"It's about time. The energy in the Sacred Pool has dried up, and continuing to cultivate here is useless. Have you gotten all the Sacred Fruits?" Bai Ling, the Nine-tailed Fox, opened her eyes, which were shooting sharp gleams.
"We've got them all," Li Lin replied.
"Then let's head back. You all should consume the Sacred Fruits as soon as possible; the sooner, the better. I also need to go into closed-door cultivation again, as I'm probably about to make a breakthrough," the Nine-tailed Fox said softly.
As the two of them and their beasts left the cave and re-entered the wormhole, the disciples of the Yunyang Sect on the mountain peaks above also left with no choice.
No one had expected that, of the nine Martial Spirit Sacred Fruits, six would be taken by demonic beasts.
"Although we didn't get the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruits, the energy within this secret land won't fully dissipate until three months later. Let's all make good use of these three months to cultivate," Fei Yingling said.
Everyone smiled wryly. Now, that was all they could do. Fortunately, the energy within the secret land still existed, albeit slowly dissipating. Taking advantage of this for cultivation was indeed much faster than in the outside world.
"I'm going to find a place to close-door cultivate and refine the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit," Yun Hongling said. Among the people present, she was the only one who had obtained a Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit.
"Consuming the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit, Junior Sister, now at the ninth Martial Soul level, it's possible to break through to the second Martial General level," Han Feng said softly, his eyes filled with envy, but he dared not harbor any crooked thoughts, nor would he.
Everyone nodded slightly, full of envy. The effect of a single Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit, as they had heard from their own masters, was enough to break through two Martial General levels, a tremendously powerful energy.
One day later, inside the palace within the canyon, the two of them and their beasts emerged from the wormhole.
"Li Lin, you guys go ahead and refine the Sacred Fruit. I'm going into closed-door cultivation to prepare for my breakthrough. It won't take too long, and by then, we should be able to make it out," Bai Ling, the Nine-tailed Fox, told Li Lin before she disappeared from sight.
This ancient palace had many rooms. It was important to consume and refine the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit as soon as possible. Li Lin found a room at random and then began to prepare for the consumption and cultivation of the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit.
At this moment, Little dragon and Cui Yu also found their respective places to prepare for the refinement of the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit.
The sooner the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit was consumed, the better the effect. Li Lin did not dare to be careless and waste the hard-earned Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit.
With a hand gesture, a spirit fruit the size of a baby's fist appeared in his hand. It was round and thoroughly red, like a red glass ball, transparent and crystal clear. A faint fragrance mixed with a majestic energy spread out, filling the room with this boundless energy.
Looking at the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit in his hand, Li Lin could feel that the aura emanating from the fruit was identical to the energy he had absorbed from the energy pool inside the cave. Although small in size, the energy contained within the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit was a compressed form of the pool's energy, undoubtedly a massive force.
"Wondering what level I can break through to after consuming the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit?" Li Lin murmured. With increasingly stronger opponents, he needed to enhance his strength quickly. Although he was no longer afraid of Zhao Qingtian, his true opponent was not Zhao Qingtian but Zhao Wuji, or perhaps Zhao Wuji was not even considered a challenge. For the development of the Flying Spirit Gate and to become a strong practitioner, absolute strength was necessary.
For instance, today, if he had enough strength to completely disregard the Yunyang Sect, then he could have killed Zhao Qingtian and others. However, he was still far from being able to contend with the Yunyang Sect. To deal with the Zhao family, he could not act recklessly yet.
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Even after this expedition, with Bai Ling, the Nine-tailed Fox, accompanying him for five years, and with Elder Dong and Ghost Fairy Bai Ying in the Flying Spirit Gate, his strength was still not sufficient. Thus, enhancing his own strength was the most important task.
Moments later, Li Lin set aside all distractions, sat cross-legged, and once again looked at the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit in his hand before swallowing it. Accompanied by a slightly cool taste, the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit entered his stomach and almost immediately melted, turning into a warm energy that flowed into his body.
Just as Li Lin expected the energy from the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit to violently assault his body, he was surprised to find that the energy was not violent at all but extremely gentle, coiling within his body. This majestic but gentle energy turned into fine streams spreading throughout his body, quickly flowing into his meridians, like a gentle white rabbit.
