Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

"Since the Holy Sect has even sent True Monarch Qingyuan, there's no need to discuss the ownership of the fifth-tier spiritual treasure any further."

Pei Yue was still somewhat puzzled. He knew that True Monarch Qingyuan held a high position, but he didn't expect it to be this high—just showing his face was enough to cause the remnants of the Luo Tian Sect, which had been passed down for tens of thousands of years, to completely turn to this side.

Luo Wen noticed his confusion.

He put down his teacup and carefully considered his words.

"After tens of thousands of years of development, the Luo Tian Secret Realm is more like a small world than a secret realm. It is sealed by a fifth-tier spiritual treasure, and the power of a Nascent Soul level cultivator can easily alert that spiritual treasure."

He looked at Pei Yue and said, "The way Qingyuan Zhenjun so easily poured his power in is unfathomable."

He paused for a moment, as if recalling something.

"According to the records left by the Luo family, the title of True Monarch Qingyuan has been passed down for a very long time. It has been passed down in the Holy Sect for at least tens of thousands of years, and it is said that True Monarch Qingyuan broke through the three-thousand-year limit of the Nascent Soul stage."

Some say that someone else simply inherited the title of True Monarch Qingyuan. This remains a mystery even among Nascent Soul cultivators tens of thousands of years ago; no one knows the truth.

He looked at Pei Yue.

"But a few things are certain. True Lord Qingyuan is powerful and has a carefree personality, but his word is his bond."

Luo Wen did not continue the conversation about Qingyuan Zhenjun.

It would be inappropriate to continue—after all, we will still need to rely on True Lord Qingyuan in the future.

Pei Yue pondered the matter, realizing that he had underestimated the status of True Monarch Qingyuan.

It can only be said that there are indeed more variables in the cultivation world than he thought.

For example, he himself ran right into the Luo family's trap as soon as he entered the secret realm.

For example, the status of Qingyuan Zhenjun.

For example, Lin Zhao's strength.

Qin Tianjun was nurtured by the Qin family, Xia Jin was protected by the Nascent Soul cultivator of the Imperial Dynasty, and Yan Feng had the bloodline legacy of the Luo Tian Sect and the status of a disciple of the True Monarch Beichen.

Any one of these three people, logically speaking, should be superior to Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao had nothing, yet she still managed to outshine the three of them. Normally, this would be impossible.

But Lin Zhao did it.

Like many others, he was also curious about what secrets Lin Zhao held.

But this is the most exciting part of the cultivation world.

Only a cultivation world like this could accommodate an elderly anomaly like him to go further. And only such anomalies could be accommodated like Lin Zhao.

Like Yan Feng, he wanted to go further and achieve greater things.

But he knew his own limitations, knew his limits, and knew when to advance and when to retreat.

For example, he wouldn't even consider acquiring a fourth-tier Nascent Soul treasure. It's not that he doesn't want it, but he knows he's not worthy of it.

He didn't have Lin Zhao's talent, nor Qin Tianjun's or Xia Jin's background. He entered the secret realm simply to carry out a sect mission and incidentally acquire some third-tier treasures.

In the past few months, he has already obtained a complete Tier 3 spirit boat from the Luo family. That's enough. Taking more is always a bonus.

Therefore, he was very composed when facing the Luo family and could speak from a neutral perspective.

Yan Feng's methods were actually quite remarkable. Unfortunately, he wanted a fourth-tier magic weapon but couldn't provide the Luo family with the protection they desired—this was the biggest contradiction, one that was fundamentally irreconcilable.

Pei Yue put down his teacup and looked at the daylight outside the window.

I wonder what Lin Zhao is doing now.

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At this moment, Lin Zhao is standing on the Holy Island.

The senior sister of Tianfeng Martial Arts School sent him back to the island, where she waited for him on the boat.

Lin Zhao is going to try out the Sacred Pillar today to see how far she can go now.

