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Chapter 316: 295: The Opportunity of the Longevity Fruit_2
Chapter 316: 295: The Opportunity of the Longevity Fruit_2
Chapter 316: 295: The Opportunity of the Longevity Fruit_2
Translator: 549690339
A streak of golden light seeped into his body, and Shangguan Shi nodded approvingly.
“You may leave now!”
Bowing his hands in farewell, Li Fan left the Universal Courtyard.
“It’s a bit awkward now, I guess even Zhang Zhiliang wouldn’t have anticipated that I’d be eliminated in the first round.”
“Calculating the time left, it’s still over a year until the Crimson Flame Sea of Conflagration.”
“I certainly can’t go back, so I’ll follow the original plan, wander around Tianyu Province for a while. After Daoist He has finished his closed-door training, I’ll go and join him.”
“As for Zhang Zhiliang…”
“Hopefully, he wouldn’t give up the chance for Unity-path cultivation and come to bother me over such a trivial matter.”
Recalling the Debating Tower that Shangguan Shi had mentioned, Li Fan, with nowhere to go, inquired about its location and promptly headed there.
The Debating Tower was more than just one building.
It was an expansive complex of interconnected buildings.
Not only did it offer services such as gatherings and dining, but it also housed a number of boutique courtyard residences like the Universal Courtyard where one could stay.
The main hall was bustling with cultivators.
Most of them didn’t have a very high realm of cultivation. Li Fan estimated that the highest amongst them had only achieved the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm.
It seemed that those with God Transformation and above would choose to have a separate courtyard arranged when they gathered here.
Randomly choosing an empty seat, a pot of Spirit Tea appeared automatically on the table.
After taking a sip, he felt the Spiritual Energy rolling inside his body, a profoundly refreshing sensation.
After drinking it completely, he placed the cup on the table.
Spirit Tea gushed out from the base of the cup, refilling it.
This time, Li Fan didn’t drink but picked up a piece of jade bearing the character “Dao” carved onto it from the table.
After an inspection of his Spiritual Consciousness, a vast array of dishes in all different styles appeared in his mind.
Almost all of them had some minor effects in improving physical constitution and purifying the Spiritual Energy within the body.
Of course, their prices were also exceptionally high.
Each dish would take hundreds of contribution points.
“This Debating Tower would never survive in Misthaven Ocean.”
“The average cultivator couldn’t even afford to eat here.”
Li Fan ordered a few dishes at random, curious about their effects.
While waiting, he pricked up his ears to casually eavesdrop on conversations amongst the cultivators around him.
The scene was not much different from that in a winehouse filled with mortals.
All kinds of topics were discussed.
Some cultivator had improved a minor realm; someone was approaching the end of their lifespan and regretfully died without making a breakthrough.
The Five Elders Organization had made no major moves in recent years, suggesting they were secretly planning some scheme.
Hearing all this, Li Fan didn’t feel bothered.
After a while, flashes of radiance appeared, and the dishes and utensils he had ordered appeared automatically on the table one after another.
Li Fan tasted them one by one, feeling the internal changes and nodded in approval.
“This Debating Tower really is something.”
At that moment, some more murmuring erupted within the already noisy main hall.
A few key words entered Li Fan’s ears, causing him to pause and listen attentively.
“Daoist Lu, did you really find a life-extending Spirit Fruit?”
“Hush, keep it low. This time in the Underground Ghost Forest, I indeed got some gains. The Tianxuan Mirror confirmed it. It’s a Purple Spirit Turtle Fruit, that can extend life by a hundred fifty years.” Daoist Lu’s voice seemed quite proud.
“Hiss…”
“The Purple Spirit Turtle Fruit, I remember that it wasn’t on the list given by the Unity Immortal Monarch, doesn’t that mean…”
“Daoist Lu has really stumbled upon a great fortune this time!”
“Extending life by a hundred fifty years, that’s an indescribably valuable treasure. It’s just not known where it will rank among the rewards for conscription. If it could be lucky enough to rank in the top three…”
“That’s the [Yanfa Mystical Amulet]…”
Everyone’s breath unconsciously quickened.
