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Chapter 74 Three Refinements of the Primordial Spirit
"As expected of a treasure of heaven and earth, it is indeed extraordinary."

At this moment, Wu Ming used his divine soul to carefully observe the Qingxin Grass. He was able to keenly sense that it contained a wisp of rich spiritual energy. It was this wisp of spiritual energy that prevented the vitality within the entire spiritual grass from dissipating outwards.

The concentration of this spiritual energy far exceeded that of the spiritual rice that Wu Ming had once enjoyed.

“Spirit rice is only grown on spirit fields, while spiritual objects grow in desolate, uninhabited areas. Hmm... Speaking of which, there is spiritual energy in this world. If one can cultivate martial arts to the fifth stage of blood condensation and undergo internal organ transformation, one can directly absorb and exhale spiritual energy in the human body. I wonder how many stages of cultivation the primordial spirit needs to reach in order to directly utilize this spiritual energy in the world.”

Wu Ming recalled the knowledge he had seen in the True Martial Arts Manual at the Cautious Punishment Division.

However, he quickly shook his head.

The fifth stage of blood condensation in martial arts is the pinnacle of Jingye City. Looking across the entire Jingye City region, there are only a handful of people who can reach that level, enough to be counted on two hands. It is still too far away for him.

"Let's give it a try and see how it goes."

Wu Ming calmed his mind, focused his spirit, and used the "Lin" technique to put the Qingxin Grass into his mouth.

It has no taste upon first sip, but carries a slightly cool sensation, as if you were holding an icicle instead of a blade of grass.

After chewing it a few times haphazardly, Wu Ming swallowed it.

soon.

The effects of the refreshing herb began to take hold. A cool sensation spread from his abdomen all the way up to his mind, instantly making Wu Ming feel a refreshing coolness in his head, as if he were soaking in ice water.

"This is the medicinal power of the Qingxin Grass."

Wu Ming was as clear-headed as a mirror. He knew that when a normal martial artist took the Heart-Cleansing Grass, the effects would calm the mind and suppress the restlessness of the blood and qi. However, now that he was circulating the Lin Word Technique, he had no distracting thoughts, and the blood and qi in his body were as docile as a lamb. Therefore, the medicinal power of the Heart-Cleansing Grass could not play its calming role. Without any loss, it was gradually devoured and refined by his soul.

The process of refining the power of the heart-cleansing herbs is completely different from the feeling of refining blood energy with the help of the Black Emperor's Demon-Subduing Diagram. The former is a slow tempering and improvement, while the latter is a sudden condensation of a large amount of soul power.

Since obtaining the Linzi Technique, Wu Ming has practiced it day and night for many years. Furthermore, the Black Emperor Subduing Demon Diagram has refined his blood energy and tempered his soul twice, making his soul power far stronger than his blood energy. He has long been close to the limit of the second refinement of the primordial spirit.

at this time,

As he gradually refined the Heart-Cleansing Grass, his soul power drew ever closer to a certain limit.

After an unknown amount of time, Wu Ming suddenly felt his mind clear, as if he had immersed his face in a basin of water, and a cool sensation spread throughout him. Only one thought arose in his mind—he had accumulated enough soul power!
The cultivation of the primordial spirit and the cultivation of martial arts are different in nature but lead to the same goal. One is to accumulate soul power, and the other is to accumulate blood energy. When they accumulate to a certain level, they are qualified to try to break through to a higher realm.

but.

Having the qualifications to make an attempt does not guarantee success.

"My first two temperings of my primordial spirit were both forcibly pushed up by the Black Emperor Subduing Demon Diagram... Well, it should be said that the Black Emperor Subduing Demon Diagram tempered a large amount of soul power at once, far exceeding my current realm, resulting in a qualitative change through quantitative change."

“No normal Taoist cultivator can break through in that way.”

Wu Ming recalled the scene when he broke through the Yuan Shen realm in a daze, as well as the knowledge he had gained about the cultivation of the Yuan Shen in Daoist practices.

Once your soul power reaches a certain level, you can attempt to break through to a higher realm. The more abundant your accumulated soul power, the greater your chances of success. However, the problem is that the soul itself is like a container, and the amount of soul power it can hold is limited. For example, a second-stage primordial spirit cannot accumulate soul power indefinitely. Once it reaches a certain level, unless it breaks through to the third stage, it cannot continue to accumulate.

Only by refining blood energy with the help of the Black Emperor's Demon Subduing Diagram can one forcibly accumulate a large amount of soul power in an unreasonable way, exceeding the current limit in an instant, allowing him to forcefully break through barriers and realms even with almost no understanding of Daoist techniques.

"This time, I have to rely on myself."

