"Young Master, we just received a message from the realm's lord. The three sects and four schools have already been paying attention to us recently. The lord advises you to be cautious and suggests it would be best to return early after finding the treasure," said a sinister-looking elder in his fifties.

"I understand. I will take care of it after the conference of the three sects and four schools," a deep and husky voice of a young man responded.

"For the Young Master, the three sects and four schools should not pose much difficulty. Why is the Young Master so interested? You seem a bit..." the sinister elder hesitated before speaking to the slender young man.

"You mean to say I'm being somewhat childish," the young man turned back and looked at the elder, "The competition among the younger generations of the three sects and four schools, if I win, will undoubtedly be a blow to them. This is beneficial for us."

"I see, Young Master, your consideration is indeed broad. I admire that," the sinister elder said.

In the bustling Sky Sword City, the night passed slowly. As the night faded away unnoticed, and the morning breeze brought a slight chill, the streets filled with crowds heading towards the square again. The competition for the top three today, with its exciting scene from yesterday, naturally could not be missed.

"Sigh!"

When the first ray of light appeared outside the window, Li Lin exhaled turbid air and opened his eyes, his gaze as bright as the stars in the sky, flashing sharply.

"I've recovered well." Feeling the abundant Qi in his body and the spiritual power in his mind, Li Lin murmured, a smile also appearing on his lips.

Practicing the Yin Yang Spirit Martial Art, although the normal training speed is slow like a snail, the recovery speed is astonishing. Overnight, Li Lin already felt fully recovered.

"Big brother, you'll enter the top three today," Little dragon, upon seeing his elder brother stop meditating, quickly landed on Li Lin's shoulder, affectionately flicking its tongue.

"Let's go, it's time to leave," Li Lin said lightly.

The weather was clear and sunny, an early spring season with very nice weather. A warm spring breeze blew gently, bringing comfort to the heart.

In the vast square of Sky Sword City, from dawn, there was already a surge of people towards the square, and today's admission fee had reached a hundred gold coins, an increase of twenty gold coins.

When Li Lin rode the Sky Sword Sect's beast, along with the people from Yun Yang Sect, to the square, it was already crowded with people.

At the main grandstand, the leaders of the other sects had also arrived, and many of them gave Li Lin a few extra glances.

"Not simple," Li Lin's gaze landed on Yuan Ruolan. From her aura, she was a fourth-level Martial General, but her aura seemed somewhat unstable, which Li Lin found strange.

"Little thief, what are you looking at? Don't look around," Yun Hongling's voice reached Li Lin's ears again.

Li Lin glanced at Yun Hongling helplessly, feeling quite frustrated. This stubborn girl really was his nemesis. With Yun Yang Sect backing her, he really couldn't afford to provoke her.

"I wonder what tricks Jian Xin'er has up her sleeve." When Li Lin's gaze landed on the fourth-level Martial General of Di Ling Sect again, he thought that Jian Xin'er must have some trump cards.

At this moment, Li Lin noticed a strange phenomenon in this conference of the three sects and four schools; it was dominated by females. Among the top five, only he and the youth in white veil were males, the rest were females, which was quite rare in the conferences of the three sects and four schools.

"Lin'er, be careful today when you enter the top three," Li Wushuang said softly to Li Lin.

Li Lin nodded slightly, without saying much. Entering the top three was extremely important to him; no matter what, even if it meant revealing his strongest trump card, he had to win the top three.

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"Li Lin, enter the top three."

"Yuan Ruolan, we support you, enter the top three."...

A wave of enthusiastic shouts came, among the millions of spectators, the five participants today had definitely accumulated a lot of popularity.

"Buzz!"

When the entrance bell rang in the square, four figures instantly leaped down from the grandstand, moving lightly like falling leaves, immediately receiving much applause.

A slender figure also leaped up from below, not too conspicuously fast, but this person, now almost simultaneously made the remaining four not dare to underestimate him. A person who could enter the top five in a low-key manner was definitely terrifying.

At this moment, the surrounding cheers became silent again.

"Today's rules are the same. Inside the jade box are five jade tokens, two number ones and two number twos. The disciples who get number one will compete first, and the second match will be between the disciples who get number two. The one who gets the blank jade token will directly advance to the top three," the red-robed elder of the Sky Sword Sect said.

Li Lin's heart also became somewhat heavy; if he needed to compete in this round, it undoubtedly meant he had to fight with all his might.

