The Sweetness

After letting his twin swords absorb some of the demon god's flesh and blood to nourish themselves, and seeing the bird-man ruins above collapsing, Li Fan absorbed all the surrounding evil energy and Devil Embryo in one gulp, then wrapped his twin swords in them to dodge.

Thieves never leave empty-handed. Although Jade Toad Granny escaped with the golden egg, this place is clearly similar to the Gonggong Temple from back then. Both are ancient Demon Race heritage sites, and perhaps besides the demon god egg, there are also inherited Cultivation Method.

So Li Fan took out his Si Nan and searched carefully among the rubble and ruins. He finally found the treasure. The Si Nan was reliable. Soon he found many huge birdmen made of gold among the ruins.

These bird-men, resembling reliefs, were not only cast entirely of pure gold, but also resembled the Jiuli Dance depicted by Gonggong, performing various flying and leaping movements, as if in a shaman's prayer or a joyous dance. Upon closer inspection, Li Fan discovered that the bodies of these golden bird-men contained meridian diagrams cast from precious minerals such as rubies. Although he didn't know what kind of gemstone mine it was, Li Fan tried using Dao Qi to guide the flow of this gemstone blood jade within the bird-men's bodies, and it actually seemed as if real blood was flowing through them.

It really is a cultivation Cultivation Method!

So Li Fan searched through the ruins and found a total of eighty-one golden bird-man statues.

It's a pity that the Vermilion Bird's clone was killed; otherwise, obtaining this Cultivation Method might have given him a chance to reach the Divine Transformation stage.

However, once the opportunity is missed, it's gone. There's no use in regretting it. Besides, Li Fan has practiced more than just the Birdman Clone technique. He also has the Guiche Transformation technique, which he can use to practice this skill and slightly enhance the fighting power of Qiongqi's side.

Therefore, Li Fan studied and memorized the cultivation methods of the eighty-one golden bird people one by one, and with the help of the system's combination cheat and official certification, he successfully deduced the correct cultivation method.

Li Fan learned the "Nine Songs of Taiyi".

' The Guiche has reached the Golden Core stage, detected a usable Purification Seed, and detected a usable breakthrough Cultivation Method. Should it break through to the Nascent Soul Realm?'

Come on! Let's get this going!

'It has been confirmed that the Three Flowers can serve as a seed of purification, without requiring additional emotional cap suppression of the Dao Heart.'

'Breakthrough confirmed. Guiche has broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm. Mood cap increased by 1200 points, current mood cap is 23.7k.'

Guiche has broken through from the Golden Core stage to the Nascent Soul Realm.

To be honest, the improvement he felt physically wasn't significant. It's not that there was no improvement at all, but his main body already possessed both a cruiser and the True Yang Technique, so he didn't need to worry about the stats of a Nascent Soul Stage- level juvenile demon god.

However, the changes in the primordial spirit were still significant. In the divine court on the other side of the clone, the crow standing on Daoist Qiongqi's shoulder suddenly transformed into a Daozi with nine heads, wearing a red robe and having red eyes, with black hair like a crow.

However, the two demonic offspring didn't fight. After all, Qiongqi had also Divine Transformation and had been participating in the Divine Cult's quests, killing and devouring countless demons and monsters. His Tiger Form was already fully developed. Out of consideration for their shared ferocity and hardship, Qiongqi took care of his little brother Guiche, letting him eat the leftovers from the tiger's meal. So, the two brothers seemed to have a pretty good relationship...

However, Li Fan knew that the Guiche wouldn't stop at just this level of cleaning a tiger's teeth.

Back then, the "Nine Li Diagram" greatly enhanced Gonggong's physical strength, even helping him survive the Penglai dungeon. And this "Taiyi Nine Songs" is also a supreme inheritance that can bring prosperity to a clan, so there is definitely a reason why it was sealed under Kunlun Mountain.

However, the power of the Taiyi Nine Songs Cultivation Method is clearly not manifested in enhancing the strength of martial arts. In Nine Songs Nine Songs, the Qi on each bird-man golden statue is ultimately guided to the throat, so Li Fan guessed that this is Cultivation Method that can only be unleashed by 'singing loudly'.

While practicing, he also tried to sing a few bird calls, the sharp cries echoing in the abyss. Unfortunately, he didn't find any change in the surrounding natural environment, or that his spiritual energy was spontaneously guided to manifest any imagery. So it probably wasn't a supernatural power or technique? Perhaps this technique was more focused on the primordial spirit? In any case, he would try it again when he had the chance.

