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The Zi Period was between 11 PM and 1 AM. The sky was so dark that it was difficult to see one's fingers. Most of the disciples of the Sword Academy had entered a deep sleep. They rested to recover from the day's exertion and replenish their energy so that they could cultivate the next day.
However, there were still two half-step Qi Transformation swordsmen standing at the entrance of the Sword Academy. They were as immovable as statues, and their auras were restrained.
A figure left the Qingfeng Academy. He used a movement technique to silently move through the night, heading west of the Sword Academy. Soon, he arrived at the western wall. He leaped over the wall without the slightest sound and headed outside.
He increased his speed and moved forward like a gust of wind. After a while, this figure stopped in front of a bamboo forest.
There was a bright moon in the sky, and it emanated a faint and white glow that sprinkled down onto the sky and the earth. It was faintly discernible, and it caused the night sky to seem even more mysterious and … gloomy.
A gust of wind blew past, causing the night to become even colder. The wind caused the bamboo leaves in the bamboo forest to sway and produce rustling sounds, causing this tranquility to have an even more unique charm that was difficult to describe with words.
Chu Mu stood in front of the bamboo forest. His eyes shined brightly as they shot into the bamboo forest. He slowly scanned it as if he wanted to see through the entire forest.
What the Great Accomplishment Sword Vision brought to him was that such a dark night was no different from daytime in his eyes. It could not affect him in the slightest.
Why was Chu Mu not sleeping in the middle of the night and instead running to the bamboo forest outside the Sword Academy? What was his goal?
This was because during the day, Chu Mu received a letter. The letter was written by Wang Lin and delivered by Wang Qi. The content was that tonight at midnight, twenty kilometers west of the sword academy, the various conflicts of the past had been resolved in the bamboo forest.
Chu Mu did not tell the contents of the letter to Luo Yufeng and the others, so they did not know that Chu Mu would leave the Azure Edge Courtyard at this time and come to the bamboo forest.
Intuition told Chu Mu that Wang Lin was probably up to no good, but Chu Mu also wanted to solve this matter. Wang Lin and Lin Luoshui were two people who had left a deep impression on Chu Mu before his soul was fused. It was because of their humiliation and attacks on Chu Mu that Chu Mu was determined to work hard on his cultivation and increase his strength. It had become an obsession.
Obsession was sometimes a driving force, but sometimes it was an obstacle. Yet now, Chu Mu's obsession of the past had become an obstacle for the present Chu Mu. This obstacle wasn't simple, because it would cause an invisible effect on the current Chu Mu. This effect would be reflected on his soul. It was like a part of a machine that had dirt on it, causing the machine's operation to be unable to be completely smooth.
In the Sword Academy, Chu Mu could indeed challenge Wang Lin and the others to a duel. He was also confident that he could defeat Wang Lin, but Chu Mu had a deeper idea.
Once Wang Lin was defeated, he would definitely not give up. Moreover, he was a disciple of a high-grade sword sect. Whether it was in terms of connections or resources, he far surpassed Chu Mu. Therefore, Chu Mu wanted to solve this problem once and for all. There was only one way, and that was to kill Wang Lin. As long as this person was not present, all kinds of problems could be avoided.
For Chu Mu, who had comprehended the essence of "the sword is a weapon and the sword is a killing technique," this was the most direct and effective method. Presumably, Wang Lin, who wrote the letter to Chu Mu, also had this idea.
"I can feel the strands of killing intent in the bamboo forest." Chu Mu thought to himself and sneered, "It seems that Wang Lin's so-called solution is not that simple. I just don't know if he has come or not."
With this thought, Chu Mu stepped forward and officially entered the bamboo forest.
The bamboo forest was not small. Each bamboo was five or six meters long and grew straight. As the wind blew, bamboo leaves would occasionally fall down and silently cover the ground.
Chu Mu's feet stepped on the dried bamboo leaves, creating a slight crackling sound. It was a bit ear-piercing in the middle of the night, but when the wind blew, it dissipated into nothingness.
Chu Mu's footsteps were neither fast nor slow. He walked at a normal speed and soon arrived at the center of the bamboo forest.
"Hahahaha …" An ear-piercing laughter suddenly rang out. A figure suddenly descended rapidly from above and landed on the ground. Countless cracking sounds rang out as he stepped on the withered bamboo leaves. Even the wind that blew past him paused for a moment. This person's eyes shone brightly. There was a sliver of sharpness and killing intent in them. He shouted in a low voice, "Chu Mu, I didn't think you would dare to come. You have some guts. This place will become your burial ground."
"Wang Qi, so it's you. Where is Wang Lin? Call him out. " Chu Mu easily saw the other person's face and faintly smiled. He did not put Wang Qi in his eyes at all.
Even though Wang Qi was the same as him and was also in the middle stage of tenth phase.
"To deal with you, I don't need my third brother." Wang Qi coldly smiled and said with disdain, "Don't think that just because you defeated that trash Song Guangtao, your strength is the best."
"It seems like you are very confident in your own strength. Fine, take out your sword. After I kill you, I will find a chance to deal with Wang Lin." Chu Mu did not care and said.
