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The news of Chu Mu's return quickly spread throughout the entire Inner House Ninth Academy. It swept through the entire Inner House like a storm, letting most of the students know that the former King of Swordsmanship had returned.
"Thank goodness he didn't die …" Chu Tian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling excited and happy.
Ever since he saw Chu Mu's King of Swordsmanship competition, he knew that his unremarkable cousin had now risen. He had caught up to him, surpassed him, and left him far behind. He had become a target that he could only look up to.
After a period of internal struggle, Chu Tian completely accepted this fact. He hoped that Chu Mu could become stronger and stronger, which would represent the improvement of the Chu family as a whole.
"I knew it. The cold-faced man wouldn't die so easily."
The news of Chu Mu's return made a small number of students happy, but most of them did not care. After all, they did not have much interaction with Chu Mu.
All of this had nothing to do with Chu Mu. Staying in the Yellow Sword Tower, Chu Mu cultivated as usual.
Currently, the Heavenly Desolate Sword Record's first volume of the Heavenly Desolate Sword Body had eight organs that had completed the Heavenly Desolate Transformation. There were only three left. Once the Heavenly Desolate Transformation was completed, it meant that Chu Mu had completed the first level of the Heavenly Desolate Sword Body and could step into the second level of the Blood Chapter.
The cultivation of the Tianhuang Sword Body did not have much effect in a short period of time or when it was not completed. It could only increase the strength of the body to a certain extent. Everything could only be done after it was completed.
Not long after, Chu Mu felt the seal of the Sword Tower being touched. He stopped cultivating and looked outside through the window. He saw a sturdy figure standing outside the seal with a familiar silhouette.
He went downstairs and opened the seal. The sturdy figure was slightly trembling because of excitement. His shining eyes were also constantly trembling as he stared at Chu Mu without blinking.
"When I heard the news of your death, I thought it was not true. You're finally back." Liang Haishan said with incomparable excitement.
"Come in and take a seat." Chu Mu smiled faintly. He realized that Liang Haishan looked a little off. His cheeks and eyes were clearly sunken in, and his eyes were bloodshot.
He had gotten to know Liang Haishan when he had just entered. At that time, Liang Haishan had been of some help to him. He was a decent person and was worth befriending.
After entering the Yellow Grade Sword Tower and sitting down, Liang Haishan's body was still slightly trembling. He was too excited, too excited. His heart was beating two to three times faster than usual, and the blood flowing from his body made his face red like a cooked prawn.
Chu Mu sat across from Liang Haishan. He didn't say anything as he waited for Liang Haishan to calm down.
A moment later, Liang Haishan's body was no longer trembling, and his face was no longer as red. This meant that he was gradually regaining his composure.
"It's great to see you back," Liang Haishan said again.
During the King of Swordsmanship Competition, Chu Mu had almost become a god in Liang Haishan's heart. When he heard the news of Chu Mu's death, Liang Haishan only felt that the sky had darkened. It was a feeling of losing one's faith, which made him almost suffocate and depressed.
Now that he heard the news of Chu Mu's return, Liang Haishan immediately rushed over after confirming it.
Seeing the person he worshipped standing in front of him alive, Liang Haishan couldn't describe his feelings at this moment. It took a long time for him to calm down and regain his composure.
During the time when Liang Haishan regained his composure, Chu Mu also carefully looked at Liang Haishan. He found that Liang Haishan's sword qi cultivation had reached the peak of the small success stage. It seemed that he only needed an opportunity to break through to the Qi Stage Dacheng, and his strength would increase by another step.
Compared to Chu Mu, this cultivation speed was like heaven and earth. However, this was a normal situation. Not everyone had Chu Mu's luck.
"During this time, has there been any changes in the Inner Palace?" Chu Mu asked first.
When he chatted with the Inner Palace Master Duanmu Xingkong, it was Duanmu Xingkong who asked the questions and Chu Mu who answered. Therefore, Chu Mu knew almost nothing about the changes in the Inner Palace. Originally, Chu Mu planned to ask someone tomorrow, but Liang Haishan's arrival allowed him to know in advance.
"In the past few months, there have been many changes in the Inner Palace." Liang Haishan said, "The biggest change is the change in the Bronze Sword Ranking students."
Chu Mu nodded. He expected that the Great Kun Sword Mansion's Inner Palace had sent more than 60 Bronze Sword Ranking students to the Heaven Wasteland Underground Palace. Some of them had truly died in the Underground Palace.
The Bronze Sword Ranking had a total of 100 names, which would always be maintained. Once there was a lack of one, the Inner Palace would fill it up in the shortest time possible.
"In the past few months, the biggest event was the Copper Sword Ranking competition. Because there were truly too many Copper Sword Ranking nominees, the entire competition went on for half a month." Liang Haishan said, causing Chu Mu to feel astonished.
According to his thinking, the number of Bronze Sword Ranking students who died in the Underground Palace should be around 20, and the number of nominees should be around 200 or 300. The competition should not have lasted for half a month.
Could it be that the number of Bronze Sword Ranking students who died in the Underground Palace was more than 20, or even more?
If that was the case, then it would be a huge loss for the Inner Palace.
