"Don't worry, I won't kill you." Zhao Ming's eyes lit up as he excitedly said, "Because you are more valuable alive."
Chu Mu had already heard the news before. If he found them and reported the news, he would be rewarded with ten thousand upper grade spiritual stones. If he killed them and brought their heads back, he would be rewarded with fifty thousand upper grade spiritual stones. If he captured them alive and brought them back to the Buried Heaven Sword Sect, he would be rewarded with a hundred thousand upper grade spiritual stones.
Obviously, Zhao Ming's plan was to capture Chu Mu and Xiao Qianfeng alive to earn a hundred thousand upper grade spiritual stones.
"You must have used some kind of forbidden technique to be able to kill an Origin Realm swordsman. I advise you not to resist and surrender to avoid serious injuries," Zhao Ming said again.
"You are too confident in yourself," Chu Mu said.
"It seems like you are planning to resist. Although I don't know where your confidence comes from, I will use my sword to crush your confidence." Zhao Ming coldly snorted as he drew his sword and slashed out a sword ray. The dense sword ray cut open the ceiling of the cave and slashed towards Chu Mu.
Then, Zhao Ming turned into a shadow and charged towards Chu Mu. His sword carried a dazzling light as if it came from the heavens and turned into a net of light that covered Chu Mu's head. There was nowhere to run.
Chu Mu did not plan to run. It was not the right time for Xiao Qianfeng to make a move.
Holding the Demon Slaying Sword's hilt, the Tianhuang Sword Qi surged. His essence, qi, and spirit were raised to the extreme and the Buried Heaven Technique was activated.
A rumbling sound rang out from within his body, as if a tsunami was surging. His essence, energy, and soul rose layer by layer, becoming more and more powerful. Chu Mu's body surged with an incomparably terrifying aura. This aura was so imposing and majestic that it instantly caused the net of light to freeze.
In just an instant, Chu Mu's essence, qi, and spirit had more than doubled. Moreover, it erupted like a volcano that wanted to destroy the heavens and earth.
Under the impact of this terrifying aura, the cave seemed to be about to collapse. Zhao Ming's face was filled with shock. Traces of horror crawled up his face like vines.
The Demon Slaying Sword was unsheathed. Like lightning, a dark golden crescent moon slashed through the air.
The dark golden crescent moon was ten meters long, but it was extremely condensed. It looked as if it was made of refined steel, but it was a hundred thousand times harder and sharper than real refined steel.
Sky Burying Secret Sword – Moon Slashing!
With the Heaven Burying Secret Sword, the power of the Moon Slashing Strike increased tenfold. It was even more terrifying. The space in the cave was directly cut open. The edges of the dark golden crescent moon had traces of black fragments. Wherever the dark golden crescent moon passed, the space seemed to be scraped by a layer, revealing a dark color.
Zhao Ming's sword light was instantly shattered. The Beheading Moon was unstoppable. It was incomparably tyrannical as it slashed towards Zhao Ming. Zhao Ming only felt that he had been locked onto. This aura contained a killing intent that caused his entire body to tremble, and his blood to almost freeze.
"No …" With a loud roar, Zhao Ming activated all the Sword Qi in his body and poured it into the sword in his hand. He swung his sword in front of him, forming a circle in an attempt to block the Moon Beheading Sword.
This was his strongest defensive sword move.
With a boom, the Moon Beheading Sword struck the circle. In just a breath's time, there was a cracking sound, and the circle shattered.
Zhao Ming's expression changed greatly. His eyes bulged, and all his strength poured out regardless of the load. The robe on his body exploded, and the terrifying Sword Qi was like a flood breaking through a dam. His valiant body seemed to be split open, and traces of blood flowed out.
"Block it, block it for me …" Zhao Ming roared.
His sword firmly blocked the dark golden crescent moon that had cut through the circle.
With an ear-piercing crack, the sword broke in the middle. The dark golden crescent moon slashed through Zhao Ming's panicked body, splitting it in two.
Then, the dark golden crescent moon slashed into the cave wall not far away, splitting open a deep crescent moon mark. It was so deep that the bottom could not be seen. Countless fragments splashed out.
Chu Mu only felt that the swollen essence, Qi, and Spirit poured out along with the sword. His whole body seemed to have been hollowed out, and he lost all his strength. His essence, Qi, and Spirit fell to the bottom of the valley. His head was dizzy as if it was about to split open. Distracting thoughts filled his mind, and countless shadows shuttled back and forth in his brain. His face was pale, as if he had lost too much blood. His body was weak, and his limbs seemed to have injured from overexertion.
Sequelae, this was the sequelae of the Buried Heaven secret sword.
The Buried Heaven secret sword could be seen as two parts: the Buried Heaven technique and the secret sword.
To practice the Buried Heaven secret sword, one must first practice the Buried Heaven technique. The Buried Heaven technique was to mobilize all of one's essence, Qi, and Spirit, to stimulate it to a hundred percent. Then, through burning it, one would be able to increase it by several times in an instant.
Essence was the Qi and Blood in the body, Qi was the Sword Qi in the body, and Spirit was the spirit and willpower. These three were the most important components of a swordsman. They were incomparably important, and one could not be missing. Otherwise, it would affect the future of a swordsman.
Performing the Buried Heaven technique would burn one's essence, Qi, and Spirit, causing the intensity and height of one's essence, Qi, and Spirit to increase exponentially. After that, one would need to find a way to release it, and this method was the secret sword.
The secret sword was not a specific sword move, but a technique. It could be used in most of the sword moves or sword skills. For example, Chu Mu had used it in Beheading Moon, causing its power to increase by ten times.
