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Everything else can be relaxed and joked about, but practicing martial arts is something that no one can joke about.
After actually obtaining the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique, Wu Ming realized that some of his previous assumptions were taken for granted.
The most formal way to practice the Dao Heart Planting Demon Method is to first learn an authentic martial art and cultivate your own Dao body and heart.
Afterwards, according to the second part of the next chapter, plant the demon seed in the body, which is similar to planting a fire seed in water, so as to obtain true yang.
After successfully planting the demon, follow the third chapter's 'Establishing the Demon Third' and disperse all of your body's Taoist power, so that the demon seed can be transformed from the yang within the yin to the extreme yang, while the Taoist heart can thereby be transformed into the yin within the yang.
The Dao Heart brings the practitioner back to life during the "Demon Tribulation", thus allowing the demon species to evolve into the embryonic form of the Ultimate Yang, until the Ultimate Yang is formed in the "Demon Extreme" stage;
Then in the "demon transformation" stage, the Taoist heart transforms from the yin in the yang to the extreme yin, similar to ice forming in fire. After a second death and resurrection or slow cultivation, the practitioner obtains the prototype of the ultimate yin, and finally reaches the state of Taoism and demonism merging and yin and yang being balanced in the "demon fairy" stage.
To practice this martial art, one must experience life and death at least once, and it is a very dangerous martial art.
However, no matter how dangerous it is, Wu Ming still has to practice. Planting Demons in the Heart of Taoism is not only a martial art, but also a new concept of martial arts.
Wu Ming has already completed the first step. The Four-Illuminating Divine Art is undoubtedly the most authentic secret of the Taoist sect, and its martial arts purpose is extremely high. If one masters it, he will become a martial saint in the world.
Wu Ming believed that using the Four Illuminating Magical Skills to concentrate his mind on Taoism was definitely the best choice.
As for the demon species, considering the magical tome "Ghostly Book" as a demon species must be a high enough starting point.
When Taoism and Devil merge, Wu Ming's path to martial arts will surely be smooth.
The Four Illuminating Divine Art dissipated, but it did not destroy all his power. Instead, it concentrated his Dao heart to make way for the demon. When Dao and demon merged, his strength would surely surpass that of a Martial Saint and reach a higher level.
A small risk is worth taking.
As for the Ghostly Book, apart from the physical body of Vajra, one can also call the wind and rain, control fire and ice. Even if he condenses the Four Illuminating Magical Skills into his Tao Heart, Wu Ming will have enough means to fight against the enemies.
The only thing we need to consider now is how to minimize the risks of cultivation.
Putting down the Dao Heart Planting Demon Method temporarily, Wu Ming picked up the Heavenly Demon Secret. The Heavenly Demon Secret was the secret of the Yin Gui Sect's inheritance. Together with the Dao Heart Planting Demon Method, they came from the Demon Sect's most secret Heavenly Demon Strategy.
During the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Han trusted Dong Zhongshu and came up with a plan to abolish all schools of thought and only respect Confucianism. The first saint of the Demon Sect, Cang Yu, searched the whole world for rare books and classics, and summarized the essence of all schools of thought into a classic, which consisted of ten volumes of "Heavenly Demon Strategy", and finally became one of the four great books.
Of the ten existing volumes of The Demonic Strategy, only four volumes remain, the other two being The Demonic Strategy and The Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Method in Wu Ming's hands.
So, this thing called soft rice really tastes delicious.
Wu Ming would just go to the palace in his spare time to entertain the Queen, and then he would give her whatever she wanted.
Therefore, this harmonious couple is more precious than just the system reward. These women who love him to death are the real treasures.
Another half a month passed. During this time, Wu Ming lived and ate in the study, with only Ah Zhu and Ah Bi serving him. During this half a month, Wu Ming did not practice the Great Dao Heart Planting Demon Method, but instead used all his experience to study the secrets of the Heavenly Demon.
He was trying to integrate the Heavenly Demon Secret into his cultivation system, and he certainly wasn't greedy. It was just because the Heavenly Demon Secret was a space-based martial art, and Wu Ming had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique. He asked himself that there were very few people in this world who understood space better than him. In addition, the natural gift of God rewarding hard work gave him the confidence to learn what he learned, so he made this attempt.
In fact, there was nothing wrong with his idea. The Secret of the Heavenly Demon was integrated very smoothly and was easily combined into the Ghost Book by him.
"I am going into seclusion. Tell Jingwei not to disturb me unless it is necessary. All matters concerning the inner guards will be handled by her during my seclusion. By the way, please go and inform Zilanxuan as well."
Wu Ming withdrew from the ocean of martial arts, and after a brief explanation, he disappeared into the study in a flash. In the underground secret room of the Wu Mansion, the mark of the Flying Thunder God flickered, and the candles on the wall ignited spontaneously. Wu Ming sat cross-legged on a cushion woven with Qingxin grass, and then fell into silence.
Azhu and Abi, who had been with Wu Ming in the study for a long time, looked at each other and saw how miserable each other was. The dark circles under their eyes were nothing.
