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The first city of the Da Kun Dynasty – the Heaven King City, which was also the King City of the dynasty. It was the center of power in the dynasty and the most prosperous place in the entire dynasty.
This was because this was the foundation of the Da Kun Dynasty, where the royal family resided. There were countless powerful swordsmen here, which was not something other cities could compare to.
In the Heaven King City, the royal family of the Da Kun Dynasty was the leader, and the nobles and ministers were the assistants to ensure the stability and prosperity of the Heaven King City.
As a citizen of the Da Kun Dynasty, it was a pity that they had never been to the Heaven King City and witnessed the prosperity and power of the Heaven King City. Once they did, they would be shocked and their fighting spirit would be ignited.
Chu Mu rode on the Wind Winged Demonic Dragon and arrived outside the Heaven King City. He was immediately shocked by this ancient and huge city.
The history of the Heaven King City was even longer than the Demon Shaking City. It had existed since the founding of the Da Kun Dynasty. Every part of the city walls emitted an aura of vicissitudes, which was intoxicating.
As the King City, the city gate was guarded by powerful Sword Guards. There were four of them, and each of them was at the peak of the Qi Hai Realm. The aura they emitted was very powerful, and each of them could easily kill a normal Qi Hai Realm Sword Warrior.
When Chu Mu got closer, he could vaguely feel that there was some kind of connection between the four Sword Guards.
"Could it be a sword array?" Chu Mu thought to himself.
If it was a sword array, it would be formed by four powerful Qi Hai Realm Sword Warriors, and they were also royal Sword Guards. One could imagine how powerful the sword array was. Even a Sword Grand Master would be killed by it.
With a little curiosity, Chu Mu walked towards the city gate.
The flow of people in the King City was very large. There were many people going in and out of the city. Chu Mu saw that anyone who wanted to enter the city gate had to show a badge, which seemed to be some kind of identification.
Only those who had a badge could enter the city, because there was an invisible sealing force around the city gate. Those who walked out of the city gate did not need to show their badge.
This was the first time that Chu Mu had come to the King City. Naturally, he had to apply for a sword token to enter the city. The sword token was divided into four levels. The first level required one to pay one hundred low-grade spirit stones. This allowed one to stay in the city for one day. This was very suitable for people who had come to the city for business and would leave immediately.
The second level required one to pay one thousand low-grade spirit stones, and one could stay in the city for ten days.
For the third level, one had to pay 10,000 low-grade spirit stones to stay in the city for 100 days.
The fourth level was to pay 100,000 low-grade spirit stones and obtain a permanent sword token to enter the city. This token allowed one to stay in the city for as long as they wanted without being chased out. Of course, this was only the qualification to enter the city. If you wanted to live in the city, you would have to find your own way. King City would not arrange a good place for you to stay.
They could either buy a house in King City, but even a small house in King City would cost a lot of money, or they could only stay in an inn.
However, if they were to stay in King City for a long time, staying in an inn would be a big problem.
This had nothing to do with Chu Mu. He didn't intend to buy a house in King City for a long time. The reason why he came here was because of the Eastern Sage Branch Hall.
If one said that King City was the territory of the Great Kun Royal Clan, then the Eastern Sage Branch Hall would be a transcendent existence above the Royal Clan.
The Eastern Sage Branch Hall was a branch of the Eastern Sage Branch Hall in Eastern Sage City. The Eastern Sage Branch Hall was the strongest power in the entire Eastern Sword Domain. It was incomparable, and in the entire Eastern Sword Domain, there wasn't a single dynasty or sword sect that could be compared to it.
In fact, in every King City of the Eastern Sword Domain, there would be a Eastern Sage Branch Hall.
Because the Eastern Sage Branch Hall had a transcendent status and power that reigned supreme above the ten great dynasties, even the Royal Clan wouldn't dare to oppose it. In addition, the Eastern Sage Branch Hall had never interfered with the conflicts between the various dynasties or sword sects. They also wouldn't participate in the fight for resources. Hence, the ten great dynasties and sword sects all tacitly acknowledged the transcendent status of the Eastern Sage Branch Hall.
The Eastern Sage Branch Hall was established in every King City. There was only a single purpose for them – to hunt for sword heroes.
After Chu Mu paid a thousand low-grade spirit stones and obtained the Grade 2 Sword Token, he passed through the restrictions and entered the Eastern Sage Branch Hall.
The prosperity of the Eastern Sage Branch Hall was out of Chu Mu's expectations, causing him to be stunned for a moment.
The streets were twice as wide as the streets of Desolate City. The shops on the left and right sides of the streets were all decorated in a very tasteful manner. Some were extravagant, some were simple and unadorned. With a single glance, one could tell that the quality of these shops was extraordinary.
Of all the cities that Chu Mu had visited before, none of them could be compared to the Eastern Sage Branch Hall. It was like comparing a firefly to the bright moon.
After a breath of time, Chu Mu recovered from his shock. After asking the passersby for directions, he walked along the wide streets in the direction of the Eastern Sage Branch Hall. As he walked, he would glance at the shops on the left and right sides of the streets, as well as the passersby. This was also a type of tempering experience.
The Eastern Sage Branch Hall only had a single level, but it was very high.
First, one had to walk up the ninety-nine steps and arrive at an open space covered with green stones. In the middle of the open space, there was a statue of a swordsman holding a sharp sword and pointing it towards the sky. The statue was very lifelike and had a special aura surrounding it.
