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Soul-Eating Monkey?

Frowning, Jiang Ming bluntly unleashed the Primordial Sword Formation, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes. This beast is ugly enough, but it dares to come out and harm people.

Having dodged the first wave of attacks from the Primordial Sword Formation, the demonic monkey bared its fangs and claws in pursuit. A trace of greenish-blue liquid seeped from its long fingernails as it lashed out, even corroding the spiritual energy in front of Jiang Ming.

The Primordial Sword Formation instantly changed its formation, and Jiang Ming unleashed his strongest attack, slashing from all directions.

In an instant, the Soul-Eating Monkey was smashed to the ground in pieces, no longer possessing its previous agility.

Picking up the storage bag from the ground, Jiang Ming examined it and indeed found a lot of valuable resources. "Now we only need the last piece of material to gather all the necessary materials for the Origin Treasure."

"Junior brother has gained quite a bit..." A figure emerged from the shadows, and Master Han Li stroked his beard, his eyes filled with emotion.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Han. I just heard the sound of a cultivator self-destructing. Do you know what happened?" Although she knew that all of this was done by Han Li.

However, in order to play dumb, Jiang Ming pretended not to know and even took the initiative to ask.

Seeing his appearance, Han Li did not suspect anything. He shook his head and sighed helplessly, "Junior brother, the Heavenly Furnace has been harmed by villains and has perished."

From now on, our Wanfa Sect will only have three Foundation Establishment cultivators left.

Although I don't know who did it, I will find the culprit sooner or later and avenge my junior brother Tianlu...

With a look of grief on his face, Jiang Ming had thought that a Foundation Establishment cultivator might be killed, but he never expected that the victim would be an old acquaintance of his.

That's right, Master Tianlu knows Master Han Li best.

Once you've been in contact with them for a while, you'll definitely notice something amiss.

Since they had already gone this far, they decided to go all the way. It was probably for this reason that the evil spirits attacked and killed the Heavenly Furnace Master.

"Junior brother, I know you are heartbroken, but death ends everything. The most important thing now is for you to occupy the remaining Foundation Establishment positions in the Furnace Fire Fruit area as soon as possible."

You chose the unorthodox path before because the orthodox foundation building was extremely difficult. Now that you have this opportunity, don't miss it.

Only by transforming all the external methods of cultivating fruition into orthodox fruition can your path be considered clear, and your cultivation level can be rapidly improved.

Only in this way can we live up to the expectations of Master Tianlu, and avenge him as soon as possible in the future…”

Master Han Li sighed softly and patiently offered his guidance, which filled Jiang Ming with joy.

Such a good thing? Heavenly Furnace Master, you deserve to die!

"Is that so? Sigh, I understand now, Senior Brother Han. I will try my best to take over the Fire Fruit position in the furnace, but I am too slow-witted."

Could you please explain the steps in detail, senior brother? How can I, a non-Buddhist cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage, gain the favor of the Furnace Fire Fruit position?

After only a moment's thought, Jiang Ming agreed to the proposal. Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Han Li immediately lost his guard.

If Jiang Ming and Master Tianlu were close friends, he wouldn't mind nipping the threat in the bud.

Now that he has seen this, he is completely relieved.

"Logically speaking, it shouldn't work, but after I went to the capital last time and listened to the Grand Preceptor's sermon, I learned of a method."

When you forge your ultimate treasure in the late Foundation Establishment stage, you will naturally attract the favor of the corresponding Fruit Position. At that time, you only need to seize the opportunity and claim the Furnace Fire Fruit Position for yourself, and you will become a Furnace Fire Foundation Establisher...

With a sigh, Master Han Li took the initiative to offer guidance.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ming finally understood. It turned out that he still needed to break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment. "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother. I understand now."

"It's a pity I'm still missing one material, otherwise I could leave the Void Heaven Secret Realm immediately and try to break through to the later stage..."

"What else is missing? Let me see if I have it. If I do, it's not a big deal to give it to you directly."

Master Tianlu has already perished, and I don't want to see my junior brother suffer the same fate.

"In my opinion, you'd better leave as soon as possible..." After calmly giving his advice, Han Li weighed the storage bag in his hand and silently waited for Jiang Ming's reply.

"That's fine then. Thank you for your help, Senior Brother. I'm still missing a piece of Star Iron." After thinking it over, Jiang Ming gradually understood Han Li Zhenren's intention.

Immediately seize the opportunity and state your needs.

"I have one here, you can take it and use it, so you won't have to live in fear and anxiety in the Void Heaven Secret Realm anymore."

"Even those in the late Foundation Establishment stage have perished; the world here is about to change..." Han Li sighed softly, his eyes filled with emotion.

After speaking, he glanced at Jiang Ming, secretly testing him.

