A mortal, starting with the Heavenly Bottle!

"Indeed, you have an eye for talent. This is indeed the Thunder Bamboo, one of the three great divine trees in the cultivation world. It took me a lot of effort to get my hands on it. Fortunately, it's only a thousand-year-old Thunder Bamboo, not a ten-thousand-year-old one. Otherwise, with our current strength, we would have been killed long ago. The last time a ten-thousand-year-old Thunder Bamboo appeared, even if it was just a fragment, it caused chaos in the entire Chaotic Star Sea for nearly a hundred years before it finally calmed down."

"The purpose of my visit is to entrust this Thunder Bamboo to you for cultivation, as no one is more suitable than you for this task. I hope you can cultivate it well, and your future natal magic weapon will be crafted from this Thunder Bamboo. As for me, I will definitely use this to craft magic weapons, but the attributes are not quite compatible with my natal magic weapon."

After Lin Fan finished speaking, Han Li was overjoyed, but he suppressed his excitement and instead pressed Lin Fan for details about his natal magic weapon.

"Could it be that even now, Senior Brother still hasn't found a clue about his natal magic weapon?"

"It's not that I have no clue, but the natal magic weapon I want to refine is naturally incomparable to ordinary magic weapons. What I most hope to obtain is the ten-thousand-year-old Xuan Jade, which is one of the best materials for refining my natal magic weapon. If I can successfully refine it, my strength will definitely increase greatly, which will be of great benefit to the future. However, the ten-thousand-year-old Xuan Jade is really too rare, so I have been thinking about whether to take a step back and choose the thousand-year-old cold jade. If I can obtain the ten-thousand-year-old Xuan Jade in the future, I will refine it into it. However, the power of the natal magic weapon refined from the thousand-year-old cold jade is far inferior to that of the ten-thousand-year-old Xuan Jade. So it is really a troublesome matter."

Lin Fan then revealed the story of his natal magic weapon.

After all, there's nothing wrong with this matter.

"But I've already bought two suitable ice-attribute magic items, which should be enough to cope."

"That's good. We can't delay in acquiring our natal magic treasure. After all, it's an important item for a Core Formation stage cultivator."

Han Li nodded in agreement.

"Alright, let's not talk about my natal magic weapon for now. The key is for you to focus on cultivating this Thunder Bamboo and breaking through to the Core Formation stage as soon as possible. These are the most important things right now. As long as you can cultivate this Thunder Bamboo, you won't lack the main materials for refining your natal magic weapon later. This will be a huge benefit for you."

Lin Fan said with a smile.

"Thank you for your great kindness, Senior Brother. I also have something to give you, Senior Brother. I hope you won't find it offensive."

Han Li nodded heavily at what Lin Fan said.

At the same time, a look of determination flashed in his eyes.

Then, under Lin Fan's somewhat puzzled gaze, she patted her storage bag and took out a fiery red jade box.

The box emitted a scorching heat as soon as it came out, which made Lin Fan's eyes light up and he blurted out.

"Fire-Melting Jade!"

This is a fire-attribute material that is no less valuable than the Thousand-Year Flame Jade. If an ordinary Core Formation cultivator were to encounter it...

Especially those with fire attributes, they will basically refine them into their own magical artifacts.

It can be considered one of the best materials for a natal magic weapon for a fire-attribute Core Formation cultivator.

Anything that can be contained in materials of this caliber must be a valuable item.

Without a doubt, if Lin Fan hadn't entrusted the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo to Han Li for cultivation...

Furthermore, even if he were to refine it into his natal magic weapon after achieving the Core Formation stage, it's highly unlikely that Han Li would actually produce it.

Sure enough, when the box was opened, the contents inside truly surprised Lin Fan.

But the majority of the expression was one of joy.

Because inside was a pure golden demon core, as if sculpted from gold.

There was no demonic aura emanating from it, but rather a faint and pure spiritual energy.

"I never expected you to have such a lucky break, and you even gave it to me directly. I really have to thank you properly."

Lin Fan swallowed hard, his face beaming with joy, a joy that was almost impossible to suppress.

This demon core belongs to a level seven Golden Beast, which has long since become extinct in the Chaotic Star Sea.

This is because the Golden Demon Beast Core has an almost heaven-defying effect.

That is, without needing to refine it into a miraculous elixir, one can directly consume it to improve a cultivator's realm.

In particular, the demon core of this level seven Golden Beast can directly elevate a Core Formation cultivator by one level.

In other words, if Lin Fan were to consume this Golden Beast's demon core, he could directly advance to the mid-stage of Core Formation.

It was precisely because of this almost heaven-defying effect that the already rare Golden Beast completely disappeared from the Chaotic Star Sea.

To this day, not a single one has ever appeared. Lin Fan only saw relevant records in weapon-refining classics.

Because the other parts on this Golden Beast also have considerable uses.

For example, flesh and blood, bones, meridians—the whole body is a treasure.

This is why Lin Fan was so excited and happy.

Because as long as he consumes and refines this Golden Beast's demon core, he will be able to advance smoothly to the mid-stage of Core Formation very soon.

However, there is still quite some time before the Void Heaven Palace opens.

With such a long period of time, coupled with the spiritual herbs provided by Han Li and the subsequent hunting of some demonic beasts to obtain elixirs made from demon cores, he has a very high chance of successfully reaching the late stage of Core Formation.

The Nascent Soul stage might be unlikely, but the late-stage Core Formation stage is still highly probable.

If one breaks through to the late stage of Core Formation, the chances of obtaining the Void Heaven Cauldron in the Void Heaven Palace will be much greater.

"Junior brother, are you really willing to give me the demon core of this Golden Beast?"

Lin Fan still found it hard to believe, so he composed himself and pressed for more information.

"This demon core isn't very useful to me right now. It's better to give it to my senior brother to improve his strength. The stronger my senior brother is, the more I'll have to rely on. Besides, didn't my senior brother say that he should strive to advance to the Nascent Soul stage before the Void Heaven Palace opens? In that case, I should do my best to help him."

Han Li's answer touched Lin Fan deeply, and he nodded.

In fact, if Lin Fan hadn't given him the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo to cultivate,

Furthermore, Han Li was reluctant to part with the promise that the nurtured Golden Thunder Bamboo could be refined into his natal magic weapon.

At the same time, Han Li also understood that the stronger Lin Fan was, the stronger his backer would be.

Right now, his biggest backer is Lin Fan.

Most importantly, Lin Fan never coveted his little green bottle, and seemed to know a lot about it.

Therefore, Han Li had a lot of faith in Lin Fan.

However, it was precisely because of the little green bottle that a rift always existed between the two.

"In that case, I won't stand on ceremony. I don't want to disappoint my junior brother's good intentions."

Lin Fan's joy faded, and he thanked him.