Under the sword, the last trace of blood dissipated.
Chu Mu reached out and grabbed, and a blood-red crystal fell into his hand. It exuded a cold and gloomy aura, which went into his palm and along his arm. In an instant, it spread all over his body. His blood felt as if it was about to freeze and rushed to the spiritual world. In front of his eyes, a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood seemed to flash.
The Eternal Sword Will trembled, suppressing everything and keeping all evil away. The mountain of corpses and the sea of blood that was condensing was cut into pieces by a Sword Light and disappeared without a trace.
"What a powerful illusion …" Chu Mu's tone was a little surprised. He looked at the blood-red crystal in his hand, which was still cold and gloomy. Just now, it was this thing in his hand that almost made him fall into the illusion of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
This blood-red crystal was about the size of a pigeon's egg. It was the essence left behind by a tormented soul that Chu Mu had just killed.
That tormented soul looked like a human with only the upper body. Its whole body was condensed by blood-red Evil Qi. It looked a little illusory and was very ferocious. It drilled out from the ground and took the initiative to attack Chu Mu. In the end, it died under Chu Mu's sword.
The Eternal Sword Will was invulnerable to all evil. The influence of the tormented soul's Evil Qi on Chu Mu was greatly reduced. This little tormented soul could not withstand Chu Mu's sword at all. If it were not for the fact that Chu Mu kept dodging in order to familiarize himself with it and study it, he would have killed it with one strike and obtained this thing in his hand.
This was a piece of tormented soul crystal, which was equivalent to a piece of thousand-year-old Evil Qi Crystal.
If it were in the past, Chu Mu would definitely be very excited, because the thousand-year-old Evil Qi Crystal could be used to feed the Undying Sword and upgrade it. But now, the Undying Sword had been upgraded to the level of a Heavenly Saint Sword. If it went up, it would be a Spiritual Sword, which required more negative energy.
However, the thousand-year-old baleful Qi Crystal could be used to temper the mind and temper the will. However, now was not the right time to do so, so he put it away first.
Other than Chu Mu, for the others who entered the Ancient Sacred City, some had died under the attacks of the tormented spirits, their vitality sucked dry. There were also some who had successfully killed the tormented spirits and obtained the tormented spirit crystals. This could be considered the first type of harvest after entering the Ancient Sacred City.
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Chu Mu didn't know how big the Myriad Ancient Sacred City was. He only knew that he had already been here for half a day. He kept moving forward but he still couldn't see the end. It was as though this place was a vast world.
With the word 'city' in its name, it should be a city. However, other than the city walls, palaces, pavilions, and huge pillars, there were also strange-looking trees. These trees had all turned a faint blood-red color, as if they were demons baring their fangs and brandishing their claws. Some tormented souls were hiding in these strange trees.
Chu Mu entered a half-collapsed pavilion. The pavilion was covered in dust. Chu Mu's eyes shone brightly as he swept his gaze across the place. The power of his divine sense also spread out.
Although the power of his divine sense was greatly suppressed here and wasn't as useful as the fifth level of swordsmanship in sensing danger, the power of his divine sense still had its advantages. For example, the power of his divine sense was better than the fifth level of swordsmanship in searching for things.
With a wave of his hand, a few rays of sword light pierced through the air and cleaved the dust in a few places. They didn't damage the things covered by the dust in the slightest.
After the dust was cleared, a few jade bottles were revealed.
Chu Mu stretched out his hand and grabbed at the air. These jade bottles might have been good jade in the past, but it was a pity that they had lost their Spiritual Qi and luster. They had become dull. When he opened the stopper, a rotten smell wafted out. Even if there was something inside, it would have turned into nothingness after countless years of erosion.
After casually throwing away the jade bottles that had lost their luster, Chu Mu left the half-collapsed pavilion.
As soon as he walked out of the pavilion, Chu Mu had a feeling that he was being watched again. It was a cold and gloomy feeling. It was another tormented soul that was watching him. This feeling was stronger than the previous few times. It was obvious that it wasn't a small tormented soul that was watching him.
The cold and gloomy feeling affected the blood flow in Chu Mu's body.
The Divine Wilderness Sword Essence was activated and the power of his physique spread out. Immediately, the evil spirit that was attacking him was forced out of his body. The Eternal Sword Essence guarded his spiritual world and no evil spirit could invade it.
The power of the tormented soul lay in its incomparably strong evil spirit. It could easily slow down one's blood flow and paralyze one's nerves, causing one's body to be unable to keep up with the rhythm and become sluggish. It could also affect one's mind, causing one to fall into illusions and be unable to concentrate.
If a cultivator's body became sluggish and his mind was unable to concentrate, no matter how strong he was, his power would be greatly reduced. He would only be able to exert seventy percent or even fifty percent of his power.
These were nothing to Chu Mu.
The tormented soul appeared. Judging from its aura, it should be a Great Tormented Soul. It looked like a centipede and was blood-red all over. It was more than five meters long and looked extremely ferocious and terrifying.
A Great Tormented Soul was equivalent to a low-level Martial Saint expert. The low-level Martial Saints were divided into one, two, three, and three levels. The Blood Centipede's aura was equivalent to a Two-Star Martial Saint. However, because of its evil spirit, it was more powerful than an ordinary Two-Star Martial Saint. It was enough to contend against an ordinary Three-Star Martial Saint. However, its evil spirit was ineffective against Chu Mu, so it could only be counted as a Two-Star Martial Saint.
