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Chapter 198 Hidden Dragon Tower

Leave the Hidden Dragon Palace.

Wu Ming was very satisfied with the 30,000 spiritual points he had gained. Although he had spent six whole days practicing martial arts and had been stagnant in his Taoist cultivation for six days, the results were enough to make up for the effort.

"In another month, in another month, it will be my third year at the Hidden Dragon Academy. The amount of spiritual points will decrease in the third year, but that won't be a problem for me. I can just go to the Hidden Dragon Tower."

Hidden Dragon Tower.

This is a magnificent tower located on the north side of the main hall of Qianlong Temple.

The tower is extremely magnificent, with a total of nine stories. It is constructed with arrays, and each story has a unique array structure that can conjure up various demons of different strengths.

For disciples of the Hidden Dragon Academy, as long as they can climb to the fifth level, their annual share in the Hidden Dragon Academy will be fixed at 20,000 spirit points and will not decrease—provided, of course, that they are under thirty years old.

Anyone over thirty years of age can no longer remain in the Hidden Dragon Academy.

As for climbing to higher levels, the annual share will no longer increase, but a fixed reward will be given. Breaking through the fifth level will directly grant 20,000 spirit points, the sixth level 40,000, the seventh level 80,000, and the eighth level 160,000!
As for the highest level, the ninth level, if one can pass through it, one will receive a reward of 320,000 spirit points!
However, as far as Wu Ming knew, since the construction of the Hidden Dragon Tower more than a thousand years ago, not a single disciple of the Hidden Dragon Academy had ever broken through the ninth level of the Hidden Dragon Tower, and even the eighth level had only been passed by one person.

Previously, Wu Ming's spiritual points were always 20,000 per year, which was the highest level. Even if he went to challenge the Hidden Dragon Tower, it would not improve his level. Therefore, he had never been interested in the Hidden Dragon Tower. Now, however, he could go and take a look.

……

Hidden Dragon Tower.

The nine-story pagoda stands tall on the plain.

The tower was completely silent, and there was no one to be seen below.

Although the rewards for each floor of the Hidden Dragon Tower are extraordinary, climbing each floor usually requires a significant improvement in strength, so very few disciples of the Hidden Dragon Academy frequently attempt to challenge the tower.

However, just as Wu Ming arrived at the foot of the Hidden Dragon Tower, he saw a somewhat familiar figure emerge from inside the tower.

"Wu Ming?"

Yan Luo looked at Wu Ming who had arrived outside the Hidden Dragon Tower with a hint of surprise. She then bowed to Wu Ming with a charming expression and said, "Yan Luo greets Senior Brother Wu."

Wu Ming looked Yan Luo up and down and said, "Junior Sister Yan Luo, are you also here to challenge the Hidden Dragon Tower?"

"Yes."

Yan Luo smiled and didn't hide anything, saying, "I tried to break through to the fifth level of the Nascent Soul Realm the other day and succeeded by luck. Today I came to try my luck in the Hidden Dragon Tower and see if I can advance two more levels."

Hearing Yan Luo say this, Wu Ming looked at her with slight surprise and said, "Congratulations."

Don't be fooled by the fact that he broke through to the fifth level of the Primordial Spirit Refinement two years ago. In reality, the threshold of the fifth level of the Primordial Spirit Refinement is very difficult to cross. Even among the most outstanding talents of the Hidden Dragon Academy, only the best among them can achieve the fifth level of refinement before the age of thirty.

Yan Luo broke through to the fifth level of cultivation two years later than him, and could be considered an elite among the geniuses of Qianlong Academy. After all, there are only a dozen or so people in the entire academy who have reached the fifth level of cultivation before the age of thirty.

"I haven't let my master down."

Yan Luo smiled, then looked at Wu Ming, her starry eyes shining with admiration, and said, "Senior Brother Wu is truly exceptional. He was just as talented back in Jingye City, and he remains outstanding even now at Qianlong Academy."

