On the Dragon List, the disciples ranked after the fortieth position faced a sudden increase in challenges.

As the opening of the secret ground approached, the strong contenders on the Dragon List were also diligently cultivating, embarking on the final sprint.

Within the Martial Spirit Illusion Realm, exactly one month later, the eighth stone gate opened, and Li Lin walked out lazily stretching, a smile appearing on his face.

At this moment, the expressions of the Second Protector and the other Protectors in charge of the Martial Spirit Illusion Realm within the great hall were filled with shock. Li Lin had actually stayed in the Martial Spirit Illusion Realm for an entire month.

In the fourth level of the Spirit Realm, spending a month, even for those with quadruple spirit souls, was difficult to achieve. For martial artists, it was even harder for those with eight or nine martial souls, as martial artists were significantly inferior to spirit practitioners in terms of soul level.

At this moment, Li Lin, a martial artist, had actually managed to stay in the fourth level of the Spirit Realm for a whole month, which was unimaginable for the Second Protector.

"The time of a month has passed, I'll be going back first and return tomorrow," Li Lin said with a slight bow, then left the mountain peak's great hall.

The Skywing Snow Lion had been waiting in the sky early on. At this moment, Li Lin looked at the Skywing Snow Lion and felt a surge of joy. The Skywing Snow Lion's body had grown to over three hundred meters in size, resembling a giant white cloud, and its aura had become several times stronger.

"It has broken through to the late third tier." Li Lin was overjoyed. In this month, the Skywing Snow Lion had also made a breakthrough to the late third tier. The next breakthrough would bring it to the fourth tier.

"Boss," a yellow light swooped down from the back of the Skywing Snow Lion, and Little dragon affectionately landed on Li Lin's shoulder.

"Little dragon, have you been diligently cultivating during this time?" Li Lin asked, patting Little dragon's little head lightly.

"Of course, I've been cultivating. With your strength improving so quickly recently, I can't afford to fall behind," Little dragon said, lifting his head proudly. "Boss, it feels like your strength has increased by a lot."

"Yes, now I have triple spirit soul and triple martial soul," Li Lin said, touching the tip of his nose, unable to hide the satisfied smile in his eyes.

During the month in the Spirit Realm, when Li Lin was breaking through the double martial soul, he inadvertently attracted the vast energy within the Spirit Realm. With a burst of effort, he directly broke through to the triple spirit soul and then climbed again. Just as he was about to break through to the quadruple spirit soul, Li Lin had to grit his teeth and suppress it. Although breaking through continuously was good, it was also definitely bad.

By forcibly suppressing it, Li Lin's current strength remained at the peak of the triple spirit soul, just a bit away from breaking through. Although Li Lin wanted to break through to the quadruple martial soul, he dared not risk affecting his cultivation foundation.

Then, before the month was up, Li Lin continued to take fourth-grade medicinal pills. Under the nourishment of six fourth-grade early-stage pills and one fourth-grade mid-stage pill, he finally broke through to the triple martial soul.

"Boss, you're too powerful," Little dragon exclaimed, then added, "It looks like I need to work hard on my cultivation, or I won't be able to catch up with you."

"Let's go," Li Lin said, leaping onto the back of the Skywing Snow Lion and disappearing into the sky.

Upon returning to his mountain residence, Li Lin had just entered the courtyard when he frowned, then smiled slightly, looking at the silhouette in the small hall: "Hongling, why are you here?"

Yun Hongling did not speak, her long dress colored, her hair somewhat disheveled, her eyes tightly fixed on Li Lin, always looking indifferently, expressionless.

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"Hongling, what's wrong?" Li Lin asked, feeling a bit uneasy seeing Yun Hongling's expression.

"Li Lin, it's over between us. From today onwards, we have nothing to do with each other. From now on, we are enemies. I hate you," Yun Hongling said indifferently. As her words fell, she left.

"What's going on?" Li Lin said, then thought, "Could it be because..."

"I've messed up." A moment later, Li Lin thought to himself, it seemed Yun Hongling knew about his affair with Li Wushuang. Somehow, seeing Yun Hongling's indifferent gaze just now, Li Lin felt very heartbroken. He had thought she would be furious and then issue a kill order against him, but she was so calm.

