé děng rén xǐ chū wàng wài ， fēn fēn yīng xià 。
周何等人喜出望外，纷纷应下。
After thoroughly searching through relevant information, Li Fan indeed found some suspicious points.
「 qiě sàn le ba ！」 lǐ fán huī le huī shǒu ， shuō bà yě shì yī jiǎo tà chū ， shēn xíng xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
「且散了吧！」李凡挥了挥手，说罢也是一脚踏出，身形消失不见。
Aside from the mutual exhibition of the 'World Sealing Ultimate Artifacts' representing both sides for genuine exchange, the event would also include martial competitions, theoretical debates, and array trials.
lǐ fán zǒu hòu ， bù zhèng táng nèi dùn shí fèi téng qǐ lái bān 。
李凡走后，布政堂内顿时沸腾起来般。
Representing each side were top young talents from their respective organizations. And the entire process would be publicly broadcasted in real-time.
In the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror, a series of light images sequentially appeared.
Since the official foundation of the Immortal City of Cunyun, supervised by Li Fan and anchored in Year 11, up until the end of Year 14, all four years' settlement data flashed before Li Fan's eyes instantly.
"New Era of Immortals 2021: Comprehensive Settlement Ranking: 231st. Reward: Three Medium Grade B Techniques, 11,000 Contribution Points."
"New Era of Immortals 2022: Comprehensive Settlement Ranking: 226th. Reward: Three Medium Grade B Techniques, 15,000 Contribution Points. Additionally, the Cunyun Sea region responded positively to the immortals' recruitment policy during the Great War in Heavenly Spirit State. Extra reward: One Superior Grade B Technique."
...
With the thirteenth achievement points instantly claimed, Li Fan's achievement level soared, stopping only at Derivative 22.
In his previous life, Li Fan had managed to raise his achievement level to 31 by building the Heavenly Mysteries Locking Spirit Array with extraordinary effort before his lifespan was about to end.
But now, without much effort, he reached Derivative 22 almost effortlessly. Of course, this also included the bonus Superior Grade A Technique given when Cunyun City's foundation was established.
With the increase in achievement level, many hidden techniques and treasures in the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror were unlocked. However, Li Fan had once achieved a higher level in his previous life, so he merely glanced at them and found that the list only included some artifacts that could be exchanged by state administrators, such as the Multitude Mirror, which could monitor the total number of cultivators and their cultivation levels in one state; and the Hundred States Bell, which could show the general development trends of other states within a year and predict the city's ranking in the annual comprehensive settlement.
Overall, these were just tools to make internal competition more convenient, with no practical use for Li Fan.
What Li Fan was more concerned about was the dates mentioned in the settlement prompt.
"New Era of Immortals..."
The New Era of Immortals was a calendar system implemented after the reconstruction of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance by the Transmission Heaven Sage. However, when Li Fan had previously consulted various texts, specific times were deliberately vague or obscured—only general concepts like ancient, far distant, and thousands or hundreds of years ago.
This was the first time he saw precise dates recorded in history.
As for the genealogy book of Sima Changkong, it started from his initial year, not applicable to the entire cultivation world.
"It seems there must be a detailed record-keeping system within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, but they keep it secret." Li Fan sneered inwardly.
"I remember that after reaching Derivative 30, I would get free access to the Divine Repository Museum," he thought as the head in the center of the museum flashed before his eyes. He felt a renewed hunger for [Truly Real].
But quickly suppressing this urge, Li Fan reminded himself that the Divine Repository was heavily guarded and had the Three Moles, the Immortal Emperor of Longevity, stationed there. Acting rashly would be like walking into a trap. At least not something he could currently aspire to. He needed to gradually strengthen his own power through reincarnation, uncover more secrets, find an appropriate breakthrough point, and perhaps have a chance.
After closing the achievement record, Li Fan sent a message to Sage Hongyi, thanking him for his guidance on collecting all his achievements over these years.
Sage Hongyi laughed heartily but didn't say much. He merely told Li Fan to keep up the good work and not worry about others' thoughts; he had already taken care of it.
Sure enough, three days later, Sage Hongyi returned and convened a meeting with all the cultivators in Cunyun Sea.
Just as everyone thought that the once powerful Li Fan would lose his power and be demoted to mortal status, Sage Hongyi publicly announced that Li Fan would continue to manage state affairs on his behalf.
This made He Zhenghao and others, who had been anxious, instantly overjoyed. The other cultivators also wore expressions of disbelief.
They secretly glanced at Li Fan's calm face, feeling both fear and amazement.
The background of Li Fan's powerful support was a matter of speculation.
What kind of terrifying hidden strength could it be that forced the ruling Sage Hongyi to yield?
Li Fan bowed respectfully to Sage Hongyi and thanked him again.
But Sage Hongyi lazily waved his hand, stepped out, and vanished from sight.
Li Fan knew that Sage Hongyi was too lazy to bother with Cunyun Sea's affairs and wanted to be a hands-off boss. But others didn't know this!
To them, Sage Hongyi seemed somewhat disheveled as he left.
The truth was clear: in the struggle for power, Sage Hongyi had indeed lost to Li Fan!
The cultivators' minds were in turmoil, bowing their heads and avoiding eye contact with this confident envoy.
Seeing the cultivators' reactions, Li Fan knew what they were thinking. But he didn't bother explaining; instead, he followed Sage Hongyi's example.
"State affairs of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance should prioritize stability. Cunyun Sea will remain as it is. Zhou Qingang, He Zhenghao, Gao Yuan, and others will assist me in managing various tasks."
Zhou and He were overjoyed and readily agreed.
"Disperse then!" Li Fan waved his hand and stepped out, disappearing from sight.
After Li Fan left, the Council Hall buzzed with activity.
"Friend Zhou, congratulations!"
"Adult He, truly a cause for celebration!"
Li Fan listened but shook his head slightly.
Just as he was about to return to Body Transformation Island, he received another message: "The Second Friendly Exchange Activity between Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Five Elders Association will be held in Heavenly Spirit State ten days from now."
"In this former battlefield, both sides will forget their hatred and rebuild new friendships."
Li Fan immediately thought of the devastated scene in Heavenly Spirit State.
"Is a friendly exchange really suitable for such a place? Is it really without issues?" he mused inwardly.
"Could it be that they are merely pretending to be friendly while still harboring animosity?"
After thoroughly searching through relevant information, Li Fan indeed found some suspicious points.
Aside from the mutual exhibition of the 'World Sealing Ultimate Artifacts' representing both sides for genuine exchange, the event would also include martial competitions, theoretical debates, and array trials.
Representing each side were top young talents from their respective organizations. And the entire process would be publicly broadcasted in real-time.