After my Daoist partners broke off their engagement, they pledged their loyalty to me!

Inside the room, blue-purple lightning flashed with every breath Jiang Lin took. At one moment, he took a deep breath.

With each breath, the lightning around him disappeared through his mouth and nose, and the lightning patterns on his skin gradually faded away. His aura changed from violent to calm and composed.

Jiang Lin slowly opened his eyes, a dazzling blue-purple lightning flashed across his pupils, but it disappeared in an instant.

He clenched his fist and looked down slightly.

With a thought, he opened his palm, condensing a dazzling ball of lightning-attribute spiritual power, accompanied by a continuous crackling sound of lightning.

"Is this the lightning attribute spiritual power of a novice lightning spirit body? It's violent, yet I can control it."

He could feel that at this moment, his limbs and bones were filled with an unreleased power.

This rudimentary lightning spirit not only further expelled impurities from his body, but also caused his physical strength to surge.

Through introspection, the originally attribute-less spiritual power within his body has now been completely transformed into pure lightning-attribute spiritual power.

Within the spiritual veins, within the dantian.

It presents a dazzling blue-purple color.

If he were to cultivate lightning-attribute techniques now, he would achieve twice the result with half the effort and completely complete his first transformation!

Whether it was his imagination or not, Jiang Lin felt that his spiritual senses seemed to have acquired the special characteristics of a thunder spirit body—swiftness!

This is not one adjective, but two.

"迅" represents speed, and "猛" represents form.

Jiang Lin waved his hand and took out the Cloud Edge Sword from a storage bag that was ten feet long, wide, and high.

With a clang, the Yunfeng Sword was drawn.

Jiang Lin's mind raced.

The lightning spiritual power flowed along the spiritual veins and the arm, pouring into the Cloud Edge Sword, covering it with a thin, cicada-wing-like blue-purple lightning membrane.

Lightning crackled across the surface of the sword.

It exudes a terrifying sharpness and a burning sensation!

Jiang Lin casually unleashed a few sword strikes.

"--laugh!"

Lightning tore through the air, and each swing of the sword was imbued with violent lightning spiritual power, its power increasing several times over compared to before.

Even the specially made ground was slashed with lightning bolts.

Nowadays, Jiang Lin's casual sword strikes are as powerful as other disciples in the Meridian Opening Realm using mortal-level martial arts.

Afterwards, Jiang Lin channeled his lightning spiritual power to unleash both the Mountain-Crushing Fist and the Senluo Seal.

The effect... made him involuntarily smile!

Perhaps in the future, the Mountain-Crushing Fist should be called the Thunder-Crushing Fist, and the Senluo Seal should be called the Senluo Thunder Seal!

"And also, my cultivation level..."

Jiang Lin suddenly noticed that two more of his spiritual meridians had been opened without him even realizing it!

It's probably because they took Leiyuan Dan and Leiling Guo at the same time.

Both the Thunder Source Pill and the Thunder Spirit Fruit, these two thunder-attribute treasures, have a continuous effect on him, who already possesses a thunder spirit body.

He is now...

The third level of pulse-opening realm!

For all realms of nine minor realms, the first three are the initial stage, the middle three are the intermediate stage, and the last three are the late stage.

In other words, Jiang Lin would reach the mid-stage Meridian Opening Realm if he broke through one more realm.

"It's time to practice sword control!"

Jiang Lin flipped his hand and put the Yunfeng Sword back.

He then took out the jade slip containing the technique of sword control.

A "click" sound.

Jiang Lin crushed the jade slip.

All the information about the cultivation methods and experience of sword control techniques entered Jiang Lin's mind.

Overall, the art of sword control is not complicated.

The core and key lies in the four words "spiritual control of the sword".

Use spiritual guidance as the primary method, supplemented by spiritual power. Learn and practice more!

The summary of cultivation experience is about the techniques for exerting spiritual thought and spiritual power, including when to increase and when to decrease them.

Generally speaking, disciples who have just entered the Meridian Opening Realm can successfully fly on a sword within a week.

Jiang Lin believed that with his own comprehension, he could master the sword control technique within two days.

Just as he was about to begin his attempt, Lingnian noticed Kong Xin outside the room.

