Lin Fan looked even more shocked when he heard this.
After looking at the Nine Lives Tree in her hand for a bit, he looked back up at her with a confused look and asked, “Shouldn’t you take this back?”
There was a slight curl that appeared on Ye Qing Huan’s lips as she said, “There’s no need for me to take it back with me. Not to mention, even if I did, it isn’t as if there’s anything that I could use this for. It’s too low level for someone like me and there isn’t anyone that I would give this to.”
An awkward look appeared on Lin Fan’s face when he heard this.
Those four sects had sent these four groups to claim this Nine Lives Tree and she was calling it too low level for her?
Perhaps only Ye Qing Huan was qualified to say these words since she was at a level that he couldn’t even begin to imagine.
Lin Fan even couldn’t help feeling a bit inferior after hearing these words.
Though he did have his confidence since he had a cheat that no one else had.
As long as he had time, he was certain that he would be able to reach the same level with the system.
It was strange that she was doing something like this in the first place.
Though if she wasn’t willing to tell him anything, it wasn’t as if there was anything that Lin Fan could say about this. He knew that it was impossible to change her mind, especially with how she has been acting this entire time.
So the only thing that he could do was accept that she was here and that she had something in mind.
Though that didn’t mean that Lin Fan could understand why Ye Qing Huan would give this Nine Lives Tree to him.
Even if it was something that wasn’t worth anything to her, it was still something that could be used in other places. Even if she herself didn’t need it, it was definitely something that she could give to others for their loyalty.
So there was no need for her to give something like this to him.
But thinking about it, she had already given him quite a few things.
This was the same feeling of being a kept man that soon filled him as he looked at Ye Qing Huan extending the hand with the Nine Lives Tree in it towards him.
Seeing that Lin Fan still didn’t take it, Ye Qing Huan just said in a serious voice, “If you don’t take it, I’m throwing it away.”
Lin Fan was shocked to hear this, but he could tell that she was being serious.
After being with Ye Qing Huan for some time now, he was able to start understanding the expressions that Ye Qing Huan had.
He was able to tell when she was serious about this and it wasn’t as if he could just let her throw away this kind of treasure…
So in the end, Lin Fan had no choice but to reach his hand out and take the Nine Lives Tree from her.
Or at least that was what he had been planning to do, but Ye Qing Huan suddenly pulled her hand away when she saw the look on his face. As she pulled her hand away, she said, “If you’re that unwilling, maybe I really will use this as firewood.”
Lin Fan panicked when he heard this, so he quickly said, “No, no, I’m very happy to receive a gift from you.”
Ye Qing Huan nodded at this before moving forward to say, “If you’re happy, you should show it.”
Lin Fan shook his head with a sigh before stepping forward and patting Ye Qing Huan on the head with a smile as he said, “Thank you.”
Ye Qing Huan gave a satisfied nod before tossing the Nine Lives Tree in her hand to him.
Then grabbing Lin Fan by the collar, she suddenly sped off into the sky.
When Lin Fan was able to react, he found that they were in a place that was far away from the clearing just now.
He hadn’t been able to keep up with Ye Qing Huan’s speed just now and it felt like they had teleported rather than actually moving.
After they landed, Ye Qing Huan dropped Lin Fan onto the ground where he landed on his butt.
When she saw him like this, there was a faint smile on her face almost as if she enjoyed seeing him like this. But then that smile quickly faded as she said with a serious look, “I’ll guard you, so absorb it now.”
Lin Fan was still a bit dazed from how quickly they had moved, but he came back to his senses when he heard her say this.
With a nod to Ye Qing Huan, Lin Fan focused on the Nine Lives Tree that was in his hand.
He didn’t know how he would absorb it, but he sent his spiritual sense to the Nine Lives Tree.
It was just that before he could do anything, there was a notification that came from the system.
This notification completely caught him off guard and it surprised him even more when he saw what the notification was about.
“A component for upgrading the Pet Storage Space has been found. Does the host wish to upgrade the Pet Storage Space?”
The Pet Storage Space was something that he had never thought about until now.
Since that first upgrade, the system had never mentioned the Pet Storage Space again.
It was almost as if the system had completely forgotten about that Pet Storage Space.
It turned out that the system hadn’t forgotten about it, it was just that Lin Fan had never found anything that was needed to upgrade the Pet Storage Space.
Now that he had obtained the Nine Lives Tree, the system was offering him a chance to upgrade the Pet Storage Space.
Though Lin Fan couldn’t help wondering about something.
“What are the benefits of improving the Pet Storage Space?”
The last time that the Pet Storage Space was improved, all it did was increase the space of the Pet Storage Space and the concentration of spiritual energy that was in the Pet Storage Space.
If that was the only thing that he would receive if he were to improve the Pet Storage Space, it would feel like a waste of the Nine Lives Tree if he were to use it in that manner.
He felt that with the large amounts of life energy released by the Nine Lives Tree, it was better to use it for something else.
“Host, this is a special upgrade to the Pet Storage Space. It is different from the previous upgrades of the Pet Storage Space.”
“What is special about this upgrade?”
Even if the system said that it was special, it wasn’t as if Lin Fan would just take its word at face value.
He wanted to know specifically what the system meant by this before committing the Nine Lives Tree to being used to upgrade the Pet Storage Space.
“It will connect the Pet Storage Space to the host.”
“Huh?” Lin Fan was completely confused when he heard this since it didn’t seem to make any sense at all.
Connect the Pet Storage Space to him?
What did that mean?
The Pet Storage Space was already technically connected to him since it was a space that he could enter and leave at will. It wasn’t as if it was a space that was separated from him in the first place.
So what did the system mean by connecting the Pet Storage Space to him.
“Host, you will understand once you upgrade the Pet Storage Space.”
Then as if it felt like it should say something else, the system added, “The system recommends that the host takes this upgrade seriously. This is a rare opportunity to upgrade the Pet Storage Space like this.”
“Eh?”
More than anything, Lin Fan was completely baffled by these words.
He never thought that the system would give him this kind of advice.
The system had remained neutral in most matters and never made a comment like this, so it was strange for the system to take the initiative to say something like that.
Unless…the upgrade really was something special, which was why the system was pushing him this much.
If that was the case, then he might really have to consider the system’s words.
After thinking about it, Lin Fan made his decision.
“Alright, upgrade it.” He thought in his mind.
This was the first time that the system had taken this kind of initiative and he didn’t believe that the system would lie to him.
The system was something that was created for him by the god that had sent him here, so he believed that this system was surely on his side.
Not to mention, this system was his closest partner after all this time.
So he should at least have this kind of trust in the system.
After receiving this notification, the Nine Lives Tree suddenly disappeared.
Ye Qing Huan was surprised to see this Nine Lives Tree disappear like this, but she was even more surprised by what happened after this.
That was because Lin Fan’s aura was becoming weaker.
It was as if the spiritual energy inside of him was disappearing.
It was as if his cultivation was disappearing.
This didn’t make sense at all since the Nine Lives Tree should have the opposite effect.
It was a great elixir with how much life energy it contained.
So why was his cultivation weakening instead?
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