Li Fan silently took note of the conversation he overheard.
Without bothering to finish his food, he immediately booked a separate courtyard within the debating tower and settled in.
Sure enough, the Tianxuan Mirror was there in the courtyard.
After a thorough search, Li Fan quickly grasped the full picture.
It turned out that ever since Immortal Monarch Ji had resigned from his post as supreme commander of the Defense Institute to focus on healing his wounds, although his condition gradually improved, the lost years of his life could not be recovered.
Just like all cultivators whose life’s end is approaching, Immortal Monarch Ji began searching for ways to prolong his life.
But having occupied a high position for many years, Ji had already tried almost all priceless treasures reputed to prolong life, to the point that they had lost their effectiveness for him.
Thus, he set up a bounty, asking the entire Alliance of Thousands of Immortals to search for any unique longevity treasures that would still work for him over a period of three years.
Those who could confirm their effectiveness would receive a sizable reward.
The larger the increase in lifespan, the greater the reward would be.
Moreover, the unique rewards offered to the top three findings were of particular temptation to all cultivators.
A single chance to use the Yanfa Mystical Amulet.
It was widely known that capable techniques are hard to come by.
And customizing a technique based on one’s own circumstances was even more difficult.
Although the law weavers could achieve this, their services were not only expensive, but also varied in quality. The techniques they formulated were far from perfect.
It’s merely a second-best option.
The dream of all cultivators was to use the [Yanfa Mystical Amulet], the foremost treasure of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, to derive and create their own technique.
Unfortunately, to most cultivators in the world, this was but a distant dream.
The Yanfa Mystical Amulet is the cornerstone of the Immortal Alliance and hence incredibly precious!
Most people don’t even know what it looks like, let alone where it is located.
Let alone using it.
Even the average Unity-Path strongmen may not be qualified to use it.
Only Immortal Monarch Ji, who had been in control of the defense camp for over five hundred years and wielded great power.
He had participated in countless small and large wars during this period, earning all sorts of merits.
As such, he could reward the use of the Yanfa Mystical Amulet three times.
“The first-place winner can derive a Unity Dao Technique. The second place, God Transformation. And the third place, Nascent Soul.”
Li Fan looked at the reward explanations, and he had to admit, he was tempted.
He just happened to have a longevity treasure.
The Rebirth Longevity Fruit, which could extend one’s life by three hundred years.
And it just so happened not to be on the list of treasures that Immortal Monarch Ji had already consumed.
For him, this longevity fruit was not very useful.
But if he could exchange it for Immortal Monarch Ji’s reward…
Leaving aside the superior customizing of the technique, even just getting a chance to see that alliance treasure, the Yanfa Mystical Amulet, Li Fan thought, would more than return its value.
“However, this Ethernal Life Fruit originates from the Fallen Immortal realm. Normally, only Golden Core Realm Cultivators can enter.”
“I am just a foundation establishment cultivator. It does not seem appropriate to turn it over now.”
“Anyway, it’s been less than a year since the Immortal Monarch’s bounty was issued. I can wait until I break through to the Golden Core, then turn it in.”
“In this way, I can legitimately explain its origin.”
“Hmm… dealing with the Unity Immortal Monarch definitely carries some risks.”
“I need to think more carefully about this.”
Over the next few days, Li Fan wandered around Tianyu City.
He revisited the spectacle, the Abyssal Icefire Lotus, that Shangguan Shi had mentioned.
In the Cold Ice Abyss were countless lotus flowers composed of flames blooming.
Though beautiful, Li Fan couldn’t discern anything special about it.
It was said that some cultivators had achieved enlightenment there and advanced a minor realm. Apparently, his understanding was not deep enough.
On his way back from the Cold Ice Abyss, Li Fan’s communication talisman suddenly received a message from Ji Hongdao.
He was instructed to return to the Universal Courtyard immediately.