"Wushuang, you don't even know this?" Li Lin said in disbelief.

Glancing at her own palm, then back at the rigid heat standing erect before Li Lin, Li Wushuang immediately turned a deep shade of red, seemingly realizing what she had just touched, and said, "You pervert, I'm ignoring you. Your mind is full of such thoughts, I won't let you touch me again."

"Wushuang, what should I do now, have we reached the right moment? Like this, I'll easily get ED," Li Lin said with a wry smile, a situation that is definitely a sorrow for any man.

"How would I know what you should do, figure it out yourself," Li Wushuang glared at Li Lin and then said, "You should go back now, to avoid your mind wandering into such thoughts."

Poor Li Lin helplessly returned to his own courtyard, swallowed a pill, and forcefully began to cultivate. Moments later, the heated fire within him was extinguished, and his body was enveloped in a faint yellow glow.

In a delicately decorated room, a man in his forties wearing a light cyan robe sat upright, his eyes clear and bright, exuding a profoundness that was impenetrable. He radiated a faint domineering aura, and this man was Yun XiaoTian, the Sect Master of Yunyang Sect, a figure who definitely commands the wind and clouds on the Spirit Martial Continent.

"Sect Master, the information you wanted to investigate has been found," said an elder in black robes inside the room, whose aura indicated that he was also a martial master.

"Let's hear it," Yun XiaoTian said with apparent interest.

"The information from the Ancient Realm shows that Li Lin only appeared at the edge of the Misty Mountain Range in the Ancient Realm for a few months. However, somehow, he became the Sect Master of the third-rate Flying Spirit Gate. But in a matter of months, the Flying Spirit Gate annihilated the Black Sword Sect, the Rakshasa Gate, and the Jiu Hua Sect, three smaller sects. It's said that there was a Spirit Marshal among them, and at the annual sect conference of the Ghost Martial Sect, he became the center of attention," the elder in black robes reported.

"Is that all?" Yun XiaoTian frowned.

"That's all we could find," the elder replied.

"He was in the Ancient Realm for only a few months. According to the timeline, after falling into the abyss, he should have gone to train in the Misty Mountain Range before heading to the Ancient Realm. Hong Ling knows this Li Lin, but Hong Ling only went to the Misty Mountain Range last year. According to the timeline, it matches perfectly," Yun XiaoTian said with a light smile.

"Sect Master, this young man has caused quite a stir recently, directly crippling a disciple of Elder Zhao with one move. It's said that Elder Zhao was so angry that he smashed a table," the elder in black robes mentioned lightly.

"Only my senior brother can restrain Elder Zhao. I've heard about this too. What do you think of Li Lin?" Yun XiaoTian asked, looking up at the elder.

"Terrifying talent, ruthless and decisive," the elder summed up in eight words.

"Also, he has a firm will and an overwhelming aura, carrying a sense of disdain for the world," Yun XiaoTian added lightly, "This young man was able to traverse the Misty Mountain Range, which is enough to prove his determination. I've also investigated the Li family. As a triple-attribute martial artist, he has been enduring for seventeen years, which is truly terrifying."

"Sect Master, are you planning something?" the elder hesitated before asking.

Yun XiaoTian's expression changed slightly as he sighed, "I dare not plan anything, hesitating, could it be that I'm getting old..."

"What does the Sect Master mean?" the elder's expression changed, as the Sect Master had never been indecisive in the past.

"If this young man truly serves us, he will definitely be a tiger for our Yunyang Sect. In no more than twenty years, he will shock the Spirit Martial Continent. However, this young man is full of murderous aura and has an overwhelming presence; he's not a simple character. I fear that he might not become the tiger of our Yunyang Sect, but rather a dragon that defies the heavens," Yun XiaoTian sighed again.

"Sect Master, are you considering not using him?" the elder asked, his expression twitching.

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"It would be a pity to discard him, such a pity. This young man must be hiding something, which is why I'm troubled," Yun XiaoTian said with a bitter smile, "Let's wait and see. After losing one Li Zhong, now we have a Li Lin. Both father and son give me a headache."

"Sect Master is still thinking about Li Zhong," the elder said lightly.

"He was as enduring as Li Lin, truly father and son. However, I feel that there's something unusual about the Zhao family and the Li family," Yun XiaoTian said lightly.

"The Li family and the Zhao family, there must be some secrets between them. We've been investigating for many years but couldn't find out anything," the elder said.

"Let's continue to investigate slowly. Right now, we should be concerned about the mysterious force that has suddenly emerged in the past few decades. Other sects have already contacted me. This force seems to be infiltrating the Spirit Martial Continent, having hidden for decades and recently becoming restless," Yun XiaoTian's gaze sharpened, and his aura began to fluctuate, resembling a tiger that has opened its eyes, completely different from before.

