(Thanks to "Evil Kiss" for the monthly ticket, "Wind on the Sword" and "Beauty of the Setting Sun" for their tips)
"Chu Mu, I did not expect you to become so strong." A deep voice came from behind Chu Mu, carrying with it an overbearing aura.
Turning around, Chu Mu was surprised at first, then he smiled, "I also did not expect you to reach the peak of the Qi Hai realm."
"If you can reach the peak of the Qi Hai realm, why can't I reach the peak of the Qi Hai realm?" Huangfu Cangyue's voice was deep, but her eyes were shining brightly, "In the past, you were not as strong as me, but now you have surpassed me. However, I will surpass you in the future, and then I will let you taste the feeling of being defeated by my sword."
"Anytime." Chu Mu let out a carefree laugh and said.
This conversation was neither friendly nor hostile, so it ended here. Huangfu Cangyue turned around and left.
"Let's go." Chu Mu said to Ou Cheng Luo, who was still in a daze. The two walked along the street towards the Windward Inn.
The demon beast rampage had ended, and the surviving foreign sword artists were preparing to leave with their rewards. The Demon Shaking City had entered an unprecedented period of depression, and only by surviving this period of depression could the Demon Shaking City become strong again. However, no one knew how long this period of depression would last.
Chu Mu could not wait to return to his room. Closing the door, he took out a mid rank space bracelet from his chest.
"All the rewards are in here." Chu Mu said to himself. He calmed down his breathing and started to drip his blood on the bracelet to recognize it as its owner.
This mid rank space bracelet did not have an owner. After easily recognizing it as its owner, Chu Mu sent his mind into it to check.
After ten breaths of time, Chu Mu had finished checking, and everything in the mid rank space bracelet was clear to him.
Although he already knew about the rewards, he was still surprised when he got his hands on them.
With a wave of his hand, mahogany boxes of different sizes appeared on the floor of the room.
Chu Mu sent out sword beams to open each of the chests. Immediately, thick yao energy and spiritual energy spread out, filling the entire room and spreading outside.
First, there were the demon nuclei. One thousand mid-grade transcendent demon nuclei, three thousand mid-grade high-grade demon nuclei, five thousand mid-grade mid-grade demon nuclei, and ten thousand low-grade mid-grade demon nuclei. These demon nuclei took up four boxes.
Next were the spirit stones, all of which were mid-grade spirit stones. There were a total of eighty thousand spirit stones, which was equivalent to eight large mahogany chests.
Chu Mu was pleasantly surprised. Before the invasion of the Monster Beast Army, there was no mention of Monster Cores as a reward. The reward for third place was only seventy thousand mid-grade spirit stones, not eighty thousand. The additional 10,000 should have been added later. Every powerful swordsman who participated in the Demon Slaughter Rankings would receive an additional 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones as a reward.
"Eight hundred and seventy-seven. Everyone received an additional 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones, which is eight million seven hundred and seventy thousand mid-grade spirit stones. In addition to what the top ten received and what the other swordsmen received, the total cost is over ten million mid-grade spirit stones …" This number made Chu Mu suck in a breath of cold air.
After thinking about it carefully, ten million mid-grade spirit stones should be a small matter for five Primary Realm swordsmen. Moreover, ten million mid-grade spirit stones wouldn't necessarily be paid by them. The most important thing was the dead swordsmen's weapons and wealth, as well as the million demonic beast cores. These things all belonged to the Demon Shaker City.
To put it bluntly, the rewards that Chu Mu and the others received were actually equivalent to the wealth of the dead swordsmen, as well as the materials and cores of the demonic beasts that were slain.
In the end, it was the Demon Shaker City that profited.
Apart from the demon nuclei and mid-grade spirit stones, there was also a book with a few words written on the cover.
"Yuanji Insights"
The name was very simple, but it contained an extraordinary meaning, which made Chu Mu's heart skip a beat.
He quickly flipped through it and immediately knew that this was an Yuanji Realm martial artist's insights. It started from the Sword Qi stage and ended when he broke through to the Yuanji Realm.
This book contained insights on basic sword arts, insights on ancient sword arts, insights on the use of mental states, insights on sword force, and insights on life and death battles. There were five chapters in total, and each chapter was not long. The narration was short and easy to understand. It started from the basics and went from the basics to the basics.
The only flaw was that it was not deep enough. But for a Qi Hai Realm swordsman, it was enough. Comprehending this book would save a lot of time and would be of great help to a Qi Hai Realm swordsman. Even if you had the money, you wouldn't be able to buy it.
Next was a small jade box. At the bottom of the jade box was a small piece of paper with three words written on it. It was the name of the item in the jade box.
Mind Raising Dan.
Back when Chu Mu was in the Inner House, he had obtained a Mind Refining Dan. Chu Mu was very clear about its effects. The Mind Raising Dan was one grade higher than the Mind Refining Dan. It was equivalent to upgrading the Mind Refining Dan.
Chu Mu took a deep breath. His eyes were filled with surprise.
The Mind Refining Dan was suitable for the small success stage of mental states, while the Mind Raising Dan was suitable for Dacheng's mental states. With this Mind Raising Dan, Chu Mu's Tearing Mentality could be increased to at least seventy percent. If he could increase his Cloud Mentality, it could be increased to at least eighty percent or even higher.
Besides that, there were three gourds filled with pellets. There were twenty pellets in each gourd. They were Qi Linking Pellets, Life Returning Pellets, and Wound Healing Pellets.
Compared to the Mind Raising Dan, the total value of these three gourds of pellets was not as high. But each gourd would still cost a few thousand mid rank soul stones.
The Qi Linking Pellet was used to recover sword Qi. One pellet was enough to completely recover all of Dacheng's Qi Hai Realm swordsman's sword Qi. The Life Returning Pellet was used to heal internal injuries, and the Wound Healing Pellet was used to heal external injuries.
