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Chu Mu couldn't describe what kind of feeling it was. It was as if his body had been cleansed, and there seemed to be some changes. However, upon closer inspection, he found that there were no changes.
Feeling that he was on solid ground, Chu Mu had already passed through the huge bronze door and entered the Heaven Wasteland Earth Palace.
He glanced around. The sky was yellowish-brown, filled with strands of yellowish-brown air flow that flowed irregularly all year round. It seemed to be only a few hundred meters high, and it was very dense. The earth was also yellowish-brown, filled with a desolate aura of vicissitudes.
Ancient, heavy, vicissitudes of life, barren!
This was the feeling in Chu Mu's heart. He was extremely shocked, as though he was looking at an ancient ruin.
This was a barren land. There were no mountains, no rivers, and no forests. Barren, barren, barren, barren!
It was desolate to the point of causing one's heart to tremble, desolate to the point of causing one's soul to leave one's body, desolate to the point of causing one to be unable to extricate oneself from it!
Until the end of time!
"Where are the others?" After a while, Chu Mu woke up from the shock of this desolate aura. He found that there was no one else besides him.
Could it be that after entering the giant bronze door, they would appear randomly?
Just like Chu Mu, he was basically alone in other places. Even so, there would always be times when they would meet, and at that time, there would always be a lot of things that would happen.
Putting these thoughts aside, Chu Mu did not act immediately. Instead, he carefully sensed the flow of air around him.
"The Spiritual Qi is thin, but it is very pure, especially under the effect of the Spirit Devouring Orb."
"In addition to the Spiritual Qi, there is also a very special Qi that gives me a very desolate feeling. It should be the unique Desolate Qi of the Heaven Wasteland Earth Palace. I can feel that this Desolate Qi is very useful. Unfortunately, I can't absorb it into my body. Maybe I lack a way to absorb it."
With a sigh of regret, Chu Mu finished analyzing his surroundings and began to move.
Although it was called the Heaven Wasteland Palace, it was actually just a barren land. However, according to what the Great Elder said, there really was an underground palace here. It was just that they hadn't found it yet.
Come to think of it, the real treasure was hidden in the underground palace.
The Heaven Wasteland Earth Palace appeared once every three thousand years. Why did everyone enter it?
Heavenly Desolation Stone?
That's right. However, the Heavenly Desolation Stone was only a task given to the disciples by the Sword Sect of the Sword Mansion. There were other treasures here besides the Heavenly Desolation Stone.
Once these treasures were found, they would belong to him and he wouldn't have to give them to the academy. Even if he found the Desolation Stone, he could still keep a portion of it if he gave a portion of it to the Sword Sect in exchange for Academic Credits.
In short, no matter what, the Heaven Wasteland Palace that only appeared once every three thousand years was of great significance. As for what was inside, the records were not very clear.
In any case, if he entered and left alive, he would definitely be able to gain a lot of benefits.
"Roar …" A roar suddenly came from the dense yellowish-brown sky. It was like a rumbling thunder. Chu Mu raised his head and saw a figure rushing out from the yellowish-brown sky.
This figure was a ferocious beast. Its body was yellowish-brown and its appearance was similar to that of a ferocious tiger. The strange thing was that its body had cracks like that of the Heavenly Desolation Behemoths. It emitted a faint Heavenly Desolation aura.
This was a wild beast unique to the Heaven Wasteland Earth Palace. It was a strange beast that was bred in the Heavenly Desolation Aura.
All beasts that were not demonic beasts were collectively called strange beasts. For example, the Spirit-eating Beasts that ate Spiritual Stones for a living. There were also wild beasts that were bred in the Heavenly Desolation Aura.
The Ancient Sword Continent was vast and boundless. Who knew how many kinds of strange beasts there were. Each of them had different characteristics.
The tiger-shaped desolate beast charged straight at Chu Mu. When it was a hundred meters away, the desolate beast opened its mouth and spat out a yellowish-brown Desolate Gas Bullet. It instantly whistled towards him.
Chu Mu drew his sword. The Heaven Essence Sword Qi fused with a sliver of tearing concept power and slashed out. It directly split the Desolate Gas Bullet into two and dissipated. Chu Mu was shocked to discover that the Heaven Essence Sword Qi had instantly melted and disappeared.
It did not explode and disappear after the collision. Instead, it looked like it had been corroded, or it had suddenly disappeared as if it had entered the river of time.
Following that, the tiger-shaped desolate beast opened its mouth and spat out a few more Desolate Gas Bullets. In order to confirm whether what he had felt was real, Chu Mu slashed out a few more Heaven Essence Sword Qi. This time, he did not fuse any tearing concept power.
Indeed, the moment the Heaven Essence Sword Qi came into contact with the Desolate Gas Bullet, it was immediately corroded by the Desolate Gas Bullet, as if it was the passage of time.
However, after the Desolate Gas Bullet reduced the Heaven Essence Sword Qi to nothingness, it also gradually dissipated. After all, the Desolate Gas contained in the Desolate Gas Bullet was extremely small.
"Why does the desolate beast's Desolate Gas have such characteristics, but the Desolate Gas floating in the air doesn't?" This question flashed through Chu Mu's mind unconsciously.
