Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

At this moment, he seemed to briefly transform into the ruler of a small "Heavenly Dao Domain".

Comprehension, deductive reasoning, and the ability to perceive and simulate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and even fragments of laws, began to rise at an alarming rate!

Many difficulties in cultivation and obstacles in swordsmanship can be understood with a little analysis, and new ideas or even answers can be found.

However, the side effects of this powerful state also came rushing in.

The personal will, emotions, memories, and obsessions belonging to "Lin Zhao" began to fade rapidly, as if they were about to merge into this sea of ​​consciousness assimilated by the perspective of "Heavenly Dao," becoming a part of it and no longer separating.

An eternal "tranquility" and "nothingness" was tempting him; it was the prelude to "transformation into the Tao"—the dissipation of individual will and a return to the universe.

At this critical moment, the six-story [Divine Soul Sword Tower], forged by Lin Zhao's own sword intent and already bound to his soul, erupted with a tenacious resistance!

Although the golden light of the tower was suppressed by the "State of Heaven", it remained as stable as a mountain, with its base deeply rooted in Lin Zhao's core ego consciousness.

That awe-inspiring sword intent, which "controls the heavens with man" and "cuts through all laws," acted like the most loyal guardian, firmly fixing Lin Zhao's self-awareness and preserving an unshakable "self" sanctuary for him within the vast power of the Heavenly Dao.

Several hours later, Lin Zhao had a sudden thought.

Like the receding tide, the vast and indifferent "sense of the Way of Heaven" quickly faded away.

The phantom of "Tian Zhi Lin Zhao" separated from the fused state and disappeared back into the depths of the sea of ​​consciousness, its whereabouts unknown.

Warmth of humanity, complex thoughts, and vivid perceptions return to Lin Zhao.

He slowly opened his real eyes, his forehead already covered in fine beads of sweat.

His eyes held both regret and satisfaction.

Unfortunately, he ultimately failed to fully "master" this innate talent.

It's more like a force that can be used than an ability to control one's limbs.

That "Lin Zhao of the Heavens" remains mysterious, independent, and cannot be completely subdued.

Reassuringly, the initial guesses were confirmed; the level of this talent far exceeded expectations.

It is by no means an ordinary "great supernatural power"; the characteristics and potential it exhibits point to a higher level—the supreme great supernatural power!

If it can continue to improve in the future, its power will be limitless.

The gains from this brief "borrowing" have been astonishing.

First, there is the terrifying power of deduction and enlightenment, under which the efficiency of solving cultivation problems increases dramatically.

Secondly, it is almost immune to the illusion of inner demons. Any means that attempt to interfere with the soul, create illusions, or trigger inner demons will be exposed and easily seen through and dispelled in this "heavenly state".

Lin Zhao even had a hunch that even the most terrifying inner demon tribulation when he advanced to the Nascent Soul stage would be ineffective against him under this supernatural power!

This means that he has already overcome one of the biggest hurdles from Core Formation to Nascent Soul!

It is important to know that the most terrifying thing for advancing to the Core Formation stage is heavenly lightning, but for condensing the Nascent Soul stage, the most terrifying thing is the elusive and intangible tribulation of the inner demons. According to the sect's records, half of the cultivators who advanced to the Core Formation stage perished because they could not overcome the tribulation of the inner demons.

As long as his cultivation and resources keep up, the Nascent Soul realm is no longer an unattainable fantasy for him.

Or perhaps it was destined from the moment Lin Zhao experienced the illusion and awakened her supernatural powers.

Regardless of what happens in the future, when Lin Zhao advances to the Nascent Soul stage, his innate supernatural abilities will definitely awaken, but it's hard to say whether Lin Zhao will still be himself at that time.

Perhaps this is the true crisis of the Celestial Sword Path. Lin Zhao had a feeling that the danger of the Dao Transformation was even more terrifying than the danger of the Nascent Soul being annihilated by the fourth-order cultivation technique, the Five Elements Return to the Void True Technique.

