Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

However, even if Zhou Yichu successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, he could only barely maintain the Daoist temple from decaying; he could not possibly control it as effortlessly as Zhou Yichu.

It seems we need to completely solidify this thousand-mile-long training ground, transforming it into a fourth-order formation. Although the control range will be reduced by more than half,

However, formations are easier to control than Taoist temples, and the requirements for the person in charge are much lower.

However, Qingwu Zhenjun is not wealthy.

Although his combat strength was not low, he rarely went out and didn't really accumulate any good stuff.

Setting up a fourth-order formation would require emptying most of his savings.

Qingwu Zhenjun rubbed his temples and began to calculate his spirit stones and material reserves one by one.

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In the quiet room below, Lin Zhao was also sighing.

When Qingwu Zhenjun summoned him for the last time, he mentioned one more thing.

Yang Si is narrow-minded. Lin Zhao defeated his men in public and was even summoned by Qingwu Zhenjun. With these two things combined, Yang Si could not possibly swallow this insult.

Lin Zhao will surely be intercepted and killed by him on his way out of Qingwu Prefecture.

Eliminating Yang Si along the way was Lin Zhao's condition for taking away the fourth-tier spiritual object.

Yang Si was, after all, a disciple of Qingwu Zhenjun, and he did not want to do it himself, so he used Lin Zhao's hand.

However, if Yang Si is willing to let go of her obsession and not take any action, Lin Zhao can leave directly without going through all this trouble.

At that time, True Lord Qingwu will naturally abolish Yang Si's cultivation, imprison him, and let him enjoy his old age in peace, which can be considered as fulfilling the last bit of the master-disciple relationship.

Lin Zhao shook her head.

This display of filial piety and parental love seems inevitable.

He had already noticed that several people were secretly watching him outside, one of whom was right next door—Master Tingtao.

However, that night, Master Tingtao secretly sent a message, telling him about Yang Si sending people to keep an eye on Lin Zhao.

The number of people and their approximate locations were all clearly written down.

Master Tingtao also emphasized that he only wanted to acquire some resources and did not intend to oppose Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao was speechless; Yang Si's work was far too sloppy.

This Master Tingtao is quite a character, betting on both sides.

A few days later, Lin Zhao pretended to know nothing and, accompanied by Zhou Yichu, toured Qingwu Prefecture. Zhou Yichu enthusiastically introduced each place along the way.

His expression was calm, showing no abnormality, and he seemed unaware of Yang Si's situation.

Lin Zhao bought some local specialties, including some high-quality Qingwu Spirit Liquid, as well as some minerals and spiritual herbs unique to the desolate region, and then said it was time to leave.

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night.

Lin Zhao left his residence silently, transforming into a five-colored streak of light and flying out of Qingwu Prefecture.

After traveling thousands of miles away from Qingwu Prefecture, eight streaks of light appeared ahead.

Yang Si and his men intercepted him.

Several trusted Core Formation cultivators, plus True Person Wei Yuan, who had been restored by Yang Si using Qingwu Spirit Liquid.

There were eight Core Formation cultivators in total, surrounding Lin Zhao from all sides.

Eight spiritual pressures simultaneously locked onto Lin Zhao, and the yellow sand on the dunes was pressed down a foot by the spiritual power.

Yang Si stood at the front and began to speak, essentially saying that if he knelt down and begged for mercy, he could be spared.

Lin Zhao sighed.

"If you're looking for death, I'll grant your wish."

Golden Core, Dharma Domain, and Five Sacred Mountains Spiritual Body, all combined into one.

Five-colored spiritual light shot into the sky, turning the dim yellow sky of the desolate region into a bright daylight with interwoven five colors.

The true form of the hundred-zhang-tall celestial dragon materialized from the spiritual light, its body winding and coiling, each scale formed from the power of the five elements.

The Five Prisons Suppress the World's Heavenly Dragon.

Its jurisdiction covers an area of ​​seventy li in radius.

All spiritual energy attributes within the domain were forcibly reversed, and the protective spiritual light on the eight Core Formation cultivators began to flicker unstablely.