"Thank you, Senior Brother. I'll be leaving now." Having accepted the Star Iron, Jiang Ming naturally had no intention of lingering here any longer.

The evil spirit didn't kill him, and will probably need his help to cover his identity in the future. If he doesn't know what's good for him, he probably won't live much longer.

Now that we've gathered enough materials, leaving now is a wise move.

After crushing the seal, Jiang Ming immediately left the Void Heaven Secret Realm.

After watching him leave, Master Han Li completely dropped his pretense, his body surging with black energy and his eyes boiling with murderous intent.

Although he couldn't reveal his true identity directly, secretly killing a few Foundation Establishment cultivators to replenish his own strength was still a piece of cake.

After leaving the Void Heaven Secret Realm, Jiang Ming immediately fled far away. There were tens of thousands of cultivators at the Fire Fruit level in the furnace, and countless people were stuck at the Qi Absorption Realm Perfection, constantly hoping to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Now that he has the chance to be one of the lucky ones, Jiang Ming naturally won't let this opportunity slip by.

Upon returning to Tongzhou, Jiang Ming went straight to the cave.

Ao Shu looked him over, a hint of disbelief in her eyes.

"Why are you back so early? Did you run into trouble in the Void Heaven Secret Realm?"

Jiang Ming shook his head, unwilling to explain further.

The matter was of great importance, involving cause and effect, and Jiang Ming did not want to involve Ao Shu, so he could only vaguely urge her on.

"Don't ask any more questions, I have urgent business. Protect me, I need to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage!"

Obediently nodding, Ao Shu didn't refuse, "Understood, I'll go set up the ritual for you..."

After making some arrangements, Jiang Ming sat cross-legged on the ground and successfully placed twenty-five kinds of materials in front of him. Then he summoned the furnace fire in his palm and began to quench several precious materials.

"Of the few primordial treasures that have been passed down to the world, only two involve the Five Elements: one is called the Dao-Attaining Hidden Mystery Palace, and the other is the Five Spirits Zhenwei Palace, which is exclusive to the Great Zhou Dynasty..."

The Dao-Cheng Yin Xuan Mansion was originally created by cultivators from the Dragon Palace, which is why I know quite a bit about it.

"Next, just listen to me..." Sitting cross-legged beside Jiang Ming, Ao Shu gave guidance based on her experience.

Although Ao Shu's cultivation level was not as high as his, Jiang Ming completely trusted her experience.

Following her instructions, Jiang Ming first smelted several yin-type materials. He frowned, somewhat shocked by the amount of energy consumed.

He had only refined half of the materials when most of his spiritual energy was drained.

After swallowing a few pills to recover, Jiang Ming continued refining the materials, as the twenty-five materials gradually condensed into a form.

Within his body, a rich image of furnace fire surged into the sky. At the same time, Jiang Ming's body instantly turned bright red, and a warm yellow light surrounded his face.

Although she didn't know what had happened, Ao Shu didn't dare waste any time and immediately began to protect Jiang Ming.

In a daze, Jiang Ming seemed to see the mysterious and unpredictable fruit position mentioned by the cultivators. This thing had no fixed shape and no suitable carrier.

But through the image of the fire in the furnace, you can feel that it is real.

Jiang Ming was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, and he only slightly showed his intention to win him over, but the Furnace Fire Fruit Master immediately took notice of him.

The powerful Daoist energy washed over Jiang Ming's body, instantly replacing the external Daoist furnace fire energy with pure Daoist energy!

The next second, inside the Myriad Laws Sect.

A burst of scorching red light shot into the sky. At the same time, Master Cao Jie, who was silently cultivating in his cave, raised his head, and his eyes instantly became solemn.

The furnace is full, and the Heavenly Furnace Master has left for the Void Heaven Secret Realm and has not returned.

If that's the case, how could a cultivator specializing in furnace fire appear out of thin air?

There must be something fishy going on here!

To verify his guess, Master Cao Jie immediately set off, leaving his cave and arriving in an instant at the location where the fire energy emanated from the furnace.

Upon arriving here, Cao Jie's face was filled with shock.

This is Jiang Ming's cave dwelling!

Didn't he already go to the secret realm to explore? Why did he come back early and even refine the fruit of the furnace fire?

Could it be that something bad has happened to Master Tianlu?

Although he was full of doubts, Cao Jie Zhenren did not dare to force his way into the cave because he did not know the situation.

Otherwise, if he makes a big blunder, he will have to bear Jiang Ming's wrath, and if things fall apart, it will not benefit anyone.

Although he was somewhat anxious, Master Cao Jie held back and waited silently.

At the same time, the elders of the Wanfa Sect were also in turmoil.

"How could this be? The Furnace Fire positions are already full, how could our Myriad Laws Sect possibly have another Furnace Fire True Person?"

