Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

However, only Pei Yue himself knew that compared to these young Foundation Establishment cultivators,

His greatest advantage is the experience he has accumulated over eighty years of navigating the mundane world.

However, Foundation Establishment cultivators have a lifespan of over two hundred years, and some older Foundation Establishment cultivators have experience that is no less than his.

His advantages will no longer exist after he reaches the Foundation Establishment stage.

Most of the disciples in this group of sects are around thirty years old.

He, however, already had fifty years less of life than these young cultivators.

Fifty years is enough time for Foundation Establishment cultivators to create a huge gap.

This hunt for a third-tier demonic beast was his last chance.

He longed to form his core, but knew that his talent wasn't among the top tier. The only way to achieve this was to become a disciple of a Core Formation master and receive resources for careful nurturing.

As for the Nascent Soul stage? He didn't even dare to think about it.

In his view, among the tens of thousands of disciples in this cohort, only Qin Tianjun was probably qualified to be chosen by a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Nascent Soul cultivators are the true pillars of a sect, holding a transcendent position. They don't easily reveal themselves, nor do they readily accept disciples.

On the small hill platform.

Qin Tianjun's face paled slightly. After nine consecutive days of intensely activating his sword intent to control and compress sword energy, even with his profound foundation, he felt the pressure.

He closed his eyes and focused his mind, his entire being connected with the golden rainbow sword in the air that had been compressed nine times.

At this moment, the Golden Rainbow Sword was no longer an illusion, but a solid sword body condensed into a hundred-foot-long golden crystal!

It hung high in the air, emanating a destructive aura that sent chills down one's spine.

From a distance, it doesn't look like a sword, but rather like a floating golden sun.

Fang Yue silently walked to Lin Zhao's side, gazed at the golden sword, and whispered, "Did you figure it out?"

Lin Zhao slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, his voice dry: "Five Elements Spiritual Body... He forged the Five Elements Spiritual Body when he established his foundation."

Only the legendary Five Elements Spiritual Body, capable of providing ten times the mana of its rank and boasting an astonishingly fast spiritual energy recovery rate,

That's what allows Qin Tianjun to control and compress sword energy so tirelessly, day and night!

Otherwise, the sheer consumption of mana would be enough to bring down any Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Gold-elemental Heavenly Spiritual Root, Nine-Sword Spiritual Body, Five Elements Spiritual Body, has comprehended sword intent, born into the Nascent Soul Qin family..."

Lin Zhao silently listed the numbers in her mind, feeling a silent pressure.

An ordinary cultivator could be considered a prodigy if he possessed even one of these, but Qin Tianjun had gathered all five trump cards!

This setup is clearly aimed at the true disciples of a sect!

Not far away, Young Master Yan Feng was also staring intently at Qin Tianjun's back, his nails digging deeply into his palms.

His face showed a mixture of resentment and longing: "If...if I also had such talent, such a background..."

Why should we be chased like a stray dog ​​by a Nascent Soul cultivator? Why should we worry about having no one to protect us?

Lin Zhao looked at the four of them.

Qin Tianjun is a one-of-a-kind chosen one, Fang Yue is suspected to have spatial talent, and Yan Feng is targeted by a Nascent Soul cultivator, so he must have something special about him. Only Lin Zhao seems to be the most "ordinary"?

"I should be the one who's resentful right now," Lin Zhao thought to himself.

The illusory image of Lin Zhao in the depths of his consciousness actually curled up the corners of his lips, revealing a mocking smile.

The platform was silent, except for the hundred-foot-tall golden sword in the center, which slowly rotated, emitting a sharp light that could change the color of the heavens and earth.

The final moment is approaching.

After another agonizing day of waiting, Qin Tianjun, who had been keeping his eyes closed and connected to the Golden Rainbow Sword with his thoughts, finally opened his eyes again in the center of the small mountain platform.

The weariness in those eyes had been replaced by a pure, icy sword intent.

"Send a message," he said, his voice not loud, but clearly reaching everyone's ears.

"Have Pei Yue and the others... prepare to lock onto that demonic beast. I will seize the opportunity to kill it in one strike."

When the news reached Lingzhou, Pei Yue, who hadn't slept for over ten days, suddenly perked up, a sharp light flashing in his bloodshot eyes:

"Now! Everyone, execute the plan! Use every last bit of your precious spirit stones!"

At this point, the Fujiang Tuolong was indeed at its last gasp.

After being besieged and worn down for more than ten days, its vitality was reduced to only one-third of its former glory.

Most critically, its home-field advantage, upon which it depended for survival, was stripped away—the spiritual energy of the river within dozens of miles of it.

It had long been permeated and polluted by the power of the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Zhen Ling Array", becoming sluggish and heavy, and difficult to mobilize and control at will.

The earth was also sealed off by the power of the formation, completely blocking the way to escape underground.

Although at the Core Formation level, the Five Elements' generating and restraining relationships are no longer so absolute, and it can also cast spells of other attributes, the power is greatly reduced.

How can you forcibly dispel the array power within the spiritual water?

Yes, but that would require consuming the demon core's magical power!

Although a third-tier demon core can continuously generate magical power, it cannot withstand such a bottomless drain.

Its several powerful supernatural abilities were used repeatedly over the past ten days, but each time they were blocked by the formation and the spirit boat.

While the power of supernatural abilities is immense, the consumption of magical energy is equally terrifying.

What made it even more anxious was that the increasingly clear sense of deadly threat was hidden in some corner of the surrounding formation, but it couldn't find it no matter what it did!

This unknown fear forced it to allocate a portion of its precious demonic power to remain vigilant against potential attacks.

The intelligence of a third-tier demon beast is in no way inferior to that of a human cultivator who has cultivated for a hundred years, and it is also waiting for the attack to come.

The turning point came two days later.

A figure almost forgotten by everyone stepped in at the crucial moment—Jiang Wan.

This genius, who was once as famous as Qin Tianjun during the initiation ceremony and was known for his stunning beauty and terrifying control over ice magic,

After joining the sect, she kept an extremely low profile, and news about her was almost nonexistent.

At this moment, she was at another key node of the formation, and with the power of the formation, she summoned the upgraded Ice Profound Cloud Ruler.

Without any earth-shattering noise, she simply raised her delicate hand and pointed the jade ruler towards the direction of the demon beast.

"凝".

In an instant, within a five-mile radius of the alligator dragon, the churning black water, the pervasive demonic aura, and the surging spiritual energy all surged...

Everything fell into an absolute stillness in an instant!

"Freeze" - even the flow of spiritual energy is forcibly interrupted and solidified!

The third-tier alligator dragon's control over the surrounding spiritual energy was abruptly severed!

Although its demon core trembled violently, it broke free from the "freeze" with its powerful magic in the next moment and regained control of its spiritual energy.

But even this brief gap was enough for the sect disciples who had been preparing for more than ten days!

"Now! Lock!" Pei Yue's roar echoed throughout the formation.

Om-!

The "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Zhen Ling Array" covers a distance of hundreds of miles.

All the starlight suddenly contracted inward, the power of the formation was pushed to its limit, transforming into tens of thousands of incredibly solid chains of starlight.

They burst forth from all directions, wrapping around the massive body of the alligator dragon that had just broken free from the "freeze."

This time, the shackles contain the power accumulated by the entire formation over many days, making them incredibly sturdy!