Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

Qin Tianjun is backed by a powerful family and is a sword cultivator. This family has suffered greatly in this turmoil, targeted by many. It's rumored that the Nascent Soul Han family is struggling to withstand the pressure, and this once-powerful family with thousands of years of history may be wiped out.

However, the Qin family still belonged to the sword cultivator lineage of the Law Enforcement Hall, and their core interests were not affected.

The Great Xia Dynasty behind Xia Jin is a peripheral force among sects, sitting on the same side as the Immortal City lineage, in a state of exile, and not qualified to participate. It's neither good nor bad, and can only drift along with the tide.

The reason for all of this is the Great Expedition.

Why have so many things happened in the sect in just ten years? Why did all the conflicts erupt at this particular time?

The Great Expedition is a test for sects to advance from Nascent Soul to Deity Transformation, and it relates to the opportunity for Nascent Soul to advance to Deity Transformation.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators can perish during the Great Expedition.

As leaders of various powerful forces, many Nascent Soul cultivators are compelled to vie for these powers.

This incident can be said to be related to the power structure of the sect for thousands or even tens of thousands of years to come.

It was only because of the sect's strict rules that this turmoil only circulated among the Nascent Soul level and did not spread to the lower levels.

Otherwise, if the sect cannot take action, the 138 domains of Yunzhou in the outside world will likely be thrown into chaos.

Of course, this time is probably not far off.

Once the power structure of the sect is formally established, the preliminary preparations for the Great Expedition will begin.

Lin Zhao had studied the process of the sect's previous great expeditions—the most important task before a great expedition, the core of which was to cleanse the major forces in Yunzhou.

The Great Expedition requires the concentration of the entire Yunzhou's strength. At that time, all the immortal cities in Yunzhou will be directly taken over by the sects, and all spiritual veins and cultivators will be under the unified command of the sects.

Independent cultivators, sects, and aristocratic families—all will cease to exist.

At that time, all cultivators must, and can only, join the sect's grand expedition.

Those who don't join, well, they can only go die.

Those who obey me will prosper, those who oppose me will perish.

Yunzhou will become the rear base of the Great Expedition, and there must be only one voice.

This is the will of the overlord.

The Yunhai Cangming Sect hasn't launched a major expedition in a long time, and many forces in Yunzhou seem to have forgotten that the sect is the true ruler of Yunzhou.

Why are people so actively involved in the plan to hunt down Nascent Soul cultivators?

It's all to build up more experience and resources during this storm.

Based on past experience, to gain the ability to protect oneself in the Great Expedition, one must at least obtain the direct protection of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

They are not nominal disciples, but core disciples, who can summon a Nascent Soul to descend in times of crisis.

Otherwise, there's not much difference between ordinary Core Formation and Foundation Establishment; they can disappear in an instant.

Everyone dispersed.

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Lin Zhao returned to Tianxing Peak. He stood under a tree for a while, gazing at the sea of ​​clouds on the horizon, and then sighed.

A time of great turmoil.

He turned and entered the cave, heading straight for the Treasure Pavilion.

There are more than ten jade platforms inside, each containing treasures of the third rank or higher.

He possesses the Heavenly Treasure Jade Talisman, a top-grade third-tier magic weapon obtained from Qingwu Prefecture; a hundred Nether Soul Crystals, a third-tier spiritual object obtained from the Nether Bone Domain; and the Fire Spirit Yuan Shield, a near-fourth-tier magic weapon obtained from the Yan Family Ancestor.

The Wuyai lineage obtained a fourth-tier spiritual item, the Wutu Xuanjing; this mission yielded a fourth-tier Qingwen Jade Wood; and several fourth-tier inheritance jade slips were extorted from Qinglan Immortal City.

The light shone down from the four walls, illuminating the jade platforms and enveloping each treasure in a thin layer of golden light.

These things are enough to make countless Nascent Soul True Monarchs envious; they are more than enough to establish a sect or even a celestial city.

