“It is indeed so!”

Li Fan’s loud voice echoed through the space.

The White Jade Heart Examination Platform remained quiet, without any response.

The old man took another careful look at Li Fan and continued to ask, “May I know where you were in slumber and approximately when you awoke?”

Li Fan showed a displeased expression but still answered in a deep voice, “On the outskirts of Congyun Sea, in an underground cave. As for the time, it should be about twenty-six days ago.”

“Please wait a moment.” The old man said with a smile, then closed his eyes.

Li Fan waited patiently on the Heart Examination Platform.

After a full day had passed, Li Fan began to show signs of impatience.

“Is it not done yet, old man?!”

“Each generation is worse than the last. Back in the day, our Tianji Sect selected disciples without such hassle…”

He muttered softly.

Soon after, the old man opened his eyes.

“Upon verification, a few days ago, there was indeed a cultivator flying out from the Hundred Stone Cave.”

“However, please be patient, there is one last procedure to complete.”

The old man smiled apologetically. As he spoke, a simple bronze mirror appeared above Li Fan’s head.

It emitted a faint green light, enveloping Li Fan.

“It’s here…”

Li Fan’s heart stirred, but he remained unafraid.

In the past, with the Crucible of Ten Thousand Forms combined with the secret technique [One Hand Covers the Sky], he could deceive the upgraded version of the Tianxuan Mirror, the [Xuan Net].

Now, with the addition of the Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart, and only a clone of the Tianxuan Mirror here for verification, the risk of exposure was minimal.

As expected, after a moment, the Tianxuan Mirror retracted its green light and disappeared.

The old man’s expression became even more amiable. “Welcome, fellow Daoist, to our Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance!”

“As time flows and everything changes, many significant events have occurred during your years of slumber.”

“If you have any needs, we can assign a specialist to help you quickly adapt to the present life…”

Li Fan waved his hand. “I appreciate the kind offer! However, before coming here, I had some interactions with He Zhenghao from Glass Island, so I am already quite familiar with the affairs of your alliance.”

The old man nodded. “That’s even better. Your identity information has been recorded, and you are now free to move around.”

Upon hearing this, Li Fan strode away.

“By the way, remember, you should change your wording. From now on, it’s not ‘your alliance’ but ‘our Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance’.” The old man said with a meaningful smile.

Li Fan paused briefly, said nothing, and left directly.

He left the central area of the Ten Thousand Immortals Island and arrived before the Tianxuan Mirror.

Looking at the seemingly ordinary, harmless mirror, Li Fan couldn’t help but recall the green web that covered the entire Xuanhuang Realm in the future.

After staring for a long time, Li Fan took a deep breath and walked into the mirror.

“Ancient cultivator Li Fan, welcome to the future!”

The familiar mechanical voice of the Tianxuan Mirror sounded.

Then followed a series of introductions and explanations about the Tianxuan Mirror.

Li Fan pretended to listen attentively and tried out each function.

After a long time, the voice of the Tianxuan Mirror disappeared.

Li Fan looked at his contribution points balance.

“10,000 points.”

“Such generosity is surprising. I remember when I reached the late Foundation Establishment stage, I only received 1,000 points.”

“Or maybe ancient cultivators get special treatment?”

Shaking his head, he put this insignificant matter aside.

After searching through the technique list in the Tianxuan Mirror, Li Fan took out a pile of jade slips from his storage ring and requested to sell them.

They were the various techniques he had obtained from the Hundred Stone Cave.

Fortunately, these techniques were all unique copies.

There were originally twenty Golden Core techniques and ten Nascent Soul techniques.

Li Fan kept three of each for future use.

He sold all the rest.

The Tianxuan Mirror offered an average of 13,000 points per Golden Core technique and 85,000 points per Nascent Soul technique.

Li Fan didn’t haggle and sold them directly.

In an instant, his account balance became 826,000 contribution points.

“Trading techniques is really fast money, much easier than my years of teaching at Mingyue Palace.”

“Demand is truly high.”

Li Fan couldn’t help but sigh.

“With more than 800,000 contribution points, it’s enough to last for a while. But it’s still not enough…”

Currently, Li Fan was in the mid-Golden Core stage.

In eight years, or 16 years as the anchor point, the Five Elements Great Subworld would be discovered and then moved to the core area of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

In 36 years as the anchor point, the Void of Tianling Continent would reappear, drawing the attention of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

This meant Li Fan only had 20 years.

Time was tight, and Li Fan had to reach the peak of the Golden Core stage within eight years.

Only then would he be qualified to plot for the Void of Tianling Continent.

Eight years to advance from mid-Golden Core to peak Golden Core.

Given Li Fan’s cultivation aptitude, it was challenging.

So, he naturally had to use some methods.

Li Fan looked at his reflection in the mirror.

It wasn’t his original twenty-year-old appearance.

Instead, he looked like a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties.

This was achieved through the [Mystical Transformation of True Spirits] technique.

“Disguising oneself and not showing the true face gives a unique sense of security in this perilous Xuanhuang Realm.”

“If things go wrong, it’s just a matter of changing identities.”

Li Fan smiled faintly and purchased the materials needed for refining a clone from the Tianxuan Mirror.

Then, through the teleportation array, he arrived at Taian Island.

After using the Formless Killing Intent to lock onto Zhou Qingang, the spy of the Five Elders Association, who guarded Taian Island.

Pretending to leave Taian Island, he didn’t go far but lurked underwater.

After waiting for more than a month, he finally got the chance when Zhou Qingang went out to sea alone.

Following him to a deserted sea area.

He suddenly activated the Binding Insect divine power and captured him.

Taking him to the seabed, he dug out a secret chamber as usual.

Without any nonsense, he lightly tapped his finger, activating the Cloud Water Dream Technique.

Zhou Qingang immediately fell asleep.

With the experience of the previous life, Li Fan knew that Zhou Qingang’s soul contained a special restriction from the Five Elders Association.

If he forced a soul search, it would trigger the restriction, causing his soul to scatter.

So, in this life, Li Fan used a different method, constructing a false dream world to explore his innermost secrets.

Gradually, a smile appeared at the corner of Zhou Qingang’s mouth.

In the dream, he had been lurking in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance for hundreds of years.

Starting from the grassroots, when he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, he finally became the master of Ten Thousand Immortals Island.

With his inside help, the Five Elders Association launched a massive attack, capturing the entire Congyun Sea in just a few days.

And Zhou Qingang finally returned home with great merit and pride.

…

“Land of Gentlemen?”

Looking at Zhou Qingang, who was immersed in the illusion, Li Fan mused thoughtfully.