"The Hidden Fragrance Sword is indeed full of flavor. Today, I, Dan Shangning, will definitely repay you in the future." As the voice sounded, the figure flew across the sky like a rainbow and quickly disappeared.
Chen Zong didn't chase after him. He was too fast. Zuo Shanmei also didn't chase after him. That sword attack had exhausted all her True Qi.
Zuo Shanmei's face was pale. Her eyes were filled with unconcealable exhaustion. Her hand holding the sword was trembling slightly. It was obvious how much burden that sword attack had brought.
She quickly took out a pill and consumed it to restore her strength and True Qi. Chen Zong stood on the side to protect her.
As the pill dissolved and absorbed, Zuo Shanmei's face gradually became rosy. Her aura also slowly recovered.
"Junior Brother, I'm fine." Zuo Shanmei said.
The two didn't mention that person again.
"Junior Brother, I've been out for a while. Now I'm going back to the Sect to cultivate for a while." Zuo Shanmei said.
"I also plan to go back to the Sect to cultivate for a while." Chen Zong said.
The recent events made Chen Zong realize that his cultivation and strength were still not enough. After going through so many things, he needed some time to meditate and convert it into cultivation and strength.
The two continued to walk together towards the Zongzheng Sword Sect's mountain gate.
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The Zongzheng Sword Sect had the Zongzheng Sword Codex. In addition, there were two Secret Swords.
The so-called Secret Swords were swordsmanship secret techniques. In essence, they could be regarded as a secret technique. It could also be called a secret technique of the Sword Dao.
Chen Zong knew this, but he wasn't qualified to practice it yet. It wasn't that his status wasn't high enough. With his identity as the Zongzheng Sword Son, the Zongzheng Sword Sect would focus on training him. Naturally, they wouldn't be stingy with the two Secret Swords.
The reason why he couldn't practice them was because of his cultivation.
The two Secret Swords had exceeded the scope of Tian Grade Martial Arts. In theory, they were Pseudo Spirit Grade Martial Arts. Naturally, they corresponded to the level of a Pseudo Transcendent Realm martial artist.
However, it was said that the two Secret Swords belonged to the lower level of Pseudo Spirit Grade Martial Arts. The threshold to practice them was also relatively low. However, one needed to be at least in the 7th True Martial Realm.
Using the Art of the Unhindered Sword as an example, one had to reach the twenty-fifth level of the Art of the Unhindered and the twenty-fifth form of the Art of the Unhindered.
However, Zuo Shan Mei, who had reached the twenty-eighth level of the Art of Traversing and had also reached the twenty-eighth style of the Art of Traversing. She had used up all of her energy to perform one of the two Secret Sword Arts, Point Star. She had become exhausted, which was enough to show the difficulty of practicing and performing this Secret Sword Art. However, at the same time, it also showed the terrifying power of this Secret Sword Art.
That alone was enough to break through his opponent's defense, injure him, and almost kill him.
Although Zuo Shan Mei was not invincible in the Tianjiang Prefecture, it was hard to find a match for her. The two of them traveled together and returned to the mountain gate of the Zongzheng Sword Sect half a month later.
"Greetings, Senior Sister Zuo and Senior Brother Chen." The Lv 4 True Martial Realm Inner Core disciple guarding the mountain gate bowed to Chen Zong and Zuo Shanmei as soon as he saw them.
Zuo Shan Mei nodded slightly.
"Thank you for your hard work, Junior Brothers." Chen Zong smiled, which made the two of them extremely excited.
They quickly went up the stairs and soon saw the Ancient Sword Cauldron. They continued to go up until they were halfway up the Tianhong Mountain.
"Junior Brother, I'm going back." Zuo Shan Mei said and turned around to leave, leaving behind a faint fragrance.
After watching Zuo Shan Mei leave, Chen Zong also went to the Zongzheng Sword Hall to inform them of his return, and then returned to the Black Bamboo Residence.
