It wasn't a secret that Chen Zong entered the Hurricane Palace before entering the Sword Palace of the Divine Martial Palace. Of course, no one would pay special attention to him at this time. After all, Chen Zong was a true disciple. It was normal for him to enter the Nine Great Divine Palaces to cultivate.
In the blink of an eye, another year had passed. This was the third year since Chen Zong came to the Nine Heavens Imperial Court.
Other than facing ten challenges after the 10-year rookie protection period, Chen Zong didn't encounter any challenges. Everyone knew that Chen Zong had lost all his Cosmos God Crystals and didn't have many pills left. Challenging him wouldn't give them any substantial benefits.
Defeating Chen Zong would only give them some reputation. However, Chen Zong's reputation was already very bad. Even if they defeated him, they wouldn't gain much reputation. Why bother?
Because of this, Chen Zong didn't receive any interference.
Similarly, the attendants on the Heart Sword Peak were very sullen.
To some extent, they were master and servant to Chen Zong. They shared honor and disgrace.
Now, Chen Zong seemed to have faded into the crowd. Of course, they felt uncomfortable. Now, some people left the Heart Sword Peak and went to other peaks to become attendants.
Year after year passed quietly. Now, it was the fifteenth year since Chen Zong entered the Nine Heavens Imperial Court.
"Another three left." The head attendant of the Heart Sword Peak, Jiao Yi, frowned. There were originally 96 attendants on the Heart Sword Peak. Now, there were only 50 left.
After he left, the Heart Sword Peak seemed to become even more desolate.
No one knew how many people would leave later.
In actuality, Jiao Yi had also thought about leaving. However, as the head of the attendants, her status was different, so she had to consider more. After all, if she left and joined another peak, she would most likely become an attendant. There was a big difference between an attendant and a head of an attendant.
"Let's wait a little longer." Jiao Yi glanced at the Heart Sword Palace and said secretly.
If it really didn't work, she could only leave. But if there was still hope, she didn't want to leave. After all, she had stayed here for a long time and was very familiar with everything here.
Within the Fifth Heaven's Dao Alliance branch palace, a routine meeting was being held.
"Lin Ming, how is Chen Zong now?" The Palace Master suddenly thought of something and asked casually.
"Palace Master, Chen Zong has been in seclusion in the Heart Sword Peak ever since he left the Hurricane Palace and the Divine Martial Palace," Lin Ming answered honestly.
"Until now, you haven't issued any challenges?" The Palace Master asked.
"Yes, I think he is gathering his strength," Lin Ming replied.
"Pfft." Ling Zhen sneered.
"Ling Zhen, what do you mean?" Lin Ming frowned and asked in a serious tone.
"Nothing." Ling Zhen curled his lips and said, "Whether or not he's worth nurturing, we'll know in five years."
The Palace Master didn't say anything else. At his level, it was just a casual question. He wouldn't pay too much attention to Chen Zong unless he was satisfied with his performance.
Year after year, time continued to pass.
Within the Heart Sword Palace, Chen Zong was practicing his swordsmanship.
Although he owed a debt, Chen Zong wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he was calm because the time wasn't up yet.
After all, if he wanted to repay that debt, he had to have enough Cosmos God Crystals. How could he get them?
Challenge!
By challenging other disciples, he could obtain Cosmos God Crystals.
And Chen Zong already had the targets he wanted to challenge. Those were the ten disciples who had challenged him before. They were his primary targets. After that, he would choose other targets to challenge.
Among the ten targets, only the three from the Origin Race made him feel apprehensive.
Of course, after all these years, these geniuses had also been improving. Their strength would definitely increase further and become even stronger. Therefore, he had to be even more powerful to ensure that he could defeat all of them and repay his debt.
Now, Chen Zong was accumulating his strength. Just like what Lin Ming said.
He was cultivating his cultivation technique and practicing his swordsmanship.
The cultivation technique was the first level of the Annihilation Force of the Nine Heaven's Breath. With the help of the Clear Wind Force, Chen Zong's speed was faster and his strength was sharper. However, without the cultivation environment of the Hurricane Palace, his cultivation speed was obviously reduced by several times.
Fortunately, he had the assistance of the pills given by the Nine Heavens Imperial Court. Otherwise, his progress would be slow.
Even so, after year after year, Chen Zong felt that his cultivation of the first level of the Annihilation Force of the Nine Heaven's Breath didn't improve significantly.
After all, in terms of cultivation technique, Chen Zong's talent wasn't bad, but it wasn't particularly outstanding. However, in terms of swordsmanship, Chen Zong's progress was astonishing.
The Ninefold True Sword was the basic swordsmanship of the Nine Heavens Imperial Court. It was also the basic swordsmanship that Chen Zong mainly cultivated. However, there were many mysteries in the Ninefold True Sword that could be comprehended. It meant that there were many directions, and each direction had different mysteries.
What Chen Zong comprehended were sharpness and speed.
"Soon, soon," Chen Zong muttered to himself as he sheathed his sword after finishing his swordsmanship practice.
When the time came, he would challenge in his best condition.
Finally, nine years had passed. It was the second half of the tenth year. There was only one month left before the second decade passed.
"Lin Ming, how is that Chen Zong?" The Palace Lord asked again as he thought of this for the second time.
