"Young man, if you are confident, then there is naturally no problem. Let's set off later." After saying this, Dong WuMing spoke with a hint of curiosity, "Who exactly is that woman? I can't see through her at all. Can you reveal a bit about her?"

  "Old Dong, you'll know in a few days, haha," Li Lin said with a light smile.

  "You kid, even fooling me," Dong WuMing glared at Li Lin.

  Outside the Flying Spirit Gate, at this moment, two thousand cavalry had already begun to descend into absolute chaos. They had been surrounding the Flying Spirit Gate for two days and nights without knowing why. Wanting to attack the Flying Spirit Gate, no one had the courage; it was already good enough that people from Flying Spirit Gate did not come out.

  "Elders, let's leave. The disciples are all in a panic. Staying any longer will do no good. The vice sect master has probably met with an accident," a protector said to several elders within the Ghost Martial Sect.

  The elders looked at each other at this moment. The vice sect master had not returned for two days and nights, which absolutely could indicate an accident, but leaving now was extremely difficult.

  The elders all understood that if they just went back like this, they would be unable to explain themselves back in the sect. Would they say they went to the Flying Spirit Gate to guard the door for two days and then left? They would probably be punished, but if they did not return, they also dared not take action against the Flying Spirit Gate.

  "Elders, shall we still go back? The Flying Spirit Gate is too mysterious. We haven't even seen a shadow these past few days," another elder said.

  "Alright, we..." the elder with a seventh-layer Martial General cultivation hesitated, then gritted his teeth and said.

  "Whoosh..."

  But before he could finish speaking, a figure had already soared into the air.

  "It's the vice sect master, the vice sect master has returned!"

  "After seeing the vice sect master," everyone calmed down, and several elder protectors also breathed a sigh of relief.

  The person who arrived was Dai Gangzi, whose face was still pale. His skin, although beginning to heal, was still ghastly under his clothes, covered in blood spots, and the itch and pain that came with the healing made Dai Gangzi hate Dai Daozi even more.

  "Vice sect master, what happened to you? Where have you been these past two days, Elder Liu he...?"

  "What vice sect master, am I only worthy to be a vice sect master?" Dai Gangzi's face darkened, extremely displeased when he heard the term vice sect master.

  "Sect...master." An elder, slightly puzzled, said, "What should we do now, Elder Liu was attacked by a strong enemy last night, I fear the worst."

  "I know," Dai Gangzi's face darkened, and then his eyes narrowed as he said, "Elder protectors, if I intend to become the sect master this time, whom would you support?"

  "We are the people of the sect master, of course, we support the sect master," several protector elders immediately replied.

  "Good, once I become the sect master, I will definitely not treat you all badly," Dai Gangzi said.

  "Everyone, be careful, someone from Flying Spirit Gate is coming." At that moment, an elder suddenly saw several figures emerging from inside the Flying Spirit Gate and exclaimed in shock. Immediately, the people of Ghost Martial Sect started to panic, but at this moment, with Dai Gangzi there, it was slightly better.

  "What's there to panic about, the Flying Spirit Gate is now our ally, everything I had with Flying Spirit Gate before was a misunderstanding," Dai Gangzi rebuked.

  Outside the Flying Spirit Gate, at this time, four figures walked out, the person in the lead was Li Lin, beside him one person in a black robe, on his sides two people, one in plain clothes, the other in a blue-red long robe, all three strangely wearing cloaks, their faces unseen.

  "Sect Master Li, we can set off now," Dai Gangzi saw Li Lin and immediately bowed.

  "Sect Master Dai, let's go then," Li Lin said with a slight smile, a little dragon perched on his left shoulder exhaling and inhaling, its small eyes scanning over the two thousand disciples of Ghost Martial Sect. On his right shoulder, a small white rat demon beast was lazily lying down not moving.

  "Please," Dai Gangzi summoned a flying demonic beast that had come from above, and everyone leaped onto the flying demonic beast.

