Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

At the edge of the platform stands a jade pavilion. The pavilion is small, with four pillars supporting a dome, simple and clean, without any superfluous decorations.

There is a stone table and two stone benches in the pavilion. There is a chessboard on the table, which has not been used yet.

Lin Zhao walked into the pavilion and leaned on the railing to gaze into the distance.

The cave dwelling is built on the upper part of Lingfeng Peak, behind a natural boulder platform that is hundreds of feet high.

Outside the stone pavilion in the cave, there was an endless sea of ​​clouds. The clouds churned at my feet, and several mountain ranges in the distance appeared and disappeared in the sea of ​​clouds.

A cool mountain breeze swept over us, carrying away the last trace of stuffiness.

He continued up the mountain path until he reached the summit.

At the summit is an observatory, its ground paved with star-patterned jade bricks. Each brick is engraved with star runes, the lines as fine as hair, invisible in the daytime.

But at night, these runes resonate with the starlight in the sky, emitting a spiritual light of the same color as the starlight, making cultivation twice as effective, stabilizing the foundation of one's cultivation, and suppressing inner demons.

The Star Gazing Platform can also draw upon the power of the stars and store it within the jade bricks. At crucial moments of seclusion, it can be released as a beam of spiritual light that pours into the cave, temporarily increasing the concentration of spiritual energy, assisting in breaking through barriers, and dispelling inner demons.

If his cultivation level were high enough, he could openly and honestly take out the fourth-grade high-level magic treasure, the Luo Tian Palace.

It can be placed here, and with the power of the stars, the spirit pool of the magic weapon can recover even faster.

Around the observatory, there grows a patch of second-tier spiritual grass called Silver Leaf Grass, with slender leaves and silvery edges.

Lin Zhao counted them; there were more than fifty second-tier plants, including seven that had already advanced to the third tier, Silver Leaf Grass, whose leaves gleamed with a metallic texture in the sunlight.

This item is suitable for those who cultivate the Way of Planets and Stars for cultivation or alchemy. Lin Zhao has no use for it. It can be sold to a sect, sent to the Thousand Machine Hall to be used to make pills, or he can take it directly. With his cultivation method, it is not a problem to forcibly refine it.

When you reach the mountainside, there is a spring.

Yunling Spring.

The spring water never dries up, is crystal clear, and you can see the pebbles at the bottom. Fifteen third-tier spiritual herbs, Cloud Pattern Ganoderma, also grow by the spring.

This is the product of a century of accumulation at Lingfeng.

The cloud-patterned fungus is only the size of a palm, with cloud-like patterns that are pale gold in color and will glow slightly in the dark.

The Cloud Pattern Mushroom can stabilize cultivation and aid in the Core Formation stage. It is one of the products of this spiritual peak and also one of the benefits he receives as the peak master.

Lin Zhao squatted down, scooped up a handful of spring water, and took a sip. It was icy cold and had a hint of sweetness.

The underwater pebbles are very smooth, having been washed by the water for countless years, making them as round and smooth as jade.

At this moment, Lin Zhao, as the master of a peak, controlled all the formations of the entire spiritual peak, so he naturally knew that there was something hidden beneath this spring.

Deep within the spring, a crescent-shaped, third-tier war magic weapon, entirely silver-white, lies silently at the bottom of the spring, nurtured by the spring water day after day, bound by the sect's restrictions.

To be precise, this sacred peak of true lineage existed precisely because of this magical artifact.

Lin Zhao could use everything on Lingfeng Peak—spiritual veins, caves, spiritual plants, springs—at will.

This is the only magical artifact he cannot easily use, nor can he take it away from the sect.

As far as he knew, each of the thirty-six True Spirit Peaks possessed such a war magic weapon.

Third-tier special magic treasures are not simply classified by grade. They can only stay on Tianxing Peak under normal circumstances. Only with a special mission certificate can one apply to take them out of the sect.

Lin Zhao only glanced at it with his divine sense a few times, without intending to take it out to examine it.

Although the war magic weapon was powerful, he already had a fourth-tier magic weapon, so he had no use for it.

Down the mountainside, there are fifteen independent cave dwellings, twelve of which are of the second-tier top quality and three of the third-tier quality.

