Chapter 184 - 184: 170: Moving into Immortal Alliance

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“This display of blatantly buying and selling positions? Isn’t there anyone overseeing this?” Li Fan feigned astonishment in his response.

“Overseeing? Who is overseeing? The God Transforming Immortal Monarch?” He Zhenghao retorted. “The two on Ten Thousand Immortals Island, when doing such things, are even more straightforward than the people below.”

“Cough cough…” He Zhenghao paused, then started explaining to Li Fan again.

“The Alliance of Thousand Immortals in each province is highly autonomous.

As long as they don’t violate alliance rules or alarm the people at the Law Enforcement Hall. The headquarters barely cares about what happens at each branch.”

“Anyway, the transaction and allocation of resources within the alliance must be done through the Tianxuan Mirror. Everything is under control, and significant chaos can’t break out.”

“Speaking of which, does the Law Enforcement Hall hold the highest position? My good friend, do you know how one can join it? Even if I have to spend more contribution points, I am willing to do so.” Thinking back to the eleventh time, when the Foundation Establishment Cultivator Wan Huafa was pursuing him, Li Fan asked.

“The staff of the Law Enforcement Hall in each province are directly appointed by the headquarters. So, my friend, if you want to join the Law Enforcement Hall, it might be a bit difficult.” He Zhenghao tactfully replied.

“There are too many cultivators wanting to become law enforcers. The competition is fierce, and even getting in line is hard.” He Zhenghao sighed. “The only reliable method is the examination held once every ten years. I once aspired to be a law enforcer, but the requirements were too stringent, and I didn’t get selected. In the end, I had to settle for a lesser role as an Island Guard.”

“Otherwise, I wouldn’t be worrying about techniques right now. You should know, the law enforcers at the Law Enforcement Hall can freely select and practice techniques.” He Zhenghao said, filled with envy.

“There’s such a good thing?” Li Fan was somewhat surprised.

“Of course. Law enforcers have to confront all sorts of wicked technique thieves daily. The risk of perishing is not low, so it’s only natural to have better benefits.” He Zhenghao said matter-of-factly.

“Actually, being an Array Repair Staff is not bad either. You don’t necessarily need to focus solely on the position of law enforcer. There is a fixed salary every year, and you can learn the knowledge of Array free of charge following the Master of Array. The main job is to help repair the Island Protection Array of each island in the Misthaven Ocean.”

“Would you like to consider it? With only ten thousand contribution points, I can help you lobby for the position.”

He Zhenghao asked, his tone full of temptation.

However, Li Fan asked: “I wonder how familiar Daoist He is with Master Zhang Zhiliang? I heard this man is generous and his array technique expertise is unparalleled in Misthaven Ocean. If I were to become an Array Repair Staff, it would probably be better to follow him.”

He Zhenghao was a little surprised, “Generous? Where did you hear that? He has quite a peculiar temperament.”

“However, his array technique really is formidable. If you follow him, you might indeed reap greater benefits.”

“I can’t guarantee this, but I can certainly give it a try.” He Zhenghao said honestly.

“Go ahead and do your best, regardless of the outcome, I’ll always remember your kindness.” Li Fan promised heartily. “You don’t need to worry about the issues regarding contribution points. After borrowing contribution points from Breeze Hall and stocking up on Spirit Mist Grass, I still have some left over. I believe it should be enough to handle this matter.”

Upon hearing this, He Zhenghao said, “Since you’ve said so, I will certainly put in my utmost effort. Just wait for my good news!”

After extending his thanks once more, Li Fan concluded the communication amidst his sincere admiration of “Daoist He is truly a good comrade”.

“Free techniques, an examination every ten years…” Li Fan thought for a moment, then started looking for relevant information in the Tianxuan Realm.

The employment examination for the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals occurs once every ten years.

The last exam was around half a year ago.

Depending on the intended position, the content of the examination varies.

The examination is conducted in the Tianxuan Mirror, eliminating the possibility of bias or fraud.

The results are immediate, with no long waiting period.

Those who take the examination will lose their memories about the test content after leaving the Tianxuan Mirror.

This eradicates the chance of someone profiting from sharing the examination content.

“This is indeed thorough!” Li Fan exclaimed. “Next time the examination is held, I should go have a look.”

After searching the impressions of the examination from cultivators of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, Li Fan found that “difficult”, “absurd”, and “corrupt” were the consensus among most cultivators.

“You have a new video message, please check it in time.”

Just as Li Fan was engrossed, the Tianxuan Mirror sounded an alert.

“Huh?”

Li Fan was a bit puzzled, he opened the video, and a man in a green robe suddenly appeared.

“This…young friend. I am Chen Ying from the Medical Hall.”

“May I ask where you found those two Blue Blood corals you provided last time?”

“After successfully refining the pill this time, I found that the Frost Intent Heartless Pill that came out was much stronger than the ones I prepared before.”

“There were no changes in other aspects. After some thinking, the only unexpected factor was those two Blue Blood Corals.”

“So, I used other Blue Blood Corals for refining and found that the effect of enhancing the medicine was indeed gone.”

“The two Blue Blood Corals you provided are of a much higher quality than the regular ones.”

“I would like to go see where they are growing. Maybe I can discover something else.

“Regardless of the outcome, if you tell me the truth, I will certainly thank you generously.”

With the video disappearing and no instant reply, Li Fan fell into thought.

Looking back on the process of picking the Blue Blood corals, Li Fan didn’t notice anything special about those two places at the time.

“Could it be that I was negligent?” Li Fan thought about it and decided to take another trip to see for himself.

To prevent being trailed by Chen Ying from Medical Hall, Li Fan even specially bought a “Trace Erasure Talisman” in the Tianxuan Realm.

It is the upgraded version of Invisible Talisman, capable of shielding against the prying eyes of Nascent Soul Monks.

After activating the Trace Erasure Talisman, Li Fan returned to the vicinity of Fog Crow Island, specifically to the underwater ruins where he found the blue blood coral.

With the corals taken away by Li Fan, the liveliness here had long faded away.

Only in the crevices of the collapsed ruin, a fish or two occasionally swam by.

“There is nothing special.” After searching for a while, Li Fan still couldn’t find anything out of the ordinary.

He even locked onto a fish in this ruin with his Formless Killing Machine and observed attentively from the Heavenly-Earthly View. But the result remained the same.

Next, Li Fan headed to the deep seafloor valley where he found the second Blue Blood Coral. Similarly, he found nothing.

“As a Nascent Soul monk, and an elder of the Medical Hall, he wouldn’t make a jest of me.”

“So, the reason I can’t detect anything is due to my insufficient cultivation?” At present, that seemed to be the only explanation.

Hence, Li Fan went back to the Tianxuan Mirror and contacted Chen Ying..