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Chapter 183 Five Refinements of the Primordial Spirit
After some repairs.

Wu Ming returned to the courtyard. After looking around and sensing that no one was nearby, a dark light flashed in his eyes, and his entire body was suddenly enveloped in a brownish-yellow light as he summoned the Earthly Fiend Dharma Form.

But before the aura of the Earthly Fiend Dharma Image could spread, the Dharma Image swallowed his body whole and then carried him into the ground, disappearing deeper and deeper until it reached a depth of forty feet underground.

This is a hollow space, about four zhang square.

This cavern was created by Wu Ming, located directly beneath his residence. He used the Earthly Fiend Dharma Form to open up the air passages. Although ordinary people would still suffocate due to the blockage, martial artists who have achieved four blood clotting stages can stay here for three days and three nights without any problem.

Wu Ming usually cultivates his Taoist arts in this underground cave. After all, his cultivation level is getting higher and higher, and the noise from his cultivation is getting bigger and bigger, so it is no longer suitable to cultivate in an environment with many people on the ground.

soon.

After calming down, Wu Ming took a deep breath and took out two items with a flick of his wrist.

The first item was a jade bottle containing a drop of deep blue dew called "Soul-Condensing Thousand Cold Dew," one of the spiritual treasures of heaven and earth that nourishes the soul and helps people break through the bottleneck of the primordial spirit. Its value was naturally extraordinary, reaching a staggering one million merit points.

Wu Ming obtained this item from the treasury of the Demon Suppression Division. It just so happened that a martial artist discovered this rare treasure deep in the Abyss Rift, but since he couldn't use it, he exchanged it for merit points in the Demon Suppression Division. Wu Ming happened to be checking the treasury at the time, so he immediately exchanged this resource, which was useful for his breakthrough of primordial spirit, for it.

The second item was a piece of dark blue ancient jade.

Its name is 'Soul-Soothing Jade'.

This is also an extremely precious spiritual object of heaven and earth, but it is not something to be taken internally. Instead, it is a special kind of spiritual jade. This spiritual jade can be placed in a quiet room or worn on the body. For ordinary people, it has the effect of calming the mind and stabilizing the spirit. For martial artists, it also has the effect of calming the mind and suppressing the restlessness of blood and qi. It is also helpful for those who cultivate the primordial spirit.

Within the range of the Soul-Soothing Jade, the primordial spirit will feel more comfortable. Although it is only comfortable and does not have any actual effects such as nourishment, even if it is only comfortable, it is still a significant influence in many cases.

"Just give it a try."

After taking out all the items he had prepared, Wu Ming let out a soft sigh.

In fact, he had prepared more than just these things to break through to the fifth level of refinement. He also had a third preparation, which was his trump card: to use the Black Emperor Subduing Demon Diagram to refine blood energy and nourish his soul.

However, he did not intend to use this method right away. He would only do so if the breakthrough process was not going smoothly, and he would not hesitate to expend his blood energy to forcibly nourish his soul in order to break through to the fifth level of refinement. After all, the first two resources would not harm him, but this method would harm him. Although the blood energy lost could be compensated, it would be best if he could break through directly without expending blood energy.

next moment.

Wu Ming tilted his head back and swallowed the Soul-Condensing Thousand Cold Dew from the jade bottle.

He immediately calmed his mind and focused his thoughts, while simultaneously activating the "Lin" technique. His entire primordial spirit remained still and began to continuously converge inward, forming a ball of light that glowed with tiny points of fluorescence.

His primordial spirit did not leave his body, nor did it manifest on its own initiative, but it was now emitting a visible light, seeping out from between his eyebrows, making it seem as if a dazzling halo had formed behind his head, like the light of Buddha.

Compared to the last time, when he relied solely on the Demon Subduing Diagram to forcefully break through to the fourth level, Wu Ming was much better prepared this time. His primordial spirit had already reached the limit of the fourth level, and with the assistance of two kinds of spiritual treasures, his situation was no longer fraught with danger, and the breakthrough was not as urgent and hasty as last time.

hum!
The primordial spirit, which had gathered together, gradually condensed at a point between the eyebrows.

The breakthrough of the primordial spirit is much less dramatic than the condensation of blood in martial arts, but this is only on the material level. In reality, on the spiritual level, the gathered power of the primordial spirit is constantly impacting Wu Ming's mind.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!!!"

At this very moment, deep within Wu Ming's mind, a demon with a blue face and fangs formed. Its body was vast and imposing, seemingly blotting out the sky, overlooking Wu Ming's consciousness, filled with an aura of violence and slaughter.

Wu Ming looked up at the demon, but his heart remained calm. He knew that this was his own inner demon. As the saying goes, the higher the Tao, the stronger the demon. The higher his realm, the stronger the inner demon reflected in his mind. This inner demon was formed by the gathering of the evil energy and killing intent in his heart.

Normally, these murderous thoughts and inner demons are suppressed by the Lin Word Technique, but at this crucial moment of breakthrough, Wu Ming's primordial spirit power is focused on advancing his realm, leaving him no time to spare. Naturally, these inner demons have the opportunity to cause trouble. They emerge and directly attack Wu Ming's consciousness, and Wu Ming can only rely on his will to fight back.

but,
Having practiced the Linzi Technique for many years, how could Wu Ming be afraid of his own inner demons?

