There was a total of one Four Star Saint Rank, one Three Star Saint Rank, one Two Star Saint Rank, and two One Star Saint Rank from the Profound Water Palace participating in the Sect Gathering this time. Besides that, there were almost a hundred Nirvana Realm core disciples and a few hundred Divine Condensation Realm elite disciples.
There were five trials of life and death. The first trial was led by a One Star Saint, the second by a One Star Saint, the third by a Two Star Saint, the fourth by a Three Star Saint, and the fifth by a Four Star Saint.
The first trial was set fifty miles away from the Imperial City's ancient road. The second trial was set fifty miles away from the Imperial City's ancient road.
"Why don't we go take a look?" a Profound Water Palace core disciple suggested.
"I think so too. Otherwise, with the strength of the True Sword Sect, they won't even be able to pass the first trial."
"Don't worry. The first trial's senior brothers won't eat it all by themselves."
"I just don't know how many will be left."
"If there are too few, it won't be fun."
"They're coming." As they spoke, a group of people appeared in front of them and were quickly approaching.
"One, two, three … thirty-four. Why are there so many?" The Profound Water Palace core disciple was stunned.
"There should be thirty-two. Why are there two more?"
"Look at them. They are full of energy and don't look injured at all. Could it be that the first trial's senior brothers didn't attack them?"
The One Star Saint was also very puzzled. He felt that something was wrong.
Suddenly, a sharp gaze landed on his face, startling him. He looked over and was immediately astonished. Eight Heavens of Nirvana …
Chu Mu's footsteps sped up. His body turned into a blur as he rushed towards the One Star Saint of the second trial.
"Kill!" Elder Yun Feng raised his sword, and the sword light flashed.
"Kill!" The thirty core disciples raised their swords.
"He actually dares to attack us."
"He's courting death." The Profound Water Palace core disciples were astonished and roared at the same time.
Chu Mu's Sword Light was incomparably fast as it charged towards the One Star Saint. The Sword Light condensed and stretched out a line in the air, leaving behind afterimages. The sword intent was eternal.
"How could it be so fast?" The One Star Saint of the second stage was extremely shocked. His reaction was almost the same as that of the first stage's One Star Saint. He deployed a defensive water curtain and then an offensive water art.
The water spell was shattered, and the water curtain was pierced through. A bloody line split open between his eyebrows.
It was another fatal strike.
If the first sword strike was due to luck, then this time, it was definitely not luck. It was strength, true strength.
The Eighth Heavenly Layer of Nirvana was able to kill a One Star Martial Saint. It was indescribable.
"Is this heaven-defying?"
The death of a One Star Saint instantly crushed the morale of the Profound Water Palace's disciples. Chu Mu casually swung his sword, each strike reaping lives. He used his self-created Long River Sword Art, Iron Cutter Sword Art, and True Mystery Sword Art.
These sword arts were self-created by Chu Mu. No one could compare to his understanding of these sword arts. Under his sword, the profoundness of these sword arts was incisive and vivid. It inspired the True Sword Sect's disciples and two elders.
With Chu Mu's help and Ling Fengxiao's slight concern, the True Sword Sect didn't suffer any casualties.
Without needing Chu Mu to say anything, the True Sword Sect's disciples quickly packed up their spoils of war and readied themselves. Their blood was boiling, and they were incomparably excited. Their auras were like swords that soared into the sky.
"Let's go." The moment Chu Mu's voice faded, everyone immediately moved. They flew forward in a menacing manner towards the third checkpoint.
The third stage was led by another Two Star Saint. There were more Nirvana Realm core disciples and more Divine Condensation Realm elite disciples than the first and second stages.
The spectators in the distance also followed the True Sword Sect's footsteps. They wanted to witness it with their own eyes.
"He killed a One Star Saint with one strike, but a One Star Saint can't compare to a Two Star Saint."
"Yeah, a Two Star Saint is dozens or even hundreds of times stronger than a One Star Saint. How will the True Sword Sect's sect master deal with it?"
Leading the True Sword Sect's disciples, the True Sword Sect walked on the ancient path with large strides. The atmosphere was bleak.
It was the autumn equinox, and the autumn air was refreshing. When the wind blew, the tall trees on both sides of the ancient path swayed. The fallen leaves fell, adding to the bleakness and desolation of this ancient path.
He held his sword and wanted to kill.
The Sky Beheading Sword was held in his hand. There was no blood on the sword, but there were fluctuations of blood Qi. Those were the fluctuations of blood Qi left behind by those who were killed.
After passing two stages in a row, the disciples of the True Sword Sect were unobstructed. The extreme suppression from before had tempered the essence, qi, and spirit of the True Sword Sect's disciples. Now that they were released, they erupted again. All of their essence, qi, and spirit surged. Their auras shook, as if they were about to break through their shackles and reach an even higher peak.
Passing the five stages of life and death would not only boost the reputation of the True Sword Sect, it would also serve as an extremely good tempering for the disciples of the True Sword Sect. After that, as long as they did not die, there was an eighty to ninety percent chance of them becoming Saints. They would comprehend the essence of sword techniques and grasp sword force, becoming true sword cultivators and Sword Saints.
This was how one's will did not crumble under extreme suppression. Instead, they persevered. They had been tempered between life and death, and they had improved. The suppression in their hearts had been released in a timely manner.
This kind of tempering was rare. It might even be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
They had arrived at the third stage.
