Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

Lin Zhao's face was somewhat pale.

Although he had long known that there was a huge gap between the Core Formation stage and the Nascent Soul stage, he had not expected the gap to be this large.

My initial plan was to use the Five Elements Returning to Origin Sword Formation to trap the opponent for a few breaths.

That's pure delusion.

Ordinary sword formations cannot trap a Nascent Soul cultivator; they cannot even hold them for a single breath.

Legend has it that the Nascent Soul True Lord possesses boundless magical power, and he has witnessed it firsthand today.

He needs greater power.

The only option left is the Four Symbols Heavenly Gang Sword Formation.

The Four Symbols of Heavenly Gang are formed by the fusion of the Five Elements Sword Qi, and then the Four Symbols are evolved from the Heavenly Gang Sword Qi: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise.

These four symbols are similar to Lin Zhao's Five Sacred Mountains World-Suppressing Heavenly Dragon and Tian Hao's Vast Sun and Heavenly Sun, both of which are powers of this level.

Only power at this level could forcibly trap a Nascent Soul for a few breaths.

The gray-robed man stopped, his tone carrying a hint of unsatisfaction: "Is this all you've got? Not bad."

He paused, his arrogance undisguised, "Unfortunately, it's not enough for a Nascent Soul cultivator."

Lin Zhao withdrew the remaining Five Elements Sword Qi and let it circulate around his body again.

The number of sword energies was less than half of what it had been before, but the surviving sword energies were more condensed.

Lin Zhao didn't reply. He took a deep breath and said, "Senior is very powerful, but I have one last move. Please enjoy it."

The gray-robed man told Lin Zhao to make a move.

He wanted to make Lin Zhao accept defeat wholeheartedly.

Lin Zhao once again activated the Five Elements Returning to Origin Sword Formation.

This time, the sword formation was even larger than before, and the fifty thousand sword energies were replenished.

Above the sword formation, the five-colored sword energies began to merge.

The five elements began to merge—metal and wood combined, water and fire combined, and earth remained in the center. The five elements' sword energy ultimately transformed into a completely new type of sword energy.

Heavenly Gang Sword Qi.

Silvery-white sword energy shone above the sword formation, and tens of thousands of celestial sword energies swirled and intertwined, forming a second sword formation in the air.

The sword formation's array patterns are more complex than the Five Elements Return to Origin formation. It is no longer two-dimensional but three-dimensional—four layers of array patterns nested one on top of the other, each layer being square.

The Four Symbols Heavenly Dipper Sword Formation

The sword formation covered dozens of miles, and the silvery-white sword light illuminated the entire sea area.

Lin Zhao shouted, "Open!"

The sword formation lit up completely. Tens of thousands of celestial sword energies converged towards the center of the formation, the silvery-white light growing increasingly dazzling.

Finally, a silver-white Vermilion Bird, hundreds of feet in size, flew out from the sword formation.

The Vermilion Bird's entire body was formed from the Heavenly Gang Sword Qi, and each feather resembled a miniature Heavenly Sword.

With a flap of its wings, countless silver-white sword energies flew out from the edges of its wings, turning half the sky silver.

It raised its head and let out a clear cry, the sound waves visibly sweeping across the sea surface, creating ripples in the water.

The gray-robed man's expression finally turned serious.

Although the power of the Vermilion Bird formed by this sword formation is somewhat dispersed, it has barely reached the threshold of the Nascent Soul stage.

Lin Zhao swung with all her might.

The Heavenly Vermilion Bird, carrying countless silver-white sword energies, plummeted like a meteor towards the gray-robed man.

But this is not enough.

Deep within the consciousness of the Azure Lotus clone, an invisible connection spanned millions of miles—linking to Lin Zhao's main body.

Within the consciousness of the Azure Lotus clone, a phantom image of a Dharma wheel descended.

The Heavenly Heart Dharma Wheel descended upon the Azure Lotus clone's sea of ​​consciousness, causing the clone's control over spiritual power to surge instantly.

He forcibly controlled and mastered the Vermilion Bird of the Heavenly Gang.

The silver-white Vermilion Bird, hundreds of feet in size, was compressed by an invisible force, becoming smaller and smaller, and more and more solid.

The silver-white sword energy was also compressed to its limit.

