Some people were destined to be unknown even before they were born. Even when they died, only a few people would pay respects to them. Then, as time passed, they would gradually be forgotten.
Some people were destined to shine brightly. No matter where they went, no matter if they experienced hardships, no matter if they were in danger, no matter if they were in low spirits, they would always be the center of attention.
Some people calculated that ever since Chu Mu appeared in the Sky Edge Sword Palace, he had done many shocking things. Again and again, he exceeded everyone's expectations. It could be called a miracle. The eyes of the entire sword palace seemed to be focused on him.
Unknowingly, all the elite disciples of the Sky Edge Sword Palace had their attention on Chu Mu. No matter what their attitude towards Chu Mu was, it did not matter.
Whether they were friendly or hostile, it did not change the fact that Chu Mu was the center of attention.
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"Half a year. Humph, he still has half a year to live. He won't be arrogant for long."
An elder of the Demon Slayer Squad sneered.
"That's right. Ming Luo of the Nether God Clan is not someone the Golden Flame Lightning can compare to."
It seemed that this Ming Luo was also quite famous. He was a very powerful member of the Nether God Clan, which made the Demon Slayer Squad so confident.
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"You still have half a year. Do you feel any pressure?" the teacher-in-chief asked slowly as he sat across from Chu Mu.
"It's alright." Chu Mu really did not feel much pressure. Killing Ming Xiu would result in the revenge of the Nether God Clan. This was also within his consideration. However, the human race and the Nether God Clan were enemies. Killing an enemy was nothing.
"Prepare well in half a year. Do your best to raise your cultivation." The teacher-in-chief smiled and said, "With your rank eight sword intent and rank eight profound, you should be able to enter the Ice Fire Cave."
As he spoke, the teacher-in-chief handed Chu Mu a piece of paper and indicated that Chu Mu could leave.
Returning to the sword tower with the teacher-in-chief's paper, Chu Mu read it carefully. The paper recorded information about the Nether God Clan's Ming Luo.
Ming Luo was Ming Xiu's elder brother. In terms of talent, he was not as good as Ming Xiu, but he was born earlier than Ming Xiu, so he had cultivated for much longer than Ming Xiu. Therefore, the current Ming Luo was already a Dark God Curse Master in the Ghost Fetus Realm. His cultivation had reached the small success of the Ghost Fetus Realm.
Although his talent was not as good as that of a meditation cultivator, he was better than others. Overall, Ming Luo was also a genius, and his methods were cruel. He was a very scary guy, and his hands were stained with the blood of human swordsmen.
Compared to the human race, the Nether God Clan was much more powerful at the same level. The Nether God Clan in the Ghost Fetus Realm could already practice and cast powerful spells. They were very terrifying. On the other hand, the human swordsmen had to reach the level of One with the Sword in order to cast powerful sword techniques.
If one's control over their strength had yet to reach the realm of One with the Sword, the prowess of their sword techniques would only be comparable to that of a Realm of Extremity Swordsmanship. No matter what kind of swordsmanship one inherited from a sword technique, its prowess would be mediocre, and it might not even be flexible enough.
Therefore, control over one's strength was very important. It was a must for a swordsman to cultivate, and it was also the guarantee of a swordsman's true strength.
Ming Luo, who was in the Ghost Fetus Realm, was equivalent to a swordsman in the Deity Condensation Realm. However, Ming Luo was also a genius. In addition to the spells and other techniques of the Nether God Clan, Ming Luo's ability was definitely comparable to a normal swordsman in the peak of the Deity Condensation Realm or even Dacheng.
A swordsman like Jin Yanlei would not be Ming Luo's match even if he used two secret techniques and consumed the Berserk Great Elixir.
If the current Chu Mu went up against Ming Luo, only death would await him.
Half a year, just half a year's time. It did not seem short, but it was actually very short. In just half a year's time, it was still uncertain whether he could refine his sword will and gold profound to the middle stage of the eighth transformation.
Chu Mu had to plan well in this half a year's time and use it in the most rational way. He had to squeeze every ounce of potential out of himself so that he could improve by leaps and bounds in this short half a year's time.
He was sure that Ming Luo would not be idle either. He would definitely cultivate, and in half a year's time, he would definitely be even stronger.
Chu Mu's improvement had to be faster than Ming Luo's. It had to be much faster. Only then would he be able to survive and even win the final battle in half a year's time.
If he wanted to speed up the refinement of his sword will and profound, he had to use the combination of hand seals. However, the ninth hand seal of the Nine Revolution Heavenly Heart Shocking Seal Formula was very difficult. Chu Mu estimated that he would need at least three months' time to study it fully before he could complete it. This meant that he could not do anything else in these three months.
After that, he would need to spend a very long time before he could refine his sword will and gold profound to the peak of the eighth transformation. He probably did not have enough time. Even if he had enough time, after refining his sword will and gold profound to the peak of the eighth transformation, his ability would only increase by one or two times. He was not confident that he could kill Ming Luo.
Hence, he would leave his sword will and gold profound to the Gloomy Crystal to refine. In half a year's time, he would refine them to whatever extent they could be refined to.
If he could cultivate his control of power to the realm of becoming one with the sword in half a year's time, that would be pretty good too. However, at that time, he would still have to cultivate sword techniques or create his own sword techniques. The sword techniques he had learned in the past were basically useless.