  The elders and protectors of the Ghost Martial Sect, seeing the relationship between Li Lin and Dai Gangzi, were immediately full of doubts.

  "Protector Wang, order all the disciples to hurry back to Ghost Martial Sect, we will return first," Dai Gangzi then said to a protector by his side.

  Everything was arranged properly, the flying demonic beast flapped its wings and slowly disappeared into the sky.

  All the disciples of Ghost Martial Sect were overjoyed, originally not daring to deal with Flying Spirit Gate, but now hearing the order from the vice sect master to return, they undoubtedly breathed a sigh of relief.

  "Drive..."

  The disciples of Ghost Martial Sect immediately spurred their horses and left, moving even faster than when they arrived.

  "What's going on."

  "How could it end like this, I waited two days and nights to watch the excitement, and just like that, it's gone?"

  "What exactly is going on between Ghost Martial Sect and Flying Spirit Gate?"

  In the distance, during these two days and nights, many people had gathered waiting to watch the excitement, most of them being several thousand mercenaries, some unable to enter Misty Mountain Range and unwilling to join other mercenary groups. Hearing that Ghost Martial Sect was going to deal with Flying Spirit Gate, they all ran over, hoping that if Flying Spirit Gate was destroyed, they would still be free to come and go from Misty Mountain Range.

  But now, this scene surprised and amused everyone. After waiting two days and nights, drinking the northwestern wind for two days and nights, they saw no excitement, and Flying Spirit Gate was not destroyed. This scene made many people curse endlessly.

  "Damn, waited two days and nights, just for this."

  "Who let me come here, what excitement to watch, you've eaten too much."

  "Boss, you wanted to come and watch the excitement yourself."

  Amidst the waves of discussion and cursing, on the flying demonic beast of Ghost Martial Sect in the sky, at this moment a group of Ghost Martial Sect's elders and protectors were all focusing their attention on Li Lin and the three people behind him sitting cross-legged wearing cloaks. These three people had all their auras completely retracted, making them unable to probe any aura.

  "Kid, where's that female powerhouse? Without her, it's going to be difficult for me to kill Old Ghost Dai alone," Soul-Calling Poisonous Marshal's voice transmission reached Li Lin's ears.

  "Don't worry, Old Dong, she'll show up when the time comes," Li Lin said lightly, his gaze lightly falling on Bai Ling on his shoulder.

  "Ghost Martial Sect should still have a mountain protection formation, have you thought about how to break it?" Dong WuMing's voice again entered Li Lin's ears.

  "The mountain protection formation of Ghost Martial Sect is controlled by several Spirit Generals, most of whom are Dai Daozi's people. When the time comes, Elder Lushan will help Dai Gangzi deal with Dai Daozi, Green Fire Ghost and I will take care of those Spirit Generals, not allowing them to activate the mountain protection formation. Old Dong, just guard Old Ghost Dai, by the time Old Ghost Dai finds out, we should almost be done. Then, Green Fire Ghost and Elder Lushan will come to help Old Dong cover," Li Lin said.

  "That would be best, as long as nothing unexpected happens, there should be no problem," Dong WuMing transmitted his voice, "Let's not talk anymore, lest Dai Gangzi suspects you are speaking, let everything go according to plan."

  Li Lin's gaze turned towards the distance, then he sat cross-legged, beginning to operate the Yin Yang Spirit Martial Art, continuing to refine the true qi energy that had been absorbed into his body.

  As the refining progressed, the absorbed true qi energy quickly refined a bit in the meridians, turning into the purest true qi, then entering into Li Lin's Dantian Qi Sea.

  Inside the Dantian Qi Sea, at this moment, the five-colored Martial Dan rotated, the Martial Spirit weapon Xue Lu accompanying the Martial Dan, absorbing bits of true qi, its blood-red luster becoming more solidified.

  After a moment, Li Lin's body was shrouded in a circle of faint yellow light, entering a state of cultivation, with the little dragon protector, although on the flying demonic beast of Ghost Martial Sect, Li Lin could also cultivate at ease.

