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Chapter 150 Shock from all sides
Seeing that Wu Ming had taken Yan Luo's attack and obtained the Blood Essence Pearl,

The entire audience was stunned.

"This……"

Qian Qiu, Ning Bufan, Yan Chuyu, and the others all showed expressions of astonishment, and were all stunned for a moment.

"Four Refinements?!"

"This is impossible!"

At the same time, two voices rang out from two different places.

One of the voices came from Yan Luo, which carried a hint of surprise. She looked down at Wu Ming from the air, revealing a somewhat astonished expression. Although she had only just entered the fourth level of cultivation, she was a disciple of Zi Yuan and had an extremely profound understanding of the Dao. How could she not see that Wu Ming's attack just now was the power of the Earthly Fiend Dharma Form?

The power of the Earthly Fiend Dharma Form is a technique that can only be used by those who have reached the fourth level of the Primordial Spirit Refinement. Wu Ming has actually stepped into the fourth level of the Refinement Realm!

The other person who was taken aback was Daoist Ziyuan.

She gazed at the scene, and when she saw Wu Ming wave his hand and unleash the power of his Dharma Image to shatter Yan Luo's Purple Yuan Qi Great Handprint, a look of astonishment and disbelief immediately appeared in her eyes.

"Earthly Fiend Dharma Form?"

Ziyuan's astonishment was almost beyond comprehension.

It should be noted that Yanluo was able to enter the fourth level of refinement because she had already reached the third level of refinement. She had also traveled in the mortal world for many years, witnessed the hearts of people, and refined her heart in the mortal world, resulting in an extremely high state of mind. Afterwards, she spent several years training on the border of Jingye City, honing herself, before finally breaking through that bottleneck and entering the fourth level of refinement.

But what about Wu Ming?

Several years ago at Tingxuexuan, Wu Ming had not yet stepped into the third level of cultivation.

In two or three years, for a Nascent Soul cultivator, being able to overcome the bottleneck of the third refinement stage is already considered genius. However, Wu Ming not only overcame the bottleneck of the third refinement stage, but even went a step further and entered the fourth refinement stage!

Unbelievable!
How old is Wu Ming this year? He's probably two or three years younger than Yan Luo. To reach the fourth level of cultivation at this age, especially in a region like Jingye City where the Daoist lineage is declining, and without systematic guidance, is simply outrageous!

Compared to Ziyuan's shock and disbelief, Liu Muyuan was much calmer. Although he was also slightly surprised by Wu Ming's breakthrough to the fourth level, he knew that Wu Ming's cultivation was based on the Shenxiao Shangqing Talisman as the core secret technique. Coupled with his extremely high talent, it was normal for him to make rapid progress. Only such unparalleled talent was worth his careful cultivation.

River bank.

Wu Ming held the Blood Essence Pearl in his hand, looked up at Yan Luo in the air, and said calmly, "Miss Yan Luo, the resources you owe me can indeed be repaid with this Blood Essence Pearl. However, you attacked me just now, so you didn't intend to hand over this Blood Essence Pearl to me, did you? I obtained this pearl through my own abilities, so Miss Yan Luo, you still owe me a resource."

"Furthermore, it is only polite to reciprocate. Miss Yanluo's Taoist magic is quite good, so let's try my methods as well."

Wu Ming held the Blood Essence Pearl in his hand, and as soon as he finished speaking, his left hand suddenly pointed upwards.

Divine Firmament Thunder Technique!!
boom!
A burst of dazzling lightning exploded from his fingertips and fell straight into the smoke and mist in the air.

Yan Luo's beautiful face was filled with astonishment. Seeing Wu Ming make his move, she was also terrified. Almost without hesitation, her entire primordial spirit instantly retracted and returned to the interior of the purple flying needle. Then, her primordial spirit controlled the flying needle and activated the secret technique of manipulating objects. Instantly, the entire flying needle shone with purple light and collided with the incoming lightning.

Crackling!

A burst of lightning exploded in the void.

Wu Ming went all out this time, unleashing the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique with five overlapping thunder talismans. This was mainly because Yan Luo had attacked him earlier, and although she had no intention of killing him, he would have been seriously injured and in a sorry state if he couldn't withstand it. In addition, Yan Luo had now reached the fourth level of primordial spirit refinement and was no longer as fragile as before.

The lightning crackled and roared, constantly eroding the purple light. Although the purple light struggled desperately, it could not overwhelm the lightning and was instead torn apart and penetrated by it.

