I bear witness to immortality in the human world.

Chapter 237 Re-entering the Abyss
Time flies.

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

At the foot of Qingming Peak, inside the cave, Wu Ming sat cross-legged, his gaze fixed on the void, sometimes lost in thought, sometimes deep in contemplation.

Suddenly, his eyes flashed, and with a thought, the various Dao patterns and runes engraved within his primordial spirit combined and connected one by one, and strands of soul power flowed, finally intertwining together to form a complete array.

As soon as the formation appeared, it relied on his primordial spirit and emitted a faint seven-colored light. The primordial spirit heart formation, which was opened up by the six great true words and secret techniques, had an extremely smooth flow of soul power in every part.

Wu Ming could sense that this primordial spirit formation amplified the power of his Dao techniques by at least 30%, or even close to 40%!
This is already the pinnacle of the Dexterity-level formation, and it's only a hair's breadth away from the Perfect-level formation.

It can be said,
Even among the Seven Refinement Masters of the Holy Land, very few can construct such a formation after years or even decades of arduous cultivation.

Just like at the foot of Qingming Peak, there is one Grandmaster of the Eighth Refinement level and ten Grandmasters of the Seventh Refinement level, less than half of them can construct agile-level formations.

however,
Wu Ming, who had constructed a peak-level agility-grade array, was frowning, quite dissatisfied with the array's power.

Because he relied on six supreme secret techniques as the foundation and the array technique as the core, the first array he constructed was already at the Dexterity level. After spending three months, the array he constructed had already reached the peak of the Dexterity level.

But now, after a full six months, he is still stuck at the peak of the Dexterity level, unable to bring the formation to perfection.

"Even a perfect-level formation is so difficult to construct. It's clear that reaching the supreme level is far more complicated than I thought."

Wu Ming frowned and pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

He thought that starting at the Dexterity level would make building a Perfect level formation very easy, but it seems he underestimated the difficulty of constructing the formation.

For at least the next three months, his formation construction was completely stuck at the threshold of perfection, and he could not grasp the key points.

"The Way of Formations is condensed within the primordial spirit, gathering all the knowledge learned in a lifetime. It is the manifestation of the 'Dao' of the primordial spirit cultivators themselves. I am currently stuck at this bottleneck, and I am afraid that I will not be able to break through it by simply sitting in meditation."

Wu Ming slowly exhaled.

He stood up and looked outside.

Having entered the Seven Refinements Realm for only half a year, although his realm has been stabilized, he has not yet cultivated various Dao techniques to the corresponding level. For example, the Shangqing Talisman in the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique is still limited to eighteen pieces.

A person at the seventh level of refinement can master a total of twenty-seven thunder talismans.

As for the other four Dharma forms, none of them have been cultivated to a higher level yet, and it can be said that all kinds of Taoist methods are in a state of stagnation.

It wasn't that Wu Ming didn't want to further his cultivation, but that once he reached the seventh level of refinement, all supernatural powers and techniques, whether thunder magic or Dharma forms, had to rely on the primordial spirit array.

Before a formation is established, all Taoist techniques and even Dharma forms must yield to the cultivation of the formation. Only after one's own formation is established can one rely on the formation to further cultivate.

To cultivate techniques like the Heavenly Thunder Primordial Dharma Form and the Crimson Flame Burning Heaven Dharma Form to the seventh level, one needs a Primordial Spirit Array as a foundation. Each person's Primordial Spirit Array is different, and therefore their cultivation path is also different.

"We still need to prioritize establishing the foundation of the formation."

Wu Ming's eyes flickered.

This was also the guidance given to him by the Peak Master of Qingming: after the seventh refinement of the primordial spirit, he should prioritize establishing the foundation of the array formation before pursuing other cultivations.

"My master instructed me to master the formation within six months and then go to the Abyss for training. It seems that this trip to the Abyss is inevitable."

The Qingming Peak Master is a Nine-Refined Dao Saint, so all his guidance is naturally meaningful. Generally, Dao cultivators who have just entered the Seventh Refinement stage will encounter a bottleneck after about half a year of constructing an array.

The bottlenecks encountered in constructing formations cannot be overcome by simply working in isolation, because everyone's path is different, and the cultivation of formations will also be different, with no direction to refer to.

In this situation, when encountering a bottleneck, one must hone one's skills in battle, pondering the flaws in the formation through repeated releases of Dao techniques, and then repairing them one by one until reaching the pinnacle of one's abilities.

Wu Ming was in the same boat at this time.

After making his decision, he immediately stood up, left his cave, and went to the main hall on the summit of Qingming Peak once again.

"Disciple pays homage to Master."

"But have you encountered a bottleneck in your array formation cultivation?"

"Yes."

"Go to the Abyss, find your senior brothers, and hone your skills."

The Qingming Peak Master did not appear, but calmly gave Wu Ming guidance and watched him leave.

