Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

Lin Zhao's escape light paused for a moment in mid-air.

The reason I was able to meet Monk Puhui last time was because he had told me in advance that I could go to Sanyuan Immortal City to find him.

This is a deserted island, and the endless demon sea stretches for hundreds of thousands of miles. How could there be so many coincidences that the two of them just happened to appear on the same island?

He secretly became more vigilant.

Tianhao suddenly spoke, his voice carrying a leisurely smile: "Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar?"

Lin Zhao remained silent for a long while; this guy was still the same.

He remained silent for a moment, then slowly flew down, took out a recliner from his storage bag, placed it next to Tianhao, and lay down.

Lin Zhao looked at the swaying coconut leaves above her head: "How did you find me?"

Tianhao smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist was not easy to find. It took me several years of effort and countless thoughts."

Lin Zhao ignored his polite words and simply said, "Speak like a human being."

Tianhao wasn't annoyed and readily agreed: "Our Heavenly Law Divine Sect has a secret technique that only the Holy Son can cultivate, called the Heavenly Law Dao Decree. It allows us to communicate with heaven and earth and obtain some special information."

Simply put—anything that has happened before can be traced back using this secret technique.

Lin Zhao remained outwardly calm after hearing this, but inwardly he was secretly taken aback.

The Heavenly Law Divine Sect truly lives up to its reputation as the number one dominant force in the Cangyuan Immortal Cultivation World; it even possesses such unique secret techniques.

With this secret technique, it can be said that, apart from the cultivators of the seven overlords, theoretically no cultivator in the Cangyuan cultivation world can escape their pursuit.

However, this is not surprising, as none of these dominant forces are easy to deal with, especially the Heavenly Law Divine Sect, which ranks first.

The Cloud Sea Azure Sea Sect is equally unfathomable; in a true comparison, it may not be inferior to it.

But at least everyone agrees that the Heavenly Law Divine Sect is the best.

Tian Hao rose from the recliner, straightened his clothes, and said solemnly, "Today, let me formally introduce myself. I am Tian Hao, the third Holy Son of the Tianlu Divine Sect. Greetings, fellow Daoist."

Lin Zhao also stood up.

Although both of them had previously acknowledged the identity of the overlord's disciple, they had not revealed the specifics of his identity.

Now that the other party has formally revealed their identity, he cannot be impolite.

He clasped his hands in greeting, his voice steady: "Lin Zhao, a secret disciple of the Yunhai Cangming Sect, greets fellow Daoist."

After they finished speaking, the two looked at each other.

Some things don't need to be said explicitly. When the core successors of two dominant forces meet, there must be something going on.

Lin Zhao sat back down in the recliner: "Speak, the Holy Son himself came to see me, it can't be just to reminisce."

Tianhao's tone changed, becoming less casual and more serious: "Over the years, our sect has discovered that the Misty Sky Alliance has been extremely active in the Endless Demon Sea for the past hundred years."

They created so-called ancient ruins and Nascent Soul remains, deceiving countless cultivators into going on expeditions, and using these ruins to influence and control many people.

"Our sect wishes to eradicate the Bewitching Heaven Alliance's influence in the Endless Demon Sea, and we would like to ask Fellow Daoist Lin for assistance."

Lin Zhao did not answer immediately.

The Enchanted Alliance.

This name might not be familiar to ordinary cultivators, but it is very familiar to the core successors of these dominant forces.

Nine out of ten ordinary Core Formation cultivators would be unable to withstand the bewitching tactics of the Bewitching Heaven Alliance and would easily suffer a backlash.

Only those of the secret lineage of holy sons like them could act against them without hesitation.

There are deeper reasons why Tianhao is so concerned about the Mitian Alliance.

It is the Lingyuan Heavenly Sect.

The Cangyuan cultivation world is now recognized as having seven dominant forces, with the Nine Nether Demon Sect being the eighth, sometimes being kicked out and sometimes being pulled back.

But in much earlier times, there were nine overlords in the Cangyuan cultivation world, and the Lingyuan Heavenly Sect was one of them.

