The bright moon hung high in the sky with few stars.
Chu Mu sat at the peak of the Sect Leader's Peak. Above his head was a bright moon, emitting pure light that scattered across the land.
The entire mountain gate of the True Sword Sect was bathed in the faint moonlight. It was tranquil.
The mountain gate was still guarded by four Nirvana Realm disciples. For cultivators, not sleeping for a day or two was not a problem.
Within the mountain gate, there were also disciples on night patrol. This was the rule of the sect.
Most of the disciples had rested. The path of cultivation was about the combination of strength and vigor. Necessary rest was a must, but there were also some disciples who were still working hard.
Puppet Cave, Element Gathering Tower, Refining Heart Valley, Wild Battle Hall, and other sacred cultivation grounds were still filled with disciples.
The Great Element Gathering Formation was constantly in operation, greatly increasing the cultivation efficiency of each disciple.
At the peak, Chu Mu was absorbing the moonlight to assist in tempering the Soul Splitting Wheel. He realized that doing so would increase his tempering efficiency of the Soul Splitting Wheel by several times.
Now, he had three Soul Splitting Wheels, each of which had reached the peak of the Third-level and was extremely powerful. Chu Mu focused his strength on tempering one of them, causing it to evolve into a Fourth-level Soul Splitting Wheel. At that time, Chu Mu would have the ability to threaten a Seven-star Saint-level contender.
Time flew by. The sky brightened and darkened again.
Light and darkness alternated, and the sun and moon rotated. Day after day passed quickly.
In the blink of an eye, two months had passed.
A flying ship entered the territory of the Canglan Dynasty and flew toward the True Sword Sect at an extremely fast speed.
There weren't many people in this flying ship, but every one of them was extremely powerful. It was very shocking.
A few days later, this flying ship arrived outside the mountain gate of the True Sword Sect, intending to enter the True Sword Sect directly.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh. A series of piercing sounds rang out. Merlin and the other two soared into the sky and intercepted the flying ship.
"Who's there? Come out. "Merlin shouted.
Currently, Merlin was still a Five-star Grand Sword Saint. Previously, he was a middle-level Five-star Grand Sword Saint. Now, he was a high-level Five-star Grand Sword Saint. Moreover, his swordsmanship was much more powerful than before. Compared to before, his abilities had increased by at least ten times. An ordinary peak Five-star Grand Sword Saint would not necessarily be a match for him.
The flying ship stopped, and the door opened. Figures flew out one after another, exuding an incomparably tyrannical force fluctuation. They did not conceal their auras as they spread out in all directions. Merlin and the other two's expressions changed drastically. Their bodies swayed, and they almost fell from the sky.
The faces of the disciples within the mountain changed drastically as well. Feeling the powerful aura sweep past them, their bodies trembled and they were unable to move.
This was the aura of a Seven Star Martial Saint.
"Roar …"
Suddenly, two roars rang out from the depths of the True Sword Sect. The roars were vigorous and vigorous, and their momentum shook the heavens and earth. Their auras soared into the sky, bringing with them an ancient aura. Incomparably powerful auras were contained within the two roars.
The disciples did not feel much. They only felt that the two roars were very loud. After the roars, the powerful auras that crushed their bodies disappeared.
The Seven Star Martial Saints who had emitted their auras were all horrified. They hurriedly retracted their auras.
"I'm the leader of the Royal Sword Sect. I've been specially invited by Sect Leader Chu." One of them spoke.
"I'm the leader of the Gazing Sword Sect." The second person spoke.
"I'm the Grand Elder of the Star Sword Sect." The third person spoke loudly.
Behind them stood three Six Star Martial Saints at the peak of the Six Star Martial Saints. They were the elders of the three major sects.
There were a total of six people from the three sects of the Cloud Region. Compared to the previous large group of more than a dozen people, there were much fewer people. However, their strength was countless times stronger.
Under normal circumstances, just the three Seven Star Martial Saints alone were enough to crush the True Sword Sect.
However, the current True Sword Sect was not simple. Once the Eight Phase Heaven Lock Formation was activated, the three of them would be killed instantly. Alternatively, the Icefire Two-headed Wyrm could also kill the three of them. Alternatively, Chu Mu could equip the Heavenly Puppet to kill them.
In short, there was more than one way to get rid of these people.
"The Sect Leader has been waiting for you for a long time." Merlin said, "Follow me."
After their flying ship entered the Canglan Dynasty, the True Sword Sect quickly received news of their arrival.
The six of them followed Sword Saint Merlin to the main hall of the sect.
"Sect Leader, it seems that the True Sword Sect has undergone some changes in the past two months." One of the Six Star Martial Saints at the peak said.
"That's right. I remember that two months ago, the True Sword Sect's Yuan Qi was incomparable to now. Now, it's doubled." The second Six Star Martial Saint at the peak said.
"That's a good thing. The Yuan Qi in the True Sword Sect is even better than in our Star Sword Sect. When the time comes, we can use this place as our cultivation ground." The third Six Star Martial Saint at the peak said.
The moment they spoke, the six of them entered the main hall. Chu Mu sat on the Sect Leader's seat in the main hall, looking down at them from above.
