A mortal, starting with the Heavenly Bottle!

"Senior brother, you're not really planning to kill me to cover your tracks, are you?"

After Lin Fan left the cave, Han Li began to ponder in secret.

His biggest worry right now is that Lin Fan will kill him to silence him and get the little green bottle he has.

But upon closer reflection, it seems unlikely, because Lin Fan had many opportunities before, but he never took action and instead helped him successfully establish his foundation.

Even though they need to provide him with a mouth-sealing elixir every year, they still treat him quite well.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find an opportunity...

"What good stuff does the Black Fiend Sect have that can make Senior Brother so excited? Why don't you tell the other disciples? Tell me! It seems this stuff is extremely good."

"But this means we'll have to cultivate another batch of medicinal herbs, which is a real headache. Hopefully, we can get some good stuff from the Black Fiend Sect later."

Han Li felt a headache coming on whenever he thought about the task Lin Fan had assigned him.

Because Lin Fan has assigned quite a few tasks over the years.

However, he did not come away empty-handed; on the contrary, he also received a share of the medicinal herbs he cultivated.

It was precisely because of the spiritual herbs he cultivated that he was able to refine so many elixirs and medicines, allowing his cultivation to advance to such a level.

Otherwise, given his cultivation speed with four pseudo-spiritual roots, it would be almost impossible for him to cultivate so quickly.

Just as Han Li was pondering what to prepare next, Lin Fan, who had returned to the cave entrance, encountered a woman dressed in red.

To be precise, she should be called a young girl, because she looked only eighteen or nineteen years old. She was dressed in red and had a beautiful face, but the charm between her brows was enough to prove that this young girl was not an innocent person.

The girl's cultivation had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, but her realm was slightly unstable, indicating that she had only recently established herself at that stage.

"Junior Sister Dong, what brings you to my cave dwelling?"

Lin Fan immediately recognized the girl's identity as Dong Xuan'er.

He just didn't expect that the girl would reach the Foundation Establishment stage so quickly.

Logically speaking, it should take some time before she can establish her foundation, so Hong Fu went around choosing a Daoist partner for her.

In the end, they chose Han Li, who had an ordinary appearance, and went with him to Yan Family Fortress.

He also stumbled upon the Ghost Spirit Sect's conspiracy and was hunted down by them, causing Han Li to offend Wang Chan, the young master of the Ghost Spirit Sect.

I was taken to the Hehuan Sect, where I recognized the old ancestor Yunlu and gained a Nascent Soul stage ancestor as my backer.

He successfully condensed his golden core and became a Core Formation stage cultivator.

Whether or not one can condense a nascent soul depends on their own destiny.

Anyway, it wasn't mentioned in the original storyline, so it's highly likely that they failed to successfully condense their nascent soul.

After recalling the situation of his junior sister Dong Xuan'er, Lin Fan's face naturally showed a smile.

Leaving aside the transvestite from the Hehuan Sect, even Hong Fu from Huangfeng Valley is someone Lin Fan can't afford to offend right now.

Naturally, one cannot afford to offend Dong Xuan'er too much.

"Senior Brother Lin, now that I've successfully established my foundation, can you come with me to see Master?"

Upon seeing Lin Fan's return, Dong Xuan'er giggled and asked him a question, showing that the two were very close.

"Junior sister, did you say something wrong? When did I agree to accompany you to see Uncle Hongfu? And if I remember correctly, it seems that we haven't met many times. I only saw you once when Master took me to visit Uncle Hongfu in his cave, and I haven't seen you since."

"I wonder what you mean by asking me to accompany you to see Senior Sister Hongfu? Could you please explain clearly to avoid any misunderstanding?"

Lin Fan was completely bewildered and pressed for an answer.

He had no idea what Dong Xuan'er, with her captivating charm, meant by asking him to accompany him to "meet the parents."

The two had only met once. Although Dong Xuan'er had fallen in love with him at first sight, he had no feelings for her whatsoever.

"Senior brother, what are you saying? I begged Master for a long time for you before she gave me two more Foundation Establishment Pills to help me successfully establish my foundation. Now that I have successfully established my foundation, we should naturally go to see Master and ask him to agree to us becoming Daoist partners so we can cultivate together and take another step forward."

After saying these words, Dong Xuan'er's cheeks flushed with a shy blush, and she lowered her head, looking bashful and timid, which was truly captivating.

But seeing this scene, Lin Fan immediately felt a headache coming on.

He really didn't expect that Dong Xuan'er would come to find him after she had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Junior Sister Dong, have you misunderstood something? I don't recall ever promising you that I would accompany you to see Senior Aunt Hong Fu and cultivate together after you reach Foundation Establishment?"

Although Lin Fan had a headache, he still pressed on with a slightly cold expression.

He had to handle this matter properly; otherwise, the trouble would be enormous, and he couldn't afford to offend the Dong family behind Dong Xuan'er.

Even his master, Lei Wanhe, was unwilling to offend the Dong family, since Hong Fu was the first Core Formation stage cultivator in their Huangfeng Valley.

They are also the most likely cultivators to condense their Nascent Soul.

Under these circumstances, Lin Fan was unwilling to make things particularly awkward.

The most important reason for his refusal was that Hong Fu herself felt disgusted by handsome and dashing men like him.

If they went with Dong Xuan'er, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Even his master, Lei Wanhe, might not be able to bear the consequences.

"Senior Brother Lin, I know you didn't say it. But now that I've successfully established my foundation, if I don't find a suitable cultivation partner, it will be difficult for me to advance further. So Master has been helping me find a suitable cultivation partner these past few days. But this person fell in love with you at first sight, which is why they came to you, hoping that you can go back to the Dong family with them to see Master, get engaged, and then cultivate together."

"Senior Brother Lin, can you really bear to see me become a Daoist partner with some senior brothers I don't even know?"

Dong Xuan'er immediately put on a pitiful and endearing look, but it was a real headache for Lin Fan.

"Junior sister is joking. As far as I know, Senior Aunt Hongfu has never had any fondness for handsome men. If nothing unexpected happens, and she finds out that you and I have a secret affair, even with my master as my backer, I'm afraid I won't end up in a good situation. Therefore, if you really care about me, please leave and don't bother me anymore, so as not to cause any misunderstandings, which would be difficult to explain later."

Lin Fan shook his head and refused immediately.

Lin Fan truly did not expect that the first thing Dong Xuan'er did after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage was to seek him out.

This was truly unexpected, and one could even say completely unexpected.

"Senior Brother Lin, do you perhaps look down on me?"