When Wu Ming practiced martial arts, he acted as if he was risking his life, and they were so tired that they suffered with him. They hadn't had a good rest for a long time.
"Abi, I'm going to go find Sister Jingwei. You go and notify Sister Zinu!"
"Okay." A-Bi responded softly, then hurried out of the study.
"Little girl, you are from the Wu Mansion, right? We have something to ask Lord Wu. Could you please make some concessions and allow us to meet Lord Wu?"
A Bi had just walked out of Wu Mansion when she was stopped by a man and two women after walking a few steps. The one who spoke to her was a woman with a standard oval face and a dignified and elegant appearance. Although her face was not made up, her skin was as white as snow and frost, with a touch of pink in the whiteness.
The beauty of this woman lies not only in her appearance but also in her temperament. At first glance, she gives people a sense of strong character and integrity, making people feel afraid to offend her.
"you are……?"
"I am Ning Zhongze, the Qi Sect of Mount Hua. This is my daughter Yue Linshan, and this is our eldest disciple Linghu Chong."
"Oh, it's you guys?"
"You came at an unfortunate time. The young master has just entered seclusion. He has given instructions before his retreat that no one should disturb him. Unless the young master comes out of seclusion, you will not be able to see him."
"In my opinion, you'd better come back later."
"How can you be like this? We have traveled thousands of miles from Mount Hua, and you want us to go back with just one sentence? You just want money. We will give you as much as you want." Yue Lingshan listened to Linghu Chong listing so many examples of mean and difficult people, but she thought A-Bi was that kind of person, and thought A-Bi was deliberately shirking her responsibility in order to receive a bribe.
"You are such a bad-tempered little girl. I have something else to do so I will leave now. If you think I am deliberately making things difficult for you, you can ask the servants guarding the gate to pass the message and see what the result is. It is impossible that everyone in Wu Mansion is greedy for money."
A-Bi had a gentle personality. She was not annoyed by Yue Lingshan's rudeness. She just smiled and turned to leave. Linghu Chong wanted to stop her and ask her a few more questions, but he didn't expect A-Bi to just turn around and escape from the sight of the three people.
Chapter 72: Cultivation
"What an exquisite body movement!"
Ning Zhongze stopped Linghu Chong who wanted to continue pestering her, and looked in the direction where A-Bi left, his expression becoming serious.
A-Bi's body movements were taught by Yue Ji. In Yue Ji's words, since she was the young master's personal maid, she had to have some skills.
Fortunately, A-Bi has good talent, especially in body movement, and she learns very quickly. Now she has reached the entry level. You should know that what Yue Ji learned is also a rare martial art in the world. Even if it is just the basics of Moon Shadow Technique, it is not something that can be learned casually.
Despite such a great talent, the Murong family only taught her some basic kung fu, and they were obviously on guard against A-Bi.
Since this approach to A-Bi was not feasible, Ning Zhongze had no choice but to visit through formal channels. However, the response he got was exactly the same as what A-Bi said.
The reason why she bypassed the doorman and went directly to A-Bi was because when A-Bi went out, the guard at the door saluted her respectfully, so she set her sights on A-Bi.
"Mom, what should we do now?"
"What else can we do? Let's find a place to stay first. Right now, it seems that the people in the Wu Mansion are quite polite and they won't really do anything to your father. Since we have to wait for Master Wu to come out of seclusion, then we just have to wait."
"Tomorrow, find a time to go to the Divine Marquis's mansion to visit Lord Zhui Ming and see if you can ask Divine Marquis Zhuge for help. You and Chong'er should be good and don't cause any trouble. Chang'an City is not somewhere else. It's easy to offend people you shouldn't offend under the emperor's feet."
After Ning Zhongze gave a few instructions, he took the two of them away from the gate of Wu Mansion.
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Time passed day by day, and just as Ning Zhongze was running around Chang'an City with his apprentice and daughter for Yue Buqun, Wu Ming's training in the underground secret room of the Wu Mansion also reached a critical juncture.
Wu Ming started out with the perfect Four Illuminations Divine Art, which could be said to be a natural result of the Dao. Therefore, the first step in practicing the Dao Heart Planting Demons Great Method could be said to be extremely smooth.
Once the Dao heart is formed, the next step is naturally to condense the demon seed.
The way to condense the demon seed is to concentrate the essence, energy and spirit, ignite the yin and yang of the Taoist power, and thus form the demon seed. This step is actually very smooth.
The difficult part is the third step, which is to establish the demon after planting it.
To establish a demon, one must disperse all the power of the Four Illuminations Divine Art in the body, so that the mysterious and unpredictable demon species can take the lead from now on without being suppressed by the Xuanmen innate true qi.
The secret book says that the demon seed is the primordial spirit cultivated from the dead air, which can also be called the yang spirit. The heart of Tao is the conscious spirit that is full of vitality, which is the yin spirit. Only when the yin spirit gives way can the yang spirit stand out.
