I bear witness to immortality in the human world.

Chapter 224 Five Years
"Within the sacred cultivation ground, all disciples have basic cultivation resources. However, if you want more, you have to earn it yourself. You have joined my peak, and I will give you 10,000 resource points. You can exchange them for the resources you need. If you want more, then go and take it by your own ability."

"As for other trivial matters, if you don't understand anything, just ask the senior brothers in the peak."

Qingming Daosheng didn't seem to have much desire to talk, or perhaps Wu Ming's current cultivation level was too low to require her personal guidance. After giving Wu Ming a cultivation technique and offering a few casual words of advice, she directly summoned a disciple from the foot of Qingming Peak and asked him to guide Wu Ming in choosing a place to stay on Qingming Peak.

……

“Junior Brother Wu, newly arrived disciples of Qingming Peak all live at the foot of the mountain. Once you break through to the Seven Blood Seven Refinements level and are accepted as a personal disciple by the Peak Master, you can live in the middle peak.”

Yu Yangyan led Wu Ming down to the foot of Qingming Peak, explaining the situation of Qingming Peak to Wu Ming with a smile.

Qingming Peak is not considered a high-ranking cultivation holy land, probably in the lower middle range. This is mainly because the peak master of Qingming Peak has only been at the ninth level of cultivation for a few hundred years, and his accumulation of experience is still shallow, and there are not many disciples under the peak.

Among the sacred cultivation grounds, the oldest mountain is said to have existed for thousands of years, with countless disciples at its foot. There are far more than one person at the eighth level of cultivation and the eighth level of cultivation. However, at Qingming Peak, there is only one 'senior brother' who has reached the eighth level of cultivation.

Besides that senior brother, there are nine other peak masters who have reached the 'seventh level of refinement' as their personal disciples.

Yu Yangyan was one of them.

One senior brother at the eighth level of the Refinement Realm, nine personal senior brothers at the seventh level of the Refinement Realm, and more than seventy disciples at the lower level—this is the current strength of Qingming Peak.

"Look, that's my residence. If you need anything, just come find me."

Yu Yangyan led Wu Ming to the central peak and pointed to a mansion located halfway up the mountain. The mansion was built against the mountain and embedded in the mountainside, making the interior space look very spacious.

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother Yu."

After identifying the location, Wu Ming bowed to Yu Yangyan and thanked him.

"No need to be polite. I've already heard that you came in third place in this Hundred Kingdoms Prodigy Tournament. Although the Hundred Kingdoms region is barren, those who can stand out from the Hundred Kingdoms and climb all the way to enter our sacred cultivation ground are all exceptionally capable."

Yu Yangyan waved to Wu Ming and said with a smile.

He was very polite to Wu Ming. Although Wu Ming was only a disciple at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage, while he was already a disciple of the peak master at the seventh level, he had recently learned some information about Wu Ming. He knew that Wu Ming was the third place winner in the Heavenly Pride Battle and had mastered the method of Dharma Aspect Fusion at the fifth level. Such talent was among the top in Qingming Peak.

In ten or eight years, when Wu Ming rises to prominence, he will have the opportunity to compete for some resources for Qingming Peak.

Within the sacred cultivation grounds, the resources available to each peak vary greatly. The stronger the peak, the more resources it possesses, while the weaker the peak, the fewer resources it receives. The peaks are essentially in competition with each other within the sacred grounds.

of course,

A sacred place for cultivation is, after all, a sacred place. Even the weakest mountain can obtain a basic amount of resources, and even the most basic resources are far more abundant than what one could obtain in a place like the Hidden Dragon Academy in Yong Kingdom.

After Yu Yangyan led Wu Ming to explore the terrain and conditions of Qingming Peak, he took Wu Ming to the foot of the mountain. At the foot of Qingming Peak, there were hundreds of courtyards scattered around, most of which were empty. Yu Yangyan told Wu Ming that he could choose any one of them.

After observing briefly, Wu Ming chose a courtyard that was relatively far out.

"Alright, since Junior Brother Wu has chosen a place to stay, then rest for a while. I've covered most of the things on this peak. If there's anything you don't know, ask me again tomorrow. I won't be going into seclusion for the next few days."

"Thank you for your trouble, Senior Brother Yu."

Yu Yangyan waved his hand politely, then turned around, took a few steps, and quietly disappeared from the peak.

Wu Ming watched Yu Yangyan leave, then turned and entered the courtyard.

……

The news of a new disciple arriving at Qingming Peak quickly spread throughout the peak, but it did not cause much of a stir.

