"Roar..."

At this moment, a huge roar erupted from the void ahead, and in the blink of an eye, a familiar figure approached. The Skywing Snow Lion, known to all, flapped its wings, directly dispersing a stream of air with its wings.

"Swoosh..."

A blood-red figure leaped down from the back of the Skywing Snow Lion, transforming instantly into a massive form over two hundred meters in length, enveloped in a bloody glow, fierce in appearance. It was a Blood Lizard that had just broken through to the mid-fourth tier of demonic beasts.

"Fourth-tier demonic beast, Blood Lizard." The faces of the crowd changed once again.

"The master is undergoing a breakthrough in seclusion. You must not disturb him," the Blood Lizard declared loftily, speaking human language.

"You are the Blood Lizard from the Misty Mountain Range," one of the elders in white robes quickly recognized, his eyes flashing as he inquired.

"Correct, but now I am merely the master's guardian beast," the Blood Lizard responded. In the presence of such powerhouses, it would have fled if this were in the Misty Mountain Range. But now, its duty was to protect its master in his seclusion.

"What fortune has this young man encountered to have so many demonic beasts?" Many elders were secretly astonished. At this moment, what they were most curious about was the little dragon hovering above the golden palace.

"Vile creature, step aside. I want to see my disciple," Yu Yu stepped forward and declared.

"Sssss..."

The little dragon raised its head, hissing as if it was saying something to the Blood Lizard.

"The master is in seclusion. You cannot disturb him, no matter who it is," the Blood Lizard stated.

"Blood Lizard, if your master's breakthrough fails, we can still save him. Step aside, or I won't be polite," Yun Xiao Tian frowned, a breath slowly spreading and instantly pressing down on the Blood Lizard's head.

An invisible, absolute breath suppressed it, making the Blood Lizard unable to even lift its head, "Sssss..."

The aura around the little dragon surged again, directly countering Yun Xiao Tian's pressure. Only then did the Blood Lizard feel slightly better, saying, "My master has not failed his breakthrough. The little dragon and my master share a blood pact. If the master had failed, the little dragon would have known. Right now, the master is at a critical juncture. You must not disturb him."

"A mere fourth-tier demonic beast acting recklessly in our Yun Yang Sect. Are you tired of living?" At this moment, Zhao WuJi coldly shouted, about to make a move against the Blood Lizard.

"Zhao Elder, stop!" Yun Xiao Tian immediately shouted, then glanced at the little dragon before turning back and ordering, "Everyone, leave at once. Do not disturb Li Lin's breakthrough."

However, Yun Xiao Tian was secretly astonished by the aura of the little dragon. Only he could sense that, although the little dragon's strength was not formidable, its aura was something he could not ignore. This demonic beast definitely had a significant background.

"Sect Master, should we really trust a demonic beast's word? Let's go have a look," Zhao WuJi's expression darkened as he softly spoke.

"Zhao Elder seems quite concerned about Li Lin today. However, since Li Lin's demonic beasts share a blood pact with him, it's naturally not mistaken. We better not disturb him," Elder Xie softly said.

"Right, you all should leave. If anyone disturbs my disciple's breakthrough, I swear I'll never let it go," Yu Yu glared at Zhao WuJi before speaking.

The crowd retreated, leaving the little dragon, the Skywing Snow Lion, and the Blood Lizard guarding in front of the golden palace.

As time slowly passed, inside the golden palace, Li Lin lay unconscious, on the brink of death, with his wounds now beginning to heal, entering a state of quiet. Around him, without anyone knowing when, began to emanate five-colored lights, and alongside them, another white light mixed in, making a total of six lights slowly swirling around.

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Two days later, the elders at the mountain peak could not discern any activity and had to leave. Yun Xiao Tian frowned, having affairs to attend to within the sect, instructed Yu Yu before leaving first.

Inside Li Lin, unbeknownst to him, in his Dantian Qi Sea, a terrifying energy was rapidly spinning, forming a five-colored light sphere over a hundred meters in size. This violent energy release compressed the air continuously.

At this time, a new aura began to spread from the crevices within the Dantian Qi Sea. This new aura, flashing with five colors, began to infiltrate Li Lin's battered body. A five-colored aura enveloped him, flowing through his meridians, flesh, and wounds into his body.

As this five-colored aura enveloped him, Li Lin's originally twisted meridians, shattered bones, and nearly dried-up blood began to shimmer strangely, as if coming back to life.

