After all, the Five Phase Sword had been damaged before. After being repaired, its sharpness was slightly weaker. Chu Mu swapped it for another low-grade sacred sword, the sword used by Yan Feng.
Chu Mu didn't know Yan Feng's position in the Dark Night Sword Sect, but the sacred sword he used was a low-grade sacred sword. His cultivation was at most at the peak of the Third Firmament of Fortune realm. Chu Mu could use his sword.
This sword mainly manifested in its sharpness. It didn't amplify anything else. If it was in the outside world, it might not be as good as the Five Phase Sword. But in the Swordless Purgatory, it was better than the Five Phase Sword.
Clasping the sword in his hand, Chu Mu stepped into the whirlpool door and entered the fifth level of the Swordless Purgatory.
As soon as Zhang Xuan entered, he felt a sense of danger, and his hair stood on end. Without any hesitation, he executed Single Inch Steps and moved to the side. A sharp gust of wind blew past his ears, and it felt as if a huge saber was slashing down.
Inch Step once again displayed its wonders.
After dodging, Chu Mu saw his target clearly. It was a purgatory Magical Beast. It stood upright like the Purgatory Lycan, but its appearance was more like a lizardman. Strangely, its arms were not claws, but blades.
Purgatory Saber Demon!
It was even stronger than the Purgatory Lycan.
The Purgatory Saber Demon attacked as if it was holding two blades. Its attacks were endless, and each blade was fast and powerful. The sharpness of the blade was comparable to a mid-grade sacred sword. Looking at the edge of the blade flickering with a faint green light and a fishy smell, Chu Mu concluded that the blade was poisonous.
Sharp and poisonous. Chu Mu was very vigilant. Fortunately, there was only one Purgatory Saber Demon.
Without stopping, Chu Mu kept dodging and blocking with his Inch Step.
When his sword was struck by the blade, the enormous force caused Chu Mu's expression to turn solemn. The physique of a Purgatory Devil Beast was originally stronger than that of a swordsman. This Purgatory Saber Devil was one of the best of the Purgatory Devil Beasts, so its physique was even stronger. Clashing with it in strength wasn't a wise decision.
The pressure that one Purgatory Blade Demon gave Chu Mu was even greater than the two Purgatory Werewolves on the fourth level of the Swordless Purgatory. Under such circumstances, if he was attacked as soon as he exited the Whirlpool Gate, other swordsmen might have died on the spot.
It was not a possibility, but a certainty. This was because Chu Mu caught a glimpse of two broken corpses not far away. They were extremely miserable, having been split into seven or eight pieces. The Purgatory Saber Demon did not eat humans, but it had a hobby of dismembering corpses.
Inch Step, Inch Sword!
In an instant, he cut off one of the Purgatory Blade Demon's blade arms. Once again, he used the Inch Step and instantly dodged. The Inch Sword once again burst out, and the other blade arm was also cut off and sent flying.
Pushing off the ground with the tip of his foot, Xiao Chen's strength instantly erupted. He leaped into the air and swung his sword, sending the Purgatory Saber Demon's head flying.
The Purgatory Saber Demon was over two meters tall. If Xiao Chen did not jump, he would not be able to cut off its head.
Seeing the Purgatory Saber Demon's corpse fall, Chu Mu heaved a sigh of relief.
"The Purgatory Demonic Beasts on the fifth level are even stronger than those on the fourth level. The scales on the Purgatory Saber Demon are even tougher than the fur of the Purgatory Werewolves …" Chu Mu could clearly feel the difference.
Fortunately, he had the new Holy Sword. It was even sharper. When combined with the Inch Sword, its might was even stronger.
Xiao Chen cut open the Purgatory Saber Demon's corpse and took out a piece of Origin Essence. It was larger than the one he had obtained before. After consuming it, the effect lasted for twenty breaths of time. The feeling of strengthening was even more obvious.
After taking the spatial rings of the two unlucky swordsmen who were dismembered by the Purgatory Saber Demon and putting them away, Chu Mu quickly left.
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"If I am unable to comprehend the essence of sword arts and grasp sword energy, my cultivation in the Swordless Purgatory can only stop at the sixth level," Chu Mu thought to himself. The tattered clothes on his body made him look like a beggar.
The Purgatory Demonic Beasts on the sixth level of the Swordless Purgatory were clearly stronger than those on the fifth level. Although the chances of obtaining Origin Essence had increased by a lot, the danger level had also increased.
Under normal circumstances, a swordsman who could make it to the fifth level of the Swordless Purgatory by themselves would at least have the strength of a high-ranked Sword Of Gojoseon in the outside world. Very few would have the strength of a mid-ranked Sword Of Gojoseon. A low-ranked Sword Of Gojoseon like Chu Mu was definitely one of a kind.
If it weren't for the Inch Step and the fact that he had broken through to the level of Dacheng under pressure, Chu Mu wouldn't have been able to cultivate on the fifth level for so long. Furthermore, he had killed quite a few Purgatory Demonic Beasts and obtained dozens of Origin Essence, allowing his physique to reach the level of a normal Samsung Sword Of Gojoseon.
In terms of attainments in sword arts, Chu Mu surpassed many swordsmen. The problem was that he was only using a low-ranked Holy Sword. No matter how sharp it was, it was still a low-ranked Holy Sword. If he didn't have the Inch Sword Technique, he probably wouldn't have been able to kill the Purgatory Demonic Beasts on the fifth level.
After entering the sixth floor, if he encountered one or two Purgatory Devil Beasts, Chu Mu would be in an undefeatable position by using Inch Step. However, it would be extremely difficult for him to kill them. It would often be a bitter battle.
