A mortal, starting with the Heavenly Bottle!

Hearing Lin Fan's promise, Xiang Zhili was slightly taken aback.

After recovering, his expression was still somewhat complicated.

However, I still expressed my gratitude to them as quickly as possible.

"Thank you very much, Junior Brother!"

"Senior brother is joking. It's nothing. Alright, after finishing this game of chess, I'll pick out a few more books, and then I must go and pay my respects to Master."

Lin Fan shook his head indifferently, continuing to focus all his attention on the chessboard, as if his words had been spoken casually.

But at this moment, Xiang Zhili looked at him with a strange expression.

Before long, the two finished their game of chess, and Lin Fan took out a few books that interested him from the attic, made copies of them, and then left.

After leaving, Lin Fan went to pay his respects to his master once again, just as he was familiar with the place.

Because his ice-attribute unique spiritual root is a relatively rare spiritual root attribute, there are no Core Formation stage cultivators with ice attributes in Yellow Maple Valley.

Therefore, the Core Formation stage cultivator who took Lin Fan in at the time was another Core Formation stage cultivator with a different spiritual root of lightning attribute—Lei Wanhe.

The cave where it is located is also the Thundercloud Valley, a place where thunderclouds gather in the Taiyue Mountains.

Basically every year, thunderclouds roll in and thunder rumbles incessantly, clearly audible for dozens of miles around.

Such a place naturally offers great benefits for cultivating lightning-attribute spiritual roots.

Besides Lin Fan, Lei Wanhe also had several other disciples.

The main reason Lei Wanhe took Lin Fan in was that he possessed a rather advanced ice-attribute cultivation technique—the Ice Soul Scripture!

This was obtained from the ruins of an ancient cultivator with ice attributes.

However, after obtaining it, he did not encounter any disciples with ice-attribute spiritual roots, and it remained unused for a long time.

After Lin Fan achieved Foundation Establishment, he passed on his skills to Lin Fan through a formal apprenticeship ceremony.

This made Lin Fan very respectful and grateful to his master, and he would come to pay his respects every time he came out of seclusion.

They also inquired about cultivation experience and asked if they could get some good stuff.

For example, prescriptions and ingredients!

But this time, as soon as they entered the cave hall and finished bowing respectfully...

Then they heard Lei Wanhe's reproachful voice.

"I heard you took in a disciple with a pseudo-spiritual root of four attributes. Moreover, this disciple joined the sect using an Ascension Token, and his own cultivation level isn't very high. You even had a conflict with Steward Ye in the sect because of this disciple. Are all these things true?"

Lei Wanhe sat in the chair, his large, bulky body making the chair look like it might collapse at any moment.

"Reporting to Master, all of this is true. There is not a single falsehood in it."

Faced with Lei Wanhe's question, Lin Fan naturally answered honestly and truthfully.

After all, since Lei Wanhe asked, he must have already found out the truth, and he couldn't possibly be hiding anything.

"Although the Ye family isn't as powerful as the three great families, it's still a relatively strong cultivation family. Offending them isn't a good thing. But none of that matters; I'll handle it for you. What I find strange is why you would accept a disciple with a pseudo-spiritual root? Could it be, as the rumors say, that you're after the Foundation Establishment Pill he possesses?"

Lei Wanhe then asked about his doubts.

He is Lin Fan's master, and Lin Fan is Han Li's master.

In other words, Han Li, a pseudo-spiritual root with four attributes, was his disciple and junior, which made Lei Wanhe lose face.

Han Li's spiritual root aptitude was too poor, so he had to find out the reason. Without a sufficient reason, it wouldn't work.

"Reporting to Master, I was not after that disciple's Foundation Establishment Pill, and I did not accept him as a disciple. I was just saying this to avoid trouble."

Lin Fan understood Lei Wanhe's dissatisfaction and immediately bowed in response.

"Saying this to outsiders reduces trouble, sounds easy. But you should know that this matter has already spread throughout the entire sect, and the other sects may already know. Having another disciple with four pseudo-spiritual roots makes me feel ashamed when I go out."

Lei Wanhe sneered and said without any politeness.

"If those guys find out, they'll probably laugh at me again when I meet them. But since you've already taken him in, whatever your reasons, I won't say anything more for the sake of your advancement to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. However, this is a one-time exception."

Lei Wanhe sighed softly and warned.

"Disciple understands, Master, please rest assured, there will absolutely not be a next time."

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan nodded immediately without any hesitation.

"Alright, go back now and focus on your cultivation. I'll take care of everything else."

Lei Wanhe waved his hand, showing no intention of keeping Lin Fan any longer.

Lin Fan had anticipated this, so he thanked him and left immediately.

"Thank you, Master. This disciple takes his leave."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Fan left Lei Wanhe's cave without leaving any intention of asking him any questions about cultivation.

Because he knew very well that his master, Lei Wanhe, was not in a good mood.

It would be best to leave as soon as possible!

……

After leaving Lei Wanhe's cave, Lin Fan returned to his own cave.

Inside the cave, Lin Fan did not see Han Li, but only the message left by Han Li.

The contents are very simple: Han Li has gone into seclusion and chosen to consume the Foundation Establishment Pill.

The reason was to make the dangerous pill disappear and to enhance one's own cultivation level.

After all, barring any unforeseen circumstances, there will be Foundation Establishment Pills available in the future, making it possible to successfully establish one's foundation.

If one were to carry the Foundation Establishment Pill with them all the time, it would definitely be life-threatening.

It would be better to take it directly to improve his strength, so as not to make him feel uncomfortable when facing the envious, jealous, and fiery gazes of others.

After receiving this news, Lin Fan couldn't help but admire Han Li's decisiveness.

This is indeed the most correct approach.

In this way, without the Foundation Establishment Pill, the jealousy and envy of the disciples in Huangfeng Valley will be greatly reduced.

Those disciples who coveted Han Li's Foundation Establishment Pill and plotted to take action had no choice but to give up.

After all, they've run out of Foundation Establishment Pills, so no matter how much they plan, it's useless.

On the contrary, once discovered, it would completely offend Lin Fan and the cultivators of Lei Wanhe's lineage, a consequence that ordinary cultivators could not afford.

Even a cultivation family like the Ye family would not be willing to bear such consequences.

It could even be said that it's a bit too much of a burden. If it succeeds, that would be fine, and the family might gain another Foundation Establishment cultivator.

If they fail, not only will they lose a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but they will also offend a Core Formation cultivator, several Foundation Establishment cultivators, and an entire cultivation family.

The consequences of this are far too great; we cannot afford to bear them.