The sect competition was held as scheduled. The process was not unexpected at all. It was very enthusiastic.
In the sect competition held two years ago, most of the disciples had just entered the sect and hadn't practiced the sect's sword techniques and so on. Their strength wasn't as strong as it was now. In addition, the True Sword Sect was only in the beginning stages of development. In all aspects, it couldn't be compared to now.
Therefore, the sect competition this time was even more intense. The cultivation of the disciples was higher and stronger, so it was naturally more interesting and exciting.
From the beginning to the end of the sect competition, it took a total of fifteen days.
Since it was a large competition, there had to be rewards. Only then would it be able to better motivate the disciples and stimulate their fighting spirit.
The top hundred inner disciples, the top thirty elite disciples, and the top ten core disciples were all rewarded. Moreover, the rewards were even more generous than the sect competition two years ago. Because in these two years, Chu Mu had killed many strong enemies and obtained a large amount of spoils of war. The weakest of these enemies was at the high level of the Nirvana Realm, and many of them were Saint Realm experts. Each of their collections were not bad, and some of them were very rich. When they were combined, the elders of the True Sword Sect were very shocked. They thought that their sect master had directly robbed a large sect.
Of course, the collection of a large sect could not only be this. This was just an exaggeration, but it also showed how rich Chu Mu's harvest was.
The top three of the inner disciples, elite disciples, and core disciples all obtained the qualifications to enter the spirit pool to cultivate.
Chu Mu had already broken through and become a Saint Realm expert of the Eternal Realm. The spirit pool was of no help to him, so he planned to leave it in the True Sword Sect as a reward for the outstanding disciples of the True Sword Sect. It would better stimulate the disciples' passion for cultivation, and also improve the disciples' sense of belonging to the True Sword Sect.
The spirit pool was not placed in the Profound Yang Sword World. The Profound Yang Sword World was still an important small world that could not be known to the outside world, and could not even be known to the disciples.
The Spirit Pool was also very important. It was enough to cause others to covet it. Thus, the location where the Spirit Pool was placed was rather secretive. Furthermore, there were ninety-nine layers of seals. Even mid-level Saints would not be able to break through it easily. As for high-level Saints, they had their own pride. Under normal circumstances, they would not attempt to steal it.
Of course, Chu Mu would also take further safety measures to ensure that the Spirit Pool was safe within the True Sword Sect.
The Spirit Pool was split into three uses. This time, the top three inner sect disciples of the Great Sect Competition were the first to enter. Because, when entering the Spirit Pool, it was best to be naked so as to better absorb the spirit energy. Considering the difference between men and women, the Spirit Pool was also sealed by Chu Mu. It was divided into three small sections, and each person entered one section without disturbing each other. They couldn't see each other, and their divine remembrance couldn't sense each other.
When the three Inner Sect disciples came out of the Spiritual Pool, there was an uproar.
Originally, the cultivation of these three Inner Sect disciples was at the peak of the Great Circle of the Origin Realm. It was possible for them to break through to the Divine Condensation Realm, but they still needed some time. Unexpectedly, after cultivating in the spirit pool, not only did the three of them successfully break through to the Divine Condensation Realm, they even reached the peak of the Minor Completion Realm. They were only a step away from Dacheng. Furthermore, the aura they emitted was very pure and stable. There was no sign of instability in their foundations due to their rapid advancement. It gave people the feeling that they had gone through a long period of hard work to cultivate and purify their sword energy.
Aside from the rapid advancement in their cultivation, their physiques had also been strengthened by several times. Their strength was even more tyrannical than when they broke through on their own.
These three Inner Sect disciples were also promoted to Elite Disciples because of the breakthrough in their cultivation.
Then, it was the turn of the three Elite Disciples. They entered the Spiritual Pool and enjoyed the nourishment of the pure Spiritual Qi. Absorbing the Spiritual Qi to cultivate, their cultivation rapidly broke through. Their foundations were solid, and their physiques were even more tyrannical.
The three Elite Disciples were originally at the peak of the Great Circle of the God Condensation Realm. After the three of them left the Spiritual Pool, their cultivation had all broken through and reached the Middle Stage of the First Sky of the Nirvana Realm. In an instant, they had saved several years of cultivation time. Moreover, their sword energy was pure, their foundations were solid, and their status as Core Disciples rose.
Going from the peak of the Great Circle of the Origin Realm to the peak of the Minor Completion Realm of the God Condensation Realm would only take about two years for a cultivator with decent talent. However, going from the peak of the Great Circle of the God Condensation Realm to the Middle Stage of the First Sky of the Nirvana Realm would take at least three years.
A single cultivation in the Spiritual Pool and a direct breakthrough was equivalent to saving two to three years of time. For cultivators with talent, two to three years was enough to leave their peers in the dust.
Finally, it was the turn of the three Core Disciples.
Among the three Core Disciples, two were at the peak of the Sixth Sky of the Nirvana Realm, while the other was at the Early Stage of the Sixth Sky of the Nirvana Realm.
Seeing the improvement of the six Inner Disciples and Elite Disciples, their hearts were filled with anticipation.
When a Nirvana Realm cultivator entered the Spiritual Pool, they would naturally consume more Spiritual Qi. The more Spiritual Qi they consumed, the more treasures they would consume.