"This mysterious force is too well-hidden. In the Ancient Realm, it seems that they have left their traces long ago. Mo Yun City in the Eastern Sea also seems to have their presence," the elder said lightly.

"Full effort in investigation. I won't be at ease until we understand the origins of this force. I have a premonition that the Spirit Martial Continent is about to experience a storm of blood and violence," Yun XiaoTian sighed, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

Time passed, and the night went by silently. The next morning, as the dawn light dispersed, Li Lin also stopped his cultivation, exhaling a breath of turbid air. At this moment, his cultivation was nearing the late stage of the Ninth Level Martial Master.

"It won't be long before I reach the peak of the Ninth Level Martial Master, and then, it will be time to prepare for the Martial Spirit," Li Lin muttered, feeling the abundant true qi within his body.

"Master, I feel that I'm about to break through. In the next few days, I will find a safe place to prepare for my breakthrough," the blood lizard said, approaching Li Lin as he walked out of the courtyard.

"About to break through? Then be careful. Breaking through within the Yunyang Sect will attract a lot of attention," Li Lin said. The blood lizard was finally about to break through to the mid-stage of the Fourth Order, and its strength would be significantly increased, capable of contending with the Sixth or Seventh Level Martial Spirits.

"Master, I know there's a mountain range ahead that shouldn't attract much attention," the blood lizard said.

"Go ahead, just be careful," Li Lin said lightly, knowing that a breakthrough on a mountain peak would indeed draw more attention.

After the blood lizard left, Li Lin's eyebrows lifted. If the blood lizard successfully broke through to the mid-stage of the Fourth Order, its strength would indeed increase significantly, capable of contending with the Seventh Level Martial Spirits, but that still wouldn't be enough. Once a beast reached the Fourth Order, its cultivation speed would slow down significantly, so he needed to accelerate his preparations to help it break through.

"Snow Lion, let's continue to the Wanwu Tower," Li Lin called the snow lion and continued towards the Wanwu Tower. During this time at the Wanwu Tower, he had gained a lot.

Besides new information on various cultivation levels, the Wanwu Tower also had unrestricted access to unofficial historical records and other materials, which any cultivator could peruse. There were also insights and tips on practicing Yunyang Sect's martial arts techniques available for cultivators of all levels.

In these days, although Li Lin had not yet practiced the Earth Gang Shield, the Fiery Explosion, or the Fleeting Shadow, he had carefully studied the cultivation insights and precautions for these three martial arts techniques.

At dusk, when Li Lin returned to his residence, Yun HongLing was waiting in the courtyard again. Upon seeing Li Lin, she tossed him a spatial bag, saying, "See if this is enough. I just grabbed some at random."

Li Lin peeked into the spatial bag and was immediately astounded, saying, "It's enough, more than enough."

At that moment, Li Lin was surprised. This girl was indeed generous. He had asked her to take ten portions of each medicinal herb, but the spatial bag contained at least fifty portions.

"There are five more months until the sect arranges for twenty disciples to enter the secret realm for cultivation. You have to work hard to make it," Yun HongLing said.

"What secret realm?" Li Lin asked, recalling his master mentioning it once.

"That's a special place of our Yunyang Sect, opened once every three years. Entering it for cultivation can bring numerous benefits. Only twenty disciples are selected each time, so you must enter the top twenty of the Dragon List," Yun HongLing explained.

"Alright, I won't talk to you anymore. I'll be in closed-door cultivation for the next period. You better behave, or I won't let you off," Yun HongLing glared at Li Lin and then, seemingly out of nowhere, summoned a beast.

This beast had a round head, small ears, and its body was covered in brown and black rosettes, with alternating patterns. Its mouth revealed sharp, cold light-emitting fangs, and the fur on its belly and thighs shimmered with white light. Velvet-like spots surrounded its paws, resembling beautiful bracelets. It had a strong white tail with some black rings at the end, and its fur was as yellow as dull gold but very smooth and soft. On its back, it also had a pair of leopard-patterned wings, emitting a formidable aura pressing down from above.

"Lightning Flying Leopard," Li Lin exclaimed. This was a beast whose bloodline was not inferior to that of the Winged Snow Lion, with a very high bloodline. Generally, it could grow to the Seventh Order without any issues, and the aura of this Lightning Flying Leopard clearly indicated it was at the Fourth Order, even higher than the blood lizard, seemingly in the mid-stage of the Fourth Order, and its body was also reduced in size.