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The interior of the Heavenly Sword Canyon was extremely dark. Even if Chu Mu had the Perfect Vision Sword, he was still unable to ignore this kind of darkness. It greatly interfered with his vision, and he could only see things within a few dozen meters. Anything beyond fifty meters would become blurry, and anything beyond a hundred meters would become blurry.
Even if he looked at things a few meters away, he would feel like an ordinary person in the evening.
Squinting his eyes, a divine light flickered in his eyes. Chu Mu carefully looked around. There were only rocks, barren, devoid of life, and filled with a deathly stillness.
The canyon was several hundred meters wide and filled with gravel. In front of him was a canyon passage that led to an unknown place, as if there was no end. On the left and right were mountain walls that were five thousand meters tall. The mountain walls were straight and smooth, and from top to bottom, they were like tofu that had been cut by a knife.
Strong sword intent was constantly being released from the mountain walls and the ground beneath his feet, rushing in all directions and colliding with each other, forming countless sharp sounds that reverberated within the canyon, as if ghosts were circling.
Although there was nothing terrifying in this kind of place, this kind of environment was deathly stillness without the slightest bit of life. There was also an inexplicable pressure that went straight to the depths of one's heart and soul. It was enough to make people with weak willpower go crazy.
"This place is very strange. With your current ability, you can't stay here for too long. Quickly search for the Sword Soul Spiritual Root." The Asura Sword Of Gojoseon appeared and reminded. Then, he pointed at Chu Mu's forehead, leaving behind a sword intent to protect Chu Mu, preventing the sword intent here from destroying his spiritual world.
"Senior, what does the Sword Soul Spiritual Root look like?" Chu Mu asked as he moved quickly. His eyes shot out cold lightning as he carefully scanned every corner.
"It's the shape of a plant's rhizome. There's a strong sword intent fluctuation." The Asura Sword Of Gojoseon replied.
After fifteen minutes, Chu Mu had already carefully scanned the area within a radius of several hundred meters. He didn't find anything other than rocks and soil.
And here, the pressure on his soul was increasing bit by bit, making Chu Mu feel a little uncomfortable.
Time passed slowly. Chu Mu moved forward a few dozen meters and continued his search. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, it was still within his tolerance range.
"As long as there is a sword intent left in a place for more than a thousand years, there is a chance that a Sword Soul Spirit Root will appear. The Unending Sword Intent here has been here for more than ten thousand years. It is certain that there is a Sword Soul Spirit Root." As the Asura Sword Of Gojoseon helped search, it said, "Some plants have their vitality annihilated under the sword intent. However, there are some special existences that can leave behind a little root. As time passes, this root will gradually adapt to the sword intent here. It can even absorb the sword intent bit by bit and eventually become a sword soul spirit root."
As Chu Mu listened to the Asura Sword Of Gojoseon explain the origin of the Sword Soul Spirit Root, he searched carefully. However, he still found nothing. Clearly, this Sword Soul Spirit Root wasn't a cabbage.
The Asura Sword Of Gojoseon's search method was faster and more direct than Chu Mu's. It released the power of the soul and swept across everything within a radius of several hundred meters. The two searched in different directions.
Another fifteen minutes passed. Chu Mu felt even more pressure and was even more uncomfortable.
Search, search, search!
At this moment, Chu Mu wished he could split into a million and search the entire canyon.
"Maybe the Sword Soul Spirit Root here has already been dug up by powerful swordsmen." Chu Mu thought to himself. He could only rely on his luck to continue his search.
Chu Mu's luck had always been good. After another fifteen minutes, just as Chu Mu was starting to feel a little dizzy, he saw something different from the soil and rocks. He quickly rushed over and dug it out.
It was a piece of root, about the size of a baby's palm. It was yellowish-brown in color, hard like a rock in his hand, but it exuded strong sword intent fluctuations.
"Senior Sword Of Gojoseon, is this the Sword Soul Spirit Root?" Chu Mu raised the thing in his hand and asked.
The Asura Sword Of Gojoseon appeared beside Chu Mu with a 'swoosh' sound. He glanced at it and smiled, "It is indeed the Sword Soul Spirit Root, and a mid-grade one at that. Its effect is better than a low-grade one."
"In that case, let's leave." Chu Mu said. The pressure here was making him very uncomfortable.
"Alright. After so many years of digging, the Sword Soul Spirit Root here has become very rare. It is already a great fortune to be able to find a mid-grade one." The Asura Sword Of Gojoseon said. He turned into a shadow and entered the small dark red sword.
Chu Mu stored the Sword Soul Spirit Root in his spatial bracelet and immediately used his movement technique to quickly leave the canyon. He didn't want to stay here for even a second longer.
With a 'swoosh' sound, Chu Mu rushed out of the canyon. The swordsmen outside stared at Chu Mu with wide eyes. Their bodies trembled as they stared at Chu Mu in a daze, as if they wanted to see through him.
"Senior Brother, let's go." Chu Mu transmitted his voice when he passed by Xiao Qianfeng. He spread out his sword qi wings and quickly left.
Xiao Qianfeng was stunned at first, but he immediately got up and spread out his sword qi wings and quickly left as well.
While many swordsmen were in a daze, Chu Mu and Xiao Qianfeng were already far away, making their plan to approach Chu Mu fail.
