Li Lin raised his head, his gaze briefly sweeping over the crowd, noting quite a few unfamiliar figures, but mostly, he had an impression of the majority.

  "Dispense with the formalities." Li Lin spoke lightly, his voice tinged with a hint of true Qi, clear enough for everyone to hear.

  "Thank you, Sect Leader." The crowd spoke in unison, many of the newly joined disciples were stealthily sizing up Li Lin, curious and surprised to see such a young Sect Leader.

  "Sect Leader..." Seeing this scene, Li XiaoBai was stunned, his eyes wide and his mouth agape. Before he left, he had no knowledge of the Flying Spirit Sect. Along the way, the young master and Uncle Jiang had mentioned it occasionally, but he never knew when his young master became the Sect Leader here. Seeing the number of people and many strong figures, his young master was definitely doing well here, certainly better than in the Li family.

  "Roar!" A roaring sound came from the side, and as everyone's gaze followed, they saw the nine-headed demon dragon, now shrunken to a few meters long, obediently standing in front of the Soul Summoning Poison Marshal Dong WuMing, who had a smile on his face.

  "All settled." The Soul Summoning Poison Marshal approached Li Lin, looking up at the sky at the Antagonistic Dragon Peng and asked, "Kid, where did you get this Antagonistic Dragon Peng from?"

  "This isn't mine; it belongs to Little dragon." Li Lin smiled slightly, indicating that the Antagonistic Dragon Peng and other monsters were submissive to Little dragon, not himself.

  "Uncle Jiang, this is the Flying Spirit Sect." Li Lin then said to Uncle Jiang by his side.

  Uncle Jiang's gaze had already swept over the disciples of the Flying Spirit Sect and finally settled on Ghost Fairy Bai Ying and the Soul Summoning Poison Marshal Dong WuMing.

  "To establish a foothold in the ancient realm, strength alone is not enough. Compared to many powers in the ancient realm, it is still weak. We need to continue developing our forces." Uncle Jiang spoke softly.

  As he finished speaking, Uncle Jiang's gaze fell again on Dong WuMing and the two, saying, "Nine Layers Spirit Marshal, Nine Layers Martial Marshal, your strength is probing me. If it were in the past, I wouldn't have been so patient. After you break through to Martial King and Spirit King, your strength will be barely sufficient."

  At this moment, Ghost Fairy Bai Ying and the Soul Summoning Poison Marshal Dong WuMing were utterly stunned. They were not only shocked by Uncle Jiang's words but also because their careful probing was immediately noticed by him, revealing his formidable strength.

  Both were initially curious about Li Lin's respectful treatment of this old man, hence the attempt to probe. They hadn't expected the old man's strength to be so formidable. Just by intending to probe, they were detected, indicating at least the strength of a Spirit King or Martial King, which was no ordinary feat.

  "We were merely curious; please forgive us, senior." Dong WuMing and the Ghost Fairy immediately bowed in apology.

  "No harm done." Uncle Jiang looked at them, then turned to Ghost Fairy Bai Ying, "You've been at the peak of Nine Layers Martial Marshal for a long time now. Your comprehension isn't enough. The level of your martial force is already very high, and further cultivation won't have much effect. Understand well, and the day to break through to Martial King won't be far."

  "Thank you for your guidance, senior." Ghost Fairy Bai Ying was thoroughly shocked. She didn't expect her strength and even her cultivation bottleneck to be clearly discerned by the other party silently. The other party's strength must be terrifyingly high.

  "And you, I don't know by what method you cultivated your poison skills so quickly, but it's harmful to you. To break through further is difficult, unless you find some extremely poisonous substances to aid your cultivation. Also, your state of mind is unstable, which could be a big problem in the future. Stabilize your mind, and there's still time." Uncle Jiang then turned to Dong WuMing.

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  "Thank... thank you, senior." Dong WuMing, always proud and haughty, was now completely subdued by Uncle Jiang's few words. The accuracy of his observations left him in awe.

  Li Lin watched with a slight smile as both showed strong prowess, but compared to Uncle Jiang, the difference was naturally huge.

  "Arrange a place for me to close up." Uncle Jiang then said to Li Lin.

  "Follow me, Uncle Jiang." Li Lin responded, leading Uncle Jiang and Li XiaoBai into the Flying Spirit Sect. Inside, everything seemed unchanged, much like before.

