Li Lin glanced at the Soul-enticing Poison Duke Dong WuMing and then shook his head slightly, saying, "No."

"I was wondering, how could a practitioner of four elements be so easily found? If you, young man, were a practitioner of four elements, how could I not have noticed?" Soul-enticing Poison Duke Dong WuMing said after giving Li Lin a look.

"Without hiding it from Elder Dong, I am not a practitioner of four elements, but of all elements. It's just that I have been concealing it until now," Li Lin said lightly, reasoning that he only hadn't revealed his wind attribute yet, and sooner or later the Old Poisoner would find out, so there was no need to hide it from his own people.

"What, you are a practitioner of all elements?" Soul-enticing Poison Duke Dong WuMing had just caught his breath when he heard Li Lin's words, and immediately stared in shock, saying, "Don't you trick me."

"Hu hu..."

Li Lin smiled faintly, formed a hand seal, and then light of yellow, red, blue, green, and white converged around him, displaying a flash of all five elemental attributes.

"All elements, a practitioner of all elements, you are too abnormal," Soul-enticing Poison Duke Dong WuMing exclaimed in surprise, jumping up. He had already found the concept of a practitioner of four elements beyond his tolerance, and now, seeing Li Lin's five elemental attributes, he was utterly astounded.

"Lower your voice, Elder Dong, I don't want to reveal this in front of outsiders," Li Lin said softly, thinking to himself that revealing himself as a practitioner of all elements had already made the Old Poisoner jump, which showed a lack of composure for someone deemed a strong Poison Duke. If he were to tell him that he was also a spiritual practitioner, the Old Poisoner would probably faint.

Soul-enticing Poison Duke Dong WuMing looked at Li Lin with eyes full of unusual light. After a moment, he took a deep breath, still couldn't help but gasp, and said, "You've really hidden your abilities deep, young man. A practitioner of five elements, if those major sects and clans knew about this, they'd forcibly recruit you."

"Shoo shoo..."

At this moment, five figures quickly approached: Zhou Yunhai, Zheng Ying, Hu Nansheng, and two other elders, who had sensed a powerful aura erupting from the back mountain and came to investigate, only to find the sect leader's mount breaking through.

"Greetings, Sect Leader," the five of them saluted.

"No need for formalities," Li Lin said lightly, continuing to watch the Sky-winged Snow Lion in the sky as its aura climbed wildly, emitting a majestic pressure that even startled the strong warriors.

"Could this be the legendary Sky-winged Snow Lion? This aura doesn't seem like an ordinary demonic beast."

"Indeed, I've also heard of the Sky-winged Snow Lion, rumored to have a noble bloodline capable of breaking through to the eighth rank. This must be the Sky-winged Snow Lion."

Hu Nansheng and the others looked up at the Sky-winged Snow Lion in the sky, starting to speculate about its identity.

"Correct, this is the Sky-winged Snow Lion," Li Lin told the five.

"My god, it really is the Sky-winged Snow Lion, an extremely rare demonic beast."

The five elders were petrified, the shock brought by their young sect leader had left them numb.

"Roar..."

A massive roar spread from the mouth of the Sky-winged Snow Lion, its copper bell-like giant eyes opened, and its aura surged, radiating a fierce presence.

With this roar, a tremendous pressure intensified again, causing the beasts in the surrounding mountains to retreat in panic, some crouching on the ground, trembling, unable to move.

"Hu hu..."

The Sky-winged Snow Lion's powerful aura soared, and at the same time, its huge body rapidly expanded.

Its wings spread, and its body swelled, growing more ferocious with each expansion—eighty meters, one hundred meters, one hundred and twenty meters, one hundred and fifty meters. In a moment, the Sky-winged Snow Lion's body had grown to a massive one hundred and fifty meters, its wings stirring up a howling storm.

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"Such a strong presence, if it reaches the fourth rank, even a Martial King would struggle against it," Soul-enticing Poison Duke Dong WuMing remarked. The Sky-winged Snow Lion's noble bloodline made its strength all the more formidable, unmatched by ordinary demonic beasts.

"So strong," Zhou Yuhou and the others were amazed. The Sky-winged Snow Lion's breakthrough to the third rank, despite their own martial prowess, seemed beyond their ability to contend with.

"Roar roar..."

After a long while, the aura surrounding the Sky-winged Snow Lion finally calmed down. Then, folding its wings, it landed in front of Li Lin and stood by obediently.

The others could only envy him, having a Sky-winged Snow Lion as a mount was something they could hardly hope for in their lifetimes.

"Not bad, this hall is more like it." Moments later, on the square of the Flying Spirit Gate, Li Lin looked at the hall that had been renovated, now twice as large as before. The square in front of the hall was also covered with thick stone slabs, significantly wider than before.

Inside the hall, there were dozens of chairs arranged, with a half-person-tall, vermilion chair in the central position at the top, carved with dragons and tigers leaping, exuding an extraordinary dominance.

Beside this vermilion chair, on the left side, there was also a slightly smaller chair, with five armchairs on both sides.