Just as that beam of lightning was about to pierce through the purple light and strike the flying needle artifact within it...

Swish!
A purple shadow suddenly appeared, coming from afar.

This purple shadow was extremely fast, seemingly a large purple handprint, but it was far more refined than what Yan Luo had used, and it looked almost tangible.

zizi.

The purple handprint approached in an instant, instantly grasping the purple flying needle and the ever-spreading lightning in its palm. With a gentle squeeze, all the lightning was extinguished in an instant.

"Master!"

Yan Luo's delighted voice came from within the purple flying needles.

At the same time, in the void, the purple handprint that had extinguished the lightning transformed into the figure of a beautiful woman in purple robes. Her expression was rather unpleasant as she glanced at Wu Ming below.

"Junior Wu Ming greets Senior Zi Yuan."

Upon seeing this, Wu Ming naturally knew who the newcomer was, but he remained calm and bowed to the beautiful woman in purple.

Daoist Ziyuan stared at Wu Ming and scrutinized him carefully. His eyes flickered with uncertainty before finally revealing a complex expression. He sighed and said, "I have no intention of interfering in the disputes among the younger generation. However, Yan'er has just broken through to the next realm, and her primordial spirit is unstable. She cannot withstand your thunder magic. Today, you have won... I'll give you this item, and we'll call it even."

The words fell.

Ziyuan reached out and pulled out a section of purple bamboo from somewhere. This bamboo section was as if it were made of purple jade, smooth and flawless. Upon closer inspection, one could faintly sense the aura of thunder.

Wu Ming reached out and caught it, but after only one glance, he was slightly taken aback.

Purple Thunder Bamboo?
Legend has it that deep within the desolate region lies a bamboo forest, abundant with various kinds of spiritual bamboo. Among them, some spiritual bamboo undergoes tempering by lightning, transforming over a hundred years into purple lightning bamboo, which is extremely precious. It can bear lightning talismans, be engraved with lightning seals, and gather the power of lightning.

Wu Ming had only seen this item recorded in ancient books; it was not recorded in the archives of the Shenxing Division. However, he knew that if it could be exchanged in the treasury, its value would probably be at least several hundred thousand merit points.

A section of Purple Thunder Bamboo can be engraved with more than one thunder imprint, accumulating thunder power. When using thunder magic, using this as a support can increase the power of thunder magic by at least 30%!
Wu Ming was about to bow and express his gratitude when he saw that Daoist Ziyuan had once again transformed into a large purple handprint, holding the flying needle magic weapon that Yanluo had possessed in his palm. In an instant, he fled into the distance and disappeared.

"They left so quickly." Wu Ming shook his head slightly. Although he knew that Zi Yuan wouldn't do anything to him because of Liu Muyuan's relationship, he didn't expect that after making a move, she would not only not pressure him, but also give him a section of Purple Thunder Bamboo, thus settling things even with Yan Luo.

Just as the thought flashed through Wu Ming's mind, another voice suddenly came. This time, the voice was condensed into a line, spreading from an unknown direction and directly entering his ear, ringing in his ear.

"Come see me after you return to the city."

The voice was very calm, but Wu Ming recognized it immediately; it was none other than Liu Muyuan, the head of the Cautious Punishment Division!
It turned out that Liu Muyuan was also nearby.

Wu Ming immediately understood. Seeing that Liu Muyuan had not yet appeared, he replied "Yes," then put away the Purple Thunder Bamboo and Blood Essence Pearl, and looked at Yan Chuyu and the others in the distance, as well as the straight White Desert River.

On the river, the spiritual tide had gradually receded, the white mist was slowly dissipating, and the river clam demons that had been breathing in spiritual energy were almost nowhere to be seen.

"It seems this is the end of the matter."

Wu Ming shook his head slightly, greeted Yan Chuyu and the others from afar, and then quietly turned and left.

On the banks of the Baimo River, only Yan Chuyu and the others remained, their eyes still filled with shock as they recalled the scene of Wu Ming and Yan Luo's battle. The shock in their hearts could not be calmed for a long time.

The fourth refinement of the primordial spirit!

Wu Ming not only cultivated Taoist arts, but also secretly cultivated to the level of the fourth level!

No, that's not right. At this point, it shouldn't be said that Wu Ming cultivates Taoist arts as a side practice. It should be said that Wu Ming has always focused on Taoist arts, and martial arts have always been just Wu Ming's superficial skills.