The Holy Land is never short of geniuses. Everyone who can come here is the best of the best. Although Wu Ming entered Qingming Peak with a third-place ranking in the Heavenly Pride Battle, this achievement is nothing special in Qingming Peak.

There are more than eighty disciples in total on Qingming Peak, of whom nearly twenty have won a ranking in the Battle of the Prodigies.

Most of them have already broken through to the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage and are competing with disciples from other peaks in the Holy Land. Among them, the best are even Daoist masters at the seventh level.

In the sacred land of cultivation, five refinements and five blood are just the beginning.

One must reach at least the level of Six Refinements and Six Blood to begin participating in the competition for various resources within the Holy Land and to be qualified to stand out. Only by reaching the Seven Refinements level can one begin to have a certain status.

The Azure Netherworld Dao Saint is like this. She will not personally guide anyone below the seventh level of refinement. Only when they reach the seventh level of refinement will she accept them as her personal disciples and take the initiative to pay attention to them. She doesn't care much about other disciples.

Wu Ming quietly settled down on Qingming Peak in this uneventful environment. A few days later, Yan Chuyu also came to the foot of Qingming Peak, but she entered Qingming Peak as his 'subordinate'.

The treatment of subordinates and disciples below the peak is vastly different.

Disciples at the foot of Qingming Peak, like Wu Ming, who is a newly arrived disciple of the Fifth Refinement and Fifth Blood, can only receive the most basic resource supply. But even the most basic resources are three portions of Dragon Tooth Rice and three portions of Spirit Spring Water every day!
Dragon Tooth Rice is a grain even rarer than top-grade spirit rice. Calling it a grain is actually inappropriate; it is essentially close to a rare and precious treasure.

Only in the Great Jin Dynasty, where the primordial energy of heaven and earth is extremely abundant, can it be cultivated on a large scale. Even the ruler of Yong Kingdom would find it difficult to consume it at every meal.

Needless to say, the spiritual spring water is of the highest quality and has an excellent effect on nourishing the soul.

It can be said,
With the resources of Dragon Tooth Rice and Spirit Spring Water, even a pig could be forcefully fed to reach the level of Five Blood and Five Refinement.

However, this was only the treatment Wu Ming received. Yan Chuyu did not receive these treatments. Her treatment was the same as that of the servants in Qingming Peak, and she could only receive the most ordinary meat and rice.

Even so, it's no worse than when I was in the Hidden Dragon Academy.

She naturally had no dissatisfaction with this, and was even deeply grateful to Wu Ming, because even without any resources, the environment of the cultivation holy land alone was something that the Hidden Dragon Academy could not compare to.

The density of this primordial energy is so high that even ordinary people who live here for a long time can avoid all diseases and live to be a hundred years old. Not to mention a martial artist like her, who would benefit greatly from breathing in and out this energy every day.

Being able to cultivate here, she felt that overcoming the bottleneck of the fifth blood coagulation stage would not be difficult, and she might even have the opportunity to reach the sixth blood coagulation stage in the future.

If it weren't for Wu Ming, she wouldn't have been qualified.

It should be noted that among the ten participants from Yong Kingdom in this battle of prodigies, apart from Wu Ming, only Gu Liufeng barely made it into the top 100 and managed to secure a spot in the Holy Land. All the others, including Bai Qiulan, were eliminated.

This is already the best result for Yong Kingdom in the last ten sessions. In the previous two sessions, no one passed the Heavenly Pride Battle. In the seven or eight sessions before that, only one person passed the test in a single session.

In the courtyard.

In the quiet chamber at the deepest part of the cave.

Wu Ming sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and focused his mind.

Having been a disciple of Qingming Peak for several days, he did not rush to cultivate the Divine Firmament Jade Purity Method he obtained from the Qingming Peak Master. Instead, he focused all his energy on refining his primordial spirit.

His primordial spirit is not far from the limit of the fifth refinement. Basically, after another month or two of quiet cultivation, he will be able to touch the threshold of the sixth refinement. Then he can try to break through to the sixth refinement realm.

The leap from the fifth to the sixth level is another major one. Once he can reach the sixth level, he can raise his strength to the top level of the sixth level in a very short time.

after that,

He then cultivates various Taoist techniques and supernatural abilities to their peak, and uses the evil energy in the Demon Subduing Realm to temper his soul... Before long, his strength will steadily reach the limit of the sixth refinement, and even touch the threshold of the seventh refinement!

