Chapter 528: Chapter 500: Chaotic Mess

“Even Jiao Xiuyuan says so, it seems that these strategic supplies of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals truly can’t be procured through conventional means,” Li Fan thought to himself.

He clearly knew that with a huge project like rebuilding an entire Floating Fairy City, it was impossible to achieve zero loss.

And an Immortal City functions like a giant, sophisticated device. Without certain key components, it may fail to function as it should.

Even if he could somehow mask the problem, he would surely be reported by those lurking in the shadows.

So…

“The one who creates the disorder has the responsibility of dealing with it,” Li Fan’s eyes slightly narrowed.

Those lurking behind the scenes had targeted him for revenge or for their interests.

However, they didn’t want to upset the order to a point where higher authorities had to investigate.

Misthaven Elysian City would undoubtedly be rebuilt in the end.

This was the highest will of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals and nobody could defy it.

As for who would complete the rebuilding work, the Alliance actually didn’t care.

But it mattered for Li Fan and his followers’ future.

“The part of the supply list that’s been withheld must still be with Zhou Kebao and his folks.”

“The task ahead is to figure out how to make them regurgitate what they swallowed.”

Upon this thought, Li Fan activated his Formless Killing Machine, focusing his gaze on Zhou Kebao.

In a dark room of the Dustcrosser Boat.

Zhou Kebao was pacing anxiously, while in front of him, a shapeless light flickered constantly.

Soon after, the light stopped flickering, and silhouettes appeared within it.

“What did Dan Taixian say?” Zhou Kebao asked eagerly.

“The message was sent, but there’s no reply.”

“He didn’t reply to me either.”

“He directly rejected it!”

Voices echoed all around.

Zhou Kebao’s face turned ashen, he was so angry that he wanted to curse, but he ultimately held his tongue, his mouth trembling slightly.

After a moment of silence, someone broke the quiet, “What does Dan Taixian mean?”

“Indeed, he was the one who instigated us before. Why would he suddenly change sides and stand with Li Fan?”

“Enough! Stop all the noise!” Amidst the buzzing voices, a strong and magnetic voice suddenly spoke up.

He seemed to hold tremendous authority as everyone went silent once he spoke.

“From what we can see, we seem to have fallen into Dan Taixian’s trap,” he calmly analyzed, “He used Li Fan’s tens of millions of contribution points as bait to lure us in.”

“After we spent a considerable amount of money to open his so-called ‘channel’, thinking of forcing Li Fan to submit himself…

“then he turned against us…”

Zhou Kebao pounded the table abruptly and protested, “This makes no sense! What does Dan Taixian gain from this? We, as a group of people, may not be able to rival the Dan Tai’s Family, but we can’t be bullied either! Why would Dan Taixian unnecessarily make so many enemies?”

His words resonated with everyone else; they were genuinely perplexed by Dan Taixian’s actions.

“Perhaps, Dan Taixian doesn’t intend to be our enemy; rather, he wants to completely win us over!” At that moment, one silhouette suddenly spoke up.

“I heard that due to the recent incident with Universal Leisure True Leaf, Dan Taixian received a rebuke from Immortal Li Ruixian. His standing in his clan isn’t good. Even some of his original followers have now joined other members of Dan Tai’s Family.”

“Surely he’d try every possible means to consolidate his position. That’s why he targeted us.”

These observations prompted everyone to ponder.

“Indeed! Looking at it now, his plan seems successful. We’re in a predicament now! The plan of pressing Li Fan through the project timeline of the Misthaven Elysian City seems to have failed. Li Fan and Dan Taixian appear to be in collusion; he probably doesn’t lack the materials we withheld.”

“[Transmitting Technique Spiritual Corpse], [Tian Xuan Shard], [The Ancient Wood Transformed Beyond the Veil]…

“These items are strictly not to be privately hoarded. We could keep them for a while, but if they are investigated…” Zhou Kebao shuddered unconsciously.

“We’d love to sell these things, but apart from the construction of the Immortal City, what else use do they have?”

“Right now, apart from the Misthaven Ocean, where else can you find a Suspended City that’s still under construction.”

“That boy Dan Taixian is indeed crafty! I’m afraid it won’t be long before he comes to threaten us!”

“It’s very likely. After all, withholding construction materials and offering bribes in secret, they’re things done covertly.”

The more they discussed, the more agitated they got.

It was still the same authoritative voice that pacified everyone.

“Everyone, don’t panic. The situation isn’t as bad as we think.”

“All of these are just our speculations. It’s possible that we are just scaring ourselves.”

“Since we can’t contact Dan Taixian, we should probe into Li Fan’s side and see what’s going on.”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Kebao nodded in agreement.

“Although he’s an ancient cultivator, he’s quite mysterious. With Golden Core Cultivation Level, he’s stirred up a storm, getting into relations with many long-established God Transformations. We need to be cautious,” the man advised.

“Rest assured, Dragon Taoist. I understand,” Zhou Kebao replied.

The light began to fade away, and Li Fan withdrew his gaze.

“Just a motley crew,” he chuckled softly.

He then thought carefully about how to strip these people of their gains.

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Zhou Kebao’s patience, however, surpassed Li Fan’s expectations.

When the reconstruction project of Misthaven Elysian City had fervently begun, more than ten additional helpers from the Immortal Alliance Headquarters had arrived. Yet Zhou Kebao had still not attempted to probe Li Fan.

He acted as if nothing had happened, giving his daily greetings to Li Fan as usual.

If not for the Huadao Stone in his mind, that had accurately recorded their conversation, Li Fan might think what he saw was just an illusion.

However, Li Fan was very patient in return.

“There’s no hurry. I can play along.”

With more than four months left for the final deadline of the rebuilding of the city, Li Fan had plenty of time to wait.

After having Jiao Xiuyuan resupply some regular materials, the foundation construction of the Immortal City proceeded without delay.

Main buildings like the Long-distance Teleportation Array, Tianxuan Mirror, Governance Hall, and so on would be constructed together at the end.

Not to mention that the materials in his hands could even allow for one attempt of trial and error.

Therefore, Li Fan was not worried at all.

Of course, while constructing Misthaven Elysian City, he didn’t forget about his task assigned by First Connoisseur.

To incorporate the [Mystic Sky Phantom Locking Array] into the city’s foundation.

By now, Li Fan’s mastery in arrays had reached a certain level of proficiency.

Having had firsthand involvement in the construction of the [Tian Xuan Soul Locking Array], his horizons were beyond those of common cultivators.

Within this Mystic Sky Phantom Locking Array diagram, Li Fan could clearly see traces of the Spirit-locking Formation.