Back on Earth, I am the only cultivator.

Without delay, he immediately grabbed a piece of paper from his study.

With a slight surge of magical power, words appeared on the paper.

"Heavenly Sunflower, Earth Core Vine, Century-old Wild Ginseng..."

Wu Fan glanced at them briefly. These medicinal herbs were nothing more than roadside weeds in the cultivation world, but on Earth today, they were mostly rare herbs growing deep in the mountains and forests.

It would be too time-consuming for him to search the entire mountainside himself; entrusting it to a worldly and wealthy family like the Li family would undoubtedly be the most effortless choice.

He took out his phone and dialed Li Tiancheng's number.

"Senior! What are your orders? I, Li, am ready to serve you at any time!"

"Come to Cloud Peak Villa; I have something for you to do."

Wu Fan said calmly.

"Yes! Yes! I'll be right there. I'll be there in five minutes, no, within three minutes!"

Li Tiancheng dared not delay. After hanging up the phone, he didn't even have time to change his clothes before rushing to Yunding Mountain Villa.

Three minutes later.

Li Tiancheng stood in front of the courtyard of Villa No. 1, his forehead covered in sweat.

As soon as he stepped into the area covered by the array, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

The gentle and pure spiritual energy entering his body instantly made his tired body feel lighter, and he felt several years younger.

"This is simply paradise."

Li Tiancheng was secretly alarmed and felt even more awe of Wu Fan's methods.

He wiped the sweat from his brow, cautiously entered the hall, and saw Wu Fan sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed, resting. He immediately knelt down on the ground.

"Greetings, senior! May I ask what your instructions are?"

Wu Fan opened his eyes, flicked his finger, and the paper filled with the names of medicinal herbs floated lightly into Li Tiancheng's hands.

"Collect all the medicinal herbs listed here, the older the better."

Wu Fan's voice was devoid of emotion, yet it carried an undeniable air of authority.

"I don't want to wait too long for this."

Li Tiancheng held the paper in both hands and looked closely. He saw that it listed more than a dozen strange medicinal herbs that he had never heard of before.

But without the slightest hesitation, he immediately and firmly stated:

"Don't worry, senior!"

"The Li family will certainly do everything in its power, even if it means going bankrupt and digging three feet into the ground, to deliver these medicinal herbs to His Excellency intact in the shortest possible time!"

Get up.

Wu Fan waved his hand.

Li Tiancheng felt as if he had been granted a pardon and respectfully withdrew from the villa.

……

three days later.

A black Rolls-Royce slowly drove into the Cloud Top Resort.

The car door opened, and Li Jing, with her stylish short hair, stepped out.

Today she wore a crisp white sweatshirt paired with slim-fit jeans, showcasing her youthful energy, especially her slightly exaggerated full chest, which rose and fell gently with her steps.

In his hand, he carefully carried an exquisite wooden box that exuded a faint sandalwood scent.

"Phew... The spiritual energy here is so rich again. I really don't know how Senior Wu Fan managed to do that."

Li Jing muttered to herself, her bright, expressive eyes filled with amazement.

She took a deep breath and stepped into the villa's hall.

Wu Fan wasn't on the sofa in the living room. Only the silver-haired, red-eyed little girl that Wu Fan had brought back a few days ago was there, barefoot, holding a bottle of iced cola bigger than her face, happily slurping it down.

Li Jing paused slightly, looking at the delicate little girl who seemed like a porcelain doll but whose feet barely touched the ground, and couldn't help but mutter to herself:

"Is this hair dyed?"

"Her eyes are red too. Where did Mr. Wu abduct this little girl from?"

"Could it be that Mr. Wu, who appears so cold on the surface, actually has some... strange and unusual hobbies in private?"

Xiaoya suddenly spat out a mouthful of cola.

Then he glanced at Li Jing with a disdainful look.

Li Jing felt uneasy under the little girl's gaze, gave a dry laugh, and squatted down to try and make amends:

"Little sister, what's your name? I have some candy here."

Xiaoya sighed, took another sip of cola, and said:

"Big sister, what kind of filthy, disgusting stuff is going on in your head?"

"ah?!"

Li Jing blushed and retorted:

"What are you saying?! I don't understand!"

Xiaoya rolled her eyes and pouted.

Before they knew it, Wu Fan appeared in front of them.

He glanced at Xiaoya, his gaze carrying a strong warning.

Xiaoya shrank back and sullenly returned to the back of the sofa.

Li Jing wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, quickly gathered her chaotic thoughts, and her expression became extremely serious.

"Senior Wu Fan."

"The Li family has used all their connections to collect the other auxiliary medicines on the list, and they expect to gather most of them in the next few days."

But... there was one crucial ingredient, the century-old 'Nine-Leaf Heavenly Lotus,' that encountered a problem.

Wu Fan remained expressionless: "Speak."

Li Jing gritted her teeth and said with some frustration:

"That century-old nine-leafed lotus has now fallen into the hands of 'Yangshengtang,' a top-tier pharmaceutical company in the provincial capital."

My elder brother, Li Wen, personally led a group to negotiate with Yangshengtang, even offering five times the market price.

"And the result?"

"The health center wouldn't even let us in through the main gate."

Li Jing clenched her small fists, a flash of anger crossing her eyes.

"Their attitude was extremely arrogant. The young master of Yangshengtang even said that the Li family of Mencheng was nothing but a country bumpkin and that they were not worthy of coveting their Yangshengtang's prized possession."

The elder brother tried to force his way in, but discovered that several extremely terrifying martial arts auras had suddenly appeared inside the health center. Even Ma Wu, whom the elder brother had brought, was injured on the spot.

Seeing that Wu Fan did not react, the Li family continued:

"Although Yangshengtang itself is just a pharmaceutical conglomerate, they just announced the day before yesterday that they have formed a marriage alliance with the Lu family, a top-tier martial arts family in the provincial capital."

"The Lu family is a behemoth with several peak Heaven-level experts, and there are even rumors that a Grandmaster is in charge of them."

"With the Earth's environment changing drastically, the Lu family's strength seems to have increased several times overnight, and their attitude is more arrogant than ever before."

"Yangshengtang, relying on the Lu family's backing, doesn't take our Li family seriously at all."

"The Lu family."

Just then, Wu Fan uttered a sentence indifferently, a faint, cold smile curling at the corner of his lips.

On this star, so-called martial arts families are no different from ants in his eyes.

"When you go back this time, you will go with Li Wen to make contact with Yangshengtang again."

"We can lower our stance a bit and treat it as their last chance to live."

Li Jing was slightly taken aback:

"What if...they still don't know what's good for them?"

Wu Fan turned his head and looked out the window toward the provincial capital.

"If you don't know what's good for you, then I won't mind going to the provincial capital myself."

"I may not want the Nine-Leaf Heavenly Lotus, but you cannot refuse to give it to me."

Feeling Wu Fan's domineering aura, Li Jing's heart raced, and she felt a surge of heat throughout her body.

Barely suppressing her inner turmoil, Li Jing respectfully bowed and said:

"Yes, Senior Wu Fan, Li Jing understands!"