Mythical Cultivation

It was indeed true. Shen Hao saw that no matter how hard he tried to break out, he was always suppressed by the three people in that small circle and could not break free.

Gradually, he realized that given the current situation, his hope of successfully escaping from this place was extremely slim.

At this critical moment, Shen Hao made a decisive move, unleashing a mysterious technique he had acquired through chance in his early years. Concentrating his mind, he harnessed the power of his consciousness to stimulate his meridians and acupoints, instantly unleashing his full potential and multiplying his strength several times over.

However, this secret technique is not without flaws. It has a fatal weakness - once it is used for more than an incense stick of time, the user will fall into a state of extreme weakness for up to a month.

But at this moment, Shen Hao was already in a desperate situation, with his life hanging by a thread. How could he have the mind to consider these potential serious consequences?

He had originally planned to take advantage of this short and precious time of an incense stick to do his best to injure the three men in black who were surrounding him and take the opportunity to break through the encirclement.

However, things did not go as planned. The three priests in the Bai Mansion seemed to see through his intentions and quickly distanced themselves from him without hesitation, making Shen Hao's plan come to nothing in an instant.

Now that things have come to this, since it is impossible to cause any substantial damage to these powerful enemies, let alone successfully break through, it would be futile to continue to fight them.

So, Shen Hao changed his mind, his feet became like the wind, and his body moved quickly like a ghost, rushing straight towards the bottom of the mountain. At this moment, saving his life was the most important thing, and everything else had to be put aside for the time being.

Shen Hao was seen rushing down the mountain like lightning without hesitation. Nangong Wending saw this, his eyes fixed, and he ordered decisively:

"I beg you three to quickly pursue Shen Hao! But please don't get too close; just keep him at arm's length. Once the duration of his secret technique expires, it will be time to kill him. We will remain on the mountain to clean up the battlefield and take care of the aftermath, awaiting good news from you three."

"Commander Nangong, you are too kind. We will definitely give it our all and will never let you down!"

After the three priests bowed in agreement, they chased after Shen Hao, who had already escaped hundreds of feet away, like an arrow from a bow.

At this moment, Nangong Wending turned to face the numerous palace guards behind him and shouted, "Brothers, work harder and fight quickly! After tonight, we can rest well in the mountain stronghold!"

Hearing this, the morale of the guards was greatly boosted, and they swung their weapons even more fiercely.

Before long, the chaotic battlefield gradually quieted down. All the bandits had collapsed in a pool of blood, unable to fight back.

Immediately afterwards, everyone began to clean up the messy battlefield in an orderly manner. Some were busy delivering fatal blows to the bandits who were still breathing, while others carefully searched each corpse for treasures or important items that might be hidden inside.

Just as everyone was busy, three figures suddenly appeared in the distance, running back quickly. In a short moment, the three people were already in front of them.

Upon closer inspection, they discovered that they were the three priests who had been ordered to pursue Shen Hao. And the object in their hands was Shen Hao's lifeless corpse.

Thus, the Black Dragon Village, which was once notorious and feared by everyone, was uprooted and completely eradicated on this night!

Although a small number of people managed to escape, plus some spies planted in Heishui Town, even if there were still survivors in Heilongzhai, they would not be able to cause any trouble.

"This 'Burning Spirit Technique' is truly powerful! It can actually enhance one's strength in all aspects by burning one's own spiritual consciousness. It's a shame that its side effects are quite severe," Wu Ming mused to himself. However, even so, using it as a last resort, unleashing it in a life-or-death situation, would surely be an excellent choice.

Seven days had passed since the Black Dragon Village was wiped out, and all those involved had returned safely to the Bai Mansion. This "Burning God Technique" was an important trophy from Wu Ming's operation, and it was also the unique secret technique that Shen Hao used at the last moment.

In addition, Wu Ming also received a variety of medicinal pills. These included the Mind-Concentrating Pill, which effectively boosted his spiritual awareness, and the Hemostatic Powder, which quickly stopped bleeding. Among this dazzling array of spoils, besides the mysterious "Spirit Burning Technique," Wu Ming's most prized item was undoubtedly the Mind-Concentrating Pill. The other items, however, seemed somewhat insignificant.

The Condensing Spirit Pill is an extremely magical elixir that possesses the miraculous effect of slowly promoting the growth of one's own spiritual consciousness. Although its effect is slightly inferior to the legendary Soul-Sustaining Pill, it is much faster than relying on self-cultivation to improve spiritual consciousness.

For practitioners in the Exorcism Realm, the primary challenge is to gradually condense the objects of their consciousness from their illusory forms into real entities. This process significantly enhances the strength and reach of their spiritual consciousness.

According to legend, if someone can successfully increase the strength of his or her spiritual consciousness to the point where he or she can lift a huge cauldron weighing a thousand pounds out of thin air with pure spiritual power, and expand its range of action to a thousand feet in radius, then this person will be qualified to enter the even more unfathomable out-of-body realm.

The Exorcist Realm is further divided into four different stages: early, middle, late, and peak. The specific distinction is based on range: if the range that the divine consciousness can reach is within 300 meters, it is classified as the early stage of the Exorcist Realm;

When the range expands to between 300 and 600 feet, it is the middle stage of the Exorcist Realm;

Six hundred to nine hundred feet represents the late stage of the Exorcist Realm; once the limit of nine hundred feet is exceeded, it means that one has entered the peak level of the Exorcist Realm.

At this moment, Wu Ming's spiritual awareness range fluctuated around 350 feet, barely being considered as having just entered the middle stage of the Object Driving Realm.

According to his understanding, the cultivation levels of the two commanders, Nangong Wending and Zhou Ling, are also in the middle stage of the Driving Objects Realm. Although their strength is indeed slightly better than his, the gap is actually not that big.

Both of them are not yet forty years old, but they have already cultivated to the middle stage of the realm of driving objects!

Back then, they both successfully entered the realm of controlling objects when they were in their prime and in their twenties. Such talent was truly a genius in Changping County.

However, more than ten years have passed since then. They have experienced hardships and spent countless efforts and energy, but their cultivation progress has only been from the early stage to the middle stage of the Driving Object Realm.