Looking outside the courtyard, Li Lin hesitated whether to chase after her. This time, he might have truly hurt this girl, who, despite her arrogance, was definitely pure at heart. Under her arrogant exterior, her heart was probably very fragile.

Li Lin moved a few steps forward, then stopped, realizing there was nothing he could do by chasing after her. If it made her fall deeper, it would only hurt her more. He already had Wushuang, and giving up on Wushuang was something he couldn't do. As for Yun Hongling, the young miss of the Yunyang Sect, it was unlikely she would agree to share a husband with someone else, and even if she did, Yun Xiaotian would not let him off.

On the mountain peak, a beautiful silhouette looked at the courtyard, then after a moment, tears flowed from her eyes before she leaped onto the back of a lightning leopard and left.

In the afternoon, Li Lin visited the Wanwu Tower again, browsing through a lot of materials, not missing any that he could access.

After nightfall, Li Lin took out the Spirit Jade Bed to cultivate. With the rapid breakthroughs over the month, the following days needed solid consolidation of his cultivation level.

At dawn, as the morning light dispersed, the entire mountain range was enveloped in a light mist. Li Lin stopped cultivating and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

"It's time to continue practicing the Fleeting Shadow," Li Lin murmured, tidying up and leaving the courtyard. Calling the Skywing Snow Lion, he entered the Martial Spirit Illusion Realm again.

Practicing in the Martial Realm during the day and integrating cultivation at night, in this state, time slowly passed. However, Li Lin always made the Second Protector of the Martial Spirit Illusion Realm frustrated. Every time, Li Lin would enter the fourth or fifth level of the realm but never break through or fail, just automatically stopping cultivation at night.

This also made many direct disciples curious, and Li Lin's month-long stay in the fourth level of the Spirit Realm surprised many.

During such a month, within the densely packed flame arrows in the fourth and fifth levels of the Martial Realm, two vortexes emerged under Li Lin's feet, greatly increasing his speed. With a whoosh, he turned into a streak of light, moving through the densely packed flame arrows with unpredictable and swift arcs and speeds.

At this moment, Li Lin, after a month of cultivation in the Martial Realm and integrating cultivation at night, could now execute the Fleeting Shadow almost silently. As he practiced the Fleeting Shadow, Li Lin gained a new understanding of this movement technique. At a certain level, the Fleeting Shadow could completely expand the air vortexes under his feet, increasing his speed while also concealing his figure, allowing him to unexpectedly approach his opponent like a ghost.

Combining the Fleeting Shadow with wind attributes, even Li Lin himself was shocked by the speed. If he claimed to be a hundred times faster, it would be an exaggeration, but ten times faster was not an exaggeration at all. His current speed had indeed reached such a level.

As the flame arrows became more violent, Li Lin's speed also increased. Among the densely packed flame arrows, Li Lin's figure became nearly indistinct. If someone were there, they probably wouldn't be able to see his form. What they could feel was the suction emanating from the wind vortexes under his feet and the indistinct figure moving like a ghost through the flame arrows.

The flame arrows grew increasingly violent, but if someone could clearly see everything in the scene, they would see that Li Lin's expression remained calm. His true qi vortexes emerged under his feet with each step, whether advancing, leaping, or retreating. Each subtle movement allowed him to avoid the densely packed flame arrows in front of him, almost to the millimeter. All his actions flowed like water, carrying a certain beauty.

Amidst the densely packed flame arrows, mixed with Li Lin's figure, was a dazzling confrontation. However, Li Lin remained elegantly leisurely.

In the beginning, when practicing the Fleeting Shadow, Li Lin was flustered, sometimes blocking with his hands and also setting up the Qingling Armor.

But now, Li Lin even felt a bit of mockery towards these flame arrows. The densely packed flame arrows couldn't get close to him.

"Almost there, break for me." After a moment, Li Lin's lips curved into a satisfied smile, his expression suddenly solemn. A wind vortex under his feet spun wildly, and his figure turned into a whirlwind, disappearing on the spot. When Li Lin reappeared, a yellow palm print in his hand soared into the sky, instantly turning into several vague palm prints, striking towards the back of a cluster of flame arrows within a dense fog.

"Boom! Boom!"

Then, a series of earth-shattering explosions sounded, echoing through the space. A violent force spread wildly in the sky, shattering the thick white fog directly, making the scene before him disappear, and the densely packed flame arrows were also erased from mid-air.