The Imperial City was bustling with activity.
Chu Mu and Ling Feng walked into the imperial city. On the wide streets, there was an endless stream of horses and carriages. People came and went in an endless stream. It could be seen that the people on the streets wore bright clothes or had swords on their backs. They had an extraordinary aura.
The Canglan Imperial City was indeed worthy of being the most prosperous place in the empire. The people who lived here were usually rich, powerful, or had outstanding literary talent. It was simply impossible for ordinary people to gain a foothold in such a place.
This was a place where the elites gathered. Ordinary people would only feel depressed and depressed here. They would fall into despair and be unable to bear it.
Of course, there was always darkness behind every bright place. In such a big Imperial City, there might be ordinary people. To them, it was enough to survive. Fighting was not something they should be involved in.
If they did not have the heart to fight, they would not be troubled.
Although the Imperial City was bustling, walking in it could be considered a kind of experience. However, this was not for experience. Chu Mu planned to find someone to ask about the location of the Myriad Sect Meeting.
Everyone knew about the Myriad Sect Meeting. Therefore, Chu Mu quickly found out that the location of the Myriad Sect Meeting was in Yu Cang Ting.
"What? The Myriad Sect Meeting ended not long ago?" Chu Mu was stunned.
He had rushed over at full speed, but he was still a step too late.
He then asked for the name of the True Sword Sect. In truth, Chu Mu didn't expect the True Sword Sect to be able to stand out among the Ten Thousand Sects. After all, the True Sword Sect was still very ordinary among the Ten Thousand Sects. Aside from the seven Supreme Elders, the True Sword Sect didn't have enough foundation and accumulation.
"Real Sword Sect. I seem to have heard of it. Something seems to have happened."
Chu Mu's expression changed slightly. In an instant, his figure flashed and disappeared. He quickly went to Yu Cang Ting.
"Why did he disappear?" The person who was asked by Chu Mu rubbed his eyes and said in surprise. He immediately reacted and realized that the person who was talking to him must be an expert. He could not help but suck in a breath of cold air.
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"Let's go." Chu Mu's face was a little gloomy. He smiled and said to Ling Fengxiao. The two quickly left the Canglan Imperial City.
Most of the information had already been gathered.
There were tens of thousands of forces participating in the Great Sect Grand Meeting. However, there was a test in the Great Sect Grand Meeting. Only those who passed the test were qualified to participate.
In the end, the True Sword Sect passed the test and entered the Jade Courtyard to participate in the Myriad Sect Gathering.
Under normal circumstances, the True Sword Sect would normally participate in the Myriad Sect Gathering until the end. A small promotion of their reputation would more or less bring about some benefits. However, it was more of a process, becoming a foil.
If that was the case, it wouldn't cause any trouble.
The problem was that when the Myriad Sect Gathering was about to end, a core disciple of the True Sword Sect clashed with a core disciple of the Profound Water Palace.
It wasn't strange for disciples to have conflicts. There was no way to stop it. As long as no one died, the royal family wouldn't care. Otherwise, if they had to care about such things, they would be very busy.
The conflict between disciples was in the past. Unfortunately, the core disciple of the Profound Water Palace was defeated by the core disciple of the True Sword Sect.
After the True Sword Sect went through a rebellion, a portion of the remaining disciples were extremely elite. After receiving guidance from Chu Mu for a month and cultivating the sword technique that Chu Mu had created, they were even stronger and their swords were even more powerful.
After the core disciple of the Profound Water Palace was defeated, he didn't let go of this matter. Instead, he brought many core disciples of the Profound Water Palace to cause trouble. They broke into the True Sword Sect's residence in the Jade Courtyard. They were arrogant and domineering, injuring many True Sword Sect disciples. Even Elder Yun Feng was injured.
The overall strength of the Profound Water Palace was much greater than that of the True Sword Sect. This time, the Profound Water Palace was led by a Four Star Saint and several low level Saint experts. There were over a hundred high level, middle level, and low level Nirvana Realm disciples, and several hundred God Condensation Realm disciples.
Dozens of Nirvana Realm disciples broke into the True Sword Sect's residence. Apart from Yang Zhen, no one could stop them.
The Profound Water Palace's disciples were so arrogant and domineering that even Elder Yun Feng was injured. Yang Zhen had no choice but to take action. There was a fundamental difference between the Martial Saint realm and the Nirvana Realm. The moment he took action, he blocked the attacks of dozens of Profound Water Palace's core disciples.
However, Yang Zhen was just an ordinary one-star Martial Saint, and an early one-star Martial Saint at that. Facing dozens of Profound Water Palace's Nirvana Realm disciples by himself put a lot of pressure on him. After all, those who were selected to participate in the Great Sect Gathering were the stronger ones among the many sect disciples.
Yang Zhen had no choice but to take action with his full strength. As a result, he injured some of the Profound Water Palace's core disciples.
The matter blew up in an instant.
Originally, it was just a confrontation between disciples. When the Martial Saints took action, the situation changed. A two-star Martial Saint from the Profound Water Palace rushed over and easily suppressed and defeated Yang Zhen.
If it wasn't for the fact that killing was forbidden in the Jade Courtyard and the Profound Water Palace was very wary of the imperial clan, Yang Zhen would have been killed already.
Yang Zhen was injured, Elder Yun Feng was injured, and the thirty True Sword Sect disciples were all injured. It could be said that they were all wiped out.
