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Chapter 242 Nine Swords Killing Formation

"It's time to choose a suitable set of magical treasures."

Wu Ming murmured to himself.

Constructing a perfect array means that his cultivation in all aspects will be unrestricted and unimpeded, and he can quickly advance in all kinds of Taoist techniques and supernatural abilities. In addition, based on this array, he should also choose a suitable set of weapons to unleash the true power of the military and array techniques.

As for the supreme formation, there's no need to think about it too much for now. This level of formation is just the highest realm he vaguely understands through his exploration of the Demon Subduing Diagram and his comprehension of the Formation Word Technique. To truly enter that realm is not something that can be achieved overnight; it probably requires years of accumulation. There's no point in rushing it.

Swish.

As soon as the thought crossed Wu Ming's mind, his soul suddenly flew forward, searching for a suitable spiritual treasure-level weapon on the blood-red earth.

In the Demon Subduing Realm, there are still many killing weapons that have reached the level of mid-grade spiritual treasures, but they are not piled up all over the mountains and fields like the magical artifacts in the outer areas. Instead, there is only one spiritual weapon of this level floating in a large area.

Wu Ming usually tempered his primordial spirit at this spot. Now, as he moved slightly forward, he saw a mid-grade spiritual treasure weapon, a blood-red giant axe with overwhelming murderous aura. It had completely solidified into a lifelike ferocious tiger, coiled on the axe head.

As you get a little closer, you'll see the blood tiger suddenly open its eyes and let out a roar filled with bloodthirsty power.

Spiritual treasure-level magical artifacts all possess some degree of spirituality. However, only top-grade spiritual treasures have the slightest chance of developing a true artifact spirit. Lower-level spiritual treasures at most possess only some spirituality.

The giant axe spirit treasure before us has not reached the level to give birth to a weapon spirit. Therefore, this blood tiger is not a weapon spirit, but merely a fierce appearance formed by absorbing the vast evil energy in the Demon Subduing Realm and undergoing the tempering of terrifying killing power.

It can be said,
If a Daoist cultivator at the sixth level of cultivation dares to get within one zhang of this ferocious weapon, their primordial spirit might even be crushed by its malevolent aura!

Even a Daoist cultivator at the seventh level of cultivation would be extremely solemn and dare not be careless when facing such a deadly weapon.

However, Wu Ming's primordial spirit strength far surpasses that of ordinary seventh-level experts, and he has been tempered by evil energy all the way, making him extremely adaptable to evil energy. Therefore, the blood tiger evil image on this giant axe has little effect on him.

However, Wu Ming only glanced at the spiritual weapon briefly before passing by it and continuing his search for other spiritual treasures.

In selecting a magical treasure to carry the "Soldier's Technique" and "Array Technique," he had several principles in mind. First, the shape should be as small as possible. The giant axe was too large and not conducive to controlling it with array formations. Second, it should preferably be a flying sword type, mainly because he had always used flying swords as magical weapons before, and he was more comfortable with them.

Taking these two conditions into account, the selection becomes slightly more difficult. After all, mid-grade spiritual treasures are not ordinary and are not as common as cabbages on the roadside. Even for grandmasters from holy lands like Yu Yangyan and Zhao Guang, not everyone can possess one. Most of the spiritual treasures they use are low-grade.

Generally, only a Grandmaster of Daoist arts at the eighth level of refinement can wield multiple mid-grade spiritual treasures.

of course,

Given Wu Ming's current status as a newly promoted grandmaster and a prodigy disciple of Qingming Peak, even if he were to take out three or five mid-grade spiritual treasures, it wouldn't attract too much attention. At most, it would only slightly surprise Yu Yangyan and the others.

Wu Ming flew along the blood-red land for dozens of miles before finally finding a spiritual treasure he desired: a flying sword, a small flying sword that was only three or four inches long!

In fact, a thicker flying needle could also reach this size, but this magical treasure is indeed a flying sword, complete with sword tip, blade, and sword patterns, only it is more than ten times smaller than a normal sword.

Above the tiny flying sword, a crimson blood snake coiled, also a manifestation of malevolent energy. Upon sensing Wu Ming's approach, it immediately opened its eyes and hissed at him.

Ignoring the intimidating aura of the evil spirit, Wu Ming's soul went straight forward, taking control of the flying sword and forcibly refining it with the "Soldier" technique. The evil spirit, formed from the evil energy, pounced down on Wu Ming, attempting to strangle his primordial spirit. However, after a brief struggle, it could not harm Wu Ming's soul in the slightest and finally dissipated silently.

quickly,

The three-inch sword emitted a crisp ringing sound, and Wu Ming had completely brought it under his control.

