Yang Qingqi and Yang Qinghan

Then, spiritual energy flowed from the insect's body, and a blue water ball several feet in size condensed in mid-air.

Basic, low-level spell: Water Gathering!

As expected of a highly intelligent insect, the shapeshifter, seeing itself surrounded by flames, actually used a water-attribute water-gathering technique, intending to extinguish the flames around it with a water ball.

However, the Purple Nether Heart Flame is no ordinary flame. It is the product of Li Yunfan's tempering of earth fire using the Nine Revolutions Burning Heaven Technique, making it far more powerful than ordinary spiritual fire.

The moment the water sphere landed, before it even touched the Purple Nether Heart Flame, it was completely evaporated by its scorching heat. Thick white mist billowed up, obscuring the sky above the Illusionary Insects.

"Little guy, don't resist anymore. From now on, you'll be my spirit insect!" Li Yunfan chuckled, waved his hand to send out a stream of spiritual energy to disperse the mist, and then cast a spell to control the illusionary insect and put it into his spirit beast pouch.

Just as he was overjoyed at catching the shapeshifter, a gentle and moving female voice suddenly rang out behind him.

"Junior Yang Qingqi thanks you for saving me, senior!"

Li Yunfan turned around and saw the two sisters, Yang Qingqi and Yang Qinghan, bowing respectfully to him.

"No need for formalities, it was just a small favor. Where are you two from, and why are you here?" Li Yunfan waved his hand and began to inquire about their origins.

Yang Qingqi glanced at her younger sister beside her before parting her lips slightly to explain their origins and purpose for coming here.

It turned out that the two women were disciples of the Yang family of Tieyan Mountain in Ningzhou. They went out to find spiritual herbs in order to cure their father's illness. They happened to find a spiritual fruit in Shuangtou Mountain. As soon as they picked it, they were trapped by five cultivators of unknown origin, which led to what happened next.

Upon hearing that the two women were picking spiritual fruits to cure their father's illness, Li Yunfan's heart skipped a beat, and he already had a bad feeling about the spiritual fruits.

"Take out the spirit fruit and let me see it."

Upon hearing this, the two sisters' expressions changed slightly, and Yang Qinghan even showed a hint of anxiety in her eyes, quietly tugging at her sister's clothes.

After a moment of surprise, Yang Qingqi still took out the spiritual fruit from her storage bag and respectfully handed it to Li Yunfan.

The other party seemed unconcerned, but in reality, they had already thought it through quickly. First of all, the other party had saved their lives and asked to see the spiritual fruit, so how could they refuse?

Secondly, considering that the opponent killed four cultivators at the eleventh or twelfth level of Qi Refining with a single strike, their strength has likely reached the Foundation Establishment stage, so this spiritual fruit might not even be of any interest to them.

It was precisely because of these considerations that she felt comfortable taking out the spiritual fruit.

With a gentle lift of his hand, Li Yunfan brought the spiritual fruit into his palm. Looking down closely, he saw that the fruit was pale blue, emitting a faint spiritual aura and a strong fragrance.

"This isn't a spiritual fruit at all; it's just an ordinary fruit. It won't heal your father's injuries." Li Yunfan said calmly, tossing the spiritual fruit back to the other party.

"An ordinary fruit? How is this possible?" Yang Qingqi took the spiritual fruit and said in disbelief.

"If you don't believe me, you can cut it open and you'll know for sure whether it's a spiritual fruit or not."

Upon hearing this, Yang Qingqi hesitated, clearly conflicted, unwilling to believe Li Yunfan's words yet worried that they might be true.

Yang Qinghan, standing beside her, had no faith in Li Yunfan, this stranger, and whispered in her sister's ear.

"Sister, don't listen to him! He's definitely lying to us! After you cut open the spirit fruit, he'll pretend he made a mistake and then buy it from us at a low price!"

Although she spoke very softly, it did not escape Li Yunfan's divine sense. Seeing Yang Qinghan's expression of certainty, he couldn't help but look a little strange. This little girl is quite thoughtful.

However, he was quite happy to have caught the shapeshifting insect, so he didn't bother arguing with the little girl. But he didn't want her, a mere Qi Refining stage girl, to think he was a fraud, so he spoke up.

"Here's what we'll do: if you cut open the fruit and find that what I said is wrong, I'll consider these storage bags as compensation for you."

After speaking, he raised his hand and grabbed at the air. The storage bags of the four people he had killed, as well as the one killed by the illusion insect, flew into Li Yunfan's hand. Then, with a gentle toss, the five storage bags floated neatly in front of the two women.

Yang Qinghan was taken aback at first, then a blush suddenly rose on her pretty face. The embarrassing scene of being slandered by someone else and being overheard by the person involved made the young girl blush instantly.

Her sister, Yang Qingqi, had no time to care about her. Her brows furrowed slightly as thoughts raced through her mind. Then she looked up at Li Yunfan and said in a low voice.

"Senior, you flatter me. I just find it hard to accept. After all, I picked this spiritual fruit only to treat my father's illness. I naturally believe your kind words."

Without further hesitation, he attached his spiritual power to his other hand and used a chop to split the spiritual fruit in two.

As the spiritual fruit was cut open, Yang Qingqi's face gradually turned pale, because there was no spiritual energy inside the fruit, only the yellow flesh of an ordinary fruit.

"Sister, what... what will happen to Father's injuries without the spirit fruit?" Yang Qinghan's face changed when she saw the ordinary fruit pulp inside the spirit fruit, and she said to Yang Qingqi with some helplessness.

At this moment, Yang Qingqi couldn't help but feel a little desperate. Her father's injuries had been dragging on for quite some time. If she couldn't find any spiritual medicine or fruit to treat them, her father would suffer from the fire poison attacking his heart within a month at most. At that time, even a god couldn't save him.

Seeing Yang Qingqi's pale and desperate face, and Yang Qinghan's anxious expression that was about to cry, Li Yunfan couldn't help but sigh.

Since arriving in this world, he has always reminded himself of the cruelty of the cultivation world, so he never holds back against his enemies. However, he is not a heartless person and cannot stand idly by and watch tragedies happen, especially when he has the ability to do so.

Although these two sisters were cultivators, their filial piety towards their father was no different from that of ordinary people. Seeing the somewhat desperate expressions on the two women's faces, Li Yunfan asked.

"What is your father's cultivation level? What injuries did he suffer?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Qingqi's eyes lit up, and her face flushed with excitement.

"Reporting to Senior, my father is currently at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, but his body is in grave danger due to the corrosive fire poison. This fire poison is extremely difficult to treat, and even with my father's strength, he cannot completely suppress or expel it. If Senior is willing to lend a helping hand, I will be eternally grateful!"

Li Yunfan frowned. The fire poison that even the early Foundation Establishment stage couldn't expel must be extraordinary. He wasn't sure if he could cure it.

Although there is a thousand-year-old spiritual medicine in the storage bag, which can definitely expel the fire poison if the other party takes it, the thousand-year-old spiritual medicine is really precious. The other party has never met him before, so why should he give it to the other party?

He can offer some assistance within his capabilities, but if it requires the price of a thousand-year-old elixir, that's another matter.

"Even those in the early stages of Foundation Establishment cannot expel it, so I cannot guarantee that I can cure it. However, I can go and take a look first."