After the Great Sect Gathering ended, every sect gained something. The True Sword Sect's gain was a body full of injuries and humiliation.
They couldn't stay here for long. After treating their injuries, Elder Yun Feng and Yang Zhen immediately led the thirty core disciples out of the Jade Courtyard and the imperial city. They wanted to quickly return to the True Sword Sect to avoid any unexpected changes.
Unexpectedly, they were surrounded as soon as they left the imperial city. The ones who surrounded them were the Profound Water Palace's people.
Fighting outside the imperial city was different from fighting inside the imperial city. As long as they left the imperial city, the Profound Water Palace's people wouldn't have much to worry about.
However, such a thing happened right after the Great Sect Gathering ended. The imperial clan felt that it wasn't good, so they asked someone to mediate. They had to give the imperial clan face. Thus, the Profound Water Palace gave three conditions.
The first condition was that the True Sword Sect would submit to the Profound Water Palace and become a subordinate sect. They would have to pay tribute every ten years.
The second condition was that the True Sword Sect and the others would have to pay one hundred million upper-grade Origin Pills and contribute their sect's signature sword art.
The third condition was that the True Sword Sect would have to pass through the five checkpoints set by the Profound Water Palace. If they passed through, the grudge would be over. If they failed, they would all die. The Profound Water Palace would also send experts to the True Sword Sect's location and wipe them out.
The first condition was that the True Sword Sect would become a subordinate sect. That was a humiliation that they couldn't agree to. The second condition was one hundred million upper-grade Origin Pills. Elder Yun Feng and the others couldn't take out so many upper-grade Origin Pills. They didn't even have ten million upper-grade Origin Pills. It was obvious that the Profound Water Palace wanted to kill them.
The third condition seemed to leave a chance for survival, but it was actually pushing them to their deaths. Elder Yun Feng was only at the peak of the Seventh Sky of Nirvana Realm, and Yang Zhen was only a One Star Saint. As for the other thirty disciples, ten were in the Nirvana Realm, ten were in the Spirit Condensation Realm, and ten were in the Origin Realm. Moreover, their injuries hadn't healed yet. Such strength couldn't be compared to the hundreds of Spirit Condensation Realm, Nirvana Realm, and several Saint experts of the Profound Water Palace.
How could they pass through five checkpoints?
This was just a trick of the Profound Water Palace. It was like a cat toying with a mouse. Just like the first condition, it was a form of humiliation.
The imperial family didn't interfere too much in choosing one of the three. The value of a mere True Sword Sect couldn't be compared to the Profound Water Palace.
The other sects didn't lend a helping hand. They were just watching the show. The True Sword Sect felt a deep sense of helplessness. However, they knew that they could only choose one of the three. In the end, they chose the third condition to pass through the five checkpoints.
The five checkpoints were set up by the Profound Water Palace. The first checkpoint was the least difficult. The subsequent checkpoints gradually became more difficult.
Could the True Sword Sect pass through the five checkpoints set up by the Profound Water Palace with their strength alone?
The answer was no.
This was a trap set up by the Profound Water Palace. It seemed like there was a chance for survival, but in fact, it gave them a glimmer of hope. They had to personally experience the feeling of that glimmer of hope turning into despair. This was a mental attack that could destroy one's spirit. It was even crueler than killing them directly.
The one who proposed the five checkpoints was the Four Star Saint of the Profound Water Palace.
The first checkpoint was fifty li from the imperial city.
There was a One Star Saint of the Profound Water Palace leading ten Nirvana Realm disciples and thirty Divine Condensation Realm disciples.
The cultivators of the other sects and factions in the distance all maintained a wait-and-see attitude. Perhaps they felt that this was a good show.
"Could it be that they don't dare to come?"
"It's possible. Hiding in the imperial city is the safest option."
The Profound Water Palace disciples chatted casually, not feeling nervous at all about facing an enemy.
Just at this moment, dozens of figures appeared in front of them.
"They're here! They're here!"
"They're not that strong, but they're pretty gutsy."
"What gutsy? I think they're brainless. They clearly know that it's a trap and that they have no chance of survival. Yet, they still dare to come. In my opinion, they should stay in the imperial city. The Profound Water Palace wouldn't dare to attack there."
"Tsk! With that brain of yours, you're the one who's ignorant and cowardly. No wonder your strength hasn't improved at all after all these years."
"Who are you calling brainless? Do you think I'm weak? Then come and try it."
A conflict nearly broke out at the side.
Elder Yang Zhen, Elder Yun Feng, and the thirty disciples of the True Sword Sect all wore cold and solemn expressions. They walked over step by step with an aura as cold as the wind and cold water.
They knew that choosing the third condition meant passing the five checkpoints. That was a trial of life and death. They would all be killed at the first checkpoint. Even if they managed to pass the first checkpoint, they would not be able to pass the second, third, fourth, and fifth checkpoints. At that time, no one would be able to return to the True Sword Sect.
If they died, the True Sword Sect's overall strength would drop significantly. It would be a huge loss.
Indeed, they could choose to hide in the imperial city. However, that was not their choice. The True Sword Sect was a pure sword cultivation sect. They used the sword as their Dao and had the sharpness and decisiveness of the sword.
It was not the Dao of the True Sword Sect to hide and hide everywhere.
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