Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

Lin Zhao has gained quite a bit today.

Although the gap is huge, the Nascent Soul stage is no longer out of reach for him.

Now that we know where the gap lies, all that's left is to keep moving forward.

The campfire burned until midnight, then gradually dimmed.

The embers of the burnt driftwood flickered, and as the sea breeze blew, the faces of several Core Formation cultivators nearby appeared and disappeared in the firelight.

After explaining the way of spiritual consciousness taking form, Master Mu remained silent for a moment before suddenly speaking:

"I plan to target fourth-tier spiritual items in the coming period. If you don't want to be implicated, you should leave the Black Sea camp as soon as possible."

There was a moment of silence around the campfire; everyone was stunned for a moment, and no one immediately spoke.

Master Kou's failure to reach the Nascent Soul stage seems to have affected Master Mu more than anyone else.

They were among the few people in the Black Sea camp closest to the Nascent Soul stage, but they took different paths.

Master Kou chose to break through to the Nascent Soul stage by shattering his core, but he fell victim to the Heavenly Tribulation.

Master Mu chose to proceed steadily, transforming his core into an infant, taking one step at a time.

Now that Master Kou is gone, Master Mu is clearly unwilling to wait any longer.

Master Mu is naturally very powerful; he has been in the Black Sea camp for far too many years.

We have the strength, but what we lack are resources.

His sect was only a Core Formation sect, and they didn't have any fourth-tier spiritual items for him.

His luck over the years hasn't been great either. Despite risking his life in the Black Sea for so many years, he has never obtained a fourth-tier spiritual item.

With his strength, he could easily obtain fourth-tier resources by joining any Nascent Soul faction, but he simply refused to abandon his own sect.

If he wanted to, he could have achieved Nascent Soul long ago; he just didn't want to live under someone else's roof.

Although there are many cultivation techniques and secret arts in the Endless Demon Sea, its high-level resources are actually far inferior to those of the Nine Continents.

Since the human race couldn't obtain fourth-tier spiritual items, Master Mu had no choice but to try and acquire them from the demon beasts.

Only the territories of fourth-tier demonic beasts contain fourth-tier resources. Normally, trying to steal something from a fourth-tier demonic beast is practically suicide.

However, Master Mu has already manifested his divine consciousness, and his level of divine consciousness is no less than that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Fourth-order demonic beasts are enormous, but their spiritual sense is not their strong suit.

Even when someone is prepared but not prepared, there is still a chance.

Lin Zhao's face remained expressionless, but her mind was already calculating the chain reaction that would follow.

Master Mu's plan to acquire a fourth-tier spiritual artifact, whether successful or not, will undoubtedly alarm the fourth-tier demonic beasts.

When the time comes, its anger will surely be vented on the dozen or so Black Sea camps nearby.

The beast tide unleashed by a fourth-tier demon beast in a fit of rage is not comparable to an ordinary beast tide; it is the most terrifying natural disaster.

The Black Sea camp was the first to be affected.

The best solution is to temporarily evacuate.

The monks at Camp Ten whispered among themselves for a while.

Half of the people decided to leave, while the other half decided to follow Master Mu.

Fortune favors the bold. If Master Mu succeeds, they will have rendered meritorious service and become core members of the Nascent Soul faction.

If we fail, the worst that can happen is death.

The campfire died down.

Everyone returned to their respective camps.

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On the way back, Lin Zhao began to think about the matter carefully.

Over the years, he has come into contact with many cultivators of the same level as Master Mu.

I met them when I first arrived at the Endless Demon Sea: Elder Qingxuan of the Qingyu Clan and the Silver Mermaid Queen of the Merfolk Clan.

There are also the current Master Mu and Master Kou, these people are among the top on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, the first tier of Core Formation cultivators.

Even within the Cloud Sea Cangming Sect, there are only about ten Core Formation cultivators of this level.

The two sides are evenly matched in strength, and it would be difficult to say who would win if they actually fought.

