"Whoosh..."

Little dragon somehow leaped onto Li Lin's body from nowhere, his message delivered through a breath, his voice already echoing in Li Lin's mind: "Boss, the woman from yesterday was pretty strong, you almost lost."

"I was letting her win, couldn't you tell?" Li Lin glared at Little dragon.

Little dragon's tiny eyes swiveled disdainfully.

"Blood Lizard, Snow Lion, you should settle down here from now on." At this moment, the Heavenly Winged Snow Lion appeared beside Li Lin, its massive body exceptionally huge, while the Blood Lizard shrank its body, now coiling on a rock.

Above the Yunyang Sect, many direct disciples also have demonic beast mounts, so Li Lin also planned not to store the Heavenly Winged Snow Lion in the spatial beast bag anymore. The Blood Lizard has reached the fourth level of demonic beasts and can easily hide.

However, for the Bloodthirsty Mantis, Green Demon Python, and Lightning Black Panther inside the spatial beast bag, Li Lin had no choice. The three beasts were too large and not suitable for public appearance.

"Yes, Master." The Blood Lizard spoke, transforming into a size of over twenty centimeters. If one was not paying attention, it would be hard to recognize it, and its aura was completely concealed unless a strong person probes, it would be difficult to discover.

"Boss, I'll go around the vicinity. There are quite a few demonic beasts around here," Little dragon said, raising his head.

"Go ahead, but don't mess with the other beasts recklessly," Li Lin hastily said, worried Little dragon might devour someone else's mount.

"Got it, boss. If they don't provoke me, I naturally won't deal with them," Little dragon said proudly, then left the peak with the Heavenly Winged Snow Lion and Blood Lizard.

"Lin'er." A voice fell, and then three figures slowly approached.

"Disciple greets Master." Li Lin saluted. It was Yu Yuqian, with two middle-aged men beside him, one in a tight suit and the other in a blue robe.

"So, this is the Third Junior Brother." The two middle-aged men looked at Li Lin, their eyes slightly surprised.

"Lin'er, these are your two good-for-nothing senior brothers." Yu Yuqian was straightforward with his two disciples, glaring at them.

"Lin'er greets the two Senior Brothers." Li Lin saluted lightly, guessing these were the two senior brothers Master and he had mentioned: one at the eightfold Martial Spirit level, named Guo Dongyang, and the other at the first level Martial General, named Ma Fang.

"No need for formalities, Junior Brother." The two responded, with Ma Fang saying, "Junior Brother has become quite famous these past days. We've heard all about it, well done."

"You flatter me, Senior Brothers." Li Lin showed a bitter smile, realizing how quickly news spreads.

"After you've seen your junior brother, go do what you need to do," Yu Yuqian told Guo Dongyang and Ma Fang.

"Disciples take their leave." Not daring to say more, they nodded and smiled at Li Lin, then left.

"Lin'er, don't follow in your senior brothers' footsteps. You should practice diligently and make your Master proud," Yu Yuqian chuckled.

"Master, I've taken you as my teacher, that..." Li Lin chuckled, his mind already on the Floating Light Shadow technique he'd been coveting.

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"I knew you'd be thinking about it. Do you think I'd deceive you? I've brought it for you." Yu Yuqian glared at Li Lin and handed him a white jade slip, saying, "This is our Yunyang Sect's movement technique, Floating Light Shadow, at the Xuan level elementary stage. Take good care of it. Only direct disciples can practice it. If an outsider practices it, they will be pursued by our Yunyang Sect."

"Thank you, Master." Li Lin took the jade slip, seeing a faint light swirling around it. This was a Xuan level elementary stage technique, on the same level as the Soul Blade technique the generous Master Saint Hand Lingzun taught him.

Storing the jade slip away, Li Lin sighed at how seriously the Yunyang Sect took Floating Light Shadow; an outsider practicing it would lead to pursuit, indicating how valuable it was.

