In the distance, Xuan Hu approached, carrying three fiery red giant eggs in his arms.
Ye Lin took out the other Flame Python's gall bladder and placed it into his space ring, then handed the two demonic cores to Xuan Hu.
Looking at the two demonic cores in front of him, Xuan Hu was stunned; he had originally thought Ye Lin would take them all, never expecting Ye Lin to leave him the most precious items.
"This... you don't need them?"
Xuan Hu put the three giant eggs into his space ring and couldn't help but ask.
The demonic cores of a Core Formation Stage Middle Stage and a Golden Core Peak beast combined were worth a dozen or twenty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
This was a huge fortune.
"No need, I've already taken the gall bladder; these are yours."
Ye Lin finished speaking and placed the demonic cores in Xuan Hu's hand.
Looking at the demonic cores in his hand, Xuan Hu's heart stirred, as if something had been touched within him.
He was an orphan; from a young age, he had always lived alone, and when he was small, he learned to steal for food.
If he was caught, he would inevitably be beaten and scolded.
When he grew up, a powerful cultivator from Nameless Mountain passing by discovered he had the potential for Cultivation and possessed a Medium Grade Spiritual Root, so he was brought to Nameless Mountain by the powerful cultivator and placed in the Outer Sect.
After simply instructing him that he was now a Disciple of Nameless Mountain, the powerful cultivator left alone.
From the moment he stepped into the Cultivation world until now, he had met many people, and without exception, these people would stop at nothing for resources.
When he was still in the Qi Training Stage, he would kill for a single Low-Grade Spirit Stone, and it had been like that ever since.
From then on, his personality became that of the person he most detested.
When he had asked Ye Lin to handle the corpses earlier, he had implicitly given both Flame Python corpses to Ye Lin.
Because of his own misjudgment, Ye Lin had to endure a blow from the Golden Core Peak Flame Python; although Ye Lin appeared fine on the surface, he must have suffered internal injuries.
This was a form of compensation.
But he never expected that Ye Lin would still leave some for him.
"What's wrong? Senior Brother Xuan, shouldn't we go now?"
Ye Lin looked at Xuan Hu, who was standing still in a daze, feeling a little confused.
"Ah? Oh, okay, let's go, let's go."
Hearing this, Xuan Hu came back to his senses and said with a smile.
Then, the two of them rode the wind and flew into the distance.
Not long after the two left, a middle-aged man in a purple robe stood still, looking down at Flame Mountain below.
"Flame Python, oh Flame Python, in the end, you couldn't wait to Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage; this is your fate."
The middle-aged man smiled and shook his head, then waved his hand, and two more Flame Pythons appeared above the original Flame Mountain, and these two Flame Pythons were indeed Golden Core Peak Flame Pythons.
"You are deeply sinful; remain here on Flame Mountain. Within ten years, you are not permitted to leave Flame Mountain. After ten years, you may move freely."
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, the two Golden Core Peak Flame Pythons below nodded obediently, like children.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man stroked his beard contentedly and then disappeared.
"Junior Brother, wait for me here. I'll go collect the mission reward now."
On a white, jade-like staircase, Xuan Hu instructed Ye Lin, who was in front of him, and then lifted his foot to walk towards a hall nearby.
After Xuan Hu left, Ye Lin turned to look around.
In front of him was a grand hall built in mid-air, and beneath his feet was a platform made of a special kind of jade.
Clouds occasionally floated by, making the surroundings appear beautiful and magnificent.
"Hey, you over there, don't just stand there stunned. I'm calling you. Come help me with something."
Just as Ye Lin was surveying his surroundings, a voice came from behind him, pulling him back to reality.
Ye Lin turned his head and saw a woman dressed in a green shirt with long hair draped over her shoulders standing under a wutong tree in the distance.
The woman's eyes were exceptionally lively, and her small, round face made her look very cute.
"What do you need help with?" Ye Lin walked forward and asked the woman in front of him softly.
"You help me hold this rope. I'm going down to get something. Remember, you must hold it tight. When I say 'pull,' just pull it up."
The woman handed Ye Lin a long green rope and instructed him word by word.
It was then that Ye Lin noticed a well beside the woman. The well's surroundings were made of special materials, like a Formation, appearing mysterious and unfathomable.
At this moment, the woman in front of him tied one end of the rope around her waist and then jumped into the deep well. Ye Lin grabbed the rope tightly.
"Remember to hold on tight, never let go. There's a special space in this well, and it's suppressed by a Formation. Inside, I can't use my Spiritual Qi."
"If you let go, I might never be able to come up."
At this moment, the woman's voice came from the bottom of the well. Only then did Ye Lin put away his casual attitude and exert a slight force with his right hand.
A while later, Xuan Hu came out with the reward, looking at Ye Lin, who was standing by the well, with a puzzled expression.
"What are you doing here?"
Xuan Hu looked at the rope in Ye Lin's hand and pondered slightly.
"I know, this is your share. Take it. I have something to do, so I'll be leaving first."
Xuan Hu handed the resources in his hand to Ye Lin, then leaped down and flew downwards.
Ye Lin put away the resources in his hand and leaned over to look into the well.
The well was pitch black, seemingly bottomless, and within it, strange energy fluctuations emanated, which felt quite unpleasant.
"Okay, pull me up."
At this moment, the woman's voice came from the bottom of the well. Ye Lin began to exert force with his right hand, and a minute later, the woman climbed out of the well, holding two gourds, one large and one small.
"Alright, thank you. My name is Meng Yiran. May I ask your name?"
Meng Yiran looked at Ye Lin, tidying her clothes as she spoke.
"Ye Lin."
"Ye Lin, 'leaf in the forest.' A good name. Thank you very much this time."
"If that girl Zhi Ruo wasn't away, I wouldn't have needed you."
"As a token of my gratitude, this is your reward."
After speaking, Meng Yiran handed the small gourd in her hand to Ye Lin, who reached out and took it.
"What is this...?"
Ye Lin looked at the gourd in his hand and slowly opened its mouth.
Immediately, an extremely rich aroma of wine wafted out. Just a single whiff made Ye Lin's spirits lift, and the circulation speed of his Spiritual Qi throughout his body became smoother.
This made his eyes narrow slightly. Good stuff.
"This is wutong brew. Drinking this wine can increase your Cultivation speed and purify your Spiritual Qi, which is very beneficial for Cultivation."
"Just this much in your hand is worth ten Mid-Grade Spirit Stones. If I didn't see your kind heart helping me, I wouldn't have given it to you."
Meng Yiran said haughtily, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Thank you, young lady."
Hearing this, Ye Lin was surprised. He didn't expect such a small gourd of wine to be so expensive.
"Looking at your attire, you must be an Outer Sect Disciple who just joined not long ago, right?"
At this moment, Meng Yiran circled around Ye Lin, looking him up and down.
"Yes, I just joined a few days ago."
"Not bad. Core Formation Stage Middle Stage cultivation, full and flawless aura. Very good, very good."
"I'll be friends with you."
Meng Yiran stood beside Ye Lin and patted his shoulder.
This left Ye Lin bewildered.
This girl is quite familiar.
"I'll come find you to play when I have time in the future. Come find me to play if you're bored too."
After Meng Yiran finished speaking, she ran off into the distance, hugging the gourd in her hand.
"Remember, I'm always here. If you're bored, come find me to play. I'm always quite bored too."
Meng Yiran's voice came from afar.
Watching Meng Yiran's figure disappear, Ye Lin weighed the gourd in his hand a few times, smiling and shaking his head.