"Listen up, everyone. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be killed without mercy. If you want to enter the Misty Mountain Range, then wait patiently for the notification from the Flying Spirit Gate." The person in the blue robe scanned the mercenaries around him with a sharp gaze. This person was Li Chi Zheng, the Deputy Hall Master of the Martial Hall, secretly stationed at the edge of the Misty Mountain Range on orders.

  As his words fell, Li Chi Zheng's body flashed with true energy, and then the space around him seemed to twist as his figure suddenly disappeared.

  Lightning-fast, he killed two martial generals. Now, the more than three thousand mercenaries fell silent, no longer daring to cause trouble. The appearance of a martial commander-level powerhouse was beyond their ability to contend with.

  Inside the Flying Spirit Gate, elders like Hu Nan Sheng, Zhou Yu Hou, and Liu Ya Lei were puzzled. Who exactly was this person, and why was he helping the Flying Spirit Gate? They were all greatly puzzled.

  At the edge of the Misty Mountain Range, atop a mountain, a dozen figures appeared, including Li Lin and Ouyang Leng Ji.

  "Whoosh!"

  A figure in a blue robe landed on the mountain top in an instant, the aura around his body causing the space to slightly distort.

  "Sect Master, the people have been killed. I doubt anyone will dare to cause trouble now." The person was indeed Li Chi Zheng.

  Li Lin's gaze was fixed on the entrance of the Misty Mountain Range, anticipating this outcome. If sealing off the Misty Mountain Range had been easy, the Ghost Martial Sect would have handed it over to the Rakshasa Gate long ago, and later to the Flying Spirit Gate.

  Sealing off the Misty Mountain Range meant making enemies of all mercenaries, who lived their lives on the edge of the blade. Without absolute strength, they would not be easily provoked.

  "Deputy Hall Master Li, I'll leave this place in your hands. If anything goes wrong, you will be held accountable," Li Lin said lightly, then turned to Ouyang Leng Ji, "Hall Master Ouyang, I entrust these people to you. Hand them over to the Spirit Hall. During this time, it's likely that Huamen Town won't be peaceful. Your Punishment Hall will need to put in more effort."

  "As you command," Ouyang Leng Ji responded.

  "Whoosh whoosh…" As Li Lin mounted the Winged Snow Lion and left again, only a dozen spirit practitioners remained on the mountain top. The strongest among them possessed four spirit souls, one of whom had a six-fold spirit soul. Also present were Ouyang Leng Ji, Jiang Yuan Guan, and Li Chi Zheng.

  Li Chi Zheng's gaze fell on the dozen spirit practitioners, his expression changing slightly as he asked, "Hall Master Ouyang, have you been to the interior of the Misty Mountain Range these days?"

  "Indeed." Ouyang Leng Ji did not elaborate further, his gaze steady. He turned to the dozen spirit practitioners, "Follow me. Although you are now disciples of the Flying Spirit Gate, if you fall into the hands of my Punishment Hall, it won't be pleasant. Do not even think about betrayal, or you will regret it."

  "Yes, Hall Master Ouyang." The spirit practitioners responded. No one doubted the consequences. As spirit practitioners, although they considered themselves exceptional, they knew they were nothing before absolute strength.

  "Boss, I'm about to break through. After arriving at the Flying Spirit Gate, I need to go into seclusion for a few days," Little dragon happily said to Li Lin from the back of the Winged Snow Lion.

  "En, after your breakthrough, your strength will increase significantly," Li Lin said.

  "Of course," Little dragon said proudly.

  Li Lin smiled slightly. Every time Little dragon broke through, his strength surged. After the next breakthrough, he should reach the late fourth rank. It was normal for his strength to surge by then. With Little dragon's exceptional strength, he could likely contend with anyone below the rank of martial commander.

  It would still take some time to reach the Flying Spirit Gate. Li Lin once again sat cross-legged to cultivate, as there was still a substantial amount of true energy within his body that had not been refined. In the last two days, Li Lin had devoured a fifth-rank martial general and two fourth-rank martial generals. Coupled with continuous refining, his cultivation level was nearing the late stage of the fourth-rank martial general. According to Li Lin's estimate, after refining the true energy within his body, he would definitely be able to break through to the fifth-rank martial general.

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  Li Lin was very satisfied with his progress over the past nine days. After refining the true energy within his body, he would be able to break through to the fifth-rank martial general. This progress, from the third-rank martial general to now, was absolutely terrifying.

  As for the gains from this period, Li Lin was extremely satisfied. He had subdued ten mercenary groups, with over two thousand people in total. The leaders were mostly controlled by the Blood Devouring Bone Eroding Pill, making betrayal unlikely. This force, when assembled, would not be weak. These mercenaries, who had been mixing in the dangerous areas of the Misty Mountain Range, were much stronger than the average sect disciples.

