An Immortal?

Senior Li's cat isn't a cat, but a tiger?

A White Tiger?

"Indeed, this is a White Tiger, and its bloodline is extremely rich... incredibly rare across the entire Profound Heaven Realm!"

Huo Ling'er spoke with certainty. Though she dared not use the Eye of Blazing Fire, her eyesight was still exceptional.

"...Also, that senior used to start the fire... it seems to be... Mystic Fire Wood." Her expression was extremely complicated.

Mystic Fire Wood, even within the Fire Kingdom Royal Family, was an exceedingly precious resource!

Mystic Fire Wood itself was excellent material for artifact forging, and the flames it produced when burned were something fire-attribute cultivators could only dream of obtaining.

But here, this senior actually used it just to cook food for his pet...

What kind of existence was this...

As she thought this, she suddenly blinked rapidly, and more tears streamed down her face. The backlash from rashly observing this senior's courtyard was too severe.

She had no idea how long she would keep crying.

Hearing this, the others were even more shaken.

Raising a rare-blooded White Tiger as a cat?

Using Mystic Fire Wood to cook food for a pet?

In this world, only Senior Li had such boldness!

But then, Yu Qishui felt somewhat relieved. He knew that in this senior's small courtyard, there was probably not a single living being that was ordinary...

Li Fan paid them no mind. Calmly, he extinguished the fire and set a bowl of cooked cat food aside to cool.

Carrot braised meat—the meat was from prey he'd hunted in the mountains, the carrots he'd grown himself... Li Fan was quite satisfied.

"It's a bit hot. Let it cool before eating."

Li Fan held the cat in one arm and the bowl in the other, blowing on it. Only when the food was warm did he let Little White start eating.

Bai Xiaoqing couldn't hold back any longer. She immediately devoured it!

Wow, this is too delicious! What kind of divine food is this...

Watching Little White enjoy the meal with such relish, Li Fan smiled, then stood up and looked toward the others.

Why was that beauty still teary-eyed...

Last time, Mu Qianning and the others had come looking for a gemstone, and he had refused them. Now they were here again—could they be asking for something similar?

Yu Qishui stood up, his face showing some nervousness and tension. "Senior Li, this is Miss Huo Ling'er. She came to visit you to tell you some news..."

Some news?

Li Fan's teeth ached. He really didn't want to get too entangled with these cultivators.

Besides, these people seemed obsessed with gemstones. The news they brought was probably about that kind of thing too.

These cultivators were too worldly, weren't they?

He shook his head. "No need to say it."

No need to say it?

Everyone was stunned.

"All things are but illusions."

Li Fan said, "If you are seduced by empty things, you will sink deep into them and lose yourself. Only by seeing through flowers in a mirror and the reflection of the moon in water can you attain true freedom."

This was his advice.

After years of cultivating his mind and body in Small Mountain Village, he truly had no attachment to such external possessions. Raising a cat and painting a little every day was already a rare peace.

But upon hearing this, Yu Qishui and the others all showed expressions of sudden realization!

"I understand now! Senior Li already knew about the Evil God's descent!"

"Even the Evil God's descent is just an illusion in Senior Li's eyes—he doesn't take it seriously at all!"

"Could it be that in Senior Li's chess game, the Evil God isn't even qualified to play?"

They were all in awe.

Huo Ling'er's beautiful eyes widened as well.

Not even taking the Evil God seriously? Could it be... that the person before her had touched upon the Immortal Path?

If it had been before, she would never have believed it!

But now, she was utterly convinced.

Was she facing an immortal?

That would be too terrifying.

Impossible!

She forcibly convinced herself otherwise.

In the Profound Heaven Realm, the most recent ascendant to immortality was Supreme Beichen, a thousand years ago!

After achieving immortality, almost everyone ascends.

Who would remain in the Profound Heaven Realm? Impossible!

At this moment, seeing Huo Ling'er still teary-eyed, Li Fan couldn't bear it. He took out a handkerchief and handed it to her, saying, "Wipe your face."

Huo Ling'er was startled.

She looked at Li Fan and met his eyes. She clearly felt that this senior before her had a gaze as vast and gentle as the ocean, as deep and merciful as the starry sky...

But she quickly lowered her head, took the handkerchief, and said, "Thank you, Senior."

She gently dabbed at her eyes.

Hmm?

The next moment, she froze completely.

In an instant, the aftereffects of peering into Li Fan's courtyard vanished from her eyes.

Moreover, a warmth surged within her pupils.

Extremely comfortable!

At the bottom of her eyes, two faint red flames suddenly blazed stronger and transformed into orange!

"From the Eye of Blazing Fire to the Eye of Mystic Fire..."

"In just a single moment?"

She was utterly stunned.

She knew that this eye technique was an unspoken secret of the Fire Kingdom Royal Family—extraordinary, yet incredibly difficult to cultivate.

Even her own Imperial Father, a great figure who ruled the entire Fire Kingdom, had only trained to the Eye of Mystic Fire!

But in this one moment, she had crossed that threshold... and reached the peak of the Eye of Mystic Fire?

She glanced at the handkerchief in her hand.

Heavens, what kind of treasure was this?

How incredible was this senior? Such a treasure, and he used it as nothing more than a handkerchief?

If her Imperial Father knew, he would probably trade the entire Fire Kingdom for it!

But to a senior like this, the Fire Kingdom was probably no more than a blade of grass by the roadside.

She stood up, took a deep breath, and said, "Thank you, Senior!"

At the same time, she held the handkerchief with both hands and respectfully offered it back to Li Fan.

Li Fan casually took it back and said, "No need for thanks."

At that moment, a bold thought flashed through Huo Ling'er's mind.

If she could stay by this senior's side, what an incredible fortune that would be?

In this life, she could surely achieve Mahayana, and even the Unity realm might not be out of reach...

Thinking of her mother's great revenge, of the enemy still thriving in the clan... hatred surged in her heart!

For revenge, for her future!

She mustered her courage and gritted her teeth, saying, "Senior Li... Ling'er wishes to become your disciple... Is that... is that possible?"

She was extremely nervous and anxious.

Yu Qishui and the others were somewhat stunned.

The Fire Kingdom Princess, directly seeking apprenticeship?

But thinking about it, it made sense. Facing a being like Senior Li, what was the Fire Kingdom?

Li Fan frowned slightly.

Apprenticeship?

This girl wouldn't give up until she saw the coffin.

Calling it apprenticeship, wasn't it just wanting to stay by his side and have him find gems for her?

"What you want, I cannot give."

"Please, go."

Li Fan issued his dismissal!

Huo Ling'er's face changed drastically!

Everyone's face changed drastically!

They all heard the anger in Li Fan's words!