A mortal, starting with the Heavenly Bottle!

"I'm sorry to have troubled you, Uncle-Master. From now on, I will choose to cultivate in seclusion in my cave to see if I can successfully break through the bottleneck and thus condense my Golden Core."

Lin Fan nodded, a smile on his face.

"That's true. You really should go into seclusion and try to condense your Golden Core. But don't rush this, lest your mental state be disturbed and affect your breakthrough. Alright, there's no time to lose, so I won't say any more. Go back and focus on your seclusion. We old folks will take care of the rest."

After giving these instructions, Li Huayuan left immediately.

Lin Fan, along with Li Huayuan's Daoist partner and several disciples, saw him off.

After Li Huayuan left, Lin Fan naturally returned to his cave dwelling.

Just as he was preparing to go into seclusion to break through his bottleneck, his expression suddenly changed.

Immediately afterwards, he left the cave to find Han Li.

……

"Junior Brother Han, the array master I told you about last time just messaged me, asking to meet me at the Tianxing Sect market in Yuanwu Kingdom. Let's hurry and go."

Upon hearing this news, Han Li, who had just left his cave, was both surprised and delighted, and immediately agreed.

"Okay, we'll go right away."

"Walk!"

Lin Fan didn't waste any words either, and immediately led the way, heading straight for the Tianxing Sect Market.

……

This wasn't the first time the two had visited the market town of the Tianxing Sect, so they quickly found the teahouse that Xin Ruyin had mentioned.

When Lin Fan arrived at the entrance of the teahouse, he saw Xin Ruyin. Qi Yunxiao was no longer by her side; instead, there was only her maid, Xiao Mei.

At the same time, Xin Ruyin's face also turned pale, completely bloodless, and she looked much more haggard.

However, his cultivation level has improved significantly, reaching the eleventh level of the Qi Refining stage.

"Senior, you've finally arrived. Let's go inside and talk; it's not convenient to talk here."

Upon seeing Lin Fan, Xin Ruyin's originally pale face regained some color, and she showed excitement. She quickly stepped forward to greet Lin Fan and invited him into the teahouse for a detailed discussion.

"Alright, let's go inside and talk slowly. This is my junior brother, Han Li."

Lin Fan naturally had no objection to this, and while agreeing, he also took the opportunity to introduce Han Li, who was standing next to him.

"Greetings, Senior Han."

Upon hearing Lin Fan's introduction, Xin Ruyin and her maidservant immediately bowed in greeting.

"No need for formalities, let's go inside and talk."

Han Li simply nodded and then urged them on.

Compared to staying in Huangfeng Valley to cultivate, Han Li now hopes to go to the Chaotic Star Sea that Lin Fan mentioned to cultivate.

After all, based on the information Lin Fan obtained, the Chaotic Star Sea was more suitable for independent cultivators.

You can find an island with spiritual veins to cultivate on.

"Um!"

The master and servant nodded and led Lin Fan and Han Li into the private room that had been reserved in advance.

After the four entered the private room, Han Li immediately affixed talismans to the walls, windows, and doors to isolate divine senses.

After he finished doing all this, Xin Ruyin poured tea for everyone.

"What exactly happened? Why have you been missing for four years?"

Lin Fan didn't go for tea, but instead pressed for details, since this matter was of great importance and had kept them waiting for four long years.

"I'm so sorry, senior. For the past four years, we've been hunted down by the Fu family and trapped in a ruin. That ruin couldn't send any messages out. We thought we were doomed, but thankfully we eventually found a way out and escaped. However, Brother Qi stayed in the ruin to help me escape."

Xin Ruyin recounted the whole story with a heartbroken expression. Her voice was even a little hoarse as she spoke, making people feel sorry for her.

"Explain in more detail, why were you hunted down by the Fu family and trapped in the ruins?"

Lin Fan nodded, but sighed inwardly. He hadn't expected that even with his presence, the feud between Xin Ruyin and the Fu family would remain unchanged.

"Four years ago, Brother Qi learned about the materials I needed from the Fu family and then made a deal with them. The deal was that I would help them break the restrictions on a relic, and in return, they would give me the materials I needed. But unexpectedly, when the restrictions on the relic were broken, the Fu family tried to kill me to silence me. Fortunately, I had prepared a backup plan beforehand, which allowed me to escape by sheer luck, but I was trapped in the relic and could not get out for four years."

Xin Ruyin then explained the situation in detail.

"So you've been in that ruin for the past four years, right?"

Han Li frowned and pressed for more details.

"Please rest assured, seniors. Although we have been in that ruin for the past few years, we have fulfilled our promise to you. This is the repair plan for the teleportation array. You can take a look; there shouldn't be any problems."

Xin Ruyin took out a jade slip and handed it to Lin Fan.

Upon seeing this, Lin Fan immediately took it and quickly examined it with his divine sense.

When he finished reviewing the documents, Lin Fan had a smile on his face.

"As expected, everything has been successfully repaired. That's great! Once the teleportation array is repaired, we can leave. Would you like to come with us? The place we're going to is called the Chaotic Star Sea. Like the Tiannan Immortal Cultivation World, it's a place for cultivation, and even more suitable for us. We don't mean any harm by taking you away; we just feel that the fairy's array is useful to us, so we thought of taking the two of you with us."

"If you are unwilling, that's fine too, we won't force you."

Lin Fan's words left the maid Xiao Mei completely bewildered, while Xin Ruyin looked at Lin Fan with an extremely complicated expression.

"If we don't go with them, will the senior kill us to silence us? After all, this is no small matter."

Xin Ruyin's question immediately made the maid Xiaomei, who was standing next to her, even paler and more flustered, but she still protected Xin Ruyin behind her.

"Your Excellency misunderstands. My character is not that bad. If you two are unwilling, you only need to take this Forget-Me-Not Pill to forget this memory."

As he spoke, Lin Fan took out the Forget-Me-Not Pill from his body and placed it on the table.

"We are willing, but we hope that you can grant us one condition. If you can grant this condition, we will serve you as your servants from now on. Please just ask, and we will do our best to serve you."

Xin Ruyin looked at the Forget-Me-Not Pill on the table, then a resolute look appeared on her pale face, and she said in a cold voice.