With a thought from Wu Ming, the small sword transformed into a stream of light, circling and dancing around his soul-manifested form.

"good."

Looking at the small sword, Wu Ming smiled.

If nine such spiritual treasure-level killing weapons could be collected, then based on his perfect-level formation, with the formation technique as the core and the weapon technique as the main body, a true 'Nine Swords Killing Formation' could be constructed!
This will become one of his most powerful methods of killing!

Without lingering, Wu Ming immediately continued forward, searching for more sword-type spiritual treasures.

If placed in the outside world, in the cultivation holy land of the Great Jin Dynasty, a mid-grade spiritual treasure, while not an extremely rare or precious item, is still considered a relatively high-end treasure. Finding one or two suitable spiritual treasures might not be difficult, but to collect a complete set of the same type and similar properties is basically a pipe dream and virtually impossible to achieve.

In the Demon Subduing Realm, although spirit treasure-level weapons are much rarer than ordinary low-grade magic weapons, that is only relative. In Wu Ming's exploration and judgment, the number of low-grade spirit treasures is probably still in the millions.

Even if it's a mid-grade spiritual treasure, which is even rarer, there would still be hundreds of thousands of them.

With such a large number, finding a complete set of matching spiritual treasures shouldn't be too difficult.

On the blood-red earth,

A small sword, about four inches in size, hovered in the air.

Wu Ming's soul shadow came from afar, arrived beside the small sword, and instantly captured and refined it.

"Finally, we're all here."

A moment later, Wu Ming opened his eyes, looked at the small sword that he had branded with his soul imprint and completely controlled, and smiled.

Within the sleeve of his robe, which he manifested with his soul, lay eight flying swords. Although they varied in shape, they were all between three and five inches in size, making them extremely small flying swords. Even if he carried them with him, they would be easy to conceal, so it would not be surprising to see them suddenly taken out and used.

With a thought, Wu Ming arranged the nine flying swords he had collected in front of him.

With a thought, the murderous aura contained within the nine flying swords quietly receded, transforming into nine ordinary-looking brass swords, resembling children's toys.

"very good."

Wu Ming smiled slightly as he looked at the nine small swords.

At this moment, he was only a wisp of soul in the Demon Subduing Realm and could not simultaneously control nine flying swords to practice the formation. However, this formation did not actually need to be practiced, because the real formation was not the military formation in the mortal world, which required honing and familiarization. The Nine Sword Killing Formation he conceived was a killing sword formation with the "Soldier's Technique" and "Formation Technique" as its core and based on the primordial spirit formation.

Needless to say, the "Soldier's Technique" and the "Formation Technique" are both supreme secret techniques that he had already mastered and could use with great skill.

As for the Primordial Spirit Formation...

Its imprint is deep within the primordial spirit, a manifestation of one's own Dao. Especially a perfect-level formation, once formed, is like the joints of an ordinary person's arm, moving at will, without any concept of being unfamiliar with its control.

"Now, when I encounter a top-tier seventh-tier demon again, I won't just be able to passively resist anymore."

Wu Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

The Demon-Suppressing Disc projection is not suitable for casual use, and the power of the Demon-Subduing Diagram should not be exposed. The Nine Swords Killing Formation he currently possesses is the strongest method he can reveal. This steady improvement in strength undoubtedly brings him great pleasure.

……

outside world.

Diyuan City Pass.

Just as Wu Ming completed the perfect formation.

Standing atop the city gate, Qinglan suddenly twitched her brow and glanced in Wu Ming's direction.

"Ok?"

He sensed a strange fluctuation in Wu Ming, but the perception was not clear.

At the city gate of Diyuan, everyone undergoes a period of cultivation and enlightenment after being tempered by the great battle. Their cultivation directions are different, and it is not surprising that they make any commotion. Normally, this would not concern Qinglan.

However, the fleeting aura emanating from Wu Ming gave Qinglan a strange and subtle feeling.

But because it was so fleeting, Qinglan couldn't perceive anything clearly.

"Has he realized something again?"

Qinglan thought to herself.

For a peerless genius like Wu Ming, who broke through to the seventh level of cultivation in less than a year and reached an extremely strong level within the seventh level, it is perfectly normal and not surprising that he would have some insights into the cultivation of Dao after experiencing a great battle.

Unless he could comprehend a perfect-level formation or the laws of heaven and earth, it would not shock him, but neither of these possibilities is likely.

The former, perfect-level formations are extremely difficult to construct. Not only do they require astonishing comprehension, but the path one has taken and the various secret techniques and arts one has cultivated are also crucial, serving as important building blocks for the formation. There are no fewer than several thousand grandmasters in the holy land, but no more than a hundred of them can truly comprehend perfect-level formations.

