"Hmm..." Listening to Li Lin's words, Uncle Jiang nodded slightly, then said, "But remember, you must never use the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Technique to devour others in public..."

"Why not? Can't I even devour the evil ones?" Li Lin asked.

"You can try, unless you don’t fear being hunted by all the martial artists and spirit practitioners in the world," Uncle Jiang replied.

Li Lin showed a wry smile, understanding that if other spirit practitioners and martial artists, regardless of their morality, knew of such an abnormal technique, they would definitely covet it and seek to eliminate him swiftly. Possessing such a technique would undoubtedly make him the common enemy and threat to all spirit practitioners and martial artists in the world.

"What about the other advantage?" Li Lin inquired.

"There’s another advantage..." Uncle Jiang took a deep breath and continued, "As a Yin-Yang Body practicing the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Technique, you can become an all-element martial artist."

"What is an all-element martial artist?" Li Lin asked.

"We’ll discuss that later; you can’t digest so much information at once. Anyway, although an all-element martial artist might not be as powerful as a dual cultivator of spirit and martial arts, the difference is not far off. You’ll realize the benefits later. Your luck is enviable even to me," Uncle Jiang stated.

"Uncle Jiang, what about the other disadvantage?" Li Lin remembered Uncle Jiang mentioning two disadvantages of the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Technique, one being the extremely slow normal cultivation speed, and he braced himself for the second.

"The other disadvantage is that to break through, you must simultaneously break through in both spirit and martial arts. The Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Technique requires a balance of spirit and martial arts for simultaneous breakthroughs; otherwise, you won’t be able to progress," Uncle Jiang explained.

"That’s quite strict," Li Lin said, feeling dejected, then asked, "So how should I cultivate?"

"To enhance your strength, considering your current situation, your only option is to find and devour demonic and spirit pills," Uncle Jiang said with a smile.

"Uncle Jiang, are you joking? Demonic and spirit pills are only produced by fourth-order demonic beasts and spirit beasts. Even the entire Li family probably can’t afford many of them. How am I supposed to find them to devour?" Li Lin exclaimed in disbelief. As a 'useless young master', he had no money to buy such pills.

"You figure it out yourself. You’re not my disciple, so why should I come up with a solution for you?" Uncle Jiang retorted.

"Uncle Jiang, how about lending me some gold coins?" Li Lin hesitated, then smiled slyly at Uncle Jiang. Uncle Jiang was definitely not an ordinary person and must have some wealth.

"Do you think an old man like me has gold coins to lend you?" Uncle Jiang replied, firmly indicating to Li Lin that there were no gold coins to be had.

"Uncle Jiang, I kowtowed to you; are you just going to leave me to fend for myself?" Li Lin pressed, having no other options but to pester Uncle Jiang.

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"Are you trying to take an inch and gain a mile?" Uncle Jiang looked at Li Lin, then said, "I can’t help you, but I can think of a way."

"That’s good enough," Li Lin immediately smiled. Having a plan was a good thing. He had just become a dual cultivator of spirit and martial arts, hoping for limitless prospects. But if his progress was as slow as a snail, what future would he have?

"Remember, you are not only a martial artist now but also a spirit practitioner. Spirit practitioners can do many things to earn gold coins, like refining pills, cultivating spirit herbs, and even the weapons crafted by a spirit practitioner fetch a higher price," Uncle Jiang said.

"I am a spirit practitioner, but I don't know any of these skills," Li Lin said, feeling downcast. Although he was a spirit practitioner, he was only a novice, knowing nothing about refining pills, cultivating spirit herbs, or crafting weapons.

"You might not know, but that doesn't mean I don't," Uncle Jiang said, a bit irritably.

"Uncle Jiang, do you mean you'll refine pills and weapons for me to sell?" Li Lin said excitedly, but before he could finish, he was knocked on the head, covering it with his hands, looking at Uncle Jiang with a hint of grievance, "Why did you hit me?"

"Don't get your hopes up. You think this old man will refine pills and weapons for you?" Uncle Jiang looked at Li Lin and said, "I can teach you. Back in the day, many Spirit Kings and Spirit Reverends begged me, but I couldn't be bothered. You're getting a good deal."

"That's good," Li Lin smiled slyly, with a hint of mischief in his smile.

"Also, even though you've become a martial artist, you don't have any martial techniques yet. At most, you're just a strong bull without skills. Tell me, what kind of martial techniques do you want to learn?" Uncle Jiang asked Li Lin.

"Uncle Jiang, didn't you say martial techniques are classified as Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, Yellow, Star, and Celestial? Do you have any Heaven-grade techniques?" Li Lin thought to himself that higher-grade techniques were naturally better.

"Heaven-grade techniques, I want them too. Do you think they're as common as cabbages?" Uncle Jiang glared at Li Lin.

Li Lin blinked, then said, "Then, how about Earth-grade? I can make do with that."

"Earth-grade? With your current strength as a Martial Student, can you even learn it?" Uncle Jiang retorted.

"Then Mysterious-grade should be okay, right? Anything lower, and even you, Uncle Jiang, wouldn't be able to take it out with pride," Li Lin said.

"You wish. Alright, I do have a set of techniques. Do you want it?" Uncle Jiang offered.

"Uncle Jiang's technique must be a good thing. Of course, I want it," Li Lin laughed. "What level is this technique, Uncle Jiang?"

"It has no level," Uncle Jiang replied.

"What do you mean by 'no level'?" Li Lin felt like he had fallen from heaven to hell, thinking Uncle Jiang was teasing him.

"It means I don’t know its level. I've never fully understood it myself. I hope you can make sense of it. Besides, based on your current strength, I will give you two sets of techniques: one offensive and one defensive. The offensive technique is only of the Star grade, but it suits you best for now. Anything higher, and you wouldn't be able to cultivate it. As for the defensive technique, it was given to me by someone who sought my help. It's quite mysterious, and you're lucky to have a Spirit Emperor Beast with you," Uncle Jiang explained.

"Uncle Jiang, are you talking about that little snake? What kind of Spirit Emperor Beast is it?" Li Lin asked.

"That little snake, you don’t know your good fortune. If the Martial Reverends and Spirit Reverends knew its origin, they definitely wouldn’t spare you. But fortunately, there aren’t many who recognize this Spirit Emperor Beast," Uncle Jiang said, his eyes gleaming with pride. Having lived in the Li family for decades incognito, discussing his past skills and cultivation in front of this youngster brought him a different kind of satisfaction.

"It’s that powerful?" Li Lin was also surprised. The ten-centimeter-long snake turned out to have such a significant background.

"Concentrate and don’t move," Uncle Jiang said suddenly. Then, a faint light seemed to sparkle in his hand, and he pressed two fingers on Li Lin's forehead.

Li Lin immediately felt as if a long thread had been pulled from his mind, and a glowing gas landed in Uncle Jiang’s hand. At the same time, a drop of blood from his forehead also fell into Uncle Jiang's hand.

"Rise," Li Lin saw Uncle Jiang muttering something, his hands forming strange and mystical hand signs. The pale yellow snake on his right hand then appeared in Uncle Jiang’s hand.