Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

The Dharma body has been forged.

To be precise, it is a clone; the clone and the original are the same consciousness.

But after creating the clone, Lin Zhao also realized one thing: the potential of the clone was not as great as that of the original body.

Nothing more than this: the essence itself is naturally conceived under the operation of heaven and earth, and every detail is a product of nature.

The clone was created by him using his own knowledge and abilities, but his foundation was still quite weak. Fortunately, the clone could merge with the main body, and during the fusion, it could slowly improve by borrowing the cultivation foundation of the main body.

At this moment, Lin Zhao has three lives.

Even if a Dharma body is destroyed in the outside world, the Heavenly Heart Dharma Wheel has already recorded all the information of that Dharma body.

Given enough resources, they can be reassembled, essentially becoming two immortal clones.

He tried to circulate the Heavenly Heart Wheel within his body.

The Falun manifested simultaneously in the three bodies, and their consciousness and information were synchronized. Even though they were thousands of miles apart, there was no delay between the three.

This is something an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator cannot do—when a Nascent Soul cultivator forges their Dharma Body, the main body and the clone need to actively communicate to synchronize information over long distances.

His three bodies are synchronized in real time, and there is no possibility of betrayal; they are all his own.

This is another power of the Heavenly Heart Falun.

Constant.

Constant information.

Lin Zhao wasn't sure how wide the scope of this synchronization was, but based on the current information, he estimated that it should be possible to synchronize within the entire Cangyuan cultivation world.

What lies beyond this world? He didn't know.

Lin Zhao had already been to Cangming Immortal City, so he naturally knew that there was more than one world near the Cangyuan Immortal Cultivation Realm.

Although the distance is extremely far, the Celestial Lord of Transformation has the ability to cross worlds.

Historically, other worlds have invaded the Cangyuan Immortal Cultivation World, and the seven overlords have also launched cross-world expeditions for various reasons.

The fifth-tier war weapon in Cloud Sea Immortal City was also prepared for the Great Expedition and the Cross-World Expedition.

Lin Zhao shook his head; those things were too far removed from his life.

He stood up, stretched his arms and legs, and found his body stiff from sitting for two years, with his joints cracking a few times.

He led his two Dharma bodies out of the cultivation room and opened the cave door.

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Outside the cave, sunlight shone on the platform, and the branches and leaves of the azure-patterned jade tree swayed gently in the wind.

Lin Zhao and his two avatars sat in the jade pavilion, looking at the surging sea of ​​clouds outside.

For some reason, he found himself increasingly drawn to the sea of ​​clouds outside.

Perhaps it's because he's drifting further and further away from ordinary mortals.

Since successfully forming his Golden Core, Lin Zhao no longer needs food—his Golden Core continuously releases magical power.

His lifespan was as long as eight hundred years, enough for him to witness the rise and fall of a dynasty.

In the blink of an eye, he can destroy mountains and sever rivers; given time, he can even summon wind and rain.

With proper preparation, it is even possible to achieve rebirth through a drop of blood.

Can such a person still be considered human?

No wonder some people say that a True Immortal who has reached the Core Formation stage is equivalent to a demigod.

Lin Zhao sighed.

He has a long road ahead of him.

Next is the issue of magic weapons.

Having three bodies means needing three times the equipment. Since the main body stays within the sect and doesn't go out, things can be simpler.

However, the two avatars lack the strength of their original bodies and require magical artifacts to supplement their combat power.

He plans to stay in Yunzhou to take on sect missions and exchange them for Yunhai Jade Tokens.

Contribution points are not very useful for Core Formation cultivators. Third-tier resources for Core Formation cultivators can only be exchanged using Cloud Sea Jade Tokens.

He plans to send the Azure Lotus Dharma Body to an outer continent.

The Cangyuan cultivation world is vast. In his early years, his cultivation was insufficient, so he dared not wander around. Now that his safety is guaranteed, he wants to go out and take a look.

Of course, these can be put on hold for now.

First, I need to pick up the two little ones.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Zhao is almost seventy-three years old.