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  It took three days to reach Ghost Martial Sect, and at this moment in Li Lin's heart, he wasn't thinking much. Originally still worried about Old Poisoner not being able to smoothly kill Old Ghost Dai, but now it was different, with Bai Ling coming out, having Bai Ling and Old Poisoner together, killing that Old Ghost Dai was definitely no problem.

  Time slowly passed, and on the giant flying demonic beast, at this moment that group of elders and protectors seemed to also feel a kind of invisible oppressive atmosphere.

  Inside the Flying Spirit Gate, everything was still the same as usual, no changes, but in Huamen Town, from the original outskirts of Huamen Town, a grand city-building activity was underway. With the increasing flow of people on Huamen Town, it had truly become a hub for wholesale medicinal materials, and in the distant Tianxing Town, quite a few businesses had gradually moved to Huamen Town. With more and more businesses, the flow of people became even larger, this was indeed a chain reaction.

  In the increasing flow of people, buildings in Huamen Town sprang up rapidly, the town quickly growing larger.

  At this time, inside the Flying Spirit business hall in Huamen Town, it had undoubtedly become a leader in the medicinal material industry. The prices of medicinal materials inside the Flying Spirit business hall also directly affected the price fluctuations of the entire edge of the Ancient Domain.

  With the recent continuous large reductions in the prices of medicinal materials in the Flying Spirit business hall, it attracted countless merchants to come and buy. These prices were the lowest in three to four years.

  Quite a few people also got the news from somewhere that the prices of medicinal materials would continue to hit new lows, and one by one, the medicinal material merchants immediately stared at the Flying Spirit business hall.

  However, at this time, quite a few forces were suffering headaches. They had previously bought a lot of medicinal materials, originally planning to stockpile them and then raise the price again to strike at the Flying Spirit business hall, but now they were hitting their own feet with rocks. The next day the prices of medicinal materials dropped drastically, and they lost three to four times as much, almost making them vomit blood.

  Hearing that someone in Huamen Town was secretly buying up large quantities of medicinal materials at a higher price than the current Flying Spirit Gate, if they sold now, they would still suffer huge losses, but these forces were already gritting their teeth and preparing to sell. The prices of medicinal materials at the Flying Spirit Gate were dropping day by day, and they dared not wait any longer, overall they had already lost a fortune.

  On Huamen Town, at this time, inside the Ling Fei Sect, there would be a small auction every day, and occasionally a larger auction, with quite a few good items appearing, also attracting quite a few people to Huamen Town.

  The Flying Spirit Gate, everything was developing smoothly. As time slowly passed, until three days later, on the back of the flying demonic beast, Li Lin did not know when, but the aura on his body had suddenly started to climb, the yellow light around him becoming more and more intense.

  "Whoo..."

  In mid-air, a powerful aura fluctuated intensely, a mass of earthy-yellow light burst forth around Li Lin, then coiled around the surface of his body.

  "He has broken through."

  This scene was visible to everyone on the back of the flying demonic beast, and they were all instantly surprised. It was unexpected that one could achieve a breakthrough on the back of a flying demonic beast.

  At this moment, underneath the cloak, Dong WuMing was even more astonished. He knew that it hadn't been long since Li Lin's last breakthrough, which was during the last auction. Now to achieve another breakthrough so soon, this speed was simply phenomenal.

  Yet, at this time, Dong WuMing didn't know that after the auction, Li Lin had already broken through to the sixth layer of Martial General. This time, it was the second breakthrough since the morning of the auction.

  In just a moment, the earthy-yellow light inside Li Lin grew denser, and strands of yellow began to emerge on his skin. Suddenly, a massive amount of invisible heavenly and earthly energy began to gather above, entering into Li Lin's body.

  "Caw caw..."

  The flying demonic beast of the Ghost Martial Sect suddenly panicked under the immense energy gathering above, causing it to tremble all over.

