Man is in the heavens, parasitic on the way

"Alright then, I'll return to Heavenly Spirit City first. I won't participate in the matters here." Inside the Immortal Vine, Fang Ming chuckled inwardly.

He naturally knew what the Old Devil was planning.

But that Bottle Spirit had already been obtained by him, so the Old Devil was destined to gain nothing.

A flash of light on the teleportation formation, and a pale golden mirror disappeared.

Looking at the now calm teleportation formation, Han Li's avatar had deep eyes and murmured, "The Immortal Vine's strength is indeed formidable. I'm afraid even if the Mother of the Silverfish and that True Immortal joined forces, they wouldn't be its opponent!"

He had originally thought that even if the Immortal Vine's strength surpassed his own, it shouldn't be by too much.

But now it seemed that the Immortal Vine's strength was likely to exceed his by a significant amount.

"Whether one grasps the power of laws is the key!" Han Li sighed.

Having reached this level of cultivation, he already understood that comprehending the laws of the Heavenly Dao was the focus of future cultivation.

After a while, he rearranged defensive formations around the teleportation formation.

Subsequently, a flash of golden light, and this avatar swept across the sky, disappearing from sight.

On the other side, after passing through several teleportation formations arranged by the Old Devil, Fang Ming quietly returned to the Medicine Garden in Heavenly Spirit City.

He had only been in the Medicine Garden for less than a quarter of an hour when Nangong Wan's avatar appeared within the Medicine Garden.

As soon as Nangong Wan appeared, she directly asked, "Fellow Daoist Teng, how is the situation in the Barbarian Wastelands?"

"Fellow Daoist Nangong, rest assured. Brother Han is unharmed. There are still some matters in the Barbarian Wastelands that he needs to resolve. He will return in a few days," Fang Ming said.

Hearing this, Nangong Wan felt greatly relieved. Looking at the Immortal Vine, which was exactly the same as before, she asked with considerable curiosity, "Fellow Daoist Teng, I wonder how the battle specifically went? Have that fierce insect and the evil immortal been eliminated?"

Fang Ming's voice was calm as he said indifferently, "With Brother Han and my strength, we naturally eliminated them easily."

"That's excellent then." Nangong Wan was completely relieved, and then said, "Since that is the case, I shall not disturb Fellow Daoist Teng any longer."

After Nangong Wan left, Fang Ming's mind became fully immersed in comprehending the Heaven Stealing Bottle.

Although the Heaven Stealing Bottle was a replica, it was still refined by the Nine Yuan Temple in the Immortal Realm and was quite profound.

To fully comprehend it, it would still require some Time.

Just like this, Time flowed by. Three years later, Han Li finally reappeared in Heavenly Spirit City.

Heavenly Spirit City, Han Li's expression was not very good.

He had searched the Barbarian Wastelands for three years, but found nothing.

He had dug three feet deep in every place the Mother of the Silverfish had appeared, yet still gained nothing.

It was only when he finally found a hidden spatial crack that Han Li realized the Bottle Spirit had already been obtained by the Immortal Vine Spirit ahead of him.

That Immortal Vine had long since dealt with its opponent, and immediately after, it found that spatial crack and retrieved the Bottle Spirit that the Mother of the Silverfish had hidden.

Although helpless, Han Li could only accept this fact.

"I can only find a way to trade the Bottle Spirit back from the Immortal Vine." As soon as he thought of this matter, Han Li felt his temples throb.

Without even thinking, given the Immortal Vine Spirit's shrewdness, getting the Bottle Spirit back would definitely involve a lot of back-and-forth, and he would inevitably have to pay a heavy price.

In the Spirit Emperor's palace, Nangong Wan looked at the somewhat gloomy-faced Han Li and asked, "Husband, what's wrong? Did the battle in the Barbarian Wastelands leave any lingering troubles?"

"Wan'er, don't worry. The battle in the Barbarian Wastelands left no lingering troubles." Looking at Nangong Wan's worried expression, Han Li forced a smile, "Your Husband will resolve this matter. Wan'er, cultivate with peace of mind. Reaching Great Ascension as soon as possible is what's important."

Han Li encouraged, "Your Husband is still thinking of ascending to the Immortal Realm together with Wan'er and becoming a true pair of immortal companions."

After spending some affectionate Time with Nangong Wan, Han Li separated an avatar and came to the Medicine Garden in the center of Heavenly Spirit City.

