During this period of interaction, as Cuiyu got to know Li Lin more, she paradoxically felt as if she understood him less and less. Perhaps it's a woman's nature to grow curious about what she does not understand.

Watching Li Lin, who was cultivating, Cuiyu smiled softly, then sat down cross-legged and began her cultivation as well.

"Hiss..." Little dragon breathed in and out, raising its head and looking around.

As the two of them cultivated, the vast canyon became quiet, with only the slight breeze passing through.

It was then, after several hours into their cultivation, an unusual aura silently infiltrated the air in the empty canyon.

"Boss, someone is ambushing us." Little dragon's voice echoed in Li Lin's mind at the same time Cuiyu's voice spread out: "Lin'er, be careful."

As her voice fell, Cuiyu swiftly formed hand seals, and a dazzling white light enveloped a hundred meters around her, covering both her and Li Lin within it.

"Whoosh..."

An invisible white light blade instantly struck in front of Li Lin, already beneath the transparent barrier Cuiyu had set up. A huge energy collision occurred, causing spatial ripples to surge violently. The barrier Cuiyu had erected suddenly indented inward, like a giant axe striking glass, instantly cracking the barrier with countless fissures.

"Bang!"

Cuiyu's hand seals changed in an instant, and the light on the barrier brightened significantly, repairing the cracks instantly. The indented fracture expanded like an inflated balloon, instantly repelling the light blade.

"Spiritual power attack." As Cuiyu repelled the light blade, Li Lin's brows furrowed, a chill spreading within him. The ambush was a spiritual power attack, and judging by its momentum, it was at the level of a Spiritual General. Li Lin knew even with his eyes closed that apart from Zhao Qinghai of the Zhao family, there would be no one else.

Li Lin had already stood up, his gaze filled with a cold light looking towards the canyon outside, and said indifferently, "People from the Zhao family, have you really fallen to the point where you can only rely on ambushes?"

"Hehe, just wanted to deal with you earlier. You're not even worthy of my ambush." With those words, nine figures slowly appeared outside the canyon.

The three leading figures were Zhao Qinghai, Zhao Qingtian, and Zeng Chuxiong.

"Zhao Qinghai, you really have some nerve. Killing fellow sect members against the rules of Yunyang Sect, you're in for some serious consequences," Cuiyu said with a stern look as she eyed the newcomers.

"You're Cuiyu, right? I know you're extraordinary, and this matter doesn't concern you. Step aside," Zhao Qinghai said with a heavy gaze towards Cuiyu.

"What if I don't step aside?" Cuiyu replied lightly.

"Ugly freak, if you don't step aside, then don't blame us for being impolite," Zhao Qingtian snorted coldly.

"Humph, just with you!" Cuiyu's expression suddenly turned cold, and a chill began to spread.

"Zhao Qinghai, Zhao Qingtian, the Zhao family really dares. You've been waiting here for a long time, haven't you?" Li Lin stepped forward, signaling Cuiyu to step back. It was his trouble to face; he couldn't let a woman stand up for him.

"Not long, but it's worth it. Today, I want to see who can save you," Zhao Qingtian said, casting a cold gaze on Li Lin.

"What do you want?" Li Lin asked calmly, already expecting that in this secret place, the Zhao family would not let him have an easy time.

"Don't you know?" Zhao Qingtian said mockingly with a cold laugh.

"I'm afraid you don't have the capability," Li Lin said again calmly, his gaze fixing on Zhao Qinghai and the others. With Little dragon by his side, and also having Kui Yi, dealing with them wouldn't be so simple.

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"Let's try and see," Zhao Qingtian said coldly.

"Brother Zhao, the sect master said that killing fellow disciples is forbidden, we..." Wang Ping, a peak ninth-level spiritual master behind Zhao Qingtian, said anxiously, and the other five also looked solemn, watching Li Lin and Zhao Qingtian and others, not daring to make a move.

"Humph, who said we're going to kill that kid? We're just teaching him a lesson, just make him like Li Dajiang, that's all. Let him keep his life," Zhao Qingtian said coldly.

"Brother Zhao, that's still not right. Li Lin is Elder Yu's disciple," a young man in white said.

"Humph, you don't need to act, just watch from the side," Zhao Qinghai glanced over the five disciples and said indifferently.

"Li Lin, we can't do anything about this, sorry," Wang Ping apologized to Li Lin, then the five looked at each other, knowing some of the disputes between Li Lin and Zhao Qingtian. Without needing to act, they wouldn't be responsible, so they retreated to the outside of the canyon. They couldn't afford to offend either side, so they could only choose to step back.

