I bear witness to immortality in the human world.

Chapter 233 The Seven Refinements of the Soul
A few months later.

Deep in the cave.

Wu Ming sat cross-legged, his whole being resembling an old monk in deep meditation. His primordial spirit gathered and unified, settling in the Niwan Palace between his eyebrows.

At this moment, his primordial spirit was like a crystal-clear glass cup, filled with faint soul droplets. It was almost full, or rather, only a hair's breadth away from being full. It was difficult to even perceive the difference by sense alone.

Only Wu Ming himself could sense that his primordial spirit was just a tiny bit away from achieving the sixth level of refinement.

He sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, quietly circulating the "Lin" mantra.

I do not know how long it has been.

hum.

Wu Ming's primordial spirit rippled gently, and the soul power contained within it spread out like ripples on water.

It seems that the primordial spirit's soul power has only increased by a tiny bit, but this tiny bit has made up for the last bit of deficiency.

"We've finally reached this point..."

Wu Ming slowly opened his eyes, his gaze deep and unfathomable.

Having arrived at the sacred land of cultivation, six years have passed, and his primordial spirit has finally reached the sixth level of perfection, truly standing at the threshold of the seventh level, and thus qualified to attempt the seventh level.

Once the Seven Refinements of the Primordial Spirit are completed, one transcends life and death, and the limitations of the physical body. Even without a physical body, one can live on in the world for a long time without perishing.

This is a huge bottleneck, but also a huge qualitative change. It is no small matter and is more important than any previous bottleneck.

now.

Wu Ming could feel the surging and boundless power of his soul.

His soul power, having reached the sixth level of refinement, had been tempered by endless baleful energy thousands of times. Even he himself found it difficult to accurately assess just how powerful his soul power truly was.

He only knew that if he hadn't undergone these trials and had only cultivated normally to this stage, his primordial spirit and soul power would probably be less than half of what it is now.

Even so, with the Linzi Technique as his core secret method, his soul power would still be no weaker than any expert of the same level.

Therefore,
His current soul power is at least two times, or even three times, that of ordinary people of the same level.

In his judgment, perhaps some Daoist masters who have just stepped into the threshold of the seventh level of cultivation are not much stronger than him in terms of primordial spirit and soul power alone.

However, the difference between the sixth and seventh refinements is not just the strength of the primordial spirit, but mainly a qualitative change in level.

Wu Ming had read many Taoist scriptures. He came here from Yong Kingdom and consulted more than one Taoist master. The answers he received from them were all the same: the breakthrough of the Seven Refinements was like a sublimation of a life level.

Even the world you see will change.

Like flies and ants, the world in their eyes is rudimentary and primitive. They cannot see the changing of the heavens and earth, nor the changes of the sun and moon, and they are not even aware of these things.

Just like martial arts practitioners, before the Seven Refinements stage, they cannot even glimpse the true essence of heaven and earth. Even if they want to comprehend the changes of heaven and earth or control the power of heaven and earth, they simply cannot do so.

The martial arts realm is merely the ability to slightly influence the heavens and earth after one's own will and blood energy have been cultivated to perfection, without knowing the reason why.

But once you actually take that step and enter the Seven Refinements and Seven Bloods, the situation is completely different.

Whether they are Taoist cultivators or martial artists, they will be able to glimpse the most essential mysteries of heaven and earth, and see the operation of the laws of heaven and earth. Based on this, they will also be able to comprehend heaven and earth and try to wield the power of heaven and earth.

It is not an exaggeration to say that everyone below the level of a grandmaster is like an ant.

Even someone as strong as Wu Ming, whose primordial spirit strength is almost comparable to that of a grandmaster and whose various Dao techniques are all top-notch, even reaching the power of a grandmaster, can only contend with a grandmaster to some extent.

Defeating a Grandmaster, even the weakest one, is almost impossible unless one uses supreme weapons like the Demon-Subduing Diagram or the Demon-Suppressing Disc.

but,

He is about to take that step.

"call."

Wu Ming took a deep breath. Although his soul power was perfect, his spirit was full and he was not tired, and he could immediately break through to the seventh level of refinement, he still slowed down his mind and stood up.

Emerging from the secluded cave chamber, Wu Ming arrived at the outer courtyard. The courtyard was spacious and quiet, clean and tidy, yet devoid of any human presence.

"Did they go out?"

Wu Ming glanced across the courtyard, but didn't sense Yan Chuyu's presence. His expression didn't change much either. He simply strolled forward and boiled water to make tea at the stove in the side courtyard.

