Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

At the same time, an indescribable, ethereal stone tablet, seemingly real yet illusory, quietly appeared above this inherited information, radiating an eternal Daoist charm.

Lin Zhao immediately realized that this was a restriction imposed by the sect's Dao Inquiry Stele.

The cultivation technique has been passed down to him, but due to restrictions, he cannot reveal the specific details of the technique to outsiders in any form; only he can cultivate it.

Feeling the inheritance within his soul, Lin Zhao slowly withdrew from the core area of ​​the Dao Inquiry Hall.

Lin Zhao left the Hall of Inquiry and returned to Instructor He's villa.

When Instructor He asked about his choice, although he couldn't go into details due to restrictions, he could give a brief introduction.

Lin Zhaoyi uttered the "True Secret of the Five Spirits Returning to the Void,"

Instructor He's expression changed slightly, and he quickly accessed the relevant records using his access privileges.

After reading it, he stared at Lin Zhao for a long time before saying, "You really dare to choose... This cultivation method is not only extremely difficult to learn, but it is also extremely easy to go into qi deviation during cultivation. If you are not careful, you will lose all your cultivation."

Seeing Lin Zhao's calm expression, he knew the young man knew what he was doing, so he said no more.

The most critical issue is pointed out directly: "The Foundation Establishment stage requires a strong physique, while the Core Formation stage requires strong divine sense control."

Most importantly, according to records, none of the seven Nascent Soul True Monarchs who formed their Nascent Souls using this technique lived to a ripe old age.

They all perished and their spiritual essence dissipated after reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

Lin Zhao nodded, clearly already knowing: "I understand. If I really can't continue practicing, or if I feel something is wrong, I'll stop practicing at the sixth level of the Core Formation peak."

Anyway, the sect has the Heavenly True Water; at worst, we can just abandon our cultivation and start over. Even experiencing only a part of a cultivation method that can directly lead to the Nascent Soul stage is invaluable.

He paused, still harboring an unspoken thought.

That so-called "annihilation" should be aimed at the level of the soul, and deep within his soul is still lurking "Lin Zhao of Heaven"...

If something really goes wrong, the first one to take the blame will probably be this "incarnation of the Heavenly Way".

It has a subtle feeling of "better to die than to die."

Deep within his consciousness, the indifferent phantom of "Lin Zhao of Heaven" seemed to sense this thought.

His lips twitched almost imperceptibly—He and Lin Zhao were one, and Lin Zhao's thoughts belonged to him; he was really shrewd.

Lin Zhao noticed that since he had grasped the essence of swordsmanship, his temperament had become much more active.

Seeing that he had made up his mind and the method of practice had been chosen and could not be changed, Instructor He could only sigh: "Fine, he chose this path himself. Come with me."

Reactivating the teleportation, Lin Zhao thought to himself: It's so convenient to have a major sect behind you; going anywhere feels like visiting someone's home.

Of course, he also knew that this convenience relied entirely on the teleportation network built by the third-order azure-patterned jade trees that were spread throughout the sect. The ability to truly teleport was a method used by Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

As the teleportation light dissipated, the scene before Lin Zhao made him gasp for breath.

This is a secret realm, but its state is extremely strange. The entire space seems to have been divided in two.

The half where they stood was barely "intact," but the spiritual energy there was extremely violent and chaotic.

The five elements of spiritual energy do not blend gently, but rather collide, annihilate, and regenerate each other like boiling oil, forming a chaotic vortex of spiritual energy.

The air was filled with an aura of impending decay.

The other half of the secret realm is in a terrifying state of semi-destruction.

The earth shattered into countless floating rock fragments, and from the cracks spewed out a gray-black aura that seemed capable of devouring everything.

The space itself is covered with spiderweb-like black cracks, and occasionally you can see the nothingness deep in the cracks, as if it were outside the world.

All of this was forcibly sealed and frozen at the moment of destruction by an unimaginable divine power.

"This is a secret realm that a True Monarch who cultivated the Five Elements Return to the Void True Technique to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage forcibly sealed and transformed before completely 'annihilating'."

Instructor He's voice was filled with respect and solemnity, "Here, the five elements collapse and then reunite, annihilation and creation coexist, making it the most ideal place to cultivate that technique."

You only have one month. If you can't even begin to grasp the basics and condense the 'Ruins Furnace,' then give up. I'll try to arrange for you to switch to another cultivation method then.

After saying that, he patted Lin Zhao on the shoulder and disappeared into the teleportation light.

Lin Zhao was left alone to face this crazy world.

He immediately found a relatively stable boulder, sat down cross-legged, and began to try out the technique.

However, the five elements of spiritual energy here are violent. Forcibly absorbing even a trace of it into his body is like igniting explosives inside him, causing him to tremble in pain.

Not to mention constructing that "furnace" within the dantian, simulating the concept of returning to the void.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

Lin Zhao opened his eyes, his face pale, and gave a bitter smile: "As expected, I'm just an ordinary cultivator. It seems I can't do without cheating."

He took a deep breath, his eyes becoming sharp yet empty, and muttered to himself:

"Dark Blue, add some points..."

No, we've gone the wrong way. Let's try again.

The unity of heaven and humanity has arrived.

As the words fell, deep within his consciousness, the silent "Lin Zhao of Heaven" slowly opened his eyes, his gaze devoid of any human emotion. In the next instant, his illusory form and Lin Zhao's true self completely merged.

Lin Zhao's aura suddenly changed.

Instead, it is replaced by a lofty, detached, and rational quality, almost like the way of heaven.

He looked up at the chaotic secret realm, no longer feeling confused.

Comprehension, computational ability, and the ability to perceive and simulate the rules of heaven and earth are rising at an alarming rate!

In this state, he tried to draw upon spiritual energy again. In his eyes, that spiritual energy transformed into streams of energy following certain rules.

With an astonishingly precise control, he began to simultaneously capture five streams of spiritual energy, each with a different attribute.

In just three days, he completely grasped the foundational cultivation of the "Five Elements Return to the Void True Technique" and understood the true structure of the "Return to the Void Furnace".

Five days later, a gray vortex quietly appeared above the azure lotus foundation in his dantian. The core of the vortex resembled a furnace, connected to the void, while five-colored spiritual light flickered and extinguished at its edges, endlessly cycling.

The Crucible of Ruins!

"call--!"

Forcibly exit the state of "harmony between man and nature".

Lin Zhao suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, collapsed to the ground as if completely exhausted, gasping for breath, his clothes instantly soaked with cold sweat.

It wasn't because of the backlash from the cultivation technique, but rather because of that state of fusion with the "Heavenly Dao".

There were a few moments when he felt as if he had become part of the secret realm, and had no "self" left.

"That was close..." he said, still shaken.

If it weren't for his sword intent acting like a stabilizing force, firmly holding his will in place, he would have truly remained here.

After recovering slightly, focus your inner gaze on your dantian.

Above the Azure Lotus Dao Foundation, the Ruins Furnace was slowly rotating, absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy and exhaling even purer magical power with a trace of Ruins Annihilation characteristics.

Lin Zhao tried to mobilize a trace of this newly generated magical power, fused it with sword intent, and gently slashed at a floating pebble in the distance.