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Chapter 133 The Fourth Refinement of the Primordial Spirit
Calm your mind and concentrate.

Then he activated the "Soldier's Technique" to barely activate a trace of power within the Black Emperor's Demon Subduing Diagram.

Buzz! ! ! !

In an instant, Wu Ming felt a buzzing and violent tremor in his body. He focused his soul and observed the magnificent divine picture that was breathtaking. He also noticed that the Black Emperor's true form, who was standing on the Milky Way, seemed to be much more active in the picture.

The Black Emperor stood amidst the stars, wielding a demon-slaying sword with a sharp edge that seemed capable of splitting the heavens and earth. At the end of the hilt was a prismatic compass, which, at this moment, was gently turning as Wu Ming drove it.

This was Wu Ming's first time actively manipulating the Black Emperor Demon Subduing Diagram to try to refine blood energy to nourish his soul, so he observed more details. He keenly noticed the changes on the Demon Subduing Diagram and was also deep in thought.

The Black Emperor's Demon-Subduing Diagram contains a world within it, possessing immense and unfathomable power. Naturally, it has countless methods, such as refining blood energy to nourish the soul. This is merely one of its abilities, seemingly belonging to the power of the hilt of the Demon-Subduing Sword on the diagram. It can only barely awaken a trace of its power by suppressing evil spirits and demonic energy.

hum.

As the compass turned gently, Wu Ming immediately felt his body tense up. Then, strands of blood energy traveled along his meridians, flowing to the Niwan Palace in the center of his brow. This was the place where the human soul resided, and the only point where the physical body and the illusory soul connected.

These strands of blood energy were drawn from the dantian and mobilized to the Niwan Palace. Then, under the influence of the Black Emperor's Demon Subduing Diagram, they transformed into strange patterns resembling blood lotuses, merging into the interior of the Niwan Palace and nourishing this acupoint.

As his Niwan Palace was nourished, the primordial spirit residing within it was also affected. Wu Ming naturally activated the Linzi Technique, feeling strands of soul power nourishing him, gradually strengthening his primordial spirit and accumulating more and more profound soul power.

His primordial spirit was already close to the peak of the third refinement stage. Now, with only a small amount of soul power condensed, he had completely reached the limit of the third refinement stage. However, the Black Emperor Subduing Demon Diagram continued to operate, and blood energy was constantly being converted into soul power.

At this time,

Wu Ming also clearly felt a throbbing pain, a throbbing pain in the center of his forehead and uterus.

The physical body can only bear a limited amount of soul power. Once a certain limit is reached, it is necessary to improve the quality of the soul power. This is actually very similar to the essence of Blood Condensation Martial Arts, which requires further refinement after reaching a certain limit.

“I am like a god descending, and remain unmoved.”

Wu Ming took a deep breath, ignoring the sensations in his body, and focused his mental energy on his primordial spirit. He then silently began to circulate the "Lin" technique. Suddenly, his entire primordial spirit trembled, and his ever-growing soul power began to collapse and converge inward.

The collapse and condensation of soul power is different from the condensation of blood energy. The condensation of blood energy is the accumulation of pure yang power, which will bring about all kinds of restlessness and inner demons and illusions. It belongs to the extreme yang. The condensation of soul power belongs to the extreme yin. It will not bring restlessness, but it will also produce inner demons. However, these inner demons are not produced by restlessness, but by the transformation and growth of soul power, and are produced from one's own heart.

however,
The inner demon that Wu Ming had developed had not yet taken shape before it was quietly smoothed out by the operation of the Lin Word Technique, leaving only a negligible trace deep within his primordial spirit.

"The Lin Word Technique is indeed a supreme technique. Even if I use the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman as the core Daoist method to suppress my inner demons, it is probably not as easy as the Lin Word Technique. Although the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman can also subdue all inner demons and evil spirits, the Lin Word Technique can fundamentally suppress the generation of inner demons. Inner demons cannot even take shape. The difference between the two is indeed obvious."

Wu Ming was still in the process of breaking through, but he still had the energy to think. Obviously, with his accumulated soul power, the nourishment of the Black Emperor Subduing Demon Diagram, and the powerful core of the Lin Word Technique, all these factors combined made the bottleneck of the fourth refinement almost a natural outcome for him, with no difficulty at all.

I do not know how long it has been.

Like a drop of dew falling into a calm pool, creating ripples that gradually subside over time until the last ripple disappears, Wu Ming's entire primordial spirit returns to complete tranquility.

