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"Sect … Sect Master, Senior Brother Luo … he …" An inner disciple knelt down in fear and stammered.
Then, two pale-faced disciples carried a corpse covered by a long robe into the hall and gently put it down.
"Disciple …" Venerable Zang Tian was stunned. His whole body was trembling, and a terrifying aura spread out from his body. His eyes turned blood red.
This was his disciple, his only disciple.
His son had died under Xiao Qianfeng's sword, and this disciple was the only one left. He loved this disciple very much and tried his best to train him to be the next Sect Master of the Sky Burial Sword Sect. He even taught him his unique secret technique, the Sky Burial Secret Sword, so that he could have a trump card to save his life if he encountered a strong enemy.
However, he didn't expect that his only disciple, whom he valued, would die.
"Who … Who is it …" Venerable Zang Tian roared as if he had gone mad. In the hall, it was as if thunder was surging. The elders and disciples were all pale, and their eyes were filled with fear. Especially the disciples, who vomited blood and fell to the ground under such a terrifying aura.
"Sect Master!" The Great Elder's face changed when he saw this. He quickly roared in a thunderous voice.
Venerable Zang Tian woke up with a start. He quickly restrained his violent aura as soon as he saw the scene in the main hall. Otherwise, the disciples in the main hall would be crippled if this continued. The Zang Tian Sword Sect would suffer unnecessary losses.
"Sect Master, I'm sorry for your loss," the elder advised.
"Sect Master, the dead can't be brought back to life. The most important thing now is to find out who did it," the Great Elder said angrily.
"Great Elder is right. Investigate, we must investigate. We must find out who did this. Once we find out who the murderer is, we must skin him alive and torture him for seven days and seven nights." The elders gnashed their teeth in hatred.
"According to the observation of the wounds, there should be two murderers." An elder who had carefully examined the corpse said, "These two people's swordsmanship attainments are very high. They are not inferior to us. In fact, they are even superior to us."
The Great Elder was shocked. He also carefully examined the wounds. The more he looked, the more surprised he was. This was because he found that the wounds on the corpse were indeed from two different people. One of them was comparable to him in swordsmanship, while the other was terrifying.
"Could it be two Sword Venerables?" The First Elder had this thought in his mind, but he immediately rejected it. The Honorable Swordsman assassinated some Qi Hai swordsmen?
This was simply a fantasy.
Swordsmen had their pride. Powerful swordsmen were like living beings who were superior to them. Unless they had no other choice, they would not attack swordsmen who were much weaker than them, let alone assassinate them.
Even some of the more despicable and shameless Revered Swordsmen would not use this method. To them, no matter how many Qi Hai Realm Swordsmen there were, they were just a bunch of ants. One sword strike was enough to kill hundreds or thousands of them.
"If it's not the Sword Venerable, could it be one of the top ten swordsmen on the Heavenly Sword Ranking?" The Elders thought of another possibility.
"On the Heavenly Sword Hero Roll, there are not many who are on par with me in terms of swordsmanship. Only Jue Wudao and Yan Jiuyou can frighten me. But given their status, they don't need to assassinate us to deal with the Heaven Burying Sword Sect." The First Elder analyzed, "Moreover, the disciples who were killed were undamaged by the Sword Tower. We did not hear any movements last night. There is only one possibility. The assassin has a rare secret treasure that can break the seal."
"Eighth Elder, please make a trip to the Tongtian Mountain." Reverend Zang Tian was terrifyingly calm, but in fact, he was furious. He had already found out that his disciple's spatial bracelet was missing. In other words, it was taken by the assassin. Among them, there was a high possibility that his disciple's secret technique, the Heaven Burying Secret Sword, was in possession.
The Heaven Burying Secret Sword was an offensive secret technique that he obtained through a fortuitous encounter. Other than obtaining the Heaven Burying Secret Sword, his strength also increased to the level of a normal Honorable Swordsman. Once he used the Heaven Burying Secret Sword, he could kill a strong Honorable Swordsman.
It could be said that the Heaven Burying Secret Sword was his trump card. It was his strongest trump card. In the entire Heaven Burying Sword Sect, he was the only one who practiced this secret technique. This time, in order to train the next Sect Leader, he gave a copy of this secret technique to his only disciple, hoping that he could comprehend and practice it.
Who would have thought that he would be working for someone else?
"The Heaven Burying Secret Sword is not that easy to practice. When I first obtained it, it took me five years to comprehend the surface, and ten years to cultivate it to a small success. Until now, I have not cultivated it to the level of Dacheng." Reverend Zang Tian's eyes were extremely gloomy as he said to himself.
"Yes, Sect Leader." After the Eighth Elder gave a slight bow, he quickly left for the Tongtian Mountain.
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Chu Mu, Xiao Qianfeng, and Xia You all arrived at the Tongtian Mountain.
Their primary goal was to check the Heavenly Sword Hero List.
The first place was no longer Zong Qingtian, but Yan Jiuyou. The second place was Zong Qingtian, the third was Jue Wudao, the fourth was still Gu Jianghe, the fifth was Chu Mu, the sixth was Han Bingyu, the seventh was Xi Fenglie, and the eighth was Mo Shi Duoba. The rankings were the same as before.