The sacred pillar remained unchanged. It was hundreds of feet thick and thousands of feet tall, its entire body a grayish-white. The runes on its surface grew out of the stone and were an integral part of the pillar.

Lin Zhao stopped in front of the pillar. There were still dozens of people on the island, but Lin Zhao ignored them.

He expanded his domain of power.

Five-colored spiritual light exploded. The illusory images of the Five Sacred Mountains appeared out of thin air and floated above the Holy Island, covering half of the sky.

Immediately afterwards, four-colored light surged out from between the illusory images of the Five Sacred Mountains. The power of the four elements drew in the raging energy within the secret realm, weaving it into a massive net that linked the Five Sacred Mountains together.

The Law Net was previously constructed using spiritual power, but now it uses elemental power. Faint traces of black Luo Tian runes can be seen within the Law Domain.

This is why he was able to use his magic domain without being sealed in the secret realm.

The Dharma Domain of the Four Elements and Five Sacred Mountains.

It covered an area of ​​five miles in radius, encompassing the entire sacred island.

Everyone on the island stopped what they were doing. They stared at the five-colored light and the phantom images of five mountains overhead, their mouths agape.

They had never seen anything like it before. There was no magic domain within the secret realm.

Lin Zhao took a deep breath. Of his various forms, the Four Elements Sword Dragon was the most powerful in terms of attack. He summoned it.

The original sword dragon was silver-white. The current Rune Dragon is a blend of black and silver, with a nine-zhang-long body. Fine runes seep through the gaps between its scales, making the entire dragon resemble a living divine weapon.

Lin Zhao activated the sword dragon. The dragon coiled once, sword energy overflowing from between its scales, forming a rotating sword ring around its body. Then, like a drawn sword, it slammed into the stone pillar.

boom.

The Stegosaurus's head slammed into the pillar, its claws tore at the runes, and the sword rings on its body sliced ​​into it like saws. The surface of the pillar exploded, sending shards of stone flying.

The Stegosaurus crashed in completely, its body embedded in the pillar. Then it exploded. Sword energy burst outwards from the inside, tearing the gap even wider.

Five feet, ten feet, thirteen feet.

The sword dragon dissipated. At the deepest part of the gap, one could see the densely packed rune structure inside the stone pillar.

Then the gap began to close.

The moment it shattered, the runes on the edge of the gap lit up for a moment, and then the entire gap seemed to be pushed back by an invisible hand—the stone and the runes all returned to their places.

The thirteen-zhang-deep gap disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The stone pillar remained intact, as if nothing had happened.

The Fu Yuan Sword Dragon shattered into spirit points upon impact, dissipating into the air.

Lin Zhao stood at the foot of the stone pillar, looked at the restored pillar surface, and shook his head.

The nine-zhang sword dragon, with its full force, only managed to create a thirteen-zhang gap.

He also has other forms—the Rune Yuan Yinglong, the Rune Yuan Sword Wings, and the Rune Yuan Sword Tower—but none of them are as powerful as the Sword Dragon; the difference is negligible. There's no point in trying further.

You need to break at least a hundred-foot-tall stone pillar to get what's inside.

His current attack power is still far from sufficient. He still has the Luo Yu Blade and Jade Talisman of True Man Qianqiu, but unfortunately, this technique is completely suppressed by the Dharma Realm and cannot be activated at all.

Even if it can be activated, it's hard to say how much power it will still have under the suppression of the Dharma Realm.

He turned around, ready to leave.

He wanted to leave, but someone didn't want him to.

Lin Zhao caused a huge commotion. The Law Domain, the Five Sacred Mountains, the Four Elements, and the Sword Dragon—these things had never appeared in the secret realm before.

They believed Lin Zhao was a cultivator, and one who had just received a great opportunity.

The cultivators in the secret realm have one characteristic.

It is extremely dependent on external forces and is not durable. After causing such a big commotion, it should be unusable now.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Five people gathered around.