A mortal, starting with the Heavenly Bottle!

"If I had evidence, I would have told my master long ago. It is precisely because I have no evidence and have only heard about it that I told you, senior. I was planning to tell you later, at least after I have found some clues. I am also telling you, senior, because of our friendship. I hope you will not take offense."

Lin Fan sighed and then explained the reason.

After listening to Lin Fan's words, Nangong Wan did not answer immediately, but her expression became extremely solemn, even gloomy.

Seeing Nangong Wan's appearance, Lin Fan didn't say anything. He simply poured a cup of tea and handed it to her, without doing anything else.

"Based on these baseless claims, it's simply impossible to take action against Spirit Beast Mountain. Even if I believe you, it's useless. If Spirit Beast Mountain were to disappear, it would be a huge loss for the entire cultivation world of Yue Kingdom, a devastating blow. Therefore, this matter cannot be resolved in a short time."

After a long silence, Nangong Wan finally spoke.

"Then why not send people to Jiang and Cheqi to investigate? Maybe we can find some evidence. After all, no matter how quietly we do it, we'll definitely leave some traces. If we can find anything, that would be a good thing."

Lin Fan offered his suggestion.

"That's no problem, but the decision on who to send will have to be made by the Grand Elder. I can't make that decision myself. Sending a Foundation Establishment cultivator might expose us. Therefore, we need at least a Core Formation cultivator."

Lin Fan nodded in agreement with Nangong Wan's answer.

"What you say is absolutely right, senior. That's what I think too. This matter requires at least a Core Formation stage cultivator."

"Alright, just pretend this never happened, and don't tell anyone. Just tell me, and I'll handle the rest. You don't need to worry about it."

Nangong Wan continued to give instructions.

"I understand, but since I've informed you of this, could I ask for something?"

Lin Fan took the opportunity to ask for more things.

After all, he didn't have a family behind him, so he was naturally lacking in food and clothing and wanted all sorts of things.

"Of course there's no problem with that, don't worry. As long as it's proven that there's nothing wrong with this matter, I can guarantee that you won't suffer any losses. I will definitely give you enough resources to allow you to cultivate safely to the Core Formation stage."

Nangong Wan was not surprised by Lin Fan's request and made a guarantee.

"Then this junior will thank you in advance, senior."

After hearing Nangong Wan's assurance, Lin Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, don't tell anyone that I've been to your cave or that we've met. I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, Nangong Wan got up and left.

Lin Fan naturally saw Nangong Wan off personally.

After Nangong Wan left, Lin Fan returned to his cave and pondered whether there was anything he had overlooked in what he had just said.

And how many cultivation resources can be obtained this time.

Lin Fan knew very well that what he lacked to advance further was cultivation resources.

As long as there are enough cultivation resources, no matter how poor one's spiritual root aptitude is, one will be able to condense a golden core or even a nascent soul and advance to the Divine Transformation stage in the future.

Not to mention, Lin Fan's spiritual root aptitude is not bad; what he lacks is cultivation resources.

Han Li's little green bottle alone is far from enough; he needs to work hard on his own and cannot rely on it forever.

It was more appropriate to inform Nangong Wan about the demonic invasion than to inform anyone else, given Nangong Wan's special status, which allowed her to directly inform the number one cultivator in the Yue Kingdom.

This was enough to prepare the entire cultivation world of Yue Kingdom in advance, but before that, they had to deal with the troublesome Spirit Beast Mountain.

If this problem isn't solved, there will definitely be even bigger problems in the future.

Just as Lin Fan was pondering his next plan, he suddenly frowned, then a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He immediately got up and headed out of the cave.

Upon opening the cave dwelling, they saw a familiar face—Xiang Zhili.

"Senior Brother Xiang, what brings you here? Is there something you need my help with?"

"It's nothing, I just came here to thank you for the top-tier magical artifact you gave me last time, which allowed me to survive in that blood-red forbidden land. So I came here specifically to thank you, and at the same time, to give you this."

A look of gratitude appeared on Xiang Zhili's aged face, and he took out a jade slip from his bosom and handed it to Lin Fan.

Upon seeing the jade slip handed to him by Xiang Zhili, Lin Fan's face lit up with surprise and delight.

Although he had previously hoped to gain some benefit from this old geezer, he had basically come up empty-handed.

I had already given up hope, but unexpectedly, they came to me on their own initiative.

"Senior brother, what do you mean? Could it be... could it be that something serious has happened and you need my help, or rather, you need me to do something?"

Lin Fan didn't take it immediately, but continued to ask questions.

Furthermore, he felt a vague unease, sensing that the old man in front of him was definitely hiding something from him.

"I plan to go out and gain some experience to see if I can find an opportunity to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage. With just that Foundation Establishment Pill you gave me, it's completely impossible for me to achieve Foundation Establishment with my current aptitude. So I want to go out and gain some experience. But I'm worried that I might not be able to come back, so I'm preparing to give you some things I have. And I think this is the most suitable thing for you, nothing is more suitable than it. You don't need to be polite, just accept it."

Xiang Zhili smiled slightly, then placed the jade slip in his hand into Lin Fan's hand.

"In that case, I thank you very much, senior brother. However, if you go out to train, you must be careful and not be careless, lest something unexpected happens."

Hearing this, Lin Fan finally understood. It turned out that he was leaving and was preparing to leave something for himself to repay the favor.

"Don't worry, I will be careful and won't do anything wrong."

Xiang Zhili nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"Is there anything else you need, senior brother? Is it a magical artifact or something else?"

Lin Fan pressed for more details.

"No need, keep these things for yourself. Remember to take a good look at what's inside, don't forget. It will be very useful to you, and you definitely won't be disappointed."

Xiang Zhili smiled meaningfully.