What consequences this would have, Li Lin didn't know himself at this moment, but the fact that he hadn't died was already lucky.

In his mind, Li Lin felt that the Soul Pill was gradually condensing into form.

"Breakthrough." Li Lin muttered solemnly in his heart, as his hand seals began to change once again.

Atop the mountain, on a rock, Li Wushuang watched the golden palace for a long time before sighing softly, murmuring, "It's been so long, why haven't you come out yet? Even for the sake of Third Aunt, for the sake of Hongling, please come out quickly!"

Murmuring to herself, Li Wushuang showed a worried expression. After hearing Yun Hongling's words, she was somewhat angry and disappointed, but compared to the worry about Li Lin's life and death at this moment, that anger and disappointment didn't matter at all. She was even praying in her heart that if he could safely break through, it would be okay not to see him in the future.

Atop the mountain, Yun Hongling, Cuiyu, and Du Gu Binglan also showed a trace of worry in their beautiful eyes. Each of them was deeply concerned, having waited here for over a month.

"What's happening?" At this moment, the ground shook slightly, as if the entire mountain was trembling.

On the mountain peak, several people immediately looked around in confusion. At this moment, a massive surge of natural energy began to gather in the sky, sending waves of energy spreading out.

"The movement from the palace." Everyone instantly felt that the disturbance was coming from the golden palace at the peak, as an aura was rapidly climbing.

Feeling this aura, Yu Yuqian's eyes flashed with an undeniable joy. "This aura, it's Li Lin! This cunning fellow, he's breaking through again."

"He's beginning to break through..." Cuiyu said softly, a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"This little thief is breaking through. I can feel it." Yun Hongling exclaimed excitedly, her excitement dispelling the worries of the past month.

"Whoosh whoosh…"

The majestic natural energy was now gathering at the top of the mountain, sending terrifying and violent energy once again sweeping towards the golden palace.

Under the violent aura, Little Dragon, the Sky-winged Snow Lion, and the Blood Lizard all had to temporarily avoid the brunt, quickly moving aside.

Inside the palace, there seemed to be a bottomless pit, greedily devouring this majestic elemental power. A powerful aura was also spreading out from the golden palace like a tide...

"It's the aura of the Martial Spirit. This little thief has broken through the Martial Spirit." Yun Hongling said, but her expression was extremely surprised. When she broke through to the Martial Spirit level, it hadn't caused such a disturbance.

"Success, success." Yu Yuqian was almost dancing with joy, feeling the stability of this aura, knowing that the person inside was breaking through.

"Roar…"

Just then, a loud roar came from within the golden palace, sounding like a beast's roar, but everyone present could tell it was Li Lin's voice.

As this roar ascended to the sky, at the same time, an absolute aura followed it, rising into the sky. On closer inspection, it wasn't hard to see six rays of light entwining within this aura.

The aura was powerful, spreading instantly in the sky, colliding with the majestic natural elemental energy above, creating a shocking sound explosion...

"Bang!"

The surging energy spread out, the violent energy turning into ripples that dissipated within the surrounding space.

"Swish swish…"

Inside the surrounding space, all the elders of the Yunyang Sect arrived in an instant. Yun Xiaotian had already reached the top of the mountain first, and everyone's faces showed surprise. This disturbance was a bit too big.

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However, everything had already calmed down. The surroundings were silent, even the energy ripples had long since dissipated between heaven and earth.

"Wushuang, was that Li Lin breaking through just now?" Elder Xie asked Li Wushuang.

"It should be Lin'er breaking through." Li Wushuang said softly.

"To think he broke through, causing such a big commotion." The elders exclaimed in amazement.

"Creak…" Just then, the doors of the golden palace opened, revealing a figure in tattered clothes and disheveled hair but emanating a strong aura, under everyone's watchful eyes.

Despite being in tattered clothes and disheveled hair, it was still that resolute face, the corners of the mouth carrying a signature lazy smile with a hint of mischief. Who else could it be but Li Lin?

"Swish…"

Little Dragon reduced its size and affectionately landed on Li Lin's shoulder, gently licking his cheek.

"Greetings, Master." The Blood Lizard said, its body also shrinking to about twenty centimeters in size.

"Cough…"

Watching the people in front of him, Li Lin coughed dryly, slightly startled, then bowed, "Disciple greets the Sect Master, greets Master, and all the elders."

