A mortal, starting with the Heavenly Bottle!

"Uncle Ye, you have misunderstood me. Actually, I just feel that I have only recently joined the sect, and these things are too extravagant for me. As the saying goes, one should not flaunt one's wealth, so it would be better to leave these things with you for the time being."

Han Li felt a pang of heartache, but on the surface, he spoke the words above with utmost sincerity.

After he finished speaking, the elderly man surnamed Ye in front of him showed a satisfied expression and nodded slightly.

Just as I was about to say something, I heard a burst of laughter.

"Hahaha, this is hilarious! I never expected to witness such a spectacular show so soon after I emerged from seclusion. I must tell my senior brother, the sect leader, about this tomorrow and make him happy too."

Looking in the direction of the sound, the old man surnamed Ye saw a young man in his early twenties, handsome, tall and imposing, with an extraordinary air about him.

The man's appearance made him frown and ask with a hint of displeasure.

"What's wrong? Could it be that Junior Brother Lin Fan has some objection to Junior Nephew Han entrusting his items to me?"

His words made Han Li, who was standing next to him, feel uneasy, wondering if the young man also wanted to compete for the Foundation Establishment Pill.

If that's the case, he's really taken on a hot potato.

"I wouldn't say I have any objections, but I feel that you're bullying the weak and taking advantage of your strength. I know you're doing this for your descendant's sake, hoping he can successfully establish his foundation. But as far as I know, your descendant's aptitude isn't that great. Even with a Foundation Establishment Pill, it won't be easy for him to succeed. In the end, it'll all be for nothing, and you'll even gain a bad reputation. Wouldn't that be terrible? So it's best if you don't do such a thing."

Lin Fan smiled and sincerely advised him.

"I wonder when Junior Brother Lin Fan started meddling in these kinds of things?"

These words were not spoken by the elderly man surnamed Ye, but by another elderly man who suddenly appeared with an unhappy expression.

After all, he had a deal with the old man surnamed Ye and was able to find something to hold against him, but he didn't expect that Lin Fan, who suddenly appeared, would ruin it.

This naturally displeased the old man.

"This isn't meddling. This Junior Nephew Han is already a disciple of our sect. As his elder, I naturally can't just stand by and watch him be bullied and wronged. Besides, I'm doing this for Senior Brother Ye's sake. Senior Brother Ye wouldn't want to end up with a ruined reputation and being talked about behind his back within the sect, would he? If it gets too serious, even the senior uncles and aunts at the Core Formation stage might get involved, which would be far too troublesome."

A threat! An undisguised threat!

This made the two managers of Huangfeng Valley present turn pale. After exchanging a glance, they could only take a deep breath to suppress their anger.

"We really didn't expect Junior Brother Lin to be such a kind person. We must thank you very much."

After saying this, the old man surnamed Ye turned and stormed off with a dark expression.

As for the other old man beside him, although he was also extremely saddened, he could only leave as well.

And so, only Han Li, who had only been a student for a few days, and Lin Fan, a young man, remained.

He was a time traveler, but he was unlucky because the Time and Space Administration system and cheat codes were in short supply.

So even though he time-traveled, he didn't have either of those two things.

Fortunately, he was given an ice-attribute unique spiritual root, which allowed him to become a cultivator and join the Yellow Maple Valley through the Ascension Ceremony.

And he was lucky enough to successfully establish his foundation early on, and now he has even entered the mid-stage of foundation establishment.

The reason they meddled was mainly because they wanted the little green bottle on Han Li's body.

It wasn't about forcibly taking it, but rather about wanting to share it with Han Li. Lin Fan knew very well that in a cultivation world without any cheat codes, the only way to ascend to immortality in the future was to rely on Han Li's little green bottle.

He had considered robbery, but he was worried about what might happen.

He doesn't have the protection of the Time and Space Administration, so he has to be careful.

After the two stewards had completely left, Han Li finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately bowed to Lin Fan.

"This disciple thanks Uncle Lin for his help. I will give you the Foundation Establishment Pill. After all, with my aptitude, I'm afraid I will have difficulty succeeding in establishing my foundation."

"Do you think I came here just to steal your Foundation Establishment Pill? I've already successfully established my foundation, have no disciples, and no descendants, so I have no need to steal your Foundation Establishment Pill. The reason I'm getting involved is twofold: first, I just broke through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment and am in a great mood, so I naturally don't want to see anything that would upset me; second... never mind, come with me."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Fan waved his hand and took Han Li onto his flying magic weapon, heading straight for his cave.

This left Han Li both confused and uneasy, fearing that his biggest secret had been discovered.

Meanwhile, the elderly men surnamed Ye and Wu, who had left, sat together in a small bamboo building.

"Damn it, utterly damn it! Why is that Lin meddling in other people's business? Doesn't he always hate meddling? Why is he suddenly meddling now? Well, now that he's involved, we can forget about getting our hands on the Foundation Establishment Pill."

The old man surnamed Ye looked indignant and resentful, his tone filled with hatred for Lin Fan.

Although his cultivation level was far superior to Lin Fan's, and he also had a family of cultivators behind him...

Lin Fan not only possesses an ice-attribute unique spiritual root, but also has a master at the Core Formation stage.

That alone makes him someone he can't afford to mess with.

After all, even his family didn't have any Core Formation stage cultivators, only a few Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

In terms of status, he was inferior to Lin Fan, and in terms of spiritual root aptitude, he was even further inferior.

"It's probably because he broke through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and was in a great mood, which is why he thought of meddling in other people's business."

"Perhaps he felt a connection with that Junior Nephew Han. Anyway, since he's interfered, there's nothing we can do about the Foundation Establishment Pill. It's such a pity."

Another elderly man surnamed Wu sighed and shared his guess.

"What? You mean he's already broken through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage? He's only been in the Foundation Establishment stage for a few years, and he's already reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage? That's too fast!"

The old man surnamed Ye's face darkened even more.

"After all, he has an ice-attribute unique spiritual root, and his spiritual root aptitude is beyond our reach. Moreover, if we consider his unique spiritual root aptitude, his cultivation speed is actually not very fast; at most, it's just average."

The elderly man surnamed Wu continued speaking.