Everyone stepped forward in turn and drew a jade token from the jade box in front of the guardian of the Sky Sword Sect. When the five people drew their tokens, they eagerly opened them to see.

On the grandstand, the elders of Yun Yang Sect and Yun Xiao Tian were also very nervous. If either Yun Hongling or Li Lin got the blank jade token, Yun Yang Sect could directly advance to the top three, and this time, Yun Yang Sect would not need to lose eighteen sets of high-level Xuan grade martial arts and seventh-grade pills.

"It's me..."

When Li Lin opened his jade token, he was suddenly stunned. Li Lin never expected his luck to be so good; he got the blank jade token.

"Advance to the top three, the ten-thousand-year red copper is secured," was the first thought that flashed through Li Lin's mind. According to the agreement with Sect Master Yun Xiao Tian, as long as he entered the top three, he could ask him for a favor. The first thing Li Lin had decided in his heart was that he wanted the ten-thousand-year red copper.

"Little thief, I got number two," Yun Hongling looked slightly disappointed at her own jade token, but when she glanced at Li Lin's jade token, she immediately became happy: "Little thief, you actually got the blank jade token, you're directly into the top three."

"Who got the blank jade token?" the red-robed elder of the Sky Sword Sect asked everyone at this moment.

"I did," Li Lin showed his jade token, the blank jade token in his hand.

"Li Lin, you're directly promoted to the top three. You can step down now and prepare for tomorrow's competition," the red-robed elder smiled slightly and told Li Lin.

"Haha, top three!" Yu Yu suddenly laughed out loud, his palm fiercely slapped on Elder Song's thigh, the slap was powerful and clear.

"Yu Elder, you slapped me again," Elder Song said loudly.

"I know, you said yesterday, if my disciple enters the top three, you'd let me slap you a couple more times," Yu Elder chuckled.

"This..." Elder Song also chuckled, his excitement imaginable.

"Haha..." Yun Xiao Tian finally laughed heartily at this moment. Entering the top three, according to the rules, this time Yun Yang Sect's face was saved.

"Master Yun, your Yun Yang Sect's luck is really good," Gu Jianfeng smiled slightly.

"This isn't just luck; even if we had to fight, there was a chance," Yun Xiao Tian smiled slightly: "Fellow sect masters, I'm sorry this time. I thought I would lose some martial arts to you all, but now it seems, it's hard even if I wanted to lose."

Watching Yun Xiao Tian, everyone could only be helpless. This time, Yun Yang Sect managed to avoid a financial loss, as Li Lin got the chance to be directly promoted.

"Hongling, be careful and strive to enter the top three," Li Lin whispered to Yun Hongling, then stepped down from the arena, directly promoted, which made Li Lin breathe a sigh of relief.

"Now, the two who got number one start the competition, and the remaining two wait aside," the red-robed elder said as Li Lin stepped down.

"Swish swish..."

In the arena, when two figures instantly leaped onto the stage, Li Lin's figure had already reached the main grandstand, watching from above, the vast square at this moment had no number markers. The square, which was a mess and cracked yesterday, had already been repaired by the disciples of the Sky Sword Sect.

"Li Lin, well done, entering the top three," seeing Li Lin reach the grandstand, Qu Daojue was the first to come up, looking very excited.

At this moment, within the three sects and four schools, many defeated disciples also placed their hopes on Li Lin, including Lan Ling, who was among them, her face still somewhat pale. Watching Li Lin, her eyes were somewhat complicated.

Seeing Li Lin, Yun Xiao Tian and the elders and protectors of Yun Yang Sect also smiled at Li Lin, all somewhat excited.

"Boss, congratulations on directly entering the top three," a white and a yellow light quickly reached Li Lin's shoulder, it was Little dragon and Bai Ling.

"It's those two," Li Lin's gaze focused on the arena below, where two figures had appeared, Jian Xin'er of Di Ling Sect and the slender young man with his face covered by a white veil.

"Hongling will face Yuan Ruolan," Li Lin's mind was suddenly startled, with Di Ling Sect's Jian Xin'er facing the slender young man in a white veil. Yun Hongling facing Yuan Ruolan was definitely a bit troublesome.

"Buzz!"

The bell rang over the square again, and the surroundings became quiet once more. At this moment, all eyes in the entire square were on the two people in the center, including the strong individuals from various sects on the grandstands.