Chapter 38: Finally Entering the Spiritual Pond
Without explaining too much to Xiao Heng and telling him to rest assured, Li Fan went straight to Tianbao Tower.
Yin Yuzhen was a little surprised by Li Fan's sudden arrival.
After hearing the reason why Li Fan came over, Yin Yuzhen explained the whole story with an angry look on her face.
It turned out that after several months of inquiries, the forces on Liuli Island finally figured out that the Star Sea Quicksand was actually meteorite from the sky.
But when they wanted to collect the meteorite iron, they found that all the star sea quicksand within the Liuli Island sea area had been plundered by Tianbao Tower.
The previous chaotic scene in the Liuli Island market was caused by Tianbao Tower's secret mischief.
"Tianbao Tower is making a fool of us!" In anger and shame, they went to the owner of Liuli Island to demand an explanation.
Yin Yuzhen naturally defended herself righteously, saying that her actions were legitimate business competition.
The Lord of Liuli Island also thought that although Yin Yuzhen's actions were a bit extreme, the competition for the quota in the Purifying Spirit Pool was based on each person's ability. As long as they could collect all the materials needed by the Immortal Master in the end, it would not be a bad idea even if the means were a little bit extreme.
So the island owner did not punish Tianbao Tower, but instead scolded those who caused trouble.
How can these people be willing?
So a few days later, rumors began to spread on the island that Tianbao Tower was secretly doing business of smuggling mortals.
And the rumors are getting more and more outrageous, as if the immortal master will call the Tianbao Tower to account and kill everyone tomorrow.
"So how serious is this matter? Will the Immortal Master really blame me?" After understanding what happened, Li Fan couldn't help but ask.
"This is also the troublesome part of this matter." Yin Yuzhen frowned, "As the saying goes, if the punishment is unknown, then the power is unpredictable. There has never been a clear prohibition on helping mortals sneak across the border. But this matter is still somewhat taboo and cannot be exposed to the public."
"Moreover, more than a decade ago, a certain immortal master happened to see the smuggling incident and killed all the mortals present in anger."
"Since then, everyone has been doing this smuggling business secretly and tacitly."
After listening to this, Li Fan frowned slightly: "So, this matter can be big or small. How it is handled depends entirely on the mood of the Immortal Master?"
"That's right. If the Immortal Master doesn't care too much, then it's okay. If the Immortal Master is in a bad mood, then..." Yin Yuzhen didn't finish her words, but her face turned a little pale.
Li Fan fell silent.
He recalled the scene when he first met Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi.
In the eyes of these immortal cultivators, mortals are like ants and can be killed at will.
"People would rather risk being beheaded than do this smuggling business. I think the profits must be extremely high." Li Fan sighed.
"Of course. The cost of a smuggling trip often requires nearly ten years of plundering a small world to meet the demand. You can imagine how much profit there is." Yin Yuzhen nodded. "That's why some immortal masters can't help but secretly join in to get a piece of the pie."
"These immortal masters will never admit that they are involved in these things. When they contact us, they use immortal magic to cover up their appearance. In the end, they will take away most of the profits." Yin Yuzhen felt helpless. "So we have to deal with this matter ourselves."
Li Fan remembered the immortal master who guided people out of the world when he first entered the world of immortal cultivation, and nodded.
"So, what is the personality of the immortal master stationed on Liuli Island? What is his attitude towards this matter?" Li Fan then asked.
"Master He of Liuli Island usually lives in seclusion and I have not seen him many times. So I am not sure about his attitude. But judging from the way he handled worldly affairs in the past, he is not a kind-hearted person." Yin Yuzhen said in a deep voice.
After analyzing it in his mind, Li Fan finally sighed.
Li Fan knew that even if he had a hundred strategies, everything would be in vain in the face of the absolute power gap.
Li Fan had no way to deal with this unstable factor that was like a time bomb.
Li Fan's heart moved, and he remembered the large amount of immortal and mortal miasma stored in a cabin of Tai Yanzhou.
"If we were in Daxuan, with tens of thousands of warriors, we might still be able to fight. Unfortunately..."
But he quickly suppressed this dangerous thought.
"Let's make an appointment to meet. After all, this matter should not be made into a big deal." Li Fan said.
"Yeah, that's what I thought too." Yin Yuzhen said.
"They just want us to hand over some Star Sea Quicksand. Anyway, we have the upper hand and have collected enough. We can just throw some of it out and let them fight each other. They will definitely fight each other soon." Li Fan snorted. "There is no unbreakable alliance in this world."
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Three days later, Tianbao Tower met with all the forces on Liuli Island and put forward the following demands:
Tianbao Tower agreed to hand over a portion of the Star Sea Quicksand, but the other party was required to provide materials of equal value in exchange.
At the same time, how each family divides the Star Sea Quicksand is decided by each family themselves.
Finally, a spot in Tianbao Tower’s body-purifying spirit pool must be secured.
The conditions were not too harsh, so after some discussion, the two sides quickly reached a settlement.
After all, there is no deep hatred between the two parties, they are just competing for a place in the Body Purifying Spirit Pool.
Thus, after paying the price of dozens of meteorite irons, Tianbao Tower successfully extricated itself from this chaotic vortex.
Almost on the same day, the rumors about illegal immigration on the island disappeared without a trace.
Other forces also began to fight openly and secretly for those dozens of meteorite irons, and no longer had time to worry about Tianbao Tower.
Time flies, and the day for the purification spirit pool to open will soon be here.
After completing the inventory of the materials handed in by each family, the number of people who could enter the Body Purification Spirit Pool was finally determined.
There are a total of thirteen places in the pool this time, and Tianbao Tower has one of them.
Now that the big thing has been settled, Li Fan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
As long as Li Fan waits for the spirit pool to open, he will be able to get rid of all the miasma in his body and officially embark on the path of cultivating immortals!
He has waited too long for this day.
Therefore, even with Li Fan's shrewdness, he became a little excited.
Name: Li Fan
Realm: Mortal
Biological age: 42/99
Mental age: 505/1299↑
Virtual Energy Recharge Progress: 121%
Anchor Charge Progress: 51%
Current number of anchor points: 1
Bound items: "Thousand Machines Jade Gold Seal", Taiyan Boat, Stop Monument (damaged)
Li Fan looked at the panel of [Huan Zhen]. After two years of transformation, his physical age had reached the limit of 99 years old and there was no sign of further growth.
However, the upper limit of his psychological age is still slowly increasing because he practices the "Xuanhuang Qingxin Mantra" day and night.
I wonder what kind of changes will happen after being baptized in the spirit pool?
Li Fan was somewhat expectant.
The day of the spirit pool opening finally arrived. On this day, Li Fan took the Lichen Pill given to him by Yin Yuzhen, and under the guidance of a special person, he entered the magic circle in the center of Liuli Island.
(End of this chapter)
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