Not long after, Senior Brother Lin Yuye came to find him.
"Junior Brother, I heard that you and Junior Sister Zuo are very close." Lin Yuye said with a teasing smile. He winked at Chen Zong and said, "I wonder how many Junior Brothers will have their hearts broken."
"Senior Brother, are your hearts broken too?" Chen Zong was not embarrassed at all. Instead, he teased back.
"Guess." Lin Yuye did not care about Chen Zong's teasing.
After the first time they met, they met more and more often. They gradually got to know each other and became familiar with each other. Some jokes were very smooth.
"Junior Brother, you're really amazing. You defeated Gu Yaoyang on your first trip and directly became one of the Ten Rising Stars." Lin Yuye changed the topic.
"Senior Brother was not bad at all back then." Chen Zong smiled. He knew some of Lin Yuye's deeds very well.
"Of course. Who asked me to be Senior Brother?" Lin Yuye smiled and said with a bit of pride.
The two chatted casually. As they talked, Lin Yuye also asked Chen Zong about his experience. Chen Zong did not hide anything and told him all that he could.
"Young Master Long." Lin Yuye's eyes flashed with a trace of coldness. "If he dares to use any means to deal with you, let's see if my sword agrees."
It was full of protectiveness.
Until now, Chen Zong had already displayed shocking talent. This talent was enough to make Lin Yuye admit defeat. Lin Yuye was not jealous at all. Instead, he was very happy. Because of this, he paid more attention to Chen Zong. Moreover, after many interactions, Lin Yuye admired Chen Zong's character and character. Other than being fellow disciples, they were also good friends.
Immediately, Chen Zong talked about the battle between Zuo Shanmei and the youth with dual blades who came from the Outer House not long ago.
"Dan Shangning. I know this person. A while ago, he stirred up trouble in our Tianjiang Prefecture and defeated many geniuses from the second group." Lin Yuye said slowly. "This person came from Wanluo Prefecture, which is adjacent to Tianjiang Prefecture. He is a core disciple of the Wanluo Sect, which is the only middle-ranked sect in Wanluo Prefecture."
"Middle-ranked Sect!" Chen Zong was secretly surprised.
There were four middle-ranked Sect in the Longtu Dynasty. They were the Jinghong Sword Sect, Xuan Zhen Palace, Ancient Mountain, and Wanluo Sect.
The Jinghong Sword Sect was like the Zongzheng Sword Sect. They were all sword cultivation Sect. The Xuan Zhen Palace was known to be open and aboveboard. The Ancient Mountain had fewer disciples, but they were all geniuses. The Wanluo Sect had the most disciples among the four middle-ranked Sect. They also had the most types of martial arts. Their actions were neither righteous nor evil.
The four middle-ranked Sect were powerful. Although they were not a match for the Longtu Imperial Family, the Imperial Family was not willing to destroy them. Instead, they gave them a certain amount of respect. For example, four of the eight prefectures were named after the four middle-ranked Sect.
Jinghong Prefecture, Xuan Zhen Prefecture, Ancient Palace, and Wanluo Prefecture.
The Zongzheng Sword Sect was also a middle-ranked Sect. Unfortunately, it had declined. Naturally, it could not be compared to the Wanluo Sect that had been developing for a long time.
After the two chatted for a while, Lin Yuye left.
Chen Zong collected his thoughts and began to meditate.
He meditated and cultivated the Zongzheng Skill and the Zongzheng Sword Art.
Time flew by. Chen Zong had already converted all his gains from the adventure. Being chased by Long Shaojun, walking on the edge of life and death, fighting for the fake spiritual herbs in the Spirit Potion Valley, and so on.
The aura around his body fluctuated. It suddenly expanded and exploded like a tide. Then, it quickly converged.
Chen Zong opened his eyes. They shone brightly and a smile hung on the corner of his mouth.
