Chu Mu's name spread throughout the outer court and was spread by many outer court disciples. All the outer court disciples remembered his name and discussed Chu Mu's deeds.
For a moment, Chu Mu was in the limelight.
"Why do you guys think Chu Mu is so powerful? He hasn't even been in the sect for a month. Look at me, I've been in the sect for almost a year and I've only just mastered the Soaring Cloud Sword Art."
"You have to admit that some people are born geniuses and are destined to surpass ordinary people."
"In my opinion, Chu Mu's sword attainments can probably be called number one among the outer court disciples," a disciple at the fourth stage of the Sword Qi Realm said.
"Number one among the outer court disciples in sword skills? Yes, with a cultivation at the fourth stage of the Sword Qi Realm, he defeated Wang Lei, who was at the fifth stage of the Sword Qi Realm in a few moves. He can even exchange a few moves with the inner court disciple Senior Brother Xiao Qianfeng, who is known as a sword maniac. He is indeed worthy of this title. "
Thus, the title of "number one among the outer court disciples in sword skills" fell on Chu Mu's head just like that.
Naturally, among the outer sect disciples, there were many fifth and sixth stage Sword Qi Realm disciples who were unconvinced. However, being unconvinced was one thing; the most important thing was that they didn't have the confidence to defeat Chu Mu in terms of sword techniques.
Wang Lei was infamous among the outer court disciples. On one hand, it was indeed because of Wang Feng. On the other hand, it was because of Wang Lei's own strength. There were very few who could compete with Wang Lei at the fifth stage of the Sword Qi Realm.
However, even Wang Lei was defeated by Chu Mu in a few moves, not to mention the other outer court disciples at the fifth stage of the Sword Qi Realm. As for the outer court disciples at the sixth stage of the Sword Qi Realm, they also subconsciously felt that they were inferior to Chu Mu in terms of sword skills.
Therefore, now that Chu Mu was crowned with the title of "number one among the outer court disciples in sword skills", even though some people were unconvinced, they could not use their cultivation to suppress others. After all, it was "number one among the outer court disciples in sword skills" and not "number one among the outer court disciples in sword skills".
"Hmph, number one among the outer court disciples in sword skills? We have to ask Senior Brother Li Yang if he agrees." A disciple at the sixth stage of the Sword Qi Realm coldly snorted and said unconvinced.
"That's right. Senior Brother Li Yang is publicly acknowledged as the number one outer disciple. What does this mean? This means that no matter if it's cultivation or swordsmanship, Senior Brother Li Yang is the undisputed number one among the outer court disciples. He's not someone that Chu Mu, who suddenly appeared, can compare to. "Another disciple at the sixth level of the Sword Qi Realm was unconvinced.
"Although Chu Mu defeated Wang Lei, senior brother Li Yang has the battle record of not falling into a disadvantageous position when he fought against a seventh level Sword Qi expert while being at the sixth level of the Sword Qi Realm. The gap between the seventh and sixth level of the Sword Qi Realm is much greater than the gap between the fifth and fourth level."
"That's right. If Senior Brother Li Yang hadn't gone out to train these few days, Chu Mu wouldn't have the chance to be so arrogant."
"Hmph, when Senior Brother Li Yang returns, Chu Mu won't be able to continue jumping around."
"In my opinion, there is no need for Senior Brother Li Yang to make a move. We only need to wait for Senior Brother Yang Yi to return, and that will be enough to deal with Chu Mu."
"That's right. Although Senior Brother Yang Yi is not as good as Senior Brother Li Yang, he can be considered as the second strongest outer disciple."
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A cool breeze blew over the precipice and the endless sea of clouds. Chu Mu held his sword and stood facing the wind. As he watched the sea of clouds churn and change, the astonishment in his heart had yet to subside.
The fine steel sword in his hand had been replaced by Wang Lei's because his own sword had been cut three times by Xiao Qianfeng after exchanging blows with him three times. It wasn't that his swordsmanship was inferior to Xiao Qianfeng's, but rather that the quality of his fine steel sword was inferior to Xiao Qianfeng's sword.
From defeating Wang Lei to Xiao Qianfeng's sudden attack, to Xiao Qianfeng's request to view the Clear Wind Sword Technique, to the wager, and so on, everything made Chu Mu feel dizzy. Everything happened too suddenly.