With this critical bottleneck right in front of him, Wu Ming naturally had no time to spare and focused solely on refining and cultivating his primordial spirit.

in this way,

Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

For the past two months, Wu Ming had basically stayed indoors, cultivating his spirit in the secluded cave dwelling deep within the courtyard. Through this diligent practice, he finally reached the fifth refinement limit of his primordial spirit. After several more days of consolidation and accumulating experience, bringing himself to peak condition, Wu Ming immediately began his attempt to break through to the sixth refinement of his primordial spirit!

The bottleneck of the sixth refinement is more difficult than that of the fifth refinement, but for Wu Ming, who uses the Linzi Technique as the core secret method, it still cannot stop his progress. He only expended more effort when he finally eliminated his inner demons, and the rest of the time he went smoothly.

"call."

Wu Ming suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils shining brightly.

Six Refinements of the Primordial Spirit!

This is the last step before advancing to the 'Grandmaster' level, and a crucial step that connects the past and the future. Countless geniuses have been trapped here, unable to even dream of reaching the Grandmaster realm of Seven Blood Refinements.

But he broke through this bottleneck quietly, without even using the Demon Subduing Diagram.

The moment Wu Ming broke through to the sixth level of refinement, he felt his soul power undergo a significant transformation, increasing by at least two times compared to when he was at the fifth level!
The significant increase in his primordial spirit and soul power also meant a substantial rise in his overall strength. Even though he had not yet further cultivated his divine abilities and techniques, his strength had indeed taken a significant leap forward.

If he were to return to the time of the Battle of the Prodigies, he could easily suppress Qingjun and Dafan with a flick of his wrist.

"We've finally taken another step forward."

The light in Wu Ming's eyes gradually faded, and his eyes returned to their calm, still state.

Reaching the sixth level of the Primordial Spirit Refinement is a huge leap in the Yong Kingdom. For him, as long as he cultivates for a few more years, he will be able to protect himself even when facing a Grandmaster with the seventh level of Blood Refinement.

But here, in this sacred place of cultivation, it's nothing special.

Qingming Peak, where he was located, was only one of the lower-middle peaks among the peaks of the Holy Land. Even so, the peak had a senior brother at the eighth level of cultivation and nine peak masters at the seventh level of cultivation who personally taught him.

Looking across the entire sacred land of cultivation, saying there are thousands of peaks is an exaggeration, but there are at least hundreds of peaks. That is to say, there are at least a thousand grandmasters here who have just completed the Seven Refinements and Seven Blood Refinements.

Breaking through to the sixth level of refinement is not something to be proud of here.

"The next period will be dedicated to spiritual practice."

Wu Ming murmured to himself.

……

Wu Ming's breakthrough to the sixth level of cultivation did not cause much of a stir on Qingming Peak. Among the dozens of disciples on Qingming Peak, no fewer than forty had reached the sixth level of cultivation.

Wu Ming was merely a latecomer.

of course,

Less than half a year after entering the Holy Land, Wu Ming broke through to the sixth level of cultivation. His cultivation speed was quite fast. As a result, after the news of his breakthrough spread, several senior brothers took the initiative to visit him.

However, the group only got to know Wu Ming briefly and did not extend any further invitations or make any other moves. After all, Wu Ming had only just entered the sixth level of cultivation, and it was too early for him to make a name for himself in the Holy Land.

……

Valley of Earthly Fire.

deep.

Wu Ming's primordial spirit floated inside a mountain cave filled with raging fire. His soul endured the scorching heat of the fire, but his spiritual thoughts remained as still as water, without even a ripple.

He floated there quietly, his soul power condensing into a magic seal, constantly absorbing and refining the nearby flames.

I do not know how long it has been.

Wu Ming suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the blazing flames in front of him. Then, with a thought, his incantation changed abruptly.

"Congeal!"

As Wu Ming's incantation changed, the raging flames in front of him suddenly trembled, then rapidly contracted and gathered towards the center.

Wu Ming flipped his hand repeatedly, unleashing a series of dozens of spells, which finally caused the ball of flame to completely gather, transforming it into a tiny spark no bigger than a fingertip, which was then gently swallowed by his primordial spirit.

"The sixth level of the Heaven-Burning Dharma Form has finally been completed."

After swallowing the fire seed, Wu Ming slowly exhaled. His eyes were dark and deep, carrying a hint of maturity and composure.

It has been five years since he came to the sacred place of cultivation and became a disciple of Qingming Peak.

Five years later,

His strength has undergone a tremendous change!

