At the peak of a mountain, in a courtyard, Li Wushuang with her beautiful eyes gazed into the distance, dressed in a red palace outfit, her black hair cascading down like a waterfall, lightly tied behind her head. A gentle breeze came, fluttering a few strands of her hair, adding to her ethereal aura, like a celestial being untainted by the mundane world.

Such a stunning beauty, also a formidable figure on the Dragon List, Li Wushuang had numerous admirers within the Yunyang Sect, even more so than Yun Hongling. Her refined temperament and exquisite beauty were irresistible to any man.

However, many disciples in the Yunyang Sect knew that this beautiful woman had always kept others at a distance, never giving anyone a chance, which only fueled their pursuit even more.

Unknown to others, this beautiful woman’s heart was already marked by a figure, a face resolute, always wearing a slight mischievous smile.

Atop the mountain, a light breeze blew, pressing the light red palace dress against Li Wushuang's curvaceous body, outlining her captivating figure. She lightly brushed a few strands of hair behind her ear, her movements full of allure. Gazing at the mountains ahead, she murmured, “Ten days have passed, I will try to not see you, to forget you. Hongling is a good girl, she suits you better than I do…”

“Sister Wushuang, what’s been bothering you these days?” Two figures approached, it was Cuiyu and Du Gu Binglan.

“Nothing much.” Li Wushuang turned with a slight smile, telling Du Gu Binglan, “Are you trying to send me away? I wanted to stay here a bit longer.”

“Sister Wushuang, it’s fine for you to stay here. I’m just worried about you, you seem preoccupied lately.” Du Gu Binglan smiled, “By the way, Sister Wushuang, Lin’er is going to challenge Li Dajiang at the beginning of the month, will you go?”

“We’ll see when the time comes,” Li Wushuang managed a smile.

On the fifth day of Li Lin’s secluded meditation for devouring demon pills, an aura began to rise within the room. Li Lin sat cross-legged, enveloped in a yellow halo that started to shine brightly. A pulling force emerged from within the halo, drawing invisible energy from the surroundings into his body.

As time passed, the energy within Li Lin’s Dantian Qi Sea reached a saturated state, the five-colored martial pill inside spinning rapidly, continuously absorbing true Qi.

Under such a condition, another day passed, and true Qi began overflowing from Li Lin’s body, then gradually retracted, like a cycle of inhalation and exhalation. During this process, Li Lin’s aura reached new heights.

The aura spread out from the courtyard, filling the sky, where a slight energy fluctuation began to appear.

“The master is about to break through again,” a blood lizard on a rock lifted its head, watching the energy fluctuation lightly.

“Hiss!” A little dragon also raised its head, its forked tongue flickering, its eyes rolling around.

As the energy in the sky grew denser, in the courtyard room, spatial airflows condensed into vortexes around Li Lin, drawing invisible energy into his body from the yellow glow.

This mysterious phenomenon lasted for an hour before slowly dissipating. After the last bit of invisible energy entered Li Lin’s body, the air vortexes vanished, and the energy fluctuation above the mountain also disappeared.

“Huff…” Li Lin exhaled turbid air and opened his eyes, deep lights shooting out, his aura gradually unfolding around him, reaching the second level of the Martial Spirit.

“I’ve only broken through one level.” The aura only lasted for a brief moment before Li Lin quickly retracted it, his smile fading, and his brow slightly furrowed. A demon pill, equivalent to three levels of Martial Spirit’s true Qi energy, was completely absorbed, yet it only increased his level by one. The energy needed for his breakthrough was terrifyingly vast.

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Feeling the fullness of true Qi in his body and the vastness of his Dantian Qi Sea, Li Lin estimated that to break through from the second to the third level of the Martial Spirit, he would need at least three demon pills.

“I’m still too weak. I must strengthen myself as soon as possible,” Li Lin murmured. His strength was barely acceptable among his peers, but compared to the real powerhouses, he was far behind. Perhaps, among the top ten on the Dragon List in Yunyang Sect, their strength wouldn’t be inferior to his. This meant he was somewhat lacking among his generation, having started too late to compare with disciples from major sects.