She didn't know how far Wu Ming had progressed in his array formation cultivation, but it was normal for him to encounter his first bottleneck after about six months.

Most people's formations will be stuck at the ordinary level.

A small number of people have weaker talents and their various Taoist techniques are too mixed, which will cause them to get stuck at the Chaotic level. In this case, it is generally necessary to eliminate useless and mixed Taoist techniques and supernatural powers, discard the condensed Taoist talismans, and give up some supernatural powers.

Wu Ming's Divine Firmament Thunder Technique and Dharma Aspect Divine Power are quite compatible and at a high level. Although the formation is constructed inside the primordial spirit, she cannot see exactly how far Wu Ming has progressed, but she can basically tell that Wu Ming is definitely not stuck at the Chaos level.

Most of them, like the majority of people, remain at the average level.

"With the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique as its foundation, after a period of honing, as long as one has enough talent, it is not difficult to construct a skillful array. It's just that I don't know if there is any hope of reaching perfection in the future."

The Qingming Peak Master stared in the direction Wu Ming had left.

Whether a formation can reach the perfect level has a huge impact, almost determining whether one can break through to the ninth level of refinement in the future!
Even though this is a sacred place with countless geniuses, the cultivation of formations is still a watershed moment, which will distinguish the mediocre among geniuses from the geniuses among geniuses.

Generally speaking, only by constructing a skillful-level formation can one have a sufficient chance of breaking through to the eighth level of refinement. If it is just an ordinary-level formation, the breakthrough will most likely fail.

same,

To break through to the ninth level of cultivation, a perfect-level formation is essential. Only by relying on a perfect-level formation can one forcefully circulate soul power, gather primordial spirit, and break through the bottleneck after reaching the limit of the eighth level of cultivation.

At present, no disciple of Qingming Peak has mastered the perfect-level formation. Even Qinglan is only at the peak of the dexterity level.

Moreover, Qinglan has already broken through to the eighth level of refinement, and the array he constructed has become the foundation of his primordial spirit, which cannot be changed. Therefore, his chances of breaking through to the ninth level are extremely slim. Unless he relies on some special opportunities, it will be very difficult for him to overcome that bottleneck.

now,

Wu Ming is considered the most talented and has the most solid foundation among the new disciples of Qingming Peak. Naturally, the Qingming Peak Master hopes that Wu Ming can construct a perfect array at the seventh stage of refinement.

Once Wu Ming can achieve this, breaking through to the eighth level of refinement will be a certainty, without any surprises. He will also have the foundation and resources to enter the ninth level of refinement in the future, and will become the most outstanding of her disciples.

……

After leaving the main hall of Qingming Peak.

Wu Ming returned to his residence at the bottom of the peak, tidied up briefly, and then left the cave, heading straight for the Abyss.

He arrived at the Abyss with ease, having traveled with Chu Chen and others last time, but this time he came alone.

Soon, he entered the abyss and arrived at the first level.

"one two three four……"

Wu Ming arrived at Dingyuan City again, stared at the interior of Dingyuan City, and a solemn look appeared in his eyes.

When he last came here, he had not yet reached the seventh level of cultivation. He could only sense the grandeur of the city and that it was shrouded in an extremely profound array, making it impossible to see clearly.

But this time, he had already entered the seventh stage of cultivation, and the world he saw and the things he could perceive were vastly different.

The most obvious thing is that when he stared at the city gate, he could vaguely sense several auras inside it, which were like abysses. The pressure contained in those auras was almost the same as that of the Qingming Peak Master.

no doubt,

Each of these auras belongs to a Dao Saint!
He could sense five such auras, which meant that there were five Dao Saints guarding Dingyuan City at this moment!
“Disciple Wu Ming of Qingming Peak, here to guard the Abyss.”

Wu Ming arrived outside Dingyuan City and bowed respectfully towards the city.

Swish.

A wisp of spiritual thought swept over him from inside the city gate.

Wu Ming did not deliberately conceal it, but instead took the initiative to show a part of his primordial spirit power, revealing his primordial spirit seventh refinement realm.

"The third floor, north."

An old voice came from behind.

Upon hearing this, Wu Ming immediately responded and then passed through Dingyuan City, heading forward.

He had been here once before, so this time he was quite familiar with the place and quickly found the passage to the second floor. After entering the second floor, he then searched for the entrance to the third floor according to the map of the abyss in his memory.

A few hours later.

He found the entrance to the third level and stepped inside, quickly arriving at the third level of the Abyss.

Upon entering the third level of the Abyss, the scene before one's eyes immediately changed. On the vast wasteland, in addition to the camp guarding the third level, a long stretch of city gates had been built at the ends of the line of sight in all directions.

At the city gates in every direction, a large amount of energy surged, including Daoist cultivators with six levels of cultivation and six levels of blood, as well as grandmasters with seven levels of blood and seven levels of cultivation, and even grandmasters with eight levels of blood and eight levels of cultivation!