After exchanging a few words with Yan Luo, Wu Ming learned that Yan Luo had successfully passed the fourth level of the Hidden Dragon Tower. He then nodded slightly and stepped into the tower, quickly disappearing inside, leaving Yan Luo alone outside.

She gazed at the nine-story tower, a faint glimmer appearing in her eyes.

Wu Ming was already dazzling in Jingye City, the number one among the younger generation. Now that he has come to Qianlong Academy, he is shining brightly again. He has the potential to become the number one among the younger generation in Yong Kingdom. It is unknown how far he will go in the future, whether he can stand out in the Hundred Kingdoms Prodigy Battle and enter the cultivation holy land of Great Jin.

That is the center of the Northern Wilderness, the place that countless geniuses yearn for, and the true path to immortality!
"I wonder which level Senior Brother Wu can pass."

Yanluo's thoughts drifted, but she quickly gathered them again, focusing her gaze on the tall tower in front of her.

……

Inside the tower.

As soon as Wu Ming entered the tower, he immediately sensed a completely different atmosphere.

It was a powerful force of heaven and earth flowing throughout the entire tower, instantly awakening him as he stepped in, making the entire tower seem like a cage.

The walls of this tower are made of a kind of spiritual jade. It is not very strong, but at this moment, the power of the formation flows in it. Wu Ming tried to probe it, and even with his soul power of the fifth level of primordial spirit refinement, he could not penetrate it.

"So this is the formation of the Hidden Dragon Tower?"

Wu Ming squinted, trying to explore the mysteries of the formation, but after only a brief peek, he felt dizzy. Clearly, with his fifth level of cultivation, he was far from being able to fathom the profoundness of the formation.

Without doing anything further, Wu Ming went straight up, walked halfway up the stairs, and arrived at the first floor. *Whoosh!*
The moment he stepped onto the first floor, the power of heaven and earth within the tower rapidly intertwined and converged, transforming in a short moment into a blood wolf with a completely crimson body. This blood wolf had no demonic aura, but it exuded the pressure of a demon. It was a fourth-transformation great demon, and its oppressive aura was stronger than most of the fourth-transformation great demons that Wu Ming had encountered before.

The moment the blood wolf materialized, it pounced on Wu Ming, its immense power pressing down upon him.

Paji.

Wu Ming swung his palm back, too lazy to even use the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique, and directly used his soul power to forcefully suppress it. With one palm, he crushed the blood wolf to the ground, turning it into a pulpy mess, and then it dissipated into the power of heaven and earth.

That is, after Wu Ming slapped the blood wolf demon to death, a green light appeared on the staircase leading to the second floor.

After observing briefly, Wu Ming revealed a thoughtful expression. Without lingering, he strode forward and arrived at the second floor of the Hidden Dragon Tower.

As he stepped into the second floor, the stairs leading up and down closed once again. Then, a huge ape demon, with a body size of twelve feet, condensed and took shape in the center of the tower. The ape demon's aura was even more powerful. Although it still did not reach the level of a fifth-stage demon king, it had almost reached the limit of the fourth stage!

Even top martial arts masters who have achieved the ultimate transformation of this kind of demon would find it difficult to defeat.

but,

Even against Wu Ming, he couldn't withstand a single move.

He merely flicked his finger forward, and a beam of lightning shot out in an instant, piercing through ten zhang and directly piercing the chest and abdomen of the ape demon, causing the entire ape demon to explode in a blast.

After killing the ape demon in one move, Wu Ming continued to ascend to the third level.

The situation on the third floor is different again. It is still not a five-transformation great demon, but a total of six four-transformation limit great demons. Although the six four-transformation limit great demons combined are not as good as a single demon king, for Dao cultivators and martial artists who have reached the fourth level of refinement and blood, it is almost the end. It is extremely difficult to defeat them, especially since the environment inside the tower is not spacious and it is difficult to fight.

