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Chapter 110 Cultivating Thunder Techniques
into the night.

In a spacious and quiet bedroom.

Wu Ming sat cross-legged on the bed, adopting a posture with his five hearts facing the sky. His eyes were slightly closed, and his soul quietly floated out of his body, hovering above his physical body. His illusory hands swept across the void, creating ripples without leaving a trace.

"Summon the stars of the heavens!"

He silently recited a mantra and activated the Star Luo Military Control Technique taught to him by Liu Muyuan. His soul power intertwined and condensed in the void, gradually forming a mysterious talisman pattern. Just as the talisman pattern took shape, the starlight scattered across the dim sky and under the countless stars suddenly began to slowly move toward the location of Wu Ming's body.

The scattered starlight nearby was drawn by his Taoist magic and gathered into his divine soul.

I do not know how long it has been.

Wu Ming's entire soul was then bathed in a hazy starlight. He flicked his finger forward, and a wisp of his soul reached out and entered a silver needle placed beside the bed. He then controlled the silver needle, causing it to emit wisps of cold light in the void.

"So this is the Star Luo Military Control Technique... Compared to the military control techniques in the True Explanation of Daoist Methods, it is indeed much more profound and mysterious, but compared to the secret of the character '兵' in the Black Emperor's Demon Subduing Diagram, it is still quite different."

Wu Ming manipulated the silver needle, circling it around him a few times, and muttered to himself.

The "Soldier" Secret Technique only requires mastering the core of the secret runes and engraving it into one's soul. This allows one to activate the "Soldier" technique anytime, anywhere, and control all things in heaven and earth. Moreover, its power is extremely strong, almost bringing the art of manipulating objects to its ultimate level.

The Star Luo Weapon Control Law is different. First, it is not enough to just master the secret runes and engrave them into the soul. It is necessary to spend time collecting starlight, condensing the starlight into the soul to form a unique starlight body, and then using the power of starlight to drive objects. Moreover, driving objects also requires controlling the corresponding Star Luo magical artifacts in order to unleash their maximum power.

"If I were to cultivate the Star Luo Weapon Control Technique, I would need to practice diligently for at least several years to fully condense my Star Light Body. Only then, when combined with the unique Star Luo magical artifacts, could I unleash the full power of this object-controlling secret technique."

"Even if it reaches that level, it still cannot be compared with the Secret of the Military Character, there is still a considerable gap."

Wu Ming was not particularly interested in cultivating the Star Luo Military Control Technique. He tried this method at this time for two reasons. First, he wanted to explore different Taoist techniques in more depth and broaden his horizons in terms of Taoist arts. Second, he wanted to see how powerful the "military" secret in the Black Emperor's Demon Subduing Diagram really was. But as it turned out, this Star Luo Military Control Technique was still far inferior.

According to Liu Muyuan, although the Star Luo Military Control Technique is not an ancient secret technique and is not as good as the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman, it is still a top-notch secret technique for controlling objects. As long as he can cultivate it to perfection, he will be no weaker than a soul cultivator of the same level. Even when dealing with top martial arts masters who have mastered the techniques of the Unity Realm during the third Blood Condensation stage, he can still gain the upper hand.

"There is indeed no need to delve into the Star Luo Military Control Technique. Just learn the basics and use them as a cover when necessary. I still need to use the Military Secret as my core secret technique for controlling objects."

After muttering to himself, Wu Ming dispersed the secret runes of the Star Luo Military Technique, and the starlight gathered in his soul quickly disappeared.

He took a deep breath, clasped his hands together in front of him, and began to circulate the Daoist secret runes once more. This time, however, he was using another technique bestowed upon him by Liu Muyuan—the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman.

The Divine Firmament Upper Purity Register has a total of thirty-six secret runes. During the third stage of refining the primordial spirit, one can only master the first three runes at most. After engraving them into the depths of the soul and refining them day and night, one can activate the runes in an instant and release the power of thunder.

Splat, splat.

When Wu Ming used his soul power to condense the first secret pattern in the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman, the secret pattern floated in the void, merging with heaven and earth, as if it were a part of heaven and earth. As a result, it also attracted a power from heaven and earth, causing faint flashes of lightning to appear and disappear in the void around the secret pattern.

Simply condensing the secret runes of the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman does not constitute mastering this secret technique. One must also inscribe the condensed runes deep into the soul to truly complete the first step.

Wu Ming's gaze was solemn as he stared at the Divine Firmament Secret Rune constructed from his soul in the void, feeling the wisps of lightning power being drawn in, and a sense of unease inexplicably arose within him.

Thunder.

It can be said to be one of the most effective forces in this world against evil spirits and malevolent forces.

The soul itself belongs to the extreme yin power, and therefore falls into the category of being restrained by lightning. Thus, if one uses the soul to perceive the power of lightning at close range, even if it is only a tiny wisp, it will give one a feeling of trepidation.

However, Wu Ming knew that this wisp of lightning was not enough to damage his primordial spirit. At least with the strength of his third-stage primordial spirit refinement, he was able to withstand the tempering of this wisp of lightning and imprint this Divine Firmament Secret Pattern into his soul.

hum!
Wu Ming immediately abandoned all distracting thoughts. With a thought, the Divine Firmament Secret Pattern constructed from his soul was instantly swallowed by his soul body, exploding deep within his divine soul and spreading throughout his soul body.

At that moment, Wu Ming felt as if he had been electrocuted, and a tingling sensation spread through his body. There was a slight stinging sensation in the tingling sensation, but the stinging sensation was very weak and within a tolerable range.