In an instant, several gazes fell on Chu Mu's face. Their gazes were as sharp as swords, as if they wanted to pierce through him.
Unfortunately, Chu Mu, who possessed a fourth level soul, was not someone they could see through. Apart from his early second sky of wangu cultivation, they could not see through him.
The three sects had done their research on the True Sword Sect and Chu Mu. Therefore, when they saw Chu Mu, the Seven Star Martial Saints of the three sects were not surprised at all.
"Sect Leader Chu, I'm the Sect Leader of the Royal Sword Sect."
"I'm the Sect Leader of the Gazing Sword Sect."
"I'm the Grand Elder of the Star Sword Sect."
"Everyone has agreed to this sect's suggestion." Chu Mu faintly smiled and said.
"Let's not talk about this for now." The Sect Leader of the Royal Sword Sect said, "The few of us are all disciples of the True God Sword Sect, and I'm afraid that Sect Leader Chu has obtained some inheritance from the True God Sword Sect. Shouldn't you greet us as juniors?"
This seemed to make some sense. They were all disciples of the True God Sword Sect back then, and Chu Mu was a junior. It seemed that he should greet them as a junior. However, if he did so, Chu Mu's status would immediately be lower than theirs.
"Have you all come with the identity of a True God Sword Sect disciple, or have you all come with the identity of a Sect Master or Great Elder?" Chu Mu asked in a neither fast nor slow manner.
The meaning of this was different. If they said that they were here as disciples of the True God Sword Sect, they would not be able to achieve their goal.
"Let's not talk about this first. Sect Leader Chu's suggestion is indeed good. We all agree, but we still have some doubts." The Sect Leader of the Gazing Sword Sect said, "As far as we know, the True God Sword Sect has a powerful puppet array. It's said that it's comparable to an eight-star Saint expert …"
Hearing the other party's words, Chu Mu knew what he meant.
"Don't worry. In this battle, I won't use any puppet array, nor will I let my sect's guardian spiritual beast fight." Chu Mu said.
"Oh, then who does Sect Leader Chu plan to send out?" The Grand Elder of the Star Sword Sect asked.
"The three of you should be the top experts in your respective sects, right?" Chu Mu glanced at the three seven-star Saints and ignored the three six-star Saints at the peak. "If that's the case, let's have a three-round battle. Two wins out of three. My sect will send out three people to fight the three of you."
"Three rounds?" Chu Mu's attitude surprised the other party. Then, he looked at the Sect Leader of the Sword Sect and said, "Sect Leader Chu, as far as we know, other than the puppet array, the True God Sword Sect also has four strange armors …"
"Since you know about the four armors of my sect, you must know what the four armors look like." Chu Mu said.
The three of them nodded. That's right, they did know. The appearance of the four armors had been spread out long ago. It was very easy to recognize them.
One was silver and gold and used two swords. One was pure silver and used silver swords. One was tall and brown and used a large sword. One was red and used a long sword.
"I promise that I won't use the Puppet Array, the Sect Guardian Spirit Beast, or the four sets of armor." Chu Mu said in a very calm tone. "I've already agreed to such a big request. Sect Leaders, you won't use things that don't belong to you."
It was best to make things clear first, so as to avoid any disputes later and waste energy.
"Alright. Since sect Leader Chu is so straightforward, we'll make a promise as well. We'll only use our own strength in this battle." The sect leaders and grand elders of the three sects had already discussed this on their way here.
They feared the True Sword Sect's puppet array and the four strange armors very much, but they also wanted to obtain them. As long as they could obtain them, they would definitely be able to strengthen their sects.
The three sects had banded together to target the True Sword Sect and take it down. Moreover, they had the reason of being the descendants of the True God Sword Sect, so it was perfectly justifiable.
Although they felt that it was rather inappropriate for the sect leader of the True Sword Sect to be so straightforward, they still chose to believe in themselves due to their confidence in their own strength.
"This battle will affect the fates of our four sects," Chu Mu said, "You can't go back on your word. Everyone, swear on your Way of the Sword."
If they swore on their Way of the Sword, their Way of the Sword would be hindered in the future, and they would be unable to progress any further. Their inner demons would develop, and they would end up in an extremely miserable state.
As a result, swearing on one's Way of the Sword was an extremely formal and sacred matter.
Naturally, the sect leaders and grand elders of the three sects were of the same mind. They were afraid that the True Sword Sect would go back on their word when the time came. When they heard Chu Mu's words, they agreed wholeheartedly.
Within the main hall of the True Sword Sect, the four authoritative figures of the four sects all swore on their Way of the Sword. They mentioned that the battle between the True Sword Sect and the three sects would decide whether the True Sword Sect would be disbanded and join the Star Sword sect, or whether the King Sword sect, Gazing Sword sect, and Star Sword sect would join the True Sword Sect and become branches of the True Sword Sect.
The four of them were solemn as they swore. The divine sound of the Way of the Sword permeated the surroundings. Thunder boomed in the sky, flashing past.
The moment that would decide the fates of the four sects had arrived.
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