This aura was very strong. A normal Qi Hai Realm swordsman would not be able to withstand it. Only those who had reached the Peak of the Qi Hai Realm could barely withstand it, but they would not be able to withstand it for a long period of time.
Only those who had outstanding talent and could fight above their level would be able to withstand this powerful aura and walk across the open space towards the entrance of the Branch Hall.
It could be said that this aura was the first challenge of the Sword Hero Challenge. If one could not even withstand this aura, then how could one challenge the Sword Hero Challenge?
Directly facing the statue was a huge door of the Branch Hall. On the door of the Branch Hall, there were four big red words, "Eastern Sage Branch Hall". It looked like it was carved with a sword. It was extremely sharp and sharp, as if a powerful swordsman was practicing his sword skills.
When you saw those four words, you would feel as if your consciousness was being pulled out of your body, as if a powerful swordsman was attacking you with his sword.
The swordsman's swordsmanship was unfathomable and impeccable. Those who did not have enough swordsmanship would be defeated.
You could not choose not to look at those four words, because when you walked towards the door of the Branch Hall, you would definitely see the door. Once you saw the door, you would see those four words, which contained an indescribable mystery.
This was the second challenge.
The first challenge tested one's aura. The second challenge tested one's swordsmanship. Only after passing both challenges could one enter the Branch Hall. Otherwise, one would be blocked outside.
No matter if it was the aura test or the swordsmanship test, they were nothing to Chu Mu. Chu Mu easily walked through the door of the Branch Hall.
Stepping through the door of the Branch Hall, Chu Mu had a strange feeling. It was as if he had crossed over some kind of boundary. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in a huge Branch Hall without a door.
The Branch Hall was dozens of meters tall. The top of the Branch Hall was circular, like a huge bowl that was upside down. Countless Luminous Pearls were embedded in it, making it look like a group of stars.
In the middle of the Branch Hall, there was a Sword Stele that was ten meters tall.
The Sword Stele was black, like the blade of a great sword that was embedded in the floor of the Branch Hall. The tip of the sword pointed towards the ceiling.
Besides Chu Mu, there were three other people standing next to the Sword Stele.
One of them was a hunchbacked elder wearing a grey robe, one was a young swordsman wearing a black robe, and the other was a young swordsman wearing a red robe.
Chu Mu's arrival had attracted the attention of these three people. They all looked at Chu Mu.
The hunchbacked elder's murky eyes flashed for a second before returning to normal. However, the eyes of the other two young swordsman kept flashing, as if they were trying to see through Chu Mu.
In their eyes, Chu Mu was just a young swordsman in his twenties. They were very surprised that he was able to pass the first and second challenges.
Chu Mu also noticed that the black-robed swordsman was a core disciple of the Mo Luo Sword Sect, and the red-robed swordsman was a core disciple of the Real Flame Sword Sect. Both of them were at the peak of the Qi Hai realm, and their auras were extraordinary.
They were most likely here to challenge for the Sword Hero title. They must be very strong, or else they wouldn't have the confidence to do so.
"Kid, you don't look like a disciple of the four big Sword Sects. Are you a student of the Great Kun Sword Palace, or are you from the Proud Moon House or the Scattered Sword League?" The black-robed swordsman raised his eyebrows and asked impolitely, "You are only at the Low Qi Hai realm, and you want to challenge for the Sword Hero title? Aren't you being too confident?"
Chu Mu didn't have a good impression of the Mo Luo Sword Sect. He didn't even bother to look at the swordsman after hearing what he said. This made the black-robed swordsman frown. His face turned cold, and his eyes flashed with coldness.
If it weren't for the fact that this was the East Saint Sub Palace, he would have already taken out his sword and taught Chu Mu a lesson.
As for the True Flame Sword Sect disciples, they didn't say anything. Instead, their faces were full of interest, as if they were very curious as to why Chu Mu, who was so young and only had the sword aura of the Qi Hai Realm, would challenge the Sword Hero title.
Since the ancient times, there had been swordsmen who had won the title of Sword Hero when they were only at the Low Qi Hai realm, but they were very rare. At least in the past hundred years, there hadn't been one.
In the past hundred years, the current number one Sword Hero of the Great Kun Dynasty, Mu Longcheng, was only twenty-three years old when he was only at the Qi Hai realm and Dacheng was only able to challenge the Sword Hero and win the title of Sword Hero of No Return.
There were many rumors about the Sword Hero of No Return, Mu Longcheng, in the Great Kun Dynasty. His strength was terrifyingly strong, and it was said that none of the other Sword Hero level swordsmen could withstand more than ten attacks from him.
Therefore, Mu Longcheng was recognized as the strongest Sword Hero in the dynasty, and also had the title of Number One Sword Hero.
Now, Chu Mu, who was only twenty years old and only at the Low Qi Hai realm, wanted to challenge the Sword Hero. No matter how you looked at it, no one thought that he would succeed.
"Young man, are you here to challenge for the Sword Hero title?" The hunchbacked old man said with a hoarse voice.
"Yes, senior." Chu Mu saluted with his sword. This hunchbacked old man was the manager of the East Saint Sub Palace.
"Twenty years old, Low Qi Hai realm, talent is not bad. But you have to know that every swordsmen can only challenge for the Sword Hero title once every five years. If you fail this time, you will have to wait for another five years." The hunchbacked old man said. Then, his murky eyes showed a look of realization, "You are twenty years old now, and if you fail this time, you will only be twenty five years old in five years. You can challenge again. This time, you can experience it and prepare for the next challenge." 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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