It had been one and a half months since Chu Mu challenged Sikong Zhan.
Today, Chu Mu finally succeeded in refining the Ripping Profound to the third revolution. As for the fourth hand seal of the Nine Revolution Heavenly Shocking Palm Technique, he had yet to finish studying it.
"There's still half a month. Before that, I'll go do something first," Chu Mu thought to himself. He left the Sword Tower and headed to the Puppet Sword Array area again.
There was no doubt that the Puppet Sword Array was a good place to test one's strength and earn Sky Edge Coins.
Chu Mu's whereabouts were closely followed. As soon as he headed to the Puppet Sword Array area, he was immediately watched by many pairs of eyes. The news spread like a storm. When Chu Mu entered the Puppet Sword Array area, there was already a large number of swordsmen gathered here.
This scene was not as big as Sikong Zhan's, but it was not far off.
This also showed that Chu Mu's popularity among the official disciples of the Sky Edge Sword Palace was on the verge of catching up to Sikong Zhan.
"What do you think Chu Mu is doing here?"
"Isn't that obvious? Of course it's to challenge the Puppet Sword Array."
"Chu Mu has only come here a few times. Each time, he has challenged the puppet sword formation. Moreover, each time, he has improved and his strength has clearly increased. Could it be that this time, his strength has increased by leaps and bounds again?"
"Impossible. Chu Mu already passed the seventh stage of the Puppet Sword Array last time. Even Sikong Zhan only passed the eighth stage. Could it be that Chu Mu still wants to pass the eighth stage?"
"If Chu Mu really passes the eighth stage of the Puppet Sword Array …"
The swordsmen were suddenly speechless.
If Chu Mu really passed the eighth stage of the Puppet Sword Array, didn't that mean that Chu Mu really had the strength to contend with Sikong Zhan?
Thinking of this, the swordsmen could not help but feel excited.
The crowd automatically dispersed as if welcoming the arrival of a king. Chu Mu followed the passage and walked towards the Puppet Sword Array. He entered and began to challenge the array.
The first stage was the Yin and Yang Sword Formation. Chu Mu's approach was different from Sikong Zhan's. He was not in a hurry to break the formation.
Standing in the Yin and Yang Sword Formation, Chu Mu dodged the attacks of the Yin and Yang Sword Puppets with ease. However, the swordsmen watching from the outside were baffled. They did not know what Chu Mu was up to.
What they didn't know was that after Chu Mu condensed a Mind Star, the strength of his mental power had doubled. Although the coverage was still 100 meters, everything within 100 meters had become more detailed.
Furthermore, Chu Mu's observation ability, comprehension ability, integration ability, and other aspects had also improved greatly due to the improvement of his mental strength. It was this improvement that allowed him to deepen his understanding of the sword formation.
Not long after, Chu Mu's understanding of the Yin and Yang Sword Formation deepened by another level.
He didn't even draw his sword. Instead, he put his left index and middle fingers together to form a sword and pointed at the body of the Dual Polarity Sword Puppet's sword. Activating the Mountain Shaking Energy, he instantly broke the sword.
His sword finger followed the momentum and pierced through the sword puppet's forehead, destroying it.
The extreme power of the Mountain Shaking Energy was terrifyingly tyrannical. Even the sword puppet's tough body could not withstand it.
The power of Chu Mu's sword finger was not inferior to a Royal Grade sword in the slightest.
Entering the second stage of the puppet sword formation, the Tripartite Sword Formation, Chu Mu dodged first and further comprehended the mysteries of the Tripartite Sword Formation. When he reached the limit, he attacked and still used his sword finger to destroy the Tripartite Sword Puppet.
The Four Symbols Sword Formation was also destroyed by Chu Mu's sword finger after he deepened his understanding.
Passing through three sword formations without using his sword was enough to show that Chu Mu's strength had increased significantly compared to before.
Think about it, among the official disciples of the Sky Edge Sword Palace, perhaps only Sikong Zhan and Chu Mu had achieved the third revolution of sword intent and the third revolution of the Profound Meaning.
One must know that there were as many as two million official disciples in the Sky Edge Sword Palace.
Among the two million swordsmen, there were only two who had reached the third revolution of sword intent and the Profound Meaning. It was one in a million.
Moreover, Chu Mu also possessed the Mountain Shaking Energy that had reached the limit. Its power was not inferior to the Profound Meaning of Sword Intent in the slightest.
The three sword fingers combined had terrifying destructive power.
The Five Elements Sword Puppet was also defeated by Chu Mu's sword finger.
Puppet Sword Formation's fifth stage: Hexagonal Sword Formation!
The swordsmen watching outside were dumbfounded. What did they see?
Chu Mu actually did not use his sword and only used his sword finger to consecutively pass through four stages of the puppet sword formation and enter the fifth stage.
What was sword finger? All swordsmen knew. Such a simple sword finger actually possessed such terrifying power.
However, the fifth stage of the puppet sword formation, the Hexagonal Sword Formation, was not something that Chu Mu could pass without using his sword. But Chu Mu still dodged very easily.
After comprehending the Hexagonal Sword Formation to a certain extent, the eight Desolate Sky Swords were unsheathed. Sword Light flickered and the Hexagonal Sword Puppets were defeated. This was much easier than the previous time.
Puppet Sword Formation's sixth stage: Seven Stars Sword Formation!
Passed.
Puppet Sword Formation's seventh stage: Eightfold Sword Formation!
Last time, this stage was Chu Mu's final point and also his limit. But this time, Chu Mu's Sword Intent and Ripping Profound Meaning had both advanced by one revolution. His Mountain Shaking Energy's power had also increased by several folds. His overall strength had also increased by several folds.
