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Chapter 173 Four Blood Clottings
"It's time to go back."

Wu Ming gathered his thoughts, let out a long breath, and his primordial spirit instantly returned to the outside of the cave and returned to his body.

This exploration of the abyss was thrilling yet safe, and the final harvest was very rich. Once that batch of Zhenmai Stones is disposed of, resources will not be lacking for a short time.

Now,

Wu Ming climbed up the rugged and steep mountain wall and soon returned to the ground. After briefly determining his direction, he headed towards the border stronghold and soon returned to it.

Afterwards, in the border stronghold, the harvested Zhenmai Stones and other unused resources were disposed of in the central camp's deputy tent. This was where the Demon Suppression Division processed various resources, which would be transported back to the city in batches.

After exchanging some resources needed for his cultivation, Wu Ming did not stay in the border stronghold. Instead, he left the stronghold again, this time heading straight north to find a secluded valley and settling down deep within it.

This time,

He planned to push his martial arts skills to the limit of three blood condensation stages in one go!
Although the village is safer, there are often disturbances. For him now, even in such a remote valley, he can cultivate alone with a rock-solid peace. Ordinary fourth-transformation demons are nothing more than easy prey. Even if he encounters a fifth-transformation demon king, he now has trump cards to deal with it and is not too afraid.

……

Time flies,

More than three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Deep within the secluded valley, Wu Ming's eyes were unfathomable. He gripped the crimson-black gold spear in both hands, lightly twirling it as he unleashed one move after another. His moves were fluid and unhurried, his movements fluid and effortless. Sometimes, when he swung the spear, there was no sound at all, yet the moment the spear tip struck, it could instantly crack and shatter the rocks it touched.

Sometimes he would swing his gun, like a howling wind, causing the leaves of nearby trees to sway constantly.

I do not know how long it has been.

Wu Ming sheathed his spear, exhaled a breath of condensed white mist, and then walked to a cave he had carved out. He retrieved a packet of 'Seven Treasures Blood-Replenishing Powder' from the Demon-Subduing Realm and put it into a pot to soak and brew.

This is the most effective blood-replenishing powder that can be obtained in the border stronghold, and it is also the most expensive. One dose is worth more than two thousand merit points. Wu Ming exchanged dozens of doses at once and used one dose every two days.

"Using this one should be enough."

Wu Ming looked at the nourishing medicine being brewed in the pot, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

It has been more than two years since he broke through the third stage of blood clotting. Through his arduous and unremitting cultivation and the replenishment of massive resources, he has finally nourished his blood and qi to an extremely robust level and is about to reach the limit of the third stage of blood clotting.

When the Qi and blood nourish the lower abdomen and dantian to the point that they can no longer bear it, it means that the current realm has reached its limit. This means that one can try to break through to a higher level of blood condensation. Ordinary martial artists who have reached the third level of blood condensation, even those with above-average talent, often need three years to go from the initial stage of the third level of blood condensation to the limit of the third level of blood condensation. However, Wu Ming only took a little over two years.

but,

Being able to cultivate one's Qi and blood to a certain level does not necessarily mean that one can break through the limits.

From the third to the fourth bloodline, 99% of martial artists fail on their first attempt. Even top geniuses of the younger generation like Xiao Yang, Yan Chuyu, and Ling Zhonghan failed to succeed on their first attempt. Although some individuals have successfully reached the fourth bloodline on their first attempt since the founding of Jingye City, achieving this before the age of twenty-five, they are few and far between.

Most of these figures did not remain in Jingye City; instead, they went to the more prosperous capital of Yong Kingdom.

Wu Ming was quite looking forward to and confident about his breakthrough to the fourth level of cultivation. This was mainly because his primordial spirit realm had already reached the fourth level of refinement, his strength was increasing day by day, and his will was as firm as iron. Although he did not spend much time on martial arts cultivation on weekdays, he had never been lazy. In his mind, he naturally wanted to achieve his goal in one fell swoop and did not want to procrastinate.

quickly,

A tonic powder has been prepared.

