Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

Wuya Zhenjun maintained his indifferent expression, standing with his hands behind his back, without sitting down.

"You two adults and two kids, none of you are easy to deal with. I must have been incredibly unlucky to have met you all."

After saying that, he turned and left, quickly disappearing into the end of the sea of ​​flowers.

True Monarch Feixue shook his head.

Although the affairs of the Wuyai lineage are all managed by True Monarch Feixue, they still involve the distribution of fourth-tier spiritual objects, so True Monarch Wuyai's approval is still required.

True Monarch Feixue brought it up, even though True Monarch Wuya's relationship with Qianqiu and Lin Zhao wasn't good.

He still agreed to give him the fourth-tier spiritual item.

One reason was to repair the relationship, and the other was that they genuinely believed Lin Zhao would be able to advance to the Nascent Soul stage in the future.

True Lord Feixue sighed.

He knew that Wuya Zhenjun's real knot was neither Lin Zhao nor Qianqiu.

It is lifespan.

The lifespan of the Boundless True Lord was not particularly long.

Fourth-tier life-extending spiritual items are already rare, and True Monarch Wuya has already used several; ordinary fourth-tier life-extending spiritual items are no longer effective.

If one wishes to extend their lifespan further, they can only use fourth-grade superior or even fourth-grade supreme life-extending spiritual items.

However, the Wuyai lineage does not hold a high position among the various lineages of the sect, and is not among the top in terms of resource allocation.

It's impossible to obtain a higher-level, fourth-tier life-extending spiritual item.

The root of the problem lies at a higher level.

The sect's Nascent Soul Dao Heavenly Lord used a massive amount of sect resources in order to break through to the late Nascent Soul stage.

The allocation of resources across the entire sect has been significantly tightened. Apart from basic cultivation resources and the merit points earned from completing sect missions, almost no additional resources are distributed.

They don't even preach, and the Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the sects follow suit, each minding their own business.

A powerful sect with fewer than a hundred Nascent Soul cultivators.

Dao Yitianjun's actions were perfectly within the sect's rules. After all, basic resources were being distributed and the sect was still operating normally, though it was having a difficult time.

The only one who could influence Dao Yi Tian Jun, Qing Yuan Zhen Jun, had been asleep for thousands of years and only began to move again in the last few hundred years.

Since True Lord Qingyuan has awakened, it means that the matter of the Heavenly Lord of Dao is about to be resolved.

The sect is likely to undergo major changes soon.

As the Snow Lord gazed at the sea of ​​flowers outside the pavilion, the wind blew, and petals fell to the ground.

I just hope for a good outcome.

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After leaving Hundred Flowers Valley, Lin Zhao gradually came to her senses not far away.

That fourth-tier spiritual item will probably require the approval of True Monarch Wuya.

Moreover, when he was sitting in the pavilion just now, he vaguely sensed a very faint presence beside him—well hidden, yet somehow it made it clear that someone was there.

He thought that True Lord Feixue had some guests who were not convenient for him to show himself, but now that he thought about it, that person might be True Lord Wuya.

Lin Zhao felt somewhat helpless.

Wuya Zhenjun wanted him to know, but didn't want him to know in person.

He let True Lord Flying Snow appear while he hid in the background.

Like an old child.

Logically, having just received the token for a fourth-tier spiritual item with the approval of True Monarch Wuya, he should know better.

Don't rush to pick it up. Delay it for a while and give me some face.

But after thinking about it, Lin Zhao decided to go and get it now.

It's best to secure the profits.

After all, it was Wuyai Zhenjun who didn't want Lin Zhao to know; it was he who had given his consent.

Lin Zhao should just pretend she doesn't know.

What if this old man...

Old people are like children.

What if they have another falling out and take the token back?

He took the token and went directly to the secret vault of the Boundless Clan, completing the formalities.

Half a day later, he took away a fourth-tier earth-attribute spiritual item.

The Wu Earth Black Crystal, about the size of a fist, is dark yellow throughout and has a rough surface.

