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The Master of the Inner Mansion was called Duanmu Xingkong. He had always been elusive, so his specific cultivation was unknown. Chu Mu estimated that he was at least in the Primary Realm, or even beyond it.
Facing the Inner Palace Palace Master, the Palace Master first gave Chu Mu a few words of praise and encouragement. Then, he told Chu Mu of the duty he had to fulfill. Being on the Copper Sword Ranking for the first time and enjoying the benefits, he had to fulfill the duty of guarding the spirit stone mine.
Chu Mu came to a sudden realization. The spirit stones the Sword Residence consumed naturally weren't produced out of thin air. Instead, there was an enormous spirit stone mine that constantly mined and supplied them.
"Do you have any other questions?" Duanmu Xingkong smiled slightly.
"Palace Master, have you heard of the Mo Luo Sword Sect?" Chu Mu had a flash of inspiration and asked.
"The Moluo Sword Sect … Have you met them?" Duanmu Xingkong suddenly stood up, with light flowing in his eyes.
"Yes." Chu Mu gave a simple recount of what had happened to him.
"I see. This time you are guarding the Spiritual Stone Mine, so you are likely to meet the disciples of the Moluo Sword Sect again." Duanmu Xingkong sat down again and said lightly, "In the Great Kun Dynasty, there are many sword sects, large and small. These sword sects are all under the jurisdiction of the royal family, which means that they are the bases for the royal family to cultivate new disciples. The Great Kun Sword Mansion is the main base, where the outstanding disciples of each sword sect gather. Apart from our Sword Mansion, there are four other great sword sects in the dynasty that are not under the jurisdiction of the Sword Mansion. They have formed their own branch. These four great sword sects are the Mola Sword Sect that you've come into contact with, the True Flame Sword Sect, the Black Water Sword Sect, and the Guardian Sword Sect. "
"Moluo Sword Sect … Real Flame Sword Sect … Black Water Sword Sect … King Kong Sword Sect …" Chu Mu secretly repeated the names of the four sword sects.
"In addition to the Four Major Sword Sects, there are several organizations that are independent of the Sword Mansion. They are not as powerful as the Sword Mansion, but they are several times more powerful than the High-grade Sword Sects." Duanmu Xingkong briefly explained.
"The disciples of the Four Major Sword Sects claim to be part of the world of sects. Their beliefs are different from ours, and they view our Sword Manor as enemies. They believe that we are lackeys raised by the royal family." Duanmu Xingkong said faintly. Chu Mu sensed a trace of disdain in his calm tone. "Originally, the combined strength of the Four Supreme Sword Sects was about the same as the Sword Mansion. However, the catastrophe that happened to the Sword Mansion 60 years ago caused the overall strength of the Sword Mansion to decline greatly. It is not what it used to be, and it is difficult for it to recover even after a few decades. Although the Sword Mansion's strength still surpasses any one of the Sword Sects, if two Sword Sects were to join forces, they would be able to suppress the Sword Mansion. Fortunately, the Four Great Sword Sects are not harmonious with each other and are hostile towards each other. This is especially true for the Diamond Sword Sect and the Moro Sword Sect. "
Chu Mu listened carefully. He was very curious about the catastrophe of the Sword Mansion 60 years ago that Duanmu Xingkong mentioned. He could not help but recall the taboo that the Elder who guarded the Cultivation Holy Land had mentioned when he was in the Outer Mansion.
"Mansion Master, what exactly was the catastrophe of the Sword Mansion 60 years ago?" He could not help but ask curiously.
"You don't need to know about this yet. You will only be qualified to know when you break through to the Primary Realm one day." Duanmu Xingkong said faintly and immediately changed the topic. "This time, you will be guarding the Spiritual Stone Mine for half a year. Although it is the first time that you are on the Bronze Sword List, it is not for nothing. After half a year, you will be rewarded with one million credits when you return to the Sword Mansion."