Wu Ming took out a porcelain bowl, poured the medicine powder from the medicine pot, and used a wisp of Yin Soul power to cool the soup slightly. Then he tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp, swallowing all the medicinal ingredients whole.

As soon as the medicine entered his stomach, it quickly transformed into a burning sensation and rose up. Wu Ming returned outside, holding his spear. This time, he did not wield the spear, but instead assumed a stance with the spear held horizontally. After about half an hour, the burning sensation in his body gathered in his lower abdomen, and finally transformed into a ball of blood energy, merging into his lower abdomen.

at last,

Wu Ming felt a slight swelling and pain in his lower abdomen, his dantian. He knew this was a sign that his blood energy had reached its limit and his dantian could no longer hold more blood energy. He needed to further condense his blood energy and then rely on it to temper his meridians and expand his dantian before he could advance to the next realm.

"We've finally reached this point."

Feeling the rising and surging blood in his lower abdomen, Wu Ming took a deep breath, his mind quite calm.

He carried the spear in his hand and walked back to the cave step by step. He sat cross-legged in the cave and adjusted his state until his breathing and blood circulation returned to stability and calm. Finally, he opened his eyes and took out a pill and a fruit.

Both this pill and this spiritual fruit are resources that can help stabilize one's blood energy during the process of breaking through to the Blood Condensation stage. They are quite valuable, totaling nearly 300,000 merit points. They are basically the best type of resources that Wu Ming currently has, and they are resources that he prepared a long time ago.

In fact, the two departments also had more expensive and more effective items in their treasuries, but those were more suitable for the fifth stage of blood coagulation, which required a body that had undergone four stages of blood coagulation to easily withstand. Therefore, Wu Ming did not choose them.

Whether it's a tonic or a breakthrough product, the more precious it is, the better it is not necessarily true.

"call."

After making all the necessary preparations, Wu Ming took a deep breath, cleared his mind of all distractions, and then focused his mind on his lower abdomen, dantian. After swallowing the two resources that would aid his breakthrough, he activated the blood and qi within his dantian.

The immense, overflowing blood energy filling his entire dantian began to slowly rotate under Wu Ming's mental guidance. This rotation immediately generated an intense, scorching sensation, rapidly spreading outwards from his lower abdomen and quickly throughout his entire body. This burning sensation was a common occurrence during a breakthrough to the Blood Condensation stage, something Wu Ming had experienced before without much reaction. This pain, unbearable for most, didn't even make him flinch now.

All suffering originates from the mind.

Wu Ming's mind was completely calm, and his blood and energy surged continuously. The pain on the material and physical levels had no effect on him at all. After an unknown amount of time, the pain that filled his body finally began to challenge his will.

In the darkness, he seemed to see a god or demon manifest in the raging flames, with a blue face and fangs, its expression ferocious, unleashing thousands of flames at him, trying to drive him away and make him leave the place.

But Wu Ming ignored it, turning a blind eye and letting the flames engulf him without any effect.

In a trance,
The blue-faced, fanged demon vanished, replaced by a figure who found himself in a blazing furnace, with someone whispering beside him, seemingly his own voice.

Why endure this pain?
Why be so foolish as to stay in the flames?

As long as you stand up, take a step out of this furnace, everything will be fine.

However, Wu Ming remained unmoved by these sounds. He knew that these were illusions caused by the excessive and restless blood energy during the breakthrough of blood condensation. Martial artists with weak willpower might fail to break through due to this influence, but his will was extremely strong. He used the Linzi Technique almost day and night to temper his soul and mind, and subdue his inner demons.

These illusions were not as terrifying to him as the inner demons he easily subdued with the "Lin" technique.

in this way,

After an unknown amount of time, Wu Ming felt the pain around his body gradually fade away and disappear, replaced by an indescribable feeling of comfort, as if he were floating on air, and his whole body became incredibly light, as if he could ascend to heaven with just one step.

