"Since I've won, call Sikong Zhan out," Chu Mu said to Fei Kang after recovering some of his strength.
"Lord Sikong Zhan has already left," Fei Kang said directly as he stared at Chu Mu.
"What?" Chu Mu was stunned. The swordsmen below the arena were also very puzzled.
Didn't they say that as long as Chu Mu defeated the thirteen generals, he would be able to fight Sikong Zhan? Looking at the current situation, it didn't seem to be the case.
A wave of anger emerged in all the swordsmen's hearts. They felt that they had been tricked. However, as the person involved, Chu Mu remained calm. He looked at Fei Kang and said indifferently: "What did Sikong Zhan tell you to tell me?"
"How did you know …" Fei Kang blurted out in surprise. He immediately reacted and shut his mouth. After organizing his words, he said again, "Three days ago, Lord Sikong Zhan left here and became an elite disciple. He asked me to tell you, 'You are very talented and qualified to be my opponent. However, whether you can become my true opponent depends on whether you can become an elite disciple within three months. If you can, our contest will begin after you become an elite disciple.' These were Lord Sikong Zhan's original words."
"Elite disciple …" Chu Mu muttered and nodded.
In fact, in his heart, Chu Mu really didn't have the confidence to defeat Sikong Zhan. He needed more time. Therefore, it might be better to leave the contest until after he became an elite disciple.
Moreover, when the teacher-in-chief said to let Chu Mu become the number one official disciple before he became an elite disciple, it didn't mean that Chu Mu had to defeat Sikong Zhan.
Now that Sikong Zhan had become an elite disciple, who among the official disciples could be Chu Mu's opponent?
Didn't the title of number one fall on Chu Mu's head?
Although it still felt strange, it had already become a reality.
The swordsmen below were all stunned. They were all dumbfounded and couldn't react for a while.
They didn't come here to watch the battle between Chu Mu and the thirteen generals, but to watch the battle between Chu Mu and Sikong Zhan after he defeated the thirteen generals.
"Grand Elder is mighty!" An Ancient Sword Alliance swordsman quickly reacted and shouted loudly.
"Supreme Elder is invincible!"
"Supreme Elder is first!"
Thousands of Ancient Sword Alliance swordsmen raised their hands and shouted, their momentum astonishing.
Some of the swordsmen in the surroundings were also affected by this atmosphere, raising their fists and shouting.
Since Sikong Zhan had already left and Chu Mu had become the deserving number one official disciple, there was no need for him to continue staying here, and he swiftly left the number 1 Sword Combat Arena to return to the Sword Tower to recover his strength.
As Chu Mu left, the onlooking swordsmen also left.
"Old Eight, are you alright?" Fei Kang said to the eighth battle general.
The eighth general was the one who took the brunt of Chu Mu's attack. There was a thin wound on his chest. His tough Royal Armor was pierced through, and even his inner armor was pierced through. There was an even more obvious wound on his chest.
If Chu Mu had not shown mercy, that sword might have pierced through his heart.
Among the thirteen generals, the eighth general was the most heavily injured. He had lost the ability to move, and had to be supported by two other generals to stand firm. Fortunately, he had already taken an elixir, and the wound on his heart was gradually healing.
"Advanced Stage …" The eighth general's voice was low as he said these words with difficulty.
"What?" The generals supporting him did not understand.
"Old Eight, you mean Chu Mu's control of power has reached Advanced Stage!" Fei Kang's expression changed.
The eighth general nodded slightly.
Fei Kang looked at the eighth general's wound again, and nodded: "Only a sword that has reached Advanced Stage can have such power."
At this point, Fei Kang was convinced of his loss.
Third Transformation Sword Essence, Third Transformation Esoteric Meaning, power control that reached Advanced Stage, and sword technique domain that was above his own. Such strength was actually close to Lord Sikong Zhan's.
"Go back and cultivate well. Strive to pass the Sword Venerable's exam and become an elite disciple. You can meet Lord Sikong Zhan as soon as possible," Fei Kang said. The thirteen generals left together.
Because Chu Mu had defeated the thirteen generals and became the number one official disciple, the Ancient Sword Alliance's reputation had reached a new peak. In just a few days, a large number of swordsmen had signed up to join the Ancient Sword Alliance, causing the number of members to increase rapidly. It had already exceeded ten thousand.
The rapid growth of the Ancient Sword Alliance had undoubtedly made Su Haosha and the others very excited. At the same time, they became busy because the more people there were, the more difficult it would be to manage. Su Haosha had created the Ancient Sword Alliance in hopes that the Ancient Sword Alliance could develop steadily and prevent anything that would be detrimental to the Ancient Sword Alliance.
These were Su Haosha and the others' matters, so Chu Mu did not need to care at all.
After returning to the Sword Tower, Chu Mu used some time to recover the energy he had expended. Then, he reminisced about the battle with the thirteen generals.
The Flood Dragon Sword Formation was very exquisite. If Chu Mu had not found that instant of opportunity and counterattacked in a spurt of energy, he would have lost to the Flood Dragon Sword Formation.
