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It took Lu Yin a total of five days to return to the Great Kun Sword Mansion.
In other words, it took Chu Mu a total of 29 days to return to the Great Kun Sword Mansion. By the time he reached the Great Kun Sword Mansion, it was already late at night.
When he returned to his own Earth Level Sword Tower in Astral-9, Chu Mu suddenly felt something he hadn't felt in a long time.
Leaving the comfortable life of the Chu Family and entering a place filled with competition like the Great Kun Sword Mansion was like going from a greenhouse to a battlefield. It made Chu Mu's blood, which had been flowing quietly for some time, boil once again.
Unfortunately, the mental world's mutated concept still hadn't completely absorbed a portion of the wind concept. However, looking at the situation, it should be done soon. According to Chu Mu's conclusion from his observations, it would be done in at least one day and at most three days.
"My current sword qi cultivation is at the peak of the Qi Dacheng realm. When the mutated concept truly appears, I'll first see how powerful it is and how much I've comprehended it. Only then will I decide whether or not to challenge the Sky Level Sword Tower," Chu Mu thought to himself.
Although the mutated concept would definitely be stronger than the metal concept, it was still unknown how much stronger it would be.
Furthermore, it was also unknown how powerful the mutated concept would be after it completely appeared.
According to the ancient records that Chu Mu had read, it also seemed to be related to luck.
It was said that if one was lucky, their comprehension of the mutated concept would be similar to their original concept. However, if one was unlucky, their comprehension of the mutated concept wouldn't even be 10% and they would have to re-comprehend it.
The difficulty of comprehending a mutated concept was several times greater than that of a normal concept.
"Maybe the Mind Refining Pill will come in handy when the time comes," Chu Mu thought to himself.
That night, Chu Mu slept very soundly. The news of his return to the Sword Mansion had also been reported.
At dawn the next day, Chu Mu, who was practicing basic swordsmanship on the first floor of the Sword Gauntlet, felt that the seal had been triggered. In a flash, he appeared outside the Sword Gauntlet.
Outside the seal stood a person. It was the Deacon of the Hall of Hundred Affairs. Furthermore, it was the Deacon who had accompanied him to challenge the Sword Tower as a witness.
"Chu Mu, congratulations." When the deacon saw Chu Mu walking over, he immediately revealed a smile. He cupped his hands and said, "Your cultivation …"
"What's so great about the Mortal Yang Pill?" Chu Mu didn't understand.
"Aren't you going to let me in?" The deacon didn't answer immediately. Instead, he smiled.
"Please." Chu Mu opened the seal and allowed the deacon to enter. Both of them walked up to the second level of the Sword Tower and sat down. Chu Mu also poured a cup of tea for the deacon.
The deacon took a sip of the tea and glanced at Chu Mu. He found that Chu Mu looked calm and his eyes were also very calm. He didn't feel anxious at all. He couldn't help but admire him.
"First of all, I would like to congratulate you on winning first place in the King of Swordsmanship Competition and winning the crown of the King of Swordsmanship. I also went to watch your competition. Originally, I thought that you wouldn't even be able to enter the top 100. I didn't expect that you would become stronger when facing strong opponents. In the end, not only did you enter the top 100, but you also defeated strong opponents again and again. In the end, you even defeated Huangfu Cangyue and won the King of Swordsmanship Competition. It was extremely shocking. " The deacon smiled and said, "Your swordsmanship is really unfathomable. Watching your competition, it was full of suspense and extremely exciting."
"You didn't come here today to tell me this, right?" Chu Mu smiled and said. This matter had been over for almost a month, and the limelight wasn't so strong anymore.
"Of course, I came here today for another important matter." The deacon admitted, "Did you know that Huangfu Cangyue, who was defeated by you in the King of Swordsmanship Competition, was originally the first place on the Bronze Sword List. Fifteen days ago, Huangfu Cangyue successfully broke through his cultivation and became a swordsman of the Qi Hai Realm. Three days ago, he completed the task and passed the assessment, becoming a student of the Prince's Mansion. "
"Oh." Although he was a little surprised, he soon calmed down. Huangfu Cangyue's Sword Qi cultivation was at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm. In addition to his outstanding talent, it was not particularly surprising that he broke through to the Qi Hai Realm at this time.
"As soon as Huangfu Cangyue left the Inner Mansion, one of the 100 places on the Bronze Sword List naturally became empty. Everyone increased in order. Wan Pan, who was originally ranked second, automatically became the first place on the Bronze Sword List." The deacon continued to explain, "Presumably, you also know that the Bronze Sword List of the Inner Mansion is not ranked through any competition, but through ordinary challenges. Therefore, after the discussion, the higher-ups of the Inner Mansion decided to use the usual method to select a group of candidates for the vacant places. Finally, one of the candidates will be listed on the 100th place on the Bronze Sword List. "
"I see. So, I am one of the candidates?" Chu Mu asked, still as calm as ever.
