Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

Wu Mingxuan, the senior brother who recommended Lin Zhao to the sect back then, was the master of Master Bai Hong, the master of Feixue Peak.

Bai Hong Zhenren and her Daoist partner were close friends whom Qianqiu had met when she first joined the sect in her youth.

This Flying Snow Peak was originally the spiritual peak where True Monarch Flying Snow resided when he formed his core. After he reached the Nascent Soul stage, it was still under his name, so it was transferred to True Man White Rainbow and his wife.

Lin Zhao met Bai Hong Zhenren and his wife outside Baihua Valley.

Both were in the late stage of Core Formation. The male cultivator wore a pure white snow-white robe, while the female cultivator wore a moon-white plain robe. Standing together, they looked like a golden couple.

Master Bai Hong had a square face with a heroic air about him, while Madam Bai Hong had a gentle and graceful face.

The two were already waiting at the valley entrance. Seeing Master Qianqiu and Lin Zhao approaching, they came to greet them.

"You've arrived?" Master Baihong didn't exchange many pleasantries.

Master Qianqiu nodded, Master Baihong patted him on the shoulder, and turned to lead the way inside.

Flying Snow True Lord was drinking under the flower trellis in the courtyard.

He was indeed a handsome man—with a refined face and gentle demeanor, yet he wore a large, magnificent feathered robe, which spread out like a peacock's tail, as if afraid that others wouldn't see it.

But it feels natural, as if this person was born to dress like this.

Sitting opposite was Chu Fengge, still the same as before, wearing a wide blue robe, with his long hair unbound, and holding a wine gourd in his hand.

Master Qianqiu led Lin Zhao forward to pay their respects.

Flying Snow True Monarch smiled and looked Lin Zhao up and down, then took out a jade talisman from his sleeve and handed it over.

The jade talisman is palm-sized, entirely blue, and engraved with dense spiritual patterns inside. It contains a power that has been condensed to the extreme, and when activated, it is comparable to a strike from a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Lin Zhao accepted it and carefully put it away.

The life-saving methods of Core Formation cultivators and Nascent Soul cultivators are completely different concepts, and even True Monarch Flying Snow doesn't possess many of these.

Then, following what Master Qianqiu had taught him on the road, he said a few nice words.

True Monarch Feixue glanced at True Monarch Qianqiu and chuckled softly.

"Your master taught you to say that, didn't he? He's such a quiet person, it's quite kind of him to teach you these things. Alright, sit down and have a drink with me."

Lin Zhao did not answer, but nodded with a smile.

Qianqiu and Baihong Zhenren and his wife had already gone to the other side of the courtyard.

Clearly, he trusts True Monarch Feixue completely, unlike True Monarch Wuya.

Lin Zhao sat down and chatted with Chu Fengge for a few minutes.

Chu Fengge remained as casual as ever, but his words contained a lot of information.

Senior Brother Wu Mingxuan has also successfully formed his Golden Core, a superior-grade Golden Core.

He was only twenty years older than Lin Zhao, and still within the century-long time limit, so he didn't need any extra tasks and directly became a true disciple.

Chu Fengge achieved the highest-grade Golden Core and successfully completed the True Disciple mission. Like Lin Zhao, he is now a True Disciple and belongs to the lineage of True Monarch Tianfeng.

However, True Lord Tianfeng only had a handful of disciples, and True Lord Tianfeng was not good at teaching disciples. In fact, the disciples under the three Nascent Soul cultivators were all being trained by True Lord Feixue.

The three of them drank and chatted.

Lin Zhao was also somewhat moved after hearing this.

In the years since the sect competition, nearly a hundred disciples have successfully formed their cores.

Many of them became true disciples.

Their class consisted of Lin Zhao, Qin Tianjun, Xia Jin, Yan Feng, Pei Yue, and Jiang Wan.

There's also Dongfang Linglong.

The one who outshone Pei Yue and Yan Feng in the Inquiry Hall class back then, disappeared without a trace afterward, but now he has become a true disciple.

She didn't participate in the sect competition at all, and she didn't know why.

