"The consumption is really huge, it truly burns money." Li Lin showed a bitter smile at the corner of his mouth. In seven days, he had consumed all three of his remaining Earth Spirit Pills, but in terms of spiritual power level, he had only broken through from the edge of the eighth level to the mid-phase of the eighth level Spirit Master.
Three Earth Spirit Pills, already worth over a hundred thousand, yet the increase in spiritual power was not much. If one were to consume Earth Spirit Pills to break through to the ninth level, according to his estimation, at least four more Earth Spirit Pills would be needed.
"Boss, someone is coming." Little dragon's voice transmitted in Li Lin's mind.
"Lin'er, are you there?" A delicate voice came from the mountain peak, and a beautiful figure arrived gracefully.
"Unparalleled Sister." Li Lin walked out of the courtyard, his face with distinct features hung with a signature lazy smile, knowing it was Li WuShuang who had come upon hearing the voice.
"How are you adjusting to the Yunyang Sect?" Staring at the figure in a green robe before her, Li WuShuang's eyes showed a hint of distraction.
"Pretty good, nothing uncomfortable." Li Lin said lightly.
"Lin'er, these are the clothes you left with me back then, I've brought them for you." Li WuShuang took out a bundle from her hand, which still had a faint fragrance.
Li Lin was startled; these were the clothes he had casually put into Li WuShuang's spatial bag when leaving the Li family for the Yunyang Sect, so as not to attract attention. It seems she had washed them again.
As the two entered the courtyard, there was a moment of awkward silence, not knowing what to say. Although Li Lin called Li WuShuang sister, in his heart, he never really regarded Li WuShuang as a sister. First, his real age was actually several years older than Li WuShuang, and second, even though he carried the Li family's blood, Li WuShuang was adopted by Li Dong, without any blood relation.
Looking at the figure in the green robe before him, Li WuShuang suddenly felt her heartbeat quicken, an inexplicable feeling.
"Unparalleled Sister, congratulations on becoming a direct disciple, and for improving your strength so quickly," Li Lin said to break the awkward silence.
Li WuShuang's delicate face blushed, "Lin'er, you are now a direct disciple too. In ten days, it will be the beginning of the month, and there will be a Dragon List competition among the direct disciples. Do you want to participate?" "What Dragon List?" Li Lin was familiar with the Tiger List, but not the Dragon List.
"It's a ranking among all the young direct disciples. New disciples have a Tiger List, and those on the Tiger List don't need to do menial tasks and also get a lot of pills. For direct disciples, there are fifty places on the Dragon List. Those who make it onto the list will receive key training from the sect. If you can enter the top twenty, it is said that you can receive true direct disciple training from the Yunyang Sect and also get personal guidance from some of the sect's reclusive experts," Li WuShuang explained.
"I'll see when the time comes," Li Lin said after pondering for a moment to Li WuShuang.
"Alright, if you're free at the beginning of the month, you can come to watch. I plan to challenge it then, and you can also get to know the strength of those on the Dragon List, which will be helpful for your cultivation," Li WuShuang said.
"Okay, I'll go if I have time," Li Lin said lightly.
In the ensuing conversation, Li Lin learned a lot about the direct disciples from Li WuShuang and inwardly sighed at how much the Yunyang Sect invested in the training of direct disciples.
In Li Lin's knowledge, every direct disciple of the Martial Master level received a third-grade high-level pill for cultivation every month, and those at the Martial Spirit level received a fourth-grade pill every month.
In terms of martial arts, direct disciples primarily practiced yellow-grade beginner martial arts, and upon meeting certain conditions, they could practice yellow-grade intermediate martial arts. It was normal for those on the Dragon List to have a set of yellow-grade advanced martial arts.
For Xuan-grade beginner martial arts, exceptionally talented disciples who entered the top twenty of the Dragon List also existed.
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Yellow-grade advanced martial arts were already attractive enough for Li Lin, and Xuan-grade beginner martial arts were even more so. Such levels of martial arts were of great interest to Li Lin; even if he couldn't practice them immediately, keeping them was also good. No one would think they had too many of such high-level martial arts.
Li Lin was most interested in two places among all the facilities for direct disciples. One was the Wanwu Tower, and the other was the Martial Spirit Fantasy Realm.
The Wanwu Tower contained all the heritage the Yunyang Sect had accumulated since its founding, including cultivation insights from generations of experts across all realms. It could be considered an encyclopedia, where all cultivation questions could, without surprise, be resolved.
The Wanwu Tower was considered a forbidden area of the Yunyang Sect, not open to non-direct disciples.
