Inside the Fire Dragon Cauldron, a terrifying temperature raged, but outside the Fire Dragon Cauldron, there was hardly any change in temperature. Li Lin sighed inwardly, the items given by Uncle Jiang were all anything but ordinary.

After carefully recalling the formula for the Earth Spirit Pill in his mind, Li Lin calmed his mind and began the preparation. With a gesture of his hands, a bundle of light wrapped around several herbs and threw them into the Fire Dragon Cauldron.

Under the envelopment of the spirit fire, the herbs quickly turned into ashes, leaving behind a few drops of pure spirit liquid, and a rich fragrance of medicine began to spread from the beginning.

Then, with a wave of Li Lin's green robe, several more herbs were wrapped up and thrown into the Fire Dragon Cauldron. These herbs were not few, and they could not be refined in a short time. Thus, Li Lin did not dare to be careless and devoted himself entirely to the refinement of the Earth Spirit Pill.

As time slowly passed, seven days quickly went by. Meanwhile, in Qingyun Town, the Li family was as usual. In a courtyard in the front yard, a woman in her light green dress, about thirty-six or thirty-seven years old, with a delicate and pretty face, was sitting in the courtyard, staring blankly at the sky above.

This woman, looking quite thin and haggard, with white strands of hair at her temples, was naturally Mrs. Luo Lan. After hearing that her son Lin'er had fallen off a cliff, she had spent over a year in longing, with many months spent in tears. Only recently had she become somewhat calmer.

"Madam, good news." A voice, urgent yet excited, came. As the voice fell, a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old ran up to the woman. The young man, who was quite clever-looking with a somewhat sharp and monkey-like face but definitely not ugly, his small eyes shining brightly, was Li Xiaobai.

"Xiaobai, what is it, what good news?" Mrs. Luo Lan asked softly.

"Madam, I just came back from the main hall. People from the Yunyang Sect have come, saying that the young master is not dead and has now returned to the Yunyang Sect." Li Xiaobai's eyes moistened with excitement. Hearing that the young master had fallen off a cliff, he had also felt as if each day was like a year, always hoping for a miracle. He never expected the young master to actually be alive.

"Xiaobai, is it true?" Mrs. Luo Lan suddenly stood up, trembling all over, and for the first time in over a year, a bright light appeared in her dazed eyes.

"What Li Xiaobai said is true. Lin'er is not dead. Just now, Elder Wang from Wudu City sent someone to inform us. Lin'er has already rushed to the Yunyang Sect. You can rest assured." Another figure entered the courtyard, wearing a long robe, exuding a strong aura, it was Li Dong from the Li family.

"Eldest brother, is Lin'er really not dead? I knew it, this child has a cheap life; he can't die. Thank you, heavens for protecting..." Mrs. Luo Lan excitedly paced back and forth, then raised her head to thank the gods, believing that it was all due to her sincere prayers to the heavens.

"Rest assured, the people from the Yunyang Sect would naturally not lie. It's good that Lin'er is fine." Li Dong said lightly.

On the eighth day of Li Lin's closed-door alchemy, inside the Fire Dragon Cauldron, numerous droplets of medicinal liquid were suspended, and a massive amount of energy began to converge.

On the third day, Li Lin had already successfully refined an Earth Spirit Pill. By the sixth day, after becoming proficient, he had once again refined two Earth Spirit Pills in one go.

As for now, Li Lin planned to refine three Earth Spirit Pills at once. At the level of a seventh-tier Spirit Master, ordinary spirit practitioners would likely fail even in refining mid-grade level three pills, let alone high-grade level three pills. Unless there was an exceptionally talented spirit practitioner, even then, it would be impossible to refine two or three high-grade level three pills at once.

Yet, Li Lin was now planning to refine three high-grade level three pills at once. If a powerful practitioner were to see this scene, they would be dumbfounded. A seventh-tier Spirit Master refining three high-grade level three pills at once would require alchemy skills, immense soul power, and extraordinary spirit power, all of which were indispensable. To reach this level, even ordinary first-tier or second-tier spirit bodies would find it impossible.

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With changing hand seals, Li Lin's eyes gradually became solemn as he prepared to refine three Earth Spirit Pills at once. With a gesture, spirit power burst forth, and the temperature inside the Fire Dragon Cauldron suddenly soared, emitting a terrifyingly high temperature. Under this terrifying temperature, the spirit liquid inside the Fire Dragon Cauldron also began to rapidly converge, completely eliminating any impurities, leaving only the most pure energy from the herbs.

"Condense into pills." With a sudden push of the hand seals, a low shout came from Li Lin's mouth. At the same time, the spirit liquid inside the Fire Dragon Cauldron began to instantly converge as if being pulled by an invisible force, overcoming the resistance between the energies of the various herbs and merging together.

