"Shi Yunsheng, the Three Protectors." Li Lin's gaze landed on the middle-aged man on the ground, who must be Elder Zhao's disciple, Shi Yunsheng. From his aura, it was unexpected that he had also reached the level of a first-layer Martial Marshal.

"The Yunyang Sect really is a place where powerhouses gather like clouds." Watching the surroundings, there were at least ten Martial Marshal powerhouses at this moment. Li Lin couldn't help but feel a bit emotional. Being able to bring out ten Martial Marshal powerhouses so easily, the Yunyang Sect truly deserved to be a top force on the Lingwu Continent.

And among the elders of the Yunyang Sect that had arrived, one of them, Elder Yang who had just made a move, and another elder in yellow robes, made Li Lin's heart tremble. These two's strength was even stronger than that of the Ghost Fairy Bai Ying.

"Could they be Martial King powerhouses?" Li Lin took a cold breath inwardly. Ghost Fairy Bai Ying was already at the peak of the ninth-layer Martial Marshal, and these two's aura was even stronger than hers, undoubtedly indicating they were Martial Kings. The way Elder Yang had effortlessly knocked down Shi Yunsheng showed a level of strength that probably only a Martial King could casually achieve.

"Greetings to all elders."

At this moment, the ground was surrounded by thousands of people, and three thousand new disciples had already gathered, kneeling and saluting upon seeing all the elders in the sky.

"Xueshi, you go first." Li Lin patted the Skywing Snow Lion, and his figure immediately landed on the ground, also saluting, "Greetings to all elders."

"Everyone, rise." Elder Xie stood in the air and slowly addressed the crowd of disciples.

"Shi Yunsheng, do you know your crime?" In the sky, Yu Yuxian shouted loudly. Li Lin was the disciple he had chosen, and seeing Shi Yunsheng move against his disciple, his heart was already filled with rage.

"Elders, what crime have I committed?" Shi Yunsheng looked up at the elders, his expression somewhat panicked, but he still bitingly said.

"You blocked the news about Li Lin being a triple-element Martial artist and harbored the intent to kill, deliberately making things difficult. Are you saying you were unaware?" Yu Yuxian shouted.

"I truly was unaware. It was only yesterday that I learned a new disciple had brutally killed over fifty fellow disciples, so I had the enforcement team come to capture and interrogate him. I didn't expect that Li Lin would dare to kill the enforcement team members, completely disregarding our Yunyang Sect's rules. That's why I planned to kill him. He acted recklessly, not taking the Yunyang Sect into account, and deserved to be killed," Shi Yunsheng said with twitching muscles on his face.

"Shi Yunsheng, as a protector, why did you detain Bai Mei yesterday? Was someone instructing you?" Elder Song frowned and said.

"I..." Shi Yunsheng's face turned pale, unable to say anything for a moment.

"Yunsheng, you really have the audacity, detaining Bai Mei. Even if Bai Mei made a mistake, he is still an outer elder, and you can't do this," a low and indistinct voice came, and as the words fell, a figure in a purple robe appeared in the sky.

The person was in a purple robe, tall, around sixty years old, with a slight cold smile at the corner of his mouth, but his gaze was somewhat sinister as he looked at Li Lin.

"Master, I know my mistake. Bai Mei poorly managed the new disciples, resulting in dozens of them getting hurt. That's why I detained him for punishment," Shi Yunsheng said, his eyes flashing upon seeing the newcomer.

"Zhao Wujie." A coldness spread in Li Lin's eyes. The newcomer was probably Zhao Wujie of the Zhao family, Zhao Hui's father, Li Shahu's grandfather, and an elder of the Yunyang Sect. With him around, the Zhao family could do whatever they wanted, and the Li family dared not offend.

"All the elders are free today," Zhao Wujie glanced at Li Lin, then addressed the other elders.

"Elder Zhao wasn't in seclusion? It's a surprise to see you here," Elder Xie said lightly.

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"Zhao Wujie, your disciple is too audacious. Will you deal with it yourself, or shall I?" At this time, Elder Yu Yuxian snorted coldly.

"Elder Yu, Yunsheng doesn't seem to have done anything wrong. If there is, I will naturally deal with it. If you can point out one thing, I won't be biased," Zhao Wujie looked at Yu Yuxian, seemingly not daring to offend.

"Li Lin is a triple-element Martial artist with extremely high talent, suitable to be a direct disciple. Yet, Shi Yunsheng intended to conceal this and even attempted to kill him. Isn't this a mistake?" Yu Yuxian said.

