"Swindler, I'll teach you a proper lesson." At this moment, Lv Xiaoling shouted angrily, her hand conjuring a long sword with spiritual power, and ferociously slashed towards Li Lin. The violent spiritual power filled the air, causing the surrounding space to howl open. Lv Xiaoling, with her third-level spiritual master's cultivation, was not weak at all. Among the younger generation, she was definitely considered a strong contender.

Li Lin instantly retreated explosively. With no outsiders present, he was not afraid of Lv Xiaoling. Dodging to the side, he instantly avoided Lv Xiaoling's attack.

"Hmph, you left me alone on Lanling Mountain." Lv Xiaoling shouted again, her spiritual power bursting out. She rapidly formed hand seals, and the space around her twisted as if it had been distorted. The violent spiritual power turned into thousands of fine threads, piercing through space and surging violently towards Li Lin.

Li Lin's expression became somewhat solemn at this moment. Lv Xiaoling, a third-level spiritual master, was not easy to provoke. He was about to use his Soul Blade Technique but instantly thought better of it, considering it too domineering. Using it might put Lv Xiaoling in danger.

"Thousand Hand Splitting Seal."

Li Lin changed his hand seal, and suddenly, a vast amount of earth attribute energy surged like a tide from all around, emitting waves of violent power that instantly converged in his palm seal.

In an instant, a yellow palm seal soared into the sky, turning into several blurred palm prints, forming a lotus made of afterimages. The palm seal exploded, and countless spiritual power threads in the surrounding space followed with earth-shattering explosions, booming through the air, spreading a violent energy.

"Bang!"

A figure in a green robe pierced through the space, leaving a trail of afterimages, and a palm seal landed directly on Lv Xiaoling's shoulder, unleashing a huge force.

"Ah..."

In pain, Lv Xiaoling screamed, her delicate body sent flying.

"Splash..." A sound of water echoed. Not far away, there was a shallow pond with clear water flow. Lv Xiaoling splashed into the pond.

"Squeak squeak..." Seeing its master sent flying, the Silver Spirit Phantom Mouse attacked Li Lin again.

"Beast." Li Lin cursed, not afraid of a second-tier mid-stage spirit beast. He formed a hand seal, and five fire shadows sliced through the air, instantly rushing towards the Silver Spirit Phantom Mouse.

"Where is she?" At the same time, Li Lin turned to look into the pond, but Lv Xiaoling's figure was nowhere to be seen.

"She couldn't have drowned, could she!" Li Lin frowned, not intending to kill her. Lv Xiaoling was naive and ignorant of the ways of the world, and he had also taken her Snow Lion Wings. Killing her would be somewhat dishonorable.

Li Lin then looked towards the pond. Although it was not deep, it was definitely not shallow either. It was difficult to see the bottom through the clear water surface.

"Pfft..."

A figure suddenly burst out of the water. Lv Xiaoling spat out a mouthful of water, apparently having been choked.

At this moment, Li Lin's mind was shocked. This was too provocative!

Lv Xiaoling was drenched, her skin like condensed milk, her black hair disheveled, clinging to her jade shoulders with droplets of water, her figure slender and exquisite, her slender waist barely a handful, the upper half of her body, aside from the tightly wrapped peaks under the leather armor, seemed almost transparent.

What was more fatal was that the wet leather armor clung tightly to Lv Xiaoling's chest, making her peaks emerge as if they were about to burst out of the armor.

It was this partially concealed appearance that added a few more charms to the already provocative Lv Xiaoling. In an instant, Li Lin's body uncontrollably rose with the male instinct.

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"Squeak squeak..."

A breaking wind sound approached rapidly, the Silver Spirit Phantom Mouse avoiding Li Lin's five shadow fire fingers' attack, and once again pounced towards Li Lin.

"Qing Ling Armor."

Just as Li Lin harbored improper thoughts, the speed of the Silver Spirit Phantom Mouse was extremely fast. It was already too late to dodge, his expression changed drastically, and he immediately set up the Qing Ling Armor.

With a loud "bang," a massive force collided, and the Silver Spirit Phantom Mouse's claw mark fiercely grasped onto Li Lin's Qing Ling Armor, sparking a flurry of sparks.

The huge body of the Silver Spirit Phantom Mouse staggered and retreated, while Li Lin was also sent flying down, coincidentally falling into the shallow pond below.

The power attack of the Silver Spirit Phantom Mouse was not strong, and with the Qing Ling Armor, Li Lin did not suffer substantial damage. However, his body was still sent flying due to a moment of carelessness. The power of the Silver Spirit Phantom Mouse was not strong, but it was not weak either.