"A million academic credits …" Chu Mu was just worrying about how to earn a large amount of academic credits. Normally, the amount of academic credits earned from doing missions wasn't very high. At most, it would be a hundred thousand, yet it would take a few months to complete.
But now, he could earn one million credits by guarding the Spiritual Stone Mine for half a year. Chu Mu even wondered if he should do it a few more times.
"The Spiritual Stone Mine is rich in Spiritual Stones. One of them is located in the wilderness of the dynasty, at the border of the Dark Eagle Dynasty. Therefore, there may not only be Demonic Beasts attacking, but also disciples of the Four Major Sword Sects and swordsmen of the Dark Eagle Dynasty." Duanmu Xingkong's tone suddenly carried a trace of fierceness. "No matter who they are, as long as they dare to covet the Spiritual Stone Mine of the Great Kun Sword Mansion, they will be killed without mercy. If you can't handle it, you can send a message to the Sword Mansion, and they will immediately send reinforcements."
"Okay." Chu Mu nodded. Suddenly, he had a sense of anticipation for the task of guarding the Spiritual Stone Mine. His blood was boiling.
Then, Duanmu Xingkong told Chu Mu about the situation of the Spiritual Stone Mine, so that Chu Mu could have an understanding of the Spiritual Stone Mine in advance, so that he would not be confused when he arrived there.
"Don't worry about your family. I will send a few masters to secretly protect you as soon as possible. You can set off now." Finally, Duanmu Xingkong said and sent someone to take Chu Mu away.
…
The sky was blue and cloud-like, as far as the eye could see.
Two Red-crowned Cranes spread their wings and flew high in the sky. They were extremely fast and quickly flew in the northwest direction of the Great Kun Dynasty.
There was one person sitting on each Red-crowned Crane. One of them was Chu Mu, and the other was a deacon of the Sword Mansion. He was ordered by the Mansion Master to lead Chu Mu to the Spiritual Stone Mine in the wilderness.
If Chu Mu had such a task in the future, he would know the way and would not need a deacon to lead the way.
"Brother Chu, when you arrive at the Spiritual Stone Mine, don't act rashly." Deacon Lin used his Sword Qi to send a message.
Although he was much older than Chu Mu, he did not act like an elder. Instead, he called Chu Mu Brother Chu because he knew that Chu Mu was not a simple person.
The title of the King of Swordsmanship and the fact that he was ranked on the Bronze Sword List in less than a year after entering the Inner Mansion were enough to show that Chu Mu's future achievements were limitless.
"What do you mean?" Chu Mu immediately asked.
Although Duanmu Xingkong would tell Chu Mu about the Spiritual Stone Mine, it was all normal. It was common knowledge that allowed Chu Mu to have a basic understanding of the Spiritual Stone Mine.
"Brother Chu should have learned from the Mansion Master that our Sword Mansion has a total of four Spiritual Stone Mines. The Spiritual Stone Mine in the wilderness is one of them, and it is the smallest one. It is also the first time in history that a student on the Bronze Sword List is required to guard it. However, the Spiritual Stone Mine is guarded by the Sword Mansion's Sword Guards all year round. Besides the Sword Mansion's Sword Guards, there are also many workers who mine the Spiritual Stones." Deacon Lin slowly said, "Actually, the Sword Mansion has the students on the Bronze Sword List guard the Spiritual Stone Mine. It is a test and experience for the students on the Bronze Sword List."
Chu Mu heard this and nodded.
According to Duanmu Xingkong, there was more than one Sword Mansion's Sword Guards guarding the Spiritual Stone Mine in the wilderness. Each of them was at least in the Qi Transformation Realm, and the Sword Guard Commander was even in the Qi Hai Realm.
Although the students on the Bronze Sword List were powerful and had the ability to fight beyond their level, they were nothing in front of a Sword Guard at the Qi Hai Realm.
The reason why they let the students on the Bronze Sword List guard the Spiritual Stone Mine for the first time was to give the students a chance to gain experience. At the same time, it was also a test to see the students' potential in all aspects.
