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Chapter 200 Five Blood Clottings and Ultimate Intent

After breaking through to the sixth level of the Hidden Dragon Tower, he will be able to receive an additional 60,000 spirit points. Including the previous reward of 30,000 spirit points and the 20,000 spirit points allocated for the following year, he will have a total of 110,000 spirit points to use.

One hundred and eleven thousand spirit points are equivalent to hundreds of millions of merit points. Even experts with six blood and six refinements would be extremely envious. For the geniuses of the Hidden Dragon Academy with five blood and five refinements, it is basically enough for daily expenses, and they can even choose to use some extremely rare and precious resources from the storehouse.

However, Wu Ming does not need too many resources for the time being.

After mastering his skills, his efficiency in refining blood energy improved. In another six or seven months, he could condense his blood energy to the limit of four-stage blood condensation, and then he could try to break through to the fifth stage of blood condensation.

The fifth stage of blood coagulation is not easy. Even though Wu Ming believes he has extraordinary martial arts talent and is fearless of any inner demons, he still needs to be fully prepared. He will use a portion of his spiritual energy to supply the breakthrough, aiming to achieve success in one fell swoop and directly advance to the fifth stage of blood coagulation in one breakthrough.

The main reason is that the day of the Hundred Kingdoms' Battle of the Prodigies is approaching, with less than two years left.

Considering the time, Wu Ming is too old to participate in the next Hundred Kingdoms Prodigy Battle. He is only eligible for this one. If he fails to break through to the fifth level of Blood Condensation this time, it will take at least two more years to accumulate blood energy again. He may not have enough time to break through to the fifth level of Blood Condensation before the Hundred Kingdoms Prodigy Battle.

Whether Wu Ming can advance to the fifth stage of blood coagulation is also quite crucial.

With his masterful skills, once his physical body breaks through the fifth stage of blood condensation, he can easily reach the top level of martial arts among the five blood types, which is a considerable strength even compared to his Taoist arts.

More importantly, if a martial artist can break through the fifth stage of blood condensation, it means that he can use blood energy to nourish his soul and refine his primordial spirit to the limit of the fifth stage more quickly... Even if he doesn't have the opportunity to break through to the sixth stage before the Hundred Kingdoms Prodigy Battle, there is no doubt that the more robust his primordial spirit is and the closer he is to the limit of the fifth stage, the stronger he will be.

There is no such person in the Yong Kingdom in this generation who has reached the fifth level of refinement and has the strength to break through the threshold of the sixth level of refinement. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t one in the Hundred Kingdoms Prodigy Battle. It’s not surprising that such a peerless prodigy appears by chance. Wu Ming’s goal is naturally to reach that level. At least at the fifth level of refinement, he wants to have the strength to be unafraid of the threshold of the sixth level of refinement.

In the following period, Wu Ming continued his seclusion and cultivation, ignoring all trivial matters.

The news that he had passed the sixth level of the Hidden Dragon Tower spread like wildfire and quickly reached the entire Hidden Dragon Academy. However, the geniuses of the Hidden Dragon Academy were not too surprised by this, because Xue Lin had also passed the sixth level not long ago.

For the most outstanding talents of Qianlong Academy, passing the sixth level is considered a basic requirement to participate in the Hundred Kingdoms Prodigy Battle. Only by passing the seventh level can one truly have a chance to stand out in the Hundred Kingdoms Prodigy Battle, and even then, it is only a chance.

……

time flies.

More than a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside a secluded courtyard, Wu Ming stood holding a long spear. Suddenly, he raised the spear, its sharp light carrying a beam of light, like a lightning bolt flashing, and swept across the void in an instant.

His eyes were deep and his blood energy was strong, indicating that he had already reached the fifth level of blood coagulation!
Swish! Swish! Swish!!!
Wu Ming gripped his spear and thrust forward, the spear like thunder, striking out dozens of times in succession, like arcs of lightning piercing the night. Each strike was incredibly powerful, and the final strike even created a sonic boom!
In the void, the air was visible to the naked eye, forming distorted ripples that surged along the tip of the spear. After a brief pause, it suddenly exploded, surging in all directions.

"call."

After thrusting out the spear, Wu Ming slowly withdrew it and let out a long breath.

As he exhaled, visible white mist appeared on his body; it was steaming sweat gushing out from within, spreading in all directions with an indescribable intensity.

Keep in mind that it was midday, under the blazing sun, and his sweat was so intense that it turned into white mist that it rose up. This showed just how fiery was the blood energy surging within his body. If it were an ordinary person's body, it would have been roasted by this heat long ago.

However, after the fifth coagulation stage, the tempering of blood and qi reaches the internal organs, which can easily dissipate this heat.

For Wu Ming now, even if he jumps into boiling water, he can bathe and wash himself at will without any damage. His daily appetite has also greatly increased, and he eats more than ten catties of demon meat at each meal!
"The sixteenth strike of the Thunderclap Spear Technique is indeed quite difficult to master."

After dissipating the accumulated heat in his body, Wu Ming weighed the crimson-black gold spear in his hand.

As early as when his skills were at their peak, he directly mastered the thirteenth move of the Thunderclap Spear Technique. After spending more than seven months and finally breaking through the five blood clotting stages, he easily mastered the fourteenth move as well.

As for the fifteenth move, it took him nearly half a year to master it.

Whether his spear technique can reach the top level of the five-blood level after mastering the fourteenth move of the Thunderclap Spear Technique is still debatable, but after mastering the fifteenth move, there is no doubt that he has entered the top level of the five-blood level.

but,

Even among the best, there are differences.