As Li Lin fell from mid-air, instinctively, his hands stretched forward to brace himself, a common reaction when falling.

"Splash..."

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. After falling into the water, Li Lin found his hands grasping onto something soft. He was startled to realize that his hands were actually on Lv Xiaoling's breasts.

"You swindler, you're also a pervert." Lv Xiaoling scolded loudly, furiously forming a hand seal. Spiritual power burst forth, and a massive energy shook the entire pond, roaring towards him.

With the attack so close, Li Lin had no way to avoid it. Forming a hand seal, a layer of spiritual power enveloped him, as Lv Xiaoling's attack was mainly aimed at the soul, and Li Lin dared not take it lightly.

"Bang bang..."

The huge explosions were deafening, spreading throughout the shallow pond. The sound of the water waves and explosions echoed continuously, booming through the sky.

"I'm leaving first; I didn't do it on purpose." Feeling guilty, Li Lin, having touched someone else, felt embarrassed to stay longer. Taking advantage of the momentum, he quickly retreated.

"You're asking for it, kid." At this moment, a sharp shout suddenly sounded, and a figure appeared in front of Li Lin out of thin air, twisting the space around him and enveloping him in an invisible spatial binding force.

"A Martial Commander powerhouse." Li Lin's face changed drastically. True Qi surged out as he struggled, but he found himself enveloped by an overwhelming force, unable to move. This immense power was terrifying, reminding Li Lin of the powerful beings from Tianxing Sect who had once surrounded and attacked Dong Wuji in the canyon. The newcomer was a Martial Commander.

"Bang bang..."

The space twisted and exploded, revealing cracks. Li Lin felt an immense force pouring onto him, unable to resist, and spat out blood, subsequently falling to the ground.

At the same time, a middle-aged woman wearing a green long dress appeared in mid-air, one of the two people who had been following Lv Xiaoling.

"Elder Wang, you've arrived just in time." Seeing the newcomer, Lv Xiaoling immediately said, her expression brightening.

"Miss, how did you end up like this?" Seeing Lv Xiaoling looking drenched, the middle-aged woman was immediately shocked. It was as if she was nearly exposed, an improper sight for a lady of her standing.

"I'm fine." Lv Xiaoling said, then walked over to Li Lin, who had fallen to the ground: "Let's see if this swindler is dead yet?"

"Swindler, what did he swindle from you, Miss?" The middle-aged woman asked in surprise.

"Elder Wang, nothing, he didn't swindle anything from me." Lv Xiaoling immediately retorted, shaking her head.

"Miss, don't tell me this young man swindled you out of your..." The middle-aged woman looked at Lv Xiaoling with a peculiar gaze.

"Elder Wang, what are you thinking? He wouldn't dare." Lv Xiaoling blushed, remembering that she had been touched by this young swindler, and a shy look passed through her eyes.

"Swindler, are you dead?" Lv Xiaoling then walked over to Li Lin, kicked him hard, and scolded loudly. Li Lin remained motionless, his mouth stained with blood.

"Miss, this person is only a Martial Master. He won't survive my palm strike." Seeing this, the middle-aged woman immediately said.

"Elder Wang, how could you kill him? I didn't want him dead." Lv Xiaoling suddenly became anxious.

"Miss, it's just a boy. If he's dead, then he's dead." The middle-aged woman said but also knelt down to check on Li Lin, saying, "This young man's body is quite strong. He survived my attack, just suffered from internal injuries due to shock, but his life is not in danger."

The middle-aged woman was surprised as she checked Li Lin. Her strike, although not at full power, would have been fatal for most martial spirits, but this young Martial Master survived, seemingly not severely injured, which was unexpected to her.

"Miss, let's go back. It's very dangerous here; we must return immediately." The middle-aged woman said worriedly to Lv Xiaoling.

"Elder Wang, I've said it, I'll return after the Ghost Martial Sect's assembly is over. By the way, where is Elder Liu?" Lv Xiaoling crouched beside Li Lin, finding a spatial bag and a beast pouch, which she took and then stored on her person after a brief inspection.

"He went after those two. I was worried about you, so I came to find you. It's good that I arrived in time, or you would have been at a disadvantage just now." The middle-aged woman said.

"Alright, let's go back first." After taking everything from Li Lin, Lv Xiaoling said with a slight smile.

"Miss, what about this young man?" The middle-aged woman looked at Li Lin on the ground.