"I saw a strong presence had arrived at the Li family and was curious to take a look. I didn't expect to find you here," Elder Jiang, the old servant, said lightly.

"Uncle Jiang, do you know who that person just now was?" Li Lin asked.

"A nobody. How would I recognize them? Their strength was mediocre," Elder Jiang said softly, then looked at Li Lin and continued, "You're heading to the Yunyang Sect tomorrow, right? Once you're there, be careful not to reveal that you're practicing the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Technique. Try to obtain the ten-thousand-year-old Red Copper and the Flickering Light Step. From here on out, you're on your own."

"I'll remember your teachings, Uncle Jiang," Li Lin said, then seemed to think of something and added, "Uncle Jiang, I have a favor to ask of you."

"It's about taking care of your mother, isn't it? Don't worry. Now that you're recognized as a triple-element martial artist, the Li family will definitely not let anything happen to your mother. I'll also help look after her," Elder Jiang said.

"Uncle Jiang, after I leave, if you find yourself with nothing to do, please guide Li Xiaobai a bit. If there's anything that needs doing, let Li Xiaobai help you, so you don't overexert yourself," Li Lin said with a hint of cunning in his eyes.

"You rascal, you want me to teach another after teaching you?" Elder Jiang glared at Li Lin, then said, "Your journey is still long. Even if your strength reaches a certain level, being without a backing power will always leave you vulnerable. I'll make the effort to give Li Xiaobai some pointers when I have time. Although he can't reach your level of talent, with my guidance, he could still lend you a hand in the future."

"Thank you, Uncle Jiang," Li Lin said with a slight smile.

"I don't know if I owed you in a past life. Anyway, I have nothing better to do, so giving him occasional guidance isn't a big deal," Elder Jiang said lightly.

"Uncle Jiang, I'm leaving now. Please take good care of yourself," Li Lin said, already considering Elder Jiang not just a mentor but also a family member in his heart.

"At my age, do I need a wet-behind-the-ears kid telling me to take care of myself? Just make sure you take care of yourself. The Yunyang Sect is not the Li family. Be careful in everything. As for Zhao Da, deal with him yourself. I've sealed his true qi; he'll wake up in half an hour," Elder Jiang glanced at Li Lin, then vanished from the spot like a ghost.

Li Lin looked down at Zhao Da on the ground, then picked him up and swiftly returned to his room.

Zhao Da groggily woke up, only to see the last person he wanted to encounter.

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"What do you want?" Zhao Da said with a sinking expression after seeing Li Lin clearly, panic evident in his eyes. The Li Lin before him was no longer the pushover they used to bully. He had been seriously injured by Li Lin, and if not for the healing pills given by Miss, he would probably still be bedridden.

"What do you think? I'm asking you, it was you who sent someone to kill me recently, wasn't it?" Li Lin asked, scrutinizing Zhao Da. He had already checked Zhao Da's injuries; the serious wounds inflicted by him had only healed about fifty percent, likely thanks to a number of healing pills.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Zhao Da said, his expression tinged with panic.

"Forget it, I'm not interested in asking you. Anyway, you're going to die," Li Lin said lightly, knowing he couldn't leave Zhao Da alive. It was better to end him now.

"What do you think you're doing? If you lay a hand on me, Miss won't let you off," Zhao Da said coldly, his body involuntarily retreating backward.

"Is that so? Well, I'll just wait then," Li Lin said lightly, a chill passing through his eyes as he approached Zhao Da.

"Kid, I'll fight you," Zhao Da shouted coldly, backed into a corner with nowhere to retreat, he launched a palm strike directly at Li Lin.

"Then try the true power of the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Art," Li Lin said softly, forming a mysterious hand seal and countering Zhao Da's palm strike with his own. A pale yellow light flickered between their palms.

Zhao Da's expression changed dramatically as he felt a powerful suction force emanating from Li Lin's palm, uncontrollably drawing the true qi out of his body.

Shocked, Zhao Da had never experienced anything like this. He tried to retreat quickly, but no matter how he struggled, the true qi in his body was uncontrollably drawn out through his meridians, leaving him unable to resist.

This depletion of true qi was not like the exhaustion from using one's power; it was being drained directly from his body, with the true qi in his dantian and qi sea rapidly disappearing.

"What kind of evil technique is this, stop it, stop now!" Zhao Da's face turned pale, his pupils dilated in horror.

"It's too late," Li Lin hummed coldly. Running the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Art, he was also surprised to find that he could directly absorb the opponent's true qi into his body, transforming it into a form of energy that stayed within him, awaiting his refinement.

This energy was incredibly pure, comparable to the true qi within his own dantian and qi sea, and even better than the Enhancing Yuan Pills and Crown Chakra Pills he had consumed.

Moments later, Zhao Da trembled, his facial muscles twitched, unable to speak. Visibly, his veins bulged as if his body's moisture was being evaporated, his complexion turning fiercely grim, as if he was enduring immense pain.

Shortly after, Zhao Da's body seemed to wither, his robe falling to the ground, his skin dried up over his bones, his eyes sunken into their sockets, and his eyeballs turning white, looking terrifyingly lifeless, having been turned into a dried corpse by Li Lin.

Li Lin exhaled deeply, the breath coming from the true qi absorbed from Zhao Da, feeling a vast energy within him, which was entirely Zhao Da's true qi. However, this energy couldn't be immediately utilized; only after refining the opponent's true qi into his own could he use it.

The most perverse aspect of the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Art was its ability to absorb the opponent's strength to enhance one's own. At this moment, Li Lin truly felt the abnormality of the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Art.

Zhao Da was only at the level of a first-layer warrior, and his strength had not fully recovered from his injuries, making him far weaker than before. Yet, the true qi in his body was vast. Absorbing Zhao Da's true qi, Li Lin estimated that the energy transformed was much more than what five Enhancing Yuan Pills could offer.