The colossal stone figure extended its right hand, and Li Fan flew up to its palm.

The giant held him there, presenting him before the assembled crowd.

Li Fan swept his gaze across the dense mass of cultivators, his expression solemn. "Not long ago, through a senior's favor, I was granted the position of Acting Island Master and charged with rebuilding the Congyun Immortal City.

"By nature, I am a man who prefers leisure. To suddenly find myself carrying this heavy responsibility is no small thing.

"Yet I dare not fail the trust placed in me by the Immortal Alliance, nor by that senior. And so I pledged a military vow before Lord Jinglun—to rebuild the immortal city within six months.

"The time is short and the task is immense. But I believe that with the united effort of every cultivator in the Congyun...