"So, I stayed in that sealed lava cave for four months." After returning to the Outer Palace, Chu Mu found out how much time had passed.
There were only three months left until the end of the first stage.
According to the original plan, Chu Mu should have already completely broken through the Sealing God Blood Curse on the sword intent, causing the sword intent to be unsealed and regain its sharpness. However, because he fell into the magma pool and entered the sealed magma cave, he obtained the Earth Core Desolate Flame's fire seed and focused on refining it. He temporarily gave up on all other aspects of cultivation and delayed it.
Chu Mu didn't care about this. The Earth Core Flame Seed was a treasure that even the Sword Of Gojoseon wanted. It was already a great opportunity for him to obtain it. Delaying the unsealing of his sword intent for a few months was worth it.
As for the inner palace disciple who attacked him and threw him into the lava pool, Chu Mu remembered him deeply. There would definitely be an end to this matter, even if it was a blessing in disguise.
"Next, I have to break the Godseal Blood Curse on my sword intent every day. When the first stage ends and the second stage begins, the seal may be unsealed." Chu Mu thought to himself.
The current him, even without sword intent, the attack power of his sword was shocking. It was many times stronger than before he entered the Heaven Wasteland Earth Palace.
But for a swordsman, sword intent was still very necessary.
The Earth Core Desolate Flame Seed was completely refined by Chu Mu. Moreover, it absorbed the energy of two thousand Earth Fire Lotus Seeds and began to recover. Although it was still very weak, it could be used to refine sword origin.
In just a few days, the purity of Chu Mu's Sky Desolation sword energy had reached the limit of entry. Next, he needed to absorb a large amount of energy and transform it into sword energy to increase his cultivation.
Low grade True Desolation Pills could no longer satisfy Chu Mu's needs. He needed at least mid grade True Desolation Pills or a large amount of low grade True Desolation Pills. At the moment, Chu Mu had nowhere to find them.
Luckily, the Desolation Qi on the Sky Desolation Sacred Mountain was very rich and pure. As he slowly absorbed it, the Sky Desolation sword energy in his body would also steadily increase.
Time passed. The closer it got to the end of the first stage, the crazier the challenges became.
Chu Mu didn't plan on going out. He stayed in the outer palace and cultivated the Sky Desolate Sword Art. He also cultivated the Sky Desolate Sword Essence, the Sky Desolate Sword Art, the God Sealing Blood Curse on his sword intent, and the Earth Core Desolate Flame. From time to time, he would have to deal with challenges from other disciples. His schedule was packed to the brim.
Chu Mu's strength allowed him to defeat challengers time and time again, obtaining one Scarlet Desolation Planet after another. Of course, there were also some challengers who did not have a Scarlet Desolation Planet. They just wanted to get lucky and see if they could defeat Chu Mu and obtain another Scarlet Desolation Planet. Because of this, Chu Mu obtained some low-grade True Desolation Pills. After consuming them, the amount of Sword Origin increased.
Month after month passed. Some disciples were hysterical, while others wanted to get more Scarlet Wilds Planets and get a better ranking. Because of that, the challenges grew even more frenzied. Virtually every corner of the Outer Sanctum was filled with fighting.
Three days, two days, one day!
Finally, the time for the first stage was up. It was over.
The end of the first stage meant that the second stage was about to begin. Before the second stage began, there would be a buffer period for everyone to relax and prepare for the second stage.
In addition, during the buffer period, there would also be statistics and announcements.
The statistics were to calculate the number of Scarlet Wilds Planets that had participated in the Outer Sanctum's 100-year Competition. The rankings would then be announced so that all disciples would know.
Chu Mu had a Scarlet Wilds Planet, so naturally, the statistics were also done.
Three days later, the statistics were completed and the results were announced. In the corner of the Outer Sanctum's Martial Arts Practice Field, there was a list of names. After each name, there was a corresponding number of Scarlet Wilds Planets.
Therefore, the discussion was very heated, and it was about those who were ranked at the top of the list.
There were more than 30,000 disciples in the Outer Sanctum, and at least 30,000 of them had signed up for the 100-year Competition. However, in the end, only about 1,000 people had passed the first stage and were about to enter the second stage. This showed how cruel the first stage was.
Those whose names were not on the list meant that they did not have a Scarlet Wilds Planet and had been eliminated. They had no chance to enter the second stage and could only be a spectator.
In theory, the disciples who had passed the first stage had received about 30 Scarlet Wilds Planets. However, in reality, some people had received a lot of Scarlet Wilds Planets, while others had received only one.
Chu Mu himself had more than 180 Scarlet Wilds Planets. However, among the 1,000, his ranking was not even in the top 100. He was ranked 223rd.
This meant that there were as many as 222 people who had more Scarlet Wilds Planets than Chu Mu.
Of course, having more Scarlet Wilds Planets did not necessarily mean that one was more powerful than Chu Mu. However, those disciples who could rank in the top 100 were all people who were truly powerful. The top 10 were especially powerful among the disciples of the Outer Sanctum. They had been famous for a long time and were also people who people talked about enthusiastically.
The first place on the list was Nan Wu, who had more than 1,000 Scarlet Wilds Planets.
The second place was Chi Xiao, who also had more than 1,000 Scarlet Wilds Planets. However, he had less than 100 Scarlet Wilds Planets than Nan Wu.
