"Time's up."
Different voices, but the same content, rang out inside and outside the secret realm.
The Azure Water Emperor and the others stared at the entrance of the hundred-year secret territory.
Silhouettes appeared one after another. They were the ten geniuses.
They weren't willing to come out. In fact, after tasting the benefits, they wanted to continue staying in the secret territory. Unfortunately, once the hundred-year time limit was up, the secret territory's energy seemed to have been exhausted. Moreover, there was a force that started to repel them, growing stronger and stronger. They had no choice but to leave.
As soon as they left the secret territory, they saw the people in the valley outside. The ten geniuses felt as though they had been separated for a lifetime.
To ordinary people, a hundred years was a cycle of life and death. It was as though they had been separated for a lifetime.
The Canglan Emperor, Hermit King, and the others were carefully sizing up the ten geniuses.
Indeed, the spirits of the ten geniuses were different from before. It was very obvious that their cultivation bases had also improved.
Other than Chu Mu, the other nine geniuses' cultivation bases had all reached the peak of the Third Heavenly Layer. Moreover, they hadn't just reached it. They had been there for a long time and were very stable.
As for Huyan Zhengting, his cultivation base was originally at the peak of the Third Heavenly Layer. Although he was still at the peak of the Third Heavenly Layer, there was an unfathomable aura about him that was even more shocking than the other eight peak Third Heavenly Layer experts.
Chu Mu's cultivation base had risen from the early First Heavenly Layer to the peak of the First Heavenly Layer.
One had to admit that it was too inefficient to rise from the early First Heavenly Layer to the peak of the First Heavenly Layer in a hundred years. However, no one mocked him because they knew that the purpose of entering the hundred-year secret territory wasn't to raise one's cultivation base.
The hundred-year secret territory would only open once every few hundred years. The next time it opened would be a few hundred years later. At that time, Chu Mu and the other geniuses' cultivation bases would definitely exceed the Third Heavenly Layer. They wouldn't have the chance to enter again.
Since the hundred-year secret territory had closed, there was no need to continue staying here. They would return to where they came from.
"Chu Mu, I'll be waiting for you at the Battle Emperor Hall three days later." Before Huyan Zhengxiong left, he spoke to Chu Mu. His tone was cold as he said, "Don't worry, I won't kill you. After all, you are a noble personally appointed by His Majesty. However, I will make you understand that as an outsider, you should abide by the rules within the Imperial Capital. Otherwise, your end will be miserable."
The Azure Water Emperor, Hermit King, and the others didn't stop or berate Huyan Zhengxiong. Instead, they were very indifferent.
"I hope you're not bragging," Chu Mu said indifferently.
Huyan Zheng Ting glanced at Chu Mu, but didn't say anything.
"True Sword Marquis, don't get defeated." Wen Cheng walked over and smiled.
"Don't worry." Chu Mu said with a smile. Wen Cheng had only challenged him previously and had no ill intentions. Chu Mu naturally wouldn't treat people who had no ill intentions towards him coldly.
Everyone left the valley.
Chu Mu returned to the True Sword Marquis Manor.
He actually didn't care about the battle three days later. However, Chu Mu planned to use these three days to break through his cultivation base.
In the hundred years in the Hundred Year Secret Realm, Chu Mu had never purposely cultivated the Divine Desolate Sword Art, nor had he purposely raised his cultivation. However, after the Sword Origin was used up time and time again, his cultivation had unknowingly increased.
Every increase was very small, but after countless times of exhaustion and recovery, the extent of the increase was very impressive.
Moreover, this kind of increase after exhaustion was much purer than the sword energy obtained through direct cultivation.
He started to cultivate and consolidate his cultivation base before preparing to break through to the second level of the Aeon Realm.
Once he successfully broke through to the second level of the Aeon Realm, he would enter the Two Star Saint Realm. His strength would increase by quite a bit.
Like Chu Mu, the other nine geniuses didn't rest or enjoy themselves when they returned. Instead, they went into seclusion to consolidate their cultivation base before breaking through to the next level.
The difference between them and Chu Mu was that Chu Mu wanted to break through to the second level of the Aeon Realm, while they wanted to break through to the fourth level of the Aeon Realm.
The second level of the Aeon Realm was a low level Saint Realm, while the fourth level of the Aeon Realm was a mid level Saint Realm. There wasn't only a difference between the two levels, but also a difference between levels.
For geniuses, this kind of leap in level meant that the gap between them was even greater.
… …
Within the entire Imperial Capital, everyone was talking about the opening and closing of the 100-year mystery realm, and how much the strength of the ten geniuses who had entered the 100-year mystery realm had increased. Finally, the topic of discussion was the upcoming battle.
Huyan Zhengxiong challenged the True Sword Marquis, Chu Mu.
This was the biggest topic of discussion, and the most eye-catching one.
Many people in the Imperial Capital knew Huyan Zhengxiong's name, and many of them thought highly of him.