Seeing the lively Li Lin, everyone was even more puzzled. With disheveled hair and tattered clothes, Li Lin's breakthrough seemed quite spectacular.

"Little thief, I knew you wouldn't die. You scared me to death." Just then, a green figure rushed forward, lightning-fast, and plunged into Li Lin's arms, seemingly without any concern for the people around. Li Lin hadn't even had time to react before Yun Hongling hugged his neck, a fragrance wafting over. At this moment, with soft jade in his arms, Li Lin was suddenly stunned because he saw Yun Xiaotian and all the elders of the Yunyang Sect staring dumbfounded, especially Yun Xiaotian, whose mouth was wide enough to swallow a goose egg.

The elders looked at each other, shocked. Yun Hongling had previously been hostile towards Li Lin, but so quickly, they were hugging and embracing. It seemed that the hostility was just a form of expressing affection.

"Cough…" Yun Xiaotian coughed loudly, unable to maintain his dignity in front of the elders, and immediately said, "Hongling, come here, don't disturb your junior brother."

"Oh!" Yun Hongling then looked back at Yun Xiaotian, seeing all the elders staring at her dumbfounded, she glared at the elders and moved back to Yun Xiaotian's side.

"Li Lin, did you break through the Martial Spirit?" Yun Xiaotian then asked Li Lin.

"Replying to the Sect Master, the disciple has broken through." Li Lin said, not daring to raise his head too high, worried about the trouble after courting Yun Xiaotian's daughter.

"It's good that you broke through. Rest well for now. In three more months, the sect will select twenty direct disciples to enter the secret realm for cultivation. Work hard." Yun Xiaotian looked at Li Lin.

"Yes, Sect Master." Li Lin replied, still not daring to meet Yun Xiaotian's gaze.

"Elders, let's go back. The elders should also encourage the disciples in the sect to practice hard. The opening of the secret realm has only twenty spots." After saying this, Yun Xiaotian wrapped Yun Hongling in a bundle of light and took off with her.

"Let's go as well." The elders then left one after another, only Zhao Wuji leaving with a cold demeanor.

"Wushuang…" Scanning around, Li Lin frowned. Wushuang was just here, but in the blink of an eye, she was gone, and even Du Gu Binglan and Cuiyu had left without a trace.

"My good disciple, I'm relieved that you're alright. Your master was almost worried to death." Yu Yuqian came to Li Lin's side, finally letting out a sigh of relief.

"It's the disciple who worried Master." Li Lin bowed, seeing Yu Yuqian's anxious expression, knowing how much his master cared for him.

"It's my fault, I almost harmed you." Yu Yuqian sighed.

"Master, I've just broken through, so I'll go back to recuperate first." Li Lin bid farewell.

"Alright, go back and recuperate. You should solidify your cultivation after breaking through." Yu Yuqian immediately said.

"Boss, are you alright? You scared me to death. I felt your aura was extremely weak, but fortunately, it then gradually strengthened." Little Dragon's voice sounded in Li Lin's mind.

"I'm fine." Li Lin was somewhat distracted, thinking to himself that Li Wushuang must have seen Yun Hongling just now and thus left silently. Now, it seemed he might be in a bit of trouble.

After a moment, he arrived at his own mountain peak, jumped down from the Sky-winged Snow Lion, and changed into a clean long robe in the courtyard.

"A Martial Pill, it won't have any impact, right?" In the courtyard, Li Lin murmured, feeling his own body, his brow furrowed. Dual-element martial artists have two Martial Pills after breaking through, and tri-element martial artists have three Martial Pills, but now, as a five-element martial artist, he ended up with only one Martial Pill.

Peering into his body at this Martial Pill, it was quite peculiar. According to the information Li Lin had found in the Wanwu Tower before, normally, cultivators at the Martial Spirit level, after successfully condensing a Martial Pill, the final Martial Pill would only be the size of a fingertip.

The color of the Martial Pill also differentiated by element: red for fire, green for wood, blue for water, yellow for earth, and white for wind. But now, his Martial Pill was about the size of a baby's fist, about ten times larger than a regular Martial Pill.

Even more peculiar, this Martial Pill had red, blue, green, yellow, and white colors alternating on it, rotating slowly in his dantian qi sea, wrapped in qi.

This change in the Martial Pill exceeded Li Lin's expectations. However, while Li Lin was somewhat worried, he also clearly felt that his strength, compared to when he was a Martial Master, was completely different. This was a qualitative difference.