I bear witness to immortality in the human world.

Chapter 164 Harvest
"awesome."

Han Cheng walked to the front of the cave and cast his gaze into the depths of the abyss. Then he looked back at Wu Ming, his eyes filled with amazement and admiration. He said, "You truly deserve to be the most outstanding Taoist genius in the history of Jingye City. Even a top martial arts master like Zhong Changdong, who has achieved the unity of spirit and body, is no match for you. I was thinking that I should do my best to protect your safety on this trip, but instead, I have to rely on your methods to protect the resources. I am truly ashamed."

Han Cheng was filled with astonishment. He had been breaking through to the fourth level of Blood Condensation for over ten years, and in that time he still couldn't comprehend the mysteries of the unity of spirit and body, nor could he reach the top ranks of the four-blood martial artists. Wu Ming, on the other hand, was only a few years old, yet he had reached the top through Daoist methods. Although Daoist methods and martial arts cultivation have different directions, reaching the top is extremely rare!
"Brother Han, you flatter me."

Wu Ming shook his head and said, "He was too hasty and too careless. If he had been more composed, I wouldn't have won so easily. This top-level martial arts master who has achieved the unity of spirit and body is indeed extraordinary."

“A victory is a victory. There’s no such thing as carelessness. If he encountered demons or evil spirits and lost his life on the spot due to a moment of carelessness, would we say it was because of carelessness? This person brought this trouble upon himself. He can’t blame anyone else for his death. Wu Ming, you don’t need to worry about it.”

Yan Chuyu walked over and spoke to Wu Ming.

Her eyes shone brightly as she looked at Wu Ming. Since she began practicing martial arts, she had admired very few people, and Wu Ming was one of the very few. Now, her admiration for Wu Ming had only grown stronger.

She was a top-tier expert who had achieved perfect harmony between body and soul. She didn't know how long it would take her to reach that level, while Wu Ming had already defeated her. He was truly fast at every step. She wanted to catch up with Wu Ming, but she could only look at his back from afar.

the other side.

Ling Zhonghan looked at Wu Ming's figure with a complicated expression. He had once been regarded as the youngest prodigy of the Shenxing Division, but there are differences between geniuses. He had been overshadowed by Wu Ming before. Now, after breaking through the fourth blood condensation stage, he thought he could close the gap with Wu Ming again, but he did not expect that the gap had not been closed much at all.

Given Wu Ming's astonishing Dharma form power just now, if it were him to fight against it, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand even one or two moves!
"My move didn't land properly. He was wearing armor, so he shouldn't have died."

Wu Ming weighed the spear in his hand, a subtle expression appearing on his face. He said, "This spear is not bad. I'll keep it. If he succeeds in his cultivation in the future, he can ask me to return it."

The spear Zhong Changdong used was entirely jet black, with a blood-red tip. It was slightly heavier than his Xuan Tie spear, weighing at least 120 jin. Wu Ming roughly judged that it was forged from crimson-black refined gold. Crimson-black refined gold was extremely valuable, being a very rare mineral. A piece the size of a finger was more valuable than the Xuan Tie spear in his hand, let alone when it was refined into pure crimson-black refined gold.

A spear like this, forged entirely from crimson-black refined gold, is impervious to water and fire, and can even block the power of lightning. It is far more valuable than the Hundred-Refined Dragon Pattern Spear in the Imperial Penal Division's treasury, and its value is at least a million merit points!
"This spear is extraordinary. It should be forged from crimson-black refined gold, and its value is extremely high. It was also a very valuable weapon on Zhong Changdong. Now that it's in your hands, you'll have to take it back, and you'll probably feel quite heartbroken."

Han Cheng then turned his gaze to the spear in Wu Ming's hand, a smile on his face.

Just as Zhong Changdong and others tried to seize their Millennium Stone Heart Milk, their spears fell into Wu Ming's hands, so it was no problem for Wu Ming to take them away. Being outside the city, the struggle for resources depended entirely on each person's ability.

"Ah."

Wu Ming weighed the crimson-gold spear in his hand and said, "It's a little heavy, but it's still usable."

Now, compared to when he first entered the third stage of blood coagulation, he has made further progress in his skills. Although the 120-pound Crimson Gold Spear is a bit heavy, he can still handle it and wields it with more power than the Black Iron Spear.

With this spear, he no longer needed to worry about weapons. When he broke through to the fourth level of Blood Coagulation, this spear would still be very useful. As for the Xuan Tie spear in his hand, he could deal with it when he returned to the main camp.

The weapons he obtained from killing Shen Lian, Xu Mo, and others have basically been disposed of in the Shenxing Division's treasury. Given his current status, he no longer needs to hide the disposal of those weapons.

The group returned to the cave.

Yan Chuyu took out the Cold Jade Bottle and quickly put the Millennium Stone Heart Milk into it. Then she looked at Wu Ming and said, "Wu Ming, there are a total of forty-four drops of this Stone Heart Milk. We were able to preserve these drops this time entirely thanks to your methods. Why don't you distribute them?"

The Thousand-Year Stone Heart Milk, a single drop of which is worth 300,000 merit points, has more than 40 drops here, with a total value exceeding 10 million merit points. For any martial artist who has achieved four blood coagulations, this is not only comparable to their entire fortune, but also an extremely valuable resource.

If Wu Ming hadn't decisively defeated Zhong Changdong, displaying astonishing strength that swept across the land, Qiu Feiying and the others would never have been so easy to talk to and would never have retreated so easily, abandoning this batch of resources.

"Just follow the previously agreed-upon allocation."

Wu Ming glanced at the cold jade bottle in Yan Chuyu's hand, but did not take it. He shook his head and spoke.