"Senior Sister Kong Xin is here?"

Jiang Lin's brows twitched. To be honest, he was somewhat surprised that Senior Sister Kong Xin had taken so long to arrive.

Her duel with Su Yao should be happening soon, right?

They only came looking for us now.

He's really good at keeping his composure.

Outside the door, Kong Xin took a deep breath and clenched her fists.

The slight pain from her fingernails digging into her palm brought Kong Xin back to her senses, and a look of no longer hesitating appeared on her face.

She raised her jade-like hand and knocked on the door.

"Go in," Jiang Lin's calm voice came.

With a creak.

The door was pushed open by the fourth female disciple.

After entering, Kong Xin subconsciously closed the door tightly, then straightened her slightly disheveled clothes from flying on her sword before looking at Jiang Lin, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed.

Jiang Lin also looked over.

The instant their eyes met.

Kong Xin felt a slight stinging sensation in her eyes, but it was so fleeting that she thought it was just her imagination.

"No, that's not an illusion." Kong Xin looked at Jiang Lin in shock. She guessed that Jiang Lin must have been practicing some kind of powerful martial arts recently, otherwise he wouldn't have changed like this.

"Senior Sister Kong Xin, please sit here."

Jiang Lin grinned and patted the bed next to him.

The fact that Kong Xin came to see him speaks volumes.

"Hmm..." Kong Xin hummed in response, then moved her feet lightly toward Jiang Lin's side.

After sitting down next to Jiang Lin, Jiang Lin didn't stand on ceremony and put his hand directly on Kong Xin's thigh.

Even through the slit in her long dress, the warmth of Jiang Lin's hand still sent a shiver down Kong Xin's spine, as it was the first time she had been touched like this by a man.

Her heart began to race involuntarily.

"Jiang...Jiang Lin, you..." Kong Xin was about to speak when Jiang Lin pinched her thigh hard, causing her to wince in pain and her voice to change.

"Senior Sister Kong Xin, what brings you here this time?"

Hearing Jiang Lin ask this question, Kong Xin's eyes widened.

Why are you asking me why I'm here? If you don't know why I'm here, why did you pinch my thigh right away?

However, Jiang Lin asked the question on purpose.

It's boring to start with yin and yang harmony.

He wanted to let Kong Xin know that the initiative lay with him, Jiang Lin, by asking her questions!

"Um?"

Seeing that Kong Xin did not reply, Jiang Lin suddenly reached his hand inside the slit of her dress, and Kong Xin panicked and reached out to push him away.

"Junior Brother Jiang Lin, how about this? I'll serve you for one night, and you'll give me the Azure Spirit Gathering Pill."

"Can we just not do anything else?"

Kong Xin blinked her big eyes at Jiang Lin.

Under Kong Xin's questioning gaze, Jiang Lin withdrew his hand and said calmly, "Since Senior Sister Kong Xin is not ready yet, let's go back. I also need to continue my cultivation."

Jiang Lin would certainly not stoop to forcing him.

Since Kong Xin is unwilling, then forget it!

He's not the one who's in a hurry.

Upon hearing Jiang Lin's words, Kong Xin's expression changed instantly. She was no longer the same person who had been reprimanding the other outer disciples outside. She looked at Jiang Lin with a pitiful expression.

"Junior Brother Jiang Lin...no, I was wrong."

"I'm ready, but could you let me see the Azure Spirit Gathering Pill first?"

"Here." Jiang Lin casually put the Azure Spirit Gathering Pill that he had already synthesized into a jade bottle, took it out and placed it on the table.

Now that his Thunder Spirit Body is in its initial stages and he is in his own room, he has no fear of Kong Xin stealing the elixir.

Jiang Lin loosened the bottle stopper slightly.

A faint scent of the Azure Spirit Gathering Pill wafted out.

Upon smelling the aroma, Kong Xin knew that this was the Azure Spirit Gathering Pill she had been longing for!

With this, I'm sure I'll be able to break through!

Jiang Lin sat there without moving.

All eyes were on Kong Xin, waiting for her performance.

After a struggle within her, Kong Xin bit her pink lips and slowly placed her small hand on her belt.

Finally, I made up my mind and pulled hard!