Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

This means that, at least until he forms his core, he no longer needs to worry about the spiritual energy and contribution points for his cultivation cave.

Standing at the edge of the platform, gazing at the rushing sea of ​​clouds, Lin Zhao took a deep breath of the clear and abundant spiritual energy.

For the next few months, Lin Zhao settled down at Qianqiu Peak.

Besides cultivating the "Five Spirits Returning to the Void True Technique" in his own Cloud Sea Cave to stabilize his cultivation, he spends most of his time in the library on the mountainside.

The pavilion has a simple and rustic exterior, but its interior is a hidden world with many restrictions.

With the black disciple token, Lin Zhao could come and go freely.

The pavilion houses a rich collection, including six complete third-tier cultivation techniques and over a hundred second-tier techniques. Jade slips and classic texts are categorized and are all part of the wealth accumulated by Master Qianqiu over hundreds of years.

Unfortunately, most of them are restricted, so they can only be read and studied, and cannot be copied and passed on. This is the norm in sects.

Master Qianqiu would occasionally summon him to briefly inquire about his cultivation progress and offer some pointers.

As Fifth Senior Brother had said, this master was indeed taciturn and sparing with words. Each instruction session was brief, but always hit the nail on the head, greatly benefiting Lin Zhao.

The master-disciple relationship was gradually established through such interactions.

He also learned a lot of things.

Among the vast collection of the library, Lin Zhao found the complete text of "Taihe Yangyuan Gong," a key cultivation technique for his path of cultivation.

The contents were not too surprising to him.

This "Taihe Yangyuan Gong" is an extremely personalized personal cultivation notebook and summary of cultivation methods by Master Qianqiu as he sorted out his path of cultivation and explored the way to form the elixir.

The entire skill has seven levels:

The first three sections focus on how to calm the mind, concentrate the spirit, and prepare the mental state for what follows.

The three middle layers are named "Nourishing Essence", "Resonance", and "Exploration" respectively.

It records in detail how Master Qianqiu solidified his foundation during the Foundation Establishment stage, how he tried to establish a deeper connection with external spiritual energy and the characteristics of his own cultivation method, and how he explored and deduced the path to Core Formation based on this.

The seventh layer is his theoretical goal and state conception for forming the elixir.

There is no specific training route, no secret to overcoming obstacles.

It wasn't designed for people to cultivate step by step at all! It was just a set of reference answers and a roadmap for exploring immortality that Master Qianqiu created for himself.

No one stipulates that cultivation techniques must be practiced by humans.

Lin Zhao was able to achieve extraordinary results in cultivating this technique entirely because of his own talent; this technique pointed him to a clear path.

"No wonder...no wonder that in the Lin family for hundreds of years, no one but me has been able to cultivate to this level..."

Lin Zhao put down the jade slip, let out a long breath, and many of his doubts suddenly became clear.

This is like giving a primary school student a doctoral student's research manuscript as a textbook; it would be a miracle if they could actually learn anything from it!

And he, Lin Zhao, was the one who cultivated the Ghostly Method.

The fundamental reason he was able to do this was his innate supernatural abilities.

This state endowed him with perception, comprehension, and a kind of intuition far beyond that of ordinary people, enabling him to glean insights from this cultivation technique.

They captured those precious insights about "communication between man and nature" and "spiritual resonance," and inadvertently stumbled upon the path of "pseudo-harmony between man and nature."

Why did Master Qianqiu bestow merit upon the Lin family?

He had just finished mastering the first five levels when he happened to be a close friend of the Lin family ancestor, so he casually gave the technique to him.

The original intention might have been to mentor younger generations, provide them with a direction for cultivation, and incidentally show off one's own cultivation approach.

He probably never imagined that someone could cultivate using this method.

Unexpectedly, Lin Zhao actually achieved results in his cultivation.

As long as Lin Zhao's reputation within the sect wasn't too bad, Master Qianqiu would accept him as a disciple. Unexpectedly, the sect ultimately had an extremely high opinion of Lin Zhao.

Therefore, Master Qianqiu directly accepted Lin Zhao as his disciple.

Lin Zhao had previously thought this was some kind of profound and unfathomable third-tier cultivation technique during the Qi Refining stage.

It wasn't until he successfully established his foundation in the sect and began cultivating a fourth-tier technique that he slowly came to his senses.

Lin Zhao can now gradually control "Heavenly Lin Zhao" without needing any special techniques.

How did Wu Mingxuan know about this technique? Because Feixue Peak and Qianqiu Peak were on good terms, he had visited the library and seen this technique.

When he personally witnessed Lin Zhao, a mere Qi Refining cultivator, in the Yunxia Mountains, actually manage to create a "pseudo-unity of heaven and man" with only half of the cultivation technique, he was deeply impressed.

He realized that Lin Zhao's talent was extraordinary, which led him to the idea of ​​recommending Lin Zhao to join the sect.

Throughout his journey, Lin Zhao didn't actually have any major "chances" like falling off a cliff and finding treasure or having a secluded adventure.

What he possesses is his innate talent and a consistently clear mind.

Even without this technique, with his talent and temperament, he could have gradually figured out his own path, but it certainly wouldn't have been so smooth.

This cultivation method was still very helpful to him, at least it pointed out how to break through to the Core Formation stage. As for the process, Lin Zhao had to figure it out himself.

Having lived there for a while, he has gained a clearer understanding of Qianqiu Peak's current situation.

The eldest brother is a True Person in the early stage of Core Formation. He usually works in a certain immortal city of the sect and rarely returns to the peak.

The third senior brother was at the peak of Foundation Establishment. Feeling hopeless about forming a core, he went out many years ago to establish his own family and build his own power, essentially leaving the sect.

Nowadays, besides Peak Master Qianqiu Zhenren, the only people who reside permanently on the peak are Fifth Senior Brother and his newly arrived Sixth Junior Brother.

The mountaintop was sparsely populated and exceptionally quiet.

Lin Zhao stood on the platform of his cave dwelling, overlooking the sea of ​​clouds.

Seeds sown unintentionally by our predecessors fall into just the right soil, grow on their own, and are eventually recognized by the owner of the seeds and transplanted to an even more suitable place.

The coincidences and causes involved are truly lamentable.

But the peaceful days of cultivation were soon shattered.

Lin Zhao awoke from his meditation and scanned the surroundings with his divine sense. He saw the sea of ​​clouds outside Qianqiu Peak being parted by a streak of crimson light.

Amidst the flowing light, there was a magnificent carriage drawn by three spirit steeds engulfed in illusory flames, its body adorned with intricate flame patterns, radiating powerful spiritual energy.

It was clearly a third-tier flying magic weapon! In front and behind the carriage, there were more than ten powerful cultivators dressed in uniform crimson robes.

Beside the carriage, a large banner embroidered with the ancient seal script character "炎" (yan, meaning flame) surrounded by raging flames fluttered in the wind.

Lin Zhao narrowed her eyes slightly.

He remembered that his fifth senior brother had mentioned that their master's married daughter's husband's family was the Yan family, which had considerable influence within the sect.

What a coincidence...

The chariot did not head straight for the summit, but landed on a platform halfway up the mountain.

Soon, a group of people escorted a middle-aged woman dressed in luxurious clothes and with a dignified appearance towards the cave of True Immortal Qianqiu, who was the daughter of the peak master.

Among the respectful crowd following behind her, Lin Zhao spotted a familiar face—Yan Ning.

He turned and returned to the giant stone platform outside the cave. With a wave of his hand, he used his spiritual power to summon a stone table and benches, and set out a simple and elegant tea set.

He took out his own spiritual tea and quietly began to brew it.