In the Tianxuan Mirror, beams of light and shadows appeared one after another.
Since the anchoring of the year 11 and the official foundation of the Congyun Immortal City under Li Fan's supervision, up until the end of year 14,
the settlent data for a total of four years instantly appeared before Li Fan.
"New Immortal Calendar, Year 2021: Comprehensive Ranking: 231st, rewarded with three Interdiate Grade B rits and 11,000 Contribution Points."
"New Immortal Calendar, Year 2022: Comprehensive Ranking: 226th, rewarded with three Interdiate Grade B rits and 15,000 Contribution Points. Additionally, due to active participation in the Congyun Sea Region's response to the Immortal Alliance’s recruitnt policy during the Tianling Prefecture War, an extra reward of one Superior Grade B rit."
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With the completion of thirteen ritorious missions, Li Fan's rit level soared, eventually stopping at Level 22.
In his previous life, Li Fan had only managed to reach rit Level 31 at the end of his lifespan by relying on unparalleled contributions, such as constructing the Tianxuan Spirit Locking Formation.
But now, by essentially being a hands-off overseer, he had effortlessly risen to Level 22.
Of course, this achievent was partly due to the Superior Grade A rit reward from the foundation of Congyun City.
As his rit level increased, many cultivation techniques and treasures previously hidden in the Tianxuan Mirror were unlocked. However, having reached higher levels in his past life, Li Fan only needed a glance to notice that the list had only a few additional items. These were mainly treasures redeemable by regional administrators.
For example, the Mirror of All Living Beings, which monitors the overall number and cultivation levels of cultivators within a state; and the Bell of Myriad States, which displays the annual developnt status of other regions and predicts the local state's ranking in the annual comprehensive evaluation.
In summary, these tools were primarily designed to facilitate competition between regions and were of little practical use to Li Fan.
What truly caught Li Fan’s attention, however, was the date displayed in the settlent notification.
“New Immortal Calendar…”
As the na implies, the New Immortal Calendar was a system implented starting from the year when the Immortal Ancestor rebuilt the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.
Previously, all ti references in various ancient texts that Li Fan consulted were deliberately vague, using terms like ancient, distant ancient, primordial, or broad ti spans such as thousands or hundreds of years ago.
This was the first ti Li Fan had encountered a precise record down to a specific year.
As for Sima Changkong's Bloodline History, it also followed a "Year One" system, using his own lineage’s beginning as its baseline. It didn’t apply universally to the overall immortal cultivation world.
"It seems the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance must have a detailed recording system internally. It’s just kept secret from the public."
Li Fan wasn’t surprised by this realization. Given that the Museum of Divine Relics housed various precious artifacts from the history of the Xuanhuang Realm, it was only natural that it would also preserve records of the true history.
“Ancient matters are clearly not suitable for public dissemination. Keeping people ignorant ensures stability.” Li Fan smirked coldly.
“If I recall correctly, reaching rit Level 30 grants a free tour of the Museum of Divine Relics.”
Images of the museum’s central hall flashed in his mind, and Li Fan seed to sense the hunger of [Truth].
But he forcibly suppressed his restlessness. The Museum of Divine Relics was heavily guarded, with the Longevity Beast Emperor Sanmo overseeing it. Acting recklessly would be akin to walking into a trap.
At least for now, it was beyond Li Fan’s capabilities to covet. He could only gradually strengthen himself through the cycles of reincarnation, uncover more secrets, and find the right breakthrough point. Only then would he have even the faintest hope of success.
After closing the rit record, Li Fan sent a ssage to the Immortal Lord Hong Xi, informing him that he had claid all the rits accumulated over the past few years and expressing his gratitude for the guidance.
Immortal Lord Hong Xi laughed heartily and said little else, rely encouraging Li Fan to continue his efforts. He also assured Li Fan not to worry about the minds of others; he would handle them personally.
As expected, three days later, the returning Immortal Lord Hong Xi convened a eting with all the internal cultivators of Congyun Sea.
Just as everyone assud that the once-prominent Li Fan would lose power and be cast down to obscurity, Immortal Lord Hong Xi announced publicly that Li Fan would continue managing state affairs on his behalf.
This announcent brought imnse joy to He Zhenghao and others, who had been restless with anxiety.
The rest of the cultivators, however, were left in shock and disbelief.
As they stole glances at Li Fan’s calm and composed face, their hearts were filled with both awe and fear, speculating endlessly about his background.
What kind of hidden power could Li Fan possess to force Immortal Lord Hong Xi, who had ruled Congyun Sea for centuries, to relinquish authority?
Ignoring the shifting expressions around him, Li Fan bowed respectfully to Immortal Lord Hong Xi and expressed his gratitude once again.
Immortal Lord Hong Xi waved his hand and stepped away, disappearing from the scene.
Li Fan, however, knew that Immortal Lord Hong Xi had grown tired of dealing with the mundane matters of Congyun Sea and was eager to leave everything behind.
But others were unaware of this.
In their eyes, Immortal Lord Hong Xi’s retreating figure seed despondent.
The truth was clear to them now—Immortal Lord Hong Xi had indeed lost to Li Fan in the power struggle!
The cultivators’ hearts were stirred with tumultuous waves of realization. They lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at the triumphant envoy before them.
Seeing their reactions, Li Fan understood their thoughts but chose not to explain. Instead, he imitated Hong Xi’s deanor.
“The governance of the Immortal Alliance must prioritize stability. Everything in Congyun Sea will remain as it is. Zhou Qingang, He Zhenghao, and Gao Yuan will assist in managing all affairs.”
Zhou Qingang, He Zhenghao, and the others were overjoyed and quickly agreed.
“Now, disperse!” Li Fan waved his hand and disappeared as well.
After Li Fan’s departure, the Bureau of Administration Hall erupted into a commotion.
“Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Zhou!”
“Lord He, this is truly worth celebrating!”
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Hearing their words as he walked away, Li Fan shook his head slightly.
He was about to return to Shenhua Island when he suddenly received another ssage.
“The Second Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals and the Five Elders Association’s Friendly Exchange eting will take place in Tianling Prefecture in ten days.”
“At this forr battlefield, both sides will set aside their grudges and forge new friendships.”
Li Fan’s first thought was of the scene of devastation he had previously witnessed in Tianling Prefecture.
“Hosting a friendly exchange event in such a place? Is that really appropriate?” Li Fan muttered to himself.
“Could it be that, under the guise of friendly exchange, tensions will remain high?”
Li Fan carefully searched for related information and indeed found so suspicious details.
In addition to the mutual exhibition of both parties’ "World-Defying Supre Treasures," the exchange event would also include competitions in martial arts, philosophical debates, and formation testing.
Representatives from both sides would be the top young talents from their respective organizations.
The entire process of the competitions would be broadcast live.
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