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

Jiang Lin led Zhang Lengyu out of the water, and Ling Xue quickly stepped forward and respectfully handed her a clean towel.

"Let's not practice dual cultivation for now." Jiang Lin waved his hand and looked towards the valley entrance.

Ling Xue was slightly taken aback, then respectfully replied, "Yes, Master."

"Tao Yi, come back." Jiang Lin called out into the dense forest.

A dark figure flashed, and Tao Yi appeared, bowing respectfully: "Master."

"Go and search the surrounding area to see if Wu Meier is still there," Jiang Lin ordered calmly.

The three women accepted the order. Tao Yi transformed into a black shadow and darted into the dense forest, while Ling Xue and Zhang Lengyu split up to search in different directions.

Soon, the three women returned one after another and reported in unison, "Master, we have not found any trace of Wu Meier within a ten-mile radius."

Jiang Lin pondered for a moment and said, "Opportunities in the Northern Wilderness are fleeting. She probably couldn't wait and went to search for treasures elsewhere first."

"Given her vengeful nature, she will definitely inform her fellow disciples in the Flying Swallow Sect and seek revenge later."

"It's nothing, just a clown." Jiang Lin put away the Spirit Essence Pearl: "Let's go, let's find the Origin Fire Seed first."

The four summoned their spirit swords and tapped their toes on the ground.

Four spirit swords soared into the sky, hurtling towards the location marked on the map given by Huangfu Yuning.

The speed of flying on a sword is extremely fast.

The mountains and rivers below rushed past, the wind whistling in their ears. The four of them traveled in silence, focusing all their energy on getting there.

Along the way, third-tier spirit beasts would occasionally rush out of the mountains and forests to block their path, but the three women would deal with them in perfect coordination.

Occasionally, we will pass through the territory of fourth-tier spirit beasts.

Tao Yi's Netherworld Claw tore through the defenses, Ling Xue's Thunderous Sword struck directly at the vital points, and Zhang Lengyu's Ice Soul Palm froze movement.

They easily dealt with the fourth-tier spirit beast.

All the spirit cores were stored in Jiang Lin's storage ring.

On the road.

Jiang Lin hadn't forgotten Elder Miao Qi's request. Just as he was pondering the whereabouts of the Thunder Light Mystic Grass, a sudden change occurred!

A fierce killing intent erupted from the forest below, and three men in black soared into the sky.

All three were rather thin, with sinister eyes, and their spiritual energy fluctuations clearly indicated that they were all at the late stage of the Yuan Dan realm.

These three were all lucky rogue cultivators who managed to obtain the Northern Wilderness Trial Tokens to enter the Northern Wilderness Realm.

However, they were also aware of their own strength. They were no match for the disciples of those major sects.

Therefore, the three of them reached a consensus and decided to find a place to hide and ambush the enemy.

Jiang Lin and the others had already changed out of their sect's attire. The three of them detected Jiang Lin and sensed that the spiritual energy fluctuations around him indicated that he was at the Yuan Dan realm. Without thinking, they rushed out.

After rushing out, they discovered that there were three other people beside Jiang Lin, whose spiritual energy fluctuations were even stronger than theirs.

But they've already broken through.

Having unleashed their killing intent, there was no turning back; they could only go all out to see if they could take down Jiang Lin.

A cold glint flashed in Jiang Lin's eyes. Facing the incoming blade light, he didn't even summon the Shattering Star Bow, but instead flicked his finger.

A condensed, deep blue lightning bolt shot out from the sky, arriving first and instantly piercing the black-clad cultivator's brow.

"Uh..." The cultivator froze in mid-air, his eyes filled with disbelief and horror, as if he had been instantly killed by a Yuan Dan Realm cultivator of the same level with a flick of his finger.

The bodies fell heavily into the forest.

Jiang Lin drew the storage ring into his palm and, probing it with his spiritual sense, revealed a look of surprise.

Besides some spirit stones, the storage ring also contained many medicinal herbs for alchemy, including six Thunderlight Mystic Grasses.

The Thunderlight Mystic Grass glowed with a pale purple lightning light.

