In an instant, the flickering figure seemed to have transcended time and space, appearing directly in front of Chu Mu. Chu Mu's nerves tensed up. With both swords in hand, he activated his strength and was about to execute the Heaven and Earth Cross Slash.
"Little friend Chu Mu, please wait." A spirited voice entered his ears. The person's appearance also appeared in front of Chu Mu's eyes.
"Senior Kong Liu." Chu Mu was surprised. He did not expect to meet Kong Liu here.
Kong Liu left a deep impression on him. Back then, in the Heaven Ancient Sacred Palace of the Heaven Ancient Divine Emperor, not only did Kong Liu not attack him like Zheng Li and You Hou did, he even protected him.
"Senior Kong Liu, after I shake off the pursuit, I'll treat you to good wine." Chu Mu said quickly. The pursuit behind him was closing in rapidly because of his slight pause. It was not that Chu Mu did not consider asking Kong Liu for help, but if he did, he would definitely offend many people.
"There's no time like the present." Kong Liu smiled. With a wave of his hand, an invisible air current flowed rapidly and circled behind Chu Mu, blocking Zhan Wuming's pursuit.
"Senior Kong Liu." Chu Mu was shocked. He did not expect Kong Liu to attack directly.
"Break!" Zhan Wuming was enraged. The silver-black gloves he wore shone brightly, as if they were inserted into fine sand. They ruthlessly pierced into the air current and tore it apart.
The air current was just casually released by Kong Liu. Its purpose was only to stop Zhan Wuming, so it was not very strong. It was directly torn apart by Zhan Wuming's hands. Zhan Wuming's eyes were cold, and his killing intent fluctuated. After tearing apart the air current, he did not stop. He grabbed at the void, and the phantom of a sharp claw appeared beside Chu Mu. It ruthlessly clawed down, surrounded by killing intent.
Even if he was no match for Kong Liu, it would not be so easy to take him down. Chu Mu slashed out with both swords and quickly retreated, avoiding Zhan Wuming's claw.
Having missed, Zhan Wuming's speed exploded as he charged toward Chu Mu. His terrifying aura was like a meteor descending from the sky, destroying everything.
Kong Liu raised his hand, and a ripple spread out from the void. Immediately, Zhan Wuming felt that the distance between him and Chu Mu was increasing. No matter how fast he tried, not only was he unable to close in on Chu Mu, he even felt that he was getting further and further away from Chu Mu. In reality, his body was getting closer and closer to Chu Mu. It was just that his speed was much slower, and Chu Mu could easily dodge his attacks.
"I know who you are, Kong Liu. Do you think that with your strength of the Second Refinement, you dare to go against my Imperial Court?" Zhan Wuming's anger grew even stronger as he shouted furiously.
Hearing Zhan Wuming's words, Kong Liu's pupils constricted. He didn't know that Zhan Wuming was from the Imperial Court.
The Imperial Court was an ancient and mysterious power. Even though Kong Liu wasn't weak, he couldn't go against the Imperial Court.
"You must be joking. I have no intention of going against the Imperial Court, but Chu Mu and I are old friends," Kong Liu said seriously.
"Kong Liu, if you leave now, the Imperial Court won't pursue this matter." Zhan Wuming stopped and stared at Kong Liu with murderous intent.
In terms of strength, although he was at the peak of the First Refinement, Kong Liu was a Second Refinement powerhouse. Moreover, he had mastered the Law of Space, which was more powerful than the ordinary Law. Therefore, even a peerless powerhouse at the peak of the Second Refinement might not necessarily be able to defeat Kong Liu.
Zhan Wuming was naturally no match for Kong Liu. However, he came from the Imperial Court, an ancient and powerful force. It was enough to be his backing.
"I won't say the same thing twice." Kong Liu's eyes turned cold. He was indeed wary of the Imperial Court, but it wasn't to the extent that he feared them. If they continued to pester him, he said, "Well, I'll have to test the strength of the Imperial Court."
As the sound of his voice faded, an incomparably powerful aura gushed out from Kong Liu. In an instant, Zhan Wuming felt as though the space around him was constantly pressing down on him, pushing him away, wanting to banish him to the outer space. That feeling caused him to panic.
"Good, good, good. Kong Liu, since you are so stubborn, you will have a grudge with the Imperial Court. In the future, you won't have the chance to regret it." Zhan Wuming said angrily. He quickly retreated and turned into a stream of light. "Remember, very soon, I, Zhan Wang, will come and find you."
If he stayed, he wouldn't be able to do anything to Chu Mu or Kong Liu. He would just be humiliated. He might as well leave and report this matter. When the time came, the Five Heavenly Generals would attack. No matter how strong Kong Liu was, he would still die.
Looking at the direction Zhan Wuming left, Kong Liu's finger twitched, but in the end, he didn't attack.
If he blocked him today, it would only be a grudge. If he attacked and killed him, it would be the same as falling out with the Imperial Court. At that time, he wouldn't rest until one of them was dead.
"Senior Kong Liu, thank you for today." Chu Mu bowed respectfully.
If it wasn't for Kong Liu, he would really be in danger this time. No matter if he was defeated by Zhan Wuming or took the risk to use the annihilation sword intent to defeat or even kill him, it would be extremely dangerous. The outcome would be unpredictable.