"Alas, I am also a cultivator of the Furnace Fire, why didn't I seize this opportunity?"

If I had dared to break through that bottleneck before, I should be the one being guided by this light of enlightenment!

"Master Tianlu is not at the Wanfa Sect at the moment. Who is the source of this aura?"

"That cave dwelling seems to be in the direction of Ancestor Jiang Ming?"

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While everyone was filled with doubt and confusion, Jiang Ming was in an exceptionally cheerful mood. When the fire fruit in the furnace guided him to transform into the orthodox pearl, he also felt that maternal radiance.

At the same time, he also fully realized the great difference between orthodox enlightenment and heretical paths.

The orthodox position is like the fire in the furnace giving birth to its own child; even if this child has no special abilities, it will still provide the greatest support!

However, it is different for non-Buddhist paths. Although non-Buddhist paths can only rely on some of the spirituality, they do not have that most important essence!

This is why most Foundation Establishment cultivators achieve victory against heretical cultivators with overwhelming force, without any doubt.

This is why most Foundation Establishment cultivators achieve victory against heretical cultivators with overwhelming force, without any doubt.

Now that he has successfully broken through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment and has converted one of his fruit positions to orthodox cultivation, if he can continue to persevere, he may be able to turn this unorthodox path into a path to heaven!

However, it is indeed very difficult to implement in practice.

Each fruit position can only have ten foundation building stages.

In that case, if Jiang Ming wants to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the corresponding level, he has to pull others down from their positions.

The Heavenly Furnace Immortal was harmed by an evil spirit at the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm.

He had only gotten a lucky break this time. If he wanted to inherit the position with a clear purpose next time, he would have to take action against those old cultivators who had been in the Foundation Establishment stage for a long time!

However, those old guys had long held high positions, and not only were their cultivation levels terrifying, but they also had extraordinary status.

Take the Great Ocean Water Foundation Establishment as an example. This position was achieved by a Supreme Elder of a nearby sect.

Most people who cultivate to this level are no less powerful than him, and those who want to prove their path through mere killing and conquest have a bleak future.

Sigh, it's tough.

After a moment of reflection, Jiang Ming looked at the Dao-Attaining Hidden Mystery Palace in his hand.

This primordial treasure is connected to his heart meridian, and upon closer inspection, it resembles a miniature mansion.

But Jiang Ming knew that this was different from ordinary magic treasures; this item gathered the imagery of five different fruit levels.

For this reason, it is more complex and varied to invoke, and can very flexibly demonstrate the true abilities of various fruition levels.

Unlike the Golden Thunder Bamboo Flying Sword, the Dao-Cheng Hidden Mystery Palace is more like a support-type magic weapon.

It can help Jiang Ming absorb more Daoist essence from the fruition in an instant, thereby enhancing his strength.

For those in the late Foundation Establishment stage, combat is no longer a simple battle; the most important thing is to use the essence of their cultivated level to fight against their opponent.

By utilizing the Dao-Cheng Yin Xuan Mansion, Jiang Ming only needs to continuously expand his fruit position, and one day he will be able to unleash the most powerful ability of this item!

The powerful spiritual energy fluctuations within the cave gradually subsided, and Cao Jie tentatively knocked on the door, asking with some hesitation.

"Junior Brother Jiang? You're in your cave. When did you come out of the Void Heaven Secret Realm? Where are True Person Han Li and True Person Tianlu?"

After tidying his clothes, Jiang Ming calmly walked out of the cave and looked at Cao Jie Zhenren with eyes full of grief.

"Master Tianlu has perished. Master Han Li arrived too late. He is currently in the secret realm, searching for the real culprit."

"My strength is too weak, so I had no choice but to return first to refine this harvest and, incidentally, inherit the position of True Person of Heavenly Furnace."

Weak strength? Is late-stage Foundation Establishment considered weak strength?

Cao Jie's lips twitched a few times, but he wisely refrained from asking further questions, finding the whole situation extremely unusual.

At the same time, a terrifying idea gradually took root in his mind: Could it be that Jiang Ming killed Tianlu Zhenren and took the opportunity to seize Tianlu Zhenren's position?

That's probably the case; otherwise, how could a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator die so easily?

Cao Jiezhen shuddered and fell silent as he warily eyed Jiang Ming. "So that's how it is. Alas, what a pity."

If True Immortal Tianlu hadn't perished, he would definitely have had a chance to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

After exchanging pleasantries, they expressed their concern that Cao Jie Zhenren might be harmed by Han Li Zhenren.

Jiang Ming began to hint indirectly, his expression serious, "Next, I'm going to tell you a secret."

This is of utmost importance to you, Master Cao Jie. If you wish to know, you must swear by your Daoist heart that you will never reveal our conversation today to anyone.

If you think there's no problem, just nod...