Dividing the Spoils

"Possession!"

Han Li's expression changed drastically. The green light appeared so quickly that he had no time to warn Li Yunfan.

However, Li Yunfan already knew all the storylines and was naturally aware that Senior Brother Lin would attempt to possess someone else's body, so he was extremely vigilant when he reached out.

Just as the green light was about to touch Li Yunfan's face, a flash of spiritual light suddenly appeared on his right hand, and then he grabbed back with lightning speed, actually catching the green light in his hand.

The green light kept flashing in his palm, and seeing that he could not break free, he finally let out a series of pleading cries.

"Junior Brother Li, spare my life! I was also harmed by my enemies and forced into this desperate measure! If you are willing to let me go, I am willing to offer you the last two levels of the Great Evolution Technique!"

The voice went directly into Li Yunfan's mind, but Han Li, who was beside him, did not hear it.

"Senior Brother Lin, I warned you long ago, so why did I end up in this situation?" Li Yunfan said calmly.

"Alas! It's all my fault for trusting my subordinates too much. I never imagined that after following me for so many years, they would still be bribed by that bastard Jin Nantian. Otherwise, how could I have been so easily ambushed and ended up dying from poisoning..."

Senior Brother Lin's voice was full of regret, but he quickly changed his tone and began to tempt Li Yunfan to help him with the benefits of the Great Evolution Technique.

"Junior Brother Li, if you spare my life and help me find a body to possess and be reborn, I will not only pass on the last two levels of the Great Evolution Technique to you, but I can also tell you a great secret about the Great Evolution Technique!"

"Could the secret that Senior Brother Lin mentioned be about increasing the chances of forming a core after cultivating the Great Evolution Technique to a higher level?" Li Yunfan chuckled to himself.

Senior Brother Lin's primordial spirit suddenly fell silent, and after a moment he spoke again, but his voice was filled with shock and disbelief.

"How do you know about this? Even within the Thousand Bamboo Sect, only a select few at the higher levels would know..."

At this point, he suddenly remembered the first time Li Yunfan came to him and proposed trading the Great Evolution Technique, and a sudden realization dawned on him.

"So you knew the secret of the Great Evolution Technique all along. No wonder you came to me that day. Who exactly are you? Not only do you know the secret of the Great Evolution Technique, but you can also guess about my subordinates' betrayal!"

"Hehe, I, Li, have no penchant for explaining things to the dead. Senior Brother Lin, you should just disappear with these questions!"

"No..." Senior Brother Lin cried out in terror, but before he could finish speaking, Li Yunfan exerted force with his palm, completely crushing Senior Brother Lin's primordial spirit, turning it into specks of spiritual light that disappeared into the world.

When Han Li saw this scene, a strange look flashed in his eyes. He originally hated the person who possessed his body, so he naturally wouldn't stop them. However, he was a little curious about what the two of them had talked about.

Although Han Li did not hear the conversation between Li Yunfan and Senior Brother Lin's primordial spirit, Han Li was someone who had truly experienced being possessed. From the moment the other party seized Senior Brother Lin's primordial spirit to the moment it was completely destroyed, there was a brief pause of several breaths in between. He could naturally guess that the two were having a spiritual conversation.

"Rumble..."

Just then, another loud explosion rang out from within the formation. Clearly, the attackers, seeing that their shouts went unanswered, once again manipulated the puppets to attack the formation.

The two of them looked up at the great formation at the same time, and seeing that it remained calm and still without any change, they were finally relieved.

"Brother Han, as you saw, it was the other party who attempted to possess me first, which is why I killed him. It wasn't some disciple from the valley that I wantonly slaughtered!" Li Yunfan said to Han Li with a slight smile.

"Of course!" Han Li said, his eyes gleaming.

Li Yunfan smiled and nodded, then looked at Senior Brother Lin's corpse again. Now that the other party was completely dead, he felt at ease and continued to search his body.

Soon, he found a storage bag in the corpse's arms, and then, right in front of Han Li, he emptied out all the contents of it.

There weren't many things inside. Besides five mid-grade spirit stones and a jade slip, there were only nine bottles of pills left, and these pills were traded by Li Yunfan to the other party.

"It was here after all!"

Upon seeing the jade slip, Li Yunfan's eyes lit up immediately. He grabbed it and, ignoring Han Li's reaction, began to examine its contents.

"It seems he came for that jade slip, otherwise he wouldn't have been so eager upon seeing it..." Han Li's eyes narrowed slightly as he secretly speculated.

Li Yunfan didn't care what Han Li thought. At this moment, he was only excited. After doing so much, he had finally gotten his hands on the last two floors!

In just a short while, he had completely memorized the last two levels of the Great Evolution Technique. Then, pointing to the five mid-grade spirit stones and nine bottles of pills on the ground, he said, "Brother Han, these things are now ownerless. How about we divide them equally?"

"I'll do as Brother Li says!" Han Li frowned inwardly, secretly guessing that the other party was trying to win him over, but he did need a lot of pills to aid his cultivation, so he nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Li Yunfan smiled and immediately began to distribute the pills. At Han Li's prompting, he gave him six bottles of pills that could increase Foundation Establishment cultivation, while he took the remaining three bottles of pills and five spirit stones.

Han Li did not mention the jade slip during this time, as if it did not exist. However, Li Yunfan did not want to miss this rare opportunity.

"Brother Han, there's only one of these jade slips. Don't you want to know what's recorded inside?"

"Since there's only one piece, it naturally belongs to Brother Li." Han Li's eyes flashed slightly, then he smiled and shook his head.

Li Yunfan raised an eyebrow. Since the other party didn't want to know, he might as well tell him directly. He didn't believe that Han Li could maintain such a calm expression after knowing the wonders of the Great Evolution Technique.

"The jade slip contains a cultivation technique and a scripture. The technique is called the Great Evolution Technique, the signature technique of the Thousand Bamboo Sect in the far west. The scripture is a method for crafting puppets. Only by combining the two can their maximum power be unleashed. The Great Evolution Technique not only greatly enhances one's divine sense, but also allows one to allocate dozens or even hundreds of points of consciousness to control the puppets. Most importantly... cultivating it to a higher level can increase the chances of breaking through to the Core Formation stage!"

Han Li's eyes flickered slightly after hearing Li Yunfan's words, but he quickly regained his composure. However, when he heard Li Yunfan's last words, his expression changed slightly.

He knew very well how talented the other man was at cultivation. Even Foundation Establishment required a large number of Foundation Establishment Pills to successfully break through, so how would Core Formation be? After all, Core Formation was many times more difficult than Foundation Establishment...

Seeing the change in Han Li's expression, Li Yunfan couldn't help but chuckle to himself. Sure enough, only this could move the other party. However, if he wanted to achieve his initial goal, this alone was not enough. So he asked a very unexpected question.

"Brother Han, what do you think of our relationship?"

"Since I met Brother Li, I have received your help several times, for which I am very grateful..." Han Li was taken aback upon hearing this, then his brows furrowed slightly, and he pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.

"When I first met Brother Han, I said that I had no ill intentions towards him. I just felt that we got along very well. I never expected that we would join Huangfeng Valley together and now we have become true brothers under the same master. Even I can't help but marvel at the wonder of fate," Li Yunfan said with a light laugh.

Han Li listened to Li Yunfan's words and nodded noncommittally. If the other party was not deliberately getting close, then he and the other party did indeed have a deep connection.

Seeing Han Li nod, Li Yunfan finally voiced his long-held thoughts.

"Brother Han, if you don't mind my humble origins, how about we become sworn brothers?"