Everything, including the camp, seemed to be bustling with activity, as if a major battle had just taken place.

Wu Ming's arrival went unnoticed, while at this moment, people were continuously entering and leaving the gate of the third-level camp.

After observing for a moment, he averted his gaze, turned his eyes to a direction to the north, and then quickly strode away.

soon.

Wu Ming arrived at a city gate in the north.

Although it is called a city gate, it is actually more like a piece of land that was forcibly raised by some means of drawing on the power of the earth's veins.

On this terrain of the city gate, figures moved about, and among them were many familiar faces to Wu Ming.

"Junior Brother Wu?"

As Wu Ming arrived below the city gate, a figure appeared on the city gate, looking down at Wu Ming.

The figure was wearing a crimson Taoist robe and was none other than Yu Yangyan, one of the direct disciples of the Qingming Peak Master, and also the one Wu Ming was most familiar with among the many grandmasters of Qingming Peak.

"Junior Brother Wu, you've finally arrived, hahahaha."

Yu Yangyan smiled as he watched Wu Ming ascend the city gate. He immediately pulled Wu Ming aside and explained the situation of the city gate.

He already knew that Wu Ming had broken through to the seventh level of cultivation and become a grandmaster. Although he was surprised that Wu Ming had broken through to the seventh level in just six years, he was not too shocked. After all, in his opinion, Wu Ming's talent was indeed top-notch among the disciples of Qingming Peak.

It was precisely because Wu Ming was already a seventh-level Grandmaster that his attitude towards Wu Ming was different from before. Although he used to call Wu Ming his junior brother and did not look down on him, he could still vaguely feel the difference in status. Now that Wu Ming had broken through to the seventh level, he could be considered a true brother in the real sense.

“There have been a lot of battles in the Abyss recently. Our Qingming Peak guarded this area and fought for three days and three nights. Although we repelled the invasion of the Abyss Demons, we are exhausted. Junior Brother Wu, your timing is just right. We can relax a bit here.”

Yu Yangyan led Wu Ming forward through the city gate, smiling as he explained the current situation in the abyss to Wu Ming.

First, there was the upheaval in the abyss, which goes without saying. Now, the deepest demons in the abyss have gathered together, forming a massive demon army that has invaded all the way to the third layer.

Meanwhile, the Great Jin Holy Land also focused its defenses on the third level, guarding the entrance to the second level.

Several Dao Saints at the Ninth Refinement stage personally intervened, activating the earth's veins to create a city gate stretching for hundreds of miles, keeping the demon army outside.

Currently, each peak in the Holy Land is forcibly mobilizing manpower to guard a section of the city gate.

Because Qingming Peak's overall strength is not strong, it is at a lower-middle level among the holy lands, so the city gate it is responsible for guarding is only a small section.

Even a small section was quite difficult to withstand under the repeated attacks of the demon army.

This great battle, which first showed its ferocity three months ago, has now lasted for three months. On the section of the city gate they are stationed on, Qinglan, the senior disciple of Qingming Peak, and eight of the ten grandmasters, including Yu Yangyan, have come.

In addition, there are nearly a hundred disciples from Qingming Peak, each of whom is a master of Daoist arts at the sixth level of cultivation.

Resisting the demon army was no joke; it was indeed dangerous. After three months of fierce fighting, although their casualties were not severe, two sixth-level disciples still perished in the demon army's onslaught.

While introducing the situation at the city gate, Yu Yangyan led Wu Ming to the front of the city gate, above a raised pass.

it's here,
Seven or eight figures were either sitting cross-legged or gazing into the distance.

Each of them possessed a pure and complete aura; they were the direct disciples of the Peak Master of Qingming Peak, and also a group of Daoist masters of Qingming Peak.

Although Wu Ming had been a disciple of Qingming Peak for six years, he had only met three of the peak master's personal disciples. Among them, he was most familiar with Yu Yangyan, and he could not say that he was familiar with the others.

"Everyone, Junior Brother Wu has arrived!"

Yu Yangyan was aware of the situation, so he called out to the crowd at the pass and then introduced Wu Ming to them one by one with a smile.

“Junior Brother Wu, this is Senior Brother Zhao Guang, this is Senior Sister Nan Lin, and this is Senior Brother Song Zhu…”

Yu Yangyan introduced everyone at the pass with a smile, and Zhao Guang and the other peak masters and disciples also greeted Wu Ming politely.

Although Wu Ming is a newly promoted seventh-level Grandmaster and the youngest peak master of Qingming Peak personally taught him, once he enters the Grandmaster realm, he is on the same level as them, which is completely different from ordinary sixth-level disciples.

Wu Ming looked at everyone and greeted them one by one, and they quickly became familiar with each other.

(End of this chapter)