Lord Feixue, holding his wine cup, said slowly, "I do know a little about that girl, Linglong."

He didn't keep him in suspense and recounted Dongfang Linglong's situation. The Hundred Arts of Cultivation—Alchemy, Weaponry, Talismans, and Arrays.

She has advanced to the third tier in all her skills, and in addition to these, she has other skills, totaling more than ten, all of which are at the third tier.

She didn't care about the rewards from the sect competition at all.

Of those five hundred third-tier magic treasures, dozens were crafted by her.

Does she even need to participate in the competition?

Lin Zhao was also secretly taken aback.

Third-order and second-order are not the same concept.

Over the years, he has only managed to advance his weapon crafting skills to the third tier—this is because he hasn't devoted all his attention to weapon crafting, but the threshold of the third tier is indeed there.

Of course, now that the Mind-Body-Following Method is fully awakened, and one's comprehension and deductive abilities have greatly increased, one can achieve it if one truly puts in the effort.

But his ambition lies elsewhere; the path he seeks is to cultivate the Great Dao and transform into a divine being.

There are two paths to cultivating immortality: specialization and breadth. Lin Zhao specializes; all his skills serve his cultivation.

For example, talismans. Lin Zhao can now draw various magical abilities and supernatural powers into talismans.

He could barely be considered a third-tier spell master, but he only knew the spells he was familiar with; he couldn't use other spells or supernatural abilities.

The atmosphere was very harmonious as the three of them drank together.

True Lord Feixue is knowledgeable and experienced, while Chu Fengge possesses extraordinary insight and a different lineage.

Lin Zhao's unique perspective always allows her to say things that are unexpected.

We talk about everything under the sun, from elixirs and swordsmanship to secret realms and the geography of sects in other continents.

The topic eventually turned to the conflict between Lin Zhao and Wuya Zhenjun.

"Ignore him."

Feixue Zhenjun's tone was very direct: "He's getting senile."

"The Wuyai lineage is no longer under his control. His presence or absence makes no difference. From now on, if anything happens, just come to me; I'll make the decisions."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a loud cough came from above Hundred Flowers Valley.

He coughed so hard that the flowers on several nearby flowering trees were shaken off and fell to the ground.

True Monarch Feixue glanced up at the sky, paying little attention, and raised his voice a few decibels: "Since you've done it, don't be afraid of what people say. You think you're right to spy on the juniors' things?"

He continued to berate Wuya Zhenjun, when another cough came from the sky.

This cough sounded like thunder, rolling down from the sky, shaking the entire valley. Petals fell in a flurry, like a colorful snowfall.

Lin Zhao and Chu Fengge exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat helpless.

Flying Snow True Lord finally paused, looked up at the sky and said, "If you cough again, when the Heavenly Wind comes, I'll tell her that a batch of your Azure Essence Fruits just ripened recently, and let's see how many you have left."

The coughing in the sky stopped abruptly.

True Monarch Tianfeng is a little devil. Relying on the support of several powerful Nascent Soul cultivators in his sect, he is fearless and has caused a lot of trouble for his Jade Origin Treasure Tree.

There isn't a single person in the Wuyai lineage who isn't a worry.

I'll go into seclusion; out of sight, out of mind.

Before going into seclusion, I should first deal with the Azure Spirit Fruit to prevent Tianfeng from eyeing it.

A few breaths later, a streak of light rose from the direction of Boundless Peak and went deeper into the distance.

True Monarch Feixue withdrew his gaze, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"That's just how he is, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Don't bother with him."

Lin Zhao nodded in agreement.

But he also realized that the three Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the Wuya lineage should have a pretty good relationship.

Although what True Monarch Feixue said just now was to save face for True Monarch Luo Wuyai, it also had a hidden meaning of repairing the relationship.

Half a day later, True Monarch Tianfeng also arrived. She seemed to have fallen from the sky, her escape light crimson, illuminating half of the Boundless Mountain Range.

Before the light of escape even landed, the remaining flowers in Hundred Flowers Valley were shaken down by the shockwave, and petals flew everywhere, landing all over Lin Zhao.