Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

Old Chen found a rock under the tree to sit on, took out a pot of spiritual tea from his storage bag, and poured three cups.

The aroma of the spiritual tea mingled with the sea breeze and spread.

Xie Qing sat down, took the teacup, and took a sip: "True Lord Yuehua hasn't been back for a while."

Old Chen put down his teacup: "They've gone to hunt demons; they're chasing a fourth-tier demon beast."

Lin Zhao picked up his teacup, said nothing, but his ears perked up.

Fourth-tier demonic beasts correspond to the Nascent Soul level. The fact that True Monarch Yuehua dared to hunt fourth-tier demonic beasts indicates that her cultivation level in the Nascent Soul stage has stabilized.

Xie Qing clicked his tongue: "A fourth-order demon beast is not as good as a third-order one. Several hundred years ago, a fourth-order giant beast caused trouble near this sea area and overturned dozens of islands."

In the end, it took the combined efforts of three Nascent Soul True Monarchs—one from Dongji Island and one from Biluo Island—to finally defeat it. A single True Monarch probably couldn't have taken it down.

Old Chen shook his head: "The news just came back. We chased it for tens of thousands of miles, but in the end, it still got away."

However, the True Lord also severed one of the beast's forelimbs, and the materials he brought back were enough to forge a top-grade third-tier magic weapon.

Xie Qing slapped his knee: "Even one forelimb is enough to make it worthwhile."

The three drank tea and sighed a few more times about the power of True Lord Yuehua.

As darkness fell, the sun began to sink into the sea.

Old Chen put down his teacup, looked at the setting sun gradually sinking into the sea in the distance, and remained silent for a while before suddenly smiling: "Speaking of which, Zhenjun and I are not exactly outsiders."

I met her when she was practicing her cultivation; she was just a little girl back then.

She was cultivating in a small market town when she accidentally went into a state of demonic possession. I gave her some elixirs once, and that's how we met.

Later, when she established her foundation, I happened to be there. Then she formed her core and her nascent soul; I've witnessed it all along.

Xie Qing leaned forward and asked gossipily, "Old Chen, could you tell me more about it?"

Old Chen stroked his beard, his eyes filled with reminiscence: "True Lord Yuehua was also a prodigy in his youth, and he accomplished many great things."

A demonic tide broke out in the eastern border of Liuzhou. She defended a city alone, fighting against more than twenty demonic cultivators at the Core Formation stage for seven days and seven nights without being at a disadvantage.

Later, a Nascent Soul True Lord from the Hundred Arts Immortal Alliance took a liking to her and wanted to take her as his true disciple.

She said she didn't want to live under someone else's roof, so after reaching Nascent Soul stage, she founded the Moonflower Sect, and I joined her.

He paused, then lowered his voice: "The trouble started after the Nascent Soul stage. A Nascent Soul female cultivator, and also a rogue cultivator..."

Many Nascent Soul True Monarchs wanted to become her Daoist partners, and several people came to propose marriage.

Although it didn't come to the point of coercion, it's still quite unpleasant to have one person come to discuss philosophy today and another bring gifts tomorrow, constantly pestering and nagging.

Xie Qing frowned: "Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch does this kind of thing?"

"What happened to the Nascent Soul?"

Old Chen picked up his teacup. "A Nascent Soul is also a human being. Having lived for hundreds or thousands of years, it still has all the thoughts that come with it."

Finally, she gritted her teeth and led her sect to move to the Endless Demon Sea.

She said, "Rather than being coveted in Liuzhou, it's better to carve out a new path in the Endless Demon Sea, where at least strength is the primary criterion."

Lin Zhao held her teacup without saying a word.

He only half believed what Old Chen said.

He believes it if you say that True Monarch Yuehua is coveted by a Nascent Soul cultivator.

But he didn't believe that True Monarch Yuehua hadn't made any preparations before leading his sect headlong into the endless demon sea.

During the years he has been in Moonflower Immortal City, he has secretly kept track of the flow of resources in the city.

There is an inconspicuous little merchant guild in the immortal city, which usually deals in magical artifact materials.

