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Chapter 202 The Core of the Military Strategy

Nine Suns Fiery Cave.

Wu Ming's primordial spirit floated in one of the outer fiery caves, with a crimson lotus platform in front of him. In the center of the lotus platform, a wisp of candlelight rose. The intense flames in the fiery cave were constantly being absorbed by the lotus platform, then nurtured inside the lotus platform, transforming into a more condensed and gentle flame. This flame was then transformed into a wisp and injected into a crimson fire talisman embryo in front of Wu Ming.

"As expected of a treasure worth 30,000 spirit points, its effect is truly extraordinary."

As Wu Ming used the Earth Flame Lotus to extract the power of fire and condense the Heaven-Burning Dharma Form, he sighed in admiration.

The Earth Flame Lotus is a treasure of superior quality to the Thunder Essence Spirit Stone, greatly aiding in the condensation of a Dharma Image. Its effect is to devour the violent and turbulent blazing flames within the Nine Yang Flame Cave, and then nurture a more docile and easier-to-control flame power within it. Afterward, Wu Ming can draw upon this flame power from within the lotus to condense his Dharma Image.

Its essence is to act as a 'filter', but the effect is extremely significant, increasing Wu Ming's Dharma Image condensation efficiency by nearly two times. He can clearly feel the accumulated fire power growing stronger every day.

"At this rate, I'm afraid I can master the third level of the Burning Heaven Dharma Form in a month and a half at most. Based on this, I estimate I can master the fourth level in five or six months."

Wu Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

This efficiency was just right for him, enough to complete the cultivation of the Heavenly Blazing Dharma Form before the Battle of the Hundred Kingdoms.

……

Wandering around leisurely.

Six months passed quickly.

There is only one month left until the Battle of the Hundred Kingdoms.

Not everyone is qualified to participate in the Battle of the Hundred Kingdoms' Prodigies. In the Yong Kingdom, the entire Qianlong Academy only has ten spots. The top prodigies like Yin Kun and Gu Liufeng will definitely occupy one spot, while others will have to compete for it.

Based on previous small-scale debates and competitions, four people have been confirmed for the position within the Hidden Dragon Academy: Yin Kun, Gu Liufeng, Bai Qiulan, and Xue Lin. The other six are still pending.

Some people think Wu Ming can secure a spot, but since Wu Ming has not appeared for so long, others believe that he may have failed in his cultivation or failed to break through to a higher realm, and may have become despondent. Therefore, he is still in the undetermined category.

of course,

Those who are close to Wu Ming, such as Yan Chuyu, know that Wu Ming has been in seclusion and cultivating diligently for some time. Moreover, every time she meets Wu Ming, she feels that Wu Ming's strength has improved. She cannot judge Wu Ming's level now, but in her guess, Wu Ming must be able to occupy a spot, and there is even a high possibility that he has reached the top level of Gu Liufeng, Yin Kun and others.

However, the Hundred Kingdoms Prodigy Battle is a bit far away for her, because she recently tried to reach the fifth level of Blood Condensation but failed. She won't be able to reach the fifth level of Blood Condensation before the Prodigy Battle begins, and even if she does, it will be almost impossible for her to compete with the prodigies of the Hidden Dragon Academy who have reached the fifth level of Blood Condensation for the ten spots.

Her ambitions weren't that grand. If she could steadily reach the fifth level of blood clotting within the next three to five years, that would be enough for her. If she could achieve five levels of blood clotting before the age of thirty-five, she would have a slight chance to reach the sixth level of blood clotting in the future.

If she can reach the sixth level of blood, she will have a certain status in the entire Yong Kingdom and will have a certain say in the Prince's Mansion.

"Is Wu Ming still practicing diligently?"

Yan Chuyu, carrying a horizontal sword, passed by the courtyard where Wu Ming lived. Sensing that Wu Ming's presence was not in the courtyard, she felt slightly disappointed. She had often passed by Wu Ming's courtyard recently, but had not seen him for a long time.

According to the servants in Wu Ming's courtyard, Wu Ming has not returned to the courtyard for a long time, and it is estimated that he has been staying in the secret place of the Taoist temple.

After shaking his head,

Yan Chuyu turned and left.

……

Nine Suns Fiery Cave.

It is located in a fire cave in the middle layer of the Flame Cave.

Inside the fiery cave, blazing flames surged and billowed, their power reaching an extremely dense and dangerous level. Even with Wu Ming's fifth-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, he could feel the pressure in this location.

Fortunately, he cultivated the "Zhe" technique. Although the flames at this level could burn his primordial spirit, the damage was very minor. He could recover instantly by silently circulating the "Zhe" technique. His primordial spirit was constantly fluctuating between damage and recovery. Although it was quite painful, it was also an extremely powerful way to temper his primordial spirit, making it more refined.

This is also a new method for refining the primordial spirit discovered by Wu Ming.

Actually,
Only he could use this method. Apart from him, anyone else whose primordial spirit suffered even minor damage would have to immediately retreat and spend several days healing to repair the damage. It was impossible for them to use this method to temper their primordial spirit, since the primordial spirit is not like the physical body, and even slight damage can be very serious.

Only he, the master of the Word Technique, possesses unparalleled recovery and healing abilities. Minor injuries can be ignored. Relying on this supreme secret technique, he is qualified to use the flames to temper his primordial spirit in this fiery cave.

Wu Ming could sense that, after several months of tempering by fire and the previous tempering by lightning, coupled with the power of the Lin word technique to condense the soul, the essence of his primordial spirit was probably nearly twice as strong as Bai Qiulan and the others!

