Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

But what Lin Zhao needs now is precisely this kind of "cleanliness".

This seabed was once a vast training ground covering thousands of miles. Although True Monarch Gray Owl took away the resources, and the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Myriad Laws Alliance destroyed the terrain...

But the foundation of the dojo remains—the residual traces of spiritual energy and the special structures formed after the dojo has been immersed in it for a long time. These are things that cannot be easily erased by external forces.

Like a large tree that has been cut down, although the trunk and branches are gone, the roots are still in the soil.

Ninety percent of the dojo's power has dissipated, but the general direction remains unchanged. As long as spiritual energy is injected again, the dojo can be reused.

Lin Zhao plunged ten thousand feet into the seabed, broke through the rock layers of the seabed, and dug down another three thousand feet into the rock layers.

He carved out a space ten zhang in size deep within the rock strata, and the four walls were smoothed like a mirror by his sword energy.

In the center appeared a stone platform about ten feet in size, with fine runes engraved all around it. This would serve as the core of the Taoist temple.

He took out ten third-tier water-attribute spiritual items and placed them on the edge of the stone platform.

The ten spiritual objects were all different in shape—three were fist-sized, deep blue crystals, their interiors resembling a pool of seawater; two were shell-shaped materials with pale blue water ripples flowing across their surfaces.

One of them was a piece of completely transparent coral that made a clear, flowing sound when touched.

There were also several water-attribute spiritual materials in different forms, all spoils of war obtained during the sweep of the Azure Feather Clan, which he had carefully selected.

Lin Zhao sat cross-legged in front of the stone platform, his hands forming a mudra.

The Spirit Abyss Gathering Technique is activated.

A small vortex, only the size of a fist, appeared in the center of the stone platform, and slowly rotated.

The vortex began to absorb the residual power of the dojo from the outside world—the spiritual energy channels that had been dormant deep in the rock strata were awakened one by one, like a dried-up riverbed welcoming water again.

The spiritual power of the ten third-tier water spirits was drawn into the vortex and merged into the cycle, reconstructing a small dojo deep in the seabed.

This training ground is now hidden in the rock strata three thousand feet below the seabed, and no spiritual energy fluctuations can be sensed from the outside.

The Daoist temple will continue to operate here, constantly accumulating spiritual water. In about fifty years, a fourth-order spiritual abyss true water will condense in the center of the stone platform.

After doing all this, he looked at the faint blue true water phantom emerging in the vortex—that was not the real Spirit Abyss True Water, but only a prototype.

However, the aura it exudes is purer than any third-tier spiritual water.

The moment that phantom appeared, something deep within Lin Zhao's consciousness suddenly became clear.

The principles of water have been introduced.

The characteristic of the rules of water is that it can transform spiritual water of different grades and forms into one another.

First-order spiritual water can be condensed into second-order spiritual water; second-order spiritual water can be condensed into third-order spiritual water in the same way; as long as the spiritual power, time, and scale of the dojo are sufficient, fourth-order spiritual water can be condensed.

It's important to understand that in the cultivation world, many high-level resources are scarce and non-renewable, which is why high-level cultivators are so rare. However, the Spirit Abyss Gathering Technique can break this pattern.

More importantly, if he can fully comprehend the rules of the Five Elements in the future, he will be able to complete the true cycle and transformation of the power of the Five Elements—metal generates water, water generates wood, wood generates fire, fire generates earth, and earth generates metal.

At that time, he will be able to use all of his supernatural powers together, no longer limited by a single attribute.

He has already comprehended three of the five elements rules.

The Rules of Gold – Creates Heavenly Dawn Gold, which can freely switch between solid and liquid states and can devour, simulate, and replicate.

The Rules of Wood – Comprehend the Azure Heaven Rejuvenation Technique, create the Azure Sun Jade Tree, and experience the cycle of withering and flourishing, with a clear path for advancement from the first rank to the ninth rank.

The Rule of Water – Spirit Abyss Gathering Technique – creates Spirit Abyss True Water, which can infinitely purify and upgrade low-level water-attribute spiritual objects.

The rules of fire are nearing completion; the Five Sacred Mountains avatars are currently in the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm, aided by the advancement of the Fire Spirit Shield, to comprehend them. Once the Fire Spirit Shield advances to the fourth tier, mastering the rules of fire will naturally follow.

Even without the fourth-tier magic weapon Fire Spirit Shield, he could summon the Fire Spirit God at will.

Lin Zhao already had plans for the remaining Earth Rules.

His hometown is the Yunxia Mountains.

Over the years, he has also collected a lot of information about the Cloud and Mist Mountains, and he plans to make it his final stop in the Core Formation stage.

There he thoroughly comprehended the rules of the Five Elements and completed all the preparatory work for the Dharma Realm.

After setting it up, Lin Zhao added an extra restriction here to eliminate any traces of spiritual energy.

Lin Zhao took one last look at the cave hidden deep underground.

A deep blue vortex slowly rotated in the darkness, and the ten spiritual objects emitted a faint spiritual light, like ten floating stars.

This place is sparsely populated and thousands of feet below the seabed. In addition, with the restrictions he personally set up, it is almost impossible for cultivators to discover it.

Even if it is discovered, the loss will not be significant—it is only ten third-tier water-attribute spiritual items after all.

The most precious thing is not the spirit object itself, but the Spirit Abyss Gathering Technique that he has already comprehended.

As long as he has this supernatural power, he can continue to set up his dojo and continuously condense fourth-order spiritual water.

This is true wealth.

He turned and left.

-----

A year has passed.

Tianhao finally finished dealing with the aftermath of the events in Longyuan Immortal City and planned to take Lin Zhao to Zhongzhou.

But just before setting off, he suddenly changed his story—saying that the teleportation array in Longyuan Immortal City could not directly teleport to the Central Continent, and that he would need to detour to the Southern Continent, using an expeditionary war fortress there as a transit point.

Lin Zhao naturally didn't believe a single word of it.

Longyuan Immortal City is, after all, one of the top-ranked immortal cities in the Myriad Laws Alliance, with a teleportation array covering an extremely wide area. How could it not even be able to teleport to the Central Continent?

But he didn't expose it.

Zhongzhou is the core territory of the Tianlu Divine Sect, with strict rules. It is said that outside cultivators can hardly move an inch there—without the guidance of an insider from the Tianlu Divine Sect, they may not even be able to leave the teleportation array before being stopped.

Moreover, he originally planned to travel to every continent when he went on his travels.

He was indeed very curious about Nanzhou.

That was the most desolate continent in the entire Cangyuan cultivation world, with many mountains and rampant monsters.

There is also the Myriad Beasts Spirit Lord's Mansion—a special overlord that is targeted by all the hegemonic forces and attacked by the Heavenly Law Divine Sect every year, yet it still stands strong to this day.

The expeditionary force in the Southern Continent was not limited to the Heavenly Law Divine Sect; other dominant forces also had members participating in the war there, each with their own agendas and desires.

Lin Zhao wanted to see the true situation of the Myriad Beasts Spirit Lord's Mansion with his own eyes.

The white light from the teleportation array engulfed the two of them.

Space stretched out before his eyes into countless distorted rays of light. When the white light dissipated, he had arrived in the Southern Continent.