I bear witness to immortality in the human world.

I don't know how much time passed.

The beam of white light in the sky dissipated.

Wu Ming's primordial spirit drifted back into the cave, returned to his body, and then slowly opened his eyes.

"Finally, I've completed the ninth refinement."

After many hardships, he finally reached this point.

Reaching the ninth level of refinement, although still a long way from immortality, is a preliminary transcendence of life and death, because after the primordial spirit has undergone nine refinements, the heroic spirit does not dissipate, and theoretically can be reborn countless times by possessing another body.

The only limitation is the calamity that descends upon this world once every thousand years. If there were no calamity, one could be considered immortal after nine refinements of the primordial spirit. However, due to the calamity, one still needs to truly transcend it and escape the world.

but,

Once he takes this step, with his abilities, even if he stops here, he can easily survive six or seven tribulations and have a lifespan of at least six or seven thousand years. For him, who is not even a hundred years old now, life has just begun.

After adapting to the power of the Nine Refined Primordial Spirit, Wu Ming also began to sense the changes within himself.

First, after entering the Ninth Refinement stage, his primordial spirit underwent a complete transformation, and his soul power increased several times over compared to before. Correspondingly, his strength also increased several times over!
A figure like Xuanming Daosheng is someone he can suppress with a flick of his wrist, and killing him would be no problem at all!

"Having only just entered the Ninth Refinement stage, my strength has already far surpassed that of a Three Tribulations Dao Saint..."

Wu Ming felt his own power.

With his current strength, he could easily suppress even a fourth-level Dao Saint. Most importantly, after entering the Ninth Refinement stage, his primordial spirit, condensed by the supreme array, further enhanced his ability to suppress Dao Saints of the same level.

Like the previous Xuanming Daosheng, when he suppressed him with the supreme array, he could only limit the opponent's strength by about 20%. But now, with the suppression of the supreme array, the strength of a saint of the same realm would probably decrease by at least 40%!

Furthermore, his own power has increased several times over, so even a Fifth Tribulation Dao Saint would probably be no match for him.

This is still under the condition that he has just entered the Ninth Refinement stage and his various methods have not yet been replaced. Once he has stabilized his foundation, he will replace the nine high-grade spiritual treasure flying swords with top-grade spiritual treasures... At that time, his strength will most likely be able to directly rival a sixth or even seventh tribulation Dao Saint!

"And with this Eye of Thunder, I can now wield even more power."

Wu Ming then focused his spiritual senses and felt the supreme treasure, the Thunder Eye, that he had refined within his primordial spirit. After entering the ninth level of refinement, he was able to control more of the power of this treasure. Previously, even with his full effort, he could hardly control one ten-thousandth of its power, but now he could mobilize about one-thousandth of it.

Even a fraction of the power of a supreme treasure is terrifying. Wu Ming did not attempt to use it in his own cave, but only activated the Eye of Thunder after entering the Demon Subduing Realm.

boom!!!
With just a wave of his hand, a bolt of heavenly lightning struck down, blasting a crater in the land of the Demon Subduing Realm. The power of this move was enough to crush even a being like Dao Saint Xuanming into dust!

"As expected of a supreme treasure, even just one-thousandth of its power is so terrifying..."

Wu Ming took a deep breath.

After he entered the Ninth Refinement stage, this supreme treasure began to gradually unleash its true supreme power. This power was no longer something that could be reached at the Saint level, but rather contained a hint of something beyond immortality!

Of course, with his current level of just entering the Ninth Refinement realm, he cannot match a true immortal being when activating this supreme treasure. However, he is not afraid in the slightest when dealing with Dao Saints below the Immortal level, even those who have reached the peak of the Eight Tribulations level!
"Once I cultivate my primordial spirit to the ninth level of perfection and comprehend the third step of the Thunder Law, I will surely be able to wield even more power from this supreme treasure. At that time, with this treasure, perhaps I can... exchange blows with immortal beings?"

A thought began to form in Wu Ming's mind, but even he himself was not entirely sure.

After all, the difference between the Ninth Refinement Realm and Immortality is like the difference between clouds and mud, a difference between heaven and earth. Even a peak Dao Saint of the Eighth Tribulation Realm is nothing more than an ant that can be annihilated with a flick of the finger in the eyes of an Immortal.

