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Chapter 156 Fusion of Dharma Forms
"Impressive, impressive. My Heavenly Gang Thunder Essence Dharma Form, although it has no defensive capabilities, is extremely powerful in attack. When I am in this Dharma Form state, I can even activate the thunder talisman power of the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman."

Wu Ming tested the attack power of the Thunder Origin Dharma Form again, and was amazed.

The Earthly Fiend Primal Magic Form belongs to the Earthly Fiend lineage and is incompatible with the power of thunder. Therefore, when activating the Earthly Fiend Primal Magic Form, it is difficult to release the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique at the same time. Previously, when Wu Ming dealt with that demon fox, he could not use the thunder technique because of the incompatibility of the elements. When fighting Yan Luo on the banks of the White Desert River, he also dispersed the magic form in order to unleash the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique.

But now,
With the Heavenly Gang Thunder Essence Dharma Image, his Divine Firmament Thunder Technique could be released without any hindrance in this form. In fact, this Dharma Image itself could amplify the power of the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique, making it earth-shattering in a single move!
Wu Ming felt that with his Thunder Origin Dharma Form and Divine Firmament Thunder Technique alone, his strength was probably among the top in the fourth level of cultivation. If he could also master the sixth thunder talisman of the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique and cultivate the Thunder Origin Dharma Form to the second level, he would probably be able to sweep through the fourth level of cultivation. Even if he encountered a fifth-level expert, he might be able to put up a fight.

"The higher the level of the primordial spirit and martial arts, the greater the gap between each realm. Even the top fourth-level experts are still far from the weakest fifth-level threshold, which cannot be easily crossed."

Wu Ming recalled Liu Muyuan's teachings to him, as well as the actions of Master Yanluo, the Daoist Ziyuan, which he had personally experienced.

At that time, Daoist Ziyuan simply made a move and easily shattered his Divine Firmament Thunder Technique, revealing a huge difference in strength. Although he had not yet mastered the Thunder Origin Dharma Form at that time, even if he relied on the Thunder Origin Dharma Form to activate the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique and greatly increase its power, it would still be no match for Ziyuan.

"Let's try to combine the two Dharma forms using the Fighting Technique and see what happens."

A thought flashed through Wu Ming's mind.

Then, with a thought, he instantly activated the Fighting Word Technique. Using the Fighting Word Technique as the core, while circulating the Heavenly Gang Thunder Essence Dharma Image, he also summoned the Earthly Fiend Essence Dharma Image. Under the control of the Fighting Word Technique, the two Dharma Image embryos were forcibly fused together.

With a flash of light, the earth rumbled and shook, and piles of earth and rocks roared up, converging into a gigantic Earthly Fiend Elemental Magic Image. However, this time the Earthly Fiend Elemental Magic Image was different. Although its body was made of earth and rocks, these earth and rocks were not completely fused together. In the middle area connecting these earth and rocks, there were surging bolts of lightning!

It's as if a suit of earth and stone armor has condensed on the outside, with the Thunder Element Dharma Form as its core!
"The speed has decreased significantly."

"But power..."

A glint flashed in Wu Ming's eyes. He suddenly activated his Dharma form, took a step forward, and then delivered a powerful punch.

boom! ! !
This punch carried the immense power of earth and stone, while lightning crackled from the shoulder and elbow, causing the speed of the punch to suddenly increase and the power to reach a terrifying level. The punch slammed into the ground, causing the earth to tremble violently and creating a huge fist-shaped dent that was nearly ten feet in size!

"What a terrifying power."

Wu Ming looked at this scene with a hint of amazement.

With the power of this punch, a martial arts master like Tan Yuzhou, who has reached the fourth level of blood coagulation, could probably be turned into a meat patty in one move!

Simply using the Fighting Technique to control the Thunder Element Dharma Form, even at the first level, its power is already quite strong among the Four Refinements. After fusing with the Earthly Fiend Dharma Form, its power undoubtedly reaches the pinnacle of the Four Refinements.

"I wonder how a top-tier martial arts master who has achieved a perfect unity of body and spirit would defend against my attack."

A thought flashed through Wu Ming's mind.

Unfortunately, there are no experts of that level in Jingye City nowadays.

