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Chapter 106 Divine Firmament Shangqing Register

"In my life, I have had two personal disciples. With your aptitude and talent, you will naturally become my third personal disciple. If nothing unexpected happens, you will also be my last disciple in this life."

Liu Muyuan looked at Wu Ming, a flicker of expectation and hope passing through the depths of his eyes.

The last disciple?
Wu Ming was slightly surprised, because although Liu Muyuan, the head of the department, had a mysterious background, he looked young and was full of vigor. He should still be in his prime and had at least several decades ahead of him, yet he already planned to regard him as his last disciple.

"Master."

Wu Ming respectfully called out.

Liu Muyuan smiled and said, "Now that you have joined my sect, I will do my best to train you. Right now, your strength is still weak. Possessing too many precious treasures will only attract covetousness and danger. I will only teach you one spear technique now. When you reach the fourth level of blood coagulation, I will give you a treasured spear and a treasured inner armor."

Say it.

Liu Muyuan casually raised his hand, picked up a booklet from the table next to him, and tossed it to Wu Ming.

Wu Ming reached out and caught it. Upon closer inspection, he saw four large characters on the cover of the booklet: "Thunderbolt Spear Technique." The characters were thick and the strokes were sharp. Just looking at the cover, it was clear that it was far superior to the martial arts manuals collected in the Cautious Punishment Department.

"Thank you, Master."

Wu Ming held the spear technique manual in his hands and bowed to Liu Muyuan.

Liu Muyuan waved his hand and said, "As for your primordial spirit Dao techniques, well... I once obtained a Dao technique book called 'Shenxiao Shangqing Lu'. It is an ancient thunder Dao orthodox method with an extremely high level and extremely high difficulty of cultivation. Its power is also among the strongest of all Dao techniques. With your primordial spirit talent, you may be able to master this method."

"I will teach you this method. Try it out first. If you can't master it, I will find another method for you."

talking.

Liu Muyuan pointed at Wu Ming in mid-air.

The transmission of the classics of the Primordial Spirit Daoist arts is different from that of martial arts and spear techniques. It cannot be contained in ordinary books. At this moment, as Liu Muyuan pointed out with his finger, a wisp of profound soul power surged and rapidly evolved in the void, weaving together to form characters.

The clear urn in the sky!
The entire text contains only thirty-six characters, but each character contains a unique secret pattern, implying the mysteries of the changes in heaven and earth. These thirty-six characters are thirty-six true words, carrying far more information than a martial arts classic.

Even with Wu Ming's current primordial spirit realm, it took him a full two incense sticks' worth of time to fully imprint the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Manual in his mind, while he was completely focused and carefully studying and memorizing it.

Swish.

Seeing that Wu Ming had memorized the entire incantation, Liu Muyuan waved his hand to disperse the soul incantation that had condensed in the void.

"The clear urn in the divine sky..."

Wu Ming's eyes were filled with immersion as he became completely absorbed in the Thunder Dao Technique. In his senses, the thirty-six mantras of this Thunder Technique, although not as profound as the mantras 'Lin' and 'Bing' contained in the Black Emperor's Demon Subduing Diagram, were still extremely mysterious. With careful contemplation, one could feel the antiquity and vicissitudes contained within them.

This thunder technique is essentially very simple. It involves condensing 'Divine Firmament Talisman Seeds' within the primordial spirit. Each mantra represents a different Divine Firmament Talisman, and the thirty-six mantras constitute a total of thirty-six Divine Firmament Talismans.

Each time a talisman is condensed, it can be used as a foundation to unleash a divine thunder magic.

Although he had not yet cultivated it, Wu Ming could sense that even if this thunder technique was not as advanced as the 'Lin' and 'Bing' techniques inherited from the Black Emperor's Demon Subduing Diagram, it was still an extremely profound and ancient Daoist technique. It just so happened that he was currently lacking a divine Daoist technique, and this Divine Firmament Thunder Technique was exactly what he needed.

"Thank you, Master, for transmitting the Dharma."

Finally, Wu Ming snapped out of his reverie about the profound mysteries of the Divine Firmament Shangqing Talisman, took a deep breath, and bowed to Liu Muyuan again in gratitude.

Liu Muyuan nodded slightly and said, "If you can master this Divine Firmament Shangqing Talisman, it can become the core supernatural power and secret technique of the Primordial Spirit lineage... Hmm, now that you have completed the third refinement of your Primordial Spirit, you may still be using some rudimentary methods of controlling objects. I also have a technique called 'Star Luo Controlling Soldiers Technique' here, which I will also teach to you."

After all,

Liu Muyuan pointed his finger again and taught Wu Ming another method of manipulating objects.

