Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

What frustrated Lin Zhao the most was that his newly comprehended sword intent was difficult to use effectively under the powerful attacks of his opponents!

He was like a child who had just received a divine weapon, possessing the precious blade but unable to unleash its true power.

The situation was completely one-sided, with Lin Zhao dominating the battlefield. Even when Lin Zhao unleashed the Four Elements Sword Dragon, it was pierced and destroyed by the opponent's powerful attacks.

Fifteen minutes passed quickly.

Lin Zhao's vision blurred, and he was teleported out of the Cloud Tower. "Third level challenge, failed."

Lin Zhao stood there, the battle from just now still replaying in his mind.

Sword intent cannot be mastered simply by understanding it.

It requires countless refinements to thoroughly integrate that "power" into every attack and every sword strike.

"It seems that the road to gaining points is not so easy."

He muttered to himself, patting off non-existent dust from his body, "However... this cloud tower is just right as a whetstone for sword intent."

When Xu Chuan saw Lin Zhao come out, he came over to comfort him and said, "Don't be discouraged. The 'ten thousand disciples' illusion chosen by the Cloud Tower are the elites selected by the sect from seventy million disciples!"

Those who can now establish their foundation are considered geniuses in our generation, but compared to the sect's 70,000-year-old predecessors... they're just 'so-so'.

Those ancestors who later became Core Formation or Nascent Soul cultivators were all squatting on the top few levels; otherwise, how could Qin Tianjun be the only one to clear the fourth level?

After hearing this, Lin Zhao could only smile wryly: "Fine, I'll just consider it as finding a sparring partner."

For the next two months, he did the challenge once a day.

The strength of the opponent is unpredictable; a strong opponent can be defeated instantly, while a weak opponent can be outlasted.

However, through practical experience, he became more proficient in using his sword intent, and the power of his sword energy doubled.

By completing the first and second levels of the Cloud Tower, plus the previous four thousand points, the total score reached over seven thousand.

I have enough to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills, but I'm still a long way from getting Foundation Establishment Spiritual Items.

Once one's cultivation reaches the twelfth level of Qi Refining, it becomes very difficult for one's strength to undergo any further qualitative changes.

Should we wait another year?

Lin Zhao gritted his teeth and decided to upgrade his equipment!

He used 5,000 points to exchange for a top-tier, first-class Azure Lotus Sword.

The sword's entire body resembles a pool of clear, autumnal water, with its hilt shaped like a lotus flower.

The most wonderful thing is the accompanying scabbard—composed of seventy-two warm and jade-like blue lotus leaves, with its own nurturing magic array.

With prolonged use, both the Green Lotus Sword and the Green Lotus Leaf will slowly grow along with the owner's cultivation level, and in the future, they can be upgraded to a second-tier magic weapon.

Although the blades themselves are weak in attack, they are exceptionally agile.

"Perfect!" Lin Zhao's eyes lit up the moment he got the sword.

He had been using the Four-Element Pearl as his energy core, and it had already become somewhat strained.

At this moment, a new idea emerged: to reconstruct the combat system with the Azure Lotus Sword as the core and lotus leaves as the auxiliary element!

He made a sword incantation with his hands, and the green lotus sword sheath opened naturally, the long sword flying out with a clear sound.

Seventy-two lotus leaves lit up simultaneously, swirling in the air before transforming into three pairs of shimmering, iridescent blue sword wings.

A pair covers the body as light armor, a pair on the back provides speed, and a pair flies out from the body, making it both offensive and disruptive!

This is the Azure Lotus Sword Wing, which he modified based on the "Four Elements Sword Wings" form! With the top-grade magic weapon Azure Lotus Sword as its core, the structure is more stable and the transmission of spiritual power is more efficient.

This is the advantage of creating your own spells; you can be flexible and adaptable, adjusting them at any time according to your own ideas and the magical artifacts at hand.

At the same time, he released seventy percent of his mana into a spell, which transformed into runes in the void and recombined. A four-element sword dragon, with its gleaming scales and body resembling a silver-white divine weapon, took shape, its length reaching fifteen zhang. It was purely designed for attacking strongholds, exuding a chilling sword intent.

