"Uncle Jiang, this place..." Seeing the secret chamber, Li Lin was astonished. In his memory, there was no such secret chamber in the firewood shed.

"This place has always been under my supervision, so I created this secret chamber here for emergency use. Tell me honestly, what has happened these past few days? What's with the cold and hot energies inside your body?" Uncle Jiang looked at Li Lin, his usual respectful demeanor towards Li Lin now replaced with more concern.

"Well..." At this point, Li Lin didn't dare to hide anything and recounted the entire incident at the cliff, naturally omitting the part about his transmigration, only mentioning that he miraculously survived.

"A blue giant eagle that breathes fire, a white bat that emits cold air, could it be..." After hearing Li Lin's story, Uncle Jiang fell into a state of confusion, then said to Li Lin, "What about that small snake you mentioned? Show it to me."

"Here it is." Li Lin rolled up the sleeve of his right hand, revealing the pale yellow snake raising its head, and said to Uncle Jiang.

"This, could it be..." Upon seeing the pale yellow snake, Uncle Jiang was immediately surprised, with an incredulous expression in his eyes.

"I really didn't expect this." Uncle Jiang looked at Li Lin with astonishment and said, "I've watched you since you were born and grow up in the Li family. But you've had a lowly life, and unexpectedly, you've got such good luck, encountering such a fortunate event."

"Uncle Jiang, please be clearer. I don't understand," Li Lin said. However, the original Li Lin's life was indeed lowly, even worse than a servant's.

"You naturally wouldn't understand," Uncle Jiang said. "I ask you, do you want to die, or do you want to make a name for yourself and stand tall in the world?" After speaking, a sharp glint flickered in Uncle Jiang's eyes.

"I naturally don't want to die. I ask Uncle Jiang to help me," Li Lin immediately knelt in front of Uncle Jiang, eager to change his current situation. Uncle Jiang was clearly no ordinary person. If he helped Li Lin, he might be able to change his situation immediately.

"You're quite clever. But although I want to help you, I'm not sure if it's right, not knowing if I'll end up helping or harming you," Uncle Jiang said hesitantly.

"Uncle Jiang, if you want to help me, it surely won't harm me," Li Lin said.

"Get up. I've watched you grow up and know you're kind-hearted and filial to your mother. Otherwise, I wouldn't help you or reveal my identity to you. Remember, you must not tell anyone about me," Uncle Jiang said, helping Li Lin up and continuing, "You've had blocked meridians since you were young, unable to practice martial arts or become a spirit practitioner. In my view, it's just because someone used a clever technique on you, which ordinary people can't detect. Unexpectedly, you survived a great disaster and obtained two spirit pills, which actually broke the technique. As you have never cultivated any skill before, under the influence of these fire and water elemental spirit pills, you have become a rare Yin-Yang Body."

"Yin-Yang Body? Uncle Jiang, didn't you just say I was about to die? And weren't the pills I took demonic pills? How are they spirit pills?" Li Lin asked.

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"You thought that giant eagle and white bat were demonic beasts? They are spirit beasts. The giant eagle is likely a fourth-order Fire Spirit Eagle, and the white bat is a fifth-order Frost White Bat. Spirit pills are treasures. You took them directly, which is a bit of a waste, but it'll have many benefits for you later. However, as an ordinary person who consumed the spirit pills of the Fire Spirit Eagle and Frost White Bat, you would eventually die from your body exploding. Just now, if I hadn't suppressed it for you, you wouldn't be talking to me here," Uncle Jiang told Li Lin.

"Uncle Jiang, what should I do?" Li Lin asked, having just transmigrated; he certainly didn't want to die.

"Whether you live or die, whether you want to make a name for yourself and stand tall in the world, depends on you," the old servant said.

"I do, of course, I do. A man should strive to achieve something in life. Even if I can't be renowned for ages, it's better than living a mediocre and insignificant life," Li Lin asserted firmly.

"I didn't expect you to have such ambition. Well, seeing as I've watched you grow up, and now that you've become this Yin-Yang Body, I will help you today," Uncle Jiang said, looking at Li Lin with some surprise. The Li Lin he saw today seemed somewhat different from the one he had watched grow up.

"Disciple pays respect to the master," Li Lin immediately knelt on the ground.

"Hold on, I never said I'd take you as my disciple. I'm just lending you a hand," Uncle Jiang said, a hint of melancholy flashing in his eyes.

"Even if Uncle Jiang doesn’t take me as a disciple, I still owe you this gesture of respect," Li Lin replied, then solemnly kowtowed three times. By doing so, he hoped Uncle Jiang wouldn't go back on his decision to teach him something genuine.

"Alright, you always seemed so honest, but today you've become quite shrewd, afraid that I'll go back on my word and not teach you the real deal, huh?" Uncle Jiang said with a slight smile, showing some appreciation in his eyes.

"Heh heh..." Li Lin gave an embarrassed smile, realizing that Uncle Jiang really knew him well.

"Sit down," Uncle Jiang gestured for Li Lin to sit and handed him a white jade slip, saying, "Remember, I can only help you so much, otherwise, I wouldn't be in this situation. The path ahead is for you to choose."

"Uncle Jiang, what is this?" Li Lin asked, taking the jade slip from Uncle Jiang.

"This is the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Technique. I obtained it by chance in the past. It can only be cultivated by someone with the Yin-Yang Body. It's miraculous indeed. I ended up like this because I forcibly cultivated this Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Technique. You're lucky. Because you've never cultivated any technique before, and someone has set up a scheme in your body, consuming the spirit pills of the Fire Spirit Eagle and Frost White Bat didn't kill you immediately. Instead, it miraculously turned you into a rare Yin-Yang Body, perfectly suitable for cultivating this Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Technique," Uncle Jiang said with a hint of melancholy. If he had been born with the Yin-Yang Body, he wouldn't be in his current state.

"Uncle Jiang, then you must know who set up this scheme in me, preventing me from cultivating?" Li Lin asked, realizing that someone had been plotting against him from a young age, making him constantly wary of a hidden threat.

"Can't you guess?" Uncle Jiang asked.

"Uncle Jiang, is it her..." Li Lin suddenly understood. It was probably the doing of the first wife, a ruthless person indeed. A chill spread in Li Lin's eyes; he definitely wouldn't let this woman off in the future.

"Be cautious and conceal your intentions. It's enough that you understand it in your heart. Don't act rashly before you have the strength to confront her. Your father may not know about your situation, but do you think your grandfather is unaware? He just has considerations and allows her to do as she pleases as long as your life is spared," Uncle Jiang said, sensing the coldness emanating from Li Lin, and continued, "Dab your blood on this jade slip and start cultivating the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Technique. When you've mastered it, this small Li family won't be worth mentioning in your eyes. The sky is vast for birds to fly, the sea is wide for fish to swim. Your future depends on your own destiny."