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Chapter 201 Crimson Flame Heaven-Burning Dharma Form
After a while.

Wu Ming arrived at the Thunder Tower located to the north of the Taoist Academy. This was where he had previously cultivated the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique and the Heavenly Gang Thunder Essence Dharma Form, and now it was also where he cultivated the Thunder Fiend Martial Body.

Arriving at one of the empty, independent cave dwellings, which was actually only about three zhang in diameter, Wu Ming strode to the very center and sat down cross-legged.

Splat! Splat!
As soon as Wu Ming sat down, array lights lit up throughout the cave, followed by arcs of lightning that surged within and spread toward Wu Ming's body, quickly enveloping him.

The Thunderous Martial Body has nine levels and is considered one of the superior martial bodies. At the fifth blood stage, one can only master the first two levels. Once one masters the second level of this martial body, even if the skill is not perfected, one will still be among the top-tier martial bodies at the fifth blood stage.

If one possesses both, that is the limit of five blood.

but,

According to Wu Ming's understanding, the superior martial body is not the strongest martial body in the world. The strongest martial body in the world is the 'superior grade'. However, there is no cultivation method for the superior grade martial body in Yong Kingdom. Moreover, even if there were a cultivation method for the superior grade martial body, Yong Kingdom could not provide the special environment and resources required for cultivation.

To cultivate a superior martial body, one must go to the sacred cultivation grounds of the Great Jin Dynasty. The Thunder Fiend Martial Body is the best and most suitable one that Wu Ming can choose. Fortunately, the cultivation of martial bodies is not irreversible.

He cultivates the Thunderous Fiend Martial Body, which belongs to the Thunder lineage. When he arrives at the Great Jin's sacred cultivation ground, he can naturally choose a top-grade Thunder lineage martial body to retrain and replace the Thunderous Fiend Martial Body.

Superior-grade martial physique is on a completely different level compared to superior-grade martial physique.

Even if a martial artist with the Thunder Fiend Martial Body reaches the second level and their skills are at a transcendent level, it is still not enough for a martial artist with five blood to unleash strength comparable to a martial artist with six blood. However, a Super Grade Martial Body can do just that, and can transcend the limits.

Wu Ming actually possesses more than one technique that can 'break limits'. Techniques like the Soldier's Word Technique and the Fighting Word Technique are both Daoist techniques that can break limits. If he were to fully activate the Fighting Word Technique and unleash the Heaven and Earth Thunder Fiend Dharma Form, its power would undoubtedly break through the limits of the Six Refinements!
As for the "Soldier Technique," as he continues to improve at the fifth level and gradually approaches the peak of the fifth level, the power of his ability to control objects is also increasing. When he forcibly drives a top-grade weapon, its power can easily break through the limit of the sixth level!
It can be said,
With his current abilities, he can easily advance and retreat even against ordinary martial artists at the sixth level of cultivation and sixth level of blood.

However, Wu Ming was not complacent because of this. After all, there were countless geniuses in the Hundred Kingdoms of the Northern Region, and all kinds of monsters. He did not think that he was invincible among his peers. In short, his strength was far from reaching its bottleneck.

"call……"

Wu Ming maintained a regular breathing pattern, then closed his eyes and silently circulated the cultivation secrets of the Thunder Fiend Martial Body. His blood and qi surged, stimulating several special meridians around his body, causing the arcs of lightning that spread to his body to be absorbed by his flesh and incorporated into his internal organs, stimulating his flesh, bones, and muscles from both inside and outside.

I could feel waves of tingling sensations spreading throughout my body.

This method of drawing lightning power into the body is actually very dangerous. Even if a martial artist with five blood has already tempered his internal organs to a preliminary level, his internal organs are still relatively fragile. His physical body may be able to easily withstand this moderate lightning power, but his internal organs cannot. Once the lightning power gets out of control and strikes his internal organs, it will cause serious internal injuries.

However, in Wu Ming's case, the lightning that spread into his body was as obedient as a sheep, easily controlled by him. With his primordial spirit power in command, there was basically no possibility of it getting out of control.

in this way,

After cultivating for nearly two hours, Wu Ming felt the numbness in his body spread throughout, his entire body became hot and burning, and his skin turned a reddish hue, constantly radiating heat.

He knew his body had reached its limit.

"almost."

Wu Ming slowly opened his eyes, his primordial spirit power spreading out to isolate the ever-spreading lightning power.

The progress of cultivating the Thunder Fiend Martial Body is slower than that of cultivating the Dharma Body. He has been in the fifth stage of Blood Condensation for more than five months and has been cultivating the Thunder Fiend Martial Body for nearly four months, but he is still far from mastering the first level.

After assessing his physical condition, Wu Ming pondered for a moment.