The primordial spirit's essence has nearly doubled in power—this is a terrifying concept!

According to Wu Ming's judgment, when breaking through from the fifth refinement limit to the sixth refinement, the strength of the primordial spirit would only increase by about one or two times at most. However, the essence of his primordial spirit was already nearly twice as strong as some geniuses at the same level. This means that when his primordial spirit reached the fifth refinement limit, it was not much different from some cultivators who had just broken through to the sixth refinement!
"The true power of the 'Zhe' character technique lies not in its restorative ability, but in its ability to temper the primordial spirit."

Wu Ming murmured to himself.

He only realized this now, which is a bit late. If he had understood this as soon as he obtained the "Zhe" technique and actively sought to temper his primordial spirit, his primordial spirit strength might be even higher now. Perhaps he could have reached the level of a sixth-level expert at the fifth level of refinement!
After all, he actually has the most powerful environment for tempering one's primordial spirit... that is the Demon Subduing Realm!
In the Demon-Subduing Realm, the aura of slaughter permeates the air, and the bloodlust is as vast as the sea. The power of slaughter is far more effective in tempering the primordial spirit than the thunder and flames, and it is inexhaustible.

In fact, upon closer reflection, the supreme secret techniques bestowed upon him by the Demon Subduing Diagram are interconnected, starting with the Lin character technique. Only by taking the Lin character technique as the core can one drive the Bing character technique and control the weapons of war. Similarly, only by taking the Lin character technique as the core can one drive the Dou character technique and control the power of fusion of Dharma forms. Then, the Zhe character technique further confirms that the Bing and Dou character techniques—the primordial spirit can also be tempered like a magic weapon or Dharma form!
The killing power in the Demon Subduing Realm can be used to temper endless weapons of slaughter, as well as to temper the primordial spirit. This is the deeper application of the "Weaponry Technique". Moreover, after tempering the primordial spirit with the killing power, the primordial spirit's ability to withstand the killing power will be greatly enhanced, and it will become easier to control stronger magic weapons beyond one's level!

Compared to the three secret techniques of Lin, Dou, and Zhe, the Bingzi Jue seems to be less powerful, only granting a slight control over the Fumo Diagram and the ability to command some weapons in the Fumo Realm. However, Wu Ming now understands that these supreme secret techniques are interconnected, and none of them are merely superficial.

With the "Zhe" technique, one can further develop the "Bing" technique and refine one's primordial spirit to be as sharp as a weapon!
He realized this a little late, but not too late. After all, he had only mastered the Word Technique for a few years, and he still had a long time to rely on it to improve his strength.

As for the upcoming Battle of a Hundred Nations, he considered it no challenge at all.

"Congeal!"

Wu Ming took a deep breath, instantly calming the distracting thoughts in his mind. Then, with a low murmur, his soul power suddenly vibrated, and his soul thoughts were drawn together, condensing forty-nine magic seals in the void.

These seals overlapped and intertwined, eventually forming a complete fire talisman. It lunged at the primordial embryo of the Heavenly Burning Dharma Image that was being forged directly in front of it, instantly engulfing the entire embryo, and then surging and condensing towards the center.

boom! ! !
The Dharma Form Embryo burst forth with bursts of blazing flames, but these were locked in place by the power of the fire talisman. Originally a blazing fireball the size of a head, it was slowly compressed, gradually shrinking to the size of a fist.

Even at this point, it was still not over. Wu Ming flicked his finger again and cast another spell. The spell entered the primordial embryo, causing the entire primordial embryo to suddenly tremble and collapse inward once more, further shrinking until it finally turned into a spark the size of a finger!

hum.

The flame trembled slightly.

It contained an extremely terrifying fire power, like a bomb, seemingly about to explode at any moment. However, after it completely collapsed and solidified, it seemed to have broken through a certain point. The constantly surging fire power inside began to stabilize in a peculiar form. Finally, the entire fire seed became completely quiet and floated silently in the air.

Wu Ming looked at the spark, let out a soft sigh, and his expression calmed down.

The fourth level of the Heaven-Burning Dharma Form has been achieved.

In fact, the fourth level of the Heavenly Blazing Dharma Form is very difficult to cultivate. For ordinary Daoist cultivators, both gathering this enormous flame power and the final step of condensation are very difficult. Especially the most crucial part of condensation, if one is not careful, the flame power will explode, which may damage one's soul and cause great injury.

All such top-tier Dharma forms or Taoist supernatural powers are inherently dangerous to cultivate.

However, for Wu Ming, these dangers were almost non-existent. With his realm and the strength of his primordial spirit, coupled with the cultivation of various supreme secret techniques, his control and recovery abilities were among the best of the best. Controlling a Burning Heaven Dharma Form was a piece of cake for him.

Wu Ming's primordial spirit gently opened its mouth.

Swish.

The floating spark flew towards him and was swallowed up by his primordial spirit, brought under his control.

"It's a pity that if I had realized this earlier and used the 'Zhe' technique to temper my primordial spirit, my primordial spirit would be much stronger than it is now. Perhaps I could have broken through the rules to cultivate the sixth level of Daoist techniques and supernatural powers at the fifth level, and then I would be invincible among those of the same level."

"No, if one truly refines their primordial spirit to the level of a sixth-refinement master at the fifth refinement stage, and even uses this to cultivate the divine arts of the sixth refinement stage, then there is actually no essential difference between them and the sixth refinement stage. It would be no problem to say that they have reached the sixth refinement stage."

Wu Ming's mind raced with thoughts.

(End of this chapter)