I bear witness to immortality in the human world.

Chapter 181 Two Treasures
"It's good that you have this ambition."

After hearing Wu Ming's words, Liu Muyuan finally smiled slightly. His disciple was outstanding in talent and ability. He was diligent in his cultivation, not ambitious, and had a strong sense of purpose. This was truly the mark of a hero.

"I didn't tell you these things before, firstly because I was afraid you would be too ambitious, and secondly because I was afraid of discouraging your aspirations. That's why I wanted you to cultivate the Dao and reach the peak of the Fourth Refinement, so that you could hone a stronger Dao heart and will in the outside world."

After praising Wu Ming a few times.

Liu Muyuan composed himself and said, "I will take you with me to the capital of Yong Kingdom this time. Once you enter the Hidden Dragon Academy, there won't be much more I can do to help you. But before that, I still have something for you."

Say it.

With a flick of his sleeve, Liu Muyuan produced a pair of jet-black inner armor from who-knows-where and placed them on the mahogany table.

Upon seeing this, Wu Ming's gaze flickered slightly.

"This is the Black Dragon Soft Armor."

Liu Muyuan gently pushed the black inner armor forward, and the armor, which looked as thin as a cicada's wing, floated towards Wu Ming, who caught it with his hand.

The armor felt neither too light nor too heavy, weighing around 30 pounds. For an ordinary person, this would be a considerable burden, but for a martial artist who had achieved four blood clotting techniques, this weight of armor was negligible.

"Black Dragon Soft Armor?"

Holding the soft armor, Wu Ming could sense its extraordinary nature with just one glance. This item was completely outside the scope of merit exchange in the Shenxing Division's treasury, and he had not even seen any record of this kind of inner armor in some of the documents and records.

Liu Muyuan nodded slightly and said, "This armor is made from the skin of the Seven Transformations Demon Emperor Black Flood Dragon. It is impervious to water and fire, and can even withstand special Dao techniques such as lightning. It is extremely tough. With your current strength, even if you go all out, it will be difficult to leave a mark."

Upon hearing Liu Muyuan's words, Wu Ming was immediately taken aback.

So exaggerated!

The soft armor made from the leather of the Seven Transformations Demon Emperor Black Flood Dragon can not only withstand sharp weapons but also Taoist magic. The value of this inner armor is immeasurable. It is probably extremely precious even to a master who has reached the sixth level of blood coagulation!

Liu Muyuan actually took it out so easily and gave it to him so casually.

"Master, isn't this item far too precious...?"

Wu Ming glanced cautiously at Liu Muyuan.

Liu Muyuan shook his head slightly and said, "Although this item is of good value, it cannot be called precious. When you reach the fifth level of cultivation and achieve top-notch strength, and are able to represent Yong Kingdom in the Hundred Kingdoms' Battle of Prodigies, obtaining such a treasure will not be difficult."

Upon hearing Liu Muyuan's words, Wu Ming carefully put away the black dragon soft armor. At the same time, he became even more certain of his guess about Liu Muyuan. It seemed that things were really as he thought. Liu Muyuan was probably a reincarnation of a Daoist master of the seventh level or above. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken out such a valuable treasure as the black dragon soft armor so easily.

After watching Wu Ming put away the Black Dragon Armor, Liu Muyuan's expression became even more solemn.

Swish.

He suddenly waved his sleeve, and a surge of primordial spirit power spread out, instantly sealing off this floor of the building.

Wu Ming felt an indescribable, vast soul power unfold. With his current fourth level of cultivation, he couldn't even begin to fathom its boundaries. It felt like a boundless ocean to him, completely isolating the entire Silou. He could no longer sense the outside world.

Now Wu Ming no longer needed to guess. Without a doubt, Liu Muyuan's Daoist cultivation was far superior to his martial arts cultivation. Even a martial arts blood essence that had undergone six stages of blood condensation could not give him this feeling of being almost impossible to fathom.

Seven refinements!

Liu Muyuan is at least at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul realm!

"The Black Dragon Armor is nothing special, but what I'm about to give you must not be easily revealed until your primordial spirit cultivation reaches the seventh level."

After Liu Muyuan used his primordial spirit to isolate the inside and outside of the tower, his expression became much more serious, and he spoke to Wu Ming in a deep voice.

Seeing Liu Muyuan reveal his Nascent Soul realm, Wu Ming was initially a little nervous. But upon hearing Liu Muyuan's words, his heart was filled with even more excitement. Liu Muyuan actually had a treasure even more precious than the Black Dragon Soft Armor to give him.

Swish.

The next moment, Wu Ming saw what Liu Muyuan had taken out.

It was a pale golden sphere of light, not a physical form, but a wondrous shape that existed between reality and illusion. Each ray of golden light transformed into fine and complex Dao patterns, and one glance was enough to tell that it was of extremely high level.

In Wu Ming's understanding, this pale golden orb of light was second only to the projection of the Vajra Pestle he had seen, and was significantly more mysterious than the many mid-grade and even high-grade weapons of war he had seen in the Demon Subduing Realm.

"This is the Golden Origin Soul Jade."

Holding the strange, pale golden orb in one hand, Liu Muyuan whispered to Wu Ming, "The Black Flood Dragon Armor can protect your physical body, withstand swords and some Daoist techniques, but it's powerless against collisions at the soul level. This Golden Origin Soul Jade, however, has the effect of protecting the soul; it's an extremely rare primordial spirit treasure." "While the Black Flood Dragon Armor has some value, those who have reached the seventh level of refinement and bloodline wouldn't care much for it. But the Golden Origin Soul Jade is different. Even Daoist masters at the seventh level of primordial spirit refinement would definitely try to seize it once they learn of it. You absolutely must not expose this treasure to anyone."

