For the peerless expert of the Luo River True Palace, it was a difficult choice. It was like torture.
However, she didn't hesitate for long before making a decision.
Agree to the deal!
If she didn't agree, a great battle would be inevitable. It wasn't clear who would win in the end, but during the battle, the Luo River True Palace would suffer great damage and suffer great losses. Even if she could defeat her opponent, she wouldn't be able to make him stay. She would only provoke a strong enemy and be remembered. For the Luo River True Palace, it would only be a disaster.
Although such a deal was forced, for the sake of the Luo River True Palace's safety, she could only accept it. It was better than nothing.
However, the peerless expert of the Luo River True Palace also made her own request.
"Exploring the secret realm, is it? I can agree, but I want half of the profits," Chu Mu said.
"Thirty percent," she bargained.
"Half. Do you agree or not?" Chu Mu's attitude was very firm. His whole body radiated sharpness, like a divine sword unsheathed.
The peerless expert of the Luo River True Palace suddenly felt a headache. It wasn't easy to deal with someone like Chu Mu, but in the end, she still agreed.
"Okay, half. However, the innate water spirit can strengthen the power of my water arts, so I can't give it to you now. I can only give it to you after the secret realm is explored," said the peerless expert of the Luo River True Palace.
"Okay, but you have to tell me everything you know about the secret realm." Chu Mu also made his own request. He wasn't here to make friends, so he naturally wouldn't be polite.
"This secret realm is located at the bottom of the Luo River True Palace." The peerless expert of the Luo River True Palace explained directly. She quickly descended with Chu Mu. "In ancient times, the Luo River True Palace hadn't appeared yet. At that time, the Luo River True Palace was a super force, the Holy Water Palace."
Chu Mu nodded and continued to listen.
"At that time, the Holy Water Palace was the top force in the Tianshui Region. It was rumored that the founder was the Holy Water Saint Emperor."
Chu Mu was shocked.
Ever since he knew the classification of the Five Refinements, Chu Mu was even more respectful of the Saint Emperor.
As the saying goes, the ignorant are fearless. However, the more you know, the more you understand, and the more you revere.
The Sage Emperor was also known as the Great Emperor.
The sect established by the Sacred Emperor was definitely extraordinary. Chu Mu was looking forward to the trip to the secret domain.
With the explanation of the Luo River True Palace's peerless expert, Chu Mu also understood that the reason she had proposed to explore with him was because she had already entered once and encountered difficulties. With his strength alone, it would be too difficult.
Chu Mu's aura permeated his entire body. It was shockingly powerful, completely concealing the fluctuations of his cultivation. The other party could not tell that his actual cultivation was at the Saint level.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them entered Lake Luoshui one after the other. Powerful auras permeated the surroundings, forming a unique force field with extremely high density. It directly pushed away the water of Lake Luoshui, unable to affect the two of them at all.
After diving down quickly, Chu Mu realized that the Lake Luoshui was very deep. The deeper they went, the greater the water pressure. It became heavier and heavier, suppressing Chu Mu and Luoshui's auras. They had no choice but to strengthen their auras to make them more stable.
The Luo River True Palace's expert's aura was light blue, like an oval cover. Her aura flowed like layers of water, dispersing the pressure from all directions. Chu Mu's aura was silver-white. It was sword Qi. As it flowed, it was filled with astonishing sharpness, cutting through all the pressure.
Not long after, the two of them arrived at the deepest part of Lake Luoshui. The peerless expert of the Luo River True Palace took out a round plate and immediately formed many hand seals. Under the flickering blue light, the light in front of them seemed to distort, and then a vortex entrance appeared.
The deep blue vortex was very clear and very beautiful.
"The ruins of the Holy Water Palace are inside," Luo Zhenning said. This was the name of the peerless expert of the Luo River True Palace.
"Let's go." Chu Mu gestured for her to enter first, and then followed.
As soon as they entered the vortex entrance, Chu Mu immediately felt a strong fluctuation of water vapor. That was because the power of water was thicker. However, this place was not underwater, but an environment similar to that of land.
The palace complex was many times larger than the Luo River True Palace, but most of them had already collapsed, turning into ruins. Out of all the palaces, only one was intact. It seemed that there was no damage at all.
"I've entered once and searched. I'm sure that the treasures should be in that palace," Luo Zhenning said. "However, if we want to enter the palace, we have to defeat the guards. There are two guards, and each of them has the strength of a peerless First Refinement cultivator. I'm not afraid of fighting one on one, but I can't deal with two of them."
As they spoke, the two had already arrived outside the palace. Indeed, there were two guards standing at the entrance of the palace. They looked like statues.
As Chu Mu and Luo Zhenning neared a certain distance, the two statues trembled, and something seemed to fall from their bodies. They turned their heads, and their eyes lit up, locking onto Chu Mu and Luo Zhenning.
A chill suddenly emerged from the two of them.
Without hesitation, Chu Mu immediately retreated. At the same time, an icicle appeared from beneath his feet and shot up into the sky like a sharp sword.
The bone-chilling coldness invaded Chu Mu's body, and he couldn't help but tremble.