Of course, it was not that easy to use the secret sword in a sword skill. Since ancient times, most of the swordsman who practiced the Buried Heaven secret sword could only release the power that was increased by burning essence, Qi, and Spirit. The difference between the power and using the secret sword to activate a sword skill was like heaven and earth.
Like Chu Mu, who had trained the Buried Heaven secret sword to the minor completion level in a short month, and was able to use the secret sword to activate a sword skill, it was unprecedented.
After the essence, Qi, and Spirit was burned, it would turn into a destructive flame. Then, it would be released through the sword skill using the secret sword, and it would be consumed in an instant. Therefore, people would feel dizzy and weak all over. This was the aftereffect of the Buried Heaven secret sword.
Fortunately, essence, Qi, and Spirit were different from lifespan. Once one's lifespan was consumed, it could not be recovered automatically. However, if one wanted to recover quickly, they would need to take some elixirs to help.
Chu Mu's strong willpower supported him so that he would not fall down. He took out the elixirs from his spatial bracelet with difficulty. These elixirs were found in the spatial bracelet of the Dacheng swordsman who had been killed by the Shura Sword Of Gojoseon.
Spirit Calming Elixir, an elixir used to replenish spirit. Its effect was mild.
Essence Blood Elixir, an elixir used to replenish Qi and Blood. Its effect was obvious.
After consuming the two pills, the medicinal effects quickly spread. One flowed into his mental world, while the other flowed through his entire body. Chu Mu immediately felt a bit better. The distracting thoughts in his mind weren't as intense, and the powerlessness in his body wasn't as obvious. As time passed, he quickly recovered.
As for the Sky Desolation Sword Qi, it could only be recovered by absorbing the pure Desolation Qi from the Sky Desolation Stone. This would take more time.
After gaining the ability to move, Chu Mu quickly walked to the entrance of the cave. He pushed the huge rock and blocked the entrance once again. Then, he returned to the cave and took out Zhao Ming's spatial bracelet. He buried the corpse and took out the Sky Desolation Stone to absorb.
This place was very remote, and it was not easy to be found. Therefore, after a day, Chu Mu finally recovered completely. His essence, Qi, and Spirit were all restored to their peak state.
"If I can cultivate the Buried Heaven secret sword to the Dacheng level, not only will I be able to use it faster, the consumption of essence, Qi, and Spirit will be less." Chu Mu thought to himself.
The power of the Buried Heaven secret sword was fixed, which was a tenfold increase. However, the higher the level of cultivation, the faster one could use it. The consumption would also be less, and the side effects would be smaller.
Currently, Chu Mu could only use the Buried Heaven secret sword once. If he could upgrade it to the Dacheng level, he might be able to use it twice. Even if he couldn't use it twice, he wouldn't be in a situation where he couldn't protect himself after using it.
"With my current strength, ten times the power of the Moon Severing Sword, I can kill a Seventh Transformation Swordsman. I should be able to kill an Eighth Transformation Swordsman as well. As for a Ninth Transformation Swordsman, I might barely be able to kill one."
"It seems like I'll have to rely on Senior Asura Sword Of Gojoseon when I encounter an Origin Realm swordsman." Chu Mu couldn't help but bitterly smile. The idea of using the Buried Heaven secret sword to kill an Origin Realm swordsman had temporarily fallen through.
However, if his sword intent was increased to twenty-five percent, he might be able to pose a great threat to an Origin Realm swordsman if he used the Buried Heaven secret sword. However, right now, Chu Mu's sword intent was only at twenty-two percent.
"Junior Brother, I'll have to trouble you for this month," Xiao Qianfeng said as he woke up from his cultivation.
"It's nothing. However, the Buried Heaven Sword Sect has put a bounty on us. The two of us aren't strong enough to fight against the Buried Heaven Sword Sect," Chu Mu said.
Although Chu Mu could ask the Asura Sword Of Gojoseon to help him kill all nine Origin Realm swordsmen, it would consume a lot of the Asura Sword Of Gojoseon's spiritual energy. Secondly, it would make Chu Mu subconsciously rely on it. Unless there was no other way, he didn't want the Asura Sword Of Gojoseon to help him.
Of course, Chu Mu still had another trick up his sleeve — the Meteor Sword Energy.
However, this trump card was something that could threaten the Sword Of Gojoseon. Using it to deal with some Origin Realm swordsmen was a waste. Chu Mu planned to use it in a more advantageous situation.
"What do you think, Junior Brother?" Xiao Qianfeng asked with a hoarse voice after thinking for a while.
"Us two brothers will leave this place first and find a place to cultivate. In a year or two, once we reach the pinnacle, we'll head to Heavenly Connecting Peak to challenge the Heavenly Connecting Sword Tower. Then, we'll start breaking through. Once we break through to the Origin Realm, we'll have enough strength to fight against the Heaven Burying Sword Sect."
Xiao Qianfeng didn't answer immediately. Instead, he pondered over what Chu Mu said.
"Junior Brother's words make sense." After ten breaths, Xiao Qianfeng nodded in agreement with Chu Mu's suggestion.
Indeed, their current strength wasn't weak. If they used their full strength, they could kill Origin Realm swordsmen. However, the price they had to pay was great. They couldn't use it often. Their normal strength was obviously not enough to fight against the Buried Heaven Sword Sect.
However, if they were in the Origin Realm, it would be a different story. At that time, they would be able to contend with the Heaven Burying Sword Sect. Those swordsmen who had designs on the two of them would have to reconsider their own strength to see if they were enough to kill the two of them. (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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