92: Chapter 91 What is his identity?

The manager made a suggestion quite tactfully.

The middle-aged man's gaze fell upon Li Fan in the crowd, but he asked about something else.

"Where is Zhen'er?"

The manager beside him replied hastily.

"Young Miss arrived earlier than us; she should have already gone inside."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man nodded, then returned his attention to Li Fan.

"With this attire and behavior, he's just an opportunist trying to sneak into the venue to curry favor with the powerful."

"Instead of focusing on cultivating to improve himself, he only thinks about crooked paths."

"Does he really think he can climb up to the influential families with such petty cleverness?"

After muttering a long string of words to himself, he withdrew his gaze and paid no more attention.

He walked along the corridor and entered the building.

At this moment, Li Fan was surrounded by a group of General Management Bureau Cultivators, caught in a dilemma.

The cold light of long blades flashed all around; it didn't look like they intended to let him go.

It wasn't a question of whether he could win in a fight.

But if he resisted, he would be treated as a suspect even if he wasn't a villain; who could he reason with then?

Did he really have to shout out his identity in public?

"I am the Chief Secretary of United Pharmaceutical, all of you kneel!"

As the image appeared in his mind, Li Fan felt his scalp tingle.

He shook his head hurriedly; that was just too damn awkward.

Fortunately, at this moment, among the General Management Bureau Cultivators who arrived later, one person stepped forward in surprise and said.

"You are?!?"

Li Fan raised an eyebrow, looking at this unfamiliar Cultivator who had suddenly appeared, feeling puzzled.

How could he not remember having an acquaintance within the General Management Bureau?

But since he was already here, he simply put on a familiar expression and replied.

"Yes, yes, yes, I am indeed..."

Before he could finish, the Cultivator suddenly stumbled, scratching his head as he said.

"Who are you again?"

This left Li Fan speechless; if you can't remember, why the hell did you speak up?

However, after hesitating for a moment, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator finally remembered.

"The Yan High School student who reported the news about the Demonic Cultivator earlier!"

At this, Li Fan looked at the face of the General Management Bureau Foundation Establishment Cultivator and also remembered.

Isn't this the leader of the General Management Bureau Cultivator squad that arrived after he rescued Luo Qingqian?

How did he end up so low-tier now, standing guard in a place like this?

Thinking this, Li Fan cupped his hands and replied.

"Exactly, exactly!"

So, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator immediately waved his hand at his colleagues.

"No need to search him, this person is fine."

"I even applied for a Model Student award for him from the Authority."

Hearing this, Li Fan was speechless; so the credit they promised to record for him was this.

No wonder he hadn't received any tangible rewards from the Xuan Nu Authority after that.

Although someone vouched for him, the Cultivator who had drawn his blade first was still unwilling to let it go and insisted on an inspection.

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator saw this and advised.

"Then just follow the procedure, show your terminal to verify your identity."

"If there's no problem, let him go."

Only then did Li Fan understand that you need someone you know to make them follow the rules.

He immediately took out his identity terminal and handed it over.

The blade-wielding Cultivator took out his portable verification terminal, scanned it, and the relevant information popped up.

[Li Fan, Bone Age: 19]

The General Management Bureau members who leaned in to check the information nodded slightly; he really was just a high school graduate.

[Institution: Xuannü Civilization Comprehensive University]

After seeing the name of the institution, the surrounding Cultivators were all shocked, rubbing their eyes, thinking they had misread it.

This Xuanzong University is the recognized top institution, and its students are all top Geniuses screened from millions.

In the vast Yan Region, only a dozen people can get admitted each year; in daily life, ordinary Cultivators rarely get to see one.

The data on the verification terminal could not be wrong; everyone immediately looked in unison at the Cultivator who had insisted on inspecting him earlier.

That person immediately looked embarrassed and at a loss, feeling that the verification terminal in his hand was burning hot.

On the light screen, a new line of text slowly appeared.

[Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Late Stage]

The surrounding Cultivators all gasped, speechless, and silently withdrew their long blades back into their storage Magical Artifacts.