However, this chamber of commerce has a continuous flow of goods and services with some major external forces.

The trade routes are stable, and the purchase and sale of goods are regular.

Lin Zhao had noticed that one of these forces was the Azure Sea Immortal City.

He was very familiar with the Bihai Chamber of Commerce—it was one of the chambers of commerce under the Hundred Arts Immortal Alliance.

Therefore, True Lord Yuehua did not actually come to the Endless Demon Sea alone.

She has already joined the Hundred Arts Immortal Alliance.

However, back in Liuzhou, she was unwilling to join one of its merchant guilds as a disciple.

Her current relationship with the Hundred Arts Immortal Alliance is equivalent to a regional lord expanding his territory and opening up trade routes in the outside world.

Once the immortal city is completed and resources are fully allocated, they should officially announce their joining.

I just don't understand why the Hundred Arts Immortal Alliance suddenly increased its investment in the Endless Demon Sea.

Lin Zhao glanced at Old Chen.

Old Chen didn't come here just for casual conversation.

He was in charge of recruiting and settling new members, and also had the task of recruiting tested cultivators into the Moonflower Sect.

Lin Zhao and Xie Qing were chosen.

Xie Qing has been getting very close to the female peak master of the Weapon Refining Peak lately, going there every few days. Everyone knows what's going on.

Although Lin Zhao, under the alias Flying Swallow Daoist, had concealed most of his abilities, he could still refining third-tier magic treasures consistently and never missed a deadline. Based on this alone, no one would underestimate him.

Otherwise, why would he be so carefree, with no one interfering?

After chatting for a while, Lin Zhao put down his teacup: "That fourth-order formation on Moonflower Islands, hasn't it been fully activated yet?"

Old Chen sighed and nodded.

One of the biggest reasons why True Monarch Yuehua dared to establish a celestial city was that he possessed a set of fourth-order formations.

Moonlight Array.

Once the formation is fully activated, it can draw upon the power of moonlight and stars, which can not only defend against demonic beasts and invading enemies,

It can also slowly upgrade the spiritual veins of the Moonflower Islands to the fourth-order spiritual veins.

However, the formation needs a support to continue operating.

It could be either a Nascent Soul True Monarch himself in charge, a fourth-tier magic weapon, or a fourth-tier Dharma Body.

True Monarch Yuehua did not want to confine herself to the Immortal City—she wanted to continue cultivating, to go out to sea to hunt demons, and to strive for a higher realm.

The best way is to build a Dharma body, but she has only been in the Nascent Soul stage for a short time and has not accumulated enough experience. A Dharma body cannot be cultivated in a short period of time.

Only fourth-tier magic items can be used.

She naturally possessed a fourth-tier magic weapon.

Two matching magical artifacts: the Moonlit Frost Sword and the Moonlit Flute.

But these are all her signature treasures.

Leaving her natal magic weapon in the Immortal City is no different from leaving herself in the Immortal City.

After arriving at the Endless Demon Sea, she set her sights on another magical treasure—the Demon-Slaying and God-Devouring Sword.

The signature fourth-tier magic weapon of the Myriad Laws Alliance, specifically designed for hunting demons.

The main ingredients require several fourth-tier spiritual materials that have special killing power against demonic beasts, plus the complete skeleton of a fourth-tier demonic beast, and dozens of third-tier auxiliary materials.

She happened to have a fourth-tier spiritual material, the Xuan Yao Stone. She had obtained a large piece of it years ago while exploring a ruin, and used it as the main material for the Demon-Slaying and God-Devouring Sword. She also had some left over.

Tier 3 materials are naturally not a problem for Nascent Soul True Monarchs; they can gather them in a little time.

All that's missing now is the complete skeleton of a fourth-tier demon beast.

Old Chen sighed again: "It's a bit of a pity about this demon hunt."

The sun had completely sunk below the surface of the sea.

As darkness fell, the earth fire atop the weapon-refining peak became the brightest source of light.

The weapon refiners nearby are still working hard; one can only say that youth is truly wonderful.