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第八百零五章 苍生炼灵元

Spirit Wood World.

The puppet Tianyang was surrounded by flames as it suddenly flew down from the sky and plunged into the ground.

With continuous rumbling sounds, a deep passage was quickly dug out in an instant.

Numerous tree-like beings flew and drilled into the passage.

They followed Li Fan's orders to excavate the buried minerals and resources underground.

If one were to look at the top of the Spirit Tree and gaze around, they would see such scenes scattered throughout the entire Spirit Wood World.

"Master, it took the Spirit Trees nearly four thousand years just to slightly revive this place. The world’s ecosystem is still very fragile. If we continue to excavate in a destructive manner..." the tree-like being leader anxiously advised.

Li Fan merely smiled and said, "Your perspective is too narrow. Resources buried underground are no different from ordinary stones if not used. Only by utilizing them fully and developing quickly can it be the right path."

"Just become strong enough to plunder and nourish yourself before resources run out and the world declines."

"Being confined within a single realm, stuck in one place. Even if you manage to survive for some time, you will eventually be absorbed by other worlds."

The tree-like being leader was clearly hearing this theory for the first time and stood dumbfounded, "Is... is that so?"

Li Fan did not answer but instead revealed an enigmatic expression.

Looking at the countless tree-like beings working diligently in this realm, he suddenly had a strange thought: "If I help these tree-like beings to boost their strength overall, would there be any feedback on my修为through the True Technique of Sitting Immortal?"

Tree-like beings could not cultivate; their power was fixed from birth.

And the strength of a tree-like being depended on the Spirit Tree itself.

The stronger the Spirit Tree, the stronger the tree-like beings it produced.

Such celestial treasures, if properly nurtured, would grow much faster than cultivators.

At least, Li Fan knew of at least ten types of heavenly treasures that could nourish the Spirit Trees.

...

Sharing the global vision of the Spirit Tree, Li Fan was well aware of where valuable resources were hidden in this world.

Following Li Fan's instructions, Tianyang worked like a mud carp, taking several days to clear the passage first.

After instructing the tree-like being leader to supervise the mining work, Li Fan temporarily returned to the Xuanhuang Realm with Tianyang.

On his way out, he also stopped by at the ruins of the Celestial Oracle Sect to gather all the treasures inside, including the Heavenly Universe Dice.

"Now that there is no World Federation in existence, suddenly showing up and trying to gain the trust of the Five Elders Council would likely require much effort as before."

"Perhaps it's better to think of a way to make the World Federation famous..."

"Anchor 6 years."

Various events from this year flashed through Li Fan’s mind. He quickly found an appropriate target.

Soon, the Five Elders Council would launch a surprise attack on Jiashan Province, attempting to seize its territory.

However, for some reason, the plan leaked and they failed miserably, falling into the ambush of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

The final battle ended in a crushing defeat.

This incident was repeatedly mentioned as a classic example by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. Thus, Li Fan knew all about its details.

Jiashan Province, being the border between the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Five Elders Council, due to its unique geography formed after the death of the creature [Kun], was extremely unstable in terms of space.

Teleportation arrays could not be used within the province’s territory.

As a result, managing this area was too costly for the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, which only built cities at key positions along Jiashan Pass to guard them.

The rest of the region was largely ignored.

This gave rise to unique phenomena: a mix of people and creatures.

Apart from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, there were also various local forces led by the Spirit Essence Sect, as well as many spies cultivated by the Five Elders Council.

Jiashan Province, being difficult to attack but easy to defend, would always be at an advantageous position regardless of which side controlled it.

The Five Elders Council had long wanted to annex Jiashan Province into their territory.

However, they struggled due to a lack of strategy.

Their renewed assault was because they believed they had infiltrated the Spirit Essence Sect.

Although the Spirit Essence Sect was the largest local force in Jiashan Province and nominally under the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance’s rule, it maintained relative independence.

The sect had numerous元婴and transformation spirit cultivators, and its followers were extremely united.

It was a formidable force that could not be underestimated.

If they switched sides, with inside and outside support, Jiashan Province might fall in one fell swoop.

This was why the Five Elders Council repeatedly contacted the Spirit Essence Sect to confirm their willingness to assist before launching the surprise attack.

However, for some reason, the news leaked, and the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance’s reinforcements arrived swiftly.

It seemed they had anticipated this outcome.

Seeing that the tide had turned against them, the Spirit Essence Sect immediately switched sides again, attacking the Five Elders Council.

This battle left the Five Elders Council with no intention of launching an attack from Jiashan Province and instead shifted their focus to Tianling Province.

"Spirit Essence Sect..." Li Fan quickly pondered over the events leading up to this situation.

He also thought about this peculiar organization, frowning slightly.

While in terms of the overall layout of the Xuanhuang Realm, the Spirit Essence Sect was insignificant like an ant,

it could not be ignored within Jiashan Province.

Given the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance’s operational style, they allowed such a separate entity to exist under their rule, partly due to the unique geography and the "wild fire that never burns out" nature of the Spirit Essence Sect.

"The Life Essence for All Technique. The more people practice it simultaneously, the faster the cultivation speed."

"This can offset the negative effects brought by not being able to cultivate together."

Li Fan had a general understanding of this technique before but showed no interest in practicing such suspicious techniques.

"The leader of the Spirit Essence Sect has never appeared publicly. Their identity is extremely mysterious."

"Even if the Spirit Essence Sect was eradicated, it would quickly rise again due to its unique cultivation method."

"And there seem to be other secret arts within the sect that can resolve mutual hostility and allow repeated use of the Immortal Realm."

"For example, Shen Yurou's Peach Blossom Immortal Realm I saw before appeared on previous cultivators."

"..."

"There must be some special restrictions. Otherwise, no matter how well he tries to hide, he would eventually be found out."

Li Fan slowly pondered over everything related to the Spirit Essence Sect.

"But this time, I don’t need to conflict with them."

"I just need to help the Five Elders Council seize Jiashan Province."

With this thought in mind, Li Fan stood on Tianyang and sped towards Jiashan Province.

Upon entering Jiashan’s territory, he set up an array around himself to conceal his presence.

He then hid near Mount Heavenly Prison.

"The Five Elders Council probably never expected that their defeat was merely a coincidence and not due to a mole leaking information."

Li Fan thought as he soon saw a young man in white robes slowly appear on the horizon.

(End of chapter)

Today, I had to go out for work and won't be back until late tonight, so only one update today.

I'll make up for it tomorrow during the day.

(End of chapter)

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