However, the six people who entered the Spiritual Pool the first two times had only absorbed a small portion of the Spiritual Qi. To them, Spiritual Qi was a very high-end energy. Their own cultivation was too low, so their absorption and refinement was limited.
A small portion would be absorbed and refined to increase their cultivation, a small portion would nourish and strengthen their physique, and a small portion would be hidden within their bodies. As they cultivated and developed in the future, it would allow their cultivation to increase faster than usual for a period of time until the hidden spiritual power was exhausted.
The remaining Spiritual Qi in the Spiritual Pool was enough for the third batch of disciples to absorb and refine.
It was different for the Nirvana Realm. Especially for the Sixth Sky of the Nirvana Realm, they already had enough ability to refine even more Spiritual Qi.
When the Spiritual Pool was filled with Spiritual Qi, it was enough for Chu Mu to advance from the Sixth Sky of the Nirvana Realm to the Seventh Sky of the Nirvana Realm. However, Chu Mu was different from ordinary cultivators. His Dantian had undergone a mutation and was ten times bigger. The Divine Wilderness Sword Essence was incomparably pure.
Therefore, the amount of Spiritual Qi that Chu Mu consumed to break through to the First Sky of the Nirvana Realm was enough for the three Sixth Sky of the Nirvana Realm disciples to absorb and refine.
The three Core Disciples had only been in the Spiritual Pool for a short day, but the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi began to gather from all directions. It condensed into Yuan Qi clouds in the sky as they underwent the Nirvana Tribulation.
The Spiritual Qi was extremely pure. Their physiques and meridians were far from being comparable to Chu Mu's. They could only withstand a limited amount of Spiritual Qi and were unable to withstand it for a long period of time.
Although it was only a short day, it was still longer than the previous two batches. The Nirvana Tribulation passed without any accidents. The two Peak Sixth Sky of the Nirvana Realm successfully broke through to the Middle Seventh Sky of the Nirvana Realm, while the Early Sixth Sky of the Nirvana Realm reached the Early Seventh Sky of the Nirvana Realm.
In just a few days, the nine disciples had broken through to the Nirvana Realm. Their strength had improved tremendously, and it was obvious to everyone. Especially when Chu Mu announced that the Sect Tournament would be held again in three years, and that the top ten would be able to enter the Spiritual Pool to cultivate. All the disciples seemed to have been injected with chicken blood.
The elders sighed with emotion. The moment Chu Mu returned, he immediately caused the passion of the True Sword Sect disciples to rise by several levels. This was something that they could not do.
With such a Sect Master, the True Sword Sect had nothing to worry about.
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In the blink of an eye, another month had passed since the Sect Tournament.
During this month, other than creating puppets, Chu Mu also studied the Puppet Array and made obvious progress.
He took out the other Saint-level puppets.
Among them, fifteen were Two Star Saint-level puppets, twelve were Three Star Saint-level puppets, nine were Four Star Saint-level puppets, six were Five Star Saint-level puppets, and three were Six Star Saint-level puppets. These Saint-level puppets were all intact. As long as the Sword Origin in the core that blocked the energy transmission was removed, they could be activated again.
Next, Chu Mu spent another two and a half months dismantling these Saint-level puppets one by one. He carefully studied the structure of the components and the core.
He discovered that the higher the level of the puppet, the finer the structure of the components. It was impossible to distinguish them with the naked eye, and the energy circuit of the core was even finer and more complicated.
These two and a half months could be said to be the time when Chu Mu had advanced by leaps and bounds on the Dao of Puppetry. This was because he had even dismantled the Six Star Saint-level puppets for research and reconstructed them based on his understanding of puppets.
Just think about it, which person who cultivated the Dao of Puppetry would have the same qualifications as Chu Mu to dismantle Saint-level puppets for research?
Next, Chu Mu tried to create more puppets himself. This time, the puppets he created barely reached the level of One Star Saint-level puppets. It was a huge improvement from the Nirvana Realm to the Saint level. It was similar to the leap from the Nirvana Realm to the Eternal Realm.
Such an improvement gave Chu Mu a sense of accomplishment.
A sense of accomplishment was not a real thing, but it was still useful to a cultivator. At the very least, it could increase a cultivator's confidence. A cultivator without confidence would not be able to achieve anything great no matter how talented they were.
After a period of consolidation, the puppets he created truly reached the level of One Star Saint-level puppets. Chu Mu created a few more cores and embedded them into the original One Star Saint-level puppets so that the 18 puppets could be used again.
Chu Mu did not intend to go further on the Dao of Puppetry. He mainly cultivated the Dao of Swords. He had already spent a few months on the Dao of Puppetry. It was enough for him to personally create One Star Saint-level puppets.
Next, Chu Mu had to consider how to make better use of these puppets.
Keeping them in his hands was just a collection. Only by using them could the value of these puppets be brought out.
There were a total of six types of puppets from One Star to Six Star. In the case of forming a puppet formation, they could display a more powerful strength that could at least cross two stars.
In other words, the strongest three Six Star Saint-level puppets could form a Level-Six Puppet Formation that had the strength of an Eight Star Saint-level expert. In the entire True Sword Sect, there was not even a Seven Star Saint-level expert.
There was no doubt that this was a huge power. Chu Mu had to make good use of it.
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