  With the Misty Mountain Range under his control, more people were needed, and the Flying Spirit Gate was indeed short of manpower.

  As for the herbs and other items collected from many mercenary groups, Li Lin was also very satisfied. He had mainly targeted large mercenary groups, and a few fake ones were likely sent by nearby sects. The treasures they carried were astonishing.

  All the gains put together, Li Lin estimated that if converted into gold coins, they would amount to nearly two hundred million gold coins. In a few days, the large mercenary groups within the dangerous areas of the Misty Mountain Range were swept clean by two hundred flying beasts. This was equivalent to half a year's supply of herbs for the entire Misty Mountain Range, now gathered together in abundance.

  As for the ten subdued mercenary groups, Li Lin did not confiscate their herbs, which would eventually fall into the hands of the Flying Spirit Gate.

  An hour later, the Flying Spirit Gate was in sight. As the Winged Snow Lion circled above, Flying Spirit Gate disciples came forward to greet them.

  "Such a strong aura." In the back mountains, Li Lin could already feel a powerful aura rising.

  "Boss, the Reverse Scale Demon Peng is beginning to break through," Little dragon stood upright, lifting his little head high, his whiskers fluttering, his little eyes looking towards the back mountains.

  "Finally beginning to break through."

  When Li Lin arrived at the back mountains, two figures, one white and one black, instantly appeared above the back mountains as well. They were the Soul Summoning Poison Commander Dong Wu Ming and the Ghost Fairy Bai Ying.

  "Such a strong aura." Dong Wu Ming and Bai Ying looked forward, their eyes showing surprise.

  Li Lin's gaze was also fixed on the Reverse Scale Demon Peng, which was now circling in the low sky. At this moment, the entire space was filled with a surge of energy.

  The enormous body of the Reverse Scale Demon Peng, already expanded to five hundred meters, looked like a thick dark cloud covering the low sky. Its aura had reached an absolutely formidable level.

  "Whoosh!" A delicate figure leaped from a distance, landing beside Li Lin, also immediately looking towards the source of the energy spreading in the sky.

  "Brother, is the Reverse Scale Demon Peng breaking through?" Li Xin Tong's beautiful eyes widened in surprise when she felt the immense energy.

  "Yes, the Reverse Scale Demon Peng is beginning to break through," Li Lin said lightly.

  Just as Li Lin finished speaking, the energy in the low sky became extremely turbulent. Strong heavenly and earthly energies rapidly gathered, forming a vortex above the massive body of the Reverse Scale Demon Peng. Finally, all the energy poured into the Reverse Scale Demon Peng's head, where the lotus-like reverse scale pattern was located.

  The influx of strong heavenly and earthly energies caused the Reverse Scale Demon Peng's aura to soar, shaking the surrounding space. At this moment, the space around the Reverse Scale Demon Peng completely distorted.

  "Such a strong aura in the back mountains."

  "Such powerful energy."

  Inside the Flying Spirit Gate, many disciples were shocked and ran to the square, looking towards the back mountains where the terrifying aura was gathering. This fearsome aura made their hearts tremble.

  In the back mountains, the huge energy gathered only lasted for a short while. When the last bit of energy poured into the Reverse Scale Demon Peng's head, its closed eyes finally snapped open. A fierce and sharp light shot out from its huge eyes, like copper bells.

  At that moment, a formidable aura burst forth from the Reverse Scale Demon Peng, covering the sky and the earth. The aura surged out, breaking through the space and shooting straight into the sky like a column of air.

  This incredibly strong aura immediately caused everyone in the Flying Spirit Gate to look towards the back mountains in shock, shouting in surprise.

  A massive aura surged into the sky. As this aura burst forth, a crushing pressure descended, bringing with it an absolute dominance.

  At this moment, the entire back mountain, both the sky and the ground, trembled under this powerful aura.

  "Ga ga…"

  Almost at the same time, the Reverse Scale Demon Peng's massive body fluttered its wings, suddenly bringing forth an absolute dominance. Its body expanded again.

  Five hundred and ten meters, five hundred and thirty meters, five hundred and sixty meters.

  Until it reached six hundred meters, the Reverse Scale Demon Peng's entire body's black scales nearly stood upright, each black reverse scale emitting a wind that seemed to pierce through space, causing it to tremble nonstop.

  The thick reverse scales opened up space ripples, spreading a frightening dominance.

  Watching the Reverse Scale Demon Peng's body in the sky, now six hundred meters in size, Li Lin could feel the astonishing dominance. The Reverse Scale Demon Peng's massive body was pitch-black, faintly exuding a power that seemed to twist space itself. Such an aura was heart-shaking. The wind from the reverse scales spread out from its body, shaking the entire space.

  "Ga…"

  The Reverse Scale Demon Peng roared, its roar sharp as if it could pierce through space.