Chu Mu had already completed the Mind Tempering Technique. After leaving Ji Tianxiang's residence, Chu Mu went directly to the Sword Hoard District.
As soon as he entered the Sword Hoard District, Chu Mu felt the pressure again. It was sharp and heavy, with the heavy vicissitudes of history and a strong aura of books. It was the aura of many secret skills accumulated over a long period of time.
However, Chu Mu's strength had improved so much compared to before that this kind of pressure could not affect him in the slightest.
After entering the first level of the Sword Hoard, the pressure suddenly increased. Before, Chu Mu had to struggle to withstand it, but now, he could resist it easily.
The first level of the Sword Hoard did not have the skills that Chu Mu needed, so he went directly to the second level.
The second level was the same as the first. Countless light balls floated in the air like stars. The aura of each light ball was more than twice as strong as that of the first level. Combined, the pressure of the second level of the Sword Hoard was more than twice as strong as that of the first level of the Sword Hoard.
This was because the skills recorded in the second level of the Sword Hoard were of a higher level than that of the first level.
The pressure was enormous. If it was the first time Chu Mu had entered the Sword Hoard Region, he definitely wouldn't have been able to bear it and would have had to leave immediately. However, although he felt an enormous pressure crushing his entire body and every part of his body was bearing a terrifying pressure, it was still within his tolerance range.
Chu Mu's purpose was to find the Nine Revolutions Heart Seal Technique that Ji Tianxiang had mentioned. Ji Tianxiang had also told Chu Mu how to quickly identify the Nine Revolutions Heart Seal Technique among the many skills.
Using the characteristic method that Ji Tianxiang had mentioned, Chu Mu spread out his spiritual consciousness, multitasking, and quickly searched.
After the tempering of the Mind Tempering Technique and the teacher-in-chief's cup of wine, his spiritual consciousness was four times purer. Multitasking was easier and more convenient.
Not long after, Chu Mu found a floating light ball. The aura it emitted was the same as what Ji Tianxiang had said.
"That's you." Chu Mu immediately locked onto the light ball. With a move of his mind, the light ball naturally flew to Chu Mu. A brief introduction of the skills in the light ball was also transmitted to Chu Mu's mind.
Nine Transformations Heart Seal!
Chu Mu grabbed the ball of light and placed it between his eyebrows. At the same time, he took out a thousand Sky Edge Coins. As soon as the coins appeared, they disappeared. As for Chu Mu, he sensed that the ball of light between his eyebrows seemed to have unlocked some sort of restriction. Waves of information flowed into his mind.
Nine Transformations Heart Imprint … Nine Transformations of Mind …
A quarter of an hour later, the ball of light automatically flew away from Chu Mu. The information contained within the ball of light had all been transmitted into Chu Mu's mind.
Chu Mu remained motionless for another quarter of an hour before he opened his eyes.
He turned around and walked to the first floor. He left the Sword Hoard District and strode toward the Sword Tower District.
"The number one official disciple …" Chu Mu pondered over Ji Tianxiang's words as he walked.
The current number one official disciple was Sikong Zhan. If he wanted to become the number one official disciple, he naturally had to defeat Sikong Zhan.
"Sikong Zhan, I'm afraid that his sword intent and Ultimacy have already reached perfection. Moreover, he has also cultivated the Nine Transformations Heart Seal. I wonder how many transformations he has reached?" Chu Mu secretly guessed.
It was definitely not the first transformation. Chu Mu felt that among the two million official disciples, there should be quite a number of disciples who had refined their sword intent and Ultimacy to the first transformation level.
Then the second transformation?
It should be more than that.
At least the third transformation.
This was Chu Mu's intuition. He was not sure if it was accurate, but he felt that Sikong Zhan's sword intent and Ultimacy should have been refined to the third transformation level, or at least the third transformation.
In this case, if Chu Mu wanted to defeat Sikong Zhan, he would have to refine his sword intent and Tearing Ultimacy to the third transformation level.
Currently, he had not started cultivating the Nine Transformations Heart Seal. His sword intent and Ultimacy had only reached perfection. Chu Mu did not know if he could achieve the goal set by the teacher-in-chief before he passed the Sword Venerable's exam and became an elite disciple.
This was a challenge, a challenge to himself.
Such a challenge was extremely difficult. It was even somewhat impossible. However, it was also because of this that Chu Mu's fighting spirit was ignited in the depths of his heart. In essence, he was a person who didn't want to be left out. He longed for challenges, difficult challenges. Only then could his potential be completely ignited.
"Chu Mu, I've been waiting for you for a long time." A voice suddenly sounded, blowing like a gust of wind into Chu Mu's ears. Chu Mu turned his head and saw a figure standing on the Sword Battle Arena not far away. The figure was as straight as a sword, and its sharpness was extremely shocking.
This person had long hair that draped over his shoulders and covered half of his face. Under the long hair, his eyes were sparkling and extremely sharp. Even from dozens of meters away, Chu Mu could feel the sharpness in his eyes.
"What's the matter?" Chu Mu asked indifferently.
"My name is Jiang Bieli, the sixth general under Lord Sikong Zhan. I am here to experience it." The young man with long hair spoke with an indifferent tone. He slowly drew his sword and pointed it at Chu Mu from dozens of meters away. Traces of sharpness condensed into a line and shot through the air towards Chu Mu, causing Chu Mu's body to tremble slightly.