Chu Mu didn't know much about the Holy Water Palace, and the information he got from Luo Zhenning wasn't much either. However, Chu Mu could tell that the two guards weren't real people, but puppets. A very special type of puppet. As for how special they were, Chu Mu wasn't sure.
Chu Mu had just dodged and steadied himself when a flash of white light appeared in front of him. It instantly froze the void and spread towards him. The coldness seemed to want to freeze the heavens and earth.
The other party attacked with his sword. The sword was like black ice.
Chu Mu was never afraid of sword fights.
With the Silver Light Spiritual Sword and the Eternal Spiritual Sword in hand, Chu Mu crossed his swords and guided them. A circular force field rippled outwards. With a turn of his body, he appeared at the side of the guard. His sword was like a shooting star.
On the other side, Luo Zhenning and the guard were also fighting.
Just by exchanging blows, Chu Mu was sure that the guard's strength had indeed reached the level of a First Refinement expert. It wasn't at the initial stage, nor was it at the peak. It could be considered as an ordinary First Refinement expert. Even so, it was still very strong.
Chu Mu's two swords slashed straight at the guard's body. Like the sound of leather being defeated, the two sharp swords only left two marks and didn't break through the puppet's defense.
Even though Chu Mu didn't use any sword moves, the power of the two swords was still very strong. Yet, it couldn't break the guard's defense. This meant that the guard's body was very tough and its defense was shocking.
His body was very agile. The combination of the Ghostly Dragon Disorienting Steps and the Ghostly Dragon Shadowless Body allowed Chu Mu to advance and retreat freely. He easily dodged the guard's every attack and found an opportunity to attack and counterattack.
After a few attempts, Chu Mu was sure that the guard was a puppet. It was just that it had a certain amount of intelligence. It was similar to a Heavenly Puppet, but there were some differences. A Heavenly Puppet could cultivate on its own. However, after this kind of guard was created, its strength would be the same.
To be able to have a puppet at the level of a First Refinement expert, one could see the glory and power of the Holy Water Palace.
Chu Mu and the guard were evenly matched. However, as he fought, he was secretly observing the battle between Luo Zhenning and the guard. He didn't miss out on any details.
Luo Zhenning was very proficient in the Water Spell. She had mastered the essence of the Water Spell. There was a strange spiritual fluctuation of water vapor on her body. Chu Mu guessed that it was the fluctuation of the Innate Water Spirit.
Under the influence of the Innate Water Spirit, the power of Luo Zhenning's Water Spell increased. Gradually, she started to suppress the guard. However, it wasn't easy to defeat the guard.
After observing for a while and making sure that he didn't miss out on anything, Chu Mu quickly retreated and used the Light of Puppet Destruction.
The Light of Puppet Destruction hit the guard's body and immediately weakened its strength by 30%. However, Chu Mu could feel that there was a force in the guard's body that was attacking the Light of Puppet Destruction. It seemed that it wouldn't take long for the guard to break free from the influence of the Light of Puppet Destruction.
"Cloud Piercer!"
"Cutting Dao!"
Both swords struck out. The powerful sword style directly hit the guard that was weakened by the Light of Puppet Destruction.
After the same strength was weakened by 30%, the guard's strength fell below the level of a First Refinement expert. Such strength couldn't block Chu Mu's dual swords at all.
It was pierced and cut.
The guard's head was pierced and its body was cut in half.
After the dual swords collided, the guard was killed. Chu Mu raised his sword and picked up the core of the guard's puppet. After taking a look, he kept it in his spatial ring and prepared to bring it back to the Real Sword Sect.
"Do you need any help?" Chu Mu looked at Luo Zhenning and asked.
"Okay." Luo Zhenning didn't have any intention to decline and answered directly.
Chu Mu didn't use the Light of Puppet Destruction. Instead, he used his sword style.
With Luo Zhenning holding back the guard, Chu Mu didn't need to use the Heart and Sword as One. With a wave of his sword, the sky above the Holy Water Secret Realm changed. The wind blew and the clouds moved. Lightning flashed as if the heavens were angry.
Heaven's Might Sword Style!
This was a sword style with three True Meanings. It was undoubtedly the most powerful sword style that Chu Mu had created.
The guard couldn't dodge. The terrifying Heaven's Might Sword Style slashed down. It was as if the heavens were angry and punished. Luo Zhenning's expression changed drastically. The sword wasn't targeted at her, but the power of the sword shocked her.
With a boom, the guard was struck by the sword and was sent flying. Countless cracks appeared on its tough body, which quickly spread out and covered its entire body. It looked like a ceramic that was about to shatter.
"Cloud Piercer!"
He took a step forward and the other sword followed. It pierced through the void and hit the guard's head. The guard's body was instantly shattered and died.
He raised his sword and took the guard's core and put it away.
"Okay, it's time to go in." Chu Mu said.
"Yes, but I don't know if there are other dangers in the hall." Luo Zhenning said. Her body was surrounded by water-like light patterns as she rushed into the hall. Then, she stopped. Chu Mu also stopped after entering.
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