"There are less than half a year left before the Hundred Kingdoms Prodigy Battle. At this rate, there is little chance of mastering the second level of the Thunder Fiend Martial Body before the battle. Mastering the first level is not difficult, and it should be about two or three more months."

Before the Battle of the Hundred Kingdoms' Prodigies, Wu Ming wanted to maximize his strength, and martial arts was one way to achieve this. Unfortunately, he couldn't reach the second level of the Thunder Fiend Martial Body, so his performance would be slightly weaker. However, even reaching the first level would be a significant improvement.

Stand up.

Wu Ming left the Thunder Tower.

He first went to have a meal to replenish his nutrition with some meat, and then returned to the Taoist temple and headed south.

Upon arriving at the southernmost end of the Taoist temple, a sunken cave came into view. Even before getting close, one could feel a surge of intense heat. As one approached, it became clear that the entire cave was covered in flames.

The array here is constantly awake, drawing on the fire elemental power of heaven and earth, so that this place is shrouded in flames all year round. The deeper you go into the cave, the more intense and vigorous the flames become. Therefore, this place is also known as the Nine Yang Flame Cave.

Feeling the wave of heat hitting him, Wu Ming stopped about four or five zhang away from the Flame Cave.

The heat here is actually quite astonishing, and ordinary people simply cannot withstand it. Staying here for just a few breaths will cause them to lose consciousness, and they will be roasted into dried meat in less than half a cup of tea.

With Wu Ming's physique having undergone five blood coagulations, he could withstand this level of heat. However, if he continued forward and reached the edge of the Flame Cave, he would find it difficult to endure the scorching heat. As for stepping into the flames with his physical body... let alone him, even a martial artist who had undergone six blood coagulations would find it difficult to withstand, unless they cultivated a martial body of the 'Flame' lineage.

Wu Ming came here, naturally not to temper his physical body.

Swish.

After finding a place to sit cross-legged, he had a thought, and his primordial spirit suddenly left his body and flew straight into the fiery cave, instantly entering the range of the blazing flames.

The intense flames, being of the highest yang nature, naturally have a destructive effect on the primordial spirit and soul. However, Wu Ming's primordial spirit is condensed and powerful, having reached the fifth level of refinement. The flames surrounding the Nine Yang Flame Cave are insufficient to harm his soul.

Wu Ming came here to cultivate a Dharma Form, its name being—

Crimson Flame Burning Heaven Dharma Form!

This is a top-tier Dharma Form recorded in the Yongguo Taoist Academy. In terms of power and level, it is comparable to the Tiangang Thunder Element Dharma Form. However, its essence does not belong to the 'Tiangang' category, but rather to the 'Disha' lineage.

There are two types of fire: Heavenly Fire and Earthly Fiend Fire. The two have different properties. Wu Ming wanted to cultivate a fire-attribute Dharma Form of the Heavenly Fire type, but unfortunately there was no suitable one in the Yong Kingdom's Dao Academy. The only Heavenly Fire type Dharma Form was too weak, even slightly inferior to his Earthly Fiend Yuan Magic Dharma Form, so it was naturally not worth Wu Ming's attention.

This is the third Dharma form that Wu Ming has chosen, and it is also a preparation for further integration of Dharma forms.

He had already reached the fourth level of both the Heavenly Gang Thunder Element Dharma Form and the Earthly Fiend Element Dharma Form, and could no longer make any further progress. However, with his current level of cultivation, he was fully capable of fusing and controlling the three Dharma Forms using the Fighting Word Technique.

Having reached his current level, he has already made a name for himself as a prodigy. His ability to fuse Dharma forms is nothing special. However, it would be best to fuse Dharma forms with similar properties. This way, although it may cause some ripples, it will not be outlandish.

The Dharma form of the Fire Flame lineage is a very good choice.

This Crimson Flame Heaven-Burning Dharma Form is similar in nature to the Thunder Element Dharma Form and the Elemental Magic Dharma Form, falling somewhere in between. No matter which Dharma Form he merges with, it will not be unusual; it will only demonstrate his exceptional talent in Daoist arts.

Wu Ming's primordial spirit took a few steps into the fiery cave and stopped in a secluded cave near the outer edge. The entire cave was completely covered by flames that never went out, and even with his primordial spirit level, he could feel the burning discomfort.

Swish.

After settling down, Wu Ming did not linger. With a thought, he cast several spells in succession, and instantly a fire talisman formed in the void. It began to rapidly absorb the nearby flames, slowly devouring and refining them.

"I estimate that in another three to five days, I will be able to cultivate the second level of the Crimson Flame Heaven-Burning Dharma Image. Before the Hundred Kingdoms Prodigy Battle, I will have enough time to cultivate the third level, but the fourth level may be too late."