Everything about him began to heal, and it was clear that whether it was the meridians or bones, this healing made them several times stronger.

Under the envelopment of this five-colored energy, his body was slowly strengthening, undergoing a transformation akin to rebirth.

From a Martial Master to Martial Soul, this was already an extraordinary transformation. However, Li Lin's transformation process was exceptionally slow and unlike anyone else's.

In Li Lin's mind, the huge Soul Dan continued to spin, its spinning force ensuring that Li Lin's soul, upon which his survival depended, remained unaffected. Otherwise, any impact on the soul would render all changes futile. It could be said to be luck; while the body was damaged, the soul's power was actually consolidating without being impacted.

Li Lin's bones and internal organs greedily absorbed the five-colored aura at an invisible speed, rapidly devouring it. Everything was being repaired, undergoing transformation.

Within the Dantian Qi Sea, the five violent elemental energies initially attacking the condensed five-colored sphere, but now, the situation completely changed. The five-colored sphere, with its spinning force, began to exhibit a devouring power, absorbing the five elemental energies within the Dantian Qi Sea.

At this moment, Li Lin's aura began to officially climb.

After the elders left, that afternoon, Li WuShuang, Cui Yu, and Du Gu BingLan arrived at the mountain peak. Li WuShuang, anxious and worried, realized she could not assist. Through her master's words, she learned of the mishap in Li Lin's breakthrough.

The three women also learned of the little dragon's true form, surprised but then focused their attention on the inside of the golden palace.

On the third day, Yun HongLing arrived at the mountain peak, intending to rush into the golden palace but was held back by Yu Yu, Li WuShuang, Du Gu BingLan, and others.

"WuShuang sister, will that thief be alright?" On a rock, the women looked towards the palace, Yun HongLing asked softly.

"Lin'er will be fine. He survived falling off a cliff; he will surely be fine now," Li WuShuang said, her worries known only to herself.

"This thief must not die. He hasn't married me yet; how can he die? He hasn't taken responsibility for me yet," Yun HongLing loudly declared.

"What..."

Yun HongLing's words immediately made Li WuShuang, Cui Yu, Du Gu BingLan, and not far away, Yu Yu, Guo DongYang, and Ma Fang widen their eyes.

"What are you looking at me for? That thief promised to take responsibility," Yun HongLing, startled to see everyone staring at her dumbfounded, pouted.

"HongLing, have you and Lin'er already..." Li WuShuang's face changed drastically, immediately asking Yun HongLing.

"WuShuang sister, it's not what you think, but it's almost the same," Yun HongLing's cheeks reddened, having let it slip. With her personality, not one to beat around the bush, she simply admitted it.

Hearing Yun HongLing's words, Li WuShuang and Cui Yu exchanged a look, both seeing an unusual light flash in each other's eyes, then both frowned, turning their attention back to the golden palace.

Time passed slowly. All the direct disciples within the Yun Yang Sect learned of Li Lin's situation, encountering an accident during his breakthrough to Martial Soul. This caused a variety of reactions: some were pleased, others sighed, some felt vindicated, and a few were regretful. The idea of a tri-elemental martial artist failing to break through to Martial Soul, although it brought no direct benefit to them, having such a formidable and multi-talented person among them only incited envy, jealousy, and resentment. Now that Li Lin encountered an accident during his breakthrough, naturally, their thoughts varied.

Time continued to pass. Ten days, twenty days, and still no response from within the golden palace.

On the forty-eighth day of Li Lin's seclusion, almost everyone in the Yun Yang Sect believed Li Lin had no hope left. Having not broken through after so long, how could there be any hope?

On the forty-eighth day, Li Lin was enveloped in six rays of light, and his bloodied, ghastly body had now fully healed, emanating a powerful aura.

"Am I not dead, or have I already died?" When Li Lin regained a trace of consciousness, his first action was to inspect his body, murmuring, "Not dead, I haven't died yet."

Li Lin suddenly opened his eyes, then sat cross-legged again, feeling his body, now in perfect condition and incredibly strong. Inside him, a Martial Dan of several tens of meters in size had condensed.

"This is the nascent form of a Martial Dan." Li Lin was stunned. With his five elemental attributes, he should have condensed five Martial Dans. Yet, in the end, he had no choice but to condense the five attributes into one Martial Dan, which had successfully formed.