They still did not know what had happened in the first two stages. However, when they saw that the True Sword Sect's original thirty-two people had not suffered any losses, and there were even two more people. Moreover, all of them seemed to be in high spirits, as if they had not been injured or tortured at all, they were extremely surprised.
"Could it be that some unforeseen event has occurred?" The Two Star Saint of the third stage guessed. Then, he thought to himself, "No matter what guess it is, it is all fake in front of absolute strength."
"In order to avoid any unforeseen events, it's better to finish them off completely in this stage." It had to be said that the Two Star Saint of the third stage was very decisive.
"Don't hold back. Kill them all!" The Two Star Saint of the second stage shouted.
"Elder, aren't we going to leave them for the disciples in the next two stages?" The disciples were all astonished. This was different from what they had discussed earlier.
"Don't worry so much. Attack with all your might and kill them to prevent any sudden changes," the elder said in a commanding tone.
"Yes." Since the elder had given the order, and they also wanted to eat to their heart's content, they naturally would not disobey.
"If you want to blame someone, blame your bad luck."
The disciples of the Mysterious Water Palace all laughed sinisterly.
However, the disciples of the True Sword Sect did not panic at all. It was different from what they had imagined. Every one of the True Sword Sect's disciples had a cold and murderous expression. Their eyes were sharp, and there was a faint trace of excitement. The swords in their hands were trembling slightly.
This was clearly the excitement before killing someone.
What was going on?
For a moment, the disciples of the Mysterious Water Palace had the illusion that they had become the weaker party.
"Kill!" With a loud roar, the disciples of the Mysterious Water Palace all attacked, releasing their Water Arts.
The surroundings were filled with water, flowing freely. Water dragons roared, water tigers pounced, and water birds pounced. All kinds of Water Arts were profound.
"As expected of a sect that specializes in Water Arts. It's so exquisite." The spectators in the distance sighed.
There were tens of thousands of sects in the Canglan Dynasty. For the Mysterious Water Palace to be ranked in the top one thousand, it could be said that they were powerful and had a deep foundation. Their Water Arts were also unique.
However, in Chu Mu's eyes, there was still a clear gap between the Mysterious Water Palace's Water Arts and the Sea Race's Water Arts.
He rushed over and unsheathed the Sky Beheading Sword.
"The Sect Master of the True Sword Sect is attacking again."
"His target is the Two Star Saint of the Mysterious Water Palace."
"Is it possible?"
The spectators in the distance all widened their eyes. Previously, they had seen Chu Mu kill the Mysterious Water Palace's One Star Saint with one sword with his Eighth Sky of Nirvana cultivation. Could he fight against a Two Star Saint?
"You're courting death!" The Mysterious Water Palace's Two Star Saint snorted coldly and grabbed forward with both hands. Instantly, huge claws condensed from the power of water appeared and grabbed at Chu Mu from both sides.
The powerful claws caused the air to ripple. When the claws reached down, they missed.
At some point, Chu Mu had drawn his sword. It was still straight and pointed forward. Sword energy flowed, and the true intent of the sword thrust condensed. The laws of metal and wind were infused into the sword, controlled by the Eternal Sword Intent.
Sword Sword Light was faint, and the sword aura was soundless. It was hard to detect and extremely fast.
Soundless Sword Style!
Currently, Chu Mu had yet to create his own sword technique. However, the power of the Soundless Sword Style was not to be underestimated.
"What a fast sword."
"There's no sound at all. What sword technique is this?"
"It's too terrifying. It's many times more terrifying than the sword that killed the One Star Saint."
The Mysterious Water Palace's Two Star Saint Elder's eyelids twitched, and his expression changed drastically. He quickly changed his palms. As he waved his palms, a blue light flickered and turned into a huge palm print that slapped at Chu Mu.
This palm print could both attack and defend.
The huge blue palm slapped over with the power of wind and thunder, wanting to smash Chu Mu's body into pieces.
Chu Mu's sword showed everyone what it meant to have an unstoppable sharpness.
The Soundless Sword Style was soundless. Although it was not as powerful as the Sky Strike Sword Style or the Shattering Star Sword Style, it was still one of the thirty peak sword styles in the True God Sword Sect's Forest of Ten Thousand Sword Steles.
The huge blue palm slapped over, but it was silently pierced by the Sky Beheading Sword.
However, it was still an attack from a Two Star Saint Elder. That huge blue palm still caused the Soundless Sword Style to pause slightly. The Mysterious Water Palace's Two Star Saint Elder had already retreated, putting some distance between them.
He specialized in water arts and was not good at close combat. He had to maintain a suitable distance to unleash the full power of his water arts.
However, just as he retreated and was about to unleash another powerful water arts, the sound of wind and thunder surged. The momentum was terrifying, and the aura was earth-shattering. The instant impact caused the Mysterious Water Palace's Two Star Saint Elder's mind to tremble. An incomparably resplendent Sword Light seemed to break through the sky and descend.
Sky Strike Sword Style!
No one knew when, but a sword had appeared in Chu Mu's left hand. The sword pierced over, breaking through the sky.
Under the sword, space trembled. The terrifying might caused the Mysterious Water Palace's Two Star Saint Elder to be frightened out of his wits.
"Stop!" The Two Star Saint Elder roared in shock and anger. However, his sword still pierced forward.
With a boom, like a sudden clap of thunder, the Two Star Saint Elder's head was struck and shattered.
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