"Yesterday, I saw you fighting with Hong Linying using only Star level martial arts, which is somewhat disappointing. Here, I've brought you a few martial arts techniques. Practice well." At this moment, Yu Yuqian took out three more jade slips and gave them to Li Lin, saying, "I know I'm not gifted and don't have much to teach you in terms of cultivation, but I won't let you lack in martial arts. These are all high-level Yellow techniques; practice well, and don't lose to that girl Hong Linying."

"All high-level Yellow techniques." Li Lin was astonished, quickly taking the three jade slips. They emanated rich attributes of wind, earth, and fire.

"Yes, I specially picked them for you. The high-level Yellow Wind technique 'Wind Sweeping Leaves,' which you saw Hong Linying use yesterday, is quite powerful. There's also the high-level Yellow Earth technique 'Earth's Strong Shield,' a defensive technique, and the high-level Yellow Fire attack technique 'Blazing Firestorm,' which is as powerful as Wind Sweeping Leaves," Yu Yuqian proudly said. His precious disciple had to use the best techniques, ensuring he wouldn't be at a disadvantage from the start.

"This is a huge gain." Li Lin's brows lifted in joy. These were all high-level Yellow techniques, any of which would cause a frenzy if released into the outside world. The value of these three sets of high-level Yellow techniques was indeed priceless.

"Thank you, Master." Li Lin sincerely bowed, grateful for his choice of Master. Such a generous Master was indeed rare.

"Good, practice well. It's a pity about your two good-for-nothing senior brothers; the techniques I gave them couldn't be practiced. It really angers me," Elder Yu said resentfully.

"Disciple will practice diligently," Li Lin said. "Master, I plan to go into seclusion for a while to practice earnestly."

Li Lin was completely satisfied with his Master, but he now understood why his senior brothers' cultivation levels were not high. They probably faced the same situation as him, receiving a bunch of high-level techniques upon becoming disciples, then ruining their potential by focusing too much on them. A slightly better Master wouldn't give so many techniques at once but would guide their practice step by step. Giving so many high-level techniques all at once was harmful.

Fortunately, Li Lin was not ordinary. Anyone else might have been tempted to practice these techniques crazily, leading to an unstable foundation and eventually ruining their talent.

But Li Lin was clear about his Master's sincere intentions and was grateful.

"You're going into seclusion?" Yu Yuqian was puzzled for a moment, then said, "Good, practice hard. In half a year, the sect will select twenty disciples to enter a secret training ground. You must strive to be one of them. Training in the secret ground can bring many benefits."

"Master, what is this secret ground?" Li Lin asked curiously.

"It's a long story; I'll tell you more about it later," Yu Yuqian said. "The Sect Master is looking for me; I'll go see him."

After Yu Yuqian left, Li Lin stood on the peak, looking at the three jade slips in his hand, unable to help but smile. Today, he had acquired a Xuan level elementary movement technique and three high-level Yellow techniques. This was indeed a big win.

Especially the Floating Light Shadow; Uncle Jiang had told him to acquire Floating Light Shadow and the Ten Thousand Year Copper. Getting Floating Light Shadow was lucky without much effort.

But thinking of the Ten Thousand Year Copper gave Li Lin a headache. He still had no clue about its whereabouts and couldn't inquire about it openly. He would have to take his time.

Storing away the three sets of high-level Yellow techniques, Li Lin didn't plan to start practicing them right away. Next, he should focus on improving his spiritual power level. When he had time, he would practice the techniques, especially the Floating Light Shadow, a Xuan level technique likely challenging to practice now. It would be better to wait until he broke through to the Martial Spirit and Spiritual Spirit levels.

"Who..."

Just as Li Lin was about to return to the courtyard, his senses alerted him, and he swiftly retreated.

"Little thief, you can't run now." At that moment, a sharp shout came, followed by a blinding white light shooting towards him.

The white light, fast as lightning, reached Li Lin despite his early retreat. He was still a step too slow, enveloped by the blinding light.

Within the blinding white light, Li Lin felt his soul trembling, overwhelmed by a violent spiritual power. The surrounding space seemed to tremble as well.