After being jilted by the saintess at the beginning, why is she crying?

She possesses both the resilient spiritual energy beneath Leng Qingshuang's aloof exterior and the contrasting qualities of Luo Xuanshuang, who appears reserved but actually harbors profound inner strength.

What's even more remarkable is that the unreserved trust and admiration she showed for Lin Fengmian was somewhat similar to that of Yan Qingyao!

Having combined the strengths of the three people's spiritual roots, Lin Fengmian found it increasingly smooth to guide spiritual energy, as if he had found a key to unlock a new world.

Of course, Lin Fengmian himself did not slack off.

Aside from cultivating with his beloved, he devoted most of his mind to digesting the insights into the cultivation techniques bestowed upon him by the three ancient stone sculpture masters.

Now, he has achieved minor mastery of the "Azure Sun Longevity Technique," and the vitality within his body is as vast as the sea.

Ordinary injuries heal almost instantly, and lifespan even subtly increases, as if an entire ever-growing forest is hidden within the body.

The "Dust-Covered Mountain Technique" complemented his main cultivation technique, the "Great Sun Pagoda Technique," allowing his physical strength to reach an astonishing level.

Its vital energy is like a dragon's, and its resilience is like a magical weapon. Ordinary swords and blades cannot even leave a white mark when they strike it.

The "Heavenly Blazing Fire Technique" can also be controlled at will. With a wisp of fire in hand, one can burn gold and refining stones. It is even more effective in refining pills, producing pills with astonishing purity.

However, what troubled Lin Fengmian greatly was that his cultivation level was always stuck at the bottleneck of the Great Perfection of Core Formation.

No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't get past that final step; the Nascent Soul realm was just out of reach.

He looked inward at his ten spiritual roots, which were as complex as a star map, and smiled bitterly.

With abundant resources, unparalleled martial arts techniques, and beautiful women serving as a furnace for nourishment, it seems to have everything, yet it just can't break through that thin layer of paper.

This feeling of seeing the end but never being able to reach it truly frustrated him.

"Alas, the formation of the Nascent Soul from the Five Elemental Roots requires, according to many ancient texts, 'the gathering of the Five Elements, the resonance of wind and thunder, a heart as clear as ice, the harmony of Yin and Yang, and the beginning of chaos.'"

He rubbed his temples and muttered to himself,

"Now I have achieved minor success in the cultivation techniques of the wood, earth, and fire elements, but my spiritual roots still need tempering. My yin and yang spiritual roots are initially harmonized, and my elemental spiritual roots are not yet fully complete."

Not to mention the beginning of chaos... Damn it, do I need to find a special spiritual object of a particular attribute, or some special opportunity, to succeed in one fell swoop?

Just as Lin Fengmian temporarily suppressed his frustration and relaxed his mind while enjoying cultivation, a hidden undercurrent was surging and gathering in another part of the Land of Absolute Spirits.

Lieyang Sect, Law Enforcement Hall.

The atmosphere inside the hall was somber. At the head of the table sat a middle-aged man with a cold face and sharp eyes like a hawk.

His aura was restrained yet powerful, like a sharp blade hidden in its sheath, radiating a chilling pressure.

This person is none other than Zhao Yuanlong, the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall of the Lieyang Sect! At the same time, he is also the father of Zhao Yan, who was crippled by Lin Fengmian, and the son of Zhao Gang, the Grand Elder who perished in the Fallen Dragon Mountain Range.

Zhao Yuanlong was exceptionally talented and ruthless, and spent many years in seclusion cultivating himself.

When he learned that his only son, Zhao Yan, had been crippled, he was extremely angry, but he suppressed his urge to take immediate revenge and instead transformed his hatred into the most intense motivation for cultivation.

Just as the spiritual energy of the desolate land was recovering and the laws of heaven and earth were loosening, he seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and, as if by magic, broke through the shackles and successfully condensed his nascent soul.

From then on, he became one of the first cultivators to break through to the Nascent Soul stage after the spiritual energy revived.

At this moment, he sat in the main seat of the Enforcement Hall, his fingertips slowly tapping the armrest. His cold gaze swept over the trembling disciples kneeling below, finally settling on the dark red token in his palm.

The image of his father, Zhao Gang, with his stern yet earnest face kept flashing through his mind.

"Yuanlong, your father has given you the ancestral Earth Core Fire Lotus and all the hidden resources in the family treasury."

You are a once-in-a-millennium genius in the Zhao family; the hope of the family rests on your shoulders!

...My father died.

My son is ruined.

The culprit is said to be hiding under the Empress's wing, living a carefree life.

Zhao Yuanlong slowly raised his eyes, and deep within them, two clusters of cold flames silently ignited.

He spoke in a low voice, as if squeezed out from between his teeth:

"Lin Fengmian... what you owe the Zhao family, I will personally take back. You think you can protect yourself with just a woman? How naive."

"Just wait, someone has to perform a ritual to ignite this Nascent Soul Flame."

"The future of the Zhao family rests entirely on your shoulders."

His father's words from the past were still vivid in his mind, and now, recalling them felt like a steel needle piercing straight into his heart.

His father was extremely strict with him, often scolding and punishing him, but now that I think about it, it was clearly the result of his painstaking efforts to cultivate him.

Zhao Yuanlong has finally emerged from seclusion, achieving the Nascent Soul stage. His influence within the sect has skyrocketed, and he is now incredibly powerful and his word is law. No one dares to easily defy him anymore.

But the problem is... what about his own father?

"My father has been in the Fallen Dragon Mountain Range for many days now and has not returned. Even the communication talisman has been lost. He is probably in grave danger."

Zhao Yuanlong clenched his fist tightly, his bones cracking, and the pressure of a Nascent Soul cultivator surged uncontrollably from his body.

The air in the entire Hall of Law Enforcement instantly turned icy cold.

Several trusted elders in the hall instinctively shivered, held their breath, and dared not utter a sound.

"The Fallen Dragon Mountain Range first showed unusual activity, and now it's erupting with spiritual energy. Then my father disappeared without a trace. There must be something fishy going on here."

Zhao Yuanlong was almost certain that his father's disappearance was definitely related to the Phoenix Cry Kingdom.

"That bitch Su Miaoyun."

He gritted his teeth and spoke, his murderous aura soaring to the heavens.

"You'd better pray for me, my father's death has nothing to do with you."

Otherwise, I will personally wipe out your Phoenix Cry Kingdom, and you, Su Miaoyun, will pay for my father's life with your blood!

Rumors have long circulated that the current empress has a new male favorite, Lin Fengmian, who has won her heart.

The hatred of abandoning his son and the vengeance of killing his father made Zhao Yuanlong almost irreconcilably opposed to these two men.

As one of the nine hidden immortal sects in the Land of Absolute Spirits, the current situation of the Blazing Sun Sect is extremely complicated, with undercurrents surging beneath the surface.

Currently, the sect is mainly divided into two factions: one faction is led by the sect leader.

The sect leader's cultivation has now recovered to the late Core Formation stage. He is calm and composed, and advocates the fundamental principles of the Blazing Sun Sect's founding.

They guarded the Demon Abyss and protected the Land of No Spirits, and were generally obedient to the orders of Empress Su Miaoyun of the Phoenix Cry Kingdom.

The other faction is the radical force led by the Zhao family. Now that Zhao Yuanlong has successfully broken through to the Nascent Soul stage and emerged from seclusion, he has naturally become the core leader of this faction.

After the news spread, countless elders and disciples secretly sided with this newly promoted Nascent Soul expert, following his lead without question.

Zhao Yuanlong slowly stood up and walked to the front of the hall.