"Whoosh..."

A cyclone flashed under his feet, and Li Lin also instantly dodged this flaming arrow. The intense energy from the flaming arrow still caused pain on the skin in front of Li Lin.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

Two whistling sounds broke through the air, turning two flaming arrows into streaks of lightning that rapidly approached.

Li Lin's expression darkened, his body swiftly twisted, and with a flash of true energy under his feet, he once again narrowly avoided the attack of the two flaming arrows. In this way, Li Lin was too lazy to break through the formation and too lazy to care about what kind of formation it was. Utilizing this formation, it just happened to be able to help him practice the Fuguang Lueying (Skimming Light Shadow) technique.

As time slowly passed, Li Lin was engrossed in practicing the Fuguang Lueying, his figure darting unpredictably among the flaming arrows, only using his hands to block when he couldn't dodge.

In the evening, inside the grand hall of the Martial Spirit Illusionary Realm, the Second Protector slightly furrowed his brows. The fifth stone door opened, and Li Lin walked out. The Second Protector knew that Li Lin didn't break out on his own but just stopped practicing and walked out on his own.

"Why did you stop practicing?" the Second Protector asked. He felt that Li Lin couldn't possibly be unable to pass even the fifth level. Yesterday, Li Lin had defeated Li DaJiang, advancing to the twentieth place on the Dragon List. This matter is now well known among the people of the Yunyang Sect.

"I will continue tomorrow," Li Lin said with a light smile. After practicing in the martial realm, he also needed to go back and properly integrate his gains. As for challenging the martial realm, Li Lin didn't have much interest in it for now. Coming to the martial realm was merely to temper himself.

When Li Lin returned to his courtyard, he saw a female disciple waiting for him. Li Lin recognized her as someone from Yun XiaoTian's side. The person who had called him to meet Sect Master Yun XiaoTian from the new disciple area last time was her, named Liu Xin, aged around twenty-five or twenty-six, with the strength of a second-level Martial General, and her talent was absolutely not bad.

"Li Lin, the Sect Master wants you to go there immediately," Liu Xin said, looking at Li Lin with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"Now?" Li Lin asked, guessing what Sect Master Yun XiaoTian might want from him at this time in the evening.

"Yes," Liu Xin said, and then summoned a flying beast, indicating for Li Lin to go with her.

Li Lin didn't hesitate, jumped onto the flying beast, and immediately headed towards the Yunyang Sect's grand hall. In the evening, the sky was slightly dim, and the shadows of the mountains below were faintly visible. Passing through a range of undulating mountains, a huge mountain peak appeared in front of Li Lin.

The mountain peak rose from the ground, reaching straight into the clouds, like a proud dragon with extraordinary momentum.

Li Lin knew he had arrived. Approaching this mountain peak, Li Lin also felt a peculiar aura. It seemed that this mountain peak was not simple, and there must be many tricks around it.

Jumping off the flying beast, he followed a broad stone staircase upwards. After winding through for a moment, a huge palace building appeared in front of Li Lin. This magnificent palace was not Li Lin's first visit. Walking across a square, Li Lin, led by Liu Xin, also entered the palace.

"Zhao WuJi, what nonsense are you talking about? Your disciple isn't dead. Don't you know the rules of the Earth Dragon Summit?" Before Li Lin even entered the corridor, he heard the loud voice of his master Yu Yu.

"Li Lin's actions were ruthless, deliberately malicious. Such a disciple, our Yunyang Sect cannot keep," Zhao WuJi's voice also came in anger.

"Your disciple is incompetent, coming here half-dead to complain. I'm not buying your act," Elder Yu shouted again.

Li Lin frowned as he entered the grand hall, knowing from the voices inside what had happened, and a coldness crossed his heart.

"Disciple pays respects to the Sect Master, to Master, and to all the elders present." Upon entering the grand hall, it seemed there were ten elders inside, only the Yang-surnamed elder was not present, the other elders were all sitting.

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Seeing Li Lin, many elders showed a look of surprise in their eyes. They had also heard everything about the Earth Dragon Summit, directly crippling Li DaJiang and entering the top twenty of the Dragon List. This strength had greatly exceeded their expectations. After all, Li Lin had been in the Yunyang Sect for only a few months, still considered a new disciple, and such progress was too fast.

Only at this moment, Zhao WuJi looked at Li Lin with eyes full of fire, having wasted two of his beloved disciples, both strong contenders on the Dragon List, his anger was understandable.

"Lin'er, come over here. Today, I want to see who dares to trouble you." Seeing Li Lin, Yu Yu immediately smiled brightly, feeling proud. Entering the top twenty of the Dragon List was a significant achievement.

"Yes, Master," Li Lin said softly, quickly moving to Yu Yu's side.

"Sect Master, you must seek justice for my disciple. Li Lin was ruthless and must be severely punished, even killing him wouldn't be too much," Zhao WuJi immediately said.