After killing his way to the fourth level, Chu Mu had grasped all the sword arts he had cultivated to the peak. He had started to comprehend the essence of sword arts, but he still hadn't found the right path.
Sword arts were the sublimation of sword arts. With sword arts as the foundation, the difference between sword arts and sword arts lay in their essence.
Sword arts were the foundation, while sword arts paid particular attention to the essence. Grasping the essence and using the essence as the core was something Chu Mu had long since understood. However, understanding it was one thing. Comprehending it was another.
From the fourth level to the sixth level, Xiao Chen had killed at least a thousand Purgatory Demonic Beasts. He had been heavily injured several times, but as he tried to comprehend, he still felt like he was stuck outside the door.
After resting for a while and recovering his stamina, Chu Mu decided to continue cultivating on the sixth level. If he still couldn't comprehend the essence of sword arts and grasp sword energy, he would leave first.
This feeling of constantly being in a tense state wasn't pleasant for too long. On the fifth level, Chu Mu had wanted to enter the Heavenly Sword camp to rest. Unfortunately, there was no one to lead the way. He didn't know where to find it. Without realizing it, he had killed his way to the entrance of the sixth level's whirlpool gate and directly entered.
The Purgatory Demonic Beasts on the sixth level were too strong. Chu Mu had to be careful.
He didn't encounter any Purgatory Demonic Beasts. Instead, he encountered a swordsman. This swordsman wore black robes and had a cold expression. He looked to be in his thirties or forties, and his baleful aura was shockingly dense.
When Chu Mu entered the Swordless Purgatory, he had killed at least eight thousand Purgatory Demonic Beasts. However, his baleful aura paled in comparison to this swordsman's.
At the same time that Chu Mu saw the opponent, the opponent also noticed Chu Mu. With a glance, there was no radiance, but a deep and gloomy gaze. This caused Chu Mu's expression to change and his hair to stand on end. Without any thought, his body instinctively used Inch Step. In an instant, he exploded with power and retreated a few steps.
His right hand gripped his sword hilt as if this was the only way to give him some peace of mind.
It was impossible to describe what kind of gaze that was. Chu Mu only knew one thing: he didn't have the slightest chance to retaliate against this person. He couldn't even escape.
Powerhouse, an absolute powerhouse!
Chu Mu had an impulse to immediately turn around and flee. However, his muscles were tense and his blood seemed to have stopped flowing. His hands and feet felt numb.
The black-robed swordsman only calmly glanced at Chu Mu. When he saw the sword in Chu Mu's hand, his eyes flashed with astonishment.
Obviously, he recognized that it was a low-grade saint sword. Using a low-grade saint sword meant that he was probably a low-grade Sword King. However, it was unheard of for a low-grade Sword King to come to the sixth level of Swordless Purgatory alone.
"You've grasped sword energy?" The black-robed swordsman suddenly asked, his voice indifferent.
"No." Chu Mu directly replied.
At this time, a Purgatory Demonic Bear rushed over.
The Purgatory Demonic Bear was a Purgatory Magical Beast that could only be found in the sixth layer of the Swordless Purgatory. It was a huge black bear that was over three meters tall. It had a robust body and a tyrannical physique. It could be said to be the strongest Purgatory Magical Beast in the sixth layer of the Swordless Purgatory.
The current Chu Mu wouldn't be able to cause any obvious damage to the Purgatory Demonic Bear even if he used the Inch Sword.
The charging Purgatory Demonic Bear had an incomparably robust body and a terrifying aura. It gave Chu Mu a huge impact. That Purgatory Demonic Bear let out a world-shaking roar and charged at the black-robed swordsman with a berserk attitude.
The black-robed swordsman's body was very different from the Purgatory Demonic Bear's. The Purgatory Demonic Bear raised its arm and a huge black millstone-like palm ruthlessly smashed towards the black-robed swordsman. Under that terrifying mountain-like bear palm, the black-robed swordsman would be smashed into a meat patty in the next second.
Chu Mu was also a bit worried for the black-robed swordsman. That was because when the bear palm fell, it created a terrifying sonic boom. The black-robed swordsman didn't move at all, as if he had been scared witless.
Chu Mu knew that the black-robed swordsman wasn't scared witless. He also knew that the black-robed swordsman could definitely kill that Purgatory Demonic Bear in one blow.
As the huge black bear palm fell, the black-robed swordsman's body instantly shattered. It turned out that it was just an afterimage. At some unknown time, the black-robed swordsman's true body had leapt into the air and unsheathed his sword.
Chu Mu only felt a flash in front of his eyes as a sword light streaked through the air. Wherever the sword light passed, a pitch-black trajectory appeared in the air before slowly disappearing. Sheathing the sword back into its sheath, the entire process was seamless and completed in less than half a breath of time. The Purgatory Devil Bear remained motionless. Suddenly, with a puchi sound, its head flew high into the air.
Chu Mu blankly stood in place, not moving in the slightest. In his eyes, there was only that spurting blood. In his mind, that sword was unceasingly flashing.
An ordinary wave, without the slightest bit of peculiarity, but an incomparably resplendent sword. That sword was like a brand, engraved in Chu Mu's mind, unable to be erased.
The black-robed swordsman glanced back at Chu Mu, but didn't say anything. He didn't even touch the corpse of the Purgatory Demonic Bear. Taking a step forward, he slowly disappeared from Chu Mu's sight.
Chu Mu seemed to have been immobilized. He didn't move in the slightest. Even his eyelids didn't move. His entire person seemed to have turned into a statue.
After a long time, Chu Mu's hand finally moved. Unsheathing his sword, he slashed out. Sword Light streaked across the sky, incomparably swift and fierce. But his brows wrinkled. He was clearly very dissatisfied with this sword.
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