"Little Friend Chu, I already said that you and I are friends. How can you call me senior?" Kong Liu smiled.
"Brother Kong Liu." Chu Mu immediately changed the way he addressed him. "This time, you saved me but offended the Imperial Court. There will be big trouble in the future."
"Brother, don't worry. Although the Imperial Court is strong, as long as Zhan Wang doesn't attack, they can't do anything." Kong Liu smiled.
As the Zhan Wang, the current leader of the Imperial Court, he naturally wouldn't attack easily. After all, if such an expert attacked, it would be a huge matter and it would cause other conflicts.
Chu Mu wasn't clear about this, but looking at Kong Liu's expression, he seemed to be really fearless. Thus, he temporarily suppressed the worry in his heart.
"I didn't expect that in just 30 years, brother, you would have such strength from the early stage of the Fourth Sky of the Aeon." Kong Liu looked at Chu Mu and exclaimed. Then, as if he had discovered something, his eyes widened and were filled with disbelief. "Brother, your cultivation … your cultivation …"
"This time, I did have some fortuitous encounters in the Land of Exile. That's why I have the strength of a First Refinement expert at the peak of the Martial Saint realm." Chu Mu faintly smiled. With Kong Liu's strength, he could naturally see some of Chu Mu's details. On the other hand, those first refinement absolute experts, if they didn't have some special ability, wouldn't be able to see Chu Mu's details. They would only think that Chu Mu was truly a first refinement absolute expert.
Hearing Chu Mu's words, Kong Liu sucked in a breath of cold air. He was extremely shocked.
He knew very well that no matter how great a fortuitous encounter was, it was very difficult for a cultivator to have the strength of a First Refinement expert at the peak of the Martial Saint realm. After all, the two belonged to two completely different levels of existence. The gap between them was much greater than the gap between the Nirvana Realm and the Eternal Realm.
Therefore, just having a fortuitous encounter wasn't enough. If one's talent wasn't outstanding enough, no matter how great the encounter was, one wouldn't be able to enjoy it.
Chu Mu's talent accounted for eighty percent of the reason why he was able to have the strength of a First Refinement expert at the peak of the Martial Saint realm. The remaining twenty percent was the result of fortuitous encounters. He was just being modest.
"You have the strength of a First Refinement expert at the peak of the Martial Saint realm. If you break through to the First Refinement, I'm afraid you will have the strength of a Second Refinement expert," Kong Liu said excitedly.
Chu Mu smiled, but his heart was a little sad.
He already knew that at the peak of the Martial Saint realm, after the yuan qi was refined to the extreme, it was used to refine the Power of Law. After refining the First Refinement, it would become the First Refinement. This was a very difficult process. Not only did it require a suitable cultivation technique, but it also required sufficient resources and time.
However, what Chu Mu comprehended was not the Power of Law, but the Power of True Meaning that belonged to the Ancient Sword Principle. The two were completely different.
In today's world, the Way of True Meaning prevailed. The Way of True Meaning had long disappeared in the long river of history. Chu Mu had also embarked on this path by chance. In the current world, in the current era, this could be regarded as a unique path that could only be explored by oneself.
It was because of this that Chu Mu wanted to constantly improve his strength, instead of working hard to break through to the level of a peerless expert. This was because he knew very well that if he wanted to use yuan qi to refine the True Meaning, it would be impossible to do so without a suitable cultivation technique.
To make something out of nothing, even if it was a cultivation technique that borrowed the Power of Law, it would take a lot of time. It was not in line with the current situation.
"Brother Kong Liu, my current yuan qi cultivation has only reached the peak of the Martial Saint realm. After completing the first refinement, I still need to replenish my yuan qi and refine it again to reach the extreme. Moreover, I have cultivated the Divine Body Dao and have now reached the middle stage of Level Nine. I still need to raise it to the true peak." Chu Mu said. This was not a secret. In addition, Kong Liu had helped him twice. The second time could be considered a life-saving grace. Moreover, Kong Liu was a veteran peerless expert. He would certainly know more. By asking him for advice, Chu Mu might be able to avoid detours and save some time.
Upon hearing this, Kong Liu was shocked once again.
"In other words, brother Chu, you now need to increase your yuan qi cultivation as soon as possible and refine the Divine Body." Kong Liu said. Immediately, he smiled. "It just so happens that I was invited by a friend to attend the auction. At the auction, there is a treasure that can refine the Divine Body — the Black Dragon Blood Essence. It should be very suitable for your current situation."
"Black Dragon Blood Essence!" Chu Mu's eyes flashed, revealing a touch of joy.
The Black Dragon was not a flood dragon, but a real dragon. Its power was many times stronger than that of a flood dragon. Its Blood Essence must contain amazing power. If used to refine the Divine Body, it might directly raise his Divine Body cultivation from the middle stage of Level Nine to the peak of Level Nine.
"It's not completely the Black Dragon Blood Essence, because it's a Black Flood Dragon that is about to transform into a Black Dragon. Compared to a real Black Dragon, there is still a gap," Kong Liu said.
"That's not bad," Chu Mu said.
The Black Flood Dragon's blood essence that was about to transform into a Black Dragon would definitely contain extraordinary power. He reckoned that it would significantly improve the cultivation of his Saintly Body. Now, he would use every bit of power he could get.
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