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第七十五章 深海遇龙鲸

Upon hearing that the target was only a middle-stage Qi Refining cultivator, Jiao Xiuyuan immediately relaxed.

"Rest assured," he said, taking on the task with great enthusiasm. "It's just a small Qi Refining cultivator. I can guarantee you'll get all the details about him. As for the price..."

Li Fan smiled. "Just a small Qi Refining cultivator. I imagine it won't cost too much."

Jiao Xiuyuan wished he could slap himself. He stammered, "This line of work comes with some risk. How about this amount?"

He made an 'eight' gesture.

"Forty points of contribution is the maximum," Li Fan shook his head.

"Oh, you're really haggling hard! Sixty points are still needed, right? Otherwise, it's a loss for me!" Jiao Xiuyuan cried out in distress.

Li Fan turned to leave.

"No, no!" Jiao Xiuyuan hurriedly stopped him.

"Fine, fifty points. I can't go lower," he said with a pained expression.

Li Fan finally stopped walking.

"As a deposit, you should give ten points of contribution first." Jiao Xiuyuan handed Li Fan a spirit token for communication. "I'll notify you once I have the results."

Li Fan accepted the token and gave Jiao Xiuyuan a middle-grade Spirit Stone.

Instead of leaving immediately, he began to look around at other items on sale in the shop.

Seeing that today's customer was a big one, Jiao Xiuyuan became even more enthusiastic. "Do you need anything else?"

"Do you have any True Arts for sale? Preferably遁术 or something similar to Concealment Talismans," Li Fan asked.

Jiao Xiuyuan's face froze.

"Haha, are you just trying to make me laugh? Why don't you look at other items instead? This Mystic Ambush Formation Diagram is top-notch. Once activated, it can trap a Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivator for an entire day."

"This Frost Talisman Sword is also quite good; perfect for ambushes..."

"Wait! Don't go!"

...

Leaving the Thousand Mile Hall, Li Fan returned to the Ten Thousand Immortals Mirror.

He planned to first refine his Dark Spirit Illusion True Art to a late-stage Qi Refining level. Once the Blue Flame Phantom Spirit was fully stabilized, he could unleash it for battle.

With the auxiliary cultivation mode activated, Li Fan once again entered seclusion.

...

A month later, in the Eastern Flame Crystal Island area of Cunyun Sea.

In the deep sea, Li Fan concealed his aura and followed behind a group of Fiery Sharks. There were about ten of them, hunting an isolated Redback Whale.

The Redback Whale was massive, feeding on underwater crystal flames for years, its skin as hard as rock.

The Fiery Sharks had sharp teeth and swift movements, working in perfect coordination.

Though they couldn't deal significant damage to the Redback Whale at first, their slow but steady attacks gradually drained its essence energy.

Several times, the Redback Whale tried to break free from the Fiery Shark pack's blockade, but failed each time. Its resistance grew weaker with every attempt.

Seeing this scene, Li Fan knew it was time for action.

The Blue Flame Phantom Spirit appeared and turned into a thin blue light, swiftly passing through the ten or so Fiery Sharks and Redback Whale.

In an instant, he returned to his识海.

The Fiery Sharks and Redback Whale suddenly stopped moving. A cold aura emerged from within them, freezing their bodies from the inside out.

Instantly, ice sculptures appeared on the seabed, lifelike but devoid of life.

"Blue Flame Phantom Spirit's power is indeed formidable."

"These sea creatures mostly have Qi Refining level cultivation and thick skin, making them hard to hunt with ordinary means. After using the Blue Flame Phantom Spirit to launch a mental attack, they're like lambs to the slaughter; no resistance at all," Li Fan nodded, satisfied with his initial test of the Phantom Spirit's destructive power.

Recently, after spending over twenty days, he finally broke through The Dark Spirit Illusion True Art to a late-stage Qi Refining level. To test its power and earn some contribution points, he took on this "Hunt Fiery Sharks for their internal beast cores" task.

Each beast core was worth five points of contribution, roughly earning him sixty points. Adding in the materials from the Redback Whale, his total could be around eighty points.

It wasn't much, but it was better than nothing.

Previously, he always earned contributions in multiples of a thousand, so this small amount didn't stir any significant emotions within him.

Just as Li Fan prepared to harvest the Fiery Sharks' beast cores, he suddenly felt an enormous figure approaching from deep beneath the sea.

His expression changed. Ignoring the nearby beast core, he quickly retreated.

A large, dark brown creature with a grotesque face and a deformed bump on its forehead emerged from the shadowy depths of the sea. It wasn't quite a dragon or fish but something in between.

Its massive mouth opened wide, swallowing several Fiery Sharks along with the Redback Whale in one gulp!

The creature swam around, then headed off in a specific direction.

Just as Li Fan narrowly avoided the beast, he watched helplessly as his prey was taken away.

This was unacceptable.

Anger surged within him. But quickly, the Yellow and White Spirit Refining Spell kicked in, calming him down.

Wait, isn't this creature the one that destroyed the island where the spirit fog grass was planted?

Recalling something, Li Fan froze.

When he accepted the task to hunt the Fiery Whale, he had also seen another bounty notice. Although it wasn't directly related to him, he still checked it out.

It turned out, those who had hyped the spirit fog grass suffered heavy losses and even went bankrupt. Their resentment was palpable, making it hard for them to focus on cultivation.

But they couldn't take matters into their own hands against Green Wood Incarnation True Monarch or the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, so they decided to vent their anger by hunting down the creature that destroyed the spirit fog grass island.

Witnesses claimed that the attacker was a Dragon Whale with Foundation Establishment level power. The island's guardian was also a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

But the Dragon Whale was too large; even the island's defenses couldn't harm it, leaving them to watch as it ravaged the island and devoured most of the spirit fog grass.

Later, Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance Golden Core cultivators arrived but were unable to kill the Dragon Whale after a single strike. It fled back into the deep sea, eluding their attempts at revenge for over ten days.

The Cunyun Sea was vast; they couldn't find it in that time. Reluctantly, they pooled what little contribution points they had left and issued another bounty: two thousand points of contribution for anyone who could kill the Dragon Whale.

Back then, with a Foundation Establishment cultivator proving ineffective against the Dragon Whale, Li Fan, being just a middle-stage Qi Refining cultivator, naturally didn't take on the task.

But now...

The situation had changed!

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