Wu Ming may have the potential to comprehend a perfect-level formation, but that's all he has. Perhaps if he accumulates more experience for another ten years, he has a great chance of taking that step. After all, if perfect-level formations were so easy to comprehend, he wouldn't have been stuck at this step for twenty years and finally chose to give up, no longer staying at the seventh level of refinement.

As for the latter, comprehending the laws of heaven and earth is, in some ways, even more difficult than perfect-level formations.

There are three steps to mastering the rules.

Although a Daoist master who has reached the seventh level of refinement is qualified to glimpse the essence of heaven and earth and understand the laws of heaven and earth, only one in a hundred can truly take the first step.

Those who can grasp the power of laws at the seventh level of refinement are even fewer than those who can comprehend a perfect-level formation!
Most Dao cultivators can only begin to grasp the power of laws after entering the eighth stage of the Primordial Spirit Refinement. Just like him, he was completely unable to comprehend the laws during the seventh stage of refinement. It was only after entering the eighth stage that he was able to quickly comprehend the 'Law of Wood' based on his realm and take the first step.

"With a few more years of accumulation, given his talent, he might really have a chance to comprehend the laws at the seventh level of cultivation?"

A thought flashed through Qinglan's mind, but she quickly looked away.

He cast his gaze into the distance, looking at the desolate land. What appeared in his vision was the law of wood that he had comprehended and mastered, verdant and lush, with every texture perfectly formed.

"The Law of Wood... I wonder when I will be able to comprehend the second step of it..."

"If I can comprehend the second step of the Wood Law, even if my natal spirit array is only at the Dexterity level, I will still have a chance to break through the bottleneck and enter the Ninth Refinement level."

A glint of light flickered in Qinglan's eyes.

Although he understood his own aptitude and path, and could not comprehend a perfect-level formation even if he devoted his entire life to it, he never completely gave up on the path. After all, although it was extremely difficult for a dexterity-level natal spirit formation to help the natal spirit break through the ninth level of refinement, it was not entirely impossible. No matter how faint the hope was, there was still something to be had.

The difference between having and not having is as small as a single word, yet it's a world of difference. Even if the probability is only one percent, it's still a completely different concept.

This is also why he did not leave the holy site.

If he truly had no chance to break through to the ninth level of the Primordial Spirit realm, and was destined to stop here in this life, then he might have already left the Holy Land and returned to his hometown.

Those disciples who remain in the sacred land to cultivate are doing so in order to continue their cultivation journey. If they cannot continue, most of them will choose to return home in glory and spend the rest of their lives in peace.

Qinglan closed her eyes.
Although he has not yet gained any insight into the second step of the law, he has still been trying to understand the world and comprehend it day after day for the past ten years, and he is doing the same thing on this Earth Abyss City Pass.

One day, two days, three days...

Time passed day by day, and before anyone knew it, Wu Ming suddenly opened his eyes and stared into the distance at the city gate.

His brows furrowed slightly.

It wasn't that the demon army had attacked again, but rather that five whole days had passed and the demon army hadn't made any move. Before this, the demon army would attack every three or four days.

At the edge of the horizon, a vast expanse of black clouds could still be seen, spreading across the land and obscuring everything. Clearly, the demonic tide had not yet subsided, and the turmoil in the abyss still persisted.

"Why hasn't there been any movement?"

"strangeness."

Yu Yangyan, Zhao Guang, and the others also noticed the abnormality. They all woke up from their closed-eye meditation, climbed to the top of the city gate, and frowned as they looked into the distance.

"I have a bad feeling."

Zhao Guang stared at the end of the earth and said in a deep voice, "This turmoil has lasted long enough. Logically speaking, it should be time for it to end. Perhaps they are gathering a large army and planning a final hard battle."

Yu Yangyan's gaze turned somewhat solemn as he looked in Qinglan's direction and asked, "Senior Brother, what do you think?"

"possible."

Qinglan opened her eyes and said calmly, "The turmoil in the Abyss will not last long. The demonic tide will recede sooner or later. It's not surprising that they want to have a full-scale battle before that. Let's wait and see."

Not only on the section of the city gate guarded by Qingming Peak, but also on other sections of the city gate, many people were gazing into the distance, vaguely sensing something.

Day six, day seven, day eight...

As time went by, no demons came to attack the city gate, but the demonic tide in the distance did not dissipate; instead, it showed signs of becoming increasingly turbulent.

at last,

On the ninth day, the demonic tide at the edge of sight surged up once again, carrying the demon army and crashing down!
(End of this chapter)