A mortal, starting with the Heavenly Bottle!

"Greetings, Senior Nangong!"

Upon seeing Nangong Wan, Lin Fan immediately bowed and greeted her.

"No need for such formalities. What brings you here? Is it perhaps for this Spirit Beast Mountain?"

Nangong Wan stopped and asked the question that had been bothering her.

"Not really, I just had some things to take care of here, but I didn't expect to run into this young master of the Ghost Spirit Sect. So I intercepted him, and luckily I didn't kill him, otherwise it would have been troublesome. Senior, I'll take his storage bag and other treasures, and then hand him over to you. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Lin Fan didn't want his dozen or so Fire Thunder Pearls and numerous talismans to go to waste.

"Of course there's no problem. You can take it; it's what you deserve."

Nangong Wan had no objection to Lin Fan's request; she simply nodded slightly and smiled in agreement.

"Thank you, senior. If I'm not mistaken, you must have gone to Yan Family Fortress, right? I wonder what the outcome was?"

Upon hearing the satisfactory answer, Lin Fan's face lit up with joy, and he immediately began collecting the spoils. At the same time, he asked the question that had been lingering in his mind.

"I encountered the young sect leader of the Ghost Spirit Sect, along with two Core Formation stage cultivators, the Li brothers, outside Yan Family Fortress, along with Senior Brother Lei, Senior Brother Li, and Senior Sister Hong Fu."

"The Li brothers used a secret technique to stop Senior Brother Lei and his two companions, leaving me to pursue this young master of the Ghost Spirit Sect alone. His identity is special, so he cannot be easily killed; he must be captured to negotiate with the Ghost Spirit Sect. That's why I chased him here, thinking I would get him thrown into the Spirit Beast Mountain, but I didn't expect to encounter you, who seriously injured him and stopped him. This is a great achievement, and I will definitely report this truthfully when I return and ask you for credit."

Nangong Wan's words made Lin Fan suddenly realize what was going on, and he quickly declined.

"Thank you for your kindness, senior, but I think it's best not to mention me. After all, this is the young master of the Ghost Spirit Sect, and if nothing unexpected happens, he shouldn't be silenced. If he retaliates in the future, I'm afraid my abilities will be insufficient to withstand it, so it's best not to mention me. I'm already satisfied with getting his storage bag; as for the credit, forget about it."

"What you said does make some sense."

After listening to Lin Fan's words, Nangong Wan thought about them briefly and agreed, finding them reasonable.

"Thank you, senior. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."

Lin Fan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Nangong Wan had agreed. He immediately thanked her and took his leave.

He didn't want to delay his important business.

"Okay, then you can leave now." Nangong Wan naturally had no objection to this and agreed immediately.

"This junior takes his leave. Please take care, senior."

As soon as she spoke, Nangong Wan's expression changed again, and she quickly said something.

"Wait a moment!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan's expression changed, thinking that Nangong Wan had regretted her visit and he was about to ask her in detail about the purpose of his visit.

But the next moment, a black dot appeared in his field of vision.

Then, the black spot became clearer and larger.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Fan was able to see the true shape of the black dot.

It was the Golden-backed Demon Mantis he had been searching for for many days. At this moment, the Golden-backed Demon Mantis had only a slender neck about ten feet long, with a tiny head on it, but its eyes, which emitted a green light, made people feel extremely cold.

Of course, what sends chills down your spine the most is that his forelimbs are like cleavers, sharp and menacing.

"Golden-backed Mantis!"

After seeing it clearly, Lin Fan blurted out his name.

"You leave here first, leave it to me."

Upon hearing Lin Fan's words, Nangong Wan immediately told him to leave, while she blocked the golden-backed mantis. Her face was solemn, clearly showing her great fear.

If she were at her peak and her vital energy was intact, she wouldn't have such concerns, but now her vital energy is damaged, and her true essence and magical power are mostly depleted.

Faced with such a high-level demonic insect, there was really no confidence in killing it; at most, one could only manage to stop it and escape unscathed.

Therefore, Nangong Wan could only let Lin Fan leave first, while she would block him.

However, Lin Fan shook his head and instead spoke to Nangong Wan.

"Don't worry, senior, come with me."

After saying this, Lin Fan grabbed Wang Chan, the young master of the Ghost Spirit Sect, from the ground and flew directly towards the place he had prepared in advance.

Now, although Nangong Wan cannot be said to blindly obey Lin Fan's words, she does believe them and therefore follows suit.

And so, the two flew side by side, with the Golden-backed Mantis following closely behind.

Although I have a child in my family, I can't worry about that right now.

Becoming the young master of the Ghost Spirit Sect is extremely important; it's the only bargaining chip the cultivation world of Yue Kingdom has right now.

If you manage to get hold of it, you'll at least be able to get a lot of good stuff later.

The formation wasn't located far away, so Lin Fan and Nangong Wan only flew for a short while before arriving within its coverage area.

Although the Golden-backed Demon Mantis was of a high level, how could it possibly understand the principles of formations? So it directly entered the formation and was trapped inside.

Furthermore, they penetrated deep into the illusionary array within the formation, making it difficult for the enemy to leave and eliminating any further danger.

Upon seeing this, Nangong Wan's face lit up with a joyful smile.

The smile didn't last long before turning into a look of confusion.

"So you came here for this demonic insect. But why does it seem so familiar? It looks like the Golden-backed Demonic Mantis from the Spirit Control Sect. Could there be a Core Formation stage cultivator from the Spirit Control Sect nearby?"

At this point, Nangong Wan immediately turned her gaze to Lin Fan, her bright eyes filled with doubt and a questioning look, clearly wanting to get an accurate answer from Lin Fan.

In response to Nangong Wan's question, Lin Fan could only shake his head, looking around without saying anything more.

Seeing Lin Fan like this, Nangong Wan stopped asking questions and instead focused her gaze on the golden-backed mantis in the formation.

"What are your plans to do?"

"Naturally, we should kill it. Subduing it was never going to be an option. Only by killing it can we at least obtain some demon beast materials, which might be enough to forge some top-tier magical artifacts."

Hearing that Nangong Wan had changed the subject, Lin Fan also looked regretful and said.

"Do you need my help? Relying solely on this formation, it will probably take a long time to destroy it."

Nangong Wan volunteered to ask.

"Then this junior thanks you, senior."

Lin Fan immediately clasped his hands in thanks.