Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

These materials consumed a total of over five million contribution points, plus more than one hundred Cloud Sea Jade Talismans.

He still had seventy Cloud Sea Jade Talismans left, twenty of which were rewards he had received from the previous Centennial Grand Competition.

Then, he went into the weapon-refining room that had been specially opened on the left side of the cave.

This weapon-refining room was originally built as part of the Zhaoyang Peak's facilities.

In the very center of the house is a pool of earth fire more than ten feet wide. The bottom of the pool is unfathomably deep and is directly connected to the sect's earth veins, drawing out pure and stable earth fire.

The pool walls are covered with fine fire-controlling patterns, and have long been blackened and shiny from years of exposure to high temperatures.

Lin Zhao has now broken through to the Core Formation stage, and his own inner fire can be used to refine artifacts.

When earth fire is used in conjunction with pill fire, the efficiency of weapon forging is increased by more than ten times compared to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Even so, it still took Lin Zhao a whole year to refine four third-tier magic weapons in one go.

Inside the weapon-refining room, there was no distinction between day and night. The earth fire pool constantly surged with raging flames, and the high temperature even distorted the surrounding air.

Lin Zhao sat cross-legged by the pool, the heat blowing his long hair back, and the firelight flickering on his face.

He usually sits still, only releasing spiritual materials at crucial moments in the refining of magical artifacts, making him appear like a stone sculpture.

The four magical artifacts were successively refined and formed.

The first to take shape was the Ruins Furnace. Its body was entirely black, and the depths of its opening seemed to connect to the void, with flashes of five-colored light occasionally flickering along its edges. It seemed to be breathing.

The second item to be completed was the Five Emperors Seal. The moment it appeared, the entire weapon-refining room was illuminated by five-colored light. The seal was ancient and heavy, yet five-colored spiritual light circulated and flowed around it, as if a small world was being born and dying in a cycle.

The third item is the Divine Soul Sword Tower. The tower is made primarily of Soul-Suppressing Golden Crystal, and its entire body is jade-gold in color. It is engraved with countless sword-path runes, and the top of the tower shines with dazzling golden light, exuding a terrifyingly sharp aura.

The last sword to be completed was the Azure Lotus Sword. The blade was three feet long, with a jade-like green color, and exquisite lotus patterns extended from the hilt to the tip, forming a seamless whole.

The four magical treasures floated together in the air, each with a distinct aura. The Ruins Furnace was silent and profound, the Five Emperors Seal was steady and heavy, the Divine Soul Sword Tower had its sharpness concealed, and the Azure Lotus Sword was restrained and clear.

Because precious third-tier spiritual materials are used when crafting magical artifacts.

Once these four magical treasures were completed, their grade directly reached the middle-grade of the third rank.

More importantly, the attributes of the several magical treasures perfectly matched Lin Zhao's own, and when he activated them, their actual power could approach that of a high-grade third rank.

As long as suitable materials are found, his rank can continue to rise along with his cultivation level.

Lin Zhao looked at them and remained silent for a while.

Then the allocation begins.

He took out all the magical treasures he had on him, plus the four newly crafted ones, making a total of fourteen, which floated in front of him.

The spiritual light of the fourteen magical treasures shone brightly, and the concentration of spiritual light in the entire refining room soared so high that it was almost impossible to open one's eyes.

Lin Zhao first categorized the data.

The four main offensive magic weapons are: Five Emperors Seal, Azure Lotus Sword, Golden Phoenix Bow, and Flying Swallow Sword Seal.

Five auxiliary magic items: Nine Luminaries Thunder Pool, Divine Soul Sword Tower, Mysterious Yin Ghost Hand, Jade Ring, and Shifting Boots.

Two defensive magical artifacts: Crimson Feather Golden Robe and Thick Earth Shield.

Three special magical artifacts: the Ruins Furnace, the Spirit Origin Palace, and the Silver Shuttle Spirit Boat.

After classifying, then classify by person.

Lin Zhao's main body stays at the sect and doesn't go out much. Two items are enough: the Returning Void Furnace, which, combined with the Five Elements Returning Void True Technique, enhances cultivation speed; and the Crimson Feather Golden Robe for daily use.

The Five Sacred Mountains Dharma Body remained in Yunzhou, comprehending the rules of the Five Elements while accepting sect missions in exchange for Cloud Sea Jade Talismans to nourish its physical body.