Ling Zhonghan was still in a daze. After a brief moment of confusion, he came to his senses and finally understood why Liu Muyuan had chosen Wu Ming as his personal disciple instead of him.

"So that's it."

He murmured to himself, then slowly sheathed his sword. After glancing at the Bai Mo River where the white mist was gradually dissipating, he turned and walked away, disappearing quietly from the banks of the Bai Mo River.

……

Wu Ming, the patrol officer of the Censorate, has broken through to the fourth level of the Daoist realm by also cultivating the primordial spirit!
As the spiritual tide in Baimo River came to an end, the news quickly spread throughout Jingye City. Those low-level martial artists who knew nothing about the Dao of the Primordial Spirit were simply curious about it.

However, all the factions that truly understood its meaning were shaken upon learning this news!
……

Inside the Blood Blade Tower.

"So that's it."

The man, dressed in a black robe and wearing a blood-red mask, muttered to himself after hearing the information.

He was the altar master of the Blood Blade Tower in Jingye City. Originally, Wu Ming was not qualified to enter his field of vision, but because Liu Muyuan had personally visited the Blood Blade Tower last time, he had carefully learned about Wu Ming's deeds and had some guesses about Wu Ming's dual cultivation of Taoist magic. Now, his guesses had been confirmed.

No wonder 'Silver One' failed to assassinate Wu Ming back then. Facing a master who is proficient in both Taoism and martial arts, it would have been impossible to take him down if he hadn't had prior intelligence and made careful arrangements.

"This child's talent in Taoist arts is indeed extraordinary, and it is necessary to let the main building know about it."

After a brief moment of contemplation, the black-robed leader turned and disappeared into the Bloodblade Tower.

……

Black Fiend Sect.

Deep within the mountain gate lies the main hall.

Upon hearing the intelligence report, Mo Yunhe, the sect leader of the Black Fiend Sect, frowned deeply.

"Twenty-two years old, having completed the fourth stage of primordial spirit cultivation, and also practicing martial arts..."

"monster."

The Dao of Primordial Spirit and the Martial Arts of Blood Condensation may be similar after reaching a high level of cultivation, but in the early stages, it is generally agreed that the Dao of Primordial Spirit is more difficult to cultivate. Therefore, being able to enter the fourth level of Primordial Spirit Refinement at the age of twenty-two is an inconceivable talent. Looking at the entire Yong Kingdom, there are very few like him in an era!
Jingye City is one of the fifty-four cities of Yong Kingdom. Although some exceptional geniuses have emerged from here over the centuries and entered the capital, no one has ever reached Wu Ming's level!

With such talent, even the forces in the capital would likely be alarmed.

"Tan Yuzhou has been missing for a long time. Now it seems that he may have died at his hands."

Beside Mo Yunhe, an old man with white hair and beard slowly spoke. He was the previous sect leader of the Black Fiend Sect and was still alive. However, due to his advanced age, his blood and energy had declined, so he had already stepped down from the position of sect leader and usually did not concern himself with the affairs of the sect. But now that there was going to be a change in the desolate region, he had just come out of seclusion to help Mo Yunhe deal with some thorny issues.

Mo Yunhe shook his head and said, "Let's leave it at that. There is no deep-seated hatred between our sect and him. Tan Yuzhou's branch has only personal grudges against him, and now they have basically all died at his hands. We don't need to provoke him anymore."

Wu Ming has now fully developed his power. After refining his primordial spirit four times, he has become a rising genius in the Daoist arts. It is extremely unwise for the Black Fiend Sect to continue to be enemies with Wu Ming for the sake of Tan Yuzhou, a dead man.

"That does not work."

The old sect leader said in a deep voice, "We need to be decisive in our actions. Whatever choice we make, we must do it thoroughly. Since it is not advisable to be his enemy, then we should deal with Tan Yuzhou's branch and the Xu family's side as well."

Mo Yunhe hesitated and said, "Isn't this a bit too heartless...?"

The Xu family is nothing special, but Tan Yuzhou is an elder of the Black Fiend Sect and has also contributed to the sect.

"Born for the sect, and die for the sect. The Tan family has always depended on the sect for survival. Besides, this grudge was caused by Tan Yuzhou himself. Let's just say that he did something for the sect after he died."

The old sect leader spoke calmly.

Upon hearing this, Mo Yunhe's gaze gradually turned indifferent. He nodded slightly and said, "Very well."

(End of this chapter)