At this moment, his soul power was explored and refined to the extreme, gathering at a single point. Then, like a fledgling eagle pecking at its eggshell from the inside, there was a clear 'crack' sound, as if something had shattered.

hum!
Wu Ming felt his entire primordial spirit suddenly tremble. He no longer needed to control it to forcibly gather it together. Instead, it naturally merged inward, condensed into a single point, and then slowly spread out and restored itself once again.

This time, however, the entire primordial spirit was completely different from before. In terms of the 'quantity' of soul power, the change might not be significant, but in terms of 'quality', it was a world of difference!

Wu Ming could feel that his primordial spirit had become tangible, no longer in that illusory state!
Quietly.

Wu Ming's primordial spirit left his body and reached out to touch his bed.

Originally, the primordial spirit is illusory and without substance. It requires special techniques such as the "Soldier's Word Technique" to grasp matter. Moreover, even if it grasps matter, it is merely picking it up and does not possess the physical sense of touch.

But at this moment, when Wu Ming touched the bed with his illusory primordial spirit hand, he clearly felt the weight of the bed and even felt the needlework patterns on the blanket covering it.

"This is... the fourth refinement of the primordial spirit!"

Wu Ming let out a long sigh of relief.

He could feel that his primordial spirit was now more refined than ever before, and was incomparable to what it had been before. Even under the bright sun, or even at noon, his soul could leave his body and travel freely without relying on any magical artifacts, unafraid of the sunlight!
This is also the concept of "daytime travel" in the cultivation of the primordial spirit. When you reach this level, the primordial spirit is no longer so afraid of things with pure yang properties. It can be said that it has a certain resistance. Therefore, it can condense various different primordial spirit dharmas, manifest its soul power, and confront martial arts masters head-on!
Before reaching the fourth stage of cultivation, Daoist cultivators find it difficult to directly engage martial artists with their illusory primordial spirit and soul. They must rely on their physical bodies or magical artifacts. If a Daoist cultivator were to manifest their soul and use Daoist techniques to fight, even if their powerful Divine Firmament Thunder Technique could inflict significant damage on a martial artist, if the martial artist were to recklessly imbue their sword with their essence and blood, the pure Yang blood energy would permeate the sword light, causing great harm to their spiritual power. Even a pure soul would find it difficult to get close.

But things change after the fourth refinement. Relying on the primordial spirit of the fourth refinement as a foundation, after condensing the Dharma body, one can even rely on the Dharma body to engage in close combat with martial artists. The Dharma body itself is refined through various means and is not very afraid of the blood and qi of martial artists.

"Finally, we've reached this point." Feeling the power of his primordial spirit, Wu Ming finally showed a hint of joy on his face.

Since he began his cultivation, he has experienced many hardships and accumulated knowledge over nearly four years. He has finally broken through the shackles and entered the realm of the Fourth Refinement. In the entire Jingye City region, spanning thousands of miles, there are at most only a few dozen people who can reach this level.

With his fourth level of cultivation, he no longer needed to fear forces like the Wang family. He only needed to be wary of a few top experts who had reached the fifth level of blood condensation, such as the leader of the Seven Martial Alliance and the leaders of the two sects.

"call."

Wu Ming exhaled, and his primordial spirit instantly returned to his body.

Having just broken through to the Yuan Shen realm, although a qualitative change has been achieved, it is only the initial step across the threshold of the fourth refinement. To unleash the invincible strength among those of the same level that he possessed during the third refinement, he still needs to further cultivate Daoist techniques and supernatural abilities.

"After reaching the fourth level of refinement, I can greatly improve in all three areas: magical artifacts, divine thunder magic, and primordial spirit dharma form. I will first go to the Demon Subduing Realm to see if my fourth-level refinement soul power can drive more powerful killing weapons."

As Wu Ming's thoughts raced, his soul quietly retreated and entered the Demon Subduing Realm.

Swish.

What came into view was once again that magnificent world, the earth crimson as blood, the sky dark and black, and countless soldiers of slaughter standing on the vast and boundless land, like mountains of knives and seas of swords, the terrifying aura of slaughter almost solidified.

Behind Wu Ming were many miscellaneous items he had piled up, divided into many parts. In one place, many corpses were abandoned, including those of Shen Lian and others, all of whom had now decomposed into bare white bones. Due to the special environment of the Demon Subduing Realm and the intense killing aura, the decay of the corpses here did not have any odor. The white bones, like dust, would soon disappear completely.

The other area was filled with miscellaneous items, including some weapons and inner armor that he could not bear to be seen in the light of day, as well as some daily necessities such as rice and water.

Clang!
Wu Ming looked to his left. With a thought, his most frequently used flying sword rose from the ground and came to his soul body. He easily controlled it with his soul and it transformed into a stream of light, moving back and forth in the void, making several turns.