His niece Lin You and his disciple Ye Xiaoxiao have been in the sect's Dao Asking Hall for almost ten years.

The sect's grand examination has just ended. It's time to accept her as a formal disciple.

He also plans to bring his parents here.

Lin Zhao stood up.

The Five Sacred Mountains Dharma Body and the Azure Lotus Dharma Body each transformed into streams of light, re-entering the spiritual platform and merging into one with him.

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The sect has three thousand spiritual sites for newly established inner disciples to use. Lin Zhao's spiritual site is number seven hundred and fifty-six.

Lin You and Ye Xiaoxiao also chose the same place, but not by the lake, but a small mountain with a second-grade spiritual vein. The spiritual energy was not very strong, barely enough for a cultivator who had just established his foundation.

There is a bamboo forest that stretches from the mountain ridge all the way to the bottom of the valley. When the wind blows, the bamboo leaves rustle and the spring water flows down from above, making a gurgling sound.

The two of them stood at the foot of the hill waiting for Lin Zhao.

For ten years, the sect's Dao Asking Hall was in a closed state, and they had no idea that Lin Zhao had successfully formed his core.

In their last memory from ten years ago, Lin Zhao was a cultivator at the late Foundation Establishment stage.

The further you progress in cultivation, the slower your cultivation level becomes.

In ten years, it would be quite an achievement to cultivate from the late Foundation Establishment stage to the peak Foundation Establishment stage. They estimated that Lin Zhao was probably still preparing for Core Formation.

In the past few months, quite a few Core Formation cultivators have sent them requests to take them as disciples.

There was even one at the peak of the Core Formation stage, but Ye Xiaoxiao refused them all.

She hadn't forgotten that the plague-clearing talisman that saved her life years ago was given to her by Lin Zhao, who later taught her basic talisman knowledge.

She has always been Lin Zhao's disciple, regardless of Lin Zhao's cultivation level.

Some of her classmates advised her: Lin Zhao is only at the Foundation Establishment stage after all. No matter how high her combat power is, how can she compare to the peak Core Formation stage?

When Ye Xiaoxiao tried to persuade him the first time, she took it as well-intentioned and refused outright.

The second time she was advised, she directly severed ties with that person.

After Lin You found out, he went to the man's house to challenge him to a duel and gave him a good beating.

Thinking of this, the corners of her eyebrows curved slightly.

I wonder how my master is doing. He likes to drink tea.

She learned the skills of planting and brewing tea from an instructor, practicing each step for a long time, from selecting seeds to brewing with pure water.

A voice came from behind.

"What are you thinking about?"

Lin You turned around abruptly. "Uncle!"

Ye Xiaoxiao turned her head and paused for a moment.

She couldn't see through Lin Zhao's cultivation level at all. Although Lin Zhao's aura was restrained, it made people instinctively afraid to get close.

She had only ever felt this kind of oppressive feeling at the level of the origin of life in the Dao Asking Hall, from that instructor who was in the late stage of Core Formation.

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Half a day later, Lin Zhao led the two to Zhaoyang Peak.

This is the second spiritual peak that the sect allocated to him after he achieved the highest grade Golden Core.

It has a similar layout to Tianxing Peak, but the spiritual energy concentration is slightly lower; it is a mid-grade third-order spiritual vein.

Above the mountainside, clouds and mist shroud the area; below the mountainside, caves, herb gardens, spiritual lands, spirit beast valleys, and martial arts training grounds—all standard features of a sect.

The previous peak master was a veteran Core Formation cultivator who passed away over seventy years ago. His cultivation was then taken back and sealed by the sect. The peak is well-maintained, with dozens of different second-tier spiritual creatures thriving. However, there are only a few third-tier spiritual herbs, far fewer than those on Tianxing Peak.

Lin You chattered incessantly on the way.

Those ten years at the Temple of Asking the Way.

Neither of them disgraced Lin Zhao, and both successfully established a high-grade Dao Foundation and a spiritual body.

Lin Zhao nodded.

With a superior Dao foundation and a spiritual body, there is hope for forming a core in the future. As for whether it can achieve a superior golden core, that's hard to say.