This greatly exceeded Li Lin's expectations. As the energy entered his meridians, Li Lin started to circulate the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Art.
Bits of energy circulated and refined within his meridians, turning into Qi and spiritual power, entering his dantian Qi sea and brain.
Although this massive energy was extremely gentle, it was too vast, filling his meridians to the point of expansion.
"Such strong energy," Li Lin thought to himself, ecstatically refining it. This boundless energy would significantly enhance his strength.
Feeling the energy from the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit within his body, he realized it was even more than what he had absorbed from the energy pool in the cave over a month.
Moments later, the energy was refined at a satisfactory speed into streams of Qi and spiritual power, rushing into his dantian Qi sea and brain.
At this moment, Li Lin could clearly feel that the refined Qi and spiritual power were substantial, continuously flowing into his dantian Qi sea and brain.
Inside the vast dantian Qi sea, as the external Qi entered, it began to fluctuate. The five-colored Martial Pill within started to slowly rotate, surrounded by a faint five-colored glow.
Inside the dantian Qi sea, the Martial Pill was being nourished and strengthened at an imperceptible speed. Bits of Qi were absorbed, making the Martial Pill's luster even brighter.
In the brain, the Soul Pill was also absorbing spiritual power non-stop, strengthening at a slow pace. Everything was progressing slowly.
During the refinement of the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit's energy, Li Lin also felt his bones, meridians, muscles, and internal organs being forged by this energy.
In this state of refinement, Li Lin entered a self-forgetting state, controlling the energy from the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit within his body for refinement. Bit by bit, the refined energy turned into Qi, entering his dantian Qi sea.
The spaces within the dantian Qi sea and brain were like bottomless pits, absorbing the refined Qi and spiritual power.
Li Lin could feel that after reaching the seventh level of Martial Soul and Spirit Soul, the energy needed for a breakthrough was terrifyingly large. Continuing to break through was not something that could be achieved in a short time, but the energy from the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit within his body was vast enough to allow him to refine for a long time.
As for the full benefits of completely refining the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit and the final breakthrough level, Li Lin did not know yet, but he was looking forward to it.
Inside the room, a faint energy diffused from Li Lin, spreading out and causing ripples in the space, giving it a surreal appearance.
Li Lin's eyes were tightly closed, and after a moment, he was enveloped in a faint earthy yellow light circle, with an invisible white light circle faintly visible within. Energy diffused out and was then absorbed by Li Lin, creating a mysterious cycle of inhalation and exhalation.
As he entered a state of absolute cultivation, Li Lin's expression was calm, unaware of the changes around him. His mind was completely immersed in refining the energy from the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit within his body.
The aura around him began to slowly climb. Whether it was Qi or spiritual power, both were slowly strengthening. Although this strengthening speed might seem insignificant, it was actually astonishingly fast.
Thanks to the devouring effect of the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Art, consuming the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit allowed Li Lin to benefit more than others, showcasing the extraordinary effect of the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Art.
As Li Lin refined, the energy within the room became denser. Over time, the aura emanating from Li Lin's body gradually strengthened, wave after wave of vast Qi, spreading out like waves from his body.
After refining, the energy from the Martial Spirit Sacred Fruit turned into the purest Qi and spiritual power, infusing into Li Lin's dantian Qi sea and brain, causing his aura to slowly climb... In this way, time passed quickly, and days slowly went by.
Atop the peaks of the Yunyang Sect, it was now early winter, and the weather was gradually cooling. The mountains, now less verdant, revealed their majestic stature.
In the evening, as the sun set, ancient pines and giant rocks complemented each other, with clouds and the afterglow of the sunset reflecting off each other, making the mountain peaks appear rugged and majestic.
In a quiet courtyard on one of the mountain peaks, although it was early winter, there were still many potted plants and even many flowers blooming.
On a stone corridor in the courtyard, three figures were playing, chasing each other, their laughter clear and bell-like.
Moments later, the three stood on the stone corridor, laughing so hard they bent over.