Firstly, regarding the essence of his primordial spirit, over the past five years, he has continuously used the evil energy in the Demon Subduing Diagram in conjunction with the "Zhe" character technique to temper his soul, and now the power of his primordial spirit has been condensed to an almost terrifying level!

Even though his primordial spirit has not yet reached the limit of the sixth refinement, its power is now far more terrifying than that of many beings at the limit of the sixth refinement, and it is even faintly approaching the strength of the seventh refinement!
The most direct manifestation of this is that Wu Ming's primordial spirit in the Demon Subduing Realm is already able to forcibly control a spiritual treasure-level weapon of destruction!
Although his primordial spirit realm has not yet truly broken through to the seventh level of refinement, nor has he comprehended the Dao or touched upon the 'law of slaughter', the mere fact that he uses the "Soldier" technique to wield a spirit-grade weapon of slaughter has already surpassed the limit of the sixth level of refinement and reached a level comparable to the threshold of the seventh level of refinement!

In terms of supernatural powers,
He has mastered both the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman and the Divine Firmament Jade Purity Method to the corresponding level. He has already cultivated a full eighteen thunder talismans in the former and has also cultivated the latter to the 'Jade Purity Dragon Roar' method realm corresponding to the sixth level of refinement.

As for the Dharma forms, the first one is the Earthly Fiend Primordial Dharma Form. Compared to the Thunder Primordial and Heavenly Burning Dharma Forms, this Dharma Form is at a lower level. Wu Ming found its superior choice, the Earthly Fiend Desolate Primordial Dharma Form, in the scripture pavilion of the cultivation holy land. He refined it based on the Primordial Dharma Form and finally made the Desolate Primordial Dharma Form compatible with the Primordial Dharma Form.

then,

Wu Ming has cultivated the Desolate Origin Dharma Image to the sixth level!
Including the Desolate Origin Dharma Form, all Dharma Forms that reach the fifth level require certain rare and precious materials as their core for further refinement. However, the most abundant thing in the Holy Land of Cultivation is rare and precious materials, which are almost all available.

When he first joined Qingming Peak, the peak master of Qingming Peak bestowed upon him 10,000 resource points, which Wu Ming kept until he needed various rare and precious materials to exchange for the items he required when refining his Dharma Image.

The resource points in the cultivation holy land are more valuable than the merit points in the Hidden Dragon Academy. Ten thousand resource points are roughly equivalent to five hundred thousand merit points, which is a large sum of resources. However, Wu Ming has used and consumed them over the past five years, and now there are very few left.

Most of the resources are used for cultivating the Dharma form.

Besides the Earthly Fiend Desolate Origin Dharma Image, Wu Ming's Heavenly Gang Thunder Origin Dharma Image has also been cultivated to the sixth level, while the Crimson Flame Burning Heaven Dharma Image has just calmly completed the cultivation of the sixth level.

By this time, Wu Ming had mastered three top-tier Dharma Forms, and had cultivated them all to the sixth level. If he were to fuse these three Dharma Forms with the Fighting Word Technique, even Wu Ming himself did not know what kind of power they would possess.

"With my current soul power, I can easily control the three Dharma Aspects by fusing the Fighting Word Technique... My primordial spirit is still some distance from the limit of the Six Refinements, so I can practice another Dharma Aspect."

A slight glint appeared in Wu Ming's eyes.

The Fighting Technique can accommodate all Dharma forms. How many Dharma forms he can fuse depends entirely on how much of his primordial spirit and soul power he can control. With his current soul power, controlling the fusion of three Dharma forms is already very easy, and fusing four Dharma forms should be more than manageable.

However, advancement in cultivation level becomes relatively slow. On the one hand, the gap between the sixth and seventh levels of cultivation is already enormous, and many people may need to spend more than ten or even twenty or thirty years to cross this threshold.

On the other hand, it took his body more than four years to finally reach the sixth stage of blood clotting. Before that, he was unable to use blood energy to nourish his soul and improve the efficiency of his primordial spirit cultivation.

now,

His martial arts cultivation has reached the sixth level of blood coagulation. With the ability to use blood energy to nourish his soul, his cultivation efficiency has increased significantly. It is estimated that in two or three years at most, his primordial spirit will be able to cultivate to the sixth level of refinement, and then he can try to break through to the seventh level!

However, before that, he faced a small problem: the 10,000 resource points that the Azure Nether Peak Master had given him when he entered the peak had been gradually consumed over the past five years, leaving only a few hundred points.

He needs to find a way to acquire some more resource points.

(End of this chapter)