He had previously witnessed those immortal beings in the Thunder Prison Abyss. Their life level was completely different from that of ordinary beings. They had already broken through a certain boundary. It could be said that an immortal being, even if it stood still and was besieged by countless peak Dao Saints, could not possibly die.

The Nine Refinement Dao Saint could not harm their life essence at all.

but……

The Eye of Thunder is different.

In essence, it is the life core of a thunderous beast at the half-step Emperor realm. After being refined by the Thunder Emperor for countless years, it was finally transformed into a supreme treasure. Its power is naturally capable of contending with the power of immortality.

However, Wu Ming's current strength and realm are far from enough to truly contend with immortal beings by relying on this supreme treasure. At least he will have to wait until he cultivates his primordial spirit to the peak of the ninth level of refinement and comprehends the third step of the Thunder Law before there is even a slight possibility.

"Consolidate your realm."

Wu Ming glanced at the numerous deadly treasures in the Demon Subduing Realm, but instead of rushing to replace his magical artifacts, he returned to his cave, concealed his primordial spirit aura, and began to consolidate his cultivation.

……

Spiritual practice knows no time.

After the Nine Refinements of the Primordial Spirit, the traces of time on Wu Ming had almost disappeared. He gradually came to understand the world faced by those at the Saint level. Ten years had passed in the blink of an eye, just for the time it took to consolidate his cultivation in seclusion.

For the past ten years, no one has come to disturb him, and his cave has remained quiet. However, some congratulatory invitations have been sent to his cave. These invitations came from some peak masters of the Holy Land. They all wanted to befriend Wu Ming, the newly promoted Dao Saint. However, they also knew that Wu Ming had just made a breakthrough and needed time to consolidate his realm, so none of them came to disturb him.

"almost."

Inside the cave, Wu Ming slowly opened his eyes.

His cultivation has been completely stabilized, his primordial spirit power has also stabilized, and he has made some progress on the path of the Nine Refinements.

There were many things to do next, and Wu Ming had already sorted them out. First, he needed to replace the magical artifacts. He needed to replace the nine flying swords with top-grade spiritual treasures in the Demon Subduing Realm. This would greatly enhance the power of the Nine Swords Killing Formation. Combined with the suppression of his supreme-level formation, trapping and killing a Fifth Tribulation Dao Saint would be absolutely not difficult.

Secondly, he needs to cultivate the Dharma Form, completely merging the Dharma Form with the primordial spirit to form the true self Dharma Body.

At the eighth level of cultivation, Daoist practitioners can cultivate their Dharma forms to perfection. Wu Ming's Dharma forms have also been perfected long ago. However, at the ninth level, one needs to merge the Dharma forms with the primordial spirit to form a Dharma body, further enhancing one's own power.

For ordinary people, reaching this stage simply requires fusing their cultivated Dharma form directly with their primordial spirit. However, Wu Ming, who cultivates multiple Dharma forms, cannot accomplish this so easily. He needs to utilize the Fighting Technique to first integrate all Dharma forms, completely unifying them into one, forming the supreme 'Primordial Dharma Form,' and then use it to fuse with his primordial spirit to form the Primordial Dharma Body.

At last,
This is a further cultivation of the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique. He has already mastered all three thunder techniques of the Divine Firmament lineage. The next step is to cultivate the general principles, integrate the three Divine Firmament Thunder Techniques into one, and completely master this supreme Dao technique.

These three are the basic training he needs to complete before he can take the third step in comprehending the laws of thunder and slaughter. Each one can further enhance his strength. Once all three are completed, his strength will take at least another big step forward.

"call."

Taking a deep breath, Wu Ming began the first step.

With a thought, he arrived in the Demon-Subduing Realm and made his way to its center.

Having reached his current level, the Demon Subduing Realm is no longer shrouded in mystery for him. He can easily walk through the areas where those top-grade killing and killing spiritual treasures are located, and he can clearly see those supreme treasures in the distance, as well as the four supreme treasures, such as the Demon Suppressing Plate and the Demon Extermination Sword, which are suspended in the very center of the Demon Subduing Realm.