"Elder Yu, how can you say that? Li Lin has only been here for a few days, so how is that concealing? As for wanting to kill, as far as I know, this Li Lin acted recklessly, killing dozens of disciples and even daring to kill the enforcement team. With such actions, even if his talent is high, how can we disregard the Yunyang Sect's rules? If we kill him, so what? Are all the elders willing to disregard the sect's rules?" Zhao Wujie's gaze swept across the elders, his eyes filled with a cold light as they lingered on Li Lin.

"Zhao Wujie, one day, I will uproot your Zhao family and trample you to death," Li Lin thought coldly.

"Zhao Wujie, we all know what's going on," Elder Yu said after a moment of silence.

"Elder Yu, what do you mean by that?" Zhao Wujie's face darkened, then he looked down and said, "Yunsheng, as protectors, you are responsible for the daily affairs of the Yunyang Sect. Li Lin, as a disciple of the Yunyang Sect, violated the sect's rules. Deal with it as you see fit. If he resists, kill without mercy. The sect's rules are not to be violated." Zhao Wujie coldly declared, seemingly determined to kill Li Lin.

"Who dares to move, I'll never let it go," Yu Yuxian shouted loudly, "Li Lin, I now officially take you as my disciple. Are you willing?"

"Disciple..." Li Lin was about to speak but was immediately interrupted.

"Li Lin, I now also officially take you as my disciple. Are you willing?" Elder Xie said.

"Lin'er, I also intend to take you as my disciple. Are you willing?" Elder Song also hurriedly said.

"Li Lin, I also intend to take you as my disciple. Are you willing?"

...

In the sky, voices and figures came one after another. Looking up, Li Lin saw Elder Yu, Elder Xie, Elder Song, and a total of ten people wanting to take him as their disciple, except for Zhao Wujie.

"What do you mean? I spoke first, and now you're all competing with me." Elder Yu Yuxian shouted loudly.

"Elder Yu, you can't say it like that. Choosing a disciple isn't about who speaks first."

"Exactly, it's about who is most suitable. Li Lin is a triple-element Martial artist of earth, wind, and fire. I'm also of the fire attribute, so I'm the best choice to teach him."

"I'm of the wind attribute, so I'm the best choice to teach him."

...

Suddenly, the ten elders in the sky started arguing, leaving the ordinary disciples below completely dumbfounded. Typically, disciples would beg to be taken as direct disciples by an elder, and even those with exceptional talents wouldn't have elders actively seeking to take them as disciples.

But now, ten elders were arguing over taking a single disciple, making everyone else only capable of feeling envious, jealous, and resentful. How great it would be to be Li Lin, they thought, as his future would undoubtedly be boundless and smooth sailing.

"Cough..."

After a moment, Elder Yang coughed dryly, seemingly realizing that it wasn't good for a few elders to be arguing in front of all the disciples, and said, "Elders, let's go back to the sect to discuss this."

"Elders, Li Lin has violated the sect rules, and yet you still want to take him as a disciple. Do you also disregard the sect rules?" Zhao Wujie's face darkened, naturally not pleased as the ten elders competed to take a disciple, worsening his mood.

"Zhao Wujie, spare me the nonsense. So what if Li Lin killed dozens of disciples? As far as I know, if dozens couldn't beat one, they deserved to die. I've decided to take Li Lin, if you're not satisfied, come at me," Elder Yu Yuxian coldly shouted.

"Elder Yu, the sect has rules," Zhao Wujie said, his face twitching.

"What rules? If others give you some leeway, I won't. Just come at me if you have an issue. If you provoke me, go play with your Zhao family," Elder Yu Yuxian shouted again.

"Having such a master wouldn't be bad," Li Lin thought secretly. Elder Yu Yuxian hadn't officially taken him as a disciple yet but was already so protective. It seemed he wouldn't be a bad master after all.

"Elders, the Sect Master has ordered," from the distant sky, a huge flying beast came flapping its wings, reaching the sky above within a few flaps.

"It's a fourth-tier early stage fire attribute flying beast, the Green-headed Red Eagle." Li Lin observed the flying beast that had just arrived, its body tens of meters long, likely having shrunk its body. The true form of such a Green-headed Red Eagle at the fourth-tier level would definitely be no small thing.

On the back of this flying beast were a young man and woman, both around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, both with a distinguished air; the woman was also beautiful. Both of them had extraordinary temperaments.

"Greetings to all elders." The two arrived in the sky and saluted the elders, their attitude neither humble nor arrogant.

"They're already at the Martial General level..." Feeling the aura of these two, Li Lin was quite surprised. They weren't very old, but they were already at the Martial General level, probably second-layer Martial Generals. With such strength, their talents were definitely extremely strong.

"Liu Xin, what did the Sect Master say?" Seeing these two young male and female disciples, the elders immediately became more dignified, and Elder Yang asked.