Although the magic weapon itself has not changed and is still only the lowest level of killing weapon in the Demon Subduing Realm, Wu Ming's soul body has transformed to the fourth level of refinement. Therefore, when he wields it, the power he displays is incomparable. His speed and strength have increased by at least nearly double, and the sword light is almost turning into a rainbow!
Such terrifying power would be enough to kill a martial artist who has achieved three blood coagulations, such as Yan Chuyu. They would not only be unable to withstand the attack, but would also find it difficult to even see the sword light. Most of them would die on the spot in an instant, without even knowing what killed them.

Ding.

After circling the flying sword a few times, Wu Ming returned to his original position. He withdrew his soul from the flying sword, which manifested into a human form. Then, he flicked his finger, causing the flying sword to spin several times in the air before being stuck upside down and crookedly to the side.

After breaking through to the fourth level of refinement, Wu Ming's power in wielding this flying sword increased significantly, but he was not too satisfied. After all, when he was at the third level of refinement, he could kill people of the same level as easily as killing chickens. Now, although the power has also increased a lot, according to his judgment, such power is at most slightly stronger at the fourth level of refinement of primordial spirit and the fourth blood coagulation stage.

After four stages of blood coagulation, there are not many things that can be cultivated, whether in martial arts or Taoist arts. Therefore, there is not much need to force a division among people of the same level. However, after four stages of blood coagulation, the situation is different. In terms of skills alone, there can be a big gap. Some people can only barely achieve unity of skills, while others can approach the realm of perfection. The martial arts they cultivate also differ greatly.

In addition, martial artists who have reached the fourth level of cultivation can also use other special techniques to temper their bodies into physical strength such as copper skin and iron bones, or practice poison techniques, using their blood and qi to control their fists and feet, etc. It can be said that there are thousands of methods, too many to list.

Even the top talents among the Four Refinement Warriors can achieve 'unity of spirit and flesh,' where the soul and body are completely integrated. Their thoughts can reach all parts of the body without any hindrance, and their senses are greatly enhanced. They can even directly see the primordial spirits and souls of Daoist cultivators, and can directly see ghosts and spirits. This is yet another completely different kind of transformation.

therefore,

According to Wu Ming's understanding, at the fourth level of blood coagulation, the strength of martial artists is divided into many ranges, roughly into four tiers: threshold, normal, strong, and top.

Basically, once you reach the fourth stage of blood coagulation, you directly reach the threshold level. According to Liu Muyuan's previous statement, at the fourth stage of blood coagulation, it is normal to practice the Thunderclap Spear Technique to the eleventh move, and only by practicing the twelfth move can you be considered to be at a relatively strong level.

As for reaching the top, according to his judgment, it should be possible to achieve the unity of spirit and body, which is extremely rare even among the four blood coagulations. Those who can achieve this are top geniuses, one in a hundred!

"There's not much difference in strength between martial arts and Taoist magic. I've just broken through, and the power of this flying sword I wield is only at the normal level of the fourth level of refinement and the fourth level of blood... Hmm, this flying sword is indeed a bit low-level, and it's time to replace it."

Wu Ming turned his gaze to the distant mountains of knives and seas of swords.

The magical artifacts here become more powerful the deeper you go. The flying sword he uses seems extraordinary, but it is located on the edge. Even if it contains a lot of killing power, its essence is at most a low-grade magical artifact. Now that his primordial spirit has reached the fourth level of refinement, he can control more powerful killing power and wield more powerful killing weapons.

In fact, he had just made a preliminary breakthrough. He had not yet cultivated the Dharma Form, nor had he further cultivated the Thunder Technique. He was only using his original magic weapon, yet his strength was already able to cross the threshold of the Fourth Refinement and directly reach the normal level of the Fourth Refinement. This was already extremely amazing. If it were an ordinary Daoist cultivator, he would have to slowly accumulate and cultivate the Dharma Form, supernatural powers, and other aspects, and even the magic weapon would have to be reforged to a higher quality before he could reach the normal level.

Wu Ming currently lacks a lot of experience, but since he is in the Demon Subduing Realm, he has hundreds of millions of soldiers at his disposal, which are inexhaustible. Therefore, he does not need to search for materials to refine higher-quality magic weapons, as he can solve the problem on the spot.

Now,

With a thought, Wu Ming's soul flew towards the distant mountain of knives and sea of ​​swords, exploring the deeper parts of the Demon-Subduing Realm for the first time.

　There will be another chapter later. I've been very busy lately, so updates are irregular, but I won't miss any chapters.

　　
　
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