But all of these combined cannot compare to the jade platform at the very center.

Luotian Palace.

A fourth-grade superior palace magic treasure.

Lin Zhao looked at the Luo Tian Palace. As his cultivation level increased, the spiritual pool in the Luo Tian Palace recovered faster and faster.

The first fourth-grade low-level spirit gathering pool was already filled with spirit liquid, its surface as calm as a mirror, reflecting the spirit patterns on the dome of the Treasure Pavilion.

The second spirit-gathering pool is being restored; a small portion of the spiritual liquid has accumulated at the bottom, and it is slowly rotating under the pull of spiritual energy.

In other words, the first great supernatural power of the Luo Tian Palace can now be used.

Lin Zhao infused her magical power into the white jade palace.

The electric arcs jumped, collided, and merged on the surface of the pool, producing a faint rumble of thunder.

three days later.

Countless golden arcs of electricity converged and compressed in the Spirit Gathering Pool, eventually condensing into a complete golden divine lightning bolt, consuming a significant amount of the spiritual liquid in the pool.

The white jade palace emitted a soft golden halo, which suddenly suppressed the divine lightning. The lightning was forcibly compressed into a golden crystal the size of a fist, which flew out of the palace and landed in Lin Zhao's palm.

Golden Divine Thunder.

The crystal surface is as warm and smooth as jade, and you can hardly feel its temperature when you hold it in your hand.

But if you probe inside with your divine sense, you can see that there are countless tiny lightning bolts colliding wildly inside the crystal. Each collision of lightning bolts will trigger a more intense chain reaction, but they are firmly sealed inside, repeating endlessly.

Lin Zhao flipped his hand and took out another item—a life-saving jade talisman given to him by True Monarch Feixue. The jade talisman was palm-sized, entirely blue, and engraved with dense spiritual patterns inside, with a highly condensed power sealed at its core.

Lin Zhao simultaneously probed the two items with his divine sense and carefully compared them.

After a moment, he withdrew his divine sense and had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Two Nascent Soul level techniques, but the same level does not mean the same power.

The life-saving jade talisman of True Lord Feixue, once activated, is comparable to a strike from a Nascent Soul cultivator, but it can only injure those in the early stages of the Nascent Soul realm.

As for the Golden Divine Thunder, as part of the divine power of the Luo Tian Palace, its power has reached the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage.

An ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator without a fourth-tier defensive magic weapon would likely be unable to withstand this attack.

This is a method that can kill a Nascent Soul cultivator, but you need to pay attention to the timing of its release.

With two Nascent Soul techniques at his disposal, plus his own combat strength, Lin Zhao roughly estimated that if he went all out now, he could unleash power comparable to a Nascent Soul Dharma Body in a short period of time.

But it's still not safe.

Both of these are consumables; once used, they're gone.

He needs a genuine fourth-tier magic weapon, preferably a defensive one, so that he can truly clash with the Nascent Soul Dharma Body.

The Luo Tian Palace is difficult to use, and the Spirit Gathering Pool has not been fully repaired. The Starry Sky Rift Sword was taken to the Endless Demon Sea by the Azure Lotus clone.

Only this near-fourth-tier magic weapon, the Fire Spirit Shield, remains.

It is now only one step away from advancing from a near-fourth order to a true fourth order.

Lin Zhao had already planned where to advance the Fire Spirit Shield.

The former site of the Heavenly Fire Dynasty, now known as the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm.

The process of the Fire Spirit Shield advancing to a fourth-tier magic weapon can serve as a perfect opportunity for him to learn about the rules of fire.

Similar to the rules of metal and wood, it uses the advancement of a magical artifact as a catalyst to open the third door of the five elements rules.

The Five Sacred Mountains clones took the Golden Divine Thunder and the Life-Saving Jade Talisman, and also absorbed the Heavenly Treasure Jade Talisman and the Fire Spirit Yuan Shield into their bodies.

He turned around and left the cave.