… …
"Junior Brother, what happened?" Xiao Qianfeng couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart and transmitted his voice.
Because Chu Mu was able to enter the Heavenly Sword Canyon, this was a very inconceivable thing. Xiao Qianfeng was puzzled by the fact that he left immediately after entering.
"Senior Brother will know in the future." Chu Mu said. Xiao Qianfeng didn't ask anymore.
"Senior Brother, how is your comprehension of sword intent?" Chu Mu asked.
"Twenty-five percent is my current limit." Xiao Qianfeng replied. "I have already reached the limit that I can break through."
"Me too. After leaving this time, I will find a place to break through." Chu Mu said.
"Junior Brother, I have a suitable place to break through, but only I can enter." Xiao Qianfeng hesitated for a moment before saying.
"Senior Brother, don't worry. I also have a suitable way to break through." Chu Mu smiled.
"That's good." Xiao Qianfeng heaved a sigh of relief. "Since that's the case, Junior Brother, let's go to the Heavenly Sword Pagoda first and break through to the Ninth Transformation Realm. What do you think?"
"You go to the Heavenly Sword Pagoda first. I need some time to organize the secret method of condensing the sword soul." Asura Sword Of Gojoseon said.
"Okay." Chu Mu immediately answered Xiao Qianfeng. The two of them quickly flew above the Chaotic Star Lake and quickly flew in the direction of the Heavenly Sword Pagoda.
… …
In an entire year, Chu Mu and Xiao Qianfeng seemed to have evaporated into thin air, disappearing without a trace. Buried Heaven Sword Sect's people had nowhere to find them. Buried Heaven Sword Sect's Senior Buried Heaven was so angry that he almost went crazy.
As for the swordsmen who had searched everywhere for Chu Mu and Xiao Qianfeng in order to obtain high quality spirit stones, after half a year of hard work, they all quieted down because they didn't have the slightest clue. They didn't know where Chu Mu and Xiao Qianfeng went, so how could they find them?
Therefore, when Chu Mu and Xiao Qianfeng approached the Heavenly Sword Pagoda again and asked a little, they smiled knowingly.
Many things happened in the Central Sword Domain every day. Almost nothing lasted for a long time. For example, the matter of Chu Mu and Xiao Qianfeng being hunted down passed in just a few months.
When the two of them appeared at the top of the Heavenly Sword Mountain again, not many people even noticed them. Even if someone did, they didn't pay much attention, as if they didn't know the two of them.
In fact, the two of them belonged to the category of people who were about to be forgotten. Because in this year, the competition for rankings in the Heavenly Sword Pagoda was very fierce, so the swordsmen who often hung around here put all their attention on it.
Listening to the discussions of the swordsmen beside them, Chu Mu and Xiao Qianfeng also understood how fierce the competition for rankings in the Heavenly Sword Pagoda had been in the year they weren't around, especially the competition for the top ten.
Glancing at the Heavenly Sword Hero Ranking, the first place was Zong Qingtian, the second was Jue Wudao, the third was Yan Jiuyou, the fourth was Gu Jianghe, the fifth was Xi Fenglie, the sixth was Demonic Lion Domination, and the seventh was Han Bingyu. As for Chu Mu, he had actually run to the tenth place, and Xiao Qianfeng had run to the eighteenth place.
In just a year, the two of their rankings had dropped greatly. Coupled with the fact that they had never appeared before, they were naturally forgotten by many people.
The competition for rankings on the Heavenly Sword Hero Ranking was mainly focused on Zong Qingtian, Jue Wudao, Yan Jiuyou, Gu Jianghe, Xi Fenglie, Han Bingyu, and Demonic Lion Domination. Every once in a while, they would challenge the Heavenly Sword Pagoda and raise their rankings. Not long after, their rankings would be surpassed by others, and so on and so forth.
But until now, Zong Qingtian's best record was still at the thirty-first level. Jue Wudao and Yan Jiuyou were also at the thirty-first level, while Gu Jianghe had reached the thirtieth level. As for Xi Fenglie, Han Bingyu, and Demonic Lion Domination, they had all reached the thirtieth level.
At this time, someone was challenging the Heavenly Sword Pagoda, going up level by level. He had already reached the thirtieth level, and it looked like he was one of the seven.
After a while, the thirtieth level dimmed, and the thirty-first level lit up.
"I wonder if Yan Jiuyou can pass the thirty-first level this time and take the championship in one fell swoop?"
"I think it'll be difficult. It's too difficult to pass the thirty-first level."
"This year has been really exciting."
"I wonder who will be ranked first in the end and reach the top with an unsurpassed attitude, breaking through in one fell swoop?"
After about a quarter of an hour, the thirty-first level suddenly darkened, and a figure quickly appeared. It was a young swordsman wearing a yellow robe, who looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. He had a very ordinary appearance.
But as long as you saw him, you would never forget him. Because his temperament was very unique, and his eyes were gray, giving off a lifeless feeling.
He was Yan Jiuyou, a disciple of the Yellow Springs Sword Sect.
Yan Jiuyou didn't say a word. He only glanced at his ranking and saw that he had jumped to second place. Frowning slightly, he immediately left.
"Junior Brother, I'll challenge the Heavenly Sword Pagoda first." As his voice fell, Xiao Qianfeng turned into a ray of light and rushed into the Heavenly Sword Pagoda. (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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