Of course, while the <Taiyi Nine Songs> is extremely profound, it is by no means a blessing for Human Race. Li Fan already has enough troubles, so he absolutely cannot allow this birdman holy book to spread and harm the world. Thus, with a swift movement, he blasted all these golden birdmen into pieces, destroying the true essence of this technique. He could take the golden blood jade gemstones back to melt them down and cast them into coins.

This chance encounter with Jade Toad Granny probably ends here.

Roughly speaking, I killed two demons, the 28th and 29th, learned a bunch of random skills, upgraded my Tai Su Dao Body, acquired a lot of gold and jewels, and even deducted the mood limit from Guiche's breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage to restore my Three Flowers, so I can directly draw a prize.

Although he didn't lose money, Li Fan still couldn't be happy at all.

The enemy is getting stronger and stronger. Even if he casually kills two new demons, it will be useless. It's highly likely that after Nangong Xianzei escapes, he will continue to wreak havoc on the mortal world and summon new demon gods. Perhaps with the Thousand-Faced Immortal on his back, he really can't stop the Tai Su Demonic Path from spreading throughout the world like this...

And that Jade Toad Granny, not only is she proficient in the immortal arts of Qingcheng Mountain, she even possesses a system of civilian weapons? Grenades can be picked up or obtained from military units, but how did a demon learn lightning magic? Isn't she afraid of electrocuting herself? Or does she cultivate by electrocuting herself all the time?

There's also the Hengshan Divine Cult, the Ling King Demon King, and all sorts of demons and monsters that spawn from every nook and cranny...

Ugh, so annoying! Whatever! Time for the lottery! I hope the system is helpful and gives me some powerful support like the electromagnetic cannon that can solo Penglai!

Lottery!

'Prize being delivered.'

'Maltose, delivered.'

What is this thing?

"This is an oral medical robot. After ingestion, it analyzes and scans the body's structure for preservation. When the body is injured, it will actively repair and provide emergency care."

"Furthermore, the repairable Dao bodies in the database cover all the life forms you have observed and recorded to date, shared with the Mood System, and can continue to be downloaded and updated from the Celestial Immortal System."

"Therefore, to some extent, it can play an auxiliary role in gene repair when one first learns the method of Tai Su transformation and the Dao body actively undergoes mutation and evolution."

So you can think of this thing as a panacea that can cure all diseases and eliminate the risk of going astray, or an artificial version of Sanhua, um, maltose flavored."

After returning to the Celestial Realm, Li Gan Li Kun explained as they broke open the candy and shared it with the three fish that had come up to them.

Li Fan understood, "... So eating this maltose can greatly increase the success rate of the Tai Su transformation technique?"

Li Kun nodded. "It was originally meant to save your life, but you've only just taken it out now. You can use it to transform into a human if you want. I can tweak it a bit, limiting the types of Dao bodies that can be repaired. I can use the harvested Tai Su wheat to make syrup, and then use 'maltose' to prepare crystal seeds. The resulting Tai Su rock sugar can then have the effect of assisting the 'transformation into a human' method."

Holy crap, this works? Then wouldn't the Great Dao of Transforming into Humans be able to accelerate on a massive scale? Alright, you Kun, stop eating and leave some!

Kun, "Hmph!"

After snatching the sugar back from the fish's mouth, Li Fan excitedly exclaimed, "Let's get this up and running! A sugar factory!"

Li Gan Li Kun exchanged a glance.

"I don't have time. You only finished half of the base station construction and then ran off for several days. The internet in Ink Bamboo Mountain still isn't working."

"The first batch of Moshan residents haven't been settled yet, and the wheat hasn't been planted. And what about the fish farm? Are we even going to continue?"

"Yeah, we haven't received the pot yet..."

Li Fan had a headache. "Alright, alright, write this down first, let's prioritize this anyway. The Nangong Family is already ranked twenty-seventh, my Li family needs to train our thugs as soon as possible! Stop slacking off! Get to work!"

"... Didn't you call us out here...?"

So the three fish went back to the alien factory, grumbling and cursing.

Unfortunately, Li Fan still didn't see Xuan Tian this time. The guy said the rabbit's breakthrough was at a critical juncture, a major update unlike any other, so he was sticking close by. Of course, his exact words were, "What kind of sword can be forged in two days?! Get the hell out of here! So annoying!"

Li Fan had no choice but to tell Qin Jianshi about the feel of the Golden Dragon White Star, indicating that the materials were still a bit lacking and needed to be replaced with better ones. "Get me a replacement! I'm rich again now!"

After entrusting the task of sending Golden Dragon White Star back to the factory for another major overhaul, Li Fan went back to Li Family Village to help with farming and installing internet cables.