"Elder Zhao, you're being a bit too harsh," Yun XiaoTian lightly said, his expression unchanged, watching Li Lin indifferently, seemingly pondering something, then said, "However, Li Lin, you indeed went too far this time."

"Sect Master brother, what do you mean by this? If my disciple is to be slaughtered by others, are you saying he should not defend himself? If you punish Lin'er, we'll take this matter to the Master," Yu Yu immediately shouted, not even sparing Yun XiaoTian's dignity.

Hearing Yu Yu's words, all the elders and Yun XiaoTian's expressions changed dramatically. Elder Yu's temper was known to all, and he might really disturb the old Sect Master.

"Yu Elder, you're protecting the offender," Zhao WuJi coldly snorted.

"I am protecting him, so what? What can you do to me?" Yu Yu shouted in anger.

"Elder Zhao, Elder Brother, please calm down," Yun XiaoTian's expression slightly changed, then he turned his gaze to Li Lin and said, "Li Lin, yesterday at the Earth Dragon Summit, why were your actions so harsh? It's said that even after defeating Li DaJiang, you still inflicted heavy blows."

"If the Sect Master believes I am guilty, then I am willing to accept the punishment," Li Lin said calmly, looking directly at Yun XiaoTian, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Do you not accept this in your heart?" Yun XiaoTian lightly said, watching Li Lin, a flash of light in his eyes.

"I believe I have not violated any rules of the Yunyang Sect, nor did I break any rules of the Earth Dragon Summit yesterday. During the competition, I couldn't control my power. If this is also considered a crime, although I am not convinced, I dare not disobey," Li Lin said lightly.

All the elders then turned their gaze to Li Lin, surprised that Li Lin dared to counter the Sect Master's words.

Yun XiaoTian watched Li Lin, his expression slightly darkened, then lightly smiled and said, "Well, you are brave. Although you are not wrong, your actions were indeed too ruthless. Thus, since Li DaJiang was severely injured by you, you are fined 100,000 gold coins, and additionally, you are to reflect upon your actions in the Spirit Realm of the Martial Spirit Illusionary Realm for a month."

"Sect Master, this punishment is too lenient," Zhao WuJi immediately said, 100,000 gold coins and reflecting in the Spirit Realm for a month was not a punishment but a training opportunity.

"Elder Zhao, I know you care deeply for your disciple, but Li Lin is indeed not at fault. I have already imposed a punishment, and you need not say more. Besides the 100,000 gold coins from Li Lin, our Yunyang Sect will also give 1 million gold coins to Li DaJiang and send him back to his clan," Yun XiaoTian said to Zhao WuJi, then turned to Yu Yu and said, "Elder Brother, Li Lin is your disciple, so you should pay the 100,000 gold coins. In the future, you must better control your disciple."

"No problem, 100,000 gold coins it is," Elder Yu immediately laughed, not minding at all. Although it seemed like a punishment for Li Lin on the surface, it was essentially a minor inconvenience. A month of seclusion in the Spirit Realm of the Martial Spirit Illusionary Realm was essentially training, and as for the 100,000 gold coins, it was nothing to him, even 1 million gold coins would be fine.

The other elders also smiled slightly, as this outcome was within everyone's expectations. First, although Li Lin was harsh this time, everyone was not fools and knew that it was Zhao WuJi's disciples who had provoked Li Lin, who did not hold back. Li Lin was not wrong.

Secondly, even if Li Lin was at fault, with Elder Yu as his protective master, there wouldn't be much trouble. No one who crossed Elder Yu could gain an advantage.

"My disciple, let's go. Next time, if someone who doesn't know better challenges you again, make sure to go easy on them. Defeating them is enough, don't cripple anyone again," Elder Yu said with a slight smile, taking Li Lin and leaving the grand hall.

Hearing Yu Yu's words, Zhao WuJi's face became even uglier.

A moment later, as the sky darkened, Li Lin returned to the mountain peak on his master's Blue Jade Wolf Eagle, his expression slightly darkened. With Zhao WuJi, a powerful figure in the Zhao family, it was feared that no one could restrain him after Li Lin left the Yunyang Sect. His strength was still too weak to contend against Zhao WuJi. He must quickly enhance his strength, so he wouldn't have to worry about Zhao WuJi anymore.

After his expression darkened, Li Lin showed a slight smile. Just now, on the back of the Blue Jade Wolf Eagle, his master had given him several fourth-grade pills, showing his utmost care for Li Lin.

Returning to the courtyard, Li Lin pondered for a while. He still had to start serving his punishment in the Spirit Realm tomorrow. Anyway, he had planned to experience the Spirit Realm, so practicing the Fuguang Lueying in the martial realm would have to be delayed a bit.

A moment later, Li Lin was again on the mountain peak, with true energy flashing under his feet. The true energy formed a wind cyclone from the meridians under his feet, and then he began to practice the Fuguang Lueying technique. After a day of practice in the martial realm, Li Lin's execution of the Fuguang Lueying was significantly improved compared to before.