  As the disciples dispersed under the instruction of Elder Zheng Ying and Elder Zhou YuHou, their gaze lingered on the retreating figure of their Sect Leader.

  "The Sect Leader is really young. I thought he would be much older."

  "I guess he's about twenty? I wonder how strong the Sect Leader is?"

  Amidst the disciples' discussions, Li Lin had already led Uncle Jiang to the secret chamber behind the Flying Spirit Sect's main hall, originally reserved for the sect's treasures.

  This chamber was very suitable for seclusion. Thinking of Uncle Jiang's needs, Li Lin had considered this chamber a perfect place for his cultivation.

  "My healing won't be short. Send me some medicinal herbs in seven days. Some herbs might be hard to find, but they are necessary." Inside the chamber, Uncle Jiang seemed satisfied and handed Li Lin a list of herbs.

  Li Lin glanced at it, "I'll take care of it, and deliver them to Uncle Jiang on time."

  After settling Uncle Jiang, Li Lin then left the chamber to go to his own palace courtyard, which also hadn't changed much. The courtyard, built against the mountain and near water, faintly echoed the sound of a waterfall from behind the mountain, surrounded by lush, green trees.

  "Greetings, Sect Leader." Outside the courtyard, three figures were busy. Seeing Li Lin, they immediately greeted him. They were Fang XinQi, Yan Qi, and Bai ShaSha.

  "Dispense with the formalities." Li Lin said, observing the three women, who had changed a lot over the years. Bai ShaSha, still in her provocative attire, her chest prominent, seemingly having developed further over the years, wore a very short skirt barely covering her round and tight buttocks, exposing long wheat-colored legs, likely causing many disciples to nosebleed.

  "Sect Leader, where have you been? It took you so long to return." Fang XinQi said, having spent the most time with Li Lin, and living under the same roof, she felt less estranged.

  "Just had some things to take care of. You've become even more beautiful." Li Lin smiled slightly. Fang XinQi wasn't a stunning beauty, but with large eyes and small lips, and her figure outlined by her attire, she was quite pleasant to look at.

  "Sect Leader, you've learned to tease now." Fang XinQi's face flushed with a shy blush, her eyes showing a hint of happiness.

  "ShaSha, what's wrong?" Li Lin's gaze landed on Bai ShaSha, who was hiding behind Fang XinQi.

  "Hmph, you lecher." Bai ShaSha glared at Li Lin, "I now know what those symbols mean."

  Li Lin was momentarily taken aback, also feeling a bit embarrassed, then his gaze shifted to Yan Qi, who had undergone the most transformation among the three, from a coarse cloth girl in Tuan Mountain Town to a graceful figure in long gowns.

  "Yan Qi, have you visited your parents?" Li Lin asked. Yan Qi had strong spiritual power discovered late, but in less than three years, she had become a Third Layer Spiritualist, making rapid progress.

  "Thank you, Sect Leader, for your concern. I visited them a few days ago. My parents also asked me to thank you for your care." Yan Qi bowed, filled with gratitude. Her parents were now comfortably settled in Tuan Mountain Town, their business expanded several times over, thanks to the Flying Spirit Sect, and she had become a spiritualist, all thanks to the young man before her.

  "Next time, I'll send them my regards. You are a disciple of the Flying Spirit Sect, it's only right for us to look after them." Li Lin said gently.

  "Brother." A clear voice came, and Li XinTong leapt out from the courtyard, excitedly approaching Li Lin.

  "Brother, didn't you say you'd bring mother here? Why didn't you bring her?" Li XinTong looked up at Li Lin with wide eyes.

  Li Lin smiled slightly, having promised the girl to bring his mother to the Flying Spirit Sect, "There was a slight mishap. I'll bring your godmother next time."

  "Oh." The girl blinked.

  "Young master, are you really the Sect Leader here?" Li XiaoBai walked out from the courtyard, Li Lin had asked Li XinTong to show him around earlier.

  "What do you think?" Li Lin smiled slightly.

  "Young master, this place is really nice. We can bring the madam here later." Li XiaoBai looked around.

  "Yes, familiarize yourself with the place. I'll have tasks for you later." Li Lin told Li XiaoBai.

  "Yes, young master." Li XiaoBai responded.

  Entering the palace courtyard, Li Lin returned to his room, everything remained unchanged from when he last left the Flying Spirit Sect.