When they went out to explore, they agreed that all the resources they gained would be divided equally. He did not raise any objections at the time. Now that a large amount of resources is in front of him, he is not so greedy as to break the agreement and monopolize the resources.

In total, there are forty-four drops, a very large amount. Even if they are divided equally, each person will receive eleven drops, which is worth three million merit points. This is even more precious than the spear he took from Zhong Changdong. Moreover, the Thousand-Year Stone Heart Milk is not something that can be used indefinitely. Often, after using five or six drops, the effect begins to weaken, and after ten drops, it becomes useless.

"Do not."

Han Cheng said, "Each person should use ten drops of this stuff at most. Any extra drops can only be exchanged for merit points in the treasury. Wu Ming, you can take three more drops, and the three of us can each take ten drops."

"I have no opinion."

Ling Zhonghan said calmly.

A single drop of 300,000 merit points is nothing to him, who has already reached the fourth stage of blood coagulation. In fact, given Wu Ming's contribution just now, he wouldn't have any objections even if they each took half. "Let's divide it like this."

Yan Chuyu was also very straightforward.

After the group made a clean and efficient decision about the distribution, Han Cheng looked at everyone and said, "Although we have just come out, this Thousand-Year Stone Heart Milk is quite precious. I think we should go back to Dazhai first."

"Ah."

Ling Zhonghan nodded.

Wu Ming had no objections. He was in a more troublesome situation, holding two spears. Although he could put one of the spears into the Demon Subduing Realm, it was not appropriate for Yan Chuyu and the others to do so at the moment.

If Yan Chuyu and the others were to continue exploring, he would most likely casually stick the Xuan Tie Spear into the rock layer and leave it there temporarily, waiting to see if he could take it back when he returned. A weapon worth two thousand merit points was no longer of much interest to him, after all, a single drop of a rare resource like the Millennium Stone Heart Milk was worth three hundred thousand merit points!

of course,

They encountered the Thousand-Year Stone Heart Milk as soon as they entered the Abyss, which was extremely lucky for everyone.

After making their decisions, the group began to climb up the rock wall of the abyss. The height of over 500 zhang was only a moment for Han Cheng and the others. Only Wu Ming was a little slower, but he also quickly climbed up.

……

Deep in the abyss.

At a depth of approximately 800 zhang.

Zhong Changdong coughed up a mouthful of blood. He had barely recovered from the severe blow that had nearly broken his body. In fact, it had only taken a moment for him to fall from a height of 500 zhang to a height of 800 zhang.

He was in the air, falling rapidly, seemingly without any leverage, but in reality, he had reached the fourth stage of blood clotting. Unless he was truly thrown from a height where there was no way to dissipate the force, it was impossible for him to die from the fall. With a slight movement of his body and a glint in his eyes, he looked down at a protruding rock wall that was getting closer and closer, and suddenly struck out with his palm in mid-air.

Although he was still several feet away from the protruding rock wall, the surge of his blood energy caused his palm strike to crack the rock layer from a distance, while also drawing upon a force from it.

With this momentum, Zhong Changdong sprang to the other side of the cliff, then stepped out again, landing on the cliff face in mid-air. He then repeatedly leaped between the cliff faces, which were dozens of meters apart, to regain his footing and quickly dissipate his downward momentum.

boom!
Finally, he made a sudden move, his five fingers forming a claw, one claw gripping a huge rock. His fingers, as if grasping mud, instantly embedded themselves in it, firmly fixing him in place, and he was directly hanging on the rock wall.

Just as Zhong Changdong regained his footing, several figures appeared from above and chased after him. It was Qiu Feiying and the others. They were using the rock wall as leverage to plummet down. When they saw that Zhong Changdong had regained his footing, they quickly released their energy and stopped on the rock wall. Then they found a protruding rock to stand on.

The four of them looked at each other and remained silent for a moment.

"I underestimated him."

Zhong Changdong took a deep breath, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said in a deep voice, "I was too careless. I didn't expect that I couldn't break through his Dharma form with just one shot. His Dharma form is more powerful than others, and his soul is probably much more condensed than ordinary people... If I had known this, I would have used a different method. He might not have been able to defeat me."

At this moment, Zhong Changdong was still somewhat gloomy. After all, in this battle, he not only lost a Crimson Black Essence Spear, but also failed to obtain even a few drops of the Millennium Stone Heart Milk. In addition, he lost face in public, which can be described as a maximum loss.

The main reason is that he is still somewhat doubtful. He never expected that his full-force attack, which he had condensed his blood energy into, would fail to shatter Wu Ming's Dharma form. He should learn from this experience and not be so reckless when fighting against masters of Daoist arts in the future.

"This person's talent in Taoist magic is indeed extraordinary. Moreover, that Earthly Fiend Dharma Form is more than capable of defending than attacking."

Qiu Feiying also shook her head and spoke.

He was also surprised that Wu Ming's Dharma form could withstand Zhong Changdong's full-force attack. However, he also had a great understanding of Taoist magic and knew that Wu Ming was using the Earthly Fiend Dharma form, and that he had clearly cultivated it to a very high level. Perhaps it was the type that paid great attention to defense. It was only natural that Zhong Changdong's attack failed to destroy it.

Zhong Changdong took a deep breath, looked at Qiu Feiying and the others, and said, "Thank you all for your help. I have to go back now."

Having lost his weapon, he couldn't very well go back to Wu Ming to ask for it back, especially since he was injured and needed to find a place to recuperate. For now, he could only retreat from the Abyss.

After speaking, Zhong Changdong turned his gaze upwards, a deep look flashing in his eyes.

He'll learn from his mistake and get his revenge next time he meets Wu Ming!
(End of this chapter)