NOVPUB"This body, I will borrow and hide for now. When contact is needed in the future, I will still use this method," Morubin said at last.
Li Fan also nodded in agreement.
The two had previously agreed in detail on various matters that needed attention in their subsequent cooperation, but Li Fan did not ask Morubin to find out the secrets of the Immortal Alliance. The saying goes, ’To take, one must first give.’ In Li Fan’s view, Morubin’s line was still in the development stage, far from harvest time.
"Once I help him advance further in his position among the Law Transmitters of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, perhaps it’ll be time to make a small request."
After Morubin’s divine sense completely disappeared from his sea of consciousness, he thought to himself.
In the following ten days, all cultivators with [Descent of the Divine] descended upon Luoyan State, driven by Li Fan’s hints.
According to Morubin’s plan, he would arrive in Luoyan State soon in the capacity of a Law Transmitter.
Officials from all levels of organizations of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals in Luoyan State would treat the matter with the highest regard.
And with Morubin drawing all the supervisory forces’ attention, it would create a fertile environment in Luoyan State where Li Fan could freely spread the [Descent of the Divine].
For a duration of one month, Li Fan intended to beguile as many cultivators as possible.
He would then scatter these cultivators all over the Immortal Alliance lands, awaiting Morubin to finish his inspection tour and return to the Immortal Alliance Headquarters.
They would burst forth simultaneously.
Once the situation became unmanageable, Morubin would offer his help, volunteering to take on the task of completely eradicating these rebels.
With Li Fan being the mastermind within, the resolution of the matter would undoubtedly be accomplished with ease.
This was the rough outline of the plan.
Of course, as the plan was put into practice, there might be various unexpected changes to account for. Morubin had already prepared for all contingencies.
Indeed, it felt like deploying strategies behind the curtains and securing victory a thousand miles away.
Of course, compared to Li Fan, he still had the upper hand.
Soon, over thirty thousand Divine Presence Cultivators, influenced by Li Fan’s hints,
headed to Luoyan State individually.
In order not to alarm the relevant departments of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals with this sudden surge in population, Li Fan orchestrated their movements so that some used teleportation arrays while others flew through the sky.
They arrived in various locations of Luoyan State over ten days and began laying low.
They also started observing the surrounding cultivators and identifying suitable targets.
Although Luoyan State was not as prosperous as the Central Four States of the Immortal Alliance, it was a first-class large state.
The supreme commander of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance Defense Courtyard, Immortal Supreme Cheng, was from Luoyan State.
After he seized great power, he provided many opportunities for his hometown.
Many descendants of the local families managed to secure positions at the Immortal Alliance Headquarters, and in turn, they nurtured their hometown over the years.
After years of consolidation, the network of relationships had become intricate and unfathomable.
Only a being at the level of a Law Transmitter could make the entirety of Luoyan State take such heed.
In Li Fan’s sea of consciousness, the map of Luoyan State slowly unfolded.
Red dots representing the Divine Presence Cultivators were scattered throughout Luoyan State.
Sensing the information sent back by his subordinates, Li Fan couldn’t help but nod to himself: "With such talented individuals and spiritual land, even disregarding the descendants of the large families, the overall quality of cultivators is much better than in the remote Misthaven Ocean."
"Hmm..."
"Everything is in place, just waiting for Morubin’s move."
Li Fan first arranged for his subordinates to contact and build good relationships with the targets they had found.
There was no rush to act; instead, they were to gradually gain the trust of the targets.
The scenes of all thirty thousand people’s conversations were all collected in Li Fan’s sea of consciousness.
Li Fan sat at the center, relying on his powerful divine sense and extremely high emotional intelligence, he always managed to provide the best answers and solutions.
Moreover, not all of the thirty thousand Divine Presence Cultivators were acting alone.
For those with lesser abilities, Li Fan intentionally arranged for them to work together. Through their back and forth discussions, they swayed opinions even more efficiently than those cultivators who worked alone.
Soon, within just a few days, there were tens of thousands of "close friends" in Luoyan State.
Li Fan looked at the tens of thousands of different scenes floating before his eyes, his expression indifferent.
To him, making acquaintances, engaging in conversation, and gaining trust were nothing more than multiple-choice questions.
With Li Fan’s current experience and mindset, finding the best solutions from countless choices was not a difficult task.
And often, choices made without emotion and with absolute rationality better facilitated relationships.
"At the beginning of a new acquaintance, the relationship is hottest. It’s necessary to strike while the iron is hot…" he thought silently.
Just one day past the arranged time, on this day, there seemed to be an unusual atmosphere enveloping the skies above Luoyan State.
In the thirty thousand scenes, countless discussions flew into Li Fan’s ears.
"Eh? Why haven’t I seen Young Master Cai recently? Could it be that he’s found some new novelty?"
"Strange to say, I also haven’t come across Brother Zhang for several days now."
"Damn it, I went into Luoyan Sky City today for some business, and I was actually stopped. They wouldn’t give any reason, just refused to let me in! Pah!"
"Those guys at the Martial Arts Battle Hall have been busier lately. But the more I watch, the more it feels like they’re just going through the motions."
"Hiss..."
The cultivators of Luoyan State soon realized something was amiss from the various abnormal signs.
A big shot had come to Luoyan State.
As for how important, what their real identity was, they had no way of knowing.
However, the clever ones had decided to retreat in the Tianxuan Mirror and not to go out for a while.
Otherwise, it’s likely they could disappear mysteriously for some unknown reason.
Within Luoyan State, everything appeared calm.
The numerous cultivators were also aware of their place and did not dare to act rashly.
They only gathered with close friends and discussed privately.
And at this time, it was finally Li Fan’s turn to show his strength.
How to stir the emotions of the target cultivators and provoke their resonance was actually quite simple.
Most of these cultivators had no backing and had relied solely on their own efforts to reach where they were today.
The majority were at the Foundation Establishment Realm, with a few Golden Core Cultivators.
Nascent Souls were even rarer, one in a thousand.
Li Fan’s seductive voice echoed in their ears.
"Hmph, these families monopolize Luoyan State, us lowly cultivators, I fear, will never have the chance to rise."
"Exactly, we’re never considered for any good opportunities. We don’t even have the right to know what’s going on..."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, such is life."
"Just relying on self-cultivation, without resources, how high of a realm can one cultivate to? Without a Cave Heaven, even if one is a peerless genius, they are still bound tightly at the Nascent Soul step. I look at those big family scions, they’re not necessarily stronger than me. Take that Young Master Cai, for instance, he lacks nothing, yet he’s still at the Final Stage Golden Core. Truly an utter waste! If it were me..."
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Feelings of anger and discontent spread among the lower-class cultivators.
