Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

The array was a translucent grayish-white color, with a layer of ethereal light flowing across its surface.

Even Lin Zhao's Eye of Truth couldn't discern what kind of spiritual object was inside unless he broke the formation himself.

However, even with the current combat power of the Azure Lotus Dharma Body, and even with the addition of the Starry Sky Rift Sword, it would take a lot of time to break through this formation, and there's no guarantee that it could succeed.

Moreover, once the attack is made, the fluctuations in the array's spiritual energy will instantly alert the more than fifty Core Formation cultivators on the twelve peaks.

At that point, he won't even be able to run away.

The Azure Lotus Dharma Body paused outside the cave for a moment, but ultimately left silently, as if it had never been there.

Back at the expeditionary force camp, Lin Zhao combined the information obtained from the two Dharma bodies and pieced together the complete intelligence in his sea of ​​consciousness.

He wasn't entirely clear about the Yan family patriarch's plans yet, but he could guess the general direction.

He definitely hasn't given up on Nascent Soul formation yet; his final move will surely be a fourth-tier spiritual object.

Having obtained a fourth-tier spiritual item, and with the help of the Daoist temple, Lin Zhao was hoping to seize an opportunity to form a Nascent Soul. As for the specifics of how to do it—whether through secret techniques or magical artifacts—Lin Zhao didn't know yet.

But he must wait until the Alliance of Robbers is defeated before he can make a move.

"Then let's see who has the better methods."

Lin Zhao said slowly, "In the end, it still comes down to strength."

After several tests by Nianwei Zhenren and Lin Zhao's own stealthy investigation, the strength of the Tribulation Cultivator Alliance has been roughly ascertained.

Lin Zhao decided not to wait any longer.

He summoned the leaders of all factions together and announced the launch of a general offensive.

Lin Zhao gathered more than thirty Core Formation cultivators, leaving ten Core Formation cultivators to guard the camp, and sending the rest to the front.

The Yan family only produced two Core Formation cultivators, leaving five others on the main peak.

Lin Zhao didn't say anything.

The Yan family patriarch will not make a move until the Alliance of Robbers is completely defeated. Let him stay if he wants.

High in the sky, Lin Zhao stood on the spirit boat.

More than thirty Core Formation cultivators stood on the left and right, their robes fluttering in the wind, their auras chilling and menacing.

On the left and right sides, there stood a peak Core Formation cultivator on each side, guarding the two flanks.

The man on the left is the last remaining veteran at the peak of the Core Formation stage in the expeditionary force. He has been through countless battles and, though dressed in simple clothes, remains as steady as a rock.

The one on the right is the one with the highest cultivation level in the sect. He has a cold and stern face, and two halberds hang at his waist, exuding a menacing aura.

At low altitude, thousands of Foundation Establishment cultivators formed an array, with the array's spiritual light spreading out in layers beneath their feet.

On the ground, hundreds of thousands of Qi Refining cultivators advanced steadily, appearing from above like an endless black tide surging into the depths of the Crimson Nether Mountains.

On the horizon, the defensive line of the Robber Alliance finally came into view.

Twelve dark red mountain peaks lined up in a row, and layers of spiritual light barriers lit up instantly.

The next second, the great battle broke out!

Core Formation cultivators clashed with Core Formation cultivators, their Dharma Domains collided in mid-air, scattering fragments of spiritual light everywhere. The roar of the clashing magical treasures echoed through the valley, and rubble tumbled down the mountainside.

The earth was torn open with ravines hundreds of feet deep. Several towering peaks thousands of feet high near the battlefield collapsed under the terrifying attack of the Core Formation stage cultivators. Rock fragments flew everywhere, and countless plumes of dust rose into the sky, obscuring half of the sky.

A terrifying storm of spiritual energy swept around, and even the cultivators guarding the expeditionary camp in the distance could feel the ground tremble.

The battlefield was clearly divided into layers, with each layer having its own specific role.

Qi Refining cultivators gathered and advanced on the periphery using the formation, not daring to approach the main battlefield of Core Formation, for entering would result in instant evaporation.

They formed hundreds of small formations and launched ranged attacks, with continuous spiritual pillars bombarding the outer buildings of the Tribulation Cultivator Alliance.

The low altitude is the battleground for Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Hundreds of Foundation Establishment Peak cultivators broke free from the formation and confronted their opponents head-on, fighting to the death without retreating.

