Meanwhile, following the demon beast Tianchi Snow Lion's breakthrough to the fourth-tier level, its cultivation speed had significantly slowed. In fact, this was the case for all demon beasts; after breaking through to the fourth tier, their cultivation speed would greatly reduce.

  Therefore, Li Lin had no choice but to prepare to concoct a type of demon spirit pill recorded in the Heavenly Spirit Record. This pill, once consumed by both demon beasts and spirit beasts, could enhance their cultivation levels. Assigning this task to the Spirit Hall not only saved him a lot of effort but also made it possible for him to gradually cultivate a large army of demon beasts in the future.

  Inside the great hall, everyone received a set of Xuan-level early-stage martial arts techniques. At this moment, they were all extremely excited. They looked at Li Lin with newfound respect, as he was able to produce six sets of Xuan-level early-stage martial arts techniques in one go, something none of them could achieve.

  The crowd, excitedly bowing again, showed much more respect this time. Finally, Li Lin once again handed over a puppet to Liu Yishou in front of everyone. The werewolf puppet he had given to Liu Yishou was too low-level, and Liu Yishou's strength was too weak. For Liu Yishou's safety, and because the puppet was of little use to himself now, Li Lin decided to give it to Liu Yishou, which could somewhat ensure his safety.

  This action once again surprised everyone. The sect leader was indeed profound and unfathomable. They wondered how many more Xuan-level martial techniques and puppets he had.

  Li Lin then instructed everyone about the auction happening the next day before taking Li Xiaobai and leaving, leaving everyone inside the great hall excitedly discussing for a while before dispersing.

  Upon returning to the Flying Spirit Sect's courtyard, Li Lin could feel a subtle aura probing out from within the Flying Spirit Sect, but it vanished in a flash.

  Raising an eyebrow, Li Lin knew it was Dai Daozi but didn't mind. He was no longer concerned about the Ghost Martial Sect but worried whether the Lingtian Sect would support them.

  After intentionally causing some fluctuations, Li Lin and Li Xiaobai returned to their palace courtyard. Sitting cross-legged, he continued to refine the True Qi energy within his body that he hadn't fully assimilated yet.

  After circulating the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Art, in just a moment, the True Qi energy devoured from within was refined into pure True Qi and entered Li Lin's Dantian Qi Sea.

  Moments later, a layer of earthy-yellow light enveloped Li Lin. With each breath, the earthy-yellow light circle slightly fluctuated, appearing extremely profound.

  The next morning, the morning breeze blew through the Flying Spirit Gate, carrying the fragrance of trees from the surrounding mountains.

  Outside the palace courtyard in the back mountain, several figures appeared, including the Soul Summoning Poison Marshal Dong WuMing, Ghost Fairy Bai Ying, Li XinTong, Fang XinQi, Bai ShaSha, Yan Qi, and Li Xiaobai.

  "It's so late, and that kid is still cultivating. Today is the auction, and he's not going earlier," said the Soul Summoning Poison Marshal, boldly speaking while looking at the courtyard.

  "Let's go over first," suggested Ghost Fairy Bai Ying lightly.

  Just as Ghost Fairy Bai Ying's words fell, suddenly, a surge of energy erupted within the courtyard.

  Soul Summoning Poison Marshal Dong WuMing and Ghost Fairy Bai Ying quickly looked back towards the courtyard, both showing surprise on their faces. With their level of strength, they naturally knew someone inside was making a breakthrough.

  And at this moment, the only one in the courtyard was Li Lin, who was breaking through.

  Outside the courtyard, an invisible force of heaven and earth energy caused ripples in space, then rushed into a room within the courtyard, accompanied by a surging aura that quickly ascended.

  The fluctuation of this energy did not last long, and the surging aura soon disappeared.

  "It seems to be a fifth-tier Martial General now," speculated the Soul Summoning Poison Marshal Dong WuMing, raising an eyebrow.

  "The speed of Lin'er's cultivation is simply unbelievable," sighed Ghost Fairy Bai Ying, her face full of astonishment.

  Inside the room, at this moment, the earthy-yellow light surrounding Li Lin was completely absorbed into his body. His eyes opened, and a sharp gleam flashed through them. At the same time, a formidable aura burst forth from within his body, which quickly receded, leaving no trace of fluctuation visible.

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  "A fifth-tier Martial General now. It's not too difficult to improve a martial artist's cultivation," Li Lin felt the vast True Qi within his body. At his current level as a fifth-tier Martial General, supported by the immense True Qi in his Dantian Qi Sea, even using his normal strength, he could probably kill a seventh-tier Martial General. If he were to fuse with the normal Vermilion Bird Art, he might even severely injure a first-tier Martial Commander. The difference in strength between a fifth-tier Martial General and a first-tier Martial Commander is immensely huge.

  Frowning, Li Lin thought about his spiritual power cultivation and frowned slightly. Compared to absorbing martial artists, absorbing spirit users was much more difficult, as spirit users were rarer. While martial artists were common, spirit users were not.

  "Today's the auction. Let's go watch the excitement," Li Lin said lightly, getting ready, and with a flick of his robe, he stepped out of the courtyard.

