A mortal, starting with the Heavenly Bottle!

Seeing this, Lin Fan couldn't help but frown, feeling puzzled.

Although this ugly black creature is not good-looking, it can even be described as extremely ugly.

But he must still be quite intelligent, otherwise he wouldn't have been accepted as a disciple by the Extreme Yin Old Monster.

They wouldn't have cultivated to such a level, but what happened just now was really strange.

Despite how strange it was, Lin Fan still bowed to the Star Palace Elder.

"This junior is very grateful to the senior for saving me."

"Young friend, you are too kind. It is only right that our Star Palace cultivates on our sacred mountain. However, given your current reputation, you may face more troubles in the future. Therefore, I would like to invite you to join our Star Palace. What do you say?"

After listening to these words from the Star Palace Elder who appeared kind and benevolent, with an air of otherworldly grace...

Lin Fan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"They're here!"

"Thank you for your kindness, Elder, but this matter is of great importance. Could you allow me some time to consider it? As for the present, I still need to cultivate in this sacred mountain cave and will absolutely not leave casually."

Lin Fan bowed respectfully again, and his words pleased the elder of the Star Palace, who nodded in agreement.

"Of course. Please feel free to consider it, young friend. If you have any needs, just say the word. As long as it is within my power, I will not refuse."

"Thank you, Elder. This junior wishes to obtain some classic texts, ancient books, and manuals on crafting magic weapons. After all, as a Nascent Soul cultivator, you should understand that for a cultivator like myself who has just formed my core, the most important thing is to craft my own natal magic weapon. I have been preoccupied with cultivation in the past and have little knowledge of the art of weapon crafting, so I wish to learn a thing or two and craft my own natal magic weapon as soon as possible. I hope you will grant my request."

"Of course, I won't let you suffer a loss, senior. Here is a level six demon core as my token of gratitude."

Lin Fan suppressed the pain and took out the level-six demon core that he had painstakingly obtained from someone else using a thousand-year-old spiritual herb.

There was no other way; this Nascent Soul stage elder might not even be interested in a level 5 demon core. So, they had to use a level 6 demon core. Using a level 7 one would be too extravagant and could easily attract trouble.

"Young friend, you're too kind. These are nothing. In a few days, I'll have my disciple send you some ancient texts and books from the palace on crafting magical artifacts. This will allow you to craft your natal magical artifact as soon as possible, thereby enhancing your strength. But I also hope you'll carefully consider my previous suggestion."

Elder Xinggong was even more satisfied with the sixth-level demon core that Lin Fan had taken out, but he still shook his head and politely declined.

"Then this junior thanks the elder. If the elder does not mind, please come into this junior's cave for a cup of tea. I happen to have some questions about cultivation that I would like to ask the elder."

After letting out a slight sigh of relief, Lin Fan extended another invitation, along with his request.

That's a question about cultivation.

"Hehe! That won't be necessary. As for questions about cultivation, once you join my Star Palace, every ten years the Nascent Soul elders will take turns answering questions for Core Formation cultivators. If you have any doubts then, feel free to ask."

Faced with Lin Fan's invitation and request, Elder Xinggong chuckled and politely declined.

However, he then offered a solution.

That is to let Lin Fan join their Star Palace.

"Please forgive me, Elder; it was I who was rude. As for joining your esteemed palace, I will consider it carefully."

Lin Fan did not agree immediately, and also used delaying tactics.

"Then I have other matters to attend to, so I won't stay here any longer. Please be careful during this time, young friend."

After saying this, Elder Xinggong transformed into a streak of light and left without lingering.

Lin Fan breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his cave.

Upon returning to the main hall of the cave, Lin Fan sat down on a chair, took the spiritual tea handed to him by Xin Ruyin, and drank it all in one gulp.

Immediately afterward, under Xin Ruyin's worried gaze, he recounted everything that had just happened outside the cave, word for word.

After listening to Lin Fan's words, Xin Ruyin's worries did not dissipate, but instead increased.

He even offered direct advice.

"How about we go back to Tiannan? Or perhaps we should go to the outer sea to cultivate. This sacred mountain is probably not a safe place either."

"It's alright, there's no need to rush this matter. I just think that Wu Chou is a bit foolish. Such a direct invitation makes it seem like he's treating everyone like idiots. Does he think that with the backing of Ji Yin Island, the Nascent Soul cultivator Ji Yin Old Monster can act with impunity? However, Ji Yin Old Monster is probably still cultivating his divine ability and won't be out of seclusion for a while. So there's no need to worry too much."

"The only trouble is the Star Palace's invitation."

"Brother Lin, didn't you previously intend to join the Star Palace? Why are you unwilling now?"

After hearing Lin Fan's words, Xin Ruyin was completely confused, because Lin Fan had previously really wanted to join the Star Palace, but now it seemed that he no longer had that idea.

"It's too much of a coincidence. Wu Chou just came looking for trouble, and then the Star Palace sent a Nascent Soul stage elder to the rescue. It's too much of a coincidence, and too strange. Could it be that the two families teamed up to put on this show for me? To play the hero and save the beauty, or perhaps the Star Palace was just waiting for someone to come looking for trouble so they could step in and rescue me, making me grateful and want to join the Star Palace."

"In this way, I will be more loyal to the Star Palace, and the Star Palace will gain a cultivation genius. In the future, it may also gain another Nascent Soul cultivator. It can be said to be a win-win situation."

Lin Fan drank another cup of the spiritual tea that Xin Ruyin handed him, and began to analyze it with a frown.

"It is indeed possible, but we have no evidence to prove the specifics, nor can we conclude that this is a show deliberately put on by the two families, or that Xinggong was just waiting for this day."

"It might really be a coincidence. The most important thing is that we simply don't have the strength to fight them right now. That's the most troublesome thing."

After listening to Lin Fan's analysis, Xin Ruyin sighed and said that there was nothing she could do.

"What you say makes sense. Right now, the most important thing is to seize the time to improve our strength. In particular, we need to refine our natal magic weapon as soon as possible so that we can greatly increase our strength in a short period of time. However, I also need to get an ice-attribute magic weapon. Even if I can't unleash its full power, at least I'll have a handy magic weapon, which will give me a bit more strength."

Lin Fan nodded and said with a smile.

"Brother Lin is right, we should indeed get an ice-attribute magic weapon."