The Blood Centipede bared its fangs and brandished its claws. Its many legs moved quickly on the ground at a terrifying speed. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a blood-red shadow and shot towards Chu Mu from behind a half-collapsed wall.
The sharp sound of the wind breaking almost pierced Chu Mu's eardrums.
Chu Mu's expression remained unchanged and cold. His eyes locked onto the Blood Centipede's figure. He had already unsheathed the Heavenslash Sword. Holding it in his hand, he slowly took a stance.
The clouds were faintly discernible. They were dyed a light red by the evil spirit that was everywhere in the Ancient Sacred City.
When he drew his sword, the Sword Light was extremely condensed and sharp. It silently tore through the sky like lightning and pierced through thousands of clouds.
The Blood Centipede was extremely fast, but it did not have much intelligence. It could not dodge in time and was instantly pierced through by the sword.
Its body trembled. If it was a Two-Star Martial Saint, Chu Mu's Cloud-piercing Sword Style would have been enough to kill it. However, the Blood Centipede was not a living creature. It was just a strange existence formed by the soul fragments that had gathered the evil spirit of the Ancient Sacred City for countless years. It was something similar to a spiritual body.
Chu Mu's Eternal Sword Intent guarded the spiritual world and could not be invaded by any evil spirit. However, in terms of direct destructive power, it was somewhat weak. Of course, this was relative. If it was compared to the Eternal Sword Intent, it would be much stronger.
The Blood Centipede was pierced through by the Cloud-piercing Sword Style. Although it did not collapse immediately, it was still heavily injured. The Sword Intent and True Meaning in the Cloud-piercing Sword Style, as well as the power of the heavens and the earth, all caused damage to the Blood Centipede.
However, a strange spiritual body like a tormented soul seemed to have an obvious resistance to power. Perhaps, only a certain power could cause such destructive damage to them.
Since it was not killed by the sword, the Blood Centipede continued to charge towards Chu Mu. The terrifying and sharp sound wave was like a sword, spreading out layers of ripples in the air. It was like a continuous smoke ring, rushing towards Chu Mu.
Without dodging, Ye Futian stabbed out with his sword. The power condensed into a point, and starlight appeared. The sword shattered the starlight. Under the sword, the sound wave was shattered. The body of the Blood Centipede was pierced by the starlight. The starlight exploded, and a terrifying power spread out, tearing the Blood Centipede's body apart.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh. Chu Mu took the opportunity to shoot out more than ten Sword Light, which intertwined into a net of sword light. Each sword light was controlled by the Eternal Sword Intent, and it was extremely terrifying. It cut the Blood Centipede into pieces. At last, Ye Futian added another strike. The power of this strike was very direct and strong. It was like a storm.
Only then was the Blood Centipede killed.
In terms of power, excluding the influence of the murderous aura, the Blood Centipede was equivalent to a two-star Martial Saint. However, in terms of survivability, it was far superior to a two-star Martial Saint. In comparison, if a two-star Martial Saint was hit by Chu Mu's sword, even if they did not die, they would be severely injured. The second strike would definitely kill them. As for this Blood Centipede, it took Chu Mu more than ten strikes to kill it.
Although the process was a little difficult, the harvest was not bad. When Chu Mu held a murderous aura crystal in his hand, the cold energy invaded his body, and his blood almost froze. Fortunately, he was prepared. He circulated his power, and his blood boiled. Only then was he able to withstand it.
His mind was also attacked by the murderous aura. This time, the murderous aura was more than ten times stronger than the previous one. A mountain of corpses and a sea of blood floated. Chu Mu felt a chill all over his body. It was a chill that he felt in his mind, and his hair stood on end. It was as if he had become a dismembered corpse in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
At the crucial moment, the Eternal Sword Intent worked again. A sword descended from the sky, and the Sword Light was dazzling. It tore through the sky and illuminated the Styx River.
Under the sword, the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood were split apart. The illusion disappeared, and Chu Mu's forehead was covered in cold sweat.
"What a terrifying illusion." Chu Mu thought.
If this illusion was 30% stronger, the Eternal Sword Intent would not be able to do anything. After all, Chu Mu was only in the Nirvana Realm. Although the Eternal Sword Intent was high-end, it had not truly matured.
However, this illusion belonged to a low-level Martial Saint. If it was a mid-level Martial Saint, Chu Mu would have sunk into the illusion of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
Although it was dangerous, Chu Mu found that his mind and will had been tempered once again. It seemed to have improved, but it was not very obvious. However, if he did it a few more times, there would be a more significant improvement.
The blood-red crystal in his hand was larger than the ones he had obtained before. Its color was deeper, and the cold energy it emitted was more intense. It could be said that this was equivalent to a ten thousand year old Baleful Qi Crystal. It could already be used to refine the Undying Sword and raise its level.
However, the Eternal Sword was currently at the level of a Heavenly Saint Sword. If it was upgraded, it would become a Spiritual Sword. It was like upgrading from the Nirvana Realm to the Eternal Realm. It was a qualitative leap. This Evil Spirit Crystal alone was not enough to upgrade the Eternal Sword. Chu Mu planned to keep it. After he obtained a few more Evil Spirit Crystals, he would upgrade the Eternal Sword to a Spiritual Sword in one fell swoop.
A Spiritual Sword was stronger than a Heavenly Saint Sword.
The Evil Spirit Crystal was actually a kind of opportunity.
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