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Chapter 264 Changes
"This is the Eighth Refinement."

Wu Ming felt the changes in his own primordial spirit and let out a long breath of relief.

The transformation from the seventh to the eighth level of cultivation is not merely a change in the strength of one's primordial spirit. If it were just a matter of increasing one's soul power several times over, then his soul power was already several times stronger than that of others of the same level, and he would have already been considered an eighth-level cultivator.

In fact, when a cultivator enters the eighth level of cultivation, in addition to the improvement of their soul power, they will also gain further recognition from the world and undergo a transformation in their primordial spirit perception, enabling them to more clearly perceive the operating rules of the world!

This is the fundamental reason why only those who have undergone the Eighth Refinement of Dao can comprehend the second step of the Law.

Because without reaching the Eighth Refinement or Eighth Blood, neither Daoist cultivators nor martial artists can see the path to the second step of the Law. It is vague and unclear. If they can't even see it, how can they master it?

Reaching the Eighth Blood and Eighth Refinement realms is different; only at this realm can one lay the foundation for mastering the second step of the law.

of course,

Even so, those who can master the second step of the law at the Eight Blood Eight Refinements realm are still very few and far between.

Just as among the Grandmasters who have undergone Seven Blood and Seven Refinements, only a very few outstanding individuals can glimpse the laws and wield the power of heaven and earth, among the Grandmasters who have undergone Eight Blood and Eight Refinements, only a very few can control the power of the laws at the second step. They are at least top-tier Grandmasters, and some even have a strong enough foundation to reach the level of 'Peerless Grandmaster'.

"We've finally taken another step forward."

A glint of light flashed in Wu Ming's eyes.

At this moment, his primordial spirit has been completely transformed, and his soul power has also increased significantly. Previously, his strength had already reached the level of a normal grandmaster. Even with the suppression of the supreme-level formation, the grandmasters of the stronger level in the Eight Blood Eight Refinements were no match for him. Now, with the improvement of his realm, the strength of his soul power has increased several times over.

Based on this alone, the power of his Daoist magic has increased at least several times, directly reaching the extremely high level among Grandmasters!
The suppression of the supreme formation became even more terrifying after he broke through to the eighth level of refinement. With one move, even a grandmaster of the same level would probably be unable to exert even 30% of his strength.

With such a disparity, even a top-tier grandmaster could be easily killed in his presence.

And this is only the case when he has just entered the eighth level of cultivation, and his various Dao techniques have not yet been further improved. For him, as long as he cultivates and improves his various Dao techniques a little, he will be a real top-level grandmaster.

"Given the current state of this world, with my current strength, I should be able to roam freely for a while. However, I can still further improve my strength..."

A thought flashed through Wu Ming's mind, and then with a thought, his primordial spirit entered the Demon Subduing Realm.

This is not a sacred place, and he lacks resources to further cultivate several Dharma forms. In this non-Thunder Dao Secret Realm environment, cultivating the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique is also very slow and difficult to make progress. However, the only thing he does not lack here is the killing spiritual treasure that the Art of Manipulating Objects lacks!
While cultivators who have undergone eight blood and eight refinements can generally manage 'high-grade spiritual treasures,' only the top-tier cultivators are qualified to master them. After all, the value of high-grade spiritual treasures can truly be described as extraordinary. Even in the treasury of the Great Jin Holy Land, there are not an endless supply of spiritual treasures at this level.

It should be noted that some Dao Saints and Martial Saints who have undergone nine refinements and nine blood trials, due to a lack of resources when they first enter the Saint Realm, still use high-grade spiritual treasures. They often need to accumulate enough resources over a period of time before they can refine a top-grade spiritual treasure that belongs to them alone.

Most cultivators who have reached the eighth level of refinement and blood cultivation may not be able to master even one high-grade spiritual treasure even after spending half their lives.

But with Wu Ming, he could choose whatever he wanted.

Within the Demon-Subduing Realm.

When Wu Ming stepped into this place again, his feelings were quite different from before.

Over the years, as his cultivation level and strength have steadily increased, the mist surrounding the Demon Subduing Realm has been gradually receding in his perception. After reaching the Seventh Refinement Grandmaster level, only the central area of ​​the Demon Subduing Realm remains, a forbidden area that he cannot reach.

But now, as he entered the eighth level of refinement and his primordial spirit underwent further transformation, Wu Ming immediately realized that the forbidden zone located in the center of the Demon Subduing Realm, which he had always found difficult to explore, had finally opened a corner to him.

"Is that the true form of the four supreme divine weapons: the Demon-Suppressing Disc, the Demon-Subduing Pestle, the Demon-Subduing Staff, and the Demon-Slaying Sword?"