He then carried a cup of nourishing spiritual tea to the courtyard, sat down in the pavilion, and slowly sipped it to replenish his physical strength while raising his gaze to the distant horizon.

That's the direction of Yong Kingdom.

His mind flashed through images of Wu's father and mother, his sister Wu Yu, and one familiar figure after another.

More than six years have passed since he arrived in the Holy Land. If you include his trip to the Hidden Dragon Academy, it has been nearly ten years. In the ten years since he left, he has not returned to Jingye City and has no idea how it has changed.

Although Yan Chuyu has some connections with Yong Kingdom, and he can learn about the situation there through her and know that everything has been well in his family over the years, ten years... is a long time for ordinary people.

If he had stayed in Jingye City back then, married, had children, and lived a peaceful and happy life, perhaps he would now have a house full of children, and his parents would be enjoying the joys of family life.

But he did not stay.

In order not to leave too many ties for himself, he did not leave any family history in Jingye City.

Even here, in this sacred place, he still didn't create any hindrances for himself.

Yan Chuyu and he have come a long way from Jingye City. From acknowledging him to admiring him, and now to almost worshipping him, Yan Chuyu has never hidden her feelings. Meanwhile, the Yong Kingdom has always hoped that he and Yan Chuyu could form a marriage alliance and leave a bond in the Yong Kingdom.

But upon arriving at the holy land, he also witnessed a much wider world.

By undergoing seven blood and seven refinements, one can become a Grandmaster and live for hundreds of years. However, by reaching nine blood and nine refinements and becoming a Martial Saint or Dao Saint, one can observe the world for thousands of years and even witness the rise and fall of dynasties.

Not to mention that above all, there are truly immortal beings who, like gods, sit in the heavens and look down upon the human world.

These are Wu Mingxin's aspirations.

Bindings are hindrances that will become obstacles on his path. Although he is not stubborn, he also has emotions and desires, a love of pleasure, and worldly desires. But it is precisely because of this that he has always maintained restraint.

One cannot indulge in unrestrained desires and act arbitrarily simply because one possesses exceptional talent or the supreme treasure, the Demon-Subduing Diagram.

Drink the last sip of tea.

Wu Ming turned around and walked deeper into the cave.

He discarded all the distracting thoughts in his mind and put away all the worldly desires.

Finally, he arrived at the quiet room, sat cross-legged, and quietly closed his eyes. His primordial spirit and soul became perfectly unified and slowly rotated.

hum.

At some point, seemingly naturally, Wu Ming's primordial spirit began to recede and collapse, gradually forming a vortex.

Having cultivated for over a decade without ever slacking off, Wu Ming finally took that step after confronting his inner self and attempted to break through to the seventh level of the Primordial Spirit!

Boom. The bottleneck of the Seven Refinements stage is no small matter. It was as if a thunderclap exploded in his ears. This was the first hurdle. If his primordial spirit was not refined enough or strong enough, he would fall here on his first attempt.

But for Wu Ming, the strength of his primordial spirit was unprecedented and immeasurable. The process of condensing it was effortless. His primordial spirit soul power flowed like a river, rolling and swirling, gathering and condensing.

The first hurdle of the Seven Refinements has been quietly overcome, and the second hurdle is coming one after another. As the saying goes, "The higher the path, the greater the demons." Even if one eliminates inner demons day and night, with the "Lin" technique as the core and one's will as firm as a rock, demons arise from thoughts, and as long as one is still a mortal, one cannot avoid them.

"Jie Jie Jie Jie!"

"I said I would come back, I will come back! Give me everything you have!"

Deep within Wu Ming's heart, a demon with a blue face and fangs revealed its ferocious nature to him.

Upon closer inspection, the blue-faced, fanged demon's features bore a faint resemblance to his own.

"Wu Ming!"

"You are too weak!"

"You wield divine weapons and possess supreme secret techniques, yet you cannot use them wisely. You should kill everything and seize everything, rather than submit to others!"

"With the Demon-Subduing Diagram in hand, what is this mere Great Jin Holy Land? Let me handle it! I'll show you that this Holy Land is nothing special, and I'll show you that this Holy Land should have submitted to me long ago!"

The blue-faced demon god roared and lunged at Wu Ming.

"There's too much useless talk."

Facing the Green-Faced Demon God, Wu Ming remained indifferent, coldly replying, "You were born from within me, you are my other side. Your power originates from me, and you possess all my memories. There's no need for deceitful words."