After observing briefly, Wu Ming used a lightning spell to clear the area, instantly killing the six great demons. He then continued to ascend to the fourth floor of the Hidden Dragon Tower.

at last,

The opponent that appeared on the fourth level was no longer a great demon of the fourth transformation, but a demon king of the fifth transformation!

However, this demon king's aura was relatively weak, even inferior to the demon king Yu Yi that he had killed in Jingye City. In terms of perception, it seemed to have only barely reached the level of the fifth transformation. Basically, as long as one steps into the fifth refinement or the fifth blood, one can defeat it with a little cultivation.

"This fourth layer seems to be the watershed..."

Wu Ming's eyes flickered slightly.

Within the Hidden Dragon Academy, as long as one can reach the Fifth Blood or Fifth Refinement stage, one can enjoy the highest level of resources until the age of thirty, which is a supply of 20,000 spirit points per year. However, this step, which he had already completed before entering the academy, may not be achieved until the age of twenty-eight or twenty-nine for many others.

In this Hidden Dragon Academy, the higher one's talent, the faster one cultivates and the more resources one obtains. These resources can further improve the efficiency of cultivation. It can be said that being one step ahead means staying fast, while being one step behind means staying slow forever.

boom! ! !
Wu Ming raised his hand again, unleashing another Divine Firmament Thunder Technique.

The Divine Firmament Thunder Technique, with its top-tier power at the fifth level of refinement, was naturally a piece of cake to deal with a demon king who was only at the fifth level of transformation. It killed the demon king with a single blow, leaving him no room to struggle or resist.

Wu Ming stepped forward and continued upward, arriving at the fifth floor of the Hidden Dragon Tower.

"Roar!"

In the fifth level of the Hidden Dragon Tower, the opponent was a tiger demon. This tiger demon's aura was significantly stronger than that of the fourth level, and even slightly stronger than the demon king Yu Yi that Wu Ming had once killed. It was almost at the peak of the fifth level of cultivation!
Wu Ming unleashed a Divine Firmament Thunder Technique, striking directly at the tiger demon. However, this time he failed to kill the tiger demon outright, only causing its aura to weaken slightly.

"Ouch."

The tiger demon, mimicking the formation, was ferocious and savage, just like a real, fierce demon king. After withstanding Wu Ming's lightning strike, it pounced on Wu Ming. With a sudden swipe of its tiger claws, three golden claw marks appeared in the void, seemingly possessing the power to split mountains.

Seeing this, Wu Ming remained calm, and with a flick of his sleeve, his flying sword suddenly shot out.

laugh!
A flash of blood-red light shattered the three claw marks in mid-air, then struck the tiger demon's body directly.

After unleashing his telekinetic powers, he completely overwhelmed the tiger demon. Although the tiger demon was powerful enough and was not instantly killed by Wu Ming's flying sword, it managed to hold out for several more rounds. However, it ultimately could not escape its fate of defeat and was quickly killed on the spot by Wu Ming's flying sword piercing its head.

As Wu Ming watched the tiger demon's body disintegrate, turning into specks of light that merged back into the tower and disappeared, a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes. Instead of sheathing his flying sword, he had it circulate around him while continuing to ascend.

The sixth floor.

What appeared on this floor was a six-armed, golden-haired ape demon.

As soon as this ape demon appeared, it unleashed an astonishing aura, having already reached the peak of the fifth transformation. It was almost impossible for anyone other than top-tier Daoist cultivators or martial artists like Xue Lin and Bai Qiulan, who were at the fifth level of refinement and blood cultivation.

But the ape demon didn't stop there. After it manifested its form, its six arms suddenly trembled, and six more golden staffs, gleaming with a dazzling light, fell from the top of the tower and were grasped by the ape demon's six arms.

"Come and fight!"

The ape demon looked at Wu Ming and spoke in human language, seemingly possessing intelligence!
(End of this chapter)