After thinking for a long time, Chu Mu could not come up with any clear ideas. He recalled that there were many things that he could cultivate, but in reality, there were very few that could allow his ability to improve by leaps and bounds in half a year's time. There were too many limitations.
In the end, he sorted out his thoughts. The Southern Dipper Mind Cultivating Scripture was a must. The incantation of the Underworld God Clan required incantation power to be used. Incantation power was a special kind of power that was different from sword energy.
Incantation power was a brand new kind of power that was formed by the combination of spiritual power and mental willpower. Hence, incantations based on incantation power could affect both the body and the mind.
Incantation power was a power that only the Underworld God Clan could master because of their special physique.
Hence, the stronger one's mental willpower was, the greater one's resistance to incantations would be.
Mental willpower was gradually developed and flowed in the spiritual world. There was no need for Chu Mu to deliberately cultivate it. He could spend his time on other aspects.
Every day, apart from refining the Sky-Desolate Sword Energy, Chu Mu would cultivate his swordsmanship and control of power, steadily and surely. As for the Heaven Seizing Technique that could increase the grade of cultivation talent, it had been stopped for a long time. He had cultivated it to a critical point.
Hence, Chu Mu had his own plans. He wanted to continue cultivating the Heaven Seizing Technique before breaking through to the Divine Condensation Realm. It would only take a few days for his cultivation talent to increase from the sixth grade to the fifth grade. At that time, if he broke through to the Divine Condensation Realm in one fell swoop, the effect might be even better.
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The Ice and Fire Cave, according to the rules of the Sky Edge Sword Palace, was a cultivation holy land that could only be entered after one's cultivation had broken through to the Divine Condensation Realm.
This was because the Ice and Fire Cave's power was extraordinary. It was not something that the Thousand Evil Valley could compare to. If one's cultivation had not reached the Divine Condensation Realm, they would be injured or even die inside.
The teacher-in-chief promised Chu Mu that he could enter the Ice and Fire Cave because Chu Mu's sword intent and profound had both reached the eighth transformation. This also meant that his mental willpower was very strong, comparable to an ordinary Divine Condensation Realm swordsman. Hence, he could resist the power of the Ice and Fire Cave.
The power of the Ice and Fire Cave was mainly targeted at the spiritual level. Swordsman without the power of mental willpower would find it difficult to withstand it. However, Chu Mu's mental willpower was strong enough to resist the power of mental willpower. Hence, the teacher-in-chief gave him such a privilege.
Entering the Ice and Fire Cave cost one hundred battle points every day.
Chu Mu tried to enter.
The Ice and Fire Cave was a winding mountain cave. When standing outside the cave, one would not feel anything. However, as soon as one entered the cave, one would immediately feel a cold and hot aura assaulting one's face, wrapping around one's body and entering one's mental world bit by bit.
This cold and hot aura entered the mental world. After circling around, it split into several paths, rushing towards Chu Mu's five mental stars, the profound of metal, and the fledgling sword soul.
As for the other profound powers that were sealed, the two auras could not do anything. After circling around once, they rushed towards the others.
The Ice and Fire Cave's Ice and Fire Aura was much stronger than the cold and evil aura of the Thousand Evil Valley. It could help refine one's mental willpower, as well as sword intent and profound. Mental willpower was the predecessor of mental willpower.
Surrounded by the Ice and Fire Aura, Chu Mu walked into the Ice and Fire Cave.
The expenditure of one hundred battle points a day was not small. However, for a Divine Condensation Realm swordsman, it was not much of a burden. The main reason was that there were not many Divine Condensation Realm swordsmen in the Sky Edge Sword Palace.
As Chu Mu walked forward, he did not see any other swordsmen.
After about a thousand meters into the Ice and Fire Cave, Chu Mu finally stopped. He could feel that this was the limit.
The deeper he went, the denser the Ice and Fire Aura became. Chu Mu felt as if he was in an abyss of fire, constantly being washed over by the two powers of ice and fire. He could clearly feel it on the mental and physical level.
His mental willpower circulated throughout his body, blocking the Ice and Fire Aura from burning his body. Under the impact of the Ice and Fire Aura, the sword intent, the profound of metal, and the five mental stars were being refined over and over again.
The power of the Ice and Fire Aura was directly pushed to the side by the Ice and Fire Aura to watch the show. It was also quickly destroyed. After all, the Ice and Fire Aura was of a higher level than the Ice and Fire Aura. It was also very domineering, not allowing the Ice and Fire Aura to exist.
Fortunately, the Ice and Fire Aura's refinement speed for the Ice and Fire Aura was clearly much faster than the Ice and Fire Aura. It was more than twice as efficient.
As for the refinement of the mental stars, there was no effect at all. This was because the purity of the mental willpower within them had already reached the limit. However, the newly developed mental willpower quickly became pure under the refinement of the Ice and Fire Aura.
Chu Mu's main goal in entering the Ice and Fire Cave this time was to personally experience how much the Ice and Fire Cave could help him. As for the expenditure of battle points, it was not much. This was because Chu Mu did not lack battle points. The battle points he had were more than enough for him to stay in the Ice and Fire Cave for half a year.
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