However, the changes in the rankings of the Heavenly Sword Hero List indicated that there would be fierce competition for the rankings in the next few days.
Xiao Qianfeng found his name at the thirteenth place, and a fierce look flashed across his eyes.
At this moment, the 30th level of the Heavenly Sword Tower lit up, indicating that someone was challenging the Heavenly Sword Tower and had reached the 30th level.
"The 30th level!" Chu Mu, Xiao Qianfeng, and Xia You were all shocked.
On the Heavenly Sword Hero List, Chu Mu was not confident that he could reach the 30th level. That meant that there were only three people: Zong Qingtian, Jue Wudao, and Yan Jiuyou.
The swordsman challenging the Heavenly Sword Tower was very likely to be one of the three.
But who was it?
Besides Zong Qingtian, Chu Mu had never seen Jue Wudao and Yan Jiuyou.
"It should be Jue Wudao," Chu Mu said to himself.
"It's the 30th level. I wonder if Jue Wudao can reach the 31st level this time, surpass Yan Jiuyou and Zong Qingtian, and regain the first place," a swordsman beside him muttered, his tone full of anticipation.
"It's Jue Wudao indeed." Xia You's voice was filled with joy.
They were all waiting quietly, waiting for Jue Wudao's final result. Would he regain the first place? Or would he sink into oblivion?
Time passed slowly. Even if Jue Wudao was strong, it would not be easy for him to pass the 30th level.
After an hour, the 30th level finally dimmed.
The swordsmen at the top of the Heavenly Sword Mountain all widened their eyes and held their breaths. They all looked at the 31st level, and in that instant, it was as if their hearts had stopped beating.
The wait of a breath felt as long as a decade. The 31st level of the Heavenly Sword Tower suddenly lit up, filling everyone's eyes and calming their uneasy hearts.
It was like a desperate person floating in the endless dark sea suddenly seeing the light of a lighthouse in the distance.
The 31st level lit up, indicating that Jue Wudao had passed the 30th level and entered the 31st level.
"Great, Senior Brother Wudao has finally broken through the shackles of half a year ago and entered the 31st level." A disciple of the Royal Sword Sect was overjoyed.
Jue Wudao was a member of the Royal Sword Sect. When he became famous, the people of the Royal Sword Sect would also benefit from it.
"Jue Wudao …" Chu Mu's eyes blazed. Not only him, but Xiao Qianfeng's eyes also blazed. Xia You clenched his fists, extremely excited.
To those swordsmen who were full of confidence in themselves, the stronger others were, the more their fighting spirit would be aroused. But to those swordsmen who understood their own potential and strength, the strength of others would either make them jealous or extremely respectful.
Every breath of time seemed to be magnified a hundred times, a thousand times, but everyone forgot about time.
Finally, the light of the 31st level of the Heavenly Sword Tower dimmed, like an extinguished candle. Following that, a black shadow flew out from the Heavenly Sword Tower and landed safely.
A strong, absolute, and lawless aura spread out, crushing everything. Everyone's heart trembled, and they couldn't breathe. The Heavenly Sword Mountain was eerily silent, as if all sounds had been sealed.
In less than three breaths of time, this powerful and lawless aura disappeared without a trace, as if it had never appeared.
Some of the weaker swordsmen lost all their strength, and their bodies went limp. Some of the stronger swordsmen were pale and could barely hold on. Only those swordsmen who were ranked on the Heavenly Sword Ranking could hold on.
As for the few swordsmen who had reached the Origin Realm, their faces were extremely solemn.
"Is this the aura of the Heavenless Sword Dao?" Chu Mu couldn't help but think.
Chu Mu also yearned for the inheritance of the sword dao, but he didn't have the opportunity to do so before. After receiving the guidance of the Asura Sword Of Gojoseon, Chu Mu had an idea. It was an idea that would shock countless swordsmen in the Central Sword Domain: to create his own sword dao.
His path was destined to be different from others. It was a path that belonged only to him. Then, his sword dao would naturally be different from others. He had to create it himself.
According to the words of the Asura Sword Of Gojoseon, there were two prerequisites to creating a sword dao.
First, one couldn't inherit any sword dao. Otherwise, it would be branded with the shadow of a sword dao, and creating one's own sword dao would be a hundred times more difficult.
Second, one had to obtain the Origin Sword Seed. The Origin Sword Seed was also the seed of the sword dao. With the Origin Sword Seed, it was equivalent to having a carrier. For those swordsmen who inherited the sword dao, they naturally obtained the Origin Sword Seed. For example, Xiao Qianfeng's Lifeless Sword Dao was the Lifeless Sword Seed. The Origin Sword Seed was the most primitive Origin Sword Seed. It didn't carry any sword dao, and was usually used as a sword dao inheritance. However, it had an even greater use that was forgotten by many: to carry one's own sword dao.
Without the Origin Sword Seed, even if one's own sword dao was created, it would disappear due to the lack of a carrier.
Creating one's own sword dao was destined to be an extremely difficult path. The probability of failure was very high, and it might even end without any results. However, Chu Mu didn't regret it. Ever since this idea appeared in his mind, it became stronger and stronger, and had already taken root in his soul. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.
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