  However, this was only for a moment. As the aura around Li Lin grew stronger, the fluctuations of the invisible heavenly and earthly energy above also became more intense. Finally, a muffled sound came from inside Li Lin's Dantian Qi Sea, and a great force swallowed the invisible heavenly and earthly energy above, instantly incorporating it into his body, elevating his aura to that of a seventh layer Martial General.

  Around Li Lin, a formidable aura spread invisibly. It was only for a moment that this formidable aura was completely retracted, without any leakage.

  "Seventh layer Martial General, wasn't it supposed to be sixth layer?" Dong WuMing was instantly shocked as if seeing a ghost. On the morning of the auction day, Li Lin had broken through and was clearly at the fifth layer of Martial General, and now he was at the seventh layer, his cultivation speed was frighteningly fast.

  Having a breakthrough in status on the back of the flying demonic beast surprised everyone from the Ghost Martial Sect, as well as Green Fire Ghost and Elder Lushan.

  "Whew!"

  Li Lin exhaled a long turbid breath from within his Dantian Qi Sea, slowly opening his eyes, his deep black pupils revealing an increasingly dark aura.

  "Seventh layer Martial General, just as I estimated." Feeling the vast true qi within his body, Li Lin's mouth curved into a satisfied smile. He had originally guessed that after absorbing the true qi of an eighth layer Martial General and refining it, he would reach the seventh layer, and it turned out to be just right.

  Feeling the changes within his body, Li Lin was very satisfied. This breakthrough had once again tempered his muscles, bones, and internal organs, making his body stronger. The area within his Dantian Qi Sea had also significantly increased, and his strength had greatly improved once again.

  "Congratulations to Sect Master Li on your breakthrough," Dai Gangzi said with a look of surprise.

  "Sect Master Dai, we should be close now," Li Lin said, gazing into the distance, sensing that they were approaching the Ghost Martial Sect.

  "I estimate it will be another hour," Dai Gangzi replied, his face filled with hatred and a murderous intent began to spread.

  Li Lin looked ahead, feeling some turmoil in his heart. A great battle seemed unavoidable today; he only hoped everything would go smoothly.

  "Sect Master Dai, the mountain protection formation of the Ghost Martial Sect is controlled by Dai Daozi. You will need to think of a way to remove it, otherwise, we might fail completely," Li Lin said lightly. The last time he was at Ghost Martial Sect, he had already discovered the formidable mountain protection formation there. If Ghost Martial Sect were to activate it, there could be trouble.

  "Don't worry, Sect Master Li. The mountain protection formation of Ghost Martial Sect is called the Earth Sha Formation. The formation's corners are all around. We'll enter the main hall directly, and if we remove one corner of the formation immediately, it will break most of the formation, and everything will be fine," Dai Gangzi said.

  "That's good. This Ghost Martial Sect is your place, Sect Master Dai. Everything is up to you. I, from Flying Spirit Gate, will risk my life to accompany you in this battle," Li Lin said lightly.

  "Thank you, Sect Master Li," Dai Gangzi expressed his gratitude, knowing Li Lin's power. At this moment, he dared not underestimate Li Lin anymore. Li Lin currently had three people behind him, two of whom he could tell were Elder Lushan and Green Fire Ghost, neither of whom he could contend with.

  An hour later, Li Lin saw a vast expanse of buildings before him; it was Ghost Martial City. If they had flown on a Snow Lion's wings, it would take a day to reach Ghost Martial Sect, but riding this flying demonic beast of Ghost Martial Sect took three days.

  In an instant, the white collar and little dragon on Li Lin's shoulders had somehow burrowed into the clothes within Li Lin's embrace and disappeared.

  Seeing Ghost Martial City, Dai Gangzi's gaze also began to tremble.

  Ghost Martial City was extremely bustling, with tens of millions of residents and an even larger flow of people. Within ten thousand miles, this was undoubtedly the busiest place and also the most important location for Ghost Martial Sect.

  "Whoo..."

  "Met the deputy sect master, met all the elders." Outside the city gate, not the Ghost Martial Sect disciples saluted the air, and the flying demonic beast they were riding charged into the city.