Wu Ming remained focused on memorizing the steps, but this Star Luo Military Control Technique didn't feel as ancient and profound as the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Record, and it was far inferior to the 'Military' Secret Technique. Of course, he didn't show it on his face, but silently memorized it firmly, keeping this military control technique in his heart.

"To unleash the power of this technique, you will need a magical artifact. I don't have a suitable artifact for you right now, but I do have some materials for crafting them. With a little more searching, I can craft a Starry Sky artifact for you. You should focus on cultivating these two techniques first. Once you've mastered them, the artifact I'm giving you should be almost finished."

Liu Muyuan spoke up.

"Thank you, Master."

Wu Ming thanked Liu Muyuan again. Although he didn't actually need this weapon control technique or the corresponding magical artifact, he naturally couldn't say that.

In general, for cultivators of the Primordial Spirit lineage, mastering more methods is not a bad thing. After all, all methods of controlling objects and supernatural powers contain some principles of Primordial Spirit cultivation. Even in a basic introductory method like the True Understanding of Daoist Methods, there are some concepts worth experiencing. The more you know, the more experience you gain.

and,

Wu Ming sensed that Liu Muyuan was much more concerned about his cultivation of the primordial spirit lineage than with his martial arts cultivation. However, upon reflection, he found it reasonable, since the aptitude he displayed for the primordial spirit lineage was indeed far superior to that for martial arts.

What made Wu Ming feel even more at ease was that, with Liu Muyuan's connection, he no longer needed to deliberately conceal some of his Yuan Shen Dao techniques. Even if they were exposed, it wouldn't matter, since Liu Muyuan would be endorsing him from now on.

"I will give you the cultivation techniques and manuals you need, and I will also find and refine the treasures and magical artifacts you need. However, you will still have to earn the various resources required for cultivation yourself. This will also be a test for you."

Liu Muyuan said solemnly.

Wu Ming has extremely high talent, but the higher the talent, the less one should force growth. If all the resources needed for cultivation are readily available, and without experiencing struggle and tempering, it is often difficult to achieve great things.

This is why, whether in the two departments of the imperial court or in the major sects and forces, no matter how talented one is, the resources one can obtain are limited, only enough to meet the needs of daily cultivation. If one wants rare treasures such as the 'Blood Essence Fruit', one must compete and fight with others; they cannot simply take what they want.

"Yes, disciple understands."

Wu Ming responded to Liu Muyuan's words.

Looking at Wu Ming, Liu Muyuan smiled and nodded, saying, "You have gained a lot in resisting the demon attack outside the city. I have approved a merit for you. This is what you earned on your own. You can exchange it for anything you need in the treasury."

Saying,

A note appeared between Liu Muyuan's fingers without his knowledge. He released it and it flew straight toward Wu Ming.

Wu Ming took a look and saw that the note contained very simple content, only a dozen or so words.

—Deputy Inspector Wu Ming, who slew a three-transformation demon and turned the tide, is proposed to receive 47,000 merits.

Below this line of text are the words 'Approved' drawn in red ink.

Forty-seven thousand merits!

Seeing the merit points on the slip, Wu Ming couldn't help but gasp. Including the merit points he gained from slaying the tiger demon, he had now accumulated over 50,000 merit points, which was an enormous sum! Over 50,000 merit points could be exchanged for many treasures in the treasury of the Censorate. Their value was far greater than 50,000 taels of silver, making it his biggest gain to date.

……

Wu Ming took the approval slip and left.

Liu Muyuan watched Wu Ming leave, a faint glint in his eyes, and murmured to himself, "I never expected to encounter such a young prodigy with such talent in the primordial spirit realm within the Jingye City territory. If he can master the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique, perhaps..."

The self-talk stopped there.

After an unknown amount of time, Liu Muyuan looked out the window with deep eyes, his hands behind his back.

The sky outside the window was a clear blue, empty of everything, but suddenly a sound seemed to solidify into a line, coming from who-knows-where.

"Lord Liu, there's been unusual activity outside the city. Has anything changed inside the city?"

“A demon king came here.”

Liu Muyuan spoke calmly.

"It must be that newly crowned demon king. No wonder the strange activity outside the city these past few days has been so bizarre. This demon is quite audacious, daring to cross the border and enter Jingye City. If I had been in the city at the time, it would never have returned."

The voice that came through was tinged with coldness as it said, "Speaking of which, it just so happens that Fellow Daoist Ziyuan was not in the city that day?"

"No."

Liu Muyuan responded calmly.

"This demon is really lucky."

After the last sentence was spoken, everything quickly returned to silence.

……

Silou.

Four floors.

The main hall of the Arrest Division is located on the east side. At this moment, Wang Wufeng knelt nervously to one side in the main hall, his head lowered, like a quail, while the head of the division, Wang Mingxuan, stood by the window with his hands behind his back, his eyes cold.