The spiritual energy can be adjusted at will, controlled and distributed by the Spirit Suppression Platform, and used by visitors or clan members and disciples.

Further down lies a twenty-mile-long herb garden, a twenty-mile-long spiritual land, a valley of spirit beasts, and a martial arts training ground.

Tianxing Peak covers an area of ​​a hundred miles, and all spiritual beings born within that hundred-mile radius belong to it.

Lin Zhao doesn't need these facilities for the time being; Master Qianqiu's Qianqiu Peak already had these features.

However, in order to focus on breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, Master Qianqiu concentrated all the spiritual power of the spiritual veins into the core of his cave, and these external facilities had long been neglected.

Lin Zhaocai is at the peak of Foundation Establishment, and it's not yet time to need to drain the entire spiritual peak dry.

He didn't go any further and turned back to his cave.

At the deepest part of the cave is a secret chamber, which is not large and contains only a jade pool.

The pool was as calm as a mirror, with jade lining the bottom and countless wisps of spiritual mist floating on the surface.

A three-tiered blue lotus stands in the center of the pond, about ten feet in size. Its petals are pale blue, and the whole plant emits a faint glow, making the dark room quiet and warm.

This is the most precious treasure that the entire True Lineage Spirit Peak holds for him.

It is also a benefit that the sect gives to the master of a peak when he reaches the Core Formation stage.

Ordinary Core Formation cultivators don't have it; only peak masters like True Person Qianqiu do.

This blue lotus can bring someone back to life with a single drop of blood.

As long as Lin Zhao seals his essence blood, soul imprint, a portion of his cultivation, and life essence into the lotus heart, the lotus heart will condense into a fist-sized green lotus seed.

Even if one dies in the outside world in the future, one can use this green lotus seed to regenerate one's body and live again.

It's like having a second life.

This is the foundation of a sect. Of course, this opportunity is extremely precious; there is only one blue lotus on each spiritual peak.

Sect disciples also have a benefit during the Foundation Establishment stage—the Azure Lotus Seed. Taking it when critically injured and on the verge of death can quickly restore them. Fang Yue previously survived a calamity thanks to the Azure Lotus Seed.

I've heard that among the seventy-two Earthly Fiend Realms of the sect, there is a Green Lotus Realm, where some kind of ancient spiritual root is planted, and the green lotus and green lotus seeds are among its products.

Lin Zhao still has the Green Lotus Seed in his hand, but after he forms his core, the Green Lotus Seed will only be able to heal a small portion of his injuries.

However, the third-tier green lotus is significantly more valuable than the green lotus seeds distributed during the Foundation Establishment stage.

Lin Zhao stood by the Jade Pool, looking at the blue lotus, and recalled the events of three years ago.

There was another reason why he was in such a hurry to move away from Qianqiu Peak three years ago, besides the fact that Master Qianqiu was in seclusion.

Lin Zhao conquered three sacred sites in the secret realm, obtaining three fourth-tier treasures. The Starry Sky Rift Sword has already been revealed; while information about the other two remains unknown to outsiders...

But the Nascent Soul cultivators in the sect weren't stupid; everyone knew that he possessed more than one fourth-tier treasure.

In the days following his return to the sect, he received a constant stream of visits from Nascent Soul cultivators and Core Formation cultivators.

Some were polite, offering to exchange it for a third-tier treasure; others were less polite, wanting to take away even the title of a Nascent Soul disciple.

There were even Nascent Soul True Monarchs who personally issued communication talismans, using gentle wording but with a straightforward meaning, directly demanding fourth-tier magic treasures.

In the end, even his grandmaster, the Boundless True Lord, had to personally summon him.

Although the Luo Tian Palace is powerful, with Lin Zhao's current abilities, it would take hundreds or even thousands of years to replenish his spirit pool.

Furthermore, he couldn't control such a powerful magic weapon. Battles between Nascent Soul cultivators could easily spread over hundreds or even thousands of miles, and Lin Zhao's divine sense was only limited to that range at the moment.

Left with no other choice, Lin Zhao could only use Qingyuan Zhenjun as a shield, and then moved into Tianxing Peak as quickly as possible.