"That's right. Because your performance in the Sword Art King Competition was very outstanding and you won first place, the Mansion Master decided to give you a candidate position and let you compete for the 100th place on the Bronze Sword List. You know, the treatment of those who are on the Bronze Sword List is different from those who are not. " The deacon smiled with an envious look. There was no other way. They were deacons. Even if they were strong enough, they were not qualified to be on the Bronze Sword List.
"How many candidates are there?" Chu Mu suddenly asked.
"Each house has eight places, so there are a total of 100 places." The deacon continued to say, "Because the ranking on the Bronze Sword List represents real strength, each house has eight places. The total of 80 places in the 10 houses will have one-on-one battles. The winner will be listed on the Bronze Sword List."
"Hmm, when will it start?" Chu Mu asked. The 80 people who were selected were definitely not weak. Otherwise, how could they be qualified to be on the Bronze Sword List?
Chu Mu himself knew that the reason he was chosen was completely due to his outstanding performance in the Sword Technique King Competition, causing the inner palace palace master to directly decide to give him a spot.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to get a place. Although Chu Mu did indeed have the strength to challenge the students on the Bronze Sword List, others did not know that.
"Tomorrow morning, it will start at seven in the morning. It will be in the arena of the Inner Mansion, where the Sword Art King Competition will be held. You must not be late, or it will be seen as a forfeit," the deacon said seriously.
"Okay, I will be there on time tomorrow." Chu Mu nodded. "Thank you."
"This is my duty. I hope you can create a miracle this time and defeat the other students to enter the Bronze Sword List," the deacon said with a smile. The deacon smiled. This was because the students chosen this time, other than Chu Mu, were all residents of the Heaven Rank Sword Tower. Every one of them had reached the peak of Transforming Aura.
"Right, although it will start tomorrow, there may be people who will challenge you today. As long as they defeat you, they will be able to get one of the eight places. So if someone comes to challenge you, you must not lose," the deacon warned.
Just as he finished speaking, Chu Mu felt the seal being touched again. He walked to the window on the second floor and saw two swordsmen standing outside the seal. They were unfamiliar faces.
"It seems that they are already here." Chu Mu smiled and walked down the tower.
The deacon quickly followed and arrived in front of the seal.
"Chu Mu, my name is Tie Kong. I am here to challenge you," a strong young man said to Chu Mu. He was very direct and his voice was cold.
The deacon immediately curled his lips. Tie Kong's cultivation was at the peak of the Qi Transformation Dacheng. It seemed that he felt that Chu Mu's cultivation was not high enough and wanted to defeat Chu Mu to get one of the eight places.
After Tie Kong finished speaking, he found that Chu Mu's cultivation was also at the peak of the Qi Transformation Dacheng. He was obviously stunned.
"Are you sure you want to challenge me?" Chu Mu said calmly. His expression was indifferent and his voice was calm.
Although he could not use artistic conception and the Shocking Wind Sword Art, if it was a real battle, Chu Mu would not refuse, because he could still use the sword force.
Tie Kong thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. Since your cultivation is at the peak of the Dacheng, I take back my challenge."
He had seen Chu Mu's competition where his swordsmanship was the king. He had watched every competition. Therefore, in his mind, Chu Mu was unfathomable.
Originally, he had planned on relying on his higher cultivation to suppress Chu Mu and defeat him. Now, Chu Mu's cultivation unexpectedly didn't lose to his. Adding on his bone-chilling sword technique attainments, Tie Kong instantly put away his thoughts of challenging Chu Mu because he didn't have a chance. He didn't even have a ten percent chance.
If he knew that Chu Mu could not use artistic conception and ancient swordsmanship now, he probably would not back down.
"I won't see you off." Chu Mu said.
Tie Kong thought for a moment and said to Chu Mu, "Chu Mu, although I don't challenge you because I am not confident, the other 79 people besides you all have a cultivation of the Qi Transformation Realm. From what I know, senior brother Lu Wenjian has been in the Qi Transformation Realm for almost two years. His ancient swordsmanship is very powerful. Although your swordsmanship attainments are unfathomable, this is not the Swordsmanship King Competition. It is a battle of strength."
He still admired Chu Mu's swordsmanship attainments. Subconsciously, he did not want Chu Mu to lose.
"Thank you for your reminder." Chu Mu smiled. He would not refuse such kindness.
"If you want to thank me, then defeat all your opponents like in the Swordsmanship King Competition and finally get a place on the Bronze Sword List." Tie Kong laughed and turned to leave.
As for the other person, he was just accompanying Tie Kong and was not important.
"Chu Mu, I will take my leave first. I wish you victory tomorrow." The deacon saluted Chu Mu and said.
"See you tomorrow." Chu Mu also saluted and said.
After the deacon left, Chu Mu also returned to the Sword Tower and sat on the balcony.
"Mutated artistic conception. I should finish it as soon as possible. At least it will allow me to show more of my strength. Otherwise, the probability of losing tomorrow's battle is not small." Chu Mu secretly said.
Artistic conception was a very important part of strength. If he could not use it, he could not even use the ancient swordsmanship. The others must have mastered the ancient swordsmanship.
In this situation where there was a gap in cultivation and artistic conception, the possibility of winning by sword momentum alone was very small. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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