However, there was no loss in letting Xiao Qianfeng view the Clear Wind Sword Art. Moreover, there was no enmity between him and Xiao Qianfeng, so he might as well do Xiao Qianfeng a favor.
When Xiao Qianfeng proposed the wager, he mentioned the complete Clear Wind Sword Art. His heart moved, and he agreed to Xiao Qianfeng's wager without hesitation.
What he didn't expect was that the contents of the folded white paper Xiao Qianfeng threw over was actually one of the moves of the Clear Wind Sword Art. Moreover, it wasn't one of the moves in the book.
He couldn't help but admire Xiao Qianfeng's breadth of mind. Even he wasn't sure if he would be willing to give it to someone else, let alone someone who had a wager with him.
From this point, not only did he see Xiao Qianfeng's breadth of mind, he also saw his confidence in himself.
Dazzling Breeze was the true ninth move of the Clear Wind Sword Art. As for the Clear Wind Kill, it was actually the tenth move of the Clear Wind Sword Art.
After he finished reading the Dazzling Breeze, he finally realized that the Clear Wind Sword Art he found in the Sword Art Pavilion was incomplete. It was missing the ninth move, which was the move between the Clear Wind Stroke and the Clear Wind Kill.
"No wonder I couldn't figure out the Clear Wind Kill after learning the Clear Wind Stroke. It's because it's missing one of the moves, Dazzling Breeze. Not only does this move surpass the Clear Wind Stroke in terms of power, it's also the bridge between the Clear Wind Stroke and the Clear Wind Kill. As long as I can learn Dazzling Breeze, I'll be able to comprehend the Clear Wind Kill. "
While the outside world was discussing Chu Mu's title of 'Number One Outer Disciple in Sword Arts', he was completely unaware that he was already immersed in the world of sword arts.
Closing his eyes and eliminating all distracting thoughts, he carefully recalled the essentials of Dazzling Breeze's movements.
He opened his eyes and a bright light flickered. He raised his hand and drew his sword. A cool breeze arose, a cool breeze rose, and the cool breeze moved. The Clear Wind Sword Art was displayed one move after another. The eighth move, Clear Wind Stroke, blew a light green wind, causing sand and dust to fly.
The Sword Light turned and the fierce killing intent in the cool breeze split into two. The two fierce killing intents formed two cold and sharp shadows. They intertwined with each other in the light green wind, forming a cross slash that tore through the air.
"I've mastered the basics of Dazzling Breeze, but I haven't mastered Dacheng yet." Ye Chen sheathed his sword and stood up. Using Dacheng's Clear Wind Stroke to practice Dazzling Breeze didn't seem to be difficult. However, Dacheng's Dazzling Breeze split into eight different moves. "Using Clear Wind Stroke and Dazzling Breeze consecutively consumed nearly two-thirds of my sword Qi. I'll recover my sword Qi first, then continue practicing."
Sitting down cross-legged, Ye Chen cleared all distracting thoughts and started practicing the [Qi Cultivation Sword Art].
His current cultivation was still at the early stage of the fourth stage. There was only a slight improvement. Today's practice of the sword Qi had already ended. Like before, he had only completed ten cycles.
His current practice was to recover his sword Qi. Therefore, he couldn't do ten cycles like before. After the ninth cycle, his sword Qi had completely recovered and he started practicing the Clear Wind Sword Art again.
He repeated this cycle. On the thirtieth cycle, Clear Wind Stroke was displayed. The cold killing intent split into two, then into four. The four killing intents intertwined with each other, increasing the power. Dazzling Breeze, Minor Completion.
Ye Chen recovered his sword Qi and started practicing again.
A killing move like this that consumed sword Qi was even more troublesome to practice. After all, the sword Qi wasn't endless and needed to be recovered.
"Clear Wind Stroke, Dazzling Breeze has reached Minor Completion, but it's already late. It seems like I can't do Dacheng today. I'll recover my sword Qi first, then return to the wooden house to rest. Tomorrow, I'll continue practicing. "Chu Mu's eyes shone with a sharp light as he sat down cross-legged again.
At this time, night had already fallen. The sea of clouds was deep and the sky was filled with stars. The moonlight was like a veil, covering the earth and mountains.