"It's alright, you not ganging up on me, I'm already grateful," Li Lin smiled slightly. These people didn't dare to attack him, probably afraid of trouble from Master Yu Yuqian later. But now that they chose to step back, it did make things a lot easier for him.

"Li Lin, today no one can save you," Zhao Qingtian said, looking at Li Lin with an increasingly intense coldness.

"Boss, their three strengths are strong. I can only deal with the weakest one, and even killing him will be difficult," Little dragon's voice said in Li Lin's mind.

"Three Spiritual Generals, two Martial Generals." Li Lin looked at Zhao Qinghai and Zhao Qingtian, with Zeng Chuxiong being handled by Little dragon, Kui Yi also couldn't handle Zhao Qingtian, Kui Yi's strength was only enough to contend with Zeng Chuxiong. As for himself, facing Zhao Qinghai would also be challenging.

"Lin'er, let me handle Zhao Qinghai. The other two, you'll have to deal with," Cuiyu stepped in front of Li Lin, glancing at the three.

"Can you do it?" Li Lin raised an eyebrow. Zhao Qinghai was a third-level Spiritual General, the first on the Dragon List, a definite powerhouse. Although Cuiyu was strong, facing Zhao Qinghai wouldn't be easy.

"Don't worry. Killing him might be difficult, but holding him off won't be a problem," Cuiyu said lightly.

"Then I'll have to trouble you," Li Lin said lightly, not rejecting the kind offer. He indeed needed Cuiyu's help. If she could hold off Zhao Qinghai, then dealing with Zhao Qingtian and Zeng Chuxiong with Little dragon and Kui Yi would definitely be manageable.

"Then you owe me a favor, which you'll have to pay back double later," Cuiyu smiled lightly.

"No problem," Li Lin said lightly.

"Humph, Cuiyu, you might as well step back. This matter has nothing to do with you. Why bother getting involved in this mess?" Zhao Qinghai looked at Cuiyu. The strike just now had shown Cuiyu could hold her own against him, shocking him with her strength. Otherwise, he wouldn't have spent so much effort talking.

"This matter is already related to me, and as for you, I haven't even considered you a threat," Cuiyu said indifferently, her beautiful eyes filled with a spreading chill.

"You two deal with Li Lin; I'll take care of this Cuiyu," Zhao Qinghai's face grew cold as he said, "Make it quick and leave Li Lin half alive."

"Mm," Zhao Qingtian and Zeng Chuxiong nodded slowly and then moved towards Li Lin, their true energy vibrating with each step, leaving indentations in the ground beneath their feet.

Li Lin smiled faintly, the coldness at the corners of his mouth growing more intense.

"Whoosh..."

At that moment, Zhao Qinghai stomped on the ground, and with a change of hand seals, a giant white palm imprint condensed out of thin air, overturning spatial ripples and instantly enveloping Cuiyu.

"Lin'er, be careful on your own." As Cuiyu's voice fell, her figure had already disappeared from the spot, reappearing only to engage in combat with the two spiritual practitioners. A massive spiritual power filled the valley, mixed with soul attacks, causing the five onlookers from the canyon's edge to watch from afar, their brows furrowed tightly.

"Kid, didn't expect you to have this day," Zhao Qingtian and Zeng Chuxiong approached Li Lin, stopping less than fifty meters away, and began to coldly chuckle.

"Do you really think you have the strength?" The smile vanished, leaving only sheer coldness, as an invisible killing aura burst forth again. Li Lin then said to Little dragon, "Little dragon, you can make your move now."

"Boss, no problem."

"Hiss..."

Little dragon leaped from Li Lin's shoulder, its body instantly swelling to a massive size of over three hundred meters, with scales standing on end and strands of golden flames swirling around, a tremendous pressure spreading, dominating the atmosphere.

"How did you bring your beast here..." Zhao Qingtian and the others had already noticed Little dragon, with Zhao Qingtian's face changing drastically. Inside the secret realm, beasts were not allowed. They truly did not know how Li Lin's beast had appeared inside. Neither spatial bags nor storage rings could contain living things.

"Boss, I can handle the weaker one without a problem, but you need to be careful," Little dragon said, its huge eyes fiercely fixing on Zhao Qingtian and Zeng Chuxiong.

"Be careful," Li Lin said, knowing Little dragon's defense was formidable. Yet, at this moment, Li Lin was still somewhat worried, as Little dragon was only at the mid-tier third level.

"I'll deal with Li Lin; you handle that beast." At this moment, Zhao Qingtian quickly launched an attack, his words directed at Zeng Chuxiong. With a flash of true energy under his feet, his figure dashed towards Li Lin like lightning, his fist, filled with a blazing fire attribute energy, aimed directly at Li Lin's head without any fanciness.