But Wu Ming remained unmoved.

He remained steadfast and unwavering, fully aware that this was still an illusion, a manifestation of restless desires fueled by inner turmoil. If he were to sway with these thoughts, the attempt to achieve blood clotting would quickly fail.

After enduring much pain and being drawn by many desires, Wu Ming gradually regained his physical senses. He could feel a furnace-like mass of blood energy burning intensely and spinning rapidly within his dantian.

The abundant blood and energy that originally filled the entire dantian were now condensing and collapsing.

boom!
Finally, accompanied by a sound like thunder, the blazing blood energy in Wu Ming's lower abdomen briefly stopped spinning, and then surged wildly inward, converging towards a single point in the center.

Finally, all the blood energy disappeared, replaced by a crimson flame that flickered in the dantian, becoming the only remaining wisp of blood energy. Although it seemed weak, its quality was far superior to what it had been before.

This is the blood essence from the fourth coagulation!
"It's done."

Wu Ming felt the changes within his body and finally let out a soft breath.

He succeeded in the first attempt after four attempts at the Blood Condensation stage, which didn't surprise him too much. After all, he was extremely well-prepared, his will was unwavering, and his primordial spirit realm was above his physical realm, giving him control over everything. It would be strange if he failed under these circumstances, which would only mean that his martial arts aptitude was too poor.

But it is clear that his martial arts aptitude has never been bad. In fact, if it weren't for the Demon Subduing Diagram, his spiritual aptitude might not be as good as his martial arts aptitude. He would probably be better at martial arts cultivation than Taoist cultivation.

After more than two years, they finally broke through the barrier.

Although breaking through the fourth stage of blood condensation in martial arts did not have a significant impact on Wu Ming's strength, it was a further improvement in his foundation. He was overjoyed and, after getting used to it, finally stood up.

Although he had just broken through, his body had already begun to transform. Wu Ming could feel his steps becoming lighter, and the crimson-black gold spear he casually picked up was also much lighter than before.

We arrived outside the cave.

Wu Ming skillfully assumed the starting stance of the Thunderclap Spear Technique, and then practiced from the first move all the way up to the eighth move, all with ease. Finally, he flicked his spear, creating a spear flower, and unleashed the ninth move of the Thunderclap Spear Technique.

Splat!

The spear tip pierced the air, vaguely resembling a bolt of lightning!
The ninth move, which had been difficult to execute fully before, became a natural progression after Wu Ming broke through the Blood Condensation Realm four times. He used it with ease and fluidity, as if he had performed it countless times.

After unleashing his ninth move, Wu Ming immediately followed up with his tenth. This time, however, he was somewhat slow, as his internal energy was not flowing smoothly. Although he was able to execute the form, his internal energy could not keep up.

"call."

"After the breakthrough, the Thunderclap Spear Technique has finally become much simpler."

Wu Ming holstered his gun and stood still.

He could sense that the tenth strike of the Thunderclap Spear Technique was not difficult for him. After ten days or half a month, once his body had completely transformed and stabilized his four stages of blood coagulation, he would be able to master it easily.

Having just entered the fourth stage of Blood Coagulation, he was able to directly master the ninth and tenth moves of the Thunderclap Spear Technique. Undoubtedly, his accumulation of knowledge was profound, and his understanding of the principles of strength and gentleness was also extremely deep, allowing him to directly enter the realm of a normal fourth-blood martial artist.

With a little more practice, the eleventh and twelfth moves shouldn't be too difficult for him.

If one can master the eleventh move of the Thunderclap Spear Technique, one will basically have the strength of a strong person among the four blood types. If one can master the twelfth move, one will be second only to the top master who has achieved the unity of spirit and flesh, and will be at an extremely strong level among the four blood types of martial artists.

Wu Ming didn't know how long it would take him to master these moves, but he figured it wouldn't take too long.

(End of this chapter)