At this moment, as Li Lin's hand seals changed, streaks of bizarre light also entered Zhao Qingtian's body. Time slowly passed, and under the infusion of these mysterious and profound lights, the originally vacant gaze in Zhao Qingtian's body began to slowly reveal a kind of icy and pale light.

At this time, Zhao Qingtian's body, with the irrigation of the solution, turned dark green, emitting a metallic luster tinged with cyan.

"Converge for me."

Li Lin shouted loudly, and with the final hand seal executed, his face had already turned deathly pale. Refining a level five puppet, this kind of consumption, had almost completely drained Li Lin of his spiritual power.

"Huff, huff…"

In an instant, the aura around the puppet surged, a terrifying aura converged, and this violent power roared, causing the secret chamber to shake.

"It's a success." At this moment, a smile appeared on Li Lin's lips, the puppet's strength was enhancing, and a puppet refined from a living person was indeed much stronger.

The aura inside the Fire Dragon Cauldron finally stabilized after a long time. When Li Lin executed another hand seal, a figure leaped out from within the Fire Dragon Cauldron and landed on the ground, a puppet's body also appeared in Li Lin's view, its body shimmering with a smooth luster, exuding powerful strength.

"Level five mid-tier edge." Li Lin murmured to himself, observing the puppet, which had reached the position of level five mid-tier from its aura, and with its powerful body, the puppet's strength was already capable of contending against a five-layered Spirit General.

"From now on, you'll be called Puppet Two," Li Lin said to the puppet, "Yes, master." The puppet's lifeless eyes had a sharp glint focusing on Li Lin, its mouth emitting a cold and emotionless voice.

Looking at the puppet, although Li Lin's face was pale, he revealed an absolute smile. In just a few days, he had undoubtedly created a powerful being capable of contending against a five-layered martial general.

Looking at the puppet, Li Lin could still clearly see Zhao Qingtian's original facial features. When it was time to deal with the Zhao family, it would definitely be a surprise for them.

Two days later, Li Lin left the firewood room secret chamber. During these two days, Li Lin also repaired Puppet One, which had lost an arm due to Zhao Qingtian in the secret ground, and allowed himself to recuperate and rest.

Li Lin also took the opportunity to check the storage rings of Zhao Qingtian and Zhao Qinghai. Inside Zhao Qingtian's storage ring, there were two sets of mid-tier Yellow Level martial techniques, one set of high-tier Yellow Level martial techniques, the crystal card had over a million gold coins, not much, but also had more than a dozen fourth-grade elixirs, three fifth-grade elixirs.

The other miscellaneous items weren't worth much, but for an ordinary martial general, it was absolutely a huge amount. For Li Lin now, it was average, but still good.

Opening Zhao Qinghai's storage ring took Li Lin quite some effort, almost breaking the storage ring. Because Zhao Qinghai was a spiritualist, his storage ring was imprinted with a soul mark before his death, making it impossible to open directly. Initially, Li Lin couldn't open it, but later, with Little dragon's help, using the golden flames from Little dragon's mouth, they burned off the soul mark on the storage ring.

Inside Zhao Qinghai's storage ring, the haul was much more than Zhao Qingtian's, with a bunch of medicinal herbs. Li Lin got about ten fifth-grade elixirs, dozens of fourth-grade elixirs, one set of low-tier Xuan Level spiritual technique, and one set of mid-tier Yellow Level spiritual technique.

The Xuan Level low-tier spiritual technique, recognized by Li Lin, was what Zhao Qinghai won in the first round of the Three Sects Four Gates Conference, probably he hadn't had time to cultivate it yet.

After organizing these items, when Li Lin returned to his own courtyard, Yun Hongling greeted him, "Little thief, why are you always in retreat? You've been in Qingyun Town for over two months, and you've spent two months in retreat."

Li Lin smiled slightly without saying anything. In these two months, his gains were substantial, and his strength had greatly improved.

After seeing his mother, Luo Lan, Li Lin naturally couldn't avoid being nagged a few times, but listening to the nagging, he felt warmth in his heart.

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At night, although Li Lin and Yun Hongling didn't need to eat for several months, at the insistence of his mother, they still ate quite a bit.

And when the two returned to their room, the air was suddenly filled with a fragrant aroma and the beauty of spring.

Inside the room, bodies twisted, charming and seductive. Moments later, the dragon proudly faced the tender entrance of the peach blossom, Li Lin then thrust forward, the dragon penetrating instantly.

In the room, the young man and woman made love passionately, enjoying themselves to the fullest, blooming several times before the clouds dispersed and the rain ceased...

The next day, Li Lin went to the back mountain of the Li family, and Yun Hongling, Li Wushuang, Little dragon, Bai Ling, and Li Xiaobai also appeared in the back mountain.

Creatures like the Contrary Scale Demon Peng, Blood Jade Demon Tiger, and Heavenly Winged Snow Lion also followed in the back mountain.

