The disciples of JiuHua Sect who surrendered stood aside, with more and more JiuHua Sect disciples joining the ranks of those who surrendered.

The few beasts and puppets were like killing machines at this moment, invincible and bloodthirsty, unstoppable in the melee.

"Sect Master, where did you get these puppets from?" Seeing the three puppets, the Soul Summoning Poison Commander Dong WuMing couldn't help but express his shock to Li Lin, especially when he observed Puppet One. With the insight of the Soul Summoning Poison Commander Dong WuMing, he could naturally see its extraordinariness.

"This, I obtained them unintentionally," Li Lin chuckled.

The Soul Summoning Poison Commander Dong WuMing didn't believe Li Lin's words, giving him a stare but not asking further. After all, there were many secrets about this young man he didn't know. However, he didn't think that Li Lin had crafted them himself, assuming instead that Li Lin had a powerful backing.

Even now, if Li Lin told him that he crafted these puppets himself, the Soul Summoning Poison Commander Dong WuMing would hardly believe it. Considering Puppet One's strength, already a four-seasons advanced puppet, even a general Spiritual General would struggle to craft such. Moreover, he didn't believe that Li Lin was also a Spiritualist, for someone to be both a full-fledged martial artist and a Spiritualist would be too incredible; if such individuals existed, others might as well not bother living.

At this moment, the disciples of JiuHua Sect were merely lambs for the slaughter, with over eight hundred disciples, a great number had been killed, especially by the puppets and beasts, dying miserably with limbs and parts scattered everywhere. The base of JiuHua Mountain was soaked in blood, staining the ground red.

Li Lin observed the entire scene, with nearly three hundred of JiuHua Sect's disciples surrendering. Only a few dozen people were still desperately resisting, but they were no longer affecting the overall situation.

"Retrieve."

With a thought from Li Lin, he collected the three puppets into his spatial bag in front of the dumbfounded middle-aged man, keeping the secret of his storage ring for now, planning to transfer the puppets into the storage ring later.

Then, Li Lin also collected the Bloodthirsty Mantis, the Green Demon Python, and the Lightning Black Panther into his spatial beast pouch.

Seeing Li Lin store the three beasts, the Soul Summoning Poison Commander Dong WuMing's first thought was that Li Lin might be from the Myriad Beasts Sect, a method only they would possess.

"Bang bang…"

Under the assault of Flying Spirit Gate's disciples, the remaining JiuHua Sect members who were desperately resisting were all killed. Watching the slaughter by Flying Spirit Gate's disciples, the nearly three hundred surrendered JiuHua Sect disciples stood dumbfounded, and several surrendered JiuHua Sect elders were also shocked, as Flying Spirit Gate's strength far exceeded their imagination.

When the last JiuHua Sect disciple was killed, Flying Spirit Gate's disciples, without needing Li Lin's instruction, proficiently began to clean up the battlefield. This undoubtedly meant collecting the space bags from the corpses and even the weapons were not spared, everything was collected without exception.

The three hundred Flying Spirit Gate disciples who surrendered were no exception. Under Hu NanSheng's leadership, with dozens of Flying Spirit Gate disciples, all possessions of the surrendered JiuHua Sect disciples were confiscated, leaving them barely their clothes, but they were helpless to resist.

Li Lin now surveyed the battlefield, his expression grave. Although they had eradicated JiuHua Sect this time, the strength of Flying Spirit Gate's disciples was still too average. Out of three hundred and fifty disciples, nearly seventy to eighty were severely injured, and sixty to seventy were killed. This loss was significant for Flying Spirit Gate's current strength. It seemed if Flying Spirit Gate wanted to grow stronger, besides nurturing their own disciples, they needed to quickly incorporate others. Otherwise, in the short term, Flying Spirit Gate's growth wouldn't be substantial.

"Sect Master, here are all the gains." Chang Lei, Chen XinJie, and Zheng Ying, the three elders, handed over many space bags to Li Lin, having cleaned out all the possessions of JiuHua Sect's disciples.

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"Elder Dong, do you have any more Blood Dissolving Bone Eroding Pills?" Li Lin asked the Soul Summoning Poison Commander Dong WuMing by his side.

"Yes, I just made some last time, knowing you would need them. Take them." The Soul Summoning Poison Commander Dong WuMing handed over a few jade bottles to Li Lin.

"Only you know me, Elder Dong." Li Lin chuckled upon checking the jade bottles, which contained dozens of Blood Dissolving Bone Eroding Pills.

"Those willing to join Flying Spirit Gate, swallow a Blood Dissolving Bone Eroding Pill. I will give you the antidote in a year. Those unwilling, die." Li Lin then approached the surrendered disciples of JiuHua Sect, standing in front of five men and one woman, who were the original elders of JiuHua Sect with Martial Soul level strength. The strongest among them was a ninth-level Martial Soul, followed by a seventh-level, two fourth-levels, one second-level, and the middle-aged woman, who was a fifth-level Martial Soul.

