Little Green and Little Red shuddered.
For they could naturally discern that this senior, brimming with malevolence, was not speaking idly.
If they couldnāt fulfill his demands, he would indeed kill without hesitation!
"Spiritual Energy Synthesisā¦"
The discovery that Exotic Beastsā Crystal Cores could produce Spiritual Energy was purely accidental.
And achieving a breakthrough within three years was admittedly difficult.
As Little Green pondered deeply with furrowed brows, Li Fan abruptly said, "Hehe, I always mean what I say! To avoid anyone still harboring hopeā¦"
The next moment, Li Fan flashed into the air above the Empire.
Thousands of blood-red threads spread from his body, howling as they flew to every corner of the Empireās cities.
It only took a moment for them to return.
But at the end of each thread, a Mortal from the Empire was bound.
Dense and numerous, they covered the sky like dark clouds.
This terrifying spectacle nearly caused many people below to faint on the spot.
The red threads contracted, and the unfortunate souls couldnāt even let out a wail before they were all suppressed within the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven by Li Fan.
Li Fan did not simply take the lives of these Mortals.
Instead, he planned to offer them to Yin Shangren as materials for researching the Immortal-Ordinary Miasma.
After thoroughly intimidating the Empire, Li Fan looted around, then left contentedly.
As for the Red String that Mr. Bai left for Xu Keā¦
Li Fan didnāt take it for the time being.
If needed, it could guide a certain "destined person" to come for it.
As for his own true self...
Never mind that.
After Li Fan, the oppressively powerful demon lord, departed, the people of the Empire burst into tears of relief, feeling like they had survived a catastrophe.
After Little Green checked the list of missing persons, her heart skipped a beat.
Because she was horrified to discover that the group of people abducted by the senior from the United Federation of All Realms were all conservative nobles of the Empire.
They often had issues with the royal family, causing many reform plans to be hindered.
Now, they had been taken away all at once.
They could now coordinate all the Empireās forces to solve the technical upgrading problem of Spiritual Energy Synthesis.
"This is definitely not a coincidence, but a warning."
"To think theyāve come to understand the Empire to such an extentā¦"
Little Green felt a chill in her heart and no longer harbored any thoughts of rebellion.
In a hurry, she convened the technical backbone of the Empire to discuss this critical topic that affected their future and fate.
Having returned from the Empire Minor World, Li Fan first collaborated with Tianyang to relocate the entrance of the Space Tunnel within the Spirit Tree Realm.
He then personally set up an Array at the exit.
To prevent the possibility of the Empireās personnel escaping.
As for those Imperial Cultivators who ended up stranded outside, being unable to find their way back home was not within Li Fanās considerations at all.
After completing these tasks, Li Fan took the time to visit Yin Ying Island.
While handing over those Mortals to Yin Shangren, he also inquired about his research progress.
"Soon, very soon," was the answer.
Yin Shangrenās expression was somewhat strange; he didnāt show the joy of an imminent breakthrough.
Rather, he seemed somewhat distracted, his mind unsettled.
Even his conversation with Li Fan was intermittent and disconnected.
Seeing this, Li Fan simply didnāt bother any further.
Upon returning to the Spirit Tree Realm, Ou Daozi and Shang Tianci came to visit together.
After years of unwavering and hard construction, the headquarters of the United Federation of All Realms finally began to take shape.
However, due to Li Fanās previous instructions, the final foundation laying had to be personally approved by him.
Therefore, they came together to ask for Li Fanās opinion.
Li Fanās divine consciousness swept over the Spirit Tree Realm.
He saw, surrounding the Central Spirit Tree, a contiguous series of buildings that took up nearly one-tenth of the area of the Spirit Tree Realm.
If there were visitors, the first sight to greet them would be a towering 99 zhang tall Black Jade Tower.
The plaque at the top of the tower was still blank, left for Li Fan to inscribe.
Behind the tower lay a long, wide road.
The surface of the road presented a cyan-green color, exactly the same as the one in front of the Headquarters of Law Enforcement Hall of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, made entirely from Spirit Transforming Stone.
Walking on it, spiritual energy was sealed off.
In conjunction with the no-fly array technique, it forced visiting cultivators to proceed as mortals do, moving step by step, slowly along this road of audience.
At the end of the long road was a circular Grand Hall.
The center of the Grand Hall was still empty. Li Fan planned to place the Mystic Sky God Statue there.
To give everyone who saw it for the first time, a little shock of mystery.
Taking the circular Grand Hall as a node, roads branched in all directions, leading to buildings with different functions.
Such as the Guest Reception Hall, Council Hall, Martial Arts Arena, and the assembly ground for the members of the Ten Thousand Realms, the World Passages, and so on.
All these buildings were not built close together. Between them were interspersed various Xuan Huang scenic wonders, with overlapping mountains and rivers, a feast for the eyes.
Outside the architecture cluster of the United Federation of All Realms headquarters, there was an artificially constructed "Miniature Xuanhuang World," roughly imitating the appearance of the real Xuanhuang World.
Using the signature landmarks of various states collected in Shang Tianciās Heavenly Scenery Gourd, the Xuanhuang World was roughly reproduced within the Spirit Tree Realm.
Li Fan glanced over and immediately spotted Luoyan Stateās Grand Lake, Nine Mountains of Jiushan State, and the familiar expanse of the Misthaven Ocean, among others.
In Ou Daoziās design, he also deliberately elevated the terrain where the United Federationās building complex was located.
Making the center of the Spirit Tree Realm high and the surroundings low.
At a distance, it looked as if the United Federation of All Realms was overlooking and suppressing the Xuanhuang World.
...
"Good! Good!"
Indeed, the work of master builders, the more Li Fan looked, the more pleased he became.
"Itās worth all the effort I put into bringing Ou Daozi here. I even wasted a Reality Seducing Fruit..."
"Worth it!"
If it were up to him, certainly, it wouldnāt have been built so beautifully.
"Not bad, Iām very satisfied!" Li Fan nodded.
Shang Tianciās face showed pleasure, while Ou Daozi wore a proud expression.
"Then, Elder, when do you think we can hold the foundation laying ceremony?" Shang Tianci eagerly asked.
Li Fan pondered for a moment, then answered, "No rush. Iāll notify you."
With that, Li Fan turned into a rainbow light and escaped to the sky above the Spirit Tree Realm.
Looking down at the newly accomplished Spirit Tree Realm, enveloped in a rich atmosphere, Li Fanās mind settled, feeling connected to the array materials that had been transported to various places before.
"Itās time to start the preliminary [Array Refining]."
"To refine the entire Small World into a magic treasure is not something that can be accomplished in a short time."
"Especially after being nourished by a large amount of heavenly treasures, it seems that the scale of this Spirit Tree Realm is showing signs of transformation..."
"But as long as the array is first engraved on the worldās surface, no matter how much it grows in the future, itās bound to not escape its restraint."
Li Fan thought to himself.
"Itās Array Refining and also the Protection Matrix for the Union."
"Instead of having to take care of it later, itās better to get it right the first time."
After considering the matter, to make this place as perfect as possible, Li Fan ultimately made up his mind.