"The reason why the competition lasted for half a month is because many of the Senior Brothers on the Bronze Sword Ranking had broken through to the Qi Hai Realm and become the King's Palace's students. Many of the spots on the Bronze Sword Ranking suddenly became empty, causing the number of nominees to exceed 1000." Liang Haishan explained.
"Senior Brother Zhuge also broke through to the Qi Hai Realm?" Chu Mu's eyes brightened as he asked.
Zhuge Ming had taught Chu Mu a lot, and Chu Mu had always been grateful.
"Yes, not only did Senior Brother Zhuge break through to the Qi Hai Realm, Senior Sister Han also broke through to the Qi Hai Realm." Liang Haishan said with a smile. Chu Mu let out a smile, this was a good thing.
"Besides Senior Brother Zhuge and Senior Sister Han, who else broke through to the Qi Hai Realm?" Chu Mu asked.
"Many, this time there were 38 Senior Brothers who broke through to the Qi Hai Realm, such as Senior Brother Wan Pan and Senior Brother Fu She." Liang Haishan said excitedly.
"It seems that all the students who survived the Underground Palace, except for me, have all broken through to the Qi Hai Realm." Chu Mu said to himself.
The other students on the Bronze Sword Ranking were all at the peak of the Qi Transformation Realm, and at least half of them were at the peak of the Qi Transformation Realm. In the Underground Palace, as long as they did not die, they had all gained some benefits, and their foundation had become more stable.
And the battles they had gone through had stimulated their potential. Many of them could have broken through to the Qi Hai Realm when they were in the Underground Palace, but because of the restrictions of the Underground Palace, they could not break through to the Qi Hai Realm. Plus, they wanted to prepare well before breaking through, so they held back.
Once they returned to the Sword Palace, they all went into closed door training. The shortest was three days, and the longest was ten days. All of them had broken through to the Qi Hai Realm, and were qualified to become a student of the King Palace.
In order to become a student of the King Palace, they had to go through a test. This test was difficult for normal Qi Hai Warriors who had just broken through to the Qi Hai Realm. Even for some of the students on the Bronze Sword Ranking, they could fail the test if they were not careful.
But they only needed to go through a period of time to completely stabilize their cultivation. By then, their overall strength would increase by 30%, and passing the test would not be difficult.
Not to mention, no matter if they could pass the test or not, they would have to leave the Bronze Sword Ranking, because the Bronze Sword Ranking belonged to the Qi Transformation Realm students.
"What about Zhu Tian Zhao? Did he break through to the Qi Hai Realm? " Chu Mu asked. His tone was very calm. Liang Haishan looked at Chu Mu. Looking at Chu Mu's calm expression and hearing his calm tone, Liang Haishan couldn't help but shiver.
"Yes, senior brother Chu. Zhu Tian Zhao also broke through to the Qi Hai Realm and became a student of the King Palace." Liang Haishan quickly said. He knew that Zhu Tian Zhao was the leader of the Proud Sword Clan, and there were some conflicts between the Proud Sword Clan and Chu Mu. This also meant that there were conflicts between Zhu Tian Zhao and Chu Mu.
Chu Mu nodded and didn't say anything else.
Originally, he planned to find a chance to get rid of Zhu Tian Zhao as soon as he returned to the Sword Palace. He didn't expect that Zhu Tian Zhao would break through to the Qi Hai Realm and become a student of the King Palace.
"Looks like if I want to get rid of Zhu Tian Zhao, I will have to wait until I break through to the Qi Hai Realm and become a student of the King Palace." Chu Mu thought to himself. Thinking about this, he was not in a hurry.
"That's right, senior brother Chu. Because you were thought to be dead, your spot on the Bronze Sword Ranking was taken by someone else." Liang Haishan quickly said. Chu Mu nodded. Master Duanmu Xingkong had already told him about this, so there was nothing strange about it.
"However, with senior brother Chu's strength, I believe that you can easily get back on the Bronze Sword Ranking. You might even be able to make it into the top 50," Liang Haishan said excitedly.
"Who's currently living in Astral-9's First Heaven Sword Tower? What's their rank on the Bronze Sword Ranking? "Chu Mu changed the topic.
"It's Xu Tianran. Xu Tianran wasn't originally a student on the Bronze Sword Ranking, but in the past few months, he seemed to have had a fortuitous encounter. His cultivation increased by leaps and bounds, reaching the peak of the Qi Transformation Realm. His comprehension of the Concept of Water has also reached 65%. In the competition for the Bronze Sword Ranking, he defeated many of the nominees in one fell swoop and took 30th place on the Bronze Sword Ranking, which is even higher than senior brother Zhuge." Liang Haishan said in one breath.
"Xu Tianran … 30th place …" Chu Mu repeated and nodded.
"Senior brother Chu, are you planning to challenge Xu Tianran?" Liang Haishan couldn't help but ask.
"What? Can't I challenge Xu Tianran? "Chu Mu asked with a smile.
"No, senior brother Chu, of course you can challenge Xu Tianran. However, he might be even stronger than senior brother Zhuge. It won't be easy to defeat him," Liang Haishan said. Said Liang Haishan. Although he worshipped Chu Mu almost to the point of faith, he wasn't completely blind. Especially after he learned of Chu Mu's death, he had become even more rational and considered more things.
Chu Mu smiled and didn't say whether or not he really wanted to challenge Xu Tianran. Instead, he changed the topic and started chatting. (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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