After all,

With a gentle wave of his hand, Liu Muyuan sent the pale golden orb flying towards Wu Ming.

"This……"

Wu Ming watched as the pale golden orb floated in front of him, his gaze momentarily shaken. Although his primordial spirit still contained the supreme treasure, the Black Emperor Subduing Demon Diagram, the pale golden orb before him was incomparable. However, it was, after all, a spiritual treasure taken out by Liu Muyuan. Just from Liu Muyuan's description, one could tell just how precious it was.

Wu Ming wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that after Liu Muyuan handed him the pale golden orb, there was a hint of loneliness in his expression, and his gaze also became somewhat somber.

"Refine it now; just use a wisp of your soul power to enter it."

"For us cultivators, the primordial spirit is of paramount importance and must never be easily injured. Injuries to the primordial spirit are far more difficult to heal than injuries to the physical body. A minor injury is fine, but a serious injury will inevitably affect one's path of cultivation, and may even prevent one from progressing for the rest of one's life."

"This Golden Origin Soul Jade can weaken techniques at the level of the soul. After refining this treasure, any soul-killing move will be unable to harm the soul of a Daoist cultivator below the seventh level of primordial spirit. Even for a master of the seventh level of primordial spirit, its attack on the soul can be weakened by at least 70%."

Liu Muyuan softly explained the function of the Golden Source Soul Jade.

This treasure is clearly much more domineering than the Black Dragon Armor. At the level of the soul, it can almost be immune to all killing moves below the seventh level of refinement, and can even withstand most of the power of a seventh-level expert.

"Thank you Master for the treasure."

Looking at the floating Golden Origin Soul Jade in front of him, Wu Ming took a deep breath to suppress the turmoil in his heart. He bowed respectfully to Liu Muyuan and, without any suspicion, stepped forward and extended a wisp of his soul. Given the level of cultivation Liu Muyuan had displayed, he wouldn't need to go through such a roundabout way to harm him.

When a wisp of Wu Ming's soul entered the Golden Origin Soul Jade, the light sphere emitting a faint golden light immediately merged with Wu Ming's soul, and then, like flowing water, quickly entered his primordial spirit along with his soul.

then,

The Golden Origin Soul Jade then flew swiftly towards the very core of his primordial spirit.

Before the golden light could even enter the core area of ​​Wu Ming's primordial spirit, it was blocked by a deep black light, an invisible black light emanating from the Black Emperor's Demon Subduing Diagram!

When the Golden Source Soul Jade touched the black light, it immediately buzzed, like a mouse seeing a cat, and trembled violently. It then retreated, not daring to enter the core area of ​​Wu Ming's primordial spirit. In the end, it only spread out at the edge, and then transformed into an interwoven golden light net, which penetrated into Wu Ming's primordial spirit and finally merged with Wu Ming's entire primordial spirit.

now,

Wu Ming also had a very strange feeling.

The primordial spirit itself is a manifestation of nothingness, without any physical form, light and ethereal. However, after refining the Golden Source Soul Jade, it is as if it has put on a layer of clothing. Although it cannot be seen, one can feel this layer of separation.

Without a doubt, this barrier is the effect of the Golden Soul Jade, which can resist many killing moves and methods targeting the soul.

"All right."

Seeing that Wu Ming had refined the Golden Origin Soul Jade, Liu Muyuan finally nodded slightly. Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he dispersed his primordial spirit power and also removed the shielding and sealing of the fifth floor of the Silou Tower.

He gazed at Wu Ming and said softly, "I know you have also had some opportunities and you should possess some extraordinary items. However, this Golden Origin Soul Jade is no ordinary thing. You can tell what is important and what is not. You need to be more cautious."

"Yes, disciple, keep this in mind."

Wu Ming felt a slight chill run down his spine and responded respectfully to Liu Muyuan.

Liu Muyuan gave Wu Ming an inner armor to protect his body and a spiritual treasure to protect his primordial spirit. He then sat back down behind the mahogany table, looking somewhat tired. He waved to Wu Ming and said, "Go down and make preparations. In a few days, you will come with me to the capital."

After Wu Ming responded, he suddenly remembered something and whispered, "By the way, Master, I have another question to ask you."

"speak."

"Although I mainly cultivate the Dao of Primordial Spirit, I have not neglected martial arts cultivation. Now I have cultivated martial arts to the fourth stage of blood condensation, but because I have cultivated the Primordial Spirit, I cannot achieve the unity of spirit and body. Will I always be behind in martial arts?"

"will not."

Liu Muyuan responded briefly: "Martial arts skills, unity, transformation, ultimate intent... If you can cultivate to the ultimate intent, then the martial will will be condensed to the extreme, naturally integrated into every muscle and bone, every wisp of blood and qi. It will also have the effect of unity of spirit and flesh. Or, to put it another way, unity of spirit and flesh is the half-finished ultimate intent, which only allows the soul to merge into the flesh and blood, and also slightly combines the martial will with the body. The ultimate intent is the perfect combination of will and body."

"Even if you specialize in the Dao of the Primordial Spirit, if you can master the martial arts, you won't be much different from a master who specializes in martial arts. However, your talent in the Dao of the Primordial Spirit far surpasses your talent in martial arts. As for martial arts, you can just practice casually. When you achieve success in your Dao cultivation and enter the seventh level of the Primordial Spirit Refinement, it won't matter if your physical body is weak. You can even reincarnate and start over, getting a body with superior aptitude without any problem."

(End of this chapter)