The six exchanged glances, and with the Soul Summoning Poison Commander Dong WuMing also standing behind Li Lin, emitting a faint coldness, they said, "We are willing to join." The strongest ninth-level Martial Soul, with a changing expression, reluctantly agreed, taking a Blood Dissolving Bone Eroding Pill from Li Lin and swallowing it.

The remaining five also stepped forward, each taking a pill and swallowing it. Despite their reluctance, they had no choice if they wanted to save their lives.

The remaining JiuHua Sect disciples also stepped forward to receive the poison pill, but Li Lin put away the Blood Dissolving Bone Eroding Pills. These were not candies, and disciples at the level of martial artists and warriors were not qualified to consume them.

"You don't need to take them. Those who are willing to join Flying Spirit Gate can stay; those who are not willing can leave now," Li Lin said immediately.

The disciples of JiuHua Sect looked at each other, all showing puzzled expressions, and then about a dozen hesitantly stepped forward and left.

"Die." The faces of Zheng Ying and the other two elders darkened as they acted instantly to execute those JiuHua Sect disciples. In just a few moves, the elders killed the dozen JiuHua Sect disciples. The elders had grasped the small Sect Master's intentions by now; letting them go was just to see how many would not join Flying Spirit Gate, as they were hidden enemies of Flying Spirit Gate and could not be spared.

"Listen well, those who join Flying Spirit Gate become disciples of Flying Spirit Gate. Those who dare to betray will face a fate worse than death," Li Lin coldly told all the JiuHua Sect disciples, then turned to the six surrendered elders and said, "You six will now serve as protectors of Flying Spirit Gate. Take these spatial bags, manage all the surrendered disciples of JiuHua Sect. If there is any betrayal, I will hold you six responsible."

As he finished speaking, Li Lin handed out six spatial bags to the six former JiuHua Sect elders, which were originally their own.

Hearing Li Lin's words, Chen XinJie and Chang Lei smiled knowingly. They had surrendered from the Black Sword Gate and retained their positions as elders. These JiuHua Sect elders, some of whom were stronger than themselves, were now only protectors, a rank much lower than elders, which made them feel quite superior.

"Yes, Sect Master," the six surrendered JiuHua Sect elders responded. They were initially pleased to have their spatial bags returned but were then shocked to realize all responsibilities for the surrendered JiuHua Sect disciples fell on them. It wasn't an easy task; if one or two were to betray, they would be in trouble.

"All disciples, ascend the mountain and clean up everything. This afternoon, clear out all of JiuHua Sect's territories," Li Lin instructed.

"Yes, Sect Master," the disciples responded in unison, ready to sweep through JiuHua Sect.

After all Flying Spirit Gate disciples ascended the mountain, Li Lin also brought the severely injured sixth-level Spiritual Master young man to JiuHua Mountain. Finding a secret chamber, he left the Sky Winged Snow Lion and the little dragon as guardians and brought the critically injured Spiritual Master into the chamber.

Li Lin hadn't gone all out against the sixth-level Spiritual Master; encountering a Spiritualist suitable for his consumption was rare and perfectly suited for his absorption.

Inside the chamber, Li Lin activated the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Art and quickly consumed the sixth-level Spiritual Master, then began to refine the absorbed spiritual energy. With other matters in JiuHua Sect not requiring his attention, he could concentrate on refining.

By the afternoon, after Chen XinJie and the other two elders had cleared everything, they left JiuHua Mountain, each with a surrendered JiuHua Sect elder leading the way, heading straight to three towns within JiuHua Mountain's territories.

JiuHua Sect's territories were extensive, much larger than the original Rakshasa Sect's, and the three towns were significantly bigger than HuaMen Town and Tuan Mountain Town.

Li Lin naturally wouldn't let these three towns go and had instructed the three elders to raid them. Each town was guarded by a JiuHua Sect elder, but taking along three JiuHua Sect elders was enough to handle the situation.

At this moment, Li Lin's mind was continuously refining the absorbed spiritual energy. After slight refinement, it became his spiritual energy, enhancing his spiritual power and nourishing his soul.

By nightfall, Li Lin's aura began to rise. After consuming two portions of Soul Spirit Divine Liquid previously, his spiritual level had reached the mid-stage of the fourth-level Spiritual Master. Now, with the irrigation of absorbed spiritual energy, his spiritual power was steadily increasing.

A transparent and invisible aura around Li Lin became denser and more dazzling, and he felt his spiritual space in his mind expand and become saturated, with the spiritual power still refining and irrigating.

Moments later, the vast spiritual power filled the space within his mind to its limit, and Li Lin knew he was on the verge of a breakthrough.