But at that moment, the desolate beast had already swooped down. It raised an extremely sharp claw and ruthlessly swiped at Chu Mu. A terrifying aura surged, as though it wanted to tear Chu Mu apart.
Chu Mu did not dodge. His Wind Slayer Sword slashed out with the tearing concept power.
With a squeaking sound, Chu Mu's Wind Slayer Sword directly cut into the tiger-shaped desolate beast's open mouth. Immediately, it felt somewhat obscure, as though a blade had cut into sand.
Thankfully, the tearing concept power was extremely terrifying. With one strike, the Wind Slayer Sword directly slashed through the entire desolate beast.
Just as the tiger-shaped desolate beast's claw was about to touch Chu Mu, with a swoosh, the entire tiger-shaped desolate beast dissipated like smoke. Due to inertia, it charged towards Chu Mu.
The yellowish-brown aura was extremely fast. It rushed past Chu Mu's body like a gust of wind.
Chu Mu also keenly sensed that there was a trace of pure Desolate Gas in the aura that surged towards him. In a blink of an eye, it fused into his flesh and blood before he could detect it in detail.
Stretching his limbs and twisting his body, Chu Mu was originally a little nervous. After all, although the Desolate Gas Bomb spat out by the desolate beast was not very powerful, its effects were astonishing. The Desolate Gas that entered his body would not cause him any harm.
After checking, Chu Mu used his extremely powerful soul strength to discover that not only was his body not damaged, he felt an unprecedented comfort. It was as though after the pure Desolate Gas entered his body, it fused into his flesh and blood, causing his flesh and blood to undergo some sort of strengthening. It was just like what the Elders had described in the records.
"Although I'm still not sure what it's used for, it's ultimately a good thing." After thinking to himself, Chu Mu looked up at the sky and began to move forward.
…
On the Wind Slayer Sword, there were white clouds that flowed past. The wisps were like smoke. It was the power of the concept of clouds.
Chu Mu was using the concept of clouds to battle with a desolate beast.
After a few times, Chu Mu dispersed the power of the concept of clouds. A dark golden luster flowed and covered the Wind Slayer Sword. With a slash, it did not have the fleeting and cryptic nature of the concept of clouds. With a slash, the desolate beast was killed. Another wisp of pure Desolate Gas entered his body.
"As expected, just relying on sword Qi is unable to harm a desolate beast. This is because the desolate Gas in the desolate beast's body will erode the sword Qi. Only by using a concept can one harm or even kill a desolate beast. However, a conventional concept is not enough to kill a desolate beast. It usually takes a long time to kill a desolate beast."
On the other hand, once the concept of tearing was used, ordinary desolate beasts could be killed with a single slash. There was no need to use any ancient sword techniques.
In this place, the spiritual energy was relatively thin. Although it was purer than outside, once his sword Qi was consumed, it was unrealistic to replenish it quickly. Even consuming elixirs would take some time.
Therefore, if he could avoid using sword moves, he would avoid using them to save some innate sword Qi.
As for the consumption of the concept, its recovery speed was actually faster than sword Qi, as long as it was not used continuously.
"Perhaps, I can kill a desolate beast in one strike with sword momentum. However, sword momentum consumes too much energy. The concept is enough to deal with it."
After entering the bronze door, other than encountering and killing desolate beasts, Chu Mu also had other gains. They were the Heavenly Desolate Roots.
None of the Heavenly Desolate Roots he found here had three segments. At the very least, they had two segments. Furthermore, there were not many. Most of them had one segment.
Although he was not sure how long he had been in here, he felt that it had been about four to six hours. However, Chu Mu had found more than ten Heavenly Desolate Roots.
In addition, because of the desolate beasts he killed, every desolate beast would have a wisp of pure Desolate Gas fuse into his body after its death. Although it was difficult to feel anything when there was only a wisp, as more and more pure Desolate Gas fused into his flesh and blood, Ye Xiwen began to notice changes.
Chu Mu gradually discovered some changes in his body. For example, he had more strength, more explosive power, and an obvious improvement in his reaction speed.
All in all, many aspects of his body had improved compared to before. This improvement made Chu Mu's energy even more exuberant. His blood was abundant, and his essence, energy, and spirit were naturally abundant. His every movement was more imposing.
At least for now, this change was good. It was a strengthening of his flesh and blood.
For anyone, the body was the foundation. Even if it was a swordsman who cultivated sword Qi, sword techniques, or even comprehended sword principles, the body was still the foundation. It was indispensable.
Without a body, even if one had a consciousness, it would be useless.
Furthermore, the stronger a swordsman's body was, the more powerful it would be for him. In various aspects, he would surpass other swordsmen.
At that time, even if his sword Qi cultivation and comprehension of concepts were on par with his opponent, he would be able to defeat his opponent with a stronger body.
All in all, strengthening one's flesh and blood to make one's body stronger was of extraordinary significance to every swordsman.
Not only Chu Mu, but the swordsmen who had entered the Heavenly Desolate Earth Palace had also discovered this problem. Therefore, they became even more passionate about finding desolate beasts to kill. (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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