"Very strong." Chu Mu's eyes contracted as he muttered to himself. He didn't reject and leaped onto the Sword Battle Arena, facing Jiang Bieli.
"Draw your sword." Jiang Bieli's tone was still indifferent.
"I will draw my sword when it's time to do so." Chu Mu replied.
Jiang Bieli's figure moved, and his spine was like a dancing dragon. A terrifying power burst out in an instant, and his entire body was like an arrow released from the bow, shooting towards Chu Mu. In just a blink of the eye, Jiang Bieli's figure had traversed dozens of meters. He thrust his Sword Light silently and weakly.
Chu Mu's eyes reflected Jiang Bieli's figure. He instantly approached and thrust his sword, which was less than an inch away from Chu Mu. He poured in his strength and burst it out.
This sword showed that Jiang Bieli's control of his strength had reached a profound level, and he wasn't far from the Entry Stage.
At the same time, Jiang Bieli's sword intent and Quintessence of the Wind had been tempered to the first transition, which was even more profound than Chu Mu's.
Jiang Bieli's sword burst out with strength, causing the wind and thunder to stir. It was extremely tyrannical and earth-shattering.
However, Chu Mu didn't move an inch and didn't draw his sword. He just waited for Jiang Bieli's sword to tear apart his protective sword aura.
"Danger!" It was unknown when a group of spectators had gathered around the Sword Contest Arena, but all of them were trembling with fear.
In the blink of an eye, Chu Mu's sword was unsheathed. Everyone could only faintly see a blurry Sword Light which appeared silently. That weak Sword Light seemed to have swept past Jiang Bieli's body, and before that, there seemed to be the sound of wind and thunder.
Following a 'bang', Jiang Bieli's figure flew backwards at an even faster speed. He vomited a mouthful of blood in mid-air, which splashed down like rain.
Chu Mu's sword was still in the scabbard, as though the blurry Sword Light was just an illusion.
One sword!
With just one sword, Chu Mu had defeated the sixth general of Sikong Zhan's thirteen generals.
"Entering the Entry Stage with the perfected Sword Intent and Quintessence is indeed terrifyingly tyrannical." Chu Mu looked at Jiang Bieli, who was sent flying and took two steps back.
He had used a slap on Jiang Bieli's chest earlier. If he had used a slash, Jiang Bieli would have been injured. Of course, it was difficult for such a slash to kill an expert like Jiang Bieli. At most, it would only injure him.
But that was enough.
In just one or two months, Chu Mu's strength had increased by leaps and bounds. It was truly a miracle.
Jiang Bieli barely stood at the edge of the Sword Contest Arena and stabilized his body. His left hand was touching his chest that was struck by Chu Mu's sword. Waves of pain spread throughout his body, and his face was pale while a trace of blood could be seen at the corner of his mouth.
"You are incredible." Jiang Bieli's tone was filled with difficulty and was filled with shock.
He originally thought that no matter how incredible Chu Mu was, he wouldn't be much stronger than him. He might not even be a match for him. He didn't expect for him to be defeated by a single sword.
What Jiang Bieli didn't know was that in terms of combat talent, Chu Mu was far superior to him. He had always been adept at defeating stronger opponents. Even if his Sword Intent and Quintessence were stronger than Chu Mu, it was still useless. What's more, Chu Mu had grasped the Entry Stage. The instantaneous burst of power wasn't any weaker than him.
"I am not a match for you, but someone will defeat you." Jiang Bieli said. After consuming the elixir, his face regained its color. He left behind a statement and jumped off the Sword Contest Arena.
"Wait." Chu Mu called out to Jiang Bieli, "Go back and tell Sikong Zhan that I will challenge him within half a year."
"What!?" Jiang Bieli heard and quickly turned around. His eyes bulged out as he stared blankly at Chu Mu. He thought he was hallucinating.
The surrounding swordsmen were all stunned as well. They widened their eyes and had an expression of disbelief.
"What did Chu Mu just say?"
"It seems like … he said … he wants to challenge Sikong Zhan within half a year …"
"Give me a slap and see if I am dreaming."
As expected, there was a 'pa' sound as that swordsman's face was swollen from the slap.
"Hmph, truly arrogant and conceited." Jiang Bieli came back to his senses and confirmed that he wasn't hallucinating. He instantly sneered and looked at Chu Mu with disdain. "Lord Sikong Zhan's strength is unfathomable. Even if the 13 of us Generals worked together to set up the sword formation, we still wouldn't be a match for him. You might have defeated me, but you are incomparable to Lord Sikong Zhan. The difference is like heaven and earth. You actually want to challenge Lord Sikong Zhan."
"Whether I am arrogant or not, that is my business. You just have to pass my words to Sikong Zhan." Chu Mu spoke indifferently.
"I will pass on the message, but I don't know if Lord Sikong Zhan will bother about you." Jiang Bieli spoke coldly and left with large strides.
Chu Mu's face flashed with a smile as he walked down the Sword Contest Stage and headed towards the Sword Tower District. He could foresee that there would be a storm among the official disciples of the Sky Edge Sword Palace, and the center of the storm would undoubtedly be him.
When he said that he wanted to challenge Sikong Zhan within half a year, it was truly too shocking and would definitely be deemed as an arrogant act by many.
But how could they understand Chu Mu's inner thoughts? (To be continued. If you like this work, I welcome you to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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