As Wu Ming sensed the overwhelming malevolent energy emanating from the center of the Demon Subduing Realm, feeling the killing intent that seemed capable of overturning the entire world, he couldn't help but change color slightly.

He had been able to mobilize the power of the Demon-Suppressing Disc to fight enemies for a long time, but that was by using the demonic power he absorbed after suppressing the demons to summon a wisp of the Demon-Suppressing Disc. He could not touch the Demon-Suppressing Disc's true form at all.

Now, although he still cannot touch the true form of these four supreme killing weapons, he can already glimpse their true form. However, even if they are far apart, he can feel the terror of these four supreme killing weapons by relying on his control over the Demon Subduing Realm for a moment.

Even someone as powerful as he is now, with his primordial spirit having reached the eighth level of refinement, would likely be instantly overwhelmed by the boundless malevolent energy contained within these weapons if he were to rashly approach and attempt to touch them, turning him into a violent and insane puppet.

"call."

Wu Ming took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and slowly flew towards the center of the Demon Subduing Realm.

He was currently standing amidst a range of mountains, where mid-grade killing and spiritual treasures stood. Now, he needed to move closer to the center to find a suitable high-grade killing and spiritual treasure to replace the nine swords in his hands.

soon.

Wu Ming arrived at the edge of the mid-grade spiritual treasure area and entered the area where the high-grade spiritual treasure was located.

This area is much more expansive than the mid-grade spiritual treasure area. Each high-grade killing spiritual treasure occupies a vast territory on its own. Some float deep in the canyon, their sharpness astonishing, as if a single sword strike could split a mountain. Others float on the mountaintop, unleashing a fierce killing intent, seemingly capable of severing rivers with a single blow!
Wu Ming slowly walked forward in this area.

Mid-grade killing spirit treasures are already few in number in the Demon Subduing Realm, and those that reach the level of high-grade spirit treasures are even fewer. Wu Ming did not rush to choose one, but first roughly sensed it.

"Only 70,000 pieces left?"

After roughly estimating the number of high-grade killing spirit treasures, Wu Ming stroked his chin and then probed deeper into the area, where top-grade killing spirit treasures were located. These were magical artifacts that he could not yet control.

Their quantity is even smaller, with only about four thousand pieces.

of course,

This scarcity is relative to other quality killing treasures in the Demon Subduing Realm. In fact, Wu Ming had checked the treasury of the Great Jin Cultivation Holy Land. Even if the entire Holy Land were to be searched, it would probably not be able to produce more than 70,000 high-grade spiritual treasures or more than 4,000 top-grade spiritual treasures. You should know that even Dao Saints and Martial Saints who have undergone nine blood and nine refinements cannot all possess a top-grade spiritual treasure.

It can be said that the killing and spiritual treasures here alone, once taken out, would be enough to drive the entire cultivation holy land crazy.

but,

As the holder of the Demon-Subduing Diagram, Wu Ming remained relatively calm about this, because given the level of the Demon-Subduing Diagram, it was not surprising that it contained so many divine weapons and artifacts.

Continuing beyond those top-grade killing treasures, this area was currently beyond Wu Ming's reach, but he could still vaguely sense its contents. There were still about a hundred killing treasures here. These hundred or so killing treasures contained a killing intent more terrifying than top-grade killing treasures, but not as powerful as the Demon-Suppressing Disc and the Demon-Slaying Sword, which were considered supreme killing treasures.

"A priceless treasure."

Wu Ming thought to himself.

He has cultivated in the holy land for many years. Although he has only just entered the eighth level of cultivation, he has already gained a lot of understanding of higher levels. For example, the highest level of spiritual treasure is the legendary 'treasure'.

Treasures are not divided into grades; each one is an ultimate and sacred treasure, a divine weapon that only immortal beings can wield.

further up,
It is the supreme treasure.

Regarding the supreme treasure, Wu Ming had only heard of this name in the Holy Land and knew nothing about the specifics. However, based on the situation in the Demon Subduing Realm, he could roughly judge that the four terrifying killing weapons, such as the Demon Suppression Plate and the Demon Extermination Sword, were most likely the four supreme killing treasures, which constituted the core of the Demon Subduing Realm.

If one could fully master the power of these four supreme treasures, it would truly be capable of destroying the heavens and the earth. Even a powerful force like a sacred cultivation ground that dominates a desolate region would not be unable to suppress it.

Of course, this is still a long way off for him at present. To shake the supreme treasures and the ultimate treasures, it is inevitable to step into the immortal level. Before that, if he wants to drive the power of these supreme treasures, he can only rely on suppressing evil spirits to move the projection.

Wu Ming didn't linger for long; he quickly gathered his thoughts and began searching for a suitable magical weapon.