The interior of the hall was decorated with a generous and slightly domineering style, much stronger than the previous hall.

"Not bad." Looking at the hall, Li Lin smiled with satisfaction. From now on, the Flying Spirit Gate was on the right track.

Everyone took their seats, with Li Lin sitting in the dominant chair in the center, and Soul-enticing Poison Duke Dong WuMing sitting beside him, a much higher position than the other five elders, which was specially arranged by the elders. Having Elder Dong as an elder of the Flying Spirit Gate was a great honor for them.

"Gentlemen, what should we do about the Rakshasa Gate?" Li Lin frowned and asked everyone after hearing about the last attack from the Rakshasa Gate.

"Sect Leader, now that Han Changsheng from the Rakshasa Gate is dead, and we have also killed Xu Fuguan and other five elders, only three elders are left, including Deng Fengliang, making a total of four martial souls. As for the other disciples, most of their elites have been killed by us, their strength has greatly diminished, we don't need to worry about them," Zhou Yuhou said.

"Do you mean we can eliminate the Rakshasa Gate?" Li Lin asked.

"This..." Zhou Yuhou hesitated for a moment, then said, "There are some things you might not be fully aware of, Sect Leader. Eliminating the Rakshasa Gate is not a concern, but the Rakshasa Gate is after all an external force of the Ghost Martial Sect. If we really eliminate the Rakshasa Gate, I'm afraid the Ghost Martial Sect won't let it go."

"Ghost Martial Sect..." Li Lin had not heard of this Ghost Martial Sect and was about to speak when a disciple hurriedly came from outside, saying, "Greetings, Sect Leader, greetings, elders."

"What's the matter?" Zhou Yuhou asked.

"Elder, someone outside claims to be from the Ghost Martial Sect and requests to see the Sect Leader," the Flying Spirit Gate disciple replied.

"They came really quickly. What is the origin of this Ghost Martial Sect?" Li Lin raised an eyebrow and asked everyone.

"The Ghost Martial Sect is a second-rate force in the ancient domain, considered mid-level among the second-rate forces, with thousands of disciples and Martial Commander level powerhouses. It's not easy to deal with," Soul-enticing Poison Duke Dong WuMing frowned slightly and said lightly.

"That strong." Li Lin's heart sank, which was a bit troublesome. Then he said, "Elder Zhou, you just mentioned, what is the relationship between the Rakshasa Gate and the Ghost Martial Sect?"

"Sect Leader, within ten thousand li, this area is under the control of the Ghost Martial Sect, and the Rakshasa Gate is just an external force of the Ghost Martial Sect. The nearby towns and all the shops have to pay tribute to the Rakshasa Gate, which in turn pays tribute to the Ghost Martial Sect every year. Probably, the Rakshasa Gate has sought the Ghost Martial Sect's help after suffering losses this time," Zhou Yuhou immediately said.

"I see." Li Lin's heart sank. The relationship between the Ghost Martial Sect and the Rakshasa Gate was undoubtedly similar to that between the Yunyang Sect and the Li family. The territory in Qingyun Town belonged to the Yunyang Sect, and although the five major families managed Qingyun Town, they relied on the Yunyang Sect.

"Elder Dong, what do you think we should do now?" Li Lin then asked Soul-enticing Poison Duke Dong WuMing.

"Go and call that person from the Ghost Martial Sect," Soul-enticing Poison Duke Dong WuMing told the disciple in the hall.

"Yes, Grand Elder." The disciple complied and quickly left the hall.

"If it were my heyday, I wouldn't worry about the Ghost Martial Sect, with only two Martial Commanders. But now, it's not the time to act against the Ghost Martial Sect. Once we act, it would be a loss for both sides, and the Flying Spirit Gate would face a catastrophe. So, let's see what the Ghost Martial Sect has to say and then decide," Soul-enticing Poison Duke Dong WuMing told everyone.

"Elder Dong, my concern is that the Rakshasa Gate knows about the secret chamber of the Flying Spirit Gate, and now, the Ghost Martial Sect might also know about it," Li Lin said.

"That is indeed troublesome," Soul-enticing Poison Duke Dong WuMing frowned slightly, then made a hand seal and sent out a probing thought.

After a moment, Soul-enticing Poison Duke Dong WuMing said, "I didn't expect an eightfold Martial General to come. It seems that the Ghost Martial Sect mostly knows about the secret chamber left by the Flying Spirit Gate. If this matter isn't handled well, the Flying Spirit Gate is in danger."

"Elder Dong, if it really comes to it, then let's act. We can leave this place and make a comeback later," Li Lin said through gritted teeth.

"That's a last resort," Soul-enticing Poison Duke Dong WuMing said. "The person leading the Ghost Martial Sect is named Du Yunshan, an eightfold Martial General of the fire element. I've mentioned him once, he might recognize me. I'll avoid them for now; you'll have to adapt as the situation unfolds."

With those words, Soul-enticing Poison Duke Dong WuMing walked to the back of the hall.