A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

"Senior Brother Han, you're here again. You're always the most enthusiastic when Senior Brother Wu lectures on the Five Elements magic."

This ordinary-looking, dark-skinned young man is none other than Han Li, the protagonist of the original novel!

Han Li had been in Huangfeng Valley for a year now, and his cultivation had reached the tenth level of Qi Refining.

Han Li's aptitude is four spiritual roots, which makes his comprehension of spells relatively poor. Fortunately, he has a good attitude and is very proactive. He attends every time Senior Brother Wu gives a lecture on spells and listens very attentively.

After Lin He joined the sect, he was very active. Whenever he had free time, he would attend lectures. Over time, he became acquainted with Han Li. However, because of his past experiences and the mysterious bottle, Han Li was very wary of others, so the two were just ordinary fellow disciples.

As expected, Han Li only smiled politely upon hearing this, without showing any particular familiarity, which did not surprise Lin He.

This Senior Brother Wu, whose aptitude was not high, had long given up hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. He was already quite satisfied to have two loyal listeners at the moment, and was in high spirits, speaking eloquently for a long time.

Senior Brother Wu spoke until his throat was dry, then he stopped. Han Li, having gained much from the conversation, was about to return when Lin He suddenly spoke up.

"Senior Brother Han, we entered the sect a little late. If we had entered earlier, we could have made it to the last sect conference."

The so-called sect conference is held every ten years, and only disciples who perform exceptionally well at the conference can have the opportunity to take the Foundation Establishment Pill.

There are at least several thousand disciples in the entire Yellow Maple Valley, but only a few hundred are qualified to take the Foundation Establishment Pill. Among these hundreds, only twenty or thirty people successfully establish their foundation after taking the Foundation Establishment Pill, which shows how difficult it is to establish a foundation.

When Han Li first joined the sect a year ago, the sect conference had just ended. To obtain this Foundation Establishment Pill, he would have to wait another ten years. According to Lin He, it was a bit of a pity. However, Han Li shook his head and said...

"Unlike Junior Brother Lin, who has dual spiritual roots, with my aptitude and cultivation, I would be at the bottom even if I participated in the sect conference, and it would be impossible for me to qualify to take the Foundation Establishment Pill."

Han Li, however, was quite clear-headed and didn't seem to care. Lin He, on the other hand, suddenly wore a strange expression and said...

"Senior Brother Han, you're quite optimistic. Although we missed the opportunity of the sect conference, we're not without a chance to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills."

"Um?"

Han Li frowned upon hearing this, seemingly sensing something. He gave Lin He a deep look and suddenly said,

"Junior Brother Lin, you must have something to say to me since you suddenly brought this up. I don't like beating around the bush, so please just say what you have to say."

"Alright, Senior Brother Han is indeed straightforward. Then I'll be frank," Lin He said directly. "With Senior Brother Han's four spiritual roots, even if he gets a Foundation Establishment Pill, it probably won't be easy for him to establish his foundation."

Han Li frowned upon hearing this, but did not interrupt, knowing that the other party would definitely have more to say.

"I obtained information by chance that there was a place where I might be able to obtain two or even more Foundation Establishment Pills, but..."

Upon hearing this news, Han Li was quite tempted. In fact, he had planned to inquire about the pill formula as soon as he entered the sect. The reason he hadn't taken action yet was because the matter of him entering the sect with the Ascension Token had caused quite a stir and attracted a lot of attention. However, Han Li didn't want to attract attention because of the mysterious little bottle.

Han Li originally planned to wait another year until people had completely forgotten about the matter before taking action, so that he would not attract attention. However, he did not expect to hear about the Foundation Establishment Pill from Lin He. How could he not be excited?

But Lin He was too cunning. He shut up immediately after saying a couple of words, looking at him with a knowing smile.

Han Li was no longer the ignorant child he once was, and of course he understood what the other party meant, so he spoke directly.

"Junior Brother Lin's information is also very important to me. As you said, if I can get two Foundation Establishment Pills, my chances of establishing my foundation will increase a lot. Junior Brother Lin, just tell me what you want."

"Junior Brother's cultivation has been stuck at the peak of the seventh level of Qi Refining, and he has not been able to break through. If Senior Brother Han has any pills to improve his cultivation, please give me five bottles so that I can break through the bottleneck and advance to the eighth level."

"Five bottles?"

Han Li laughed in exasperation upon hearing this, "I don't have that many pills on me. Do you think I own a pharmacy?"

"Hehe, is that so? Then there's nothing to talk about." Lin He chuckled and made a move to leave.

"Junior Brother Lin, wait!"

Han Li had finally obtained information about the Foundation Establishment Pill, so how could he possibly give up now? He could get as many Yellow Dragon Pills and Golden Marrow Pills as he wanted with time, so he didn't feel any pain in spending the money. In comparison, the information about the Foundation Establishment Pill was related to his path to immortality, so it goes without saying which was more important.

The reason he was so angry was simply because he didn't want to be overcharged or extorted, and he also didn't want to reveal his wealth.

Thinking of this, Han Li stopped Lin He and said solemnly, "I only have five bottles of pills in total. I am naturally reluctant to take them all at once, but... but for the sake of the Foundation Establishment Pills, I have no other choice but to give them all to you."

Han Li looked extremely pained, which made Lin He suppress a laugh.

"Keep pretending, keep pretending. You only have five bottles of pills on you? You're kidding me. If I didn't know the plot well, I would have been fooled by your excellent acting skills."

Lin He sneered inwardly, but outwardly echoed, "Senior Brother Han, you have to give to receive. Don't worry, this information of mine is definitely worth the price you pay."

Han Li took out five bottles of pills: three Yellow Dragon Pills and two Golden Marrow Pills. As soon as the bottles were opened, a unique medicinal fragrance wafted out. Lin He felt refreshed just by smelling it.

After confirming the authenticity, Han Li remained cautious and only gave out two bottles of pills. He would obviously wait for Lin He to provide information before giving out the remaining three bottles.

"Senior Brother Han, have you ever heard of the Forbidden Ground Trials?"

"Forbidden Zone Trials?"

Han Li looked bewildered. Lin He had tricked him out of five bottles of pills by using this well-known information. He patiently explained the situation to him. After listening, Han Li handed the remaining three bottles of pills to Lin He with a gloomy expression, and then left alone, looking distracted.

Watching Han Li's departing figure, Lin He was overjoyed and put the five bottles of pills into his storage bag.

"Now that I have the pills, I can try to break through the bottleneck. However, just in case, I should wait until I have saved up three drops of spiritual liquid before heading to the Tianxing Sect Market. After all, if I encounter danger, I will still have a chance to save my life."

With that thought in mind, Lin He began his journey back to his residence, preparing to break through the bottleneck of the seventh floor.