  "You broke through again?" Just as Li Lin walked out of the courtyard, the voice of the Soul Summoning Poison Marshal Dong WuMing reached his ears.

  "Coincidentally, I just practiced a bit, and I didn't expect to break through again," Li Lin replied with a slight smile, touching his nose.

  "A monster," the Soul Summoning Poison Marshal Dong WuMing glared at Li Lin but was helpless. He definitely didn't believe it was just casual cultivation. Li Lin must have other secrets, but it was clear that his cultivation speed was astonishingly fast, leaving him speechless.

  "Brother, I can't keep up with you again," Li XinTong, who had dressed up carefully today, fluttered to Li Lin's side like a butterfly. Her delicate features made people marvel. When she grows up, she will definitely be a devastating beauty.

  "XinTong is already very strong. When your brother was your age, he wasn't even a martial artist," Li Lin said with a gentle smile. Back when Li Lin was thirteen, he was just the worthless young master of the Li family.

  "Lin'er, it's time to go to the auction. Dai Daozi and the others are waiting for you. We, the old immortals, will go ahead and watch from the shadows. Today there might be many powerful people, and it's hard to say if someone will cause trouble. Be extra careful," Ghost Fairy Bai Ying said lightly.

  "Ying sister, Dong elder, then you go ahead. I'll follow soon," Li Lin said lightly.

  "Whoosh whoosh..." The Soul Summoning Poison Marshal Dong WuMing and Ghost Fairy Bai Ying's figures immediately twisted with spatial ripples, disappearing from their original location.

  Looking at their strength, Li Lin could only envy them. Martial Commander and Spirit Commander powerhouses, especially at the later stages like the Soul Summoning Poison Marshal Dong WuMing and Ghost Fairy Bai Ying at the ninth-tier Martial Commander and ninth-tier Spirit Commander levels, had reached a certain level of spatial control. If he, Li Lin, reached the Martial Commander level, combined with the wind attribute and the Floating Light Shadow technique, his speed would likely be even faster.

  "Good morning, Sect Leader Dai. Did you rest well last night?" Outside the Flying Spirit Gate, Li Lin appeared just as Dai Daozi and Du Yunshan had just arrived.

  "Greetings, Sect Leader," said Zheng Ying and the others also outside the Flying Spirit Gate.

  "Thanks for the hospitality, young brother Lin. I had a good rest," Dai Daozi said with a slight smile.

  "Bullshit," Li Lin thought to himself, suspecting Dai Daozi was probably spying on the strength of the Flying Spirit Gate last night. Without revealing anything on his face, he said, "Sect Leader Dai, the auction starts today. As the host, the Flying Spirit Gate has already made arrangements for you all. Let's go together."

  "You've gone to a lot of trouble, young brother Lin," said Dai Daozi, his gaze unchanged.

  "Whoosh whoosh..." Outside the Flying Spirit Gate, a massive black eagle demon beast approached, flapping its wings. The black eagle demon beast was over a hundred meters in size and, judging from its aura, was also at the early fourth-tier level, though its body had shrunk.

  "Roar..." High in the sky, the Tianchi Snow Lion seemed to deliberately bully the black eagle, roaring and then flapping its wings, mixed with the aura of the king of demon beasts. In terms of cultivation level, the Tianchi Snow Lion was higher than the black eagle demon beast and, combined with its bloodline's power, immediately made the black eagle weak, its wings flailing as if it was about to fall.

  "A fourth-tier mid-level Tianchi Snow Lion." Instantly, the Tianchi Snow Lion's massive body shrank to a hundred meters, circling in the sky with a pressure that made the people of the Ghost Martial Sect slightly change their expression. A fourth-tier mid-level Tianchi Snow Lion was completely on a different level compared to their Ghost Martial Sect's black eagle demon beast.

  "Sect Leader Dai, let's go," Li Lin said with a slight smile, knowing the Tianchi Snow Lion looked down on that black eagle demon beast, deliberately making it look bad.

  As soon as he finished speaking, he leaped onto the low-flying Tianchi Snow Lion's back. Li XinTong, Fang XiaoQi, Yan Qi, Bai ShaSha, and Li Xiaobai followed him. This rare auction, Bai ShaSha and the other three girls had already told Li Lin they wanted to go together, and Li Lin did not refuse.

  Looking at Li Lin's Tianchi Snow Lion, Dai Daozi's face passed a helpless look without revealing anything. His true Qi flashed, and he immediately leaped onto the black eagle demon beast. Compared to the Flying Spirit Gate's mounts, his Ghost Martial Sect's were much inferior.

  Then the people of the Ghost Martial Sect leaped onto the black eagle demon beast, and both demon beasts took off towards Huamen Town. What made the Ghost Martial Sect even more speechless was that the black eagle demon beast dared not approach the Tianchi Snow Lion along the way, only daring to follow behind. The aura of the king of demon beasts on the Tianchi Snow Lion made it not dare to overstep, making the Ghost Martial Sect's people grit their teeth in frustration, only able to follow behind the Tianchi Snow Lion.

  Today was the day of the auction in Huamen Town. In the ancient domain, auctions were not uncommon, but they were generally held in larger cities. Holding an auction in a small town like Huamen Town was indeed rare.