Upon returning to Li Family Village, to his surprise, the three girls who had been fighting fiercely before seemed to have been spurred on and began cultivating.

Needless to say, Qin Nanxin received a special delivery from Cangwu, who brought the top-tier inheritance of the Eastern Academy lineage and various elixirs. She has now begun preparing to cultivate the Heavenly Silkworm Skill.

The Yan sisters obviously realized that, after all, they were of Demon Race origin, and the key was still their own cultivation. So, during the day they raised a group of younger ones, and at night they slept together... well, the sisters cultivated the orthodox method of the Ling Shu Suwen together, laying a solid foundation for their cultivation.

Seeing that they were focused on cultivation and no longer engaged in the Asura battlefield, Li Fan was very happy, so he calmed down and gave them some guidance on the wonderful methods of cultivation.

And so, a day and a night passed in the blink of an eye.

Three months later, Xianling descended peacefully from the sky and landed in the flower bushes behind Li Family Village. Although the world was in chaos during this period, at least no noteworthy side events occurred near Li Family Village in Moshan.

It seems that after killing two of the Nangong Seven Thieves, they disappeared without a trace, completely vanishing from the Li Country.

Li Fan also seized the time to Divine Transformation, and incidentally built his Moshan base.

Although several thousand people were settled, the first batch of Taisu wheat was sown, and the network was connected to Li Family Village, signal towers were also deployed all the way to Middle Valley Dojo in Lingqiu Mountain, and even the newbie village of Lei Marsh was covered by the communication range.

Although he hid the Immortal Tomb in the Ephemeral Flower Garden and called the robots "Moshan Iron Guards" made by mechanical arts, he simply fooled them and placed these Iron Guards on the Five Sons Peak of Moshan to assist the people of Moshan in land reclamation and maintain the security of the Daoist temple.

Although he and Kun completed the first version of the Celestial Immortal Independent System Contract, called the 'Heavenly Ghost Contract', and issued it to a group of Dao Companion, disciples, and servants for protection, so that they could monitor the lives and cultivation status of Asha and other juniors in real time with a thought, and also give them the protection of the Moshan Iron Guard.

Despite having undertaken so many miscellaneous construction tasks outside of cultivation, Li Fan still felt as if he hadn't done anything of substance.

Perhaps it's common for cultivators to be stuck at a certain realm for hundreds or even thousands of years. Their cultivation of their physical body seems to have made no progress at all, yet it also seems to have made some progress, more or less.

Perhaps the arduous cultivation and solid foundation gained in seclusion within the mountain gates are not the kind of rapid advancement that comes from venturing out into the world and experiencing trials and tribulations.

However, living in a chaotic era, such peaceful days were destined not to last long.

So on that day, someone came by boat to visit, and also presented a letter of introduction Li Country the Imperial Censor of the State of Li.

"Lu Qi pays his respects to the Grand Master."

A young man who looked almost exactly like 'Senior Brother Lu' knelt outside the manor, bowed, then took out a box, placed it in front of him, and opened it, revealing a cricket cage-like box with mechanical parts the size of a jewelry box.

"This is my younger sister."

Li Fan had originally intended to leave him kneeling for three to five days, immediately appeared, frowning as he stared at the mechanical key.

"Has she been objectified?"

"Indeed, how can I, as her older brother, refuse my sister's wish to carry on our father's legacy? Besides, I share the same aspirations!"

Lu Qi bowed deeply, "Please allow me to serve by the Grand Master's side and contribute my humble efforts to the great path you have paved."

Li Fan stared at him for a moment, then turned away, secretly taking out his Si Nan to examine it. He noticed that the handle of the spoon was pointing at Lu Qi, not Lu Xing. After hesitating for a while, he flicked his sleeve to remove Lu Shimei's mechanical key, crossed his arms, and stared at Lu Qi, asking,

"What use are you?"

Lu Qi then took out a book resembling a memorial from his sleeve and presented it with both hands.

"Qi has no particular strengths, only a knack for money-making schemes. Back in the day in Changsi City, he mostly lent money, collected debts, and gambled with people. In recent years, he has seized a great opportunity to make a fortune by inviting friends to help him. I'm sure you've heard about it."

This good fortune later came to the attention of the powerful noble families in the Li Country. However, they had hesitated at the time, entered the market too late, lacked sufficient capital, and were too greedy and ruthless. They were envious of the eunuchs who had made so much profit that the two sides almost came to blows, which even led to the death of the king.

Then Eunuch Qiu came to me for advice. Qi took advantage of the opportunity of the two sides vying for the land market, and lent a lot of money to the gentry of the East City, using their family estates as collateral to allow them to acquire properties in the West City. Then he used this money to resell it and invest in the financial path of Kunlun, making a small profit, which he then presented to you, Your Excellency.