"Brother Teng, are you well?" Han Li looked at the Immortal Vine, which seemed as if it had never moved, and said, "Perhaps our guess was wrong. That Mother of the Silverfish didn't obtain the Little Green Bottle's Bottle Spirit. I've almost turned the Barbarian Wastelands upside down, but haven't found the slightest trace of it!"

Although he had already concluded that Fang Ming had obtained the Bottle Spirit, sometimes things couldn't be said too directly, as that could easily offend people.

Inside the Immortal Vine's inner world, Fang Ming chuckled softly. When the Old Devil finally discovered that the Bottle Spirit had been obtained by him first, his expression must have been very amusing.

"Brother Han, things are indeed different from what we speculated." Inside the Immortal Vine, Fang Ming's calm voice transmitted out.

"This is bad!" Han Li's heart sank, and he thought inwardly, "Could it be that the Immortal Vine intends to hide the Little Green Bottle's Bottle Spirit? If so, things will be difficult."

As soon as this thought arose, Fang Ming's voice continued to sound, "That green bottle's Bottle Spirit was actually obtained by that True Immortal. I only discovered this after I returned."

As soon as these words came out, Han Li immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the Immortal Vine stated that the Bottle Spirit had been obtained by itself, it meant that there was still room for negotiation.

"So that's how it is. No wonder I couldn't find the whereabouts of the Bottle Spirit!" Han Li showed an expression of sudden realization.

At this point, whether the Immortal Vine had gotten there first and secretly taken the Bottle Spirit hidden by the Mother of the Silverfish was no longer important.

There was no need to cause unpleasantness over such a matter.

What was important was to find a way to retrieve the Bottle Spirit from the Immortal Vine's hands.

"Brother Han, please take a look. Is that Bottle Spirit this appearance?" At this moment, the Immortal Vine's words sounded again.

Then a golden light flashed, and a light screen appeared before Han Li.

On the light screen, a bottle appeared that was consistent in appearance with the Little Green Bottle, but its entire body was pale yellow.

A slightly transparent bottle appeared.

Han Li carefully concentrated and observed for a while before finally nodding and saying, "This should be the Bottle Spirit of my Little Green Bottle!"

"It's a good thing it wasn't obtained by someone else first, otherwise that would have been troublesome." Han Li said, showing an expression of relief.

Inside the Immortal Vine's inner world, Fang Ming rolled his eyes. This Old Devil's acting was really impressive, showing no trace of pretense at all, as if he was genuinely feeling relieved.

Fang Ming didn't continue along the Old Devil's topic, but instead said, "Brother Han, please take a look. This is an artifact I found on that True Immortal."

As his voice fell, space rippled, a cyan-green halo flashed, and a cyan-green bottle appeared.

Seeing this bottle, Han Li's expression slightly changed. This cyan-green small bottle was almost identical to his Little Green Bottle, except for being slightly larger!

A golden light flashed in his eyes, and his spiritual eyes opened. After carefully observing for a while, Han Li said in a deep voice, "This is a replica of the Little Green Bottle?"

"It is indeed a replica of Brother Han's Little Green Bottle," Fang Ming admitted frankly, saying, "It's just that its effect is far inferior to Brother Han's Little Green Bottle."

"It's still quite extraordinary." Han Li recalled how that True Immortal had used this bottle earlier and recovered from injuries in just a few breaths' Time. "Regardless, this is a valuable treasure!"

"For other cultivators, it is indeed a valuable treasure, but for me, its effect is dispensable," Fang Ming's voice was calm as he said indifferently, "It's far inferior to the profoundness of the bottle itself."

Hearing this, Han Li's heart slightly stirred, and he asked, "I wonder what kind of profoundness Brother Teng has comprehended from this bottle?"

"This bottle itself is not a particularly clever replica and doesn't possess too many profound aspects. It's not a complete system, so it's difficult to gain much from it," Fang Ming said.

In the past three years, he had basically fully grasped the profoundness of this Heaven Stealing Bottle. In front of him, there were no secrets to this Heaven Stealing Bottle.

As for that Bottle Spirit, Fang Ming gave up after a brief study.

He was completely unable to comprehend any profoundness from it.

Moreover, that was an intelligent existence after all. Although the other party didn't seem to mind much, he couldn't go too far.