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A top-grade sword, Cold Water Sword, three low-grade Silver Spirit Stone Cards, seven low-grade Bronze Spirit Stone Cards, a gourd of Qi Fusing Pills, a gourd of Blood Forming Pills, a gourd of mid-grade Tianhuang Pills, 120 mid-grade Spirit Stones, and some miscellaneous items.
The miscellaneous items were useless, so Chu Mu threw them all away. The rest of the items were all sorted. The Spirit Stones and pills were stored in the mid-grade Space Wristband, while the Spirit Stone Cards and the top-grade sword were stored in the upper grade Space Wristband.
These items were the spoils of war obtained after killing Chang Zizai. They were all the materials that Chang Zizai had brought with him.
The Qi Fusing Pill was a pill of a higher grade than the Qi Returning Pill. It was also used to recover Sword Qi. It was suitable for the Qi Hai Realm, but some Qi Transformation Realm swordsmen could also take it.
Chu Mu had returned to the cave residence in the desolate mining area for two days. His essence, Qi, and spirit had all recovered to the peak. His injured body had also recovered under the pure Tianhuang Qi of the Ancient Tianhuang Pill. The price was that he had consumed a small part of the Ancient Tianhuang Pill in his dantian.
In these two days, Chu Mu did not practice much. He mainly used it to heal his injuries and recall. He recalled the sword move that killed Chang Zizai and carefully analyzed it over and over again.
That day, he was able to use it because of the great pressure. If it was another environment, Chu Mu might not be able to integrate the Minor Success of the Seismic Stone Force into the Sky-breaking Sword to increase its power.
"If I can integrate the Seismic Stone Force into every sword move, even the power of an ordinary attack will increase by several times." Chu Mu secretly said, a strange light flashing in his eyes.
Unfortunately, every time the Seismic Stone Force was used, it would put a burden on the body. Maybe it was not a big deal to use it once, twice or thrice, but once it was used repeatedly, the burden would continue to stack and eventually the body would be injured.
Thinking of this, Chu Mu suddenly had another idea in his mind.
"If I can integrate the Sword Force into every sword move and use it at will …"
Thinking of this, Chu Mu couldn't help but shudder.
Sword Force was a sign that a swordsman had stepped into the path of the sword. Although it was only a sign of the path of the sword, its power was extremely terrifying. If the sword force was infused into every strike, it was equivalent to using the sword force as an ordinary technique and not a trump card.
Just think about it, Dacheng's sword aura was terrifying. The prison-breaking sword could easily kill enemies of a higher level. If it could be integrated into every sword attack, it would mean that every sword attack was prison-breaking.
If he added the Lacerating Concept into it, then every sword strike would be a Space Breaking Sword Strike.
Chu Mu couldn't help but shake his head, thinking that he was indulging in fantasy.
Every time he used a sword move, it would obviously consume his essence, energy, and spirit. So, how could he possibly incorporate the effects of a sword move into every single sword move?
This was obviously an unrealistic idea. Chu Mu only thought about it for a moment before throwing it away and focusing on other aspects.
…
Desolate City, Chang Clan's main hall.
"Did you find out?" The leader of the Chang family sat at the head of the table, his face stern.
To the Chang family, the Qi Hai swordsmen were the main force. Losing one of them would be a loss. Plus, Chang Zi Zai was a member of the Chang family. Even if he was a trash, he was still a member of the Chang family. A member of the Chang family could not die without knowing why.
"Leader, I have found out everything." One of the people below had a strange look on his face, but he still reported everything he had found out.
"Qi Transforming Peak?" Not only the leader of the Chang family, even the elders around him were shocked. They couldn't believe that a Qi Transforming Peak swordsman could kill a Qi Hai swordsman.
Unless Chang Zizai was an idiot who just stood there and let that Qi Transformation Realm sword warrior kill him, no matter how one thought about it, a Qi Transformation Realm sword warrior would not be able to kill a Qi Transformation Realm sword warrior. Even Jiang Lichen could not do it when he was at the Qi Transformation Realm.
Who was Jiang Lichen?
He was one of the 81 Sword Heroes in the Great Kun Dynasty. It wasn't just a title, it was a symbol of strength. Even he was unable to accomplish this all those years ago. Could it be that a perfection-stage Qi Transformation Sword Cultivator that appeared out of nowhere could accomplish this?
But according to the results of the investigation, Chang Zi Zai's death had a lot to do with the Qi Transforming Peak swordsman.
"Did you find out who that Qi Transforming Peak swordsman is?" The leader of the Chang family asked with a tone that made people tremble.
"Leader, we found out. His name is Chu Mu, he is ranked one hundred on the Bronze Sword Ranking of the Great Kun Sword Palace. He is currently on a voluntary mission to guard the mining area. He is currently in the mining area." The leader of the scouts immediately reported, "This person is the one who killed the Four Evils of the Five Evils not long ago."
"Chu Mu, Great Kun Sword Palace's Copper Sword Ranking disciple …" Chang Family's family head and Chang Family's elders all creased their brows. If this Qi Transforming Peak Stage sword expert was a disciple from some family or sect, it would be fine. However, a Great Kun Sword Palace's Copper Sword Ranking disciple was troublesome.
