My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 570

Up until now, Li Fan still hadn’t figured out the exact consequences of violating the contract with the Five Elders Association.

However, he had no intention of testing it out personally.

Every deal he had made with the Five Elders Association had brought him immense profit. Why would he ever willingly break the agreement? On the contrary, he wished for more opportunities like these.

The Five Elders Association’s spy was now reduced to nothing but bones. At the transaction site, only Li Fan remained.

Casually destroying the stone table with engraved characters, “Zhou Qingang” leaped and returned to Congyun City.

On the way back, Li Fan reflected on some oddities during the negotiation process.

Treasures like the 'Truth-Defying Fruit' and 'Human Dao Stardust', valuable even to cultivators in the Dao Integration realm, were offered sparingly by the Five Elders Association. This was understandable to Li Fan.

However, regarding the 'Samantabhadra True Boat', the Five Elders Association was overly stingy, refusing to provide more even when offered compensation with even more precious resources.

This puzzled Li Fan.

After all, the Samantabhadra True Boat was something his puppet body had casually encountered during its travels within the Five Elders Association. It was readily available not too long ago.

How had it suddenly become so valuable?

What had changed?

Li Fan couldn’t make sense of it until “Zhou Qingang” returned to the Administration Hall and happened to glance at the map of the Congyun Sea and its surrounding regions on the wall. Suddenly, inspiration struck.

He stared intently at the natural boundaries marked on the map—the place labeled as the 'White Mist Barrier'—and seemed to have an epiphany.

“The so-called law of supply and demand,” he murmured.

“Although the Samantabhadra True Boat’s actual value isn’t high, if the Five Elders Association is now requisitioning them on a massive scale and experiencing severe shortages...”

“This would explain everything.”

Li Fan’s thoughts raced.

“The Five Elders Association is planning a campaign within the White Mist?”

“Are they using the White Mist Barrier to launch an attack into the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, or are they venturing deeper into the White Mist itself?”

Even Li Fan himself was startled by this sudden hypothesis.

For countless years, cultivators had avoided the White Mist because of its life-draining properties.

Who would have thought of utilizing the White Mist Barriers as natural pathways?

Although the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance had long known that Samantabhadra True Leaf could somewhat mitigate the effects of the life-draining mist, this knowledge hadn’t been widely implemented.

He wasn’t concerned about the safety of this puppet body.

First, the golden contract prohibited either side from harming the other.

Second, “Zhou Qingang” presented himself as a member of the massive covert organization 'Heaven-Suppressing Society', hidden deep within the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.

Moreover, he was the only link between the Heaven-Suppressing Society and the Five Elders Association.

Unless the Five Elders Association was prepared to sever ties with the Heaven-Suppressing Society entirely, they wouldn’t dare harm him.

Especially when their war with the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance left no room for creating additional enemies.

Still, Li Fan remained vigilant, ready to abandon this puppet body if needed.

The Five Elders Association’s efficiency was remarkable.

In less than the time it took to brew a cup of tea, the black-clad cultivator returned to the chamber.

Although he tried to mask his emotions, the faint excitement in his demeanor was evident.

“Your methods are truly extraordinary. I am impressed!”

“This is what we promised. Please check it.”

The black-clad cultivator handed over a white stone.

“This is...” Li Fan’s eyes flashed.

Fortunately, after searching through the memories stored in the Dao Deviation Stone, he instantly knew what this white stone was.

It was the 'Primordial Void Stone Mother'—a rare, natural storage material.

Compared to ordinary storage rings, it offered significantly larger space. It could also be refined and stored within a cultivator’s body.

An essential material for crafting spatial artifacts, it was both priceless and scarcely available.

This item wasn’t on Li Fan’s list of requested goods. It was clearly provided as a dedicated storage vessel.

Li Fan nodded slightly, opened his mouth, and swallowed the stone directly.

He didn’t immediately refine it but first inspected its contents.

The Five Elders Association had fulfilled their side of the agreement without any shortages: 10,000 Enlightenment Pills, 300 Samantabhadra True Boat, three fragments of Human Dao Stardust—all matched the contract.

Li Fan’s attention focused on a five-colored glowing statue floating amidst the items.