A mortal, starting with the Heavenly Bottle!

The person from the Chen family who came this time was a manager of the Chen family in Huangfeng Valley, and also Chen Qiaoqian's uncle.

After escaping safely, the first thing Chen Qiaoqian did was to find the uncle and explain the whole story to him.

She then asked the other party to take her to express her gratitude.

So Chen Qiaoqian followed behind this person, keeping her head down and not looking at Lin Fan.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Chen. I didn't expect you to be in such a hurry to thank me so soon. This isn't the place to talk. Senior Brother, let's go inside and discuss this."

Lin Fan cupped his hands in a slight bow to the Chen family members who had come from the Chen family, and said with a smile.

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Chen Qiaoqian, who was hiding behind him with her head down.

"I am so grateful to my junior brother for what happened to Qiaoqian. If it weren't for your timely intervention, she would probably be dead. If anything had happened to her, my brother would have been devastated. It's just a pity he misjudged people and let Qiaoqian end up with that beast surnamed Lu..."

At this point, the Chen family steward stopped talking and said no more.

Lin Fan then opened the restrictions outside his cave and invited the two of them to come in as guests.

Now that Han Li is no longer in his cave, he naturally pours the tea himself.

"Junior brother, it seems your cave dwelling is lacking a servant?"

After accepting the tea from Lin Fan, the Chen family steward smiled meaningfully and said something.

"I'm sorry to make you laugh, senior brother. This cave dwelling is indeed lacking a manager. However, as a Foundation Establishment disciple, I can't very well hire a disciple to help manage my cave dwelling. That would be too inappropriate."

Lin Fan shook his head and said with a smile.

"Who says it's not suitable? What do you think of Qiaoqian?"

As soon as he said it, Lin Fan froze, his smile stiffening slightly. He then looked at Chen Qiaoqian, who was standing behind the manager with her head down, her cheeks flushed and shy.

"Senior brother, you must be joking. How could Junior Sister Chen's status allow her to manage my cave? What would that look like? If word got out, wouldn't it damage her reputation? No way, absolutely not. Senior brother, please stop joking."

Lin Fan shook his head sharply, refusing.

If he agrees, not only will the secret of his cave be lost, but the relationship between the two will also become quite awkward, especially with all the rumors circulating outside, especially now that he has just silenced that scumbag.

If he were to let Chen Qiaoqian manage his cave dwelling again, the outside world would definitely say that he valued Chen Qiaoqian, so he used his cultivation to kill the scumbag and steal Chen Qiaoqian.

No matter how high the Chen family's status, how wide their connections, or how great their power are in Huangfeng Valley, it's all in vain against such rumors.

Not to mention that the Chen family doesn't have that much status, connections, or power.

Seeing Lin Fan's quick and decisive rejection, Chen Qiaoqian's originally blushing cheeks turned pale, revealing a hint of distress.

Her gaze became much more complicated, as if she thought Lin Fan looked down on her.

Compared to Chen Qiaoqian, the Chen family steward understood Lin Fan's concerns, nodded, and said apologetically.

"Junior Brother is absolutely right. I have been oversight. However, since Junior Brother saved Qiaoqian this time, our Chen family has no choice but to reciprocate. May I ask what Junior Brother desires? Is it a magic weapon, spirit stones, or something else? Just ask, and our Chen family will certainly not refuse."

"I wonder if the Chen family has any fire-attribute materials? For example, materials like Fire Spirit Jade?"

Lin Fan thought for a moment before asking the question.

Although the power of the Fire Thunder Pearl has not yet been verified, he felt that the more of it the better.

This is especially true now, since the demonic forces could invade at any time, and he is preparing to find a teleportation array.

Under these circumstances, the more valuable items like the Fire Thunder Pearl, the better.

If you encounter a powerful enemy that you can't handle, throw a Fire Thunder Pearl at them, and they'll be thrown into chaos, or even killed on the spot.

He currently has no shortage of lightning-attribute materials; thousand-year-old lightning wood is enough. However, he lacks fire-attribute materials.

The amount purchased from the market alone is far from enough. As one of the three major families in Huangfeng Valley, the Chen family must have its own inventory.

"Fire-attribute materials, no problem. How many do you need, junior brother?"

After hearing Lin Fan's request, the Chen family steward did not hesitate much and nodded in agreement, but still asked about the specific amount.

"Of course, the more the better. I can also use spirit stones to buy them, and I guarantee that the Chen family will not suffer any losses. Please rest assured, Senior Brother."

Lin Fan's words startled the Chen family steward, who frowned and pressed for more information.

"Junior brother, what do you need so many fire-attribute materials for? Logically speaking, you have an ice-attribute spiritual root, so you shouldn't need so many fire-attribute materials, right?"

"I naturally have my own uses for this, so there's no need for you to ask further, Senior Brother. In short, I will definitely not let the Chen family suffer any losses, so please rest assured on that point."

Lin Fan was also aware that requiring so many fire-attribute materials could easily cause misunderstandings.

But now he was helpless; time was running out, and the demonic path could invade the cultivation world of Yue Kingdom at any moment.

He must make adequate preparations, find the teleportation array, and go overseas to study!

As for whether Huangfeng Valley lives or dies, he is just a Foundation Establishment cultivator and has no say in it.

Unless Xiang Zhili is willing to help, but that old guy is absolutely not going to.

If he were to ask for help, the only consequence would be that his soul would be searched and refined; there would be no other outcome.

Even though the relationship between the two is pretty good now.

Although the Chen family steward was somewhat surprised and puzzled by what Lin Fan said, he still nodded and agreed.

"Then it may take some more time, junior brother. After all, this matter is of great importance, and I need to discuss it with the family head and several elders. So it will take at least a month. I hope you can wait a little longer."

"That's no problem at all. As long as we can get fire-attribute materials, it won't take much time."

Lin Fan wasn't angry either; instead, his smile deepened.

A month or two is nothing to him, as long as he can get his hands on it.

"Alright, leave this to me. I'll bring my junior brother enough fire-attribute materials within two months at most."

The Chen family steward breathed a sigh of relief and immediately made the promise.

"That's good. However, the matter just now still needs to be dealt with by the Chen family. After all, I don't have many connections in the sect, so it's difficult for me to handle. But it shouldn't be a problem for the Chen family."

Lin Fan remembered that this matter did not cause any trouble in Huangfeng Valley at all; it was only discussed briefly and then disappeared.

This is enough to prove how powerful the Chen family is.