  On the back of the flying demonic beast, Li Lin watched the front of Ghost Martial City. At a glance, the clusters of buildings stretched endlessly, and the surrounding thoroughfares were bustling with merchants and martial artists, making it exceptionally lively, a level of bustle not even comparable to that of Huamen Town now.

  Above, on the back of the flying demonic beast, the elders and protectors felt a suppressed atmosphere, and at this moment, inside Ghost Martial City, a noisy bubbling sound suddenly rushed toward them, and the wide streets were bustling with unceasing traffic, still exuding an exceptionally lively feeling.

  The flying demonic beast flew directly to the very center of Ghost Martial Sect, where a huge mountain stood within the entire Ghost Martial City, its vast area expansive. From above, the surrounding area was filled with endless clusters of buildings.

  On the mountain, numerous palace buildings were also constructed around the huge mountain body, winding and spiraling upward, appearing majestic and spectacular.

  At this moment, everyone on the back of the flying demonic beast was extremely turbulent inside. The several elders and protectors of Ghost Martial Sect also already knew what they had come back to Ghost Martial Sect for.

  Dong WuMing, Elder Lushan, and Green Fire Ghost also had some flickering in their gazes at this moment. They could disregard Ghost Martial Sect, but they could not ignore Old Ghost Dai of Ghost Martial Sect, whose strength was extraordinary.

  "Whoo..."

  On Ghost Martial Sect, the flying demonic beast landed in a square, and everyone jumped down with a hint of fluctuation.

  "Met the deputy sect master." Atop the mountain, seeing Dai Gangzi, immediately many disciples saluted.

  "Wang Protector, Sun Protector, you go down and arrange, mobilize our disciples that we can mobilize, block off Ghost Martial Sect, no one is allowed up or down the mountain, violators will be killed without exception," Dai Gangzi said.

  "Yes, sect master," immediately two protectors went down to arrange.

  "Sect Master Li, we can go now," Dai Gangzi said to Li Lin.

  Li Lin nodded, his gaze sweeping around, following behind Dai Gangzi as they moved forward.

  "Young man, be careful in everything, do not be careless," Dong WuMing's voice transmission reached Li Lin's ears.

  A moment later, a majestic mountain gate appeared in Li Lin's sight, hanging above the gate was a large golden plaque engraved with the three big characters 'Ghost Martial Sect,' their imposing presence soaring to the heavens.

  Looking at this plaque, Li Lin was not unfamiliar, his lips curving into a slight smile, this day had finally arrived.

  "Today everything depends on Sect Master Li," Dai Gangzi said.

  "Don't worry, Sect Master Dai. As long as you have no problems, after today, the position of sect master will be yours," Li Lin said lightly.

  "Met the deputy sect master, met all the elders."

  Behind the mountain gate was a huge passage leading straight upward, many disciples saluted, but that title of deputy sect master made Dai Gangzi's heart very uncomfortable.

  These ordinary disciples of Ghost Martial Sect, Li Lin now did not really care about. As long as they dealt with that Old Ghost Dai afterwards, Ghost Martial Sect would be almost over, and he could rest a lot easier.

  "Met the deputy sect master." After the mountain gate, several more Ghost Martial Sect disciples saluted again, these few were much stronger than ordinary disciples, three triple-layer Martial Spirits, one five-layer Martial Spirit.

  "You all go," Dai Gangzi said to those four.

  "Deputy sect master, we are on duty today, routinely guarding the Earth Sha Formation. If we leave our posts, the sect master will punish us," that five-layer Martial Spirit said.

  "Then go die," Dai Gangzi's expression darkened, and as his words fell, his figure flashed like lightning, followed by three elders whose true qi trembled, instantly making their move.

  "Chichi."

  Four attacks, four bursts of true qi shook instantly, those four Martial Spirits of Ghost Martial Sect apparently had not expected the deputy sect master and the elders to attack them, and before they could react, a series of attacks landed on them. They hadn't even had time to set up defenses, and in an instant, all four were killed, dying without knowing what had happened.