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Chapter 116 The Second Thunder Talisman

Wu Mansion.

backyard.

Inside a room, Wu Ming was tending to a small stove with a teapot on it, brewing something.

After the water in the teapot boiled and simmered for about half an incense stick's time, Wu Ming finally extinguished the fire, picked up the teapot, took out a porcelain bowl, and poured out a bowl of blood-red, glassy liquid.

After pouring out about a bowl, he opened the teapot and used tongs to take out a pearl the size of a baby's fist from it. It was the Blood Essence Pearl he had obtained from the Imperial Prison Treasury.

After being boiled once, the Blood Essence Pearl didn't seem to have changed much, but Wu Ming, with his keen senses, could tell that it was slightly smaller than before. Although it was insignificant, it was indeed a loss.

"At this rate, this Blood Essence Pearl should last me about two months."

Wu Ming looked at the slightly smaller Blood Essence Pearl, made a judgment in his mind, and then carefully put it away.

This Blood Essence Pearl is worth 40,000 merit points. If it were placed on the Blood Blade Tower's black market, the purchase price would definitely not be less than 50,000 taels of silver. Such a Blood Essence Pearl can only be used for a maximum of two months. That is to say, each boiling is equivalent to consuming nearly 1,000 taels of silver. After all, Wu Ming came from a poor life, so he couldn't help but feel a little pain in his heart at such a cost.

However, these resources are essential for martial arts cultivation. It is not advisable to delay the progress of cultivation in order to save resources, as that would be putting the cart before the horse. Only by constantly becoming stronger can one have the opportunity to compete for more resources.

Pick up the porcelain bowl.

Wu Ming drank the scalding hot liquid in the porcelain bowl in one gulp.

The broth made from the Blood Essence Pearl had a taste that was hard to describe, like the taste of a virgin's first blood. Even with Wu Ming's self-control, he drank it until his face turned ashen and he was stiff for a while before he could recover.

After swallowing the soup, a strong warmth quickly rose from the abdomen, spreading throughout the body. One could clearly feel the blood flow accelerating and the complexion becoming more rosy. At the same time, wisps of invisible blood energy were extracted from the limbs and bones, gathering in the lower abdomen and slowly condensing.

"As expected of a rare treasure worth 40,000 merit points, its effects are better than nourishing medicine powder, yet its potency is gentler, and the body can easily withstand it... With this Blood Essence Pearl, after boiling and consuming it for two months, the accumulated blood energy will probably be equivalent to seven or eight months of normal cultivation."

Wu Ming assessed the changes in his body.

Martial arts cultivation is different from the condensation of the primordial spirit. It can be said that time is life. All martial artists are racing against time and must make rapid progress in their youth to reach higher realms. Otherwise, once they get older, their blood and energy will no longer be active, and breakthroughs will become extremely difficult.

If one does not pass the three-time coagulation test before the age of thirty, there will be no further opportunities. If one does not pass the four-time coagulation test by the age of thirty-five, one will basically stop there. Forty is the final threshold for attempting the five-time coagulation test. In reality, very few people in their late thirties or early thirties can break through the bottleneck of the five-time coagulation test. Most people who enter the five-time coagulation test succeed around the age of thirty-five or thirty-six.

Wu Ming is 21 years old this year, and he still has plenty of time. However, martial arts cultivation is a process of continuous accumulation, and the faster the accumulation, the better. There is no such thing as a weak foundation.

After refining the medicinal power of the Blood Essence Pearl, Wu Ming quickly came to the courtyard, picked up the 82-pound Hundred Refined Black Iron Spear, and began to swing it. His strength was unleashed, and every time the spear swept across, it caused the air to burst into a series of muffled hums.

in this way,

After a midday of cultivation, he returned to his bedroom in the afternoon to meditate and practice the Shenxiao Shangqing Talisman.

After Wu Ming mastered the first secret rune of the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique, Liu Muyuan instructed him that the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman could be used as a core secret technique for tempering the soul. After trying it, Wu Ming did indeed feel that the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman had a good effect on tempering the soul, but this effect was slightly inferior to the 'Lin' character technique.

"Unmoved and untouched by any law, when it comes to exploring the Dao of the Primordial Spirit, the secret of the character 'Lin' is still superior."

Wu Ming carefully contemplated the two methods, muttering to himself.

Using the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman as its core, it uses the power of thunder to temper the soul, which can indeed help the condensation and cultivation of the primordial spirit. However, compared to this, the Lin Character Secret does not need to be so complicated. It does not need to rely on external forces to temper the soul. It only needs to be circulated in the mind, and the soul will naturally enter a state of meditation and grow stronger without being aware of it.

The saying goes, "Man follows the Earth, Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows the Dao, and the Dao follows Nature." In Wu Ming's view, the Divine Firmament Supreme Clarity Thunder Method has reached the level of "Heaven's Law," using the might of thunder to temper oneself. However, the Lin Word Technique is even better, having reached the supreme realm of "Dao follows Nature," acting naturally and effortlessly.

Therefore, while the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique is quite good as a killing technique, it is still somewhat lacking as a core Dao technique for condensing the soul in Wu Ming's opinion... In fact, if Liu Muyuan knew Wu Ming's thoughts, he would be extremely surprised, because the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman is already an extremely profound secret technique!
Even when Liu Muyuan first learned Daoist arts, he was unable to master the Shenxiao Shangqing Lu. Instead, he chose a slightly lower-level secret method as his core Daoist cultivation method. Looking at the entire Yong Kingdom, there are very few young Daoist cultivators who can use the Shenxiao Shangqing Lu as their core Daoist cultivation method during the third stage of Yuan Shen refinement.