Say it.

boom! ! !
In his mental world, Wu Ming stood up, and instantly his entire figure became incredibly tall, reaching the heavens and the earth like a god. Golden light emanated from his body, covering half of the world.

His imposing figure was no less impressive than the blue-faced, fanged demon god opposite him, and they faced each other from afar.

"well said!"

"I am you, and you are me. Strength is meaningless, but I can afford to lose. I can lose to you countless times. As long as you keep moving forward, I will reappear countless times, but you cannot!"

"Your power is too strong, your ego is too strong, and your primordial spirit is too strong. Therefore, I am also strong enough to truly manifest. When others lose to their inner demons, they only suffer damage to their primordial spirit and lose soul power. But you are different. If you lose to me just once, you will lose everything!"

"So, admit defeat! As long as you admit defeat here, I can preserve your consciousness and take you to see the ends of the earth, to see the view from the highest point!"

The blue-faced, fanged demon god let out a maniacal laugh.

however,
Upon hearing the other party's words, Wu Ming simply sighed softly.

"What, are you going to admit defeat?"

The blue-faced, fanged demon grinned, staring at Wu Ming.

Wu Ming's gaze was calm and indifferent, like a deep pool in a valley. He shook his head and said, "No, you lost."

"Ok?"

The demon god with a blue face and fangs paused for a moment.

Wu Ming said indifferently, "From the moment you said you could afford to lose, that you could lose to me countless times, you had already lost."

As the words fell.

Wu Ming's body began to grow even stronger, and the golden light emanating from his body began to permeate the other half of the dark world.

"This is the world of the mind. When you feel that you can lose to me, you can no longer win."

"And I cannot lose, so I will not lose. Even if it happens a billion times more, there will only be one result."

boom! boom! boom! !

With each word he uttered, Wu Ming's body grew larger. By the time he finished reciting the last sentence, his body had become so tall that it seemed to support the entire starry sky, while the blue-faced, fanged demon god was as small as an ant, cowering at his feet.

Wu Ming simply raised his foot and stomped down.

Cluck!

Accompanied by a sound as if something had been crushed, a shrill and unwilling scream rang out from beneath his feet.

"Ahhhh!"

"You won again! You won again! But remember this, I'll be back, I'll be back!"

The last sentence grew fainter and fainter until it was completely silenced, and the whole world finally fell silent.

Wu Ming slowly lifted his foot, only to find that there was nothing beneath it.

He closed his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, his vision returned, and he was back in the quiet room where he had been in seclusion. The condensation of his primordial spirit, located between his eyebrows, had reached its final stage.

The difficulty of the Seven Refinements lies in this: not only must one's soul power be sufficiently profound and powerful, but one must also be able to subdue one's own will, and this process must be fast enough.

If he hesitates even slightly in his battle with his inner demons, even if he ultimately wins, he will fail to break through because he is a step too slow.

hum!
Wu Ming focused his thoughts and instantly channeled them into his primordial spirit, merging with the constantly gathering primordial spirit. All the separated soul thoughts were also gathered and unified at this moment.

Within the Niwan Palace at the center of the forehead, a vortex continuously rotates and condenses, ultimately gathering all power into an extremely tiny point.

I do not know how long it has been.

Click.

The point emitted a cracking sound, as if it had reached a certain limit, and then finally, a change occurred.

Wu Ming's primordial spirit no longer gathered, but instead transformed into a vortex, spreading outward from the point of convergence. In a short moment, his primordial spirit was completely restored to its original state.

It may look the same as before, but in reality, the essence of the primordial spirit has undergone a complete transformation!

now,

Wu Ming could sense that the world he observed with his soul was no longer just a simple world. In his eyes, he could see endless points and lines interwoven between the world, forming a beautiful picture.

"Is this the true heaven and earth, the essence of heaven and earth?"

Wu Ming murmured to himself, somewhat shocked. Although he had long heard about the world that could be seen after the seventh refinement of the primordial spirit, hearing about it and seeing it for oneself were two completely different concepts.

Being able to see through the essence of heaven and earth, and to glimpse a corner of the laws governing the operation of heaven and earth, also means that his primordial spirit realm has truly broken through that level and entered the seventh level of refinement.

Grandmaster of Taoist arts!

From this day forward, he will be a Daoist master who has reached the seventh level of the Primordial Spirit Refinement. Although he may not be much in the Holy Land, he is already capable of dominating the world in the small border countries of Yong Kingdom!

Even in the Great Jin Dynasty, where there are countless powerful figures, he is still a grandmaster of his generation, and he is treated with great respect wherever he goes, which is extraordinary!
(End of this chapter)