Those million contribution points were hard-earned. Who knows how long it will take for this wave of providence backlash to pass.

I should be more cautious.

After a moment's thought, Han Yi decided that seeing was believing. Since he kept running into dead ends in Yuandao Province anyway, he might as well return to the Congyun Sea and make a proper assessment.

And so Han Yi, who had come to Yuandao Province on a whim, returned to his old haunts on the strength of an overheard rumor.

When he arrived back in the Congyun Sea, the fervor with which the surrounding cultivators were discussing the "Secretary-Envoy's fundraising plan" far exceeded his expectations.

Not everyone believed it without question, but a significant portion...