In other words, martial artists who can achieve unity of spirit and body at the fourth stage of blood coagulation are considered geniuses. As long as they are young enough, most of them can advance to the fifth stage of blood coagulation. Therefore, they generally do not stay in Jingye City, but go to the capital of Yong Kingdom to seek a brighter future and pursue a higher level of martial arts.

"Let's call this Dharma Form, which is a fusion of the Fighting Technique, the Heaven and Earth Thunder Fiend Dharma Form for now."

Wu Ming let out a soft breath.

Over the next few days, he further consolidated his Thunder Origin Dharma Aspect realm and also tried cultivating the second level of the Heavenly Gang Thunder Origin Dharma Aspect. The result was that the cultivation of the second level was much more difficult than the first level. Even with the Thunder Origin Spirit Stones given by Liu Muyuan to assist in the cultivation, the progress was very slow, and it would probably take at least a year to complete.

In comparison, the second level of the Earthly Fiend Yuan Magic Aspect is much easier to master. With the Earthly Fiend Yuan Sand, Wu Ming has already mastered most of the second level and should be able to complete it in about a month.

"We can put the Thunder Essence Dharma Form aside for now and focus on mastering the sixth Thunder Talisman and the second level of the Earthly Fiend Dharma Form as soon as possible."

Wu Ming was making plans in his mind.

Although the Thunder Element Dharma Form is powerful, it will take more than a year of practice to make progress. Recently, he has been frequently refining Thunder Talismans. He has already refined the fifth Thunder Talisman to a near-complete stage. Before long, he will be able to attempt to condense the sixth Thunder Talisman.

The sixth thunder talisman of the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman and the second level of the Earthly Fiend Yuan Magic Aspect are both significant boosts to his strength. Once he masters these two, his strength will advance even further, making him one of the top among the four levels of Daoist masters!
……

Two months passed quickly.

More than five months have quietly passed since Wu Ming returned to Jingye City to focus on his cultivation.

At Wu Ming's current level, it's perfectly normal for a cultivation session to last a year and a half. Most experts at the fourth level of cultivation or the fourth level of blood cultivation might not make any real progress even after three to five years of cultivation, remaining stagnant.

However, Wu Ming was different.

In these two months, he has mastered the second level of the Earthly Fiend Yuan Magic Form and has also begun to refine the sixth thunder talisman of the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman. Next, he only needs to spend another six months refining the sixth thunder talisman to perfection. At that time, this thunder magic technique will be considered to have reached the pinnacle of its current level.

As for the Earthly Fiend Primordial Magic Form, Wu Ming also tried cultivating the third level, but the result was that he could not cultivate it at all. The cultivation of the third level requires further condensation of the Earthly Fiend Power, and requires a fifth-level refined primordial spirit as a foundation. A fourth-level refined primordial spirit is simply not enough to further refine the Earthly Fiend Power. Even with more resources to assist, it is a castle in the air that cannot be built.

However, the completion of the second level of the Earthly Fiend Yuan Magic Avatar also raised the power of Wu Ming's Heaven and Earth Thunder Fiend Avatar to a new level, increasing by nearly double compared to before. This leap in power made it impossible for Wu Ming to judge the extent to which his Heaven and Earth Thunder Fiend Avatar could be fully utilized.

The Fighting Technique can ignore everything and merge with any Dharma form; it is truly a heaven-defying method.

The only drawback is that although the fused Dharma Form is powerful, it is also a burden for the caster to control. For example, Wu Ming can easily cast the Thunder Element Dharma Form or the Earth Fiend Dharma Form alone, but casting the fused Heaven and Earth Thunder Fiend Dharma Form is a little more difficult.

Based on Wu Ming's own judgment, his current primordial spirit strength, having cultivated the Heavenly Gang Thunder Primordial Dharma Aspect to the second level and fused it with the Earthly Fiend Primordial Dharma Aspect, is probably the limit he can control. If he were to fuse with more Dharma Aspects, the power of his primordial spirit would become somewhat unbearable. Perhaps he would have to wait until he cultivated his primordial spirit to the peak of the fourth level of refinement before he could hope to fuse with the third Dharma Aspect.

……

Jingye City.

North Street.

In the bustling red-light district, courtesans, dressed in their finest attire, waved handkerchiefs, beckoning to passing customers.

