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Chapter 623: Calendar of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance
Chapter 623: Calendar of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance
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 settlement data for a total of four years instantly appeared before Li Fan.
"New Immortal Calendar, Year 2021: Comprehensive Ranking: 231st, rewarded with three Intermediate Grade B Merits and 11,000 Contribution Points."
"New Immortal Calendar, Year 2022: Comprehensive Ranking: 226th, rewarded with three Intermediate Grade B Merits and 15,000 Contribution Points. Additionally, due to active participation in the Congyun Sea Region's response to the Immortal Alliance’s recruitment policy during the Tianling Prefecture War, an extra reward of one Superior Grade B Merit."
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With the completion of thirteen meritorious missions, Li Fan's merit level soared, eventually stopping at Level 22.
In his previous life, Li Fan had only managed to reach Merit 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 achievement was partly due to the Superior Grade A Merit reward from the foundation of Congyun City.
As his merit 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 development 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 settlement notification.
“New Immortal Calendar...”
As the name implies, the New Immortal Calendar was a system implemented starting from the year when the Immortal Ancestor rebuilt the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.
Previously, all time references in various ancient texts that Li Fan consulted were deliberately vague, using terms like ancient, distant ancient, primordial, or broad time spans such as thousands or hundreds of years ago.
This was the first time 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."
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 demeanor.
“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 me 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 message.
“The Second Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals and the Five Elders Association’s Friendly Exchange Meeting will take place in Tianling Prefecture in ten days.”
“At this former 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 some suspicious details.
In addition to the mutual exhibition of both parties’ "World-Defying Supreme 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.