As Wu Ming sensed the accumulating power of the fire within the fire talisman, he pondered for a moment.

For him, whether or not he could cultivate the Crimson Flame Heaven-Burning Dharma Form to the fourth level made a significant difference.

Now, when he uses the Heaven and Earth Thunder Demon Dharma Form, its power can break through the limit of the fifth level and reach the threshold of the sixth level. However, it is still far from the normal level of the sixth level. Even if he integrates the third level of the Crimson Flame Burning Heaven Dharma Form, its power can be increased by another level. It will probably be very difficult to cross this step.

After all, normally these Dharma forms need to be cultivated to the 'fifth level' and controlled by a sixth-level primordial spirit in order to truly reach the power of the sixth-level primordial spirit. No matter how refined or powerful his primordial spirit is, far stronger than others of the same level, it is still impossible for him to cross the realm and reach the level of the sixth level.

If he could also cultivate the Crimson Flame Heaven-Burning Dharma Form to the fourth level, then with the three Dharma Forms stacked together, he could maximize his primordial spirit realm, control methods, and fighting techniques, and perhaps then he would have a chance to raise his power to another level.

If one can reach the normal level of the sixth level of refinement, then the power will be terrifying.

A top-tier expert like Xue Lin, at the fifth level of the cultivation realm, might offer some resistance against those who barely reach the sixth level through unorthodox methods. However, against a normal sixth-level cultivator, resistance would be futile; a single slap would crush them all, making them utterly incapable of resistance. "To cultivate the Crimson Flame Heaven-Burning Dharma Aspect to the fourth level before the Hundred Kingdoms' Prodigy Battle, unless some external force is employed..."

Wu Ming's eyes flickered slightly.

The Qianlong Academy's treasury is connected to the royal treasury of the Yong Kingdom, encompassing all kinds of rare and precious materials from across the country, including many special items that can help people quickly condense their Dharma forms.

To quickly master the third and fourth levels of the Crimson Flame Heaven-Burning Dharma Form, one needs high-level and valuable rare items. Wu Ming is considering whether to spend some spiritual points on this, since he is not incapable of mastering this Dharma Form, but simply lacks the time.

"I will soon be going to challenge the Hidden Dragon Tower again, and I will be able to gain a lot of spiritual points then... To pass the ninth level of the Hidden Dragon Tower, I will probably have to use the method of Dharma Aspect Fusion. The Thunder Element Dharma Aspect and the Earth Fiend Dharma Aspect are too different in nature. However, this Crimson Flame Burning Heaven Dharma Aspect is very suitable for covering up the appearance. It seems that I have no choice but to spend this amount of spiritual points."

Wu Ming finally made a decision.

Before the battle of the Hundred Kingdoms' Prodigies, it would be best to elevate his Taoist techniques to their maximum potential.

The main problem is that there is a huge gap between the fifth and sixth levels of refinement. Even if his physical body reaches the fifth level of blood and he can refine blood energy to nourish his primordial spirit, he still cannot cross the threshold of the sixth level in just two or three years.

At this stage, it is common for many Daoist cultivators to be stuck for seven or eight years. Even if Wu Ming increases his cultivation efficiency to the limit, it is still impossible for him to reach the limit of the fifth refinement and break through the bottleneck of the sixth refinement in the remaining few months.

……

a few days later.

After Wu Ming completed the second level of the Crimson Flame Heaven-Burning Dharma Form, he went directly to the Hidden Dragon Hall.

"A fire-attribute rare item? That can aid in the cultivation of Dharma forms?"

After listening to Wu Ming's request, Zhang Yong looked thoughtful, and then quickly took out a file to look through.

After a while,
He found several suitable ones and handed the files to Wu Ming.

Wu Ming took the file and began to examine it carefully.

—Fire Spirit Stone.

This special spirit stone, born deep within the fiery caves of the earth, contains abundant fiery power. It can serve as the core of a fire vein dharma form, greatly improving the efficiency of cultivating the first and second levels of the fire vein dharma form. It requires one thousand spirit points to exchange for.

—Fire Spirit Jade.

The essence within the Fire Flame Spirit Stone is of far superior quality and level to ordinary Fire Flame Spirit Stones. It can be used as the core to refine Fire Vein Magic Weapons, or as the foundation for cultivating the third or fourth level of the Fire Vein Dharma Aspect. It requires five thousand spirit points to obtain.

—Earth Flame Lotus.

A special fire lotus born deep underground in a place filled with flames. Using it as a foundation to cultivate the fire vein Dharma form can greatly improve cultivation efficiency, but it requires 30,000 spiritual points.

……

There are many strange fire-related objects that can help with the practice of Dharma, but Wu Ming only focuses on a few of them.