“The path of the strong.” Li Lin clenched his fist, murmuring to himself, his gaze shifting towards the window.

“Four more days, huh?” Li Lin smiled faintly. In four days, it would be the beginning of the month, and atop the Earth Dragon Peak, he would face a challenge.

“Li Dajiang, I will use you as a stepping stone to enter the top twenty of the Dragon List.” A cold light flashed in Li Lin’s eyes as he spoke softly.

Atop the mountain, a figure in a green robe stepped out of the courtyard, a jade slip appearing in his hand. The faint light surrounding it absorbed into Li Lin’s brow as he dropped a bead of blood onto the slip, causing a slight headache from the intense energy.

After a moment, the light from the jade slip disappeared, and new information was imprinted in Li Lin’s mind.

Closing his eyes briefly, Li Lin sorted through the information in his mind. When he opened his eyes again, a bitter smile appeared, his brows almost frowning together.

“Glimpses, a Xuan-level early-stage martial technique, truly difficult to cultivate,” Li Lin took a deep breath. The jade slip contained the Glimpses movement technique that Uncle Jiang wanted him to acquire.

Movement techniques were extremely rare on the continent because they could be cultivated by warriors of all attributes, especially faster by those with the wind attribute.

A Xuan-level early-stage movement technique was indeed a treasure, as any Xuan-level martial technique was a closely guarded secret among major sects.

With several days left before the duel at the beginning of the month, Li Lin decided to start cultivating the Glimpses technique. Compared to high-level Yellow techniques, the difficulty of cultivating a Xuan-level technique was like the difference between heaven and earth.

“Such a cultivation method exists.” Li Lin was astonished. To cultivate Glimpses, one must first unblock all meridians in the feet.

Li Lin knew there were six major meridians and sixty-six branches in the feet connected to the liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, and other organs, covering the entire body's blood vessels and meridians. Unblocking them all was no easy task.

Most importantly, one must first unblock the Yongquan point on the sole, then all the meridians, creating a vortex around the Yongquan point on the sole. This is the foundation of cultivating Glimpses. Once the meridians are unblocked, true Qi flows from the feet, propelling the body with incredible speed.

According to the information, at its fastest, the speed of Glimpses could chase the speed of light, tearing through space, an absolutely terrifying level.

“Cultivate.” Li Lin’s determined gaze flashed. Although Glimpses was difficult to cultivate, he had successfully cultivated a Xuan-level early-stage spirit technique before. He didn’t believe Glimpses could stump him, refusing to believe he couldn’t succeed.

Now at the second level of Martial Spirit, Li Lin thought of his Sword Spirit technique. He had only been able to use the first level, Sword Spirit Slash, and wondered if he could now use the second level, Sword Spirit Light Blade. If he could, his strength would undoubtedly increase significantly.

Sitting cross-legged, Li Lin began attempting to unblock all meridians in his feet, starting with the Yongquan point. Clearing his mind of distractions, he gradually entered a state of cultivation.

Controlling true Qi flow through the meridians, he reorganized them, a process requiring patience. Fortunately, Li Lin was not impatient, and his meridians were already wide and robust, making it easier to unblock all the meridians in his feet.

This would be a significant challenge for ordinary cultivators, who might spend years just unblocking the meridians.

As time passed, with the little dragon, the Sky Winged Snow Lion, and the blood lizard guarding him, Li Lin opened his eyes three days later, a flash of brilliance passing through.

“It seems easier than I thought.” Li Lin said with a smile, having unblocked all the meridians in his feet in just three days, a feat he hadn’t anticipated. His meridians were so easily unblocked because they were wide and robust.

“Begin cultivation.” Li Lin smiled faintly, ready to start cultivating Glimpses, a technique even Uncle Jiang valued, to see its extraordinary aspects.

With hand seals changing and true Qi flowing through specific meridians in his feet, Li Lin was caught off guard as two small whirlwinds formed under his feet, flipping him onto the ground. He landed on a rock, thankfully not sharp, or it would have been disastrous. Even so, his buttocks were instantly sore.