But this is also a tremendous opportunity. If he can overcome it, he might be able to get in touch with some of the mysteries of the Nascent Soul stage ahead of time.

"Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation... are still too far away." Lin Zhao suppressed his turbulent thoughts, his gaze returning to calm. "Right now, let's focus on taking the Core Formation step steadily."

He sat up straight again, sensing the golden sword tower in his sea of ​​consciousness that was now closely linked to his own destiny, as well as the unfathomable potential of "Lin Zhao of Heaven".

The road ahead is still long, but his direction is already clear.

The seclusion continues; the path to immortality never ends.

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In the days that followed, Lin Zhao's life became extremely regular and focused. The stone gate to the cave was rarely opened, and only the sound of the sea of ​​clouds accompanied him.

His core strength lies in Lin Zhao's extraordinary "Heavenly State".

Whenever he needed to solve a difficult problem or deduce a critical juncture, he would calm his mind and sink into his sea of ​​consciousness, while simultaneously drawing upon the Heavenly Forest Spirit from the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness to descend upon the Divine Soul Sword Tower.

When he descended upon the Divine Soul Sword Tower, a golden light shone at the top of the tower.

The golden light spread rapidly, like a golden sun descending, dispelling all distracting thoughts.

The sword intent drives the sword tower, stabilizing the ego—and then, borrowing that transcendent power.

The state of heaven.

As the eyes open and close, the warmth of humanity fades, replaced by a rational and indifferent detachment, like the way of nature.

In his "eyes," all things in the world seem to shed their appearances and transform into countless flowing lines and fluctuating energy.

In this state of divine favor, he picked up the "Taihe Yangyuan Gong" that he had been practicing since childhood.

This skill has seven levels. The first three levels focus on calming the mind and concentrating the spirit to solidify the foundation of the Dao. The middle three levels, "Nourishing the Origin," "Resonance," and "Exploration," are the valuable insights of Master Qianqiu during his exploration of the path to forming the Golden Core in the Foundation Establishment stage. They record his detailed understanding of how to solidify his foundation, deeply resonate with heaven and earth and his own cultivation method, and deduce the path ahead. The seventh level is the theoretical conception of forming the Golden Core.

For Lin Zhao, who had already cultivated to the fourth level, the subsequent content was more of a reference point.

Under the terrifying deductive power of the "Heavenly State," he easily advanced his understanding of the cultivation technique to the sixth level, taking its meanings of "resonance" and "exploration" for his own path. The seventh level's concept of Core Formation, being useless to him, was temporarily sealed away.

His goal was not to simply copy the techniques, but to build his own unique "Dharma Domain"!

The domain of a Core Formation cultivator has three main characteristics: suppressing and depriving the control of external spiritual energy, commanding and mobilizing the spiritual energy within a radius of dozens of miles, and enhancing one's own magical abilities.

Ultimately, they form a unique domain of power, such as the Crimson Fire Immortal's Crimson Fire Domain. Under this domain, no amount of Qi Refining can withstand its power.

If it were the beast tide of the Golden Sand River before the arrival of True Immortal Chi Huo, he could have single-handedly quelled those millions of demonic beasts.

This is the terrifying power of a Core Formation True Person, and it's also the source of Mu Yuanling of the Thousand Glory Sect's confidence in wiping out hundreds of Foundation Establishment cultivators and hundreds of thousands of demonic beasts.

Unfortunately, the Crimson Flame True Person encountered the behemoth that was the Cloud Sea Azure Sea Sect back then, and was directly overwhelmed and killed by the sect's thousands of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The idea of ​​a Foundation Establishment cultivator constructing a true "Core Formation Domain" is a joke, but Lin Zhao does have a sliver of possibility in his hands.

He had previously constructed a so-called pseudo-law domain, which was later proven to be nothing more than a standard method for Foundation Establishment cultivators to draw spiritual energy, but it was also a kind of experience that not everyone could do.