However, these are not things he can control for the time being. For example, the Thunder Eye he wears is only able to control because the Thunder Emperor refined it, and he cannot unleash its full power.

There are only a few top-grade spiritual treasures left in the Demon Subduing Realm, totaling just over four thousand. However, even with this limited number, it is still possible to select nine similar treasures to form a complete set of flying swords.

however,
Just as Wu Ming was trying to make contact with one of the top-grade spiritual treasures, an unexpected change occurred.

With a deafening roar, the world changed instantly, the wind and clouds shifted, and Wu Ming felt a vast pressure surging from the sky, making him feel suffocated.

"what happened?"

Wu Ming's expression changed as he looked around, wondering what had happened.

In the next instant, the top-grade spiritual treasure flying sword that he had touched broke free from his control. Not only that, but the nine high-grade spiritual treasure flying swords that he had refined earlier also broke free from his control in an instant!
One piece,
Two items,

Three items,

……

Centered on Wu Ming, one after another top-grade spiritual treasures rose into the air, unleashing beams of overwhelming blood-red light.

Looking into the distance, one can see that in the outer area, high-grade spiritual treasure level killing weapons, mid-grade spiritual treasure level killing weapons, and even lower-grade killing weapons are also flying into the air one after another, as if they are being drawn by something.

For a time,

Throughout the entire Demon Subduing Realm, countless soldiers were engaged in fierce battles. The surging killing intent caused Wu Ming, who had entered the Ninth Refinement Realm, to feel his primordial spirit tremble, as if he were a small boat in a raging sea!
He didn't know what had happened, only that he had come into contact with and tried to control a top-grade spiritual treasure, which seemed to have triggered something. But as it stands, these unusually active killing weapons did not threaten him, but rather seemed to be drawn by something.

"Ok?"

"This is……"

While he was still in a daze, Wu Ming's eyes suddenly twitched, and he vaguely sensed something.

He took a deep breath, forcibly restrained his soul power, and withstood the overwhelming killing intent that permeated the entire Demon Subduing Realm, he flew towards the sky and quickly arrived in the air.

As he flew higher and higher, the hordes of soldiers soaring into the sky below gradually came into full view in his eyes. He could vaguely see that the billions of soldiers were forming a structure resembling an array, with the four supreme treasures, namely the Demon-Suppressing Disc and the Demon-Slaying Sword, at the very center.

Look closely,

This pattern, formed by the convergence of countless weapons of war, resembles an extremely unique script!

--List.

“This is the Array Word Technique?! No wonder I haven’t received any more of the nine-character Daoist techniques since I mastered the Array Word Technique. It turns out that you need to have the power to wield a top-grade killing magic weapon to master this technique.”

Wu Ming looked at the profound Daoist mantra formed by the convergence of countless weapons of war, and a look of sudden realization appeared in his eyes.

The Nine Syllable Mantra

Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Zhen, Lie, Qian, Xing!
He has now mastered the first six characters. The seventh character, the Word Seal Technique, had been sought countless times during his eighth practice but could never be found. Now, it has finally appeared before his eyes.

The "Sequence" technique, where vertical alignment is determined by the mind, represents a form of control—control over all things in heaven and earth. It is a further extension of the "Soldier" and "Formation" techniques, and the true essence of commanding the billions of killing soldiers in this Demon-Subduing Realm!

For Wu Ming, even though he was already a Nine Refinement Dao Saint, the number of soul thoughts that his primordial spirit could divide was still limited. The reason why he always used the Nine Swords Killing Formation instead of the Ten or Eleven Swords was due to this limitation.

The Nine Swords Killing Formation, with his soul divided into nine, represents his most perfect state of control.

Splitting out more soul fragments and mastering more killing and magical treasures will not increase the power of the formation. On the contrary, the reduced control will cause the formation to have many flaws.

However, the "Arraying" technique compensates for this deficiency. It is an extension of "intention." Wherever the intention reaches, all things in heaven and earth can be arranged according to the mind. To master this technique, one does not need to divert one's soul to control one by one those billions of divine weapons. One only needs to control the most crucial array core, and everything else can be arranged at will! (End of this chapter)