These were the rewards for Chu Mu for getting the third place on the Beast Slaughter Ranking. There were five things in total, and they could be described as generous.
There was a knock on the door. Chu Mu put all of these things into his upper rank spatial bracelet. He flicked out his sword Qi and opened the door.
There was a middle-aged man standing outside the door. He looked like he was in his forties. His hair was white, and he gave off a gentle and refined feeling. There was a smile on his face.
Chu Mu realized that he could not see through this man's cultivation. He could only see it with his eyes. Once he closed his eyes, he could not feel it.
"My name is Ma Rulong. I am the owner of the Windward Inn." The middle-aged man smiled and walked into the room naturally. He sat down on a chair not far from Chu Mu.
Chu Mu was shocked. One of the top five Primary Realm swordsmen of the Demon Shaking City had come to see him personally. What was his intention?
"You don't have to worry. I have no ill intentions towards you." Ma Rulong kept a gentle smile on his face, which made Chu Mu feel like he was bathing in a spring breeze. "I have three things to tell you."
"Sir, please speak." Chu Mu said.
Being an Primary Realm swordsman represented an achievement. It was the goal of many swordsmen. At the same time, it was also a sign that one had truly stepped onto the path of the sword. Therefore, they had a common name: Sir.
"First, I want to take you as my disciple. I don't know if you are willing." Ma Rulong said very directly.
"Thank you for your kindness, sir. However, Chu Mu already has a master." Chu Mu was stunned at first, but then he stood up and saluted with a sword. He said seriously.
"Pretend I didn't say the first thing. The second thing is that you cut off one of the Thunder Wing Golden Roc's claws and forced it to retreat. You scared off the other three mid-rank demonic beast overlords and reduced the swordsmen's losses. You have contributed a lot. "Ma Rulong spoke frankly. He wasn't angry at Chu Mu's rejection, because he didn't have any hope for the first thing." However, the ranking of the Beast Slaughter Leaderboard is based on the number of demonic beasts killed. Even if we think you can get the first place, it is useless. "
Chu Mu nodded. He didn't care about this point. Since he was willing to accept the Beast Slaughter Sword Command, it meant that he was willing to follow the rules of the Beast Slaughter Leaderboard.
"If you didn't cut off one of the Thunder Wing Golden Roc's claws and force it to retreat, it would be hard to say if the Beast Slaughter Leaderboard could hold on. Even if it did, the losses would be worse than now. Therefore, after some discussion, we have decided to give you something."
As he spoke, a sheathed longsword appeared in Ma Rulong's hand. He pulled it out with a bit of force. The coldness and sharpness of the sword made Chu Mu shiver.
He squinted his eyes and used the Sword Observation Technique to take a closer look. This was a top quality sword. It was purple in color, with black patterns spreading out like a dragon. The sword hilt was like a bamboo joint, and the sword head was like a sharp spike at the top of a tower. It flickered with a cold light. The sword guard was a simple oval shape. The blade was two fingers wide and three feet long. It gradually narrowed from the guard to the tip until it was only one and a half fingers wide.
The blade was thinner than a regular sword, and the blade was incomparably sharp. The tip of the sword was astonishingly sharp and slightly shiny. It made Chu Mu's eyes hurt a little.
The spine of the sword was like a straight golden thread. There was a blood groove on both sides. Imagine, if such a sword pierced into a human or demonic beast's body, a large amount of blood would flow out from the blood groove. How shocking would that be?
The Beast Slaughter Sword! Ma Rulong said its name, as well as its origin and characteristics.
It was a top quality sword with a simple appearance. It was superior to the Profound Star Sword. Even the Gold Shattering Sword Hero, Mad Dragon Sword Hero's Extreme Edge Sword and Mad Dragon Sword couldn't compare.
It was rumored that the Beast Slaughter Sword was a replica of the Beast Slaughter Sword. The Beast Slaughter Sword was a terrifying existence that surpassed top quality swords. It had slaughtered countless demonic beasts and beasts. It had a terrifying lethality and deterrence to both demonic beasts and demonic beasts.
The Beast Slaughter Sword couldn't increase the power of any sword arts, nor could it increase the speed of the sword. It also couldn't increase the attack power of the sword. It only had two characteristics.
First, its hardness and toughness were extraordinary. It was even stronger than top quality swords and infinitely close to a Royal Grade sword.
Second, it could break through astral barriers. It could easily break through protective sword auras, demonic astral barriers, and artifact armors. Moreover, the sword tip and blade were astonishingly sharp.
If there was an Atmospheric Sea Realm swordsman wielding the Beast Slaughter Sword, he might be able to injure the Black Mountain Bull.
Such a top quality sword was extremely rare and valuable. If Chu Mu hadn't cut off one of the Thunder-Winged Golden Roc's claws and forced it to retreat, causing the other three mid-level demonic beast overlords to retreat, Ma Rulong wouldn't have given it to Chu Mu.
Swordsmen loved swords. After receiving it, Chu Mu couldn't bear to put it down. The sword hilt was very comfortable in his hand, as if it was tailor-made for him.
"Third, it's about the conflict between you and the Red Dress Association." Ma Rulong saw that Chu Mu didn't reject the Beast Slaughter Sword and the look in Chu Mu's eyes when he looked at the Beast Slaughter Sword. He smiled and continued, "You have contributed greatly to the Demon Shaker City. You are young and powerful, and your future achievements will be extraordinary. Therefore, I was entrusted to mediate the conflict between you and the Red Dress Association. The Red Dress Association is willing to pay 50,000 mid-grade spiritual stones as an apology."
After he finished speaking, Ma Rulong looked at Chu Mu and waited for Chu Mu's reply. (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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