A mortal, starting with the Heavenly Bottle!

This is a network of stalactite caves, and it's impossible to tell just how big it is.

Therefore, even though Han Li felt some soreness in his arm holding the moonstone, he still did not put it down.

"Senior brother, what exactly happened? You should tell me now, shouldn't you?"

After Han Li replaced the moonstone with another one, he sent a telepathic message to his senior brother Lin Fan beside him.

"Now that we've arrived at this spirit stone mine, it's time to tell you. Deep within this mine lies a teleportation array. Our sect leader attained his current level of cultivation and founded the Black Fiend Sect precisely because he received the inheritance of a Core Formation cultivator near that teleportation array. Am I correct, fellow Daoist Sect Leader?"

Lin Fan did not send a telepathic message to Han Li, but instead answered directly and openly.

"Fellow Daoist Lin is right, that's indeed the case. Back then, I was just a Qi Refining stage cultivator in this mine. However, I was lucky enough to discover a teleportation array during one of my explorations. Inside the teleportation array were the remains of a cultivator and his storage bag. It was because I obtained that senior's storage bag that I was able to successfully establish my foundation and found the Black Fiend Sect, cultivating to my current level."

Faced with Lin Fan's question, the leader of the Black Fiend Sect immediately nodded in agreement.

What puzzled him most was that Lin Fan clearly knew all this, yet he didn't know the exact location of the teleportation array, which really struck him as odd.

He can assure you that he has not told anyone about this matter, and it is absolutely impossible that he learned about it from other people.

The only possibility is that he told Lin Fan himself, which is obviously impossible.

After hearing all this, Han Li suddenly realized what was going on.

"It seems there's something else the sect leader hasn't mentioned. Near the teleportation array, there's a Blood Jade Spider that's already at level four or higher, equivalent to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. It might even have reached level five, which is the realm of a Core Formation cultivator. It was precisely because of this Blood Jade Spider that the sect leader only obtained the storage bag and didn't get anything else from the teleportation array."

Lin Fan's words immediately made the Black Fiend Sect leader's face turn extremely ugly, his pupils contracted, and he revealed an incredulous look.

Lin Fan's next words made his expression even more unpleasant.

"If I'm not mistaken, the sect leader intends to use the power of that Blood Jade Spider to kill us both here and silence us. If he can use our strength to severely injure the Blood Jade Spider and then reap the benefits, that would be the best outcome."

At the same time, Han Li was also prepared to take action, keeping a close watch on the Black Fiend Cult Leader's every move.

"I never imagined you knew so much, fellow Daoist, even guessing my thoughts and plans. I truly admire you. However, I really don't understand why, knowing so much, you don't know where this teleportation array is. This is truly puzzling. Could you please tell me?"

The leader of the Black Fiend Sect immediately distanced himself from Lin Fan and Han Li, and was shrouded in a thick layer of bloody light.

Without a doubt, they were ready to take action.

"I think it's best not to tell the cult leader about this."

Faced with the Black Fiend Cult leader's question, Lin Fan still wore that confident smile that suggested he was in complete control.

Not only did the leader of the Black Fiend Cult feel a chill run down his spine, but Han Li felt a chill run down his spine as well.

He also understood why Lin Fan had brought him along; it was entirely to give him a warning.

After all, the little green bottle on Han Li's body was far more useful than the teleportation array that the Black Fiend Sect leader knew.

It was purely a matter of making an example of him to warn others.

"You think the two of you can kill me, the leader of this sect?"

Although the Black Fiend Sect leader felt uneasy about Lin Fan's words, he still forced a cold laugh and mocked him.

"Master, do you feel that the true essence and magical power in your body are having some difficulty circulating? It seems that there is more blockage than before."

Lin Fan's words intensified the Black Fiend Sect Leader's unease, and also added a touch of panic to his expression.

As Lin Fan said, it was becoming increasingly difficult for him to circulate his true essence and magical power.

At the same time, it is also difficult to operate one's own divine sense.

"What exactly did you do?"

When the leader of the Black Fiend Cult realized this, he panicked—he was truly panicked.

"Actually, it's nothing much. I just used some thousand-year-old spiritual herbs to concoct a certain elixir. This elixir has only one effect: it makes it difficult for cultivators practicing demonic arts to circulate their true essence and mana. However, it only works on Foundation Establishment cultivators. Once they reach the Core Formation stage, it has no effect whatsoever. So, generally speaking, no one in the cultivation world knows how to concoct this kind of elixir. But I was lucky enough to recently obtain a batch of thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, which is why I put in some effort to concoct it."

"I wonder if the Master is satisfied with this elixir. If not, I can increase the dosage."

Lin Fan's words caused Han Li's expression to change.

Because he remembered that not long ago, Lin Fan had indeed asked him to cultivate a batch of thousand-year-old spiritual herbs.

But I never expected it was because of this.

After Lin Fan finished speaking, he held a bottle in his hand.

When the bottle was opened, a unique medicinal fragrance was released.

It smells so refreshing and pleasant that it makes you feel extremely comfortable.

"This is the elixir you gave me to restore my true essence and magical power before you came."

Upon smelling the medicinal fragrance, the Black Fiend Cult Leader immediately realized what was happening, his face turning even more ashen with extreme terror.

At the time, Lin Fan and Han Li had both taken it, so he only took a little, but he didn't expect to be tricked.

By this time, it was too late for him to make a move, because the crimson aura around him had dissipated at a visible speed, and he could not mobilize any of his true essence or magical power.

"If the leader hadn't cultivated demonic arts, there wouldn't be any problem. But unfortunately, the leader did cultivate demonic arts. It's truly a regrettable thing. However, I still want to thank the leader for bringing me and my junior brother here. Otherwise, finding this place wouldn't have been easy, and the effort and energy it would have taken would have been immense. In return, I can grant the leader a chance for reincarnation. So, leader, please disintegrate yourself."

"You wish to make me, the leader of this sect, disintegrate on my own? That's wishful thinking. Since you want me dead, then you shouldn't live either."

The leader of the Black Fiend Cult roared furiously, his face contorted in rage, and the blood-red light that had dissipated from his body reappeared, becoming exceptionally violent.

"Senior brother, watch out!"

Upon seeing this, Han Li's expression changed drastically, and he immediately shouted a reminder.