"Young Marquis, the True Sword Marquis' good days are coming to an end." Inside a restaurant, someone said to Huyan Zhengjie.
"That damned Chu Mu. He caused my mind to be wounded and it took me until now to recover." Huyan Zhengjie's eyes flashed with a cold glint, "This time, my cousin will make him pay the price."
"I heard that after leaving the secret realm, Young Marquis Zhengxiong's cultivation base reached the peak of the third level of the Aeon Realm. He must have improved in other aspects as well. Now that he's about to break through to the fourth level of the Aeon Realm, he'll definitely be able to teach that arrogant True Sword Marquis a lesson. He'll know that as an outsider, he should abide by the rules."
"Well said." Huyan Zhengjie looked at the person who spoke with admiration.
… …
The next day, in the Imperial Capital, there were ten different locations. Intense energy fluctuations were emitted from them, and their auras grew stronger and stronger.
One of them was the strongest, eight were stronger, and one was the weakest.
"They're about to break through."
Those who knew about it said one after another.
In the True Sword Marquis Manor, Chu Mu's aura rose steadily. It was as sharp as a sword, and it was extremely shocking. It was like a heavenly sword that could shatter the dome of heaven.
After a day of consolidation, Chu Mu began to break through to the second level of the Aeon Realm.
Breaking through to the Aeon Realm was different from breaking through to the Nirvana Realm.
Every breakthrough in the Nirvana Realm was a nirvana. From the initial nirvana of the body, to the nirvana of the Dantian, and finally to the nirvana of the soul, from the outside to the inside, from shallow to deep. Therefore, every breakthrough would take a long time.
The Aeon Realm was different. When a cultivator broke through to the Aeon Realm, they would possess a primordial spirit and a saint body. After that, there would be three different cultivation paths.
Cultivation belonged to the Yuan Qi Cultivation Path. The increase in the Yuan Qi Cultivation Path would affect the Saint Body Path and the Yuan Qi Cultivation Path, but the effect would be small.
Therefore, the increase in the Yuan Qi Cultivation Path was only a transformation and strengthening of the Yuan Qi. It wouldn't be as complicated as the Nirvana Realm, where it would affect the body, dantian, and even the soul.
A large amount of Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth gathered from all directions and was constantly absorbed by Chu Mu.
Above the True Sword Marquis Manor, a large amount of Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth gathered into the shape of a giant funnel. A large amount of pure Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth poured into Chu Mu's body and was absorbed by him. The efficiency was extremely shocking. Even an ordinary mid-level Saint expert couldn't compare to Chu Mu.
The Yuan Qi flowed through his meridians. Chu Mu's saint body was strong and his meridians were tough. He could withstand the continuous impact of the Yuan Qi. Under his guidance, the Yuan Qi entered his dantian and into the Sword Origin Lake.
No, it wasn't a lake anymore. It was a sea, a sea formed by the Divine Wilderness Sword Origin.
"Too slow." Chu Mu thought. At this speed, it would take at least a few days to complete the qualitative change of the Divine Wilderness Sword Origin and fill it up.
Tomorrow would be the third day, and the day after tomorrow would be the fourth day. The fourth day would be the day of the battle with Huyan Zhengxiong. Although Chu Mu didn't take Huyan Zhengxiong seriously, if he didn't go, all kinds of attacks would come. He didn't care, but the True Sword Sect couldn't be discredited.
He took out a large amount of Pure Yang Stones and placed them around. The energy within the Pure Yang Stones was immediately guided out, turning into streaks of pure Yang red. They quickly spread towards Chu Mu and entered Chu Mu's body to be absorbed by him.
With the addition of the Pure Yang Stones, the Divine Wilderness Sword Origin in Chu Mu's body changed faster and accumulated faster.
The other nine people also used the same method.
Although the breakthrough to the Eternal Realm wasn't that complicated, it took a lot of time to absorb the Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth and transform it into Yuan Qi. The stronger the cultivation, the more Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth one would need.
Under Chu Mu's absorption, the color of the Pure Yang Stones quickly faded and their size became smaller. This meant that the energy within was rapidly decreasing.
On the third day, the Pure Yang Stones had almost turned greyish white and their size had shrunk by more than half. They looked very fragile, like weathered rocks.
Under normal circumstances, the absorption speed wouldn't be able to reach such a level. At most, it would be one percent.
The Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth in the sky also gradually dispersed. This meant that Chu Mu's breakthrough was complete.
The same scene happened in the other nine places.
One by one, they successfully broke through, but they didn't stop. Breaking through was one thing, and adapting to the cultivation after the breakthrough was another.
On the third day, many people in the Imperial Capital had their hearts in their mouths. They all knew that in the next night, there would be a battle in the Battle Emperor Hall. It was a battle that everyone imagined would be very exciting.
Many people felt that it was a pity that they couldn't personally go to the Battle Emperor Hall to take a look. They could only wait for the battle to end and hear the news from others.
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