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第六十九章 原来竟是你

Before his seclusion, Li Fan set a minimum contribution point value of 100.

Once it fell below this number, the auxiliary cultivation mode would forcibly terminate.

Feeling as if he had just woken from a peaceful sleep to be suddenly awakened, Li Fan felt a wave of frustration. However, he quickly suppressed these emotions.

"This is too much consumption of contribution points."

The days when he held over 3000 points seemed like yesterday, but now they were gone in an instant.

"About two years until the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace opens. Before then, I need to find a way to earn some more contribution points and enhance my strength."

He browsed through the task page on the Ten Thousand Immortals Mirror again.

Li Fan chose to ignore the official tasks posted by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

At the late-stage Qi Refining stage, even the official tasks still offered low rewards with minimal risk. For example, he could assist in alchemy, weapon forging, or talisman making, or help maintain and inspect various arrays from across the Cloud Sea. While safe, these tasks did not provide enough contribution points.

If Li Fan wanted to learn alchemy, weapon forging, it might be worth considering. However, with the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace about to open, his priority was to obtain the Cloud Water Scroll first.

Unfortunately, this time, his luck seemed to be running thin. After much searching, he still couldn't find a suitable task.

Thinking for a moment, Li Fan took out the communication spirit token given by He Zhenghao and sent him a message.

"Hello, Daoist friend He. Do you have any quick ways to earn contribution points? I've been looking at it on the Ten Thousand Immortals Mirror for a long time, but most tasks only offer around 50 points each. I need 30 points just for one day of cultivation. When can I afford a Foundation Establishment technique?"

Li Fan said with a hint of complaint.

After sending the message, Li Fan put the spirit token aside and began cultivating again. Although without the aid of启灵 (awakening his senses), his progress was slower, he was still making slow but steady advancements.

Three days passed like this until He Zhenghao finally replied.

"Hahaha, that's how our Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance works. Newcomers usually need to struggle for several years before they can exchange for a cultivation technique. Everyone is the same."

"However..."

He Zhenghao changed his tone and continued: "Since you were introduced by me, I naturally want to help you."

"After all, I hope you will quickly enter the Foundation Establishment stage!"

"But this matter is not suitable for discussing through our communication spirit token. If you're willing, come to Lustrous Isle. We can discuss it in person."

...

Li Fan had only asked out of curiosity and did not expect He Zhenghao to be so straightforward.

"Truly like a timely rain. But there must be a reason behind this..." Li Fan thought about how generous He Zhenghao was, even across lifetimes, making him an anomaly among cultivators. He pondered deeply.

Without hesitation, he left the Ten Thousand Immortals Mirror and headed straight for Lustrous Isle.

Inside the island's protective array, He Zhenghao sat in a pavilion on top of a mountain, clearly waiting for Li Fan.

"Looks like you can't wait," He Zhenghao said with a laugh. He clapped his hands, and the ground beneath them began to shake.

Soon, Li Fan saw the surrounding mountains rising up around him.

However, he quickly realized that it was not other mountains moving but their own mountain descending rapidly into the ground, entering a space filled with silver mist.

Looking up, the continuous range of mountains in the protective array appeared as if they were stars floating above his head.

The mountains and rivers seemed to be scattered yet formed an overall pattern.

They seemed still but were constantly in motion.

He Zhenghao saw Li Fan's expression and was pleased: "How do you think of my Mountain River Star Constellation Array?"

Li Fan, who had never seen the true form of Lustrous Isle's protective array before, said sincerely: "Mountain River Star Constellation Array... impressive. But why does this island's protective array seem..."

He Zhenghao knew what Li Fan was going to ask.

"Because I personally built this mountain river star constellation array. It is different from the others."

Li Fan was surprised: "I didn't know you were also proficient in阵法 (array techniques)?"

But he was also puzzled: "Such a vast Mountain River Star Constellation Array, can you build it at the Foundation Establishment stage?"

He Zhenghao coughed and said seriously: "Of course, there is someone assisting. But the array's layout is definitely centered around me."

"Let me be honest with you. My unique Foundation Establishment treasure is a map of the mountain river meridians. Therefore, I have a talent that other cultivators cannot match in array techniques. If we just discuss array techniques and not cultivation stages, even ordinary元婴境 (Foundation Core Realm) array mages might not surpass me," He Zhenghao said confidently.

"Ah, I see..." Li Fan nodded and asked: "What exactly is it you want to tell me? So secretive and elaborate?"

He Zhenghao smiled: "It's nothing major. Just something that involves some taboos."

"Do you know that many years ago, ordinary people in the cultivation world were collectively exiled to various small worlds around here?"

Li Fan narrowed his eyes: "I've heard of it."

"Actually, these small worlds contain valuable items that can be exchanged for a lot of contribution points. But with only one person's effort, gathering them would take too much time and effort, not worth the trouble," He Zhenghao continued.

"But often, influential ordinary people in these small worlds are scheming to return to the cultivation world. So..."

Li Fan understood what He Zhenghao was going to do: "So?"

"We can use this as a condition to let those ordinary people help us gather resources. I know of such a place called Great Departure, which is quite vast and produces various precious treasures, including plenty of star sea flow sands."

"Star sea flow sands are common materials for setting up arrays, often priced between two to three contribution points per pound..."

He Zhenghao explained endlessly but noticed Li Fan's increasingly strange gaze. He felt awkward.

"I know what you're thinking," he said immediately: "A proper cultivator wouldn't stoop so low as to do such things, right?"

"But you don't understand, if you don't do it, someone else will."

"A small world, a decade of plundering can yield over 2000 contribution points. With more such worlds, it's like getting 2000 contribution points for free every year."

"Look, after I explain this to you, doesn't it seem reasonable?"

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