In the end, the entire Vermilion Bird was compressed into a silver-white stream of light only a few feet in size.

The dazzling light was so intense that it was impossible to open one's eyes, and the surrounding space was ripped open by the overflowing sword energy, creating countless tiny cracks.

A silvery-white streak of light crashed into the gray-robed man.

The gray-robed man couldn't hold back any longer; he had already sensed that something was wrong.

Lin Zhao's abilities were far too powerful—

This attack was no longer at the peak of the Core Formation stage; it was an attack that truly touched the threshold of the Nascent Soul stage.

He could no longer ignore such an attack.

This Azure Lotus Sword Immortal is definitely not an ordinary cultivator; at the very least, he is a core disciple from a powerful force.

Ordinary cultivators could never unleash such power at the Core Formation stage.

He channeled his magic, and his body shone with a surge of spiritual light.

Gray magic surged from his palm, condensing into a restriction in front of him.

The barrier is disc-shaped, its surface covered with dense gray runes.

The barrier disc met the incoming light head-on, directly colliding with the silvery-white stream of light transformed from the Vermilion Bird of the Heavenly Gang.

The streak of light struck the gray disc.

At the moment of impact, a white shockwave exploded from the point of impact, sweeping across hundreds of miles.

The shockwave flattened the sea surface, creating white waves hundreds of feet high, and water mist filled the entire sea area.

The two sides reached a stalemate.

The silvery-white light relentlessly attacked forward, while the gray disc held firm.

The silvery-white surface continuously crumbled, and fragments of Heavenly Gang Sword Qi struck the disc, splashing up patches of gray ripples.

The runes on the disc flickered, and fine cracks began to appear along its edges.

At this moment, Lin Zhao was already activating the Starry Sky Rift Sword.

Lin Zhao gripped the sword hilt and channeled his spiritual energy into it.

The runes on the sword light up sequentially from the hilt to the blade.

Silver-blue starlight surged from the gemstone, covering Lin Zhao's entire body.

The space around him began to distort slightly, and his outline became blurred.

Star Instant Technique.

The secret technique inherent to fourth-tier magic weapons consumes the essence of the magic weapon's sword body, allowing for instantaneous teleportation to a distance of thousands of miles.

The gray-robed man saw the distorted space around Lin Zhao.

He finally understood that Lin Zhao had never intended to compete with him from the beginning; this swordsman had been planning to run away from the start.

The contest was a delaying tactic, the sword formation was a delaying tactic, and everything was for this moment of teleportation.

The man in the gray robe was filled with hatred.

He forcefully used one hand to block the silvery-white light that the Celestial Vermilion Bird had transformed into.

He stretched out his other hand and grabbed Lin Zhao suddenly.

With a full-force grab, the Nascent Soul cultivator forcibly drew in the surging spiritual energy around him. Countless rays of light, seawater vapor, and residual sword energy converged in the direction of his palm, forming a huge gray vortex of spiritual energy.

The vortex's power enveloped Lin Zhao across dozens of miles, and the distorted space itself began to shift.

Lin Zhao not only failed to enter the void, but was instead pulled back little by little by a powerful force.

Lin Zhao made a decisive decision.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the Divine Soul Sword Tower trembled violently, and the dark golden Divine Fiend Sword Qi at the top flew out.

Dark golden sword energy flew out from between his brows, silently.

Four colors of light flowed simultaneously on the sword: gold, red, black, and white.

The attacks of the divine soul, the ferocity of the blood demon, the suppression of the earth demon, and the extreme coldness and sharpness of the heaven demon are all integrated into one.

This is the strongest attack method of the Azure Lotus clone besides fourth-tier magic weapons.

The divine sword energy traversed dozens of miles, aiming straight for the gray-robed man's brow.

The gray-robed man's pupils contracted sharply; this sword strike combined three types of malevolent energy to form a soul-destroying attack.

Even a Nascent Soul would feel uncomfortable for a while if it were hit.

He had to withdraw some of his magic power, which condensed into a small gray shield between his eyebrows.

The Divine Fiend Sword Qi struck the small shield, and four kinds of light burst forth alternately on the sword, continuously eroding the shield's defense.

The gray-robed man groaned, and the light between his brows dimmed for a moment.