On a hillside, Li Lin held the Bloodlust in his hand, its aura surprising both Li Wushuang and Yun Hongling. The two women were startled at the first sight of Bloodlust, the faintly spreading murderous aura made them pause for a moment.

In his hand, Li Lin executed blade techniques, currently cultivating the Xuan Level Earth Series martial technique, Sky-Cleaving Nine Strikes, taught by Uncle Jiang. Cultivating a Xuan Level mid-tier martial technique was as difficult as one could imagine.

From the information on the jade slip about cultivating Sky-Cleaving Nine Strikes, Li Lin was very much looking forward to it. Uncle Jiang was right; Sky-Cleaving Nine Strikes was extraordinary. Once cultivated successfully, each strike had the power to tear through space. If one could consecutively execute nine strikes at the final level, its power would be comparable to a Xuan Level high-tier martial technique.

With each strike, true qi surged within his body, the power of the cultivation was absolutely not to be underestimated, occasionally causing sonic booms to echo in the space.

Besides cultivating Sky-Cleaving Nine Strikes, Li Lin also cultivated two other sets of Xuan Level mid-tier martial techniques and one set of Xuan Level low-tier martial technique.

These three martial techniques were the 'Three Thousand Flowing Clouds Hand', 'Fiery Flame Fist', and 'Earth's Fury Roar'.

Earth's Fury Roar was a Xuan Level low-tier martial technique, the first Xuan Level low-tier martial technique Li Lin won at the Three Sects Four Gates Conference. According to the red-robed elder of the Heavenly Sword Gate, it was a martial technique from the Beast Sect. After cultivating it, Li Lin found that Earth's Fury Roar was extremely powerful, with overwhelming attacking power, exactly the type of martial technique he favored. Once mastered, it possessed the power to split mountains.

The 'Three Thousand Flowing Clouds Hand' and 'Fiery Flame Fist', both Xuan Level mid-tier martial techniques, were given by Yun Xiaotian.

From the cultivation information on the jade slips, Li Lin learned that the 'Fiery Flame Fist' was among the more dominant fire-based martial techniques, famous for its fierce offensive power.

As for the 'Three Thousand Flowing Clouds Hand', it was a highly valued wind-based martial technique of the Yunyang Sect, known for its unpredictable speed and ghostly movements. Although it was a Xuan Level mid-tier technique, once mastered and combined with Yunyang Sect's 'Light as Feather' technique, its power could compare to high-tier Xuan Level martial techniques.

Cultivating three sets of Xuan Level mid-tier martial techniques and one set of Xuan Level low-tier martial technique was something probably only Li Lin would dare to do. If it were someone else, they could only stare in amazement. For an average three-layered martial general, cultivating a single set of Xuan Level low-tier martial techniques would already be quite challenging.

As Li Lin devoted himself to his cultivation, Li Xiaobai was also not idle, diligently practicing martial techniques. Li Lin had given him two sets of high-tier Yellow Level fire-based martial techniques and one set of Xuan Level low-tier fire-based martial technique.

The value of these three martial techniques was something Li Xiaobai was naturally aware of, leaving him astonished and dumbfounded. The generosity of his young master could buy an entire Li family.

Having received these three martial techniques, Li Xiaobai was overwhelmed for a long time. He knew from the beginning that following his young master would lead to good fortune, and now it seemed he was truly lucky. However, with Li Xiaobai's current strength, cultivating a Xuan Level martial technique was still beyond his reach.

"This little thief is a cultivation maniac," Yun Hongling commented, watching Li Lin's intense cultivation.

"If he doesn't work hard, how could he have his current strength? Let him cultivate. With stronger abilities, he can protect himself, and then we won't have to worry about him," Li Wushuang said with a smile.

At night, Li Lin would return to the Li family. He spent his days cultivating martial techniques and his nights resting, occasionally visiting Uncle Jiang. Thus, five days quickly passed.

As time went by, Li Lin felt an impending storm brewing within the Li family, a sinister calm before the storm. This was a prelude to an approaching tempest that the servants and the ordinary members of the Li family could not detect.

Feeling this atmosphere, Li Lin was somewhat excited, curious about what treasures the Li family might ultimately unveil. He knew he had to be involved when the time came. If there were treasures, he certainly couldn't be left out.

To prepare for the coming storm, Li Lin maintained himself in optimal condition every day, ready to face whatever came his way. The Zhao family's people, he estimated, would arrive soon.

During these five days, one event particularly pleased Li Lin: the Blood Jade Demon Tiger began preparing for a breakthrough four days ago and was expected to succeed soon.

Originally at the strength level of a fifth-stage initial phase, the breakthrough would elevate it to the fifth-stage mid-phase. Combined with the formidable nature of demon beasts, contending against a four to five-layered martial general would not be an issue. Moreover, the bloodline of the Blood Jade Demon Tiger was exceptionally noble, not something ordinary demon beasts could compare to.

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