Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

He barely managed to regain his balance after retreating seven steps.

Qin Tianjun raised his head and looked up at Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao hovered high above, his breathing steady and calm. A crimson-gold fire curtain flowed slowly around him, and five-colored spiritual light swirled around him.

Looking at that figure, Qin Tianjun suddenly felt that this was not a contest between cultivators of the same level.

These are two levels of power.

That last strike was comparable to a blow from a late-stage Core Formation cultivator.

And this wasn't even Lin Zhao's full strength; he hadn't even used any offensive magic weapons.

Qin Tianjun raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, without saying a word.

Nine white jade swords flew back from a distance, hovering around him, their blades trembling slightly.

Lin Zhao is too strong now. Let alone winning, it's hard to say whether he can even see Lin Zhao's full strength.

But Qin Tianjun will not give up. Just like he said before, even if he loses, he will lose completely.

There's no need to resort to ordinary methods.

However, after he formed his core, he cultivated several powerful divine abilities, including a forbidden technique that had been passed down in the sect for ten thousand years. It could only be used with difficulty after forming the core, and with his current cultivation level, using it once would definitely cause serious injury.

But he did not hesitate. He formed ancient hand seals with both hands, and spiritual power surged from his fingertips.

Nine white jade swords rose up from behind him, lined up in a straight line, with their tips pointing downwards.

The nine swords vibrated in unison, emitting nine distinct low hums that, when combined, resembled some ancient melody.

They began to absorb the surrounding spiritual energy, as if swallowing a whale. The spiritual energy in the air was drawn out all at once, turning into a visible stream of spiritual energy that flowed into the nine swords like rivers flowing into the sea.

The nine swords, like nine hungry vortexes, plundered all the spiritual energy within a radius of dozens of miles in the Cloud Realm, even thinning the mist beneath their feet.

Centered around nine white jade swords, three illusory doors appeared above Qin Tianjun.

The door starts out transparent and gradually becomes deeper.

The first door absorbed the metal-elemental celestial spiritual energy from Qin Tianjun's body, and pale golden sword patterns appeared on the door. The patterns were fine and dense, like countless tiny swords engraved on the door.

Finally, it transformed into a sharp, golden sword gate.

The second door absorbed his malevolent energy and killing intent. The originally invisible power was completely drawn out. The door frame was stained with blood, growing increasingly dark, almost black.

The crimson sword gate floated quietly beside the golden one, exuding a chilling aura.

The third door absorbs the most spiritual energy and accumulates it for the longest time. The door is purple, and the purple color spreads outward from the center of the door, eventually dyeing the entire door with purple patterns.

The purple patterns on the door have a special Daoist charm. The purple patterns lighten and darken, attracting and shaking the surrounding spiritual energy, as if they are breathing.

Lin Zhao's expression turned serious.

Lin Zhao could clearly sense the auras of both the Golden Sword Sect and the Crimson Sword Sect—although powerful, he could handle them.

Only the purple sword gate in the middle made Lin Zhao's heart skip a beat. Even he could feel a trace of danger at this moment, though it was very faint, it was definitely there.

Lin Zhao's mind and the Heavenly Heart Dharma Wheel merged into one, and the Heavenly Form descended, unleashing its full power of deduction.

A moment later, he exited the Heavenly State, a hint of understanding and a touch of surprise flashing in his eyes.

The purple sword gate did not absorb Qin Tianjun's power; it absorbed and guided the power that naturally existed in the Purple Sun Domain.

Although the sects are powerful, they ultimately cannot directly manage the vast territory of Yunzhou, which spans millions of miles.

The area directly under the jurisdiction of the sect is the 100,000-mile-long Ziyang Domain.

The sect is located within the Ziyang Domain.

The spiritual energy permeating the Purple Sun Domain carries a unique warmth year-round, as if it has been warmed by the sun.

That purple sword gate was formed by extracting a unique Daoist essence from the world of the Purple Sun Domain through some special means.

To Lin Zhao, who had comprehended the power of rules, that purple Daoist aura was clearly the residual spiritual energy after using the power of rules.

But this is incredible. The Purple Sun Domain spans 100,000 square miles, and even the Dharma Realm of a Nascent Soul Celestial Lord can only cover a few thousand miles.

A journey of 100,000 miles—that's definitely a technique that surpasses even the Nascent Soul stage.

This is the lingering effect left behind by a powerful being who, many years ago, altered the environment of the Purple Sun Domain using the power of rules.

There's a reason why the sect chose to settle in the Ziyang Domain.

It seems to be another sect secret.

Lin Zhao took a deep breath, suppressing these thoughts. Now was not the time to get to the bottom of things.

If Qin Tianjun were to fully unleash this forbidden technique, he would surely be severely injured.

His aura was already becoming unstable; he was risking his life.

Now that Qin Tianjun has expressed his will, Lin Zhao should respond to it.

Very well, it's time for that great supernatural power I conceived in my early years to be unleashed.

When he was building his foundation, although he created various forms, he never stopped conceiving new forms.

His plan is to use the Five Sacred Mountains Spirits as the core and the Five Elements Rotation as the framework to construct a truly powerful form.

He named it—Five Prisons Suppressing the World Heavenly Dragon.

It was almost finished in its early years, equivalent to the prototype of a great supernatural power, but the power circulation was unbalanced.

After Lin Zhao awakened the Heavenly Heart Dharma Wheel, it underwent several years of deduction and improvement, and has now reached an even higher level. It is now an absolute great supernatural power.

This is the source of his confidence in confronting someone at the peak of the Core Formation stage—the Heavenly Heart Dharma Wheel is naturally powerful, but it is ultimately a supportive divine power; cultivators still have to rely on their strength.

The Heavenly Heart Dharma Wheel was spinning at full speed behind him, and five-colored light surged out from the Dharma Wheel, drawing in all the spiritual power within the hundred-mile cloud realm.

His body radiated a burst of spiritual light, and five-colored radiance spread out, filling the entire sky. A phantom image of a celestial dragon emerged from the five-colored radiance.

The illusory image resonated with the Heavenly Heart Dharma Wheel and connected with the golden elixir within the body.

The power of the Dharma Domain, the power of the Golden Core, and the spiritual body of the Five Sacred Mountains seemed to merge into one in that instant.

Ultimately, it formed a solid entity, composed of mountain-like scales, entwined with the five elements and the power of annihilation—the True Form of the Five Prisons Suppressing Heavenly Dragon.

The illusory image materialized. A hundred-zhang-long celestial dragon appeared in the cloud realm.

Its body is made of mountain-like scales, and it is surrounded by the spiritual light of the five elements and the power of returning to nothingness and annihilation.

The dragon's head is held high, its horns are like two inverted mountain peaks, and its eyes are filled with five colors.

Lin Zhao stood atop the dragon's head, his crimson robes billowing, the Heavenly Heart Wheel slowly rotating behind him, and five-colored spiritual light shooting into the sky from the dragon's body.

The dragon roared, and the sound waves shook the very edge of the Cloud Realm.

It emitted a dazzling light, which condensed into a five-colored divine ring that instantly swept outwards—fifty miles, eighty miles, one hundred miles.

With the blessing of the Heavenly Heart Dharma Wheel, Lin Zhao's Dharma Domain was forcibly expanded from fifty miles to a hundred miles.

Within a hundred miles, the clouds and mist were dissipating, the spiritual energy was being forcibly reversed, and everything was transforming into the Five Elements.