CHAPTER 432: CHAPTER 432: SIEGE (THREE THOUSAND WORDS CHAPTER)

Two days later, the three arrived in Cold Wind City. Only after asking the martial artists in Cold Wind City did they realize they were still within the Beiming Domain, and not far from Ye City.

On the second floor of an inn, Chu Ming, Liu Xuan, and Xu Juan sat at a table. Chu Ming took out two storage rings and placed them in front of the other two.

"Since we’ve come out, it’s time to part ways. Inside these are some things I’ve prepared for you. While you’re within the Beiming Domain, it’s best not to mention that you’ve met me before."

Chu Ming advised the two. In the storage rings, each had a thousand blood pearls of the Five-tailed Black Cat Demon and two hundred thousand middle grade spirit stones. As long as they didn’t cause trouble, it was enough to adapt to life outside. From then on, they had to rely on themselves.

"Brother Chu, this is too much."

Liu Xuan extended his hand to decline but was stopped by Chu Ming.

"Take these things. Strengthen your power well. In the outside world, strength is the most important. Also, never trust others easily. Don’t take out the blood pearls of the Black Cat Demon unless absolutely necessary. This is where we part ways."

Chu Ming stood up, lifted his hand towards the other two, then turned and left the inn.

"Brother Chu is destined to be an extraordinary person."

Watching Chu Ming’s departing figure, Liu Xuan sighed. Then, the two took the storage rings and left in the opposite direction of Chu Ming.

...

Chu Ming did not leave Cold Wind City immediately. Instead, he found an inn within the city to first enhance his body refining power.

The blood pearls in the saint’s storage ring were a perfect opportunity.

Although the blood pearls of the Three-tailed Black Cat Demon had little effect on Chu Ming’s physique, their large quantity could sometimes cause a qualitative change.

As his body refining power increased, Chu Ming’s speed in refining blood pearls was extremely fast, absorbing the vitality from a handful of blood pearls in just an instant.

With ten thousand Three-tailed Black Cat Demon blood pearls refined, Chu Ming’s body refining power reached thirty-eight dragon power.

With a hundred thousand Three-tailed Black Cat Demon blood pearls refined, Chu Ming’s body refining power reached forty-three dragon power.

When three hundred thousand Three-tailed Black Cat Demon blood pearls were refined, Chu Ming’s body refining power reached fifty dragon power, and at this point, the Primordial Body Refining Technique entered the middle stage of the sixth layer.

With eight hundred thousand Three-tailed Black Cat Demon blood pearls refined, the Primordial Body Refining Technique entered the late stage of the sixth layer, reaching sixty-four dragon power.

When all the Three-tailed Black Cat Demon blood pearls were refined, the Primordial Body Refining Technique reached the peak of the sixth layer, and Chu Ming’s power reached seventy dragon power.

Chu Ming gently extended his right hand. He felt that now he could easily crush a saint. With the power of body refining, he was already invincible within the Guiyuan Realm Sixth Layer.

However, Chu Ming was not satisfied. In just seven months, Wang Xuanyi would hold the tea ceremony of the Young Master of Hundred Swords. His ambition was not small.

It was rumored that the Four Great Prodigies could defeat the strong of the Guiyuan Realm Sixth Layer last year. In one year’s time, their battle power would at least be at the Guiyuan Realm Eighth Layer, or even the Guiyuan Realm Ninth Layer.

The Four Great Prodigies stood at the pinnacle of the Eastern Hundred Domains, carrying tremendous fortune. They could not be viewed with the eyes of ordinary prodigies.

With a calm heart, Chu Ming continued to refine the blood pearls, preparing to break through the Seventh Layer of the Primordial Body Refining Technique.

Refining the blood pearls of the Four-tailed Black Cat Demon was not as casual as refining those of the Three-tailed Black Cat Demon.

After refining a thousand Four-tailed Black Cat Demon blood pearls, Chu Ming’s power reached seventy-three dragon power, and he touched a barrier.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

At this moment, Chu Ming’s heart began to beat powerfully. Each beat caused a stream of golden blood to flow from his heart throughout his body, filling him with warmth.

Ignoring other matters, Chu Ming continued to refine the blood pearls, and the golden blood became more abundant.

Crack!

When Chu Ming refined five thousand Four-tailed Black Cat Demon blood pearls, cracks began to appear in the barrier.

Bang!

Suddenly, a terrifying aura erupted from Chu Ming’s body, with bursts of powerful qi flying out. The entire inn was destroyed, and the guests on the street fled in panic.

Chu Ming’s power began to surge wildly, as if there were no bottlenecks.

Seventy-four dragon power!

Seventy-five dragon power!

Seventy-six dragon power!

...

Chu Ming’s power rose continuously to ninety-two dragon power before slowly stopping. At this moment, the Primordial Body Refining Technique broke through to the Seventh Layer.

Inside Chu Ming, his heart beat powerfully. Each beat made him feel increasingly stronger. This was not just physical strength. It was a subtle transformation in his life’s essence.

During a martial artist’s cultivation journey, as their cultivation improved, their life essence constantly evolved. Each level of life essence was distinct.

Exhaling lightly, Chu Ming wanted to continue cultivating, but the external environment no longer allowed it. While he had been cultivating, his spiritual sense had been continuously monitoring the surroundings.

The sudden collapse of the inn had drawn the attention of many martial artists.

