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"What's the name of your sword move?" Yao Yi broke the dead silence. He stared at Chu Mu with sparkling eyes as though he wanted to see through Chu Mu. The elders of the Great Qian Sword Mansion also stared at Chu Mu with radiance flickering in their eyes.
"Stone Quake Sword Move." Chu Mu answered plainly. The Rapid Sky Sword drew a sword flower and quickly returned to its sheath. It was fast, accurate, and steady.
Drawing the sword was a must for a swordsman. Sheathing the sword was also a must for a swordsman.
"What a great Stone Quake Sword Move. It's really powerful. I've lost today." After Yao Yi muttered to himself, he retracted the strange expression on his face and spoke to Chu Mu with a straight face. Using the sword salute to admit his defeat and not being unreasonable made Chu Mu think more highly of him, "However, this doesn't mean that your distinguished self is truly stronger than me. In the future, when my cultivation is successful, I will definitely challenge your distinguished self again and truly determine who is stronger."
"As you wish." Chu Mu answered plainly.
"It seems that the Great Kun Sword Mansion has truly produced an exceptional student this time. I hope you can come to my Great Qian Sword Mansion. The top thirty students of my Great Qian Sword Mansion's Copper Sword Ranking will be very interested in fighting with you." An elder of the Great Qian Sword Mansion stared at Chu Mu and smiled as he spoke slowly.
"I'll go if I have the chance." The Great Elder of the Great Kun Sword Mansion chuckled and his face was filled with joy from the bottom of his heart.
"I believe the Great Qian Sword Mansion won't be disappointed this time." Duanmu Xingkong also spoke with a rare smile on his face. The elders of the Great Qian Sword Mansion gritted their teeth when they saw his expression.
They originally thought that they could defeat all the students of the Great Kun Sword Mansion on the Bronze Sword Ranking. They didn't expect a student to defeat them. The huge difference made them feel as though they had fallen from heaven to hell. It was extremely uncomfortable.
"There's no point in talking too much. The ones who came for the exchange this time are merely the students ranked between the thirtieth and fortieth places in our Sword Mansion. Moreover, Yao Yi's Gold Spirit Sword Body has only been awakened for a short while, so its power has yet to be fully unleashed." An Elder from the Great Qian Sword Mansion said coldly, "If you wish to prove that your Great Kun Sword Mansion's Bronze Sword Roll students are better than the Great Qian Sword Mansion, you can bring people to the Great Qian Sword Mansion for an exchange. I'll definitely welcome you."
"If I have the chance, I will definitely go." Duanmu Xingkong was not agitated. The exchange of students was not a trivial matter and could be decided casually.
"Farewell." The leading elder of the Great Qian Sword Mansion cupped his fists and turned to leave.
Now that he had lost face, continuing to stay would only add to his troubles, so he might as well leave.
"See them off," Duanmu Xingkong said loudly, waving his sleeves and smiling.
Soon after, the hall masters and elders all burst into laughter. All of them felt extremely happy. Their hearts were unprecedentedly happy.
Suddenly, the First Elder's expression changed and then turned into ecstasy. His figure flashed and disappeared quickly, leaving only a fading voice. "I'm about to break through the bottleneck, so I'll go into seclusion first."
The elders were stunned at first, but then they became even happier. They did not expect that the First Elder would get the opportunity to break through because of what happened today. After breaking through, his strength would definitely be more powerful.
The news that the students of the Great Qian Sword Mansion attempted to sweep the Inner Mansion of the Great Kun Sword Mansion, but were defeated by Chu Mu, quickly spread throughout the Inner Mansion. Many disciples who had witnessed it with their own eyes described it with exultation, making people feel as if they were there.
The discussion about Chu Mu once again set off a frenzy.
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"I can use the Sword Comprehension Room for free for two hundred hours. This reward is not bad." In the First Heaven Level Sword Tower of Astral-9, Chu Mu smiled after learning about the reward from Hall Master Duanmu Xingkong.
Two hundred hours in the Sword Comprehension Room was equivalent to twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones and two million academic credits. He had only earned one million academic credits after guarding the desolate mining area for half a year.
"Now that I've comprehended the Lacerating Mentality to fifty percent, as long as I don't break through to the Qi Hai Realm, I won't be able to improve much no matter how much time I spend in the Sword Comprehension Room. It's better to use the time in the Sword Comprehension Room to comprehend other things."
Thinking of this, Chu Mu took out a book from his high-grade spatial bracelet.
"Star Shattering Swordsmanship"
This was a top-notch Earth Level Ancient Swordsmanship that required eighty percent of the normal mentality to cultivate. It was one of the rewards that Chu Mu received after defeating many strong opponents in the King of Swordsmanship Competition.
In the past, Chu Mu had not been able to cultivate it because he did not have enough time to comprehend it. Now that he had comprehended the Lacerating Mentality to fifty percent, which was equivalent to eighty percent of the normal mentality, he had reached the requirement to cultivate the Star Shattering Swordsmanship.
Moreover, now that he had comprehended the Lacerating Mentality to fifty percent, it would be extremely difficult for him to improve his sword Qi before he broke through to the Qi Hai Realm. He could put it aside for now and use the time to comprehend the Lacerating Mentality to comprehend the Star Shattering Swordsmanship.
Thinking of this, Chu Mu opened the Star Shattering Swordsmanship book and started to read it carefully from the first page.
An Earth Level Ancient Sword Art was at least ten times more powerful than a Human Level Ancient Sword Art. At the same time, an Earth Level Ancient Sword Art was also ten times more profound than a Human Level Ancient Sword Art.