Besides materials for alchemy, there are also many materials for crafting weapons, such as the third-tier material Crimson Sun Iron and the fourth-tier material Purple Sun Stone, which are all rare and valuable items.

"It came so easily." Jiang Lin was in a great mood. Elder Miao Qi only needed two plants, so the remaining four were a bonus.

After putting away their storage rings, the four continued on their journey.

Several days later.

Jiang Lin, on the spirit sword, suddenly frowned: "Why are there so many more cultivators ahead?"

Tao Yi focused her senses and said, "Master is absolutely right. We have already encountered fifteen groups of cultivators, all heading in the same direction."

Zhang Lengyu added, "Most of those entering the Northern Wilderness Realm are at the Yuan Dan stage, and those at the Qi Sea stage are extremely rare. However, among the cultivators we encountered, quite a few were at the Qi Sea stage. This kind of gathering is truly unusual."

Jiang Lin: "Stop someone and ask them."

Ling Xue clasped her hands in acceptance of the order.

Soon, she stopped several Yuan Dan Realm cultivators who were on their way.

These Yuan Dan realm cultivators were startled by Ling Xue blocking their way. After sensing that Ling Xue's spiritual energy fluctuations were much stronger than theirs, they turned around and ran without hesitation.

Ling Xue frowned and unleashed a lightning-fast sword strike, stopping the group.

"Answer the questions honestly, or you'll face the consequences." Ling Xue's eyes gleamed coldly, her tone icy.

The group immediately calmed down, fearing they would be killed by the sword energy, and quickly clasped their hands in greeting: "Senior sister, what can I do for you?"

Ling Xue coldly snorted and sheathed her sword. Jiang Lin and the others arrived on their spirit swords. Jiang Lin asked, "Why are so many cultivators rushing this way?"

Only then did they realize that the person in charge was Jiang Lin.

They glanced at Tao Yi and Zhang Lengyu again, inwardly envying Jiang Lin, but immediately replied, "It's the Azure Lotus Heart Flame!"

Several men explained, trembling, "Fire-attribute cultivators have all sensed an unusual movement of fire spiritual energy within their bodies, and it's heading in this direction. Everyone's saying the primordial fire seed is about to emerge!"

"Those with real power are all here wanting to seize this opportunity, while those of us without power also want to come and see what the excitement is all about."

Jiang Lin frowned. The two months he wasted at the Spirit Marrow Pool had resulted in such a significant change in the Northern Wilderness.

After expressing their gratitude, Jiang Lin and the other three ascended into the sky once more on their swords.

They only left their backs to these few Yuan Dan realm cultivators.

Several Yuan Dan realm cultivators watched Jiang Lin leave with three stunningly beautiful women, and they were already extremely envious.

"Hey, did you guys just see that? That woman who stopped us with her sword was so cool."

"The one dressed in all black is the prettiest."

"You bunch of idiots, didn't you see Zhang Lengyu? She's on the Northern Prodigy Ranking!"

"What? Zhang Lengyu? Why is she following behind that man?"

"Who knows? Damn, I'm so envious. I can only team up with you guys."

"Damn it, what do you mean?!"

"..."

In the distance, Ling Xue looked at Jiang Lin and reminded him, "Master, with so many disciples gathered, the competition will likely be extremely fierce."

"It's alright." Jiang Lin smiled confidently: "There are very few Qi Sea Realm cultivators who can enter the Northern Wilderness Realm. Zhang Lengyu is in the mid-stage of the Qi Sea Realm, and with the help of the two of you in the early stage of the Qi Sea Realm, plus my Starfall Nine Arrows, we can handle it."

Although Tao Yi and Ling Xue are only at the early stage of the Qi Sea Realm, they have rich combat experience, excellent teamwork, and their combat power far exceeds that of others of the same level.

Several more days have passed.

Jiang Lin and his three companions continued to delve deeper into the area.

The fire elemental energy in the air grew increasingly intense, and a scorching heat swept over us, causing the surrounding plants to gradually wither and turn yellow.

After flying for another half day, the view suddenly opened up, and a huge basin of fire appeared in the field of vision.

In the center of the basin is a volcano made entirely of flame crystals, with scorching air gushing from its summit, turning the sky into a magnificent fiery cloud.