Five prisons emerged one by one from the void, and the five prisons were further divided into yin and yang, hard and soft, evolving into ten distinctive phenomena.

The Heavenly Dragon roams between the Five Hells. Wherever the dragon passes, the hells revolve and strange phenomena overlap.

After Lin Zhao broke through to the Core Formation stage, even without relying on the power of the Heavenly Heart Wheel, he could still push the power of the Five Prisons Suppressing Heavenly Dragon to this extent.

The eight people opposite them changed their expressions drastically and immediately unleashed their own magical domains.

The two domains collided in mid-air, scattering fragments of spiritual light everywhere.

The eight Core Formation Domains collided with the Five Prison Domains simultaneously, producing an extremely muffled roar. The earth was torn apart into ravines hundreds of feet deep, and the sand grains turned into molten glass in the shockwave.

However, ordinary Core Formation cultivators were no match for Lin Zhao.

As the Five Hells cycled and the Five Elements alternated, several realms of law shattered one after another, like porcelain bowls.

The backlash surged into their consciousness, causing all five to cough up blood. Their divine senses were severely damaged, and they plummeted from the sky, crashing onto the yellow sand, their auras quickly dissipating.

With a wave of his hand, Lin Zhao unleashed a five-colored blade of light that swept across the area, severing the five people in half at the waist. Before their blood could even be spurted out, it was evaporated into a blood mist by the spiritual energy.

Lin Zhao has already discovered that the Core Formation Domain is effective against low-level Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators.

However, the higher one's cultivation level after forming the Golden Core, the less effective the Dharma Domain becomes, simply because the power is too dispersed.

Moreover, once the Dharma Domain is broken, the cultivator's soul will be severely damaged instantly, which is equivalent to exposing their weakness to the enemy.

Unless it's a special method that combines the domain of law, supernatural powers, and magical treasures.

Therefore, many peak Core Formation cultivators will condense their Dharma Domain into something similar to a Nascent Soul Dharma Image.

Concentrating power within the Dharma Form and using the Dharma Domain as an auxiliary means, the Dharma Form moves and attacks, while the Dharma Domain follows, making it far more flexible and powerful than using the Dharma Domain normally.

However, even those top-tier Core Formation cultivators who have reached the threshold of Nascent Soul are not all capable of using this method.

These few ordinary Core Formation cultivators in front of us are even less likely to be able to do it.

Lin Zhao easily killed five Core Formation cultivators, leaving three remaining.

A jade talisman, its shape constantly shifting, floated above Yang Si's head. A barrier of countless runes descended from the talisman—the Heavenly Treasure Jade Talisman, a top-grade third-tier magic weapon.

Master Wei Yuan was enveloped in a layer of cyan energy—the Wind Element Banner, a high-grade third-tier magic weapon.

A silver bottle hung above Master Xiao's head, from which a silver water curtain poured out to protect his entire body—the Treasure Light Bottle, a high-grade third-tier magic weapon.

With the help of magical artifacts and the power of their domain, the three of them barely managed to withstand Lin Zhao's attack.

Lin Zhao wasn't in a hurry. He used his Five Prisons to forcibly pull their domains back, so they couldn't escape.

However, Master Xiao was terrified by Lin Zhao's ability to easily kill five Core Formation cultivators. He had only reached the peak of Core Formation through hundreds of years of hard work, and his combat strength was not much stronger than that of a late-stage Core Formation cultivator.

He glanced at Yang Si, then at Lin Zhao, and finally made his decision.

He turned and transformed into a streak of silver light, attempting to forcefully break out of the Five Prisons Domain.

The power of the Five Prisons of the Law Domain slammed into him, causing the silver light screen to tremble violently. However, he was at the peak of the Core Formation stage and managed to withstand the suppression of the Law Domain, forcibly pushing his way out.

Unfortunately, some people didn't want him to leave like this.

Yang Si cursed him as a piece of trash, formed a hand seal, and chanted a strange incantation.

Countless strange red runes suddenly appeared on Xiao Zhenren's body. It was unknown when Yang Si had planted a control spell in his body.

Xiao Zhenren's eyes turned blood red. He opened his mouth as if to curse something, but what came out of his mouth was a crimson mist of blood.