The Taixu Mountain Range, one of the ten major veins of Mount Taihua in Taihua Province, had suddenly collapsed for unknown reasons.
As Li Fan’s eyes swept over this piece of news, they sharpened slightly.
Hmm? Ten veins of Mount Taihua? I recall only witnessing nine in my past life.
It seems the casualties this time were rather severe.
Li Fan pondered this but did not delve deeper. He just made a note of it before continuing to browse other important news.
Next, Li Fan searched for recent updates on “Old Man Fisher,” “Martial Madman,” “Zhong Shentong,” and “Shuo Feng.”
Old Man Fisher remained in a dazed state, wandering near the Myriad Immortals Alliance’s four central provinces.
Martial Madman and Zhong Shentong had yet to make a name for themselves.
Shuo Feng had not yet begun his cultivation anew and remained the renowned Spirit Transformation Immortal Eminence.
Based on his experiences from his past lifetime, Li Fan estimated the possible timing of their destined encounters.
***
One month later, Li Fan emerged from seclusion.
Judging that the time was right, he transferred five hundred thousand contribution points directly to He Zhenghao.
“My luck was good this time. I sensed the opportunity quickly and achieved the goal early,” Li Fan said in a languid tone.
A moment later, He Zhenghao’s voice came through, ecstatic with disbelief.
“Senior, your skills are truly unfathomable!”
“Heh. The backlash from the sect’s secret art is still unavoidable. The next fundraising will proceed at the previously agreed time. Make that clear to them.”
After giving these instructions and ignoring He Zhenghao’s response, Li Fan swallowed another Dao Comprehension Pill and re-entered seclusion.
Time flowed swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, Anchor Year 9 arrived.
During this period, Li Fan’s schemes began to bear fruit.
Over twenty streams of cultivation feedback, varying in strength, successively manifested within Li Fan’s dantian.
Through the combined efforts of his own grueling cultivation, bolstered by the epiphanic state boost and the Dao Comprehension Pill, Li Fan reached the limit of the mid-stage Golden Core realm.
He was fortunate; the bottleneck of the Heavenly Tribulation troubled him for only a little over ten days. Then, as naturally as water flowing in a channel, he advanced to the late-stage Golden Core realm.
Li Fan slowly exhaled, pausing his cultivation. Going forward, whether it is a matter of intimidating the Empire's people or probing the void of Tianling Province, my own power alone will likely prove insufficient.
Perhaps I should seek some assistance.
After a moment of contemplation, Li Fan quietly left Myriad Immortals Island and headed straight for Tian Yang’s cave dwelling.
Along the way, he transformed dozens of times before finally managing to produce a face that bore a rough resemblance to Tian Yang’s second senior brother, Ling Xiao.