The third place was Ben Hu, who had more than 1,000 Scarlet Wilds Planets.
The fourth place was Ma Yunfei, who had more than 800 Scarlet Wilds Planets.
The fifth place was Duan Yulong, the sixth place was Zhuang Libie, the seventh place was Ye Xiaoxiao, the eighth place was Tang Zhen, the ninth place was Nie Yunjie, and the tenth place was Gao Wang.
Chu Mu did not care about the rankings. At this point, the [God-Sealing Blood Curse] on the sword intent was only left with a very thin layer. It had become somewhat transparent and one could vaguely see the embryonic form of the sword intent inside. The sword intent was inside the embryonic form of the sword intent.
A terrifying sharpness was gathering in the sword intent, as if it wanted to tear apart everything and kill everything.
Soon, the [God-Sealing Blood Curse] would disappear. The sword intent would be unsealed and its sharpness would be released.
When the time came, the second stage would begin.
The second stage would not take place in the Outer Sanctum Martial Arts Practice Field. Instead, it would take place in the Semi-Empty Space of the Outer Sanctum.
To the Heaven Wasteland Palace, the Semi-Empty Space was not a peerless treasure. It could only be considered a treasure.
The Semi-Empty Space of the Outer Sanctum was very large. It could easily accommodate more than 30,000 Outer Sanctum disciples. Apart from the Outer Sanctum disciples, there were also Outer Sanctum Elders, Inner Sanctum Elders, and a small number of Inner Sanctum disciples. There were even some True Palace disciples who had come.
After all, it was a grand competition that only took place once every 100 years. It was also a direct way to see the strength and potential of the Outer Sanctum disciples. Therefore, even the True Palace Elders and the Third Palace Master had come. However, their positions were very high up in the Semi-Empty Space of the Outer Sanctum. They looked down from above and there seemed to be clouds in the middle, making it impossible for the people below to see them.
Within the Semi-Empty Space, there was a huge Sword Battle Arena. Around the Sword Battle Arena were seats. There were four rows in the East, West, North, and South. Each row had 250 seats. These were for the Outer Sanctum disciples in the second stage. As for the Elders and the others, they naturally had their own seats.
On the back of the seats, there were numbers, one, two, three, four, five, and so on until one thousand.
An Outer Sanctum Elder floated above the Sword Battle Arena. He held a roster in his hand and read out the names one by one, starting from the 1,000th place.
The Outer Sanctum disciples whose names were read out walked out of the crowd and sat in the seats with the corresponding number.
One by one, the Outer Sanctum disciples walked out of the crowd and walked to the seats with the corresponding number. Soon, the northern seats were filled with people, and the southern seats were also occupied.
"223rd place, Chu Mu." The Outer Sanctum Elder announced loudly. Chu Mu walked out of the crowd and walked to the eastern seats. He found the corresponding seat and sat down.
"So it's him. Under the situation where his Sword Essence and Ultimacy are permanently sealed, he can still enter the second stage and obtain the 223rd place. His luck is not bad." In the sky, where the True Palace disciples were seated, the hook-nosed male swordsman surnamed He, whom Chu Mu had met when he was first brought into the Heaven Wasteland Earth Palace by Ren Duxing revealed a hint of surprise on his gloomy face.
Ren Duxing was also there, but he did not speak. His face was calm as he looked at Chu Mu, and a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.
"Senior Brother Ren's vision is always right. This boy has some strength, and of course, his luck is also very good," Swordsman Li also said with a smile, but his tone was a little strange.
The other True Palace disciples seemed to know that Swordsman Li and Swordsman He were targeting Ren Duxing, so they did not interrupt. However, because of their discussion, they also noticed Chu Mu.
"I heard that there was a disciple whose Sword Essence and Ultimacy are permanently sealed in the Outer Sanctum. So it's him."
"He's really tough. Under the situation where his Sword Essence and Ultimacy are permanently sealed, he still hasn't given up on himself. If his Sword Essence and Ultimacy are not sealed, such a person will definitely have great achievements in the future."
"He has already been crippled. If he doesn't give up, it's useless no matter how tough he is."
…
At the top, where the Third Palace Master and the Elders of the True Palace were, they were all a little surprised.
Obviously, they still had some impression of Chu Mu. After all, Chu Mu was one of the few inheritors of the Tianhuang Sword Token. At the same time, his Sword Essence and Ultimacy were permanently sealed by the God-Sealing Blood Curse of the God of Underworld Clan.
In their opinion, after becoming an Outer Sanctum disciple, Chu Mu should have declined and disappeared from the crowd. They did not expect that he would enter the second stage and obtain a good ranking.
Strictly speaking, the 223rd place was not a good ranking, but for a swordsman who could not use Sword Essence and Ultimacy, it was extremely difficult.
Although they were surprised, the Third Palace Master and the Elders of the True Palace did not think that Chu Mu could achieve anything. Perhaps he would be defeated in the first round of the second stage.
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"Humph, he's just lucky. Without Sword Essence and Ultimacy, he can only struggle in the Outer Sanctum for the rest of his life. He's nothing." As a nominal disciple of the Elders of the True Palace, Liu Xingcheng was qualified to enter here and stand with some other Inner Sanctum disciples.
He was surprised that Chu Mu had entered the second stage, but at the same time, he felt that it was only natural. He was very unhappy.
But no matter what, Chu Mu had entered the second stage. It was a fact that could not be changed.
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