They knew very well that while hiding inside the formation would be safe, they wouldn't be able to get much loot.

Only by fighting head-on and personally defeating your opponent can you truly claim all the resources you gain.

Fortune and wealth are sought amidst danger, but the price is also enormous.

On the first day of the war, more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators were targeted by the enemy. They were either killed head-on by powerful figures or their magical artifacts were destroyed by formations manipulated by others.

However, the expeditionary force also killed countless cultivators who had undergone tribulations, and those who survived made a fortune.

The core battlefield remains the battle for Core Formation in the high sky.

The expeditionary force did not have an advantage in the number of Core Formation cultivators, but the quality of its cultivators was higher.

In particular, this group of elites from the sects achieved impressive feats, with more than one person defeating two opponents at once, tearing open several gaps in the Tribulation Cultivator Alliance's defenses.

The two peak Core Formation stage cultivators were locked in a fierce stalemate with their opponents, resulting in a deadlock.

The most anticipated battle of the entire event fell to Lin Zhao.

He confronted the leader of the Robber Alliance.

This person appeared to be in his early forties, with an ordinary appearance and an extremely simple gray robe, making him seem like an inconspicuous rogue cultivator, but in reality, he possessed great strength.

The two magical artifacts he possessed were extremely strange.

The first item is the Seven-Colored Blade, a high-grade third-tier magic weapon.

The blade shimmered with seven-colored light, its form shifting between reality and illusion, its trajectory impossible to pinpoint.

Despite being several miles apart, the blade appeared out of thin air in front of him in the next instant, making it impossible to defend against. Lin Zhao's protective aura had already been struck several times by the sneak attacks.

The second item is a silver magic mirror, also a high-grade third-tier magic treasure.

The mirror was covered with unfamiliar ancient patterns, and flashes of silver light appeared from time to time. Each time it flashed, a silver-gray spirit puppet would appear nearby.

A total of twelve!

Each spirit puppet possesses combat power comparable to a Core Formation cultivator.

The spirit puppet moves stiffly and has no facial features, but its fighting style is extremely crazy, with every move resulting in mutual destruction, making it extremely difficult to deal with.

Lin Zhao unleashed his magic domain and used the Five Elements Extinction Divine Light to attack his opponent with all his might.

However, a strange silver-gray mist permeated the area within the technique's domain, and all the Five Elements Extinction Divine Lights blasted into it...

Like a fist hitting cotton, the attack is completely neutralized.

And they can't hit the opponent at all.

The expeditionary force referred to this power as the power of illusion and reality.

Lin Zhao, however, saw through its true nature at a glance.

This is the power of space!

The unique power, a composite of illusion, spatial power, and the etherealization of the magic domain, is most likely the leader's spiritual talent.

Twelve Core Formation Spirit Puppets, a Seven-Colored Blade of Illusion and Reality, and a Hundred-Mile Law Domain

These abilities combine to form what is known as the realm of both the real and the virtual.

This domain combines offense, defense, support, control, and escape capabilities, offering a full range of all-around abilities.

No wonder the Yan family patriarch couldn't defeat this person even when he went all out.

After the probing ended, Lin Zhao no longer held back.

Golden Core, Dharma Domain, and Five Sacred Mountains Spiritual Body merged into one in an instant!

Five-colored spiritual light soared into the sky, and the Heavenly Dragon that guards the world in the Five Prisons appeared!

Because it lacked the blessing of the original Heavenly Heart Dharma Wheel, the Five Hells only expanded to fifty miles this time, which is less than the original body's hundred-mile range.

But—enough to crush the current battle situation!

The Heavenly Dragon soars through the sky, the Five Prisons appear in mid-air, and ten extraordinary phenomena unfold.

Even when enveloped by the opponent's hundred-mile domain, Lin Zhao's fifty-mile domain remained undefeated, holding its own against the opponent head-on.

The Five Hells Revolve, Forcibly Switching Between the Five Elements!

Each time the Five Prisons cycle, the opponent's power of illusion and reality, which they rely on for fame, will be forcibly shattered once!

The leader of the calamity cultivators' expression changed slightly.

His power of illusion and reality was hard-won; its formation and activation consumed a great deal of divine consciousness and magical power. It was finally formed, but it was restrained by Lin Zhao's Five Prisons Reincarnation.