A mortal, starting with the Heavenly Bottle!

Upon receiving the thousand-year-old spiritual herb, Li Huayuan was naturally extremely excited, but he only offered a simple thank you before taking the herb into his alchemy room to begin refining pills to heal his Daoist partner. He also entrusted Lei Wanhe and Lin Fan to his disciple Yu Kun for hospitality.

Neither Lei Wanhe nor Lin Fan paid any attention to this, and instead went straight to rest in his cave.

Although Yu Kun was a bit talkative, he was very considerate when it came to entertaining guests, and never made a single impolite mistake.

At the same time, he also specifically informed his other junior brothers and sisters that the elixir had been found, urging them to return to their cave dwellings as soon as possible.

Within a few days, Li Huayuan's other disciples returned one after another, including Liu Jing, Zhong Weiniang, and Song Meng.

After learning that it was Lin Fan who provided the thousand-year-old spiritual medicine, the disciples were extremely grateful to him.

After learning that Lin Fan had reached the late Foundation Establishment stage, everyone immediately changed their address from "Junior Brother Lin" to "Senior Brother Lin".

After all, in the world of cultivation, seniority is always determined by strength.

Lin Fan didn't care much about this and stayed in Li Huayuan's cave to rest.

During his stay, Li Huayuan's disciple, Song Meng, even issued a challenge to him.

Lin Fan naturally wouldn't refuse, and quickly defeated Song Meng, thus gaining a little fanboy and a little junior sister.

However, not long after, Lei Wanhe left because he had other things to take care of.

Before leaving, Lei Wanhe instructed Lin Fan to remain in Li Huayuan's cave to await Li Huayuan's thanks and gifts.

Regardless of the circumstances, Lin Fan was the one who saved Li Huayuan's life, and this favor was immense. Li Huayuan naturally had to express his gratitude properly.

Lin Fan had the same idea, because he was very interested in the page in Li Huayuan's cave and was determined to get his hands on it no matter what.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have so easily taken out a thousand-year-old elixir to save Li Huayuan's Daoist partner.

On this day, Lin Fan, who was resting in the quiet room of Li Huayuan's cave, suddenly heard shouts from outside: "Senior Brother Lin, Master and Master's wife have recovered from their injuries and have come out of seclusion. They want to thank you in person. Please come out for a moment."

"Okay, just a moment!"

Lin Fan opened his eyes, gave a simple reply, and then got up and left the quiet room.

Outside the quiet room stood a young woman of about sixteen, with a beautiful and charming appearance. She was Zhong Weiniang, Li Huayuan's disciple.

Upon seeing Lin Fan emerge, Junior Sister Zhong immediately stepped forward, gracefully bowed, and said, "Senior Brother Lin, please come with me for a moment."

Her bright eyes held an obvious hint of admiration.

After all, Lin Fan only spent less than twenty years to reach the late stage of Foundation Establishment. In addition, he himself was an ice-attribute spiritual root, so he had a good chance to successfully condense his golden core before the age of one hundred.

If he can condense a golden core before the age of one hundred, then he will have the hope of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage in the future.

This probability is comparable to that of a cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root, which is enough to prove how terrifying Lin Fan's cultivation talent is.

That's why this junior sister Zhong admired him.

"Please lead the way, junior sister." Lin Fan nodded, a smile appearing on his face.

"You're too kind, senior brother. Please follow me."

As soon as she finished speaking, Junior Sister Zhong turned around and led the way.

Before long, the two arrived at the main hall of the cave dwelling, where they met Li Huayuan and a beautiful woman in her twenties—undoubtedly Li Huayuan's Daoist partner.

However, the woman was not much older than Lin Fan, so Lin Fan did not bow to her. Instead, he cupped his hands in greeting to Li Huayuan and said, "Greetings, Uncle Li. Greetings, Uncle Jiang."

"You may all leave now. I have something to say to my junior brother Lin."

Li Huayuan nodded to the disciples in the hall, then waved his hand, signaling all the other disciples to leave.

After everyone else had left, Li Huayuan turned to Lin Fan and continued to express his gratitude: "Nephew Lin, I really want to thank you properly this time. If you want any gift, just ask. As long as I have it, I will definitely not refuse."

"Uncle-Master, you're too kind. These are simply what I should do. As for a gift, would you be so kind as to show me around this cave dwelling so I can have a good look at it and decide what I want? If that's inconvenient for you, then please don't bother."

Lin Fan's words stunned Li Huayuan and his wife. They looked at each other for a quarter of an hour before they came to their senses.

They had expected Lin Fan to offer a thank-you gift, but they never imagined that he would make such a request.

They had expected Lin Fan to be more polite, but they hadn't anticipated that he would be so direct and unceremonious.

"Alright, that's no problem at all. Then let me show you the good stuff in my cave."

Despite feeling a pang of regret, Li Huayuan had no other choice but to nod in agreement.

Regardless of the circumstances, Lin Fan was a great benefactor who saved his wife's life, so he naturally had to express his gratitude properly.

"Then this disciple thanks Uncle Li very much."

Hearing this, Lin Fan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, because what he really wanted was the page in Li Huayuan's cave.

However, Li Huayuan and his wife did not discover the secret hidden in that page of the book, which allowed Lin Fan to benefit from it.

That's why Lin Fan felt he was really lucky.

He thought he was going to miss this opportunity, but to his surprise, he managed to seize it firmly in the end.

At the same time, he was also very curious whether there were other good things hidden in Li Huayuan's cave. If there were, he would not be polite.

Afterwards, Li Huayuan reluctantly led Lin Fan on a tour of his cave dwelling.

His wife naturally followed closely behind, and took the initiative to introduce some of the good things in the cave to Lin Fan, without Lin Fan having to ask any questions.

Seeing this, Li Huayuan couldn't help but feel a little jealous, but he was helpless because Lin Fan was his wife's savior.

The two followed Li Huayuan and his wife for about half an hour before finally arriving at the door of a stone chamber.

The stone chamber was completely encased in a fiery red protective shield.

Then, Li Huayuan stepped forward first, extended a finger, and gently stroked the protective barrier, opening a gap about ten feet wide. He then said, "Let's go in. Inside are the cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities I've collected over the years. You can choose whatever you want from them."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Huayuan stepped inside first. Lin Fan nodded slightly to Li Huayuan's wife before following him in.

Upon entering the stone chamber, Lin Fan couldn't help but feel a sense of awe and wonder.

Inside the stone chamber, pages, boxes, and books were all suspended in mid-air, surrounded by various colored lights—dozens of them in total.

"You can choose whatever you like, we'll be leaving now." Li Huayuan said simply to Lin Fan, then turned and left the stone chamber with his wife, without staying to see what Lin Fan would choose.

This was exactly what Lin Fan wanted, as he didn't want anyone watching from the sidelines.

After Li Huayuan and his wife had completely left, Lin Fan calmed down and began to carefully select from the treasures, focusing on finding his target.