He even frequently visualized his inner demons, suppressing and destroying them with the "Soldier" technique and erasing them with the "Fight" technique. Throughout his cultivation, he had fought and annihilated his inner demons countless times. Even now, without soul power to rely on, and only able to clash with pure willpower, he felt no fear. The next moment, Wu Ming activated the "Approach" technique, and in an instant, he transformed into a towering deity, wielding a spear capable of supporting the heavens, directly confronting the blue-faced, fanged demon of slaughter.

boom! boom! boom! ! !
A deity and a demon clashed and fought deep within the consciousness, causing the heavens and earth to collapse and the stars to shatter, but in reality, there was no ripple, not even a wisp of air was disturbed.

After an unknown amount of time, Wu Ming, holding a long spear, pierced through the demon's body with a single thrust, tearing the demon's body apart and causing it to disintegrate layer by layer from the bottom up.

"you win."

The inner demon stared intently at Wu Ming, its eyes revealing a hint of resentment, yet also a fierce glint.

It is Wu Ming's inner demon, a reflection of Wu Ming's true nature, and is one with Wu Ming. Naturally, it knows everything about Wu Ming. It knows that Wu Ming will continue to wield the Demon Subduing Diagram in the future and will further control the killing weapons in the Demon Subduing Diagram. The evil energy contained in those killing weapons will also continuously influence Wu Ming's consciousness.

Even if Wu Ming cultivated the Lin Word Technique and could suppress all inner demons and evil spirits, it would be impossible to completely eliminate all inner demons and evil thoughts. These demonic thoughts would only continue to grow as Wu Ming grew.

It is impossible for mortals to completely eliminate all demonic thoughts; only the legendary gods and Buddhas can do it.

Therefore, as long as Wu Ming does not die, it will never perish. It will only grow stronger alongside Wu Ming. If it doesn't have a chance to retaliate and devour Wu Ming's true nature this time, then it will do it next time. If it doesn't work next time, then it will do it the time after that... Before Wu Ming becomes a true god or Buddha, it can keep losing, but Wu Ming must keep winning.

at last.

All demonic thoughts vanished.

Wu Ming's consciousness returned to silence.

And the primordial spirit that had been gathered in the center of his brow finally made a crisp 'crack' sound, and then rapidly spread out from that point of convergence, gradually forming a primordial spirit that was smaller than before.

Although his primordial spirit had become smaller, his soul power was far more refined than before. Wu Ming could clearly feel his own transformation and the growth of his primordial spirit. Compared to before, it was like the difference between a firefly and the bright moon.

The Five Refinements of the Primordial Spirit!

"It's done."

Wu Ming slowly opened his eyes, his gaze calm and undisturbed. Even during the fierce battle with his inner demon, which was extremely dangerous and where his will could have been broken and his body could have been taken over by the inner demon, he remained as still as water.

He cultivated numerous supreme secret techniques, with the Lin character technique as its core, while also practicing the powerful ancient thunder technique, the Shenxiao Shangqing Lu. His primordial spirit was so strong that it was almost unmatched among those of the same level. Under such circumstances, if he failed to break through to the minor 'Five Refinements' stage, then he should not even dream of the Immortal Realm anymore. He might as well settle down in the city, get married, have children, live a peaceful and prosperous life, and enjoy the life of a master in this world.

"It took two and a half years to finally reach this level."

Wu Ming carefully experienced the changes within himself.

The Five Refinements of the Primordial Spirit.

Reaching this level means truly standing at the pinnacle in a region like Jingye City. One can serve as the head of two departments or establish one's own power base, such as the Seven Martial Alliance, wielding the highest authority in a city.

Gold and silver are like dirt to them, and beautiful women and power are within their grasp. Even if they go to a more prosperous city, or even the capital of Yong Kingdom, a Daoist cultivator who has reached the fifth level of Yuan Shen cultivation will still have a certain status and will not be an ordinary person.

Despite the vast territory of Yong Kingdom and the existence of Dao cultivators who have reached the Seventh Refinement Realm, there are only two or three people in the entire kingdom who have reached that level. Furthermore, there are no more than twenty Dao cultivators who have reached the Sixth Refinement Realm.

A master of the fifth level of Yuan Shen cultivation was considered a top figure in Jingye City, and he remained a pillar of strength in the capital as well.

Putting aside his status for the moment, Wu Ming was more concerned about the transformation of his own strength. He could feel that his primordial spirit was stronger than ever before, at least two or three times stronger than before his breakthrough. This was only because he had just entered the fifth level of refinement and had not yet fully consolidated his realm. If he consolidated his realm, his soul power would probably be much stronger!
The significant increase in his primordial spirit and soul power also means that his various Daoist techniques and supernatural abilities have risen accordingly. With his current soul power, the power of these abilities will increase at least several times!
Previously, he struggled to defeat an injured demon king, barely managing to hold his own. In the end, he had to use the power of the Vajra Pestle to finally kill it. But now, if he were to encounter that demon king again, he would not only be able to crush it head-on, but he would at least be as solid as a rock and be absolutely invincible.

This was even before he had cultivated his various Taoist techniques to the point of matching the Five Refinements.

With techniques like the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Register and the Heavenly Gang Thunder Origin Dharma Image, as long as one cultivates them to a higher level, those like the Demon King from before would not only be easily destroyed in his eyes, but also easily suppressed.

(End of this chapter)