Wu Ming took a deep breath, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

Unable to break through the barrier this time with the help of the Black Emperor's Demon Subduing Diagram, he remained steadfast in his belief. On one hand, he had a deep understanding of the cultivation of Daoist arts, and on the other hand, the Lin Character Technique he cultivated was an unparalleled and wonderful method. If he still couldn't break through the barrier of the Three Refinements of the Primordial Spirit even with so many helpers, then he might as well go to the brothel every day to listen to music and start enjoying life sooner.

hum!
At this moment, Wu Ming had a thought and activated the Lin character technique. In an instant, his mind became one and his soul entered a state of deep meditation.

The accumulated, powerful soul energy began to surge under Wu Ming's Linzi Technique, swirling around the core of his soul, the point of spiritual clarity, like a vortex that continuously gathered and collapsed as it spun.

Boom. After an unknown amount of time, Wu Ming felt a deafening roar resound throughout his consciousness.

His soul had been compressed into an indescribable point, unimaginably tiny on a material level. All his soul power was integrated into it, gathered into a single point, and then a qualitative change finally occurred.

As if water and milk had blended together, Wu Ming felt his mind become incredibly comfortable. His soul, which had been a tiny point of light, quickly spread outwards and returned to its normal form. At the same time, a feeling completely different from before arose spontaneously, like a baby struggling to crawl suddenly growing rapidly and becoming strong and healthy.

The Three Refinements of the Primordial Spirit!

This is comparable to the third stage of blood coagulation in martial arts, and it is also the first stage when one's cultivation of Taoist techniques is truly successful and one's strength begins to undergo a qualitative change!
"The breakthrough was so easy..."

Throughout the entire breakthrough process, Wu Ming felt almost no resistance whatsoever. Just as the Daoist True Explanation described, he did not feel any difficulty in breaking through the primordial spirit.

It's unclear whether it's his exceptional spiritual aptitude, far exceeding expectations, or the overwhelming power of the Linzi Mantra, a supreme and wondrous technique, that allows him to break through realms with ease, as if walking on flat ground.

Wu Ming guessed that it was probably both.

"call."

Wu Ming let out a long breath and began to carefully experience the changes after his primordial spirit broke through.

First, his thoughts were already working faster than ordinary people, and now they have gone a step further. He can no longer just think of many things in an instant, but can separate several thoughts at the same time and think about several different things at the same time.

Distracted mind!

This is also one of the signs of refining the primordial spirit three times.

The ability to manipulate and control objects is essentially about using the separation of one's thoughts from one's body to control magical artifacts and spiritual weapons.

"Splitting the soul into three parts doesn't affect thought processes, but if a fourth soul part is split off, the mind will become sluggish..."

Wu Ming tried it out. His limit for splitting his thoughts was six soul thoughts, but after splitting into six soul thoughts, they were in a state of near chaos, making it difficult to maintain his thinking.

Even with five points of soul power, it's barely manageable; four points will also be affected. Only three points of soul power is the most normal state.

“I remember the Daoist True Explanation said that after three refinements of the primordial spirit, one can separate the soul and thoughts. But usually, when one has just broken through, one can only barely manage to separate the soul and thoughts into two parts. However, I can easily separate the soul and thoughts into three parts. This should also be the effect of the Lin word technique.”

Wu Ming seemed to be deep in thought.

Normally, only those who have been immersed in the third level of the primordial spirit for many years, whose soul power has grown stronger and is close to the peak of the third level, can easily achieve three parts of soul power. But he has only just broken through and already has this ability.

Wu Ming gathered his thoughts, splitting them in two. One part of his thoughts controlled his body, opening his eyes to look at the Crimson Python Spear placed in front of him. The other part of his thoughts sent out a wisp of his soul, reaching out and slowly touching the shaft of the Crimson Python Spear.

Nourishing.

The moment he touched it, Wu Ming frowned slightly and instantly withdrew his probing soul.

Just now, it felt like touching a scorching hot iron. Although I wasn't injured, I couldn't easily hold the Crimson Python Spear.

"This spear of mine has seen too much blood and killed more than twenty people. It has already contained a bloodthirsty aura. This aura has a strong restraining effect on the extremely yin soul, so it is impossible to control this spear with the soul."

Wu Ming already understood what was going on.

Soldiers who fight on the battlefield year after year, no matter how many people they kill, will never encounter ghosts, because the blood and evil aura on their bodies can make demons and monsters retreat from a great distance. Only when they get old and their blood and energy decline will they be able to be haunted by ghosts.

Just as with people, weapons are also subject to the effects of excessive killing. If a weapon were to encounter a master of Daoist arts, it would be able to suppress the opponent's soul. Once pierced by this weapon, even an intangible soul would be severely injured. Even a master of the third stage of primordial spirit would not be able to withstand such damage easily.

of course,

Even a true master of Taoist magic cannot fight against a Blood Condensation Warrior with an illusory divine soul out of thin air. They usually control a magical artifact, integrate their soul into the artifact, and launch an attack on the material level. This way, they can be greatly immune to various interferences.

(End of this chapter)