Cultivating to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage at nineteen—how long had it been since the school exams? Such talent was simply inhuman.

Several Cultivators beside him patted the shoulder of the person holding the verification terminal, clearly implying that he should pray for his own luck.

The text on the light screen was still refreshing.

[Current Position: Chief Secretary of Xuannü United Pharmaceuticals]

Chief Secretary? Didn't that make him equivalent to the second-in-command of the conference organizer?

The group of General Management Bureau Cultivators stood stunned on the spot; after regaining their senses, they all couldn't help but swallow hard.

A position like this, if pursued, could truly ruin the future of a small General Management Bureau patrol officer.

Thus, those who had been secretly snickering just a moment ago now had grim expressions.

Several people hurried forward, shielding the Cultivator with the verification terminal behind them, then turned to look at the Foundation Establishment Cultivator who knew Li Fan.

Seeing this, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator felt awkward and had to bite the bullet and step forward to plead for mercy.

"Brother Li Fan, can you be lenient and let him go this once?"

Li Fan saw this and understood in his heart.

Although this group of General Management Bureau Cultivators usually teased each other.

When a colleague was in danger, they were exceptionally loyal.

Li Fan was not an unreasonable person, so he spoke in a calm tone.

"I appeared too abruptly just now; just follow the rules for identity verification in the future."

Seeing him brush it off so lightly, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere relaxed.

Several people poked the Cultivator holding the verification terminal with their sword hilts, joking.

"See if you dare to act recklessly in the future."

"You've learned your lesson now, right?"

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator saw this and said.

"Alright, alright, everyone go back to your original posts."

"What kind of behavior is this, messing around?"

After speaking, he led Li Fan away and explained in a low voice.

"The brothers weren't like this before."

"Recently, the Demonic Cultivators have become increasingly rampant."

"So everyone is a bit on edge."

"Apologies for the offense."

Li Fan didn't care about this, but upon hearing this, he suddenly remembered an old matter and asked.

"Did you ever catch that Demonic Cultivator from back then?"

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator shook his head lightly, his tone helpless.

"We didn't catch him."

"Since then, he has vanished without a trace."

Hearing this, the scene from that night appeared in Li Fan's mind.

That Demonic Cultivator could manifest a Spirit Reflection; his talent must have been extraordinary.

"Rou Jue Yu Shi."

He whispered the four words the Demonic Cultivator shouted when releasing his Spirit Reflection.

Suddenly, it felt somewhat familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

But for a moment, he couldn't recall.

"Forget it, it likely has nothing to do with me; I can't be bothered to think about it."

Li Fan gave up on thinking and went back to his laid-back state.

He looked at the various aircraft arriving one after another, with Cultivators constantly walking out.

The lowest among them were at the Foundation Establishment Realm, and there was no shortage of Golden Core experts.

Seeing this, a bit of doubt arose in his heart, and he turned to ask.

"Say, brother, since the cultivation levels of these influential families are generally so high, do they still need your protection?"

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator chuckled upon hearing this and explained slowly.

"Brother Li, you don't understand."

"Except for those families with deep foundations who started cultivating as soon as the Spiritual Qi recovered,"

"Cultivators who started out in business mostly rely on money to stack up their Realms; they don't have the corresponding techniques to match."

"At the same Realm, they are far inferior to Cultivators like you and me who graduated from universities."

Li Fan nodded slightly upon hearing this, understanding in his heart.

In this situation, there was likely a rule deliberately set by the Xuan Nu Authority.

Otherwise, if one has money, learning a few offensive and defensive techniques wouldn't be difficult.

Looking at it this way, against the backdrop of the fusion of technology and cultivation, the Authority had put in quite a bit of effort to stabilize social order.

During their conversation, the two arrived at the gate of United Pharmaceutical.

Li Fan cupped his hands and said.

"Then I will take my leave. I haven't been back for a while, so I might as well stroll around my old stomping grounds."

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator cupped his hands in return.

"Brother Li, this can be considered a triumphant return home; you should definitely walk around more."