Splat! Splat!
Wu Ming closed his eyes, and his primordial spirit emerged from his body. Within his primordial spirit, the Divine Firmament Secret Patterns were faintly visible, occasionally triggering bursts of lightning. The lightning permeated every part of his primordial spirit, causing Wu Ming's physical body to feel the same sensation, resulting in a slight tremor and a tingling sensation.

As night fell, Wu Ming ceased his practice of the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique, embracing the "Lin" character mantra, sitting cross-legged on his bed, calming his mind and entering a meditative state to nourish his spirit. He repeated this cycle day after day. Finally...

On the seventeenth day, Wu Ming was sitting cross-legged in his bedroom, cultivating the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique. He felt a jolt in his soul, as if the secret runes of the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique imprinted and refined within his primordial spirit had finally reached a certain limit and could no longer be improved.

"It's finally a perfect ending."

Wu Ming felt the changes in his primordial spirit and finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The cultivation of the Divine Firmament Shangqing Talisman involves inscribing secret patterns, then refining them day and night with soul power until the patterns are deeply ingrained to their limit, which is considered to have perfected the cultivation of this secret pattern.

"Divine Firmament Thunder Technique".

Wu Ming flicked his finger again, releasing a Divine Thunder Technique.

This time, the bolt of lightning he unleashed was even more dazzling than when he first mastered it. When it crashed into the corner of the rosewood table not far away, it no longer left only a black scorch mark, but instead blasted a piece off the corner of the table!
The shattered wood chips were pitch black and had turned into charcoal, while the broken corners of the table were burning directly, as if they had been struck by lightning from the sky.

of course,

With Wu Ming's current level of lightning magic, the lightning strikes he releases are far from reaching the level of true heavenly lightning. However, this power is already extremely terrifying, especially for martial arts masters, where it is extremely lethal.

Like before, when he unleashed a Divine Firmament Thunder Technique, the Blood Blade Tower assassin, even knowing that his true form was in the bedroom, dared not rush in despite the lightning strike. In fact, if it weren't for his swift movements and extremely fast reactions, he wouldn't have had time to dodge and would have been hit by the lightning. For martial arts masters, moves like the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique can only be dodged by taking advantage of the gaps in the formation of the thunder talisman and the burst of lightning; they simply cannot intercept it.

Because whether you use your fists and feet or metal weapons to block, it is an extremely foolish act. Swords and weapons can block sharp blades, but they are ineffective against thunder magic and will only serve as a conduit for thunder power.

A martial arts master who has achieved three blood coagulations possesses an extremely powerful physique. While enduring a Divine Firmament Thunder Technique might not kill them or even cause severe injury, the experience would be extremely unpleasant and would have a significant negative impact on their physical body.

Don't even mention three clotting episodes.

According to Wu Ming's judgment, even a master who has reached the fourth level of blood coagulation would be in a very bad situation if he were hit by his Divine Firmament Thunder Technique in succession, and then used the Soldier Secret Technique to control the killing weapon and directly attack his vital points. He might even die if he was not careful!

The combination of the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique and the Soldier's Secret Technique, along with the ability to wield flying swords, is an absolutely perfect match. If in the future he can also master the Thunderclap Spear Technique to a high level, then even the spear technique can contain hidden thunder magic, making it virtually impossible to defend against.

"It's time to try the second Thunder Rune."

Wu Ming took a deep breath.

When the first Thunder Talisman Rune is perfected, the resulting thunderous power is insufficient to directly kill a martial arts master who has reached the third stage of blood condensation. However, once the second Thunder Talisman Rune is completed, the situation will be different, and the power of the thunderous power will increase steadily.

After calming his mind, Wu Ming did not hesitate and immediately began to visualize the second thunder talisman pattern of the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman. Soon, in the void, his soul thoughts were drawn together and intertwined to form another peculiar pattern.

The moment the lightning talisman's secret runes took shape, it once again subtly stirred the power of heaven and earth, with visible lightning swirling around the talisman.

"Congeal!"

Having the experience of refining a thunder talisman for the first time, Wu Ming was much more skilled this time. After the thunder talisman's secret patterns were formed, he stabilized his primordial spirit and cast a spell, instantly combining the thunder talisman with his primordial spirit, engraving the secret patterns deep within his soul.

Splat! Splat!

Compared to when he refined the first thunder talisman, the thunder power unleashed by this second thunder talisman was significantly more turbulent. As soon as it merged with his primordial spirit, it immediately stirred the heavens and earth, causing strands of lightning to spring up and fall on his primordial spirit from all directions. This directly scorched Wu Ming to a crisp, and even his primordial spirit felt a slight tearing sensation.

The pain of being struck by lightning was even greater than the pain of being pierced by thousands of needles in his body. However, he had been cultivating the Linzi Technique for many years, and his mind had already reached a state of naturalness. At this moment, when he was suffering from the pain of being struck by lightning, he naturally used the Linzi Technique to resolve it. He let the lightning grow and impact his primordial spirit, but he remained unmoved, like a reef in a stormy sea.

at last.

After the baptism of thunder, his primordial spirit had completely withstood the imprint of the second thunder talisman!

(End of this chapter)