Hundreds of people had gathered around the basin, most of them at the late stage of the Yuan Dan realm, with no more than twenty at the Qi Hai realm. They were all top talents from various major forces.

The arrival of Jiang Lin and his group of four immediately attracted attention.

Jiang Lin, who was at the Yuan Dan realm, was ignored by most people, except for the man at the mid-Qi Hai realm who had absorbed spiritual marrow in the spiritual marrow pool back then, whose pupils suddenly contracted.

After thinking for a moment, he remained silent.

He was hoping that others would provoke Jiang Lin and be killed by him, thus eliminating many potential competitors.

Most of the attention was focused on Zhang Lengyu, whose spiritual energy fluctuations at the mid-stage of the Qi Sea Realm were quite strong.

Jiang Lin's gaze swept through the crowd and caught sight of three familiar figures, all disciples of the Misty Holy Land.

On the left, Li Qingyuan wore a form-fitting white dress, her figure slender and her skin as white as snow.

Her long hair was draped over her shoulders, adorned only with a single white jade hairpin, giving her an ethereal air.

Upon seeing Jiang Shi, Li Qingyuan's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

She remembered that her nemesis Zeng Muxue had paid special attention to Jiang Lin. She never expected that Jiang Lin would not only survive in the Northern Wilderness Realm, but would also come here.

Zeng Muxue was not far from Li Qingyuan, dressed in a pink dress, her figure plump and graceful, like a thorny rose, beautiful yet with hidden sharpness.

Upon catching sight of Jiang Linshi, Zeng Muxue was quite surprised, thinking to herself, "This kid is still alive, that's perfect."

She remembered Jiang Yucheng's instructions: as long as she killed Jiang Lin in the Northern Wilderness, she would receive a generous reward.

Originally, she hadn't planned to specifically look for Jiang Lin, since the opportunity was more important and it wasn't worth going out of her way to find him.

Now that we've encountered this situation, killing it would be a good idea.

Jiang Lin knew from Zeng Muxue's eyes that this woman was definitely thinking about how to make a move on him.

"Damn it, there are always treacherous subjects trying to harm me!"

If given the chance, Zeng Muxue absolutely cannot be let go!

Jiang Lin looked towards the far east.

Lin Yueshuang still held her pure black, high-grade Xuan-level spiritual treasure, standing alone on a boulder, her posture as upright as a pine tree, her face cold and beautiful.

The leader of this triangular sect is a formidable figure; Jiang Lin is extremely envious of her Nirvana Spirit Sword.

Lin Yueshuang also saw Jiang Lin.

However, her eyes remained calm and unwavering, as if she were merely looking at an insignificant stranger.

"I'll give you a taste of my power sooner or later," Jiang Lin thought to himself.

The atmosphere between Li Qingyuan and Zeng Muxue was subtle; when their eyes met, there was a strong sense of dislike between them.

These two were mortal enemies in the Misty Holy Land, and their encounter here now stirs up even more tension.

His gaze swept across the crowd.

Jiang Lin spotted another familiar figure in the Flying Swallow Sect's group—Wu Meier!

She changed her original red dress into the robes of a Flying Swallow Sect disciple and stood in front of many Flying Swallow Sect disciples.

Wu Meier stared at Jiang Lin with venomous eyes.

Jiang Lin had seriously injured her before, which made her spend a lot of time healing, leaving her no time to search for treasures.

Given the chance, she would definitely not hesitate to kill Jiang Lin.

Jiang Lin didn't care at all.

He believes that having many enemies is never a bad thing.

If he hadn't attacked Wu Meier then, she definitely would have attacked him too.

His gaze was fixed on the Flaming Mountain.

"The Azure Lotus Heart Flame is inside."

Jiang Lin thought to himself that the destination of the map given by Huangfu Yuning was this Flaming Mountain.

At this moment, Wu Meier suddenly stepped forward, looked at the cultivators in all directions, and smiled: "Everyone, since you have all come here, you must be interested in the Azure Lotus Heart Flame, which is ranked ninety-ninth on the Fire Seed Ranking."

"I have a suggestion, what do you all think?"