As these energies converged, the energy aura inside the entire Fire Dragon Cauldron became stronger and stronger. At this moment, Li Lin's complexion also became increasingly pale, as the vast spirit power was rapidly consumed. About half an hour later, inside the Fire Dragon Cauldron, there were now three thumb-sized spheres, which under the wrap of the spirit fire, could vaguely see the forms of three pills slowly taking shape.

Looking at the three condensed pills, Li Lin breathed a sigh of relief. With another gesture, the spirit fire weakened slightly but continued to wrap around the three pills, refining them.

With the spirit fire refining again, the colors of the three pills also began to change, from the original reddish color slowly turning to a protein color, while the surface of the pills gradually became smooth and shiny.

At this moment, inside the Fire Dragon Cauldron, as the refining of the three Earth Spirit Pills neared its end, a rich fragrance and a massive wave of energy suddenly burst forth, filling the entire stone room with this majestic energy, "Gather..."

With a gathering hand seal, a white light wrapped around, and the three Earth Spirit Pills instantly came into Li Lin's hands. On the three pills, the rich fragrance was contained, and upon a closer look, one could see a faint flow of energy moving around on the surface, appearing extremely mysterious.

"Boss, I want to eat this pill. I feel that after eating this pill, I can gain a lot of benefits." Little dragon's voice rang out in Li Lin's mind. In the stone room, Little dragon was proudly raising its little head, greedily staring at the Earth Spirit Pills that Li Lin had just refined.

"Here, you glutton." Li Lin smiled slightly, knowing that the Earth Spirit Pill was also beneficial to Little dragon, and threw one to Little dragon.

"Sss..."

With a stretch of its tongue, Little dragon quickly rolled the pill into its mouth and then swallowed it, immediately showing a face of satisfaction.

"Refine the Earth Spirit Pill, prepare for a breakthrough in spirit power." Li Lin murmured, planning to break through in spirit power before coming out of closed-door cultivation.

After swallowing an Earth Spirit Pill, Li Lin immediately began to refine it. Inside his body, the Earth Spirit Pill slowly turned into a massive energy.

Activating the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Art, Li Lin then began to skillfully refine it. The energy from the high-grade level three Earth Spirit Pill was definitely not small, filling his meridians and eventually reaching the sea of qi in Li Lin's mind.

The energy contained in the Earth Spirit Pill was all beneficial for increasing spirit power. At this moment, inside Li Lin's sea of qi, streams of energy began to converge, transforming into spirit power under the refinement of the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Art.

This vast energy felt to Li Lin as if he were absorbing the spirit power of a fourth-tier Spirit Master, perhaps even a bit less. However, absorbing the spirit power of a fourth-tier Spirit Master, after removing the dross and keeping the essence, he could only benefit about one-tenth of it. But with this pill's energy, he did not need to remove the dross, which meant that the benefits he received after refining and absorbing the Earth Spirit Pill's energy would not be less than what he would get from absorbing a fourth-tier Spirit Master's spirit power, perhaps even stronger.

As such, the refining continued, and time slowly passed again...

"Why hasn't that kid come out yet? It's been more than ten days."

"That kid is in closed-door cultivation; he should be coming out soon. Once he comes out, we'll make our move."

"But, we're making too much of a fuss. I heard that the kid has a good relationship with Elder Bai Mei. Will we be punished?"

"What's there to fear from Elder Bai Mei? Rest assured, if we do get punished, someone will stand up for us." Inside the back mountain, several figures hid in the shadows.

"Still not enough, continue." Three days later, Li Lin opened his eyes. Originally, his spirit power level was at the mid-stage of the seventh-tier Spirit Master. After consuming an Earth Spirit Pill, he was unable to break through to the eighth-tier Spirit Master.

Without much hesitation, Li Lin consumed another Earth Spirit Pill. Only after breaking through to the eighth-tier Spirit Master level could he continue to aim for the ninth-tier Spirit Master level, preparing for the breakthrough of the Martial Soul and Spirit Soul.

Although he should be considered quite good among the new disciples in the Yunyang Sect, his strength level might not be much compared to the sect's direct disciples or older disciples. Moreover, there were people from the Zhao family in the sect already starting to target him. Only with strong power could he face everything.

As such, he continued his cultivation. Inside the cave, after Little dragon consumed an Earth Spirit Pill, it also coiled up and began to cultivate, with a faint yellow aura spreading around it.

Time passed slowly again, and on the third day, Li Lin was enveloped in a dazzling, invisible, transparent circle, accompanied by an invisible energy from the heavens and earth being absorbed into his body, his aura breaking through a bottleneck and leaping upwards.