"Palace Lord, that Chen Zong is still in closed-door training." Lin Ming frowned slightly, but he still replied.
"I'm afraid this Chen Zong is going to go all out." Ling Zhen sneered again.
"There's still one month left. We'll know the result by then," the Palace Lord said. This topic was skipped again because one month passed very quickly.
In the Heart Sword Palace, a wisp of sword will dissipated. Chen Zong also sheathed his sword. He had officially come out of closed-door training.
"Jiao Yi." Chen Zong called Jiao Yi over.
"Peak Lord." Jiao Yi quickly stepped into the Heart Sword Palace and bowed to Chen Zong.
"Jiao Yi, did anything happen these past few years?" Chen Zong asked first.
"Peak Lord, most of the attendants on the Heart Sword Peak have left to join other peaks. Including me, there are only twenty left." Jiao Yi lowered her head, and her voice was a little depressed.
"Oh, is that so? It's okay." Chen Zong was slightly startled. He immediately understood why, but he didn't care much. "This time, I have something I need you to do."
As he spoke, Chen Zong read out ten names one by one.
"Help me write a letter of challenge. Three days later, ask these people to come to the Death Arena. I want to challenge them." Chen Zong's tone was a little sharper.
"Okay." Jiao Yi was slightly startled. She immediately replied, "Peak Lord, do you have any other orders?"
"No, I'll have to trouble you to make a trip," Chen Zong said.
Jiao Yi quickly left the Heart Sword Peak. She was very excited.
Was he finally going to fight back?
After ten years of silence, was he finally going to take action?
This was a very crucial time. If his counterattack was successful, it would mean that he had hope. If he failed, he would really have to leave the Heart Sword Peak.
Jiao Yi's cultivation was in the Divine Manifestation Realm. She was much faster than Chen Zong. Soon, she sent Chen Zong's challenge to various places. These people were the people who had challenged and defeated Chen Zong nine years ago.
The first person Chen Zong challenged was Wu Xiu of the Ancient Beast Clan.
Wu Xiu was an outer disciple, while Chen Zong was a true disciple. Under normal circumstances, it was not honorable for a true disciple to challenge an outer disciple. However, Chen Zong had been defeated. It was normal for him to challenge back.
Wu Xiu naturally received the challenge as well.
"Chen Zong, are you from the Human Race?" Wu Xiu smiled. "I was able to defeat you nine years ago. Now that nine years have passed, my strength has increased a lot. You are no match for me."
After all, Wu Xiu was a life form from the first-order Void. He had also joined the Beast King Mountain and received training. His improvement over the years was not small.
On the other hand, although Chen Zong lived in the Fifth Heaven, he did not have many cultivation resources available because he had been expelled by the Primordial. Moreover, he came from the third-order Void. Naturally, he was not as good as Wu Xiu.
This kind of innate gap would gradually widen with the passage of time.
Otherwise, why would the Human Race's Dao Alliance be inferior to the Beast King Mountain and the others? It was the weakest of the nine forces in the Nine Heavens Imperial Court.
"Fine. Since Chen Zong doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, I'll make another move and let him know the difference between us." Wu Xiu smiled again and closed his eyes to continue his cultivation. It was not time yet.
However, the news of Chen Zong's challenge spread quickly. Many people knew about it.
"Chen Zong? Who is that?" Some people were surprised at first when they heard the news. Then, they gradually reacted. "So it's that lowly life form that was expelled by the Primordial."
"Interesting. He actually dares to take the initiative to issue a challenge. Is he confident now?"
"I guess he has made some progress in his cultivation over the years."
There were all kinds of guesses.
The Fifth Heaven's Dao Alliance.
"Palace Master, Chen Zong has issued a challenge." Lin Ming took the initiative to mention this. After all, the ten-year period was almost up. That was also the time limit for Chen Zong's assessment.
"Oh, it's finally starting. Let's see how he performs," the Palace Master replied casually.
Lin Ming was also looking forward to it.
"Sharpening a sword for ten years? It's finally starting. Little fellow, I hope you can show your outstanding abilities. Otherwise, I can't do anything about it," Lin Ming said to himself.
Although he liked Chen Zong and was willing to help Chen Zong, that would require Chen Zong to be competent enough. Otherwise, there was nothing he could do. After all, he could help him for a while, but not forever.
Now, it was time to see how capable Chen Zong was.
He only hoped that his judgment was not wrong.
Whether it was a hidden dragon rising from the abyss or a bluff, it all depended on this.
Time flowed by. One day passed, two days passed. Chen Zong remained in the Heart Sword Palace, quietly cultivating. His sword was always hidden in the scabbard, never unsheathing it. Chen Zong also didn't practice the sword.
On the third day, Chen Zong walked out of the Heart Sword Palace. Under the gaze of a group of attendants, he walked down the Heart Sword Peak. His speed was neither fast nor slow, but his back was incomparably straight. He was like a long sword that pointed to the sky. There was a sharpness that was quietly condensing and slowly strengthening.
"Peak Lord, you must win this battle." The attendant, Chang Jianyi, looked at Chen Zong's back and murmured. Because the first battle was very important. If he lost, it would undoubtedly be a huge blow.
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