Every Bronze Sword Ranking student was a precious resource of the Sword Palace. Once they died, the Sword Palace would definitely investigate and find out the cause and the murderer. Especially when the student was on a mission.
Once the Chang family decided to kill Chu Mu, the Great Kun Sword Palace would definitely investigate once Chu Mu died. With the Great Kun Sword Palace's ability, it wouldn't be difficult to find out that it was the Chang family who did it. By then, even the Jiang family wouldn't be able to protect the Chang family.
If they knew that the Great Kun Sword Palace had already listed Chu Mu on the death list of the Heaven Wasteland Earth Palace, they wouldn't have such concerns. They would directly send powerful swordsmen to the mining area to capture Chu Mu and bring him back to the Chang family for interrogation.
"You can leave first." The Master of the Chang family waved his hand to dismiss the captain of the scouts. The captain of the scouts heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly left the meeting hall after performing a sword salute. Only the Master of the Chang family and the Elders of the Chang family were left.
"Patriarch, did my son die in vain?" The Elder who was ranked seventh suddenly stood up and said angrily. He was Chang Zizai's father, Chang Kun. The pain of losing his son made him disregard the dignity of the Master of the Chang family and directly questioned.
"Seventh Elder, I know you are in pain of losing your son. However, this Chu Mu is a student on the Bronze Sword Ranking of the Great Kun Sword Palace. He is currently on a mission for the Sword Palace. You should know what this means." The Elder who was ranked third also stood up and said unhurriedly.
"Third Elder is right. Moreover, from what we have found out, Zizai's death is only related to Chu Mu. It is not necessarily Chu Mu's doing. Even the student ranked first on the Bronze Sword Ranking can't kill a Sword Artist at the Initial Stage of the Sea of Qi Realm, let alone a student ranked one hundred." The Fourth Elder added.
"Hmph, the one who died was not your son." The Seventh Elder was even more furious, but he did not lose his mind.
"Great Elder, what do you think about this?" The Master of the Chang family coldly glanced at the Seventh Elder. That kind of glare made the Seventh Elder's body tremble and half of his anger dissipated.
"Zizai's death is definitely related to Chu Mu. The culprit should be someone else." The Great Elder, who had his eyes closed, did not open his eyes. He said unhurriedly, "We can continue to investigate this point. Once we find the culprit, if it is not a force that our Chang family cannot afford to offend, we will kill them all. As for Chu Mu, he can escape death, but he cannot escape punishment. Since he is a student of the Sword Palace, let the students of the Sword Palace deal with him. "
As soon as the Great Elder finished speaking, the eyes of the Master of the Chang family and the other elders suddenly lit up.
"Great Elder, you mean to let Chen 'er and the others deal with Chu Mu?" The Master of the Chang family asked tentatively. Then his eyes lit up and he actually clapped his hands and nodded in agreement, "That's right. Chen 'er and the others are also students of the Sword Palace. Moreover, they are students of the King's Palace. As long as this Chu Mu is not dead, he will enter the King's Palace sooner or later. At that time, we will let Chen' er and the others deal with him."
"That's right." The Great Elder nodded with his eyes still closed.
"That's good. We still have to continue investigating. As for this Chu Mu, we will let Chen 'er and the others deal with him." The Master of the Chang family sneered and looked at the Seventh Elder, "Seventh Elder, are you satisfied with the result?"
The Seventh Elder's face was gloomy. His lips moved before he cupped his hands at the Master of the Chang family. He did not say a word. His expressionless face did not reveal anything, but in fact, he had his own thoughts.
The meeting of the Chang family ended and the elders dispersed.
At night, a black figure silently snuck out from a room. He carefully avoided the patrolling guards of the Chang family. His tight black clothes made him seem like he was one with the night. Moreover, his aura was so restrained that no one could detect him.
He avoided wave after wave of patrolling guards. It had to be said that the security of the Chang family was very tight. In the past, he would have been very proud of that. However, now he felt very helpless and even a little impatient.
However, the black figure knew that he had to be patient. Once the Chang family left the border city, there would be no need for him to hide.
Finally, after avoiding the patrolling guards, the black figure finally arrived at the backyard of the Chang family. As long as he leaped out of the backyard, he would be able to leave the Chang family. At that time, he would be able to quickly leave the border city.
"Seventh Elder, you really came out." A soft sigh rang out, causing the figure who was about to leap out of the backyard to tremble. He stopped on the wall of the backyard and turned around to see another figure appear on the wall.
"Fourth Elder, Zi Zai is my only son." The black figure said word by word, containing a deep hatred.
"Seventh Elder, I understand your feelings and I understand your anger. However, you have to put the family first." The Fourth Elder said sincerely.
"Fourth Elder, are you sure you want to stop me?" The Seventh Elder did not listen to the Fourth Elder.
"Seventh Elder, why do you have to do this?" Another voice rang out, coming from another direction. It was the Second Elder and the Fifth Elder.
"During the meeting during the day, the Master already saw through your intentions. Although we also want to help, we have to put the family first." The Second Elder slowly persuaded.
The Seventh Elder was angry and unwilling. He was surrounded by three elders, especially when all three of them were stronger than him. He could not just leave like this. So, what should he do? (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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