The Five Sacred Mountains Dharma Body was originally formed from the fourth-order spiritual vein of the Gathering Yuan Pearl, so it was not lacking in spiritual power. The "Five Sacred Mountains Teleportation Technique" that it comprehended during the Foundation Establishment stage had its own escape power and did not require teleportation boots.

Although the Five Sacred Mountains Dharma Body does not possess the Heavenly Heart Dharma Wheel, it has the great supernatural power of the Five Prisons Suppressing World Heavenly Dragon, so it does not need many magic treasures.

Three items are enough: the Five Emperors Seal for frontal assault, the Golden Phoenix Bow for ranged suppression, and the Thick Earth Shield for defense—simple and direct.

Its combat power is only slightly weaker than its original form, and it is at the late stage of Core Formation, approaching the peak of Core Formation.

He glanced at the Azure Lotus Dharma Body a few more times.

He's going to send him to an outer continent. The outer continent is not like Yunzhou; it's not sect territory, and a single wrong step could lead to an attack from a Core Formation cultivator.

Without the protection of a sect or the support of elders, one has to rely entirely on oneself when encountering problems.

Therefore, Lin Zhao equipped the Azure Lotus Dharma Body with three sets of nine magical treasures.

He has two identities on the surface.

The first set—Flying Swallow Sword Seal, Qing Yuhuan, alias Flying Swallow Immortal, operates openly.

The second set—Mysterious Yin Ghost Hand, Beast Pattern Spirit Boat, alias Ming Zhenren, walking in the shadows.

Ordinary Core Formation cultivators typically possess only a few magical treasures. The Azure Lotus Dharma Body, with its two identities and two sets of magical treasures, allows for seamless switching without revealing any flaws.

These four items are enough for him to travel in other continents as an ordinary Core Formation cultivator, without drawing too much attention, and to handle most troubles.

The real method is another set: the Azure Lotus Sword, the Nine Luminaries Thunder Pool, the Divine Soul Sword Tower, the Spirit Origin Palace, and the Teleportation Azure Boots. All five core magic treasures are present.

The Azure Lotus Avatar is a skill inherent to sword cultivators, and when paired with the Azure Lotus Sword, it works perfectly.

The Nine Luminaries Thunder Pool provides spiritual energy sustain, the Divine Soul Sword Tower locks enemies and specifically targets their souls, the Spirit Origin Hall integrates offense and defense, suppresses the battlefield, and can also protect one's life and allow for cultivation in seclusion, while the Shifting Green Boots allow one to escape even if one cannot win a fight.

He had actually hesitated about whether to hand over the Starry Sky Rift Sword to the Azure Lotus Dharma Body as well—a sword cultivator equipped with a fourth-tier sword magic weapon could directly boost his combat power to the peak of Core Formation, making him practically invincible among Core Formation cultivators in the outer continents.

But after thinking it over, I decided against it; it wasn't safe enough.

The outer continents are not the sect's territory after all. If they attract the attention of Nascent Soul cultivators, it would be a loss.

Let's leave it at that for now.

He withdrew his gaze and distributed the magical treasures to the two Dharma bodies.

Then I started to deal with another matter—the cultivation of my main body.

He currently has twenty-seven third-tier spiritual herbs.

Seven third-tier silver leaf grasses, fifteen third-tier cloud pattern fungus, and five third-tier spiritual herbs collected from Zhaoyang Peak—one red sun flower, two black yin moss, and two green pattern grasses.

He hasn't been idle these past few years. He couldn't use his Dharma Body before, but he could use his Five Elements Spiritual Body for a short time. He met many Core Formation cultivators in the sect, including several true disciples of the sect, and also had some contact with Dongfang Linglong.

Especially recently, in order to improve her skills in various cultivation arts, Dongfang Linglong has been the most diligent in accepting missions, and she basically offers them at cost price, making them extremely cost-effective.

Lin Zhao delivered the spiritual herbs to her and entrusted them all to her handling.

A month later, all the pills were refined and sent back.

There are three types of pills in total: five bottles of Silver Leaf Pills, ten bottles of Cloud Pattern Pills, and three bottles of Crimson Yang Mysterious Yin Pills.

In total, he received over a hundred third-tier pills, but at the cost of losing twenty Cloud Sea Jade Talismans, leaving him with only fifty.

Lin Zhao made a mental estimate.