The core area of ​​the Cangyuan Immortal Cultivation World is the Nine Continents. Each continent was originally the private territory of a hegemon, leaving no room for independent cultivators to survive.

The current holy land of rogue cultivators, the Western Wilderness Continent, was called Lingyuan Continent back then, which was the territory of the Lingyuan Heavenly Sect.

Lingyuan Heavenly Sect is the only sect that fell from its dominant position. It was not defeated by external enemies, but destroyed by internal greed.

Fifty thousand years ago, the Cangyuan cultivation world, after being destroyed and reborn from oblivion, entered the second era.

That period was the golden age of the Cangyuan cultivation world, and there was much contact with the elders who had ascended to the Spirit Realm.

Back then, as long as one could advance to the Nascent Soul stage, even at the early stage, with the help of elders in the Spirit Realm, there was a high chance of successfully ascending to the Spirit Realm.

But this golden age didn't last long. As the cultivators who had ties with the Spirit Realm either ascended to immortality or reached the end of their lives, the assistance from the upper realm gradually began to disappear after ten thousand years.

Although they can still maintain contact with the upper realm, unless something major happens, the upper realm rarely provides assistance anymore. After all, the spirit realm needs to pay a heavy price to influence the lower realm.

The difficulty of ascending to godhood has increased significantly.

In addition, conflicts arose among several dominant sects, with some suffering serious injuries during expeditions beyond the borders and others experiencing a significant drop in strength due to internal strife.

The major sects began to mind their own business and no longer bothered with other people's affairs.

The higher-ups of Lingyuan Heavenly Sect were naturally unwilling to accept being trapped in the lower realm and unable to ascend.

They began launching massive expeditions—some against the outer worlds, others against other forces within the realm—desperately seizing every usable resource.

The sect's resources were rapidly depleted, and one after another, its high-ranking members ascended to the Nascent Soul stage.

In just ten thousand years, dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators have ascended to the Divine Transformation stage.

The price was that life became increasingly difficult for the lower-level cultivators of Lingyuan Continent, all the spiritual veins were drained, and a large number of mortals and low-level cultivators died, turning the entire continent into a barren wasteland.

This is the origin of the name "Wilderness Continent".

At first, Lingyuan Heavenly Sect was able to suppress all resistance by relying on its sect's resources.

But as more and more people ascended, the forces remaining behind grew weaker and weaker.

The sect's foundation is gradually weakening, its most treasured possessions are being taken away one by one, and its means of deterring external enemies are becoming fewer and fewer.

Even the spirit realm received bad news: the first patriarch of the Lingyuan Heavenly Sect had unexpectedly perished and was no longer able to help the lower realm.

Ultimately, the three remaining Nascent Soul cultivators of the Lingyuan Heavenly Sect decided to take a desperate gamble, launching a massive expedition beyond the realm, even defying the prohibitions of the higher-ups of the Spirit Realm.

The sect's most treasured artifact, a sixth-tier spiritual treasure,

The Celestial Abyss of the Void.

They forcibly took him away from the Cangyuan Immortal Cultivation World, intending to conquer the other world in one fell swoop and seize enough resources to ascend to the Spirit World.

But when venturing into new territory, there are too many unexpected things to face, and it's hard to say what you might encounter.

The result, naturally, was failure.

In the final battle, although the Taixu Lingyuan Heavenly Ship forcibly broke away from the world of the expedition, it was trapped in the outer void, and all the cultivators on the ship disappeared without a trace.

The Lingyuan Heavenly Sect has lost its most treasured artifact, and its Nascent Soul stage combat power is completely gone.

After the news reached the Cangyuan cultivation world, the Tianlu Divine Sect, leading the charge, joined forces with other dominant forces and broke through the mountain gate of the Lingyuan Heavenly Sect in one fell swoop.

The resources of Lingyuan Heavenly Sect were seized, its inheritance was divided up, and its cultivators were either killed or fled.

The surviving cultivators could only hide in the shadows, transforming into the Misty Heaven Alliance, barely clinging to life until now.