Qin Mengfan looked at Lin Chen with a smile brimming in her eyes, "You want to find someone, sure, but you need to follow the procedures. We do everything by the book here."

Lin Chen's palm smacked the wall behind Qin Mengfan as he said seriously, "Qin Lan is your cousin. I shouldn't need to file a report to find her, should I?"

Qin Mengfan was momentarily stunned, then burst into laughter, "It seems you've done your research quite thoroughly. Alright, she indeed is my cousin, but she has already left."

"Where did she go?" Lin Chen asked anxiously.

Qin Mengfan smiled, "You don't need to know that unless you can beat Zhou Ming in three months. Then, I'll tell you where she is."

Lin Chen paused, then nodded, "Alright, no problem."

As he spoke, Lin Chen's gaze drifted downward to glance at Qin Mengfan's pronounced chest, "Your shirt button is undone."

Qin Mengfan was initially shocked, her cheeks flushed, and she quickly fastened her button.

Lin Chen had already turned and was walking away, his voice echoing in Qin Mengfan's ears, "In three months, I'll turn Zhou Ming into a pig head."

"Lin Chen, you have to work hard. You're the only one who can save Qin Lan." Watching Lin Chen's retreating figure, Qin Mengfan murmured softly.

Lin Chen returned to the villa and as soon as he opened the door, he saw An Xiaodi sitting grumpily on the couch.

Slapping his forehead, Lin Chen then remembered he had a 'beautiful trouble' at home.

"Lin Chen, you dared to stand me up. This is serious, sister is very angry," An Xiaodi said coldly.

"Xiaodi, actually, I had an emergency yesterday! So I couldn't report to you in time," Lin Chen gave an awkward smile.

An Xiaodi suddenly sat up from the couch and sniffed Lin Chen, "Perfume scent, confess where you were yesterday?"

Lin Chen sighed, "Actually, yesterday Su Xiaobei's grandfather was gravely ill, so I went to her place to treat him. I was busy all night. The scent of perfume might be because there were many women around, so..."

"So that's what happened!" An Xiaodi nodded, her anger finally subsided.

Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief, "Still, bro was slick enough to get through."

"Humph, you once said 'You can run from the monk, but not from the temple.' Now you should be fine," An Xiaodi said with a playful smile.

"That!" Lin Chen was slightly stirred inside.

"I know you're inexperienced since you're a virgin, so I downloaded a tutorial online. We can study it together." Saying this, An Xiaodi turned on the TV.

Damn, it was a movie from the Island Nation, and even more, it was taught by the famous teacher Sora herself.

"Great movie!" Lin Chen was instantly captivated by the enticing man and woman on the screen.

Just as the two were getting engrossed in the soul-stirring plot on the TV, suddenly the doorknob rattled.

Using his X-ray vision, Lin Chen looked outside the door, and it was Aunt Zuo.

With a burst, Lin Chen leapt up from the couch, streaking back to his room like a bolt of lightning.

An Xiaodi, engrossed, saw Lin Chen suddenly run off, and was startled.

Just then, the door opened, and Zuo Sisi entered, shocked at first by the amorous noises inside. Then, her eyes fell on a pair of naked man and woman on the screen.

"An Xiaodi, you dare to watch this kind of thing!" Zuo Sisi's roar came from outside.

Lin Chen leaned against the door and patted his chest, relieved he escaped quickly.

Right then Lin Chen's phone began to ring, it was a call from Bing Ling.

"In half an hour, meet me in the small woods outside the villa!" A cold voice came through the phone before hanging up.

Lin Chen went to the woods and saw Bing Ling in white, standing with her hands behind her back in the center of the woods.

"Lin Chen, my time is very tight. I hope you can study earnestly. I'll only explain everything once!" Bing Ling spoke indifferently.

Lin Chen nodded, his gaze falling on Bing Ling.

The release of a spell required four stages, the first being the gathering of elemental energy in the palm of the hand.

As he spoke, a chill surged in Bing Ling's palm, the second step being the stable control of the energy.

The chill in Bing Ling's palm instantly changed like magic, now forming a sword shape, now a circular shape.

Wow, that's amazing, Lin Chen watched, dumbfounded.

The third step was to maintain the released elemental energy, allowing it to materialize.

With a thought, the chill in Bing Ling's hand quickly condensed into an ice sword.

The final step was to combine all the previous steps, continuously gathering the elemental energy in the hand, maintaining balance, and finally releasing it.

"Ice Blade!" Accompanied by a sharp cry, the ice sword in Bing Ling's hand was instantly released.

Not far away, a tree as thick as a bowl was cut in half at the waist.

Lin Chen looked at the cut tree, shaken to the core.

Although his own strength had already reached the Golden Core level, allowing him to move unchallenged in the city, he stood no chance if he were to encounter an ancient martial arts master now.

"Did you see that? That is the whole process of casting the Ice Blade. I can tell you that Bai Ling's strength is above mine, so the gap between you two is quite significant now," Bing Ling said indifferently.

Lin Chen nodded confidently and said, "I will surpass him."

"Surpass him? Although your strength is not bad, your cultivation resources are too scarce. The gap between you will only grow wider. Right now, you probably can't even control an elemental spirit," Bing Ling said disdainfully.

Lin Chen's face reddened slightly: "The elemental spirits run too fast, I simply can't catch them."

"Catch, if you rely on such a clumsy method, you will never be able to control it," Bing Ling sneered.

"Then what method should I use?" Lin Chen scratched his head.

"Here, take this!" An Xiaodi said as she threw a red pill to Lin Chen.

"This is called Fire Spirit Essence. With it, you should be able to easily control the Fire Spirit element. That's it for today, go back and control the Fire Spirit. Tomorrow I will teach you how to gather elemental energy," Bing Ling finished and then turned to leave.

With just a few flashes, Bing Ling disappeared into the forest.

Lin Chen, holding the Fire Spirit Essence, hurried back to his bedroom.

His divine sense sank into the Sea of Qi, and Lin Chen once again entered the Fire Element Qi Sea.

As the heat wave hit, Lin Chen felt as if his divine sense was almost being melted, but finally, he found the Fire Elemental Spirit in a corner of the Qi Sea.

The Fire Elemental Spirit had been playing hide-and-seek with him for the past few days. Seeing Lin Chen, it tried to flee again.

But this time, Lin Chen took out the Fire Spirit Essence. The previously fleeing Fire Elemental Spirit suddenly stopped, staring intently at the Fire Spirit Essence in his hand.

"Fire Spirit, want to eat it? Come to brother nicely," Lin Chen said with a chuckle, shaking the Fire Spirit Essence in his hand.

The Fire Elemental Spirit hesitated for a moment but obediently came to Lin Chen's side.

Lin Chen threw the Fire Spirit Essence, and the Fire Elemental Spirit joyfully dashed towards it.

Got you, Lin Chen thought jubilantly.

The Fire Elemental Spirit, realizing it had been tricked, desperately tried to break free, Lin Chen clenched his teeth and desperately controlled his divine sense to struggle against the Fire Elemental Spirit. After about half an hour, the Fire Elemental Spirit finally stopped struggling.

Lin Chen's divine sense completely merged with the Fire Elemental Spirit, and in an instant, the surrounding intense heat disappeared. The Fire Elemental Spirit no longer mischievously fled but obediently stood in front of him, heeding his commands.

Lin Chen's divine sense flickered, and he returned to the bedroom, suddenly smelling a burnt scent.

Emma, my butt's on fire!