But later we heard that the Grand Master wanted to liberate the slaves under these people, so we plotted another scheme. Taking advantage of the assassination of the Sili Xiaowei Region, we leaked the news that Taiping Ship had been emptied and bankrupted by the Demonic Sect. This caused the land prices in Changsi City to plummet. While the government was searching for them, various businesses were also being squeezed out, causing the powerful families in the east of the city to lose a lot of money.

Those old people had been living comfortably for too long, and their descendants had been extravagant and wasteful, lacking the ability to manage their wealth. They borrowed a little here and pawned a little there, robbing Peter to pay Paul, merely maintaining their noble status. Now, one after another, they had lost too much with the interest compounding, and they could no longer sustain themselves. They were all bankrupt, and it was time to reap the rewards.

Now, their family's accumulated wealth, passed down through generations, has been compiled into a book and presented to Your Majesty. Whether you wish to bring it in through literary or military means, it is entirely up to you.

Qi heard that the Grand Master was going to prove his Dao at Mount Mo, so he offered this humble gift. He did not ask for any rank or position, but only wished to become the Grand Master's disciple.

Li Fan glanced at him, quickly flipped through the account book in his hand, and was shocked to find that after just a few months of operation, even the Guo Family had been left with a deficit of hundreds of millions of strings of cash! Many fields had been mortgaged! It seemed that they had been dealt a terrible blow by a combined force from all sides, both inside and outside the government and the martial arts world!

With the cash flow so completely cut off, even pawning all the women's dowries probably wouldn't be enough. It's difficult to even maintain the dignity of the nobility, let alone have money to recruit soldiers and start a rebellion. The rebels won't extend credit to you!

No wonder that Imperial Censor kept saying "no problem, no problem." Releasing a few slaves is nothing; this is clearly aimed at eradicating the lineage of those old noble families. Li Fan didn't believe these people would take his orders so seriously. Nine times out of ten, they had planned this all along, and were only scrambling to find a bodyguard to prevent the powerful clans from taking desperate measures...

Li Fan glanced at the ledger, then at him, and asked, "What do you think I should do?"

Lu Qi said, "Qi Hui suggests that you, Grand Master, wait a while. It's not difficult to purge the nobles of Li Country now, but it won't make much difference if you replace them with another group. Moreover, it's not just us who benefit; those who emptied the Taiping Ship also benefited. If it really starts, I'm afraid Li Country will be in turmoil. At that time, not to mention anything else, more than half of the retainers and the army will have no heart for border defense."

Therefore, instead of digging their own graves, it's better to use this debt as leverage to give them a warning, still keeping them loyal to the Grand Master and having the powerful clans hold off the northern army for Moshan. This way, they can at least earn some more time."

"Then why don't you just take this gift and go and seek refuge with the Nangong Family?"

"The Nangong Family is nothing but a bunch of good-for-nothings..."

"Don't play dumb, you know which side I'm referring to."

Lu Qi smiled and said, "Because my father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and High Ancestor- great-grandfather were all disciples personally taught by the Dharma Wisdom Dharma King. Generation after generation, they have been taken care of by the Dharma King. The family business we have today is entirely due to the Dharma King's support."

But the Dharma King was harmed by the Nangong Family's conspiracy back then, and his whereabouts are still unknown, his fate is unknown, and even where he was reincarnated cannot be found. It is feared that he has been sealed away or even had his soul destroyed. How can such a great hatred not be avenged?"

Li Fan was silent for a moment, then said, "Wasn't the Blood Lord you tried to summon with my life last time a scheme planned by the Wisdom Dharma King?"

Lu Qi knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "My cultivation is shallow. I have only learned a few superficial tricks of swindling money from my father. I truly do not know the various secrets involved."

Li Fan tilted his head to look at him, but the guy didn't say anything; his cultivation was indeed shallow.

"... Why are you still stuck at the Foundation Establishment Perfection stage and haven't formed your core? You're not short of brains or money, are you?"

Lu Qi looked up, his gaze intense, and said...

"Lu Qi admires the righteous path and has no desire to go astray!"

Ha, so this is the right path? So this is what you wanted all along...

Li Fan smiled at him, waved his hand to pick a night-blooming cereus flower, and then took out a piece of purple rock candy and handed it to him.

"Alright, I just finished refining a pot of sugar. Since you admire the righteous path, take these things back and make a bowl of Epiphyllum rock sugar soup. If it doesn't kill you, I'll accept you as a disciple."

Lu Qi was overjoyed, "Thank you so much for the teachings, Master!"