Chu Mu felt that the book was too profound to comprehend at first glance, but he was not discouraged. He started to read from the first page, regardless of whether he could understand it or not, he just kept on reading.
There were three moves in the Star Shattering Swordsmanship. The words and pictures were not difficult to comprehend. It took Chu Mu half an hour to read through the book. He closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then opened his eyes again and read through the book again.
After repeating this ten times, Chu Mu finally had some understanding of the mysteries of the Star Shattering Swordsmanship. However, he also felt a little tired and distracting.
He knew that this was because he had used too much energy to comprehend the Star Shattering Swordsmanship. He would be fine after a short rest.
Earth Level Ancient Sword Arts were usually practiced by Qi Hai Realm Sword Artists. Although there were some Qi Transforming Realm Sword Artists who were able to practice Earth Level Ancient Sword Arts, there were very few of them. Those Qi Transforming Realm Sword Artists who were able to practice Earth Level Ancient Sword Arts were all geniuses.
However, even if these geniuses wanted to practice Earth Level Ancient Sword Arts, they would still need to spend a lot of time and energy.
Taking advantage of the rest time, Chu Mu went over the records in the Star Shattering Swordsmanship book.
The Star Shattering Swordsmanship had three moves in total. The three moves were linked together. It was an Ancient Sword Art.
In other words, to practice the Star Shattering Swordsmanship, one had to start from the first move, then the second, and then the third.
However, some Ancient Sword Arts had separate moves that had different effects. Therefore, there was no need to stick to one move first.
Star Glitter, Star Spin, and Star Explosion!
"For this Star Shattering Swordsmanship, only by practicing the first move, Star Glitter, to the Dacheng Realm can one practice the second move, Star Spin. Only by practicing the Star Shattering Spin to the Dacheng Realm can one practice the third move, Star Explosion." Chu Mu closed his eyes to rest and muttered to himself, "Only by practicing all three moves, starting from the first move all the way to the third move, Fragmentary Star Explosion, can the full power of Fragmentary Star Sword Art be displayed and cause enormous damage."
In other words, if one did not practice all three moves of the Star Shattering Swordsmanship, it would be difficult to unleash the full power of the Star Shattering Swordsmanship.
Even so, Chu Mu still needed to study and practice the Star Shattering Swordsmanship. The sooner he studied and practiced, the sooner he could master the Star Shattering Swordsmanship.
"From tomorrow onwards, I will use the Sword Comprehension Room to study the Star Shattering Swordsmanship. I will practice the Star Shattering Swordsmanship after I fully comprehend the three moves.
"If I finish comprehending the Star Shattering Swordsmanship and have some time left, I can use it to comprehend the Sword Momentum and the Rock-Shaking Force." Chu Mu thought to himself. Then, an idea flashed through his mind, "Oh right, there is also the Essence of Clouds. If possible, I can also try to comprehend it."
Ever since Chu Mu grasped the Essence of Tearing, he had never used the Essence of Clouds. Now that he suddenly thought of it, he felt that if he could also comprehend the Essence of Clouds to Dacheng's level, wouldn't he be able to increase his strength?
If he could comprehend the Essence of Clouds to Dacheng's level and integrate it into his body movement and footwork, wouldn't it make his body movement and footwork more unpredictable?
Chu Mu ignored all the news outside. Defeating the students of the Great Qian Sword Mansion was just a piece of cake for him. Even if Yao Yi's Gold Spirit Sword Body was awakened earlier and his strength was stronger, he was still no match for Chu Mu.
The next day, after Chu Mu finished cultivating the Nine Revolutions of Heaven's Origin as usual, he practiced several rounds of the Basic Swordsmanship and so on. Then, he left the Sword Tower and went to the Sword-comprehending Room again.
This time, the students he met along the way all stopped in their tracks and gave Chu Mu a sword salute. Each and every one of them had a smile that came from the bottom of their hearts, causing Chu Mu's mood to be at ease. His steps also seemed to become lighter.
The Guardian Elder of the Sword-comprehending Room had already known about the decision of the Mansion Master, Duanmu Xingkong, and opened the room to Chu Mu for free. Of course, it was only for two hundred hours. If he wanted to continue using the room after the two hours, he would have to spend credits and Low-grade Spiritual Stones as usual.
Chu Mu didn't say much. He stepped into the room and sat down. He took out the Star Shattering Swordsmanship book and started to comprehend it.
Inside the Sword-comprehending Room, Ye Xiwen's spirit was unprecedentedly clear. Reading the contents of the book, he felt that the mysteries of the swordsmanship were vivid on the paper, and he could easily comprehend them.
The first reason for this was that Chu Mu had already comprehended some of the mysteries of the swordsmanship yesterday. The second reason was that the Sword-comprehending Room's powerful effects had increased Chu Mu's comprehension ability by many times, greatly reducing the difficulty of comprehending the swordsmanship.
After flipping through the book, Chu Mu felt that the mysteries of the Star Shattering Swordsmanship had deepened. He closed his eyes and pondered for a moment before reading the book from the beginning again.
After repeating this process over and over again, Chu Mu was tired, so he rested for a moment and began to comprehend the swordsmanship again. Soon, ten hours had passed, and Chu Mu had fully comprehended the mysteries of the Star Shattering Swordsmanship as he wished.
"It's worthy of being called an Earth-class ancient sword art. Even if I haven't mastered all three sword moves, the power of the first move is not very strong, but it still has a unique effect. If it is combined with my other sword moves, it will have a miraculous effect." Chu Mu thought to himself. A strange light flashed in his eyes. He immediately got up to leave the Sword-comprehending Room and return to the Sword Tower to begin practicing the Star Shattering Swordsmanship. (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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