"Congeal!"

With a low murmur from Wu Ming, the Divine Firmament Secret Rune finally permeated every part of his soul, leaving a clear imprint throughout his entire soul.

At the very moment the brand was formed, it seemed as if some rule of heaven and earth had been triggered. A wisp of invisible lightning suddenly arose from the depths of Wu Ming's soul, striking Wu Ming's soul from the inside out.

Crack! This was like a thunderbolt striking Wu Ming, making his mind buzz for a moment. The raging power of the thunder seemed to shatter his soul and pulverize his body.

Wu Ming was not surprised by this situation. He had already learned from Liu Muyuan that the Shenxiao Shangqing Lu was an ancient inheritance with great power, but it was also extremely difficult to master. The first step was to inscribe secret patterns. Once formed, it was equivalent to directly touching the essence of lightning between heaven and earth with one's soul and body.

To harness the power of thunder, one must undergo trials, starting with ensuring that one's soul can withstand them.

If it cannot withstand the pressure and falls apart all at once, not only will the imprint fail, but it will also damage one's own soul, requiring a long period of rest to recover.

However, at this moment, the power of thunder raged within Wu Ming's soul, yet it could not shatter it.

Because his main cultivation technique is the supreme secret method, the Lin Word Technique, Wu Ming uses the Lin Word Technique to temper his soul day and night. Therefore, the strength of his soul now far surpasses that of ordinary cultivators who have undergone the three stages of primordial spirit refinement.

"hiss……"

After an unknown amount of time, the wisp of lightning power dissipated, and Wu Ming finally couldn't help but hiss. Although the lightning impact from the inside out hadn't shattered his soul, the pain throughout the process was real. If described in terms of physical pain, it was like being pierced by thousands of needles all over his body!
Ordinary souls simply cannot withstand such an impact.

Ordinary primordial spirit cultivators would probably have to go through repeated failures and multiple periods of rest just to complete the first step of cultivating the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman, the Imprint Secret Pattern, before they have a chance to complete it.

But Wu Ming endured it all and mastered it in one go. Although he was tempered by the power of thunder throughout the process, his soul remained unharmed and even became more agile due to the tempering of the thunder.

"The soul condensed using the Lin word technique is indeed powerful enough."

As Wu Ming felt the Divine Firmament Secret Runes that had been completely imprinted within his soul, he couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

The "Lin" technique ensures immovability and immunity to all attacks. With this supreme secret technique as its core, the soul body condensed is of an extremely high essential level, making it naturally capable of controlling the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman without any problem.

Furthermore, the combination of the Lin Word Technique and the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique is even more complementary. The powerful divine soul condensed by the Lin Word Technique, after being tempered by the Thunder Technique, will become even more refined and resilient.

"Shenxiao thunder method!"

Wu Ming took a deep breath, and suddenly a flash of lightning appeared in his eyes. With a thought, his soul power surged, instantly activating the Divine Firmament Secret Pattern in his soul, and unleashing a burst of soul power forward.

*Sizzle!*
In an instant, a ray of lightning was released from the palm of his raised soul body and struck the sandalwood square table not far away.

The impact caused the sandalwood table to tremble, and a dark scorch mark appeared where it was struck by lightning.

"As expected, its power is remarkable."

Wu Ming observed the scorch marks on the sandalwood table, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

The Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman truly lives up to its reputation as an ancient inherited Daoist technique. Although it seems to be inferior to the Lin and Bing secret techniques in essence, it is still extremely powerful. He has only completed the imprinting of the secret runes and has not yet refined the Divine Firmament secret runes day and night. Yet, its power is already remarkable with a single strike, far more useful than the Star Luo Military Control Technique.

If one were to master the first three of the thirty-six secret runes and refine them to perfection, the power unleashed would likely be enough to overwhelm even a martial arts master who has achieved three blood condensation stages, and a few strikes of lightning magic could kill a person!
While using the "Soldier" secret technique to drive the killing army is undoubtedly his strongest method at present, Daoist secret techniques are also indispensable for cultivators of the Primordial Spirit lineage, since the two methods can complement each other.

"With my current strength, I can easily sweep away martial arts masters who have reached the third stage of blood coagulation, but I still have little chance of winning against those who have reached the fourth stage. However, if my primordial spirit cultivation can be further improved, and I master the first three thunder magic secret patterns of the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman... I wonder if I could threaten a martial arts master who has reached the fourth stage of blood coagulation."

Wu Ming's mind was filled with conflicting thoughts.

Although each blood coagulation in martial arts represents a qualitative leap, a martial arts master who has achieved four blood coagulations is still made of flesh and blood and cannot withstand his flying sword strikes with his bare body.

Therefore, as long as the distance is far enough that the opponent cannot find his true form, he can remain invincible by relying on his Taoist techniques, even if there is a difference in their cultivation levels.

In this situation, as long as there are enough methods and enough power, even a martial arts master who has achieved four blood coagulations could be killed on the spot if he is not careful when facing his Taoist attacks.

of course.

If the distance is too close, and a martial arts master of this level charges in, it will be very troublesome. Even though he has now achieved three blood condensation and his skills are now unified, it is still impossible for him to fight a martial arts master who has achieved four blood condensation in close combat. He will be defeated on the spot in just a few rounds at most.

After all, mastering both skills and techniques is a basic skill for experts who have achieved four levels of blood coagulation. Their application of strength and flexibility is even more profound, and they are all on the path to the pinnacle of mastery.

(End of this chapter)