The Martial Spirit Fantasy Realm was a peculiar place, according to Li WuShuang. It was a fantasy realm set up by the combined efforts of the Yunyang Sect's experts a long time ago. In this realm, everyone could undergo absolute training, whether it was in cultivation level, soul, willpower, or martial arts, all could be improved.
These two places immediately piqued Li Lin's interest. He was not far from breaking through to the Martial Spirit level, which was a major hurdle for all martial artists, similar to the fourth level for all demon beasts. Many low-bloodline demon beasts could not break through to the fourth level in their lifetime, but those who did experienced a qualitative leap in strength.
Martial artists were the same; those with poor talent might never reach the Martial Spirit level in their lifetime, but once they broke through, their strength would also experience a qualitative leap.
Naturally, Li Lin was eager to visit a place like the Martial Spirit Fantasy Realm. The direct disciples of the Yunyang Sect all cultivated at an astonishing pace, likely related to the Martial Spirit Fantasy Realm.
"Lin'er, I'm leaving now, keep up your cultivation," Li WuShuang said, getting up to leave after several hours.
"Okay." Li Lin responded lightly, sending Li WuShuang to the door. Watching the elegant and stunningly beautiful woman before him, Li Lin couldn't help but recall the unruly girl from a few days ago, as well as Lu Xiaoling. Each of these women was stunningly beautiful but with different personalities. Li WuShuang was elegant and noble, Lu Xiaoling was like fire and ice, and Yun Hongling was domineering and arrogant.
"Actually, they're all not bad..." Li Lin chuckled, then slapped himself on the back of his head, "Li Lin, what are you thinking? Despicable, go into seclusion to refine pills."
With Little dragon, the Sky Winged Snow Lion, and the Blood Lizard guarding, Li Lin placed a sign outside the courtyard saying 'In seclusion, do not disturb' before returning to his room.
Li Lin was not worried about any danger here; this was the core area of the Yunyang Sect, and Zhao WuJi would not dare to make a move against him here. Li Lin's only worry was that his master Yu Yu might come over, as he was refining pills and could not afford to be disturbed.
After taking out the Fire Dragon Cauldron, Li Lin once again took out a bunch of ingredients for refining the Earth Spirit Pill. Fortunately, he had collected enough ingredients; otherwise, it would be troublesome to gather them at once.
After preparing everything, Li Lin formed hand seals, flicked his fingers lightly, and a stream of spiritual power shot from his hand into the Fire Dragon Cauldron. The cauldron's spiritual fire roared to life, and with the flames' appearance, the temperature in the entire room rose.
Having successfully refined six Earth Spirit Pills last time, Li Lin was now more experienced. His spiritual power also broke through again, making the process even smoother. As the spiritual power gently intensified, the spiritual fire in the Fire Dragon Cauldron suddenly expanded, turning into roaring flames that surged and burned.
Li Lin then sealed another hand, and between his shaking hands, a ball of light enveloped several herbs and threw them into the Fire Dragon Cauldron. Under the envelopment of the spiritual fire, the ingredients for the Earth Spirit Pill quickly turned to ash, leaving behind pure spiritual liquid.
Moments later, Li Lin waved his sleeve again, throwing a bundle of herbs into the Fire Dragon Cauldron. This time, Li Lin planned to refine more Earth Spirit Pills. With more ingredients, it would not be a quick process. Thus, Li Lin dared not be careless and focused entirely on refining the Earth Spirit Pills.
Time passed, and on the fifth day, Li Lin's hand seals changed, and his spiritual power surged out violently. The spiritual fire inside the Fire Dragon Cauldron suddenly increased in temperature, erupting into an extremely terrifying heat. Under this terrifying heat, the spiritual liquid being refined in the cauldron quickly converged, and the impurities in the spiritual medicine were completely removed, leaving only the most pure energy from the ingredients.
"Condense into a pill."
A low shout came from Li Lin's mouth, and his hand seals urged forcefully. At this moment, the spiritual liquid inside the Fire Dragon Cauldron began to converge instantaneously, as if invisibly attracted, overcoming the resistance between the energies of various ingredients and condensing together.
As these energies converged, the energy aura inside the Fire Dragon Cauldron grew stronger, and Li Lin's complexion became paler, with his spiritual power rapidly depleting.
Controlling the changes inside the Fire Dragon Cauldron like this, about half an hour later, four thumb-sized spheres appeared inside the cauldron. Under the envelopment of the spiritual fire, one could faintly see the four pill embryos slowly taking shape.
The last time he refined Earth Spirit Pills, Li Lin could only refine three at a time, but now, he was able to refine four simultaneously.
Looking at the four condensed pills, Li Lin's hand seals struck again, slightly weakening the spiritual fire but still continuing to refine the four pills.