Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

A few days later, he recovered and took out his sect identity token. He focused his mind on it and opened the exchange interface of the Qiankun Palace.

The Qiankun Hall is in charge of all sect resources and secret realms.

The sect's thirty-six Heavenly Gang Secret Realms and seventy-two Earthly Fiend Secret Realms are all managed by the Qiankun Palace, which is the true core force.

The interface unfolds, revealing a dazzling array of information displayed on a light screen: pills, magical artifacts, materials, talismans, and all resources are marked with the required contribution points.

Sect cultivators have always used contribution points.

The 50,000 points Lin Zhao earned by clearing the fourth level can be exchanged for contribution points at a 1:1 ratio.

This is a real "huge sum".

He calmed down and carefully browsed through each item, making his selection.

He carefully selected four items.

When Lin Zhao reached the last item on the redemption list, he took a deep breath and tapped "Confirm" with his fingertip.

My contribution points instantly decreased by 30,000.

"We've emptied most of our savings... but whether it was worth it or not depends on what we've acquired."

The first item I received was a second-tier formation called the "Four Elements Formation Diagram".

It is not an ordinary magical artifact, but a scroll of array diagrams that is neither silk nor cloth, and has a warm, smooth feel to the touch.

In the separate courtyard room, Lin Zhao summoned it, the instant she infused it with magical power—

"Buzz!"

Amidst a deep, melodious reverberation, four-colored spiritual light burst forth from the center of the array diagram. At the core of the array diagram,

The upgraded second-tier four-element treasure bead flew out and hovered at the four corners of the array, shining brightly and completely merging with the array diagram.

To form a complete formation.

"It's done!" A glint flashed in Lin Zhao's eyes.

With a slight thought, spiritual energy naturally gathered within the area covered by the array, transforming into runes. Amidst the sword's cry and the dragon's roar, a solid, intricately detailed, silver-white "sword dragon" phantom snaked and emerged within the array.

The array diagram suddenly changed, and another "Yinglong" form with wings of light appeared.

"This is a fundamental improvement." Lin Zhao stroked the array plate.

The Four Elements Magic Beads have been upgraded to the current array diagram, and their various forms are the "fixed spells" of the array's evolution.

As long as the array remains intact and the core four elemental beads are not damaged, the form can continue to regenerate.

This means that his various forms have shifted from magic to formations, even without using other means.

With this Four Elements Array Diagram, it can cover an area of ​​five miles, enough to suppress or even defeat a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Furthermore, releasing this array does not require much time.

Unlike other formations, it requires time to set up the formation plates and flags.

Lin Zhao could now act freely, activating various spells and magical artifacts.

The second magical artifact is nine fist-sized orbs with purple lightning crackling on their surfaces—the [Nine-fold Thunder Orbs].

A new form was born with the Nine-Fold Thunder Pearl as its core.

【Nine Luminaries Heavenly Dragon】

This was the product of his and Yan Chiheng's years of deduction.

Yan Chiheng was not interested in Lin Zhao's sword dragon, but he was obsessed with the dragon's form. Together with Lin Zhao, he combined the secret techniques of thunder magic to deduce this new form.

He selected a thunder pearl, tossed it gently, and activated his magic.

"Boom!"

A blinding purple lightning bolt exploded, twisting and expanding rapidly in the air, transforming into a Nine Luminaries Heavenly Dragon with clearly visible scales and claws, composed of raging lightning!

Each scale crackled with destructive lightning, hovering in the air.

The power of lightning is undeniable.

But it only lasted for less than thirty breaths before the Thunder Dragon let out a reluctant hum, its form dimmed, and it shrank back into the Thunder Pearl.

The purple electric current on the surface of the bead has become significantly weaker.

Lin Zhao lacks a lightning spiritual root and cannot replenish her lightning power; the power of the lightning pearl is like a consumable resource.

The Nine-Radiant Heavenly Dragon formed by the nine thunder pearls can only last for a quarter of an hour.

However, this form is enough to temporarily contend with a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"A mere quarter of an hour of late-stage Foundation Establishment combat power... I still need to find a thunderstorm to 'recharge'."

Lin Zhao retrieved the Thunder Pearl and carefully stored it away. This was currently his strongest trump card.

The third item was a means of transportation—a sleek, ten-zhang-long, second-class flying boat called the "Flowing Cloud Flying Boat."

Limited by contribution points, I can't afford those second-tier spirit boats comparable to Foundation Establishment cultivators, but this "Flowing Cloud Flying Boat" is extremely fast and consumes little energy.

A good flying boat is essential for traveling.

Finally, and what he was most looking forward to, was a pair of black and white, neither gold nor jade, called the "Two Elements Rings".

They usually transform into two faint lights and are worn on the middle finger.

When attacked, the magical artifact will automatically unfold a Yin-Yang force field centered on Lin Zhao. If activated with magical power, it can form an invisible force field covering an area of ​​one mile.

Within this force field, the flow of spiritual energy slowed down. He tried to unleash a sword aura against the force field, but the sword aura was like sinking into a quagmire as it flew in, its trajectory clearly deflected, and its power was gradually reduced.

"Deflecting the trajectory, weakening the attack, interfering with the lock-on... especially effective against those unpredictable spells."

Lin Zhao felt somewhat relieved after recalling the various strange and bizarre methods he had encountered in the sect.

The Yin-Yang Ring truly lives up to its reputation as the most expensive special second-tier magic weapon, as it can even slow down soul attacks and curses, buying Lin Zhao time.

Even a mere moment's delay can be the difference between life and death.

With four second-tier magic artifacts by his side, Lin Zhao felt that his strength had undergone a qualitative leap.

He fears nothing below the late Foundation Establishment stage;

Even against a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, escaping shouldn't be difficult.

Late Foundation Establishment cultivators are generally of medium or even high grade Dao foundation, having cultivated for over a hundred years, and possess extremely comprehensive methods and magical artifacts.

He could easily say he'd take on ten of them, which is completely different from ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Regarding the choice of skills, he actually wanted to choose alchemy, but he tried countless times and seemed to have no talent for it, eventually stopping at the first-grade high level.

On the contrary, his talent for weapon crafting, perhaps related to his cultivation technique that allowed him to construct the "Return to the Void Furnace," is exceptional.

With the constant guidance of Instructor He, a third-tier weapon-refining master, he quickly mastered the basics and has now reached the level of a second-tier weapon-refining master.

The fact that his top-grade first-tier Azure Lotus Sword was able to advance to a second-tier magic weapon so quickly was largely due to this.

Lin Zhao did not intend to use the remaining contribution points.

According to Xu Chuan's information.

Once the second major test is completed, the sect will no longer provide points.

After becoming an inner disciple, all points will be converted into contribution points.

The basic contribution points of only one thousand per year are just a drop in the bucket.

Resources, cultivation techniques, cave dwellings—everything requires contribution points.

The main source of contribution points is sect missions.

Although the Yunhai Cangming Sect is extremely large.

However, many of the sect's tasks have long been taken over by secret realms and puppets with various functions.

Over 90% of the inner disciples are active in the 138 outer domains.

Yunzhou has twenty-three immortal cities, five of which are directly under the control of sects. There are also eighty-three important locations and five hundred and thirty-seven resource outposts...

"Tianyun Market" is one of the resource locations.

According to the sect rules, within the first hundred years of entering the inner sect, disciples are required to complete ten sect missions.

Three of these were "mandatory tasks".