The Fire Flame Spirit Jade was undoubtedly suitable for his current situation. However, Wu Ming considered that the Crimson Flame Burning Heaven Dharma Aspect was of an extremely high level, comparable to the Heavenly Gang Thunder Element Dharma Aspect. The third and fourth levels would definitely be very difficult to cultivate. Although the Fire Flame Spirit Jade was good, it might not be usable. The Earth Flame Lotus was a rare item of an extremely high level, but it was a bit expensive.

Thirty thousand spiritual divisions.

This is a huge sum of money.

He has been at Qianlong Academy for four years now, and has already received his share for this year. So far, he has received a total of 170,000 spiritual points. Of these, 100,000 have been used up for his daily cultivation expenses, leaving only 80,000.

The main reason is that after Wu Ming entered the fifth stage of blood condensation in martial arts, he can use more precious resources. Wu Ming is also very generous in this regard, not shortchanging himself at all, and using the best resources in the treasury. Therefore, his consumption is quite high. In a year, he now consumes nearly 40,000 spirit points just for daily cultivation.

However, considering that the Hidden Dragon Tower still had a huge amount of spiritual points that could be retrieved at any time, Wu Ming was not stingy with the 30,000 spiritual points.

"Let's use the Flaming Lotus here."

Wu Ming made his choice and handed the case file back to Zhang Yong.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yong smiled slightly, took back the dossier, and said, "You have 81,700 spirit points remaining. After exchanging them for the Earth Flame Lotus, 30,000 points will be deducted, leaving you with 51,700."

With the Hundred Kingdoms' Prodigies Tournament approaching, the atmosphere within the entire Hidden Dragon Academy has become tense and fierce. Everyone is doing their best to improve their strength, so it's not surprising that Wu Ming spent a lot of money to acquire rare items for cultivating his Dao techniques.

After a while.

Zhang Yong then brought over a cluster of crimson lotus pedestals.

This lotus platform is only the size of a palm, with a wisp of crimson flame burning at its center, like an oil lamp. However, this flame cannot be extinguished by the wind, as it is a reflection of the vigorous fiery power contained within the lotus platform.

Wu Ming reached out and took the lotus platform. With just a slight probe of his soul, he immediately sensed the terrifying power of the flames contained within. If it were to explode out of control, it would be enough to shatter his five-times-condensed blood body into pieces, and even his primordial spirit would not be able to withstand it.

However, this terrifyingly hot energy was locked within the lotus platform in an extremely stable form.

It can only be said that the universe is full of wonders.

"Thank you for your hard work, Vice Hall Master."

Wu Ming thanked Zhang Yong, then took the lotus platform and left the Qianlong Hall.

Zhang Yong smiled and waved goodbye, watching Wu Ming leave with a distant gaze.

Only after Wu Ming's figure disappeared did he gently touch his chin.

"Yin Kun has broken through to the seventh level of the Hidden Dragon Tower, and Gu Liufeng has also passed by. I wonder how Wu Ming's cultivation has been over the past year... Hmm, with his talent, the seventh level should not be difficult for him. The eighth level is the real challenge."

"I wonder if anyone in this generation will be able to break through to the eighth level."

Zhang Yong muttered to himself.

Participating in the Hundred Kingdoms' Prodigies Battle and breaking through the seventh level of the Hidden Dragon Tower is the foundation for competing for rankings, but actually getting a ranking is extremely difficult. Only by breaking through the eighth level can one truly hope to be selected by the Great Jin's cultivation holy land.

……

As time went by,

The date of the Battle of the Hundred Kingdoms' Prodigies is drawing ever closer, and the competition within the entire Hidden Dragon Academy is becoming increasingly fierce.

Small-scale discussions that used to happen only once a month or even once every two weeks have become extremely frequent in the Hidden Dragon Academy, with small battles almost every three days and large battles every five days. Even the most outstanding talents of the Hidden Dragon Academy, such as Gu Liufeng and Yin Kun, who are usually elusive and rarely appear even once a year, are now frequently seen at various discussions and martial arts gatherings.

Only Wu Ming remained silent, declining all invitations to various discussions and gatherings.

With his current status, he naturally receives a lot of attention in the Hidden Dragon Academy. Many people are waiting for his appearance and are curious about what level Wu Ming's strength has reached. However, he is never seen at any of the Dao Discussion Gatherings.

This has sparked much discussion among people. Some believe that Wu Ming is still in seclusion and has reached a critical juncture in his cultivation, while others think that Wu Ming may not have made any major breakthroughs in more than a year, which is why he is unwilling to participate in the Daoist gathering.

　This chapter is 5,000 words long and will not be divided into chapters.

　　
　
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