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Chapter 464 - 436: Casting Doubt in the Secret Room
Chapter 464 - 436: Casting Doubt in the Secret Room
Chapter 464: Chapter 436: Casting Doubt in the Secret Room
Li Fan glanced at the storage ring.
Five thousand neatly stacked top-grade spirit stones shimmered brilliantly inside, alluring and captivating.
Five million points of contribution was the largest sum Li Fan had ever seen in all his reincarnations.
Even the most derelict person, under the New Method, could use this massive contribution to reverse their fate and achieve, at the least, the god transformation stage.
However, Li Fan merely gave it a quick look and remained unexcited.
He took out one of the spirit stones and toyed around with it in his hand as he casually commented, “Nice quality!”
Such composure in the face of enormous wealth.
This was not pretense. It seemed he truly didn’t care, or perhaps he had grown accustomed to this?
Just who was this guy?
The Five Elders’ monk, who observed Li Fan warily from across the table, became intrigued by Li Fan’s demeanor and gestures.
However, he decided to test Li Fan a little further.
He sneered and said, “Young man, you’re pretty cocky, aren’t you? Aren’t you afraid we might slaughter you right here?”
Unfazed, Li Fan replied, “Scared? Tremendously! Who isn’t afraid of death?”
He gave his opponent a provocative look, showing no sign of fear.
“But what’s the use in killing me, a mere errand boy, especially when you fully understand that you can never dare to harm me?”
He pocketed the spirit stone, sat upright, and put on a serious face.
“Oh? And why is that?” The Five Elders’ monk, intrigued, asked.
“Isn’t it obvious? Anyone who can afford to spend five million contribution points to buy the exam questions is surely not short of money.”
“There’s no need for them to ruin their reputation over such a trivial sum.”
“If you kill me, sure, you get this exam for free. But what about the next, and the one after that?”
“Can you assure me that you will find another reliable trading partner like us?”
Upon hearing Li Fan’s words, the Five Elders’ monk slowly abandoned his jesting demeanor and grew serious.
“And what if you want something else, something more confidential than the exam questions?” Li Fan asked, squinting.
“More confidential?” The Five Elders’ monk was startled and excited at the same time.
He hurriedly asked, “Like what?”
Li Fan scoffed but didn’t answer. Instead, he said vaguely, “There are plenty of valuable things! As long as you can pay, we can get anything you want or even can’t think of.”
His words made the man across the table itch with anticipation.
But Li Fan abruptly stopped talking and switched the topic. “However, as you know, trading these items is risky.”
“We need to slowly increase our circle of trust based on how the cooperation goes.”
“For now, don’t think too much about it. Let’s just complete this transaction.”
Li Fan casually looked at “Zhou Qingang” and the Five Elders’ monk, whose figure was blurred.
The Five Elders’ monk nodded slowly, conceding, and no longer pressed the issue.
Feeling the ten jade scrolls in the storage ring, he communicated telepathically with “Zhou Qingang”, “You watch him. I will be back soon.”
His tone was cold, revealing his dissatisfaction with Zhou Qingang’s blunder in intelligence collection.
Li Fan nodded, his eyes burning with murder, he glared at his main body.
The Five Elders’ monk was about to leave when Li Fan seemingly remembered something. He added, “There are ten jade scrolls in the ring. Each contains a major exam question.”
“Included is a contract scroll stipulating that the content of each jade scroll can only be viewed by one person.”
“The contents should not be disclosed. Only those who have signed the contract can read the contents of the jade scrolls.”
“I’m sure you understand the power of the contract scroll, so I won’t elaborate.”
The Five Elders’ monk had sensed its familiar power from the beginning, and “Zhou Qingang” had mentioned earlier that only ten people were privy to the test questions.
So, he was not surprised and merely replied, “Got it,” before leaving the secret room.
Li Fan’s main body and clone were left facing each other.
It didn’t seem like there was a surveillance system here, but Li Fan remained guarded and kept up his act.
The clone, masquerading as “Zhou Qingang”, kept an intense gaze on his main body and never looked away.
His main body, in turn, would occasionally return a disgruntled glare.
So time went by quietly as Li Fan honed his acting skills.
In an instant, six days had passed.
On the final afternoon of the entrance examination, the same monk from the Five Elders Organization once again entered the room.
His appearance was still hidden, but Li Fan could tell that he was excited.
“My friend, your skills truly are exceptional. The seven-day exam, down to the last detail.
“Impressive! Truly impressive!” he said sincerely.
“We’re in business, so of course we must uphold the principle of trust! Given the high price we paid, naturally, we have to deliver!” Li Fan stood up and dusted himself off.
“Now, can I leave?” Li Fan asked.
“Wait a moment,” the monk hastily intervened.
“Hmm?” Li Fan’s expression changed dramatically. He was about to erupt when the monk explained.
“You have been waiting here for a long time. Please accept this small token of gratitude.” Saying this, the Five Elders’ monk handed over a small bottle.
“What is this…” Li Fan took the bottle and scanned it with his consciousness. To his surprise, it was full of nineteen Enlightenment Pills.
He put on a thoughtful expression and looked again at “Zhou Qingang” and the Five Elders’ monk.
But he didn’t say anything more. Instead, he burst out laughing.
“Interesting, it seems we will meet frequently in the future.”
“I’ll take the goods then!”
Li Fan took the Enlightenment Pills, stepped out of the secret room, and left Youlan Island.
“Zhou Qingang”, pretending to be confused, asked, “What did he mean by that?”
The Five Elders’ monk snorted coldly, turned around and stared at the Li Fan clone, “Your intelligence gathering task this time has many problems!”
“It’s likely that you’ve been fooled by He Zhenghao all this time. This man is not as simple as he seems.”
Li Fan’s face changed dramatically, he looked perplexed, “Why do you say that?”
“In this recruiting test, we’re not the only ones who wanted to get the test questions from the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals.”
“However, the Alliance had tight security this time. The channels we used before are no longer viable, and we were the only ones who succeeded.”
“And the accuracy of the exam questions is frightening…” The Five Elders’ monk’s tone was grave.
“Behind He Zhenghao, I’m afraid it’s not just the Tianyu Heng family.”
“Is that so?” Hearing this, Li Fan’s face displayed shock.
The Five Elders’ monk glared at him, as if disappointed with his ignorance.
“It’s clear from the demeanor of the man who just left. It seems this is not the first time they’ve done something like this.”