Wu Ming followed the method given in the Dao Heart Planting Demon Method and gradually dispersed all of the Four Illuminations power of the late grandmaster throughout his body, in order to nourish his tendons, bones, internal organs, and not waste the slightest bit of power. Wu Ming's plan was to use this to take his physical body to the next level.
Those who practice Taoism often have a thin body, and they focus on training Qi to transform the spirit and then refining the spirit to return to the void, which is the so-called cultivation of the heavenly way. Traditional martial artists focus more on refining Qi, while Buddhists practice the Vajra body and the Dharma body.
The demon sects outside the domain also value the body, but the demon sects in the Central Plains are similar to Taoism. This is determined by the inheritance.
The Central Plains Demon Sect is actually a combination of many sects that were suppressed by Confucianism during the Han Dynasty. It just derived new concepts based on the doctrines of Taoism, Mohism, Legalism, etc.
Of course, although the meaning of the scriptures is like this, human hearts are unpredictable. There are indeed many extreme people in the demon sect. These people cannot actually be called demons, but they have already embarked on the evil path.
For example, during the period of the fall of the Sui Dynasty, there were many people from the Demon Sect who used human lives to practice, and some even ate human flesh and drank human blood.
The Demonic Sect is relatively clean right now, but only relatively speaking.
Of course, the Demon Sect is not without its noble men, such as the Evil King Shi Zhixuan, who is a general when he goes out and a prime minister when he comes in. He is a remarkable person in terms of both talent and character. To say that he is a bad guy is only because he is an enemy of the protagonist.
Wu Ming was already very strong. Although his strength was given by the system, thanks to his diligence, he had already mastered it.
Although dispersing power is dangerous, it is not a difficult task for him.
Three days later, Wu Ming's powerful Xuanmen true energy had been completely transformed into his physical body. At this time, his physical strength had also been greatly improved.
As the Xuanmen innate true qi completely dissipated, Wu Ming's Taoist heart also fell into a state of complete silence. His Taoist heart was dead, and the devil was about to be established.
The silence of the Dao heart means the silence of the Yin Spirit. At this moment, Wu Ming is actually equivalent to being dead. However, because the devil seed "Yang Spirit" has been planted, as the devil seed awakens, Wu Ming will come back to life after death.
The so-called living towards death is probably Wu Ming's current situation.
The process of establishing the demon lasted for seven days and seven nights. During this process, there was no trace of life in Wu Ming's body, and he was almost like a dead person.
Until the demon was established, a ray of light appeared, as if chaos was just broken and the world was born.
New skills appeared in Wu Ming's body. These powers were born from the Yang Shen and belonged entirely to Wu Ming himself. They were more refined and magical than the previous powers.
If Wu Ming could condense his internal energy into ropes before, then at this time, Wu Ming could condense his internal energy into threads. Although the quantity was less than before, the quality had been improved.
At this point, Wu Ming has succeeded in establishing the demon. All the dangers from now on are gone. He just needs to practice step by step. The Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Method is a mental method that views all things as fluctuations. Every blade of grass and every tree is a kind of fluctuation.
A warrior's true qi is also a fluctuation, but the innate true qi is a higher-level and more subtle fluctuation, simply because the innate true qi can combine with the human spirit.
The demon species has transcended the fluctuations of life and death, and therefore can do what humans cannot.
At this time, Wu Ming, who had just begun to cultivate the devil in his heart, could already see this fluctuation. Wu Ming, who was practicing, opened his eyes, and everything was in his sight. There were new changes, and even the space that was previously invisible could be vaguely seen.
Recalling his feelings when he used the Flying Thunder God Technique and the records in the Heavenly Demon Secret, Wu Ming, who was sitting upright on the cushion, had a thought and appeared silently outside the secret room the next moment.
The teleportation was not done by relying on the Flying Thunder God Technique, but was accomplished entirely by relying on Wu Ming's own understanding of space.
This method of teleportation consumes very little energy. Although it cannot teleport as far as Flying Thunder God, it is more meaningful than Flying Thunder God.
One is a user and the other is a creator. It is obvious which one is better.
Next, the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Method entered the fourth step, forming the demon!
Fourth, in the record of planting the demon in the heart of Tao, one must suffer all the sufferings of the world from this moment on, and use the various bizarre and painful practices recorded in the secret book such as self-mutilation and starvation to induce the demon seed to grow and mature.
This is the step that Wu Ming dislikes the most, but he can still endure it if it is a little painful.
What really made Wu Ming difficult was the strength of his physical body at that moment. His physical body, which was enough to fight against the immortals and gods on land, actually became an obstacle to his feeling of pain.
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Chapter 73: Demonic Bond
Wu Ming has been released from confinement, but he is still very busy. He cannot even have any direct contact with his woman for a short period of time.
Abstinence is also a kind of asceticism. This kind of mental torture made him feel more uncomfortable than physical torture. Fortunately, this situation did not last long.
It didn't need to last too long. For the first time, the women in the Wu Mansion realized that what Wu Ming said about putting cultivation first was not just empty talk. In order to get through the demon-binding stage faster, Wu Ming invited the person who knew the most about criminal law in the Heavenly Prison to come to the mansion and tortured him in turns.