Even someone like him, a top-tier martial artist with five bloodlines, is still somewhat weaker than pure martial artists like Xue Lin who specialize in martial arts and achieve unity of spirit and body. The same moves he uses are at least 30% weaker in terms of power.

In terms of pure martial arts skills, he is inferior to Xue Lin from the time of their sparring match on the island in the middle of the lake more than a year ago, not to mention the current Xue Lin. It is basically impossible for him to win purely through martial arts skills.

Unless one masters the sixteenth move of the Thunderclap Spear Technique, there is still a chance to surpass Xue Lin from over a year ago. "If one can master the ultimate meaning, then the difference between whether one's spirit and body are in harmony will no longer exist."

Wu Ming gripped the spear and muttered to himself.

With his skills reaching a high level and his realm advancing to the fifth stage of blood condensation, he naturally began to ponder the mysteries of 'ultimate intent,' which is the fifth level of martial arts skills.

Extremely.

When one's martial will is refined to its extreme and integrated into every inch of the body, every strand of blood and qi, it is a mysterious and profound realm, far more profound than the realm of unity or transformation, and difficult to describe in words.

Upon reaching this level, although the martial will has not yet solidified into a tangible form, it can already begin to manifest through the blood and qi.

The headmaster of the Qianlong Academy's martial arts school once instructed the academy's disciples and demonstrated the profound mystery of the ultimate intent. When he unleashed his techniques, there was an immediate scene of raging flames. Although it was just an illusion, the pressure on his mental will was very real. Even though Wu Ming had a five-fold refined primordial spirit, under the pressure of the 'ultimate intent,' the operation of his soul was still greatly affected and became extremely sluggish.

For a martial arts master who has achieved seven blood coagulations, mastery of the ultimate skill is considered a basic requirement.

However, six instances of blood clotting are extremely rare, occurring in one in a hundred.

As for the five blood clotting incidents?

Wu Ming was unaware of this; he only knew that Yong Kingdom had never produced such a figure, and that once such an unparalleled hero appeared, the cultivation holy land of Great Jin would surely extend an olive branch, without even needing to go through the Hundred Kingdoms Prodigy Battle.

Now that Wu Ming's skills have reached a high level, he has tried to grasp the ultimate meaning, but he can't find the right approach at all.

Compared to the previous skill levels, which had clear paths to follow, the path of martial arts, starting from the ultimate level, no longer has clear guidance. It can be said that everyone's martial arts will is different, and everyone's 'ultimate level' is also completely different.

To master the ultimate meaning, you need to first find your own artistic conception and clarify your own artistic conception.

Wu Ming knew that it was probably impossible for him to master the ultimate intent after five blood coagulations, because his will was more inclined towards the Daoist arts and he had neglected the cultivation of martial arts itself. Finding his own martial arts intent was not something that could be achieved overnight.

"Although mastering the ultimate skill is difficult for me, once I pass through that hurdle, it will be a wide and open road to heaven."

Wu Ming looked up at the sky and murmured to himself.

Scattered Strike, Penetration, Unity, Transformation, Ultimate Intent... These are the five realms of martial arts that he learned about in the Jingye City region. At the time, he thought that Ultimate Intent was the pinnacle of martial arts, but after arriving at the Hidden Dragon Academy, Wu Ming realized that Ultimate Intent was far from the pinnacle of martial arts.

Martial arts have their limits, but the Way has no limits. The Way of Martial Arts is to prioritize martial arts over the Way. When a martial artist has mastered the ultimate intent and grasped their own martial arts realm, they can then try to merge their realm with the world and comprehend the true Great Way of Heaven and Earth.

Above the ultimate understanding is 'entering the Tao'.

Mastering one's own martial arts realm, and then using that realm to touch the world, seeking a path that belongs to oneself, or rather, a set of rules for the world that belong to oneself—this is entering the path.

In fact, it's not just about martial arts. In terms of Taoist magic, once the primordial spirit reaches the seventh level of refinement and takes control of formations, it also reaches the threshold of communicating with heaven and earth. The next step is also to comprehend heaven and earth, understand the rules, and try to transform the power of heaven and earth into one's own.

therefore,

The step of entering the Dao is common to both Blood Condensation Martial Arts and Primordial Spirit Dao Cultivation.

However, martial arts are based on the physical body, comprehending the heavens and earth and their rules, imbuing one's fists and feet with the pressure of heaven and earth, while the cultivation of the primordial spirit comprehends with the primordial spirit and controls it with soul power. The two are clearly distinct, but they lead to the same goal.

Wu Ming estimated that when his primordial spirit reached that level, or when his martial arts cultivation reached its peak, the direction he would need to study would be either 'thunder' or 'slaughter'.

The reason he possesses the power of thunder is that most of the Taoist techniques he cultivates are similar to thunder magic, and he can indeed wield the power of thunder. As for killing, it is because the power of killing and the aura of slaughter in the Demon Subduing Realm are almost boundless, allowing him to comprehend and utilize them at will.

"It's time to temper my physical body."

After a moment of wandering thoughts, Wu Ming quickly gathered his composure, put away his spear, and headed towards the Taoist academy.

Having reached the fifth stage of blood coagulation, he had naturally already chosen the martial body he wanted to cultivate, named the 'Thunderous Fiend Martial Body'. It is one of the most difficult superior martial bodies in the martial academy, requiring the tempering of the body with thunderous fiends. If not done properly, the tempering will fail and he will be injured instead.

However, this was not a problem for Wu Ming. His Divine Firmament Thunder Technique had already perfected the ninth thunder talisman, and he had even mastered the fourth level of the Heavenly Gang Thunder Essence Dharma Form. He was very skilled in controlling the power of thunder.

(End of this chapter)