A mortal, starting with the Heavenly Bottle!

"Senior brother, this must be a teleportation array, but what's that in your hand?"

When Han Li arrived at the stalactite cave through another passage, the first thing he saw was Lin Fan sitting on a hexagonal array.

And holding several colorful beads in her hand, she didn't waste any words and asked directly.

"You're right. I'm sitting right now in what I called the ancient teleportation array. And what I want to tell you now is about these five or six beads in my hand, which I'm going to use to make a deal with you. Do you know their origin?"

Lin Fan nodded and said with a smile.

His smile, however, made Han Li feel a vague sense of unease.

He always felt that the reason Lin Fan brought him here was because of the five or six colorful beads in his hand.

"Please enlighten me, senior brother."

After listening, Han Li cupped his hands in a slight bow to Lin Fan, showing respect.

He felt that the several colorful beads in Lin Fan's hand were definitely related to him.

"These five or six beads are Heaven-Mending Pills. Do you remember what I told you about spiritual roots?"

Lin Fan first explained the origin of the bead in his hand, and then asked Han Li about what had happened before.

"Of course I know. Could these few Heaven-Mending Pills be related to spiritual roots? Could they possibly grant mortals spiritual roots?"

Upon hearing Lin Fan's question, Han Li blinked, and a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face.

Unfortunately, before much of it could emerge, Lin Fan shook his head, freezing the surprise on his face.

"This Heaven-Mending Pill doesn't possess such heaven-defying power to grant mortals spiritual roots. However, it has another function, and this function is closely related to you, or rather, to cultivators like you with poor spiritual root aptitude. The Heaven-Mending Pill can temper spiritual roots, improving their aptitude. Although it cannot fundamentally change the aptitude of spiritual roots, it can increase the speed at which cultivators refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

"Let me put it simply. If you take these Heaven-Mending Pills, I dare not say anything else, but at least it will increase your speed of refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to the level of a three-attribute spiritual root, which will greatly increase your chances of condensing a Golden Core or even a Nascent Soul. If you take these Heaven-Mending Pills, then your chances of condensing a Golden Core in the future will increase by at least 20% to 30%, and your chances of condensing a Nascent Soul will also increase by about 10%."

Before the words had even finished, Han Li blurted out a question.

"really?"

"Junior brother, if you don't believe me, that's fine too. Anyway, these few Heaven-Mending Pills have no effect on me. This stuff is only useful for cultivators with bad spiritual roots. It has no effect on people like me with unusual spiritual roots or heavenly spiritual roots."

"Otherwise, do you think I would have waited here for you for so long, Junior Brother? This ancient teleportation array leads to a place called the Chaotic Star Sea, a cultivation ground teeming with demonic beasts. However, the teleportation array is damaged. To travel to the Chaotic Star Sea via the teleportation array, it needs to be repaired first. I will dismantle the teleportation array later and then find a trustworthy array master to repair it. Then we can travel to the Chaotic Star Sea."

"What conditions does Senior Brother have for me to receive these Heaven-Mending Pills?"

After listening to Lin Fan's words, Han Li suppressed his excitement, took a deep breath, and spoke.

They went straight to asking about Lin Fan's conditions.

"If I were to exchange these Heaven-Mending Pills for the small green bottle you possess, would you be willing?"

As soon as Lin Fan spoke, Han Li's face turned horrified, and he refused without the slightest hesitation.

"That's impossible. Although the Heaven-Mending Pill is indeed incredibly effective and extremely useful to me, I will absolutely not use the little green bottle as an exchange. Senior brother, let's change the terms. If you want to kill me and steal my treasure, I will not surrender. I am well aware of your methods, but I am not an ant that can be manipulated by you."

As he spoke, a blue spiritual light flashed around Han Li, and he also gained two top-tier magic weapons and a stack of talismans in his hands.

The way he looked at Lin Fan was also sharp and full of cunning.

He was clearly prepared for a desperate fight, but of course, the most important thing was to escape unscathed, to flee if possible, because he knew very well how big the gap was between him and Lin Fan.

"Junior brother, you really care about the little green bottle. In that case, I won't take what's yours for granted. But since you're unwilling to give me the little green bottle, then what about this Heaven-Mending Pill..."

"I don't need this Heaven-Mending Pill anymore, Senior Brother Lin. Please give it to someone more suitable."

Before Lin Fan could finish speaking, Han Li immediately shook his head and refused.

The refusal was equally decisive, without any hesitation.

"Let me finish. I can give you the Heaven-Mending Pill, and I don't need the little green bottle, but you must promise me that each Heaven-Mending Pill is a favor. As for how to repay this favor, that's up to me. I won't take the little green bottle, you can rest assured about that. And whatever I ask you to do, you are absolutely capable of doing it. What do you think of this deal?"

Lin Fan shook his head and said with a smile the conditions he had already thought of.

After hearing Lin Fan's conditions, Han Li's face showed hesitation and surprise.

They had thought they would have to fight to the death, but Lin Fan had only offered to exchange favors.

Although this condition didn't seem difficult at all, and could even be said to have surprised Han Li,

Han Li always felt that Lin Fan had ill intentions and was planning some underhanded schemes.

But he also knew that if Lin Fan really used some tricks, with his current strength, it would be impossible for him to escape unscathed. Without paying a heavy price, he would have no chance of leaving Lin Fan alive. Moreover, once the two of them broke off relations, he could forget about going back to Huangfeng Valley.

"I can agree to your conditions, Senior Brother. From now on, as long as you ask, I will do my best without hesitation."

Han Li agreed.

"As expected, I knew my junior brother was a straightforward person and would definitely agree to my conditions. In that case, I'd appreciate it if you could protect me for a moment and prevent others from disturbing me. I need to dismantle this teleportation array. Otherwise, I'm really worried about leaving it here. I've spent a lot of time researching how to dismantle this thing, and now it's finally time to test it. I don't know if it will work. If it fails, that would be troublesome. With our strength, repairing it would be almost impossible."

Lin Fan gave Han Li a relieved answer.

"Then I thank you in advance, Senior Brother!"

Han Li bowed respectfully to Lin Fan to express his gratitude.