Meanwhile, some elegant places like Tingxuexuan have long been frequented by the city's powerful and wealthy, who come and go, listening to the courtesans singing their songs and appreciating their refined manners. Occasionally, they also use their power to force some courtesans to serve them wine.

Inside one of the elegant pavilions.

Wu Ming, dressed in a simple long robe, sat behind a long table. He gently picked up the wine cup on the table, took a sip of the wine, which was as red as blood, but had a sweet and fragrant taste in his mouth, which spread through his body with a slight warmth.

"good."

Wu Ming made a comment.

"Haha, I told you that the blood fruit wine here is excellent. Not only will it not harm your body, but it can also nourish your blood and qi. Apart from being a little expensive, it has no drawbacks."

Chen Gui sat opposite Wu Ming and spoke with a smile.

After many years, although he was usually carefree and not diligent in practicing martial arts, he has now entered the second stage of blood clotting by relying on various resources. However, in front of Wu Ming, he was noticeably more reserved than before.

After all, Wu Ming is very different now than he was in the past. Even a high-ranking official like Wang Mingxuan, after experiencing the pain of losing his son, still dared not be an enemy of Wu Ming after weighing the pros and cons, and chose to retreat and be transferred to another city.

Especially after Wang Mingxuan was transferred, Wu Ming took over the affairs of the Arrest Bureau. Now, under the Arrest Bureau, there are eight patrol officers, more than forty patrolmen, hundreds of patrol clerks, and thousands of minor officials, all of whom are at Wu Ming's disposal. He is truly a man of high position and great power. There are very few forces in Jingye City that dare not give Wu Ming face.

"Ah."

Wu Ming nodded slightly. He knew that Chen Gui must have something to ask him, but given his current status, he naturally wouldn't ask. After taking a few sips of his drink, he waited for Chen Gui to continue.

Chen Gui didn't try to hide anything and quickly explained his purpose in seeking out Wu Ming, which involved the Chen family's medicinal tea business.

Several months ago, villages in the northern part of Jingye City began to be relocated. Now, the situation has become increasingly serious, with some spiritual lands, spiritual fields, and mountains in the north of the city being forcibly 'acquired' by the Demon Suppression Division and no longer allowed to be cultivated.

Most of the land where the Chen family cultivated Blood Grass Tea was located in the north of the city. Now that it had been forcibly requisitioned, they encountered a great problem. Although the Demon Suppression Division had requisitioned the land at market price and paid the full amount of silver, losing so much land at once meant that it would not be easy to repurchase it elsewhere in a short period of time.

of course,

This matter alone wouldn't warrant Chen Gui coming to see Wu Ming. After all, although there is a bond between him and Wu Ming, as Wu Ming's status rises, this bond, even if it doesn't fade, is something that diminishes with each use. Something like this, which doesn't completely shake the foundation of the entire Chen family, wouldn't be enough for him to squander a single bit of that bond.

Chen Gui had a second matter to discuss with Wu Ming: his younger sister, Chen Yan'er, was still unmarried. Originally, the Chen family intended to arrange a marriage between Chen Yan'er and another family, but due to some changes, the previous problems were quietly resolved, and Chen Yan'er was temporarily spared from becoming a sacrifice for the family's interests. Chen Gui had been trying to matchmake Wu Ming with his younger sister.

but,

Wu Ming is not what he used to be. If it were when Wu Ming was just beginning to show his talent, it would have been a good match for Chen Yan'er to be his wife. But now, the Chen family is nothing in front of Wu Ming. Even if Wu Ming takes a liking to Chen Yan'er, she is not qualified to be his wife. At most, she can only be a concubine. This is the consensus of the entire Chen family now.

In fact, let alone the Chen family, as long as Wu Ming reveals his intention to take wives and concubines, all the upper-class nobles and wealthy families in Jingye City will fight tooth and nail to send their eligible women over for Wu Ming to choose from.

"...I know a little about what happened in the north of the city. Since the Demon Suppression Division has acquired your land, don't resist anymore. Just give up your properties in the north for now and find other places to buy them. I will put in a good word with the Household Registration Division on your behalf."

After listening to Chen Gui's words, Wu Ming thought for a moment and then responded.

As for taking a wife and concubine, he has indeed been considering it recently because his parents have been urging him to. However, due to his still shallow martial arts cultivation, he is not really interested in it and plans to wait until he completes the fourth blood coagulation before making any plans.

(End of this chapter)