Holding it in your hand, you can feel an extremely profound spiritual power, as if you are holding a mountain that has been compressed countless times.

When the news reached True Monarch Wuya, the old man's face turned black.

Is he really that untrustworthy?

He didn't even consider a mere fourth-tier spiritual item a threat.

That little rascal, just like his master, is here to annoy him.

He erected a stone tablet outside the cave with the words: "Lin Zhao and Qianqiu are not allowed to enter."

Then he closed the cave and went to cultivate.

When Lin Zhao heard this, she didn't know what to say.

But let him be, just treat it like coaxing a child.

I acquired a fourth-tier spiritual item today.

Although he knew he would definitely get it in the future, he felt a little more at ease when he actually got it in his hands.

Having a fourth-tier spiritual item in hand provides an extra layer of protection for advancing to the Nascent Soul stage.

After a brief moment of joy, he calmed down.

Nascent Soul cultivation wasn't too difficult for him—the real challenge was opening up the Dharma Realm.

His Dharma realm requires him to fully understand the rules of the Five Elements.

He has grasped the rules of the Five Elements, specifically the rules of Metal, Fire, and Water, and already possesses some methods for them.

The remaining rules are Wood and Earth, which we haven't even scratched the surface of yet.

The Earth-based Mystic Crystal in my hand is just the right thing to use to comprehend the rules of earth.

With a fourth-tier spiritual artifact in hand, one should be able to find a way to learn the basics of the Earth Laws.

Lin Zhao returned to Tianxing Peak and gave the newly acquired Wutu Xuanjing to his Five Sacred Mountains clone.

The clone took the Mystic Crystal and turned back to the Treasure Pavilion.

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Before the cave door could even be closed, the communication jade talisman lit up.

Another incident has occurred.

An hour later, Xu Chuan arrived.

He didn't come alone; he carried Fang Yue on his back.

Fang Yue lay on Xu Chuan's back, his body charred black, with only a few pieces of cloth clinging to his clothes, a result of being struck by the heavenly tribulation.

The exposed skin was covered in wounds, with countless tiny cuts and eerie silvery-white lines around the edges.

That wasn't a normal wound; it was the residual power of the heavenly lightning continuously eroding the flesh.

Fang Yue attempted to form his core, but it has clearly failed.

Lin Zhao stepped forward to inspect.

When divine sense probed into Fang Yue's body, the situation was even worse than it appeared on the surface.

The foundation of his Dao collapsed, his spiritual body was completely destroyed, and his divine soul was also severely damaged.

He failed to form his core, but survived the heavenly lightning.

The golden core had already taken shape, but in the final stage, its spiritual power was exhausted, and the golden core was directly struck by a heavenly lightning bolt and forcibly shattered.

The injuries caused by heavenly lightning contain the might of heaven—it is the manifestation of the rules of heaven and earth in the tribulation of lightning, not ordinary spiritual damage, but the imprint of the power of the rules.

Ordinary healing pills and spells are ineffective against the might of Heaven, unless there is a special spiritual object of the third rank or above, or a Nascent Soul True Monarch willing to personally remove it.

Even if a normal cultivator were saved, they would usually be a cripple, their cultivation completely destroyed, with no possibility of cultivation again.

However, Fang Yue had clearly made preparations before he formed his core.

A subtle power was still flowing within him, protecting the very essence of his life.

The only injury was from the heavenly lightning; he wasn't prepared enough, and ordinary pills and spells were ineffective.

Those who can dispel the wrath of heaven are either Nascent Soul True Monarchs or cultivators at the peak of Core Formation.

The two people he knew, Master Kongming and Master Qianqiu, could do it, but one was traveling and not in the sect, and the other was in seclusion trying to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Now we can only send it to Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao unfolded the Heavenly Heart Dharma Wheel, and his divine sense enveloped Fang Yue's entire body.

Using the Heavenly Heart Dharma Wheel's powerful control over spiritual energy, it forcibly stripped away the lightning power containing divine might.

With each strand peeled away, an extremely thin ray of silvery-white lightning flew out from Fang Yue's wound.