When it comes to preparations for Nascent Soul formation, cultivators from sects clearly have a deeper foundation.

His master, True Man Qianqiu, possessed great supernatural powers and had two fourth-tier spiritual artifacts.

The True Man Gu I met during the sect mission had already comprehended the Nascent Soul Dharma Form, and had even integrated the Dharma Form, supernatural powers, and magic treasures into one, transforming into the Crimson Blade Blood Jade Armor. The power of that natal battle armor was no less than that of a fourth-tier magic treasure.

Master Gu's natal battle armor was clearly prepared for the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation. Coupled with the Great Oath of the Heart Demon that he has already completed, it can be said that Master Gu has the best chance of surviving the Heavenly Tribulation.

Not to mention the Heaven-Slaying True Person of the sect's Enforcement Hall, who hasn't even formed his Nascent Soul yet, but his natal magic weapon has already advanced to the fourth rank, and he certainly has no shortage of fourth-rank spiritual items.

If Master Kou's natal magic weapon were to advance to the fourth rank, he would probably be able to withstand the third heavenly lightning strike.

Not to mention, Lin Zhao once fought against the projection of the Void Immortal on the ninth floor of the Cloud Tower.

Looking back from his current perspective, Master Kongming was a dual cultivator of swordsmanship and spatial manipulation, and in terms of offensive power, he was probably ranked number one among these people.

The burst of power of the Void Immortal should have reached the Nascent Soul level. It is not just touching the threshold of the Nascent Soul, but has truly reached the Nascent Soul level of attack power.

It belongs to the category of strength that allows someone with Core Formation cultivation to directly confront a Nascent Soul cultivator.

The cultivators on the Endless Demon Sea side have a clear shortage of resources, and if a real fight were to break out, they would likely be inferior to the cultivators from the sects.

Of course, these people each have their own strengths, and it's not so easy to determine who lives and who dies.

Master Mu has already manifested his divine consciousness, and Lin Zhao estimates that he can even use teleportation. If he can't win, he can run away. Among these people, only Master Kongming can probably catch up with him.

Fourth-order demonic beasts are too large to teleport, and their spiritual sense is not their strong suit.

If Master Mu is determined to escape, let alone a fourth-tier demon beast, even a Nascent Soul True Monarch would find it difficult to catch him.

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Back at Camp Seven, Lin Zhao went straight to find Gu Hongling.

He relayed Master Mu's decision and the movements of Camp Ten.

After listening, Gu Hongling remained silent for a while, and then she asked Wei Chong to call everyone back.

In the main hall of the cave, all of the dozen or so Core Formation cultivators from Camp Seven were present.

Gu Hongling briefly explained the situation.

After a moment of silence in the hall, Old Han spoke first.

"If Master Mu makes a move, regardless of whether it succeeds or not, once the fourth-tier demonic beasts in the depths of the Black Sea are alarmed, all the demonic beasts in the entire sea area will surge towards the inner sea."

The Black Sea camp is definitely within the affected area. If we don't leave, when the massive beast tide comes crashing down, it will be too late to escape.

Wei Chong nodded: "Withdraw."

Without any hesitation, Gu Hongling made the decision to evacuate the entire camp.

Lin Zhao already wanted to leave, so she naturally agreed.

What he didn't expect was that Gu Hongling would be so decisive.

Camp Seven has been established for so many years, and to withdraw from it so easily—this kind of decisiveness is not something everyone can do.

As time was running out, Gu Hongling said a few more words.

Her elders are already planning a fourth-tier spiritual item for her.

This time, she is not only going back to evacuate the Black Sea, but also to prepare for the formation of her nascent soul.

Gu Hongling was born in Xuanfu Immortal City. The Gu family is a Nascent Soul family with a history of thousands of years.

During her years at the Black Sea camp, she spent her time honing her skills and accumulating demon cores to exchange for merits.

Now that we have enough merit points, our family has also located a fourth-tier spiritual object.

Everything is ready, just this last step is needed.

Her saying this at this time suggests she was trying to recruit others.