On the other side, the four precious pearls shone brightly, transforming into a massive phantom of the Four Elements Yinglong, unfurling wide wings of spiritual energy that could cover an area of ​​several miles, stirring up a magical storm to control the field.

The Four Elements Dragons controlled the field with spells in the air, while the Four Elements Sword Dragons launched a frontal assault. Lin Zhao, with her Azure Lotus Sword Wings, moved nimbly and maneuvered, her sword intent enhancing the Azure Lotus Sword for a fatal blow.

For the first time, all three forms manifested simultaneously! Their energies subtly resonated with each other.

The combination of magical energy restoration, direct confrontation and containment, and sword intent-enhanced attacks forms a three-dimensional combat system.

"The Trinity... Now we should be hard to beat among Qi Refining cultivators, right?" Lin Zhao was in a relaxed state and couldn't help but feel a little smug.

When Xu Chuan arrived, he saw him staring at the Cloud Tower with a silly grin.

What are you laughing at?

"Come on, watch me show you 'Warm Wine Slaying Cloud Cultivation'!" Lin Zhao said confidently, and immediately teleported into the tower.

Then, in less than three breaths, he was "sent" out by an extremely fast bolt of lightning.

Xu Chuan: "...The wine isn't even warm yet."

Lin Zhao coughed lightly: "Ahem, it was an accident. The opponent was a monster who played with lightning..." It was too embarrassing. He was killed before he could even activate his Trinity.

He put away his impetuousness and started challenging himself only once a day, thus calming down his mindset.

In actual combat, the "Trinity" has proven to be indeed powerful, and it can gain the upper hand against most of the phantoms at the twelfth level of Qi Refining.

The problem is that defeating them is easy, but completely "killing" them within 15 minutes is extremely difficult.

Those arrogant individuals employed a variety of methods to save their lives, escape, and delay.

It wasn't until the seventh day that he was matched with an opponent who specialized in defense and was relatively slow.

Upon entering the arena, Lin Zhao held nothing back.

Yinglong's magical domain instantly expanded, obstructing vision and slowing movement.

The silver-white sword dragon roared and charged forward, clashing head-on with its opponent's magical weapon, forcing it to parry with all its might.

Lin Zhao himself, clad in the Azure Lotus Sword Wings, moved swiftly through the domain like a ghost, searching for weaknesses.

Finally, in the instant that his opponent was momentarily stunned by the sword energy storm unleashed by the Sword Dragon,

A sharp light flashed in Lin Zhao's eyes! The two attacking azure sword wings on his back merged into one, becoming one with the Azure Lotus Sword in his hand. The sword blade separated from his body and transformed into a highly refined stream of azure light.

With the powerful sword intent, the Azure Lotus Sword pierced straight for the opponent's fleeting "weak point"!

laugh--!

With a soft sound, the illusion dissipated.

"Third floor, cleared. Points +10000."

Lin Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, watching the total points on the token jump to 12,000.

The ranking shows that he is the 173rd disciple to pass this level. If only Qi Refining disciples who have not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage are counted, he is ranked 34th.

enough.

He exchanged the Foundation Establishment Pill and Foundation Establishment Spiritual Item without hesitation.

Holding two crucial items for the path,

Foundation Building, he has arrived.

Lin Zhao returned to his room and submitted his Foundation Establishment application using his sect disciple token.

The reaction occurred almost instantly.

Outside the courtyard, a tall, third-tier jade tree with azure patterns glowed slightly. The spiritual patterns on its trunk seemed to come alive, and soft azure light veins extended out, connecting with the second-tier jade tree in the courtyard.

Immediately afterwards, a warm yet resilient cyan light shield completely enveloped the entire room where Lin Zhao was located, and the light shield was integrated with the array of the entire courtyard area.

Those below the Core Formation stage cannot be disturbed.

At the same time, the concentration of spiritual energy in the room began to soar, increasing more than fivefold!