The truly powerful warriors could withstand the test. True gold was not afraid of fire.
"As far as I know, the Sword Guards of the Spiritual Stone Mine have already formed their own forces because they are stationed there all year round. Although they cannot and do not dare to leave the Sword Mansion's jurisdiction, because they are far from the Sword Mansion, they have formed their own forces." Deacon Lin said, "Although the students sent by the Sword Mansion are not directly under the Sword Guard Commander's jurisdiction, to a certain extent, they still need to cooperate with him."
"Yes." Chu Mu nodded.
"In the past, there were some students who thought that they were great just because they were on the Bronze Sword List. They were a little arrogant. In the end, once they arrived at the Spiritual Stone Mine, they looked down on others and got into all sorts of conflicts with the Sword Guards of the Spiritual Stone Mine. In the end, they were defeated." Deacon Lin looked at Chu Mu's expression and found that Chu Mu was not displeased. He continued, "I am not teaching Brother Chu what to do. I am just letting Brother Chu know the situation of the Spiritual Stone Mine first."
"These are useful to me. Please enlighten me." Chu Mu said. His humble words and attitude made Deacon Lin very happy.
"Okay, then I will continue." Deacon Lin laughed. "As the saying goes, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. In addition, the Spiritual Stone Mine in the Desolate Border has the smallest output of the four major Spiritual Stone Mines in the Sword Mansion, so the Sword Mansion usually does not pay much attention to the Spiritual Stone Mine in the Desolate Border. Therefore, the Sword Guards of the Spiritual Stone Mine in the Desolate Border have become local tyrants. They say what they say and no one can violate them. Otherwise, they will be punished."
"Therefore, my suggestion is that when Brother Chu gets there, just do what you need to do. Don't have any interactions with the Sword Guards, and don't have any conflicts with them. When the time is up in half a year, you will naturally return to the Sword Mansion and live in peace." Deacon Lin said. His attitude was very sincere, making people feel that these words came from the bottom of his heart.
"Has there been a death of a Bronze Sword List student in the past?" Chu Mu suddenly asked.
"Yes, there were two deaths of Bronze Sword List students in the Desolate Border's Spiritual Stone Mine ten years ago. However, the results of the investigation were that the two students were careless. One died at the hands of a Demonic Beast, and the other died at the hands of a swordsman from the Darkhawk Dynasty," Deacon Lin said.
"Oh, right. How strong are the Sword Guards in the Spiritual Stone Mine?" Chu Mu thought. Although he knew that the Sword Guards in the Desolate Border's Spiritual Stone Mine were at least at the Qi Transformation Realm, and there were even Sword Warriors at the Qi Hai Realm. However, he did not know the exact strength of the Sword Guards.
"The Sword Guards of the spiritual stone mine are divided into ordinary Sword Guards, Sword Guard Squad Leaders, Sword Guard Squad Leaders, Sword Guard Squad Leaders, Sword Guard Vice Commanders, and Sword Guard Commanders. Deacon Lin immediately explained, "Normal Sword Guards are usually at the Qi Transformation Realm. Squad Leaders are at the Qi Transformation Realm, Squad Leaders are Dacheng at the Qi Transformation Realm, Squad Leaders are at the Qi Transformation Realm, Squad Leaders are at the Qi Transformation Realm, Vice Commanders are at the Qi Hai Realm, and Commanders should be at the Small Qi Hai Realm. This is what I know before, but now it might be even more powerful. A Squad Leader is in charge of ten normal Sword Guards, a Squad Leader is in charge of three squads, and there are four Squad Leaders in total. Each of them is in charge of three squads. I heard that the Commanders are in seclusion all year round, and the two Vice Commanders take turns to take care of the daily chores. "
After listening to Deacon Lin's explanation, Chu Mu had a deeper understanding of the Spiritual Stone Mine in the Desolate Border.
He had his own thoughts, but he remembered everything that Deacon Lin said in his heart. He was very grateful, as this information was very useful to him. (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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