With the Eight Immortals' magical treasures in hand, even a mortal like myself! Ha!

Han Li had suffered at the hands of women before, so he knew that women were not to be trifled with.

Watching Gu Qing sorting through the five-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs, Han Li couldn't help but ask, "Master seems to have a special method for cultivating spiritual herbs that can accelerate their growth."

After saying that, Han Li carefully observed the changes in Gu Qing's expression, and his heart also tightened. Only after the words left his mouth did he feel a little regretful.

Asking this question seems inappropriate, but what's said can't be taken back; words spoken are like water spilled on the ground.

Gu Qing paused again, then shook his head. Just as he was about to say something, another transmission talisman flew in.

Gu Qing stopped talking, grabbed the telepathic communication device in his hand, and immediately a stream of information entered his mind: the Chen siblings had arrived.

The Chen family reacted quickly, finding Gu Qing's cultivation location in less than half a day. It's unclear whether this was because Sect Leader Zhong told them or because the Chen family used their own network of connections.

Gu Qing thought for a moment and finally opened the barrier. Then two figures flew in from outside.

When the Chen siblings saw the courtyard full of medicinal herbs, they were slightly surprised. They had been in Huangfeng Valley for so long and had never known that there was such a place where medicinal herbs were grown.

Moreover, judging from the growth of these medicinal herbs, they are probably over a hundred years old. I never expected that there would be such a master of cultivating medicinal herbs in the valley.

"Chen Qiaotian of the Chen family has brought his younger sister Chen Qiaoqian to express his gratitude to his martial uncle. Thank you for saving my sister." Chen Qiaotian was a burly man, and Chen Qiaoqian looked much smaller next to him.

But when the siblings stand together, you can still see some resemblance.

"It's just a small matter, no need for such formalities." Gu Qing continued with her work.

Chen Qiaoqian secretly glanced at Gu Qing's cheek, recalling how her fair, alabaster-like cheeks had flushed slightly when she had kissed her so recklessly the night before.

Chen Qiaotian wasn't one to mince words, so he directly handed over a storage bag: "This is a small token of our gratitude from the Chen family. We also wish to redeem some of my younger sister's belongings."

Gu Qing didn't take anything from Chen Qiaoqian's storage bag. If he really had to take something, it would only be the Foundation Establishment Pill.

I never expected that the Chen family would want that Foundation Establishment Pill.

This is a bit tricky. If he remembers correctly, there is a Core Formation cultivator in Yellow Maple Valley whose surname is Chen. He is probably an ancestor of the Chen family or something similar.

Thinking of this, Gu Qing took the storage bag, opened it and looked inside. There were twenty high-grade spirit stones and a top-grade magic weapon.

It seems the Chen family sincerely wants to exchange the Foundation Establishment Pill for its own, so it's not appropriate to keep it for themselves.

"You mean the Foundation Establishment Pill, right? Here, give him one." Gu Qing handed the storage bag to Han Li.

When Han Li first joined the sect, he received a Foundation Establishment Pill. Later, when he visited Gu Qing, Hong Fu gave him another Foundation Establishment Pill.

Han Li must have consumed one of the Foundation Establishment Pills, which is why his cultivation level rose from the eleventh level of Qi Refining to the thirteenth level.

Therefore, Han Li should still have a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Han Li was stunned when he received the storage bag. He did have a Foundation Establishment Pill, but he also really needed one.

So Han Li said somewhat reluctantly, "Master, I haven't successfully established my foundation yet, what do you think?"

As Han Li spoke, he handed the storage bag back without even looking at what was inside, clearly intending to keep the Foundation Establishment Pill in his possession.

Chen Qiaotian wasn't stupid; he saw through the master and apprentice's attempt to refuse, so he said, "Please, for the sake of the Chen family!"

As she spoke, Chen Qiaotian handed over another storage bag. At this moment, Chen Qiaoqian's beautiful eyes furrowed slightly, feeling that Gu Qing was being somewhat greedy.

Gu Qing took the storage bag and glanced at it. The Chen family was really generous this time, giving him another ten mid-grade spirit stones and a top-grade magic artifact.

This is worth far more than the Foundation Establishment Pill. Clearly, the Chen family really wants to redeem this Foundation Establishment Pill.

Seeing the other party's sincerity, Gu Qing couldn't refuse any longer, so he took out a Foundation Establishment Pill from his storage bag and said, "I have quite a few Foundation Establishment Pills, but I don't know if this is yours."

Chen Qiaoqian took the bottle and examined it. Finally, she nodded to Chen Qiaotian, who breathed a sigh of relief and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Martial Uncle."

Gu Qing nodded, chatted with the two for a few minutes, and then the Chen siblings took their leave.

Gu Qing then looked at Han Li beside him and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Han Li really wanted to ask, "Master, you still haven't told me if you've mastered some secret technique to accelerate the ripening of spiritual herbs, or if you've also realized that I've mastered the same method, which is why you took me as your disciple."

Of course, this was just something Han Li thought in his mind; how could he possibly say it out loud?

"Disciple is alright now, I'll take my leave and won't disturb Master's cultivation any longer." Han Li bowed and withdrew.

Watching Han Li's departing figure, Gu Qing couldn't help but start plotting in his mind. Perhaps he could leave Huangfeng Valley through Han Li.

However, it is clear that Han Li cannot do much with his current Qi Refining stage cultivation level; he will only be of some use after he reaches Foundation Establishment.

"Perhaps I can reveal some information to this kid after Han Li reaches Foundation Establishment," Gu Qing thought to himself, but before that, he should improve his own cultivation as soon as possible.

"I wonder if Uncle Lei's batch of pills has been successfully refined yet, and that old man Li Huayuan, I asked him to help me with the Great Evolution Technique, but he still hasn't delivered it." Gu Qing wanted to try using pills from a Core Formation cultivator to see if his cultivation speed would be faster.

With this in mind, Gu Qing wasted no time. He quickly prepared the spiritual herbs in his hand and gathered some medicinal materials from the herb field before heading to find Lei Wanhe.

Lei Wanhe's cave dwelling is located in the heart of the Taiyue Mountains, in one of the places with the most abundant spiritual energy, and it is not far from Gu Qing's courtyard.

In less than half a day, Gu Qing arrived at Lei Wanhe's cave. He saw that the surrounding area was full of bamboo forest, rich in spiritual energy, and sheltered by an array.

This environment was far better than Gu Qing's courtyard. Gu Qing wandered around outside for a while, and then sent a talisman into the formation.

In Huangfeng Valley, probably only Sect Leader Zhong and Gu Qing, both Foundation Establishment cultivators, would dare to approach Lei Wanhe so directly.

Not long after the sound transmission talisman was sent inside, Lei Wanhe's voice came from inside the cave: "Boy, come in."

Without hesitation, Gu Qing flew into the formation when he saw an opening. Once inside the cave, he saw Lei Wanhe sitting in front of a pill furnace with his hair all messy.

The entire cave was filled with the smell of medicinal pills.

Gu Qing couldn't help but feel a little disdainful of Lei Wanhe, who had been refining pills for two years.

"Young man, what brings you to my place? Hmm! You've reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Has your progress in ripening spiritual herbs improved?" Lei Wanhe asked.