Sure enough, the adventure was a good way to tap into one's potential. After many battles, especially those between life and death, the dormant potential would become active again. It would be easier to cultivate and break through.
Peak of the fourth level of the True Martial Realm!
After meditating for a while, the Zongzheng Sword Art had reached the twentieth move.
As for the peak of the fourth level of the True Martial Realm, it was just a matter of accumulation. He only needed to spend some time to slowly cultivate the Zongzheng Qi.
"I'll continue to cultivate and try to reach the fifth level of the True Martial Realm. Then I'll consider going out for adventure," Chen Zong said to himself.
Once his cultivation reached the fifth level of the True Martial Realm, even if it was only the early stage, Chen Zong was 100% sure that he could fight or even kill an ordinary martial artist at the seventh level of the True Martial Realm. He could even protect himself in the face of a martial artist at the eighth level of the True Martial Realm. With such strength, he could go out for adventure and explore more places.
Time flew by. Half a month later, Chen Zong's cultivation reached the peak of the fourth level of the True Martial Realm as he wished. However, it was not so easy to break through to the fifth level of the True Martial Realm.
The further one progressed in the True Martial Realm, the more difficult it was to cultivate. Without any special opportunities, the time spent would often continue to increase.
It would take an ordinary martial artist at least half a year to break through to the fifth level of the True Martial Realm from the peak of the fourth level of the True Martial Realm.
As his cultivation improved, so did the Sweeping in All Directions and the Flying Swan Body Technique.
"Senior Brother Chen, please enlighten me." Wang Xuanyang stood with his sword in hand, his eyes shining.
Wang Xuanyang was one of the Ten Rising Stars, but he was still an inner disciple, while Chen Zong was a core disciple. Therefore, even though Wang Xuanyang joined the sect earlier, he still had to call Chen Zong senior brother.
Wang Xuanyang's purpose was naturally to challenge Chen Zong.
Chen Zong's defeat of Gu Yaoyang put a lot of pressure on Wang Xuanyang. He came out of seclusion after training hard. When he heard the news of Chen Zong's return, he immediately came to find him.
As one of the Ten Rising Stars, the Zongheng Sword Sect naturally paid enough attention to him. Therefore, although Wang Xuanyang's cultivation method and sword art were not the Zongheng Sword Manual, they were of the highest grade of the Heaven Level.
"Senior Brother Chen, I know that you're practicing the Zongheng Skill and the Zongheng Sword Art. I'm practicing the Ancient Yuan Skill and the Bright Ray Sword Art," Wang Xuanyang said.
"Junior Brother Wang, please." Chen Zong said lightly. He unsheathed his two swords and pointed them at the ground.
"Senior Brother Chen, take this." As soon as Wang Xuanyang's voice fell, his long sword turned into a bright sword light, sweeping across the sky. When the sharp and bright sword light passed by, the sword light behind it became as soft as silk, like seaweed rippling in the water, which was somewhat dazzling.
The sword was so fast that it was already in front of Chen Zong the moment it was unsheathed.
Chen Zong didn't panic. He raised his two swords and performed the Zongheng Sword Art.
After a period of seclusion, Wang Xuanyang's cultivation had reached the middle stage of Lv 5 Genuine Martial Realm. His sword art had also improved, and his strength had become more powerful.
At first, Wang Xuanyang only used half of his strength. Later, he found that half of his strength couldn't do anything to Chen Zong, so he used 70% of his strength, and then increased it to 90%.
Sword light and Sword Qi filled the air with 90% of his strength, but still couldn't do anything to Chen Zong. Then, Wang Xuanyang used 100% of his strength.
If it were before, Chen Zong would have to use all his strength to deal with Wang Xuanyang at 100% of his strength. However, after reaching the peak of Lv 4 Genuine Martial Realm, Chen Zong's strength had increased greatly. He only used 80% of his strength to fight with Wang Xuanyang.
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