Although this wasn't the highest floor of the Silou, it still offered a panoramic view of the entire Shenxingsi (Censorate of Punishments) compound. He looked down indifferently, his gaze falling on Wu Ming's departing figure as he left the Silou, watching him until he was completely out of sight.

"You go down."

"Remember to do what I tell you."

After a long while, Wang Mingxuan turned around and spoke calmly to Wang Wufeng.

Wang Wufeng felt as if he had been granted a pardon. After bowing his head in response, he scrambled out of the main hall.

"..."

Watching Wang Wufeng leave in a panic, Wang Mingxuan couldn't help but shake his head slightly. If his second son had been even half as good as his eldest son, Wang Wuzheng, he would be able to stand on his own by now. As he is now, he is truly hopeless.

Wu Ming's background and deeds were initially unknown to him. It wasn't until Wu Ming mastered his skills and fought Wang Wufeng in the street that he learned about the matter in detail, but he still didn't pay much attention to it and left it to Wang Wuzheng to handle.

never thought,
In a short period of time, however, a series of unexpected changes occurred.

First, Wang Wuzheng entrusted Shen Lian, a true disciple of the Xuanyu Sect, to deal with Wu Ming. However, Shen Lian disappeared without a trace. After Wang Wuzheng reported this to him, he was also puzzled and did not know why Shen Lian had disappeared.

It would be one thing for a top-tier disciple of a sect to disappear outside the city, but for him to vanish without a trace within Jingye City is undoubtedly bizarre. He had investigated Wu Ming before, but concluded that it was impossible for him to be involved with Wu Ming.

Wu Ming came from an innocent background, merely a low-level villager outside the city. In the two or three years he had been in the city, the closest relationship he had made was with the Chen family. The Chen family was far from capable of making Shen Lian disappear, and Zhou Huai'an was equally incapable of doing so, unless Huang Lin personally intervened. However, according to his investigation, that matter should have nothing to do with Huang Lin.

Shen Lian's disappearance also caused the matter to be put on hold.

result,

After a series of unexpected events, Wu Ming suddenly rose to prominence, making almost unbelievable progress by overcoming the three blood clotting hurdles in one step, becoming one of the most outstanding young talents in the entire Shenxing Division, and even catching the eye of the Division Master Liu Muyuan.

The Wang family suddenly gained a troublesome adversary, which gave Wang Mingxuan a headache after he learned what had happened.

“Shen Lian disappeared without a trace and did not have time to assassinate him, so he should not know about this matter.”

"The disappearance of Guo Xiang and the leader of the Sand Boat Gang outside the city should be attributed to him after breaking through the third blood clotting breakthrough. However, Guo Xiang and he have a long-standing grudge, and this matter has nothing to do with my Wang family."

Wang Mingxuan's gaze was calm.

Wu Ming is now a completely different person from before. It's one thing to have reached the third stage of Blood Coagulation, but the main problem is that he has caught the eye of Master Liu Muyuan, which makes him difficult to deal with. If Wu Ming really reaches the fourth stage of Blood Coagulation under Liu Muyuan's tutelage, he will have a deep grudge against the Wang family and will definitely become a major enemy.

However, on the surface, the feud between Wu Ming and the Wang family has not yet reached the point of being completely irreconcilable. After all, Shen Lian has mysteriously disappeared, and Guo Xiang already had a grudge against Wu Ming. Therefore, the conflict between Wu Ming and the Wang family is actually limited to the dispute with Wang Wufeng over Chen's Pharmacy.

If it's just this little dispute, there's still a chance for reconciliation.

after all,

Although Wu Ming is under Huang Lin's command, he was actually promoted by Zhou Huai'an and has little to do with Huang Lin. Especially now that Wu Ming has risen so high, he has caught Liu Muyuan's eye and has directly jumped out of Huang Lin's sphere of influence. Therefore, it is worth seeing if they can reconcile with Wu Ming regarding some of the previous minor conflicts.

To forcibly oppose such a newly emerging prodigy and torment him to the point of no return is truly an unwise move.

Wang Mingxuan has decided to prepare a congratulatory gift for Wu Ming to celebrate his promotion, and then have Wang Wufeng personally visit him to apologize and see if the feud can be resolved.

"This time, that time."

"It is ultimately difficult to maintain its prosperity for long."

Wang Mingxuan looked out the window at the sky and sighed softly.

Back when the old man was still alive, the Wang family's will was unimpeded in the Censorate and even the entire Jingye City. But now, they are having a headache just facing Wu Ming, a newly rising star, and have to make plans for the future.

In this vast world, it is difficult for any family or dynasty to prosper for a long time. Only by climbing to the highest realm of martial arts with one's own great strength can one have the opportunity to achieve immortality.

(End of this chapter)