The immense pressure of the Eightfold Sword Formation was unable to affect Chu Mu much.
After comprehending the Eightfold Sword Formation's mysteries, Chu Mu immediately understood. Then, he attacked again, looking for flaws and defeating the Eightfold Sword Puppets one by one, successfully passing through the Eightfold Sword Formation.
Puppet Sword Formation's eighth stage: Nine Revolutions Sword Formation!
To date, the highest record for an official disciple of the Sky Edge Sword Palace to pass through the Puppet Sword Formation was the eighth stage, the Nine Revolutions Sword Formation. Moreover, since the establishment of the Sky Edge Sword Palace, there were very, very few swordsmen who could pass through the Nine Revolutions Sword Formation. There were no more than a hundred people.
The Nine Revolutions Sword Formation had nine Sword Puppets. When the formation was activated, the nine Sword Puppets immediately moved and attacked with their swords.
The pressure of the Nine Revolutions Sword Formation was several times stronger than that of the Eightfold Sword Formation. It crushed Chu Mu's body, almost suffocating him.
Moreover, the pressure of the Nine Revolutions Sword Formation also targeted the spiritual level. If Chu Mu had not condensed a Willpower Star, he would not have been able to last long under the impact of this pressure.
Most importantly, the pressure of the Nine Revolutions Sword Formation, as its name suggested, had nine revolutions. Every time it revolved, the pressure was like a millstone that removed Chu Mu's resistance. However, Chu Mu felt that the pressure was constantly increasing.
Chu Mu was in a terrible situation as he had to resist this powerful and terrifying pressure while also dodging the attacks of the Nine Revolutions Sword Puppets.
The swordsmen outside all held their breaths as they stared at Chu Mu. They subconsciously clenched their fists. From the bottom of their hearts, they hoped that Chu Mu could pass through the Nine Revolutions Sword Formation.
The Sword Puppets of the Nine Revolutions Sword Formation were much stronger than the Sword Puppets of other sword formations. The sword intent and profound power they contained was very pure, and all of them had reached the first revolution. With the cooperation of the sword formation, their power increased several times and became even more terrifying. Moreover, the cooperation between them made it so that Chu Mu could not find the slightest flaw. It was flawless.
Every attack was a spin. Every spin was like an enormous millstone crushing down on Chu Mu, causing him to be exhausted from dealing with it.
Chu Mu finally knew how terrifying Sikong Zhan was. He was able to persevere in the Nine Revolution Sword Formation and ultimately defeat it without seeming to have suffered any injuries.
Only after experiencing it personally did he understand how terrifying the Nine Revolutions Sword Formation was.
"The pressure is too great. I can't last much longer here. I have to break the formation as soon as possible." Chu Mu secretly said. He clenched his teeth and prepared himself to be injured.
In an instant, all of his strength erupted as he used Profound Realm. With one sword, he immediately broke the Nine Revolutions Sword Puppet's sword. Immediately after, he used Profound Realm to kill another Sword Puppet.
The Nine Revolutions Sword Formation brought too much pressure to Chu Mu. The power of Profound Realm was not enough to contend against it. Fortunately, Chu Mu had already cultivated Profound Realm to the extreme and could use it seven times in a row.
At the same time, a sword slashed across Chu Mu's back. He tried his best to dodge, but he still felt a burst of cold pain. Chu Mu knew that he had been hit. Fortunately, the wound was not deep.
After seven consecutive bursts of Profound Realm sword, he immediately destroyed seven Sword Puppets. Chu Mu instantly felt out of breath. He resisted this feeling and barely dodged, but another wound appeared on his arm.
One breath of time was enough for Chu Mu to catch his breath. He fought with the remaining two Sword Puppets and took the opportunity to recover.
It was a fierce battle, an extremely difficult battle.
Chu Mu really wanted to stop, but victory was right in front of him. As long as he defeated the remaining two Sword Puppets, he would be able to break through the Nine Revolutions Sword Formation.
The Nine Revolutions Sword Formation only had two Sword Puppets left. Its power was greatly reduced, and the pressure was greatly reduced. However, Chu Mu's strength was also greatly reduced.
The surrounding swordsmen all looked nervous as they cheered for Chu Mu.
After half an hour, Chu Mu felt that his strength had recovered a bit. He once again burst out and destroyed a Sword Puppet. The remaining Sword Puppet did not have any buffs and was also defeated by Chu Mu's counterattack.
"He passed!"
"Chu Mu passed the Nine Revolutions Sword Formation!"
The surrounding swordsmen were even more excited than Chu Mu.
Chu Mu was not in a hurry to leave the Nine Revolutions Sword Formation. Instead, he stood there quietly and allowed his strength to recover. After a while, he recovered a bit and could move normally, then he walked out of the sword formation.
Although his robe was torn and there were three wounds on his body, the swordsmen looked at Chu Mu with eyes full of reverence.
Nine Revolutions Sword Formation. Chu Mu was the second person they saw to pass the Nine Revolutions Sword Formation. No matter what, it still shocked them.
One could imagine what kind of commotion it would cause once the news of Chu Mu passing the Nine Revolutions Sword Formation spread out.
What made people look forward to even more was that there was only half a month left before the battle between Chu Mu and Sikong Zhan. At that time, how exciting would their battle be?
On the contrary, Chu Mu did not feel excited. Instead, he felt tired. He rarely experienced this kind of feeling. This time, it was brought to him by the Nine Revolutions Sword Formation.
He only had one thought now, and that was to rest. He wanted to have a good rest. It would be best if he could have a good sleep and not think about anything. He wanted to let go of everything and have a good sleep. (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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