Among more than 70,000 high-grade spiritual treasures, finding nine suitable flying swords was not difficult. Wu Ming quickly found them one by one and subdued and mastered them one by one.

These superior-grade killing treasures, forged in the Demon Subduing Realm, are actually quite terrifying in nature. If Wu Ming's primordial spirit were not several times stronger than others of the same level, and if he had not been constantly tempering his primordial spirit with baleful energy, and if he had not been cultivating the Law of Slaughter, which gave him an extremely strong tolerance for baleful energy, he probably would not have been able to control these killing treasures of this level.

Nine superior spiritual treasures, controlled by an unparalleled formation, are combined into a sword formation with the "Soldier's Technique" as its core.

Wu Ming only briefly practiced it in the Demon Subduing Realm, but he judged that its power had reached the level of a top grandmaster, and was even only a step away from the realm of 'peerless grandmaster'.

"With this new Nine Swords Killing Formation, even top grandmasters would find it difficult to rival. If we were to further suppress it with a supreme formation..."

Wu Ming has a general understanding of his current strength.

Although he has only just broken through to the eighth level of the Nascent Soul realm and his realm is not yet fully stable, killing any top grandmaster would be a piece of cake for him. Even peerless grandmasters would find it difficult to be his match!
At the level of a Grandmaster with eight refinements and eight blood, his strength can be described as invincible.

"If this world cannot bear the power of a Dao Saint at the Ninth Refinement stage, then I will stand at the pinnacle of this world. If it can bear the power of a Dao Saint... well, judging from the situation of this world, it can at most bear the power of the threshold of the Ninth Refinement stage, and I will have some resistance."

Wu Ming muttered to himself.

Just as a peerless grandmaster at the seventh level of refinement can have a certain degree of self-protection when facing a grandmaster at the threshold of the eighth level of refinement, a peerless grandmaster at the eighth level of refinement can also withstand some resistance when facing a grandmaster at the threshold of the ninth level of refinement.

However, in reality, there is almost no 'threshold' for the Nine Refinements and Nine Bloods level, because being able to enter the Nine Bloods and Nine Refinements level requires only basic skills such as perfect-level formations and the second step of the law.

Every Dao Saint and Martial Saint was once an unparalleled genius, one in ten thousand. When they entered the Nine Blood Nine Refinements stage, they were at least at the 'normal' level. Many people could become quite strong with just a little cultivation.

This is why once someone achieves the status of a Dao Saint or Martial Saint, they can at least survive two or three tribulations of decline, because it is almost impossible for the weak to enter this realm, and even if they do, they are extremely rare.

"Let's consolidate our realm once more."

A thought flashed through Wu Ming's mind, but he wasn't in a hurry to start exploring this world. Instead, he closed his eyes again.

……

Having reached the eighth level of cultivation, Wu Ming already felt that time seemed to stand still during his cultivation journey. Just consolidating his realm had unknowingly taken more than a year to pass.

For Dao Saints and Martial Saints who have undergone nine refinements and nine blood trials, it is quite common for them to go into seclusion for several years or even decades at a time.

A Daoist grandmaster who has reached the eighth level of primordial spirit refinement can theoretically possess another body and reincarnate more than five times. Someone as powerful as Wu Ming could probably reincarnate ten times.

That is,

What now limits his lifespan is no longer the aging of his body and the decay of his primordial spirit, but the once-in-a-millennium calamity.

Without undergoing the Nine Refinements and Nine Bloods, it is impossible to survive the tribulation of decline. This is the destiny of heaven and earth. Therefore, the lifespan of a Grandmaster who has undergone the Eight Bloods and Eight Refinements is capped at one thousand years.

This is the lifespan of at least ten lifetimes for ordinary people. In the Northern Wilderness, some dynasties rose and fell in just over a thousand years.

Such a long lifespan naturally slowed down Wu Ming's perception of time. It took him more than a year to consolidate his cultivation. Counting from when he came to this world, he has been here for a full five years.

at last.

Wu Ming, inside the mountain, opened his eyes to the world.

His eyes were calm and still, his aura was deep and profound, and his primordial spirit and soul power were restrained, without the restlessness and agitation he had when he first broke through.

"almost."

He let out a soft breath.

With his cultivation and foundation completely solidified, his next concern is how to return to the sacred cultivation ground. He currently has no clue what to do, but it's time to go out and explore.

Ultimately, we need to understand the situation in this world before we can decide what to do next.

In addition...

During the period of consolidating his cultivation, Wu Ming had a vague, inexplicable feeling when using the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique, but he could not find the source of it, which made him feel a little strange.

However, based on his observation and judgment, the power of thunder in this world is indeed extremely strong. This situation also made Wu Ming have some vague associations. Could it be that this world has the inheritance of the Divine Firmament Thunder Dao?

(End of this chapter)