Wang Qi's face changed and his killing intent exploded, "Tonight will be the day you die."
He pulled out his sword and slashed out. Sword Qi slashed out horizontally and horizontally, bringing with it a burst of sharp wind. The eerie trajectory was extremely gloomy, as if the surrounding night had become darker.
His body swayed and moved with the wind, easily dodging a few Sword Qi. The bamboos behind him were sliced by the Sword Qi and fell to the ground, crashing into the other bamboos, creating a strange creaking sound.
"To me, you are too weak. Call out the other people who are lying in ambush." Chu Mu's body was erratic, making it impossible for Wang Qi to lock on to him. Since he could not lock on to him, he could not attack. And Chu Mu's words made Wang Qi's face change. His eyes were filled with shock.
"Fine. Since you've noticed, we'll do as you wish. Everyone, come out. After all, Chu Mu will not be able to leave here alive tonight." Wang Qi growled. Immediately after, a series of cracking sounds rang out. From the dried bamboo leaves in the surroundings, figures shot out like arrows.
There were a total of five figures. After charging out from the ground, they stepped on the bamboo and used the momentum to bounce back, turning into arrows that left the bowstring. A series of sharp clanging sounds rang out. At the same time, a dazzling Sword Light flickered, making Chu Mu's eyes narrow slightly.
In an instant, five extremely sharp sword lights that were filled with indomitable killing intent had already slashed through space from five different angles. Wang Qi also grasped that instant of opportunity and used his sword technique's killer move. His sword transformed into an extremely sharp storm that pierced through the air with a rumbling sound. It also brought with it a gloomy coldness that caused one's scalp to turn numb.
In the face of this killing move, Chu Mu's expression was cold and solemn. His eyes exploded with an extremely shocking light, piercing through space and tearing through the darkness.
Six terrifying killing intents invaded his body and locked onto him, making Chu Mu feel a sense of helplessness. Wang Qi's group of six had already discussed their killing moves and had gone through many simulations in order to achieve perfection.
If it were anyone else, even a half-step Qi Transformation Sword Cultivator, they would most likely die on the spot in the face of such a killing move. However, Chu Mu was different. He was a sword grandmaster. His Dacheng could see through the night like it was day. With a single glance, his eyes seemed to flicker with lightning as he clearly saw the trajectories of the six people's killing moves.
Chu Mu's body swayed, his front, back, left, and right flickering. In the blink of an eye, Chu Mu's body changed several times before he finally broke free from the six people's killing intents. With a slash of his sword, he broke through a gap and charged out like a gust of wind.
As he leapt forward, the tip of his foot tapped on a bamboo. Sword Qi surged out violently as if it had fused with the sword in his hand, turning into a sharp Sword Light that pierced straight towards Wang Qi.
"Not good!" Wang Qi was immediately horrified. He forcibly stopped his killing move and used his movement technique to dodge Chu Mu's sword, ignoring the damage to his meridians. He let out a muffled groan as he felt the pain of his meridians being torn apart. A trace of blood leaked out from the corner of his mouth.
The other five people's strength was exceptional, and their reactions were extremely fast. The moment Chu Mu escaped, the five swords clashed, creating a terrifying ear-piercing collision sound. Sparks flew, and a dazzling sword light burst forth. Using the force of the collision, the five people turned their bodies. The Sword Light flashed as they slashed towards Chu Mu once again.
However, the perfect combination of the six people had already been broken by Chu Mu. Their sword attacks and the trajectories of their bodies were clearly displayed in front of Chu Mu's eyes.
A bright light bloomed in his eyes as his killing intent bloomed like a flower, "Just nice, I'll use you guys to test the power of my new advanced rank sword skill: Cloud Shattering Sword Explosion!"
All of a sudden, twenty percent of the cloud mentality was integrated into the new advanced rank sword skill: Cloud Shattering Sword Explosion, increasing its power by two folds. It was extremely terrifying.
At that moment, no matter if it was Wang Qi or the other five swordsmen, all of their faces changed drastically. Their eyes were filled with shock, and their hearts were filled with an extremely strong sense of danger. They could only feel that death was about to envelop them, seeping into their pores from all directions and directly attacking their souls. They could not help but shiver all over.
In their eyes, a white cloud that was spinning at a high speed suddenly appeared and rushed towards them. A terrifying chill covered their entire bodies. Because it was too fast, they could not dodge it in time. They crashed into that rolling white cloud head-on.
"Kill!" With a loud shout, sword Qi surged all over their bodies, forming a sword Qi armor. At the same time, they continuously used their killing moves. As the Sword Light panicked, chilly winds howled, lightning flashed, and fire surged, all of them attacking the white cloud.
The white clouds seemed to be unable to withstand it and suddenly exploded. A sense of danger that was so strong that it was beyond the limit rang like an alarm bell. Streaks of white cloud Sword Qi that were as thick as a finger but as sharp as a pseudo sword shot out in all directions, densely piercing through the void and covering an area of twenty meters in the blink of an eye.
Several shrill cries of agony tore through the night sky, and countless green bamboos were pierced through and snapped, creaking as they slowly fell to the ground … If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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