Swoosh!

Chu Ming got up and prepared to leave. At this moment, a middle-aged woman grabbed his sleeve.

"Young hero, my widowed mother and I barely make a living from this inn. Now that it’s in ruins, what shall we do..."

As she spoke, the middle-aged woman began to cry.

Chu Ming knew this woman was the inn’s shopkeeper. When he first arrived, she had treated him well.

"Take this money and start another inn."

Chu Ming took out a ten thousand tael silver note from his storage ring and placed it in the woman’s hand, advising her.

"Thank you so much, young hero!"

The shopkeeper wept with joy and thanked Chu Ming repeatedly.

Without lingering, Chu Ming flew swiftly out of Cold Wind City.

Not long after Chu Ming left, martial artists arrived at the ruins of the inn, amazed at the scene before them.

"Why do I feel like someone is following me?"

Outside Cold Wind City, Chu Ming furrowed his brows. His soul power was far beyond ordinary, his perception always accurate.

"Which friend is there? Show yourself!"

Chu Ming stopped. A series of fierce gusts swept past him, causing his white robe to billow and his black hair to flutter.

"Hehehe, Chu Ming, we didn’t expect your perception to be so terrifying. We hid so well, yet you still found us."

A familiar voice rang out. Chu Ming took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with cold light. Then, the space in front of Chu Ming rippled like water, revealing four figures.

One of them wore a gray robe, with a withered face and a small goatee under his nose, his face carrying a hypocritical smile.

It was none other than Tuoba Gu, who had once pursued Chu Ming!

Among those who came to kill Chu Ming, including Tuoba Gu, there were four in total. Tuoba Gu himself had the strength of the Guiyuan Realm Sixth Layer. Among the remaining three, one was an elder at the Guiyuan Realm Seventh Layer, and the other two were robust Guiyuan Realm Sixth Layer martial artists. Ten days ago, Chu Ming would definitely not have been a match for these four.

But now, with the Primordial Body Refining Technique breaking through to the Seventh Layer, Chu Ming’s power had reached ninety-two dragon power. Even against a Guiyuan Realm Seventh Layer expert, he had no fear.

"Only the Tuoba family would hide like rats, afraid to see the light."

A cold smile playing at his lips, Chu Ming mocked.

"Sharp-tongued brat, today, you will surely die here!"

Tuoba Gu’s face twisted in anger as he spoke coldly. Among the four, while Tuoba Gu wasn’t the strongest in power, the other three faintly regarded him as their leader.

"Let’s attack together!"

Tuoba Gu turned to the other three and instructed.

"No problem!"

Even the Guiyuan Realm Seventh Layer martial artist didn’t dare underestimate Chu Ming. Often, a prodigy could carry an elusive fortune with them.

Take this instance. Chu Ming safely emerging from the Mist Mountain Range was a clear example. If not for the Tuoba family’s powerful force and unique intelligence network in Cold Wind City, they would have nearly missed him.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The four turned into four streaks of light, surrounding Chu Ming from four directions. Waves churned as Tuoba Gu sent out a palm strike. The Guiyuan Realm Seventh Layer elder wielded a silver hook, while the other two Tuoba family martial artists each held a long sword, one red and one blue. The combined assault was overwhelming.

Facing the encirclement, Chu Ming sneered, clenched his fists tightly, and violent blue electric light crackled on his fists. Instantly, within three meters of him, everything transformed into a world of thunder.

"Thunder Fist of Destruction!"

Two bolts of lightning, like wild dragons, fiercely struck at the two Guiyuan Realm Sixth Layer martial artists.

Crack!

Crack!

The sound of bones breaking echoed. Chu Ming’s punches were incredibly fast, and the light in the eyes of the two Guiyuan Realm Sixth Layer martial artists slowly faded.

Swoosh!

After releasing the two punches, Chu Ming’s body turned into a blurred shadow and flew toward the left, escaping from the encirclement in an instant.

"Guiyuan Realm Seventh Layer battle power?"

The eyes of the Guiyuan Realm Seventh Layer elder were bloodshot as he looked at the two corpses on the ground. Chu Ming’s strength was undoubtedly at the Guiyuan Realm Seventh Layer.

No one was more shocked than Tuoba Gu. A month ago, when he fought Chu Ming, Chu Ming’s power was only close to the Guiyuan Realm Sixth Layer, and that was from his Sword Dao cultivation. After not seeing him for a month, Chu Ming’s body refining power had reached the Guiyuan Realm Seventh Layer.

"Is this what a prodigy is?"

Tuoba Gu’s heart surged with jealousy.

Swoosh!

While the others were in a daze, Chu Ming had already launched a counterattack. Planting his right foot on the ground, his figure split into eight indistinguishable images, completely surrounding them.

"Master Gu, you should leave quickly!"

The Guiyuan Realm Seventh Layer elder became anxious. He could barely fend off Chu Ming’s attacks, but Tuoba Gu was far too fragile in front of Chu Ming.

"There’s no escape now!"

Tuoba Gu’s lips curled into a bitter smile, but he wouldn’t sit and await his death. As a confidant of the Tuoba family patriarch, he naturally had some life-saving treasures gifted by the patriarch.

Swoosh!

Tuoba Gu took out a golden orb from his storage ring. As soon as the orb appeared, a faint golden protective sphere formed within two meters of Tuoba Gu.