In the end, he won, but it was not an easy victory.
… …
"Number one official disciple … …" Qin Shanhe muttered to himself. He had wholeheartedly wanted to defeat Sikong Zhan. Aside from wiping away his previous shame, it was not that he did not obtain the number one official disciple title.
No matter how short the time was, as long as he obtained the number one official disciple title, it would be a supreme glory. After becoming an elite disciple, there would definitely be many teams inviting him, and his value would increase greatly.
Unfortunately, once Sikong Zhan left, the number one official disciple title would belong to Chu Mu. Chu Mu could defeat the Flood Dragon Sword Formation set up by the thirteen generals, but Qin Shanhe admitted that he could not do it.
Forever number two.
… …
Even though he had obtained the number one official disciple title and achieved the goal set by the head instructor, Chu Mu still did not relax. He was very clear that this was not the end, but the beginning.
The elite disciples were the real stage. The official disciples were at most the reserves. Everything here was just a small matter.
"It's getting closer to the half-year agreement that the head instructor mentioned. There's only a little more than a month left." Chu Mu thought to himself, "I wonder if I can refine my sword intent and profound to the fourth revolution in the remaining month and challenge the last stage of the Puppet Sword Formation?"
The Puppet Sword Formation had a total of nine stages. Now that Chu Mu had reached the eighth stage, there was still the last stage.
It could be imagined that the difficulty of the ninth stage of the Puppet Sword Formation would be very high, far higher than the eighth stage. Previously, when he challenged the eighth stage, it was already quite difficult. He did not have the slightest confidence in challenging the ninth stage. Even if he refined his sword intent and profound to the fourth revolution, it would still be very difficult.
No matter what, Chu Mu planned to do his best to increase his strength and challenge the last stage of the Puppet Sword Formation. Because this was the cultivation of official disciples. Once he became an elite disciple, he would not have this opportunity.
The days that followed passed peacefully.
Obtaining the number one official disciple title also caused a new round of debate.
The content of the debate was nothing more than whether Chu Mu could fight against Sikong Zhan.
A portion of Chu Mu's supporters believed that even if Chu Mu fought against Sikong Zhan, he would definitely not be defeated by Sikong Zhan's sword, and might even defeat Sikong Zhan.
The other portion were Sikong Zhan's supporters. They believed that once Chu Mu and Sikong Zhan fought, the loser would definitely be Chu Mu.
The different viewpoints caused the debate to gradually become more intense, and then caused many conflicts. Almost every day, there would be people competing with their swords in every sword battle arena.
This kind of debate did not bring any trouble to Chu Mu. Instead, it made him even more famous and in the limelight.
However, the famous Chu Mu stayed in his sword tower and cultivated day and night.
In order to increase his strength as much as possible in a short period of time, Chu Mu made adjustments to his cultivation time.
He temporarily gave up the tempering of the Heavenly Wasteland sword yuan and shortened the cultivation time of swordsmanship. Techniques such as the Mountain Quaking Force and the Domain of Swordsmanship were temporarily put aside, and focused on the control of power.
In this way, Chu Mu could free up more time. What was the use of this free time?
Chu Mu had already planned to use this time to comprehend the fourth handprint of the [Nine Revolutions Heavenly Shocking Seal]. Once the fourth handprint was successfully created, he would use this time to temper his sword will and profound meaning.
Chu Mu's fighting skills had already improved to a certain level. Unless he had some fortuitous encounter, it would be difficult for him to make any significant improvement in a short period of time. It would require a long period of tempering.
There was not much time left. Even if Chu Mu spent all his time on fighting skills, he would not be able to make any significant improvement. Therefore, he temporarily gave up.
As for the Heavenly Wasteland sword yuan, it had now reached the limit. The daily tempering was just a routine. To a certain extent, it was also to maintain the purity of the sword yuan. Temporarily stopping for more than a month would not have any impact. However, if the time was prolonged, the purity of the sword yuan would decrease.
Everything was expedient in order to improve his strength as soon as possible.
Chu Mu was like a clockwork, like a robot that did not know fatigue. Every day, he would spend twenty-four hours. Originally, he would spend four hours studying the handprint. Now, he would spend sixteen hours studying the handprint. Of the remaining eight hours, six hours would be used to cultivate the control of power and swordsmanship, and two hours would be used to reflect and rest.
Three days. It only took three days for Chu Mu to successfully study and perfect the fourth handprint of the [Nine Revolutions Heavenly Shocking Seal].
On the fourth day, he began to temper his sword will.
Originally, it would also take four hours to temper his sword will. However, now, Chu Mu's spiritual thoughts had condensed into a Mind Star. The purity had more than doubled, and the recovery speed had also greatly improved. Chu Mu also divided the tempering of the sword will into two stages. Each stage would take eight hours. In this way, he could ensure the smooth tempering of the sword will and would not be affected by the consumption of spiritual thoughts.
Today's one day was equivalent to the previous four days. The efficiency was greatly improved, and the time was greatly shortened.
Every day, Chu Mu could feel his sword intent becoming purer and purer. He was getting closer and closer to the fourth revolution.
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