The sky had darkened and the wind was chilly. However, Su Hualong's heart was even colder. It was so cold that he shivered as if he was about to freeze. A shadow was growing in the depths of his heart and it quickly expanded and spread. He was disheartened.
After practicing hard for more than a month, his cultivation base and swordsmanship had improved tremendously. He wanted to avenge his humiliation. However, not only did he fail to avenge his humiliation, he was defeated again. He was defeated by a sword and there was a red mark on his throat.
Chu Mu glanced at Su Hualong and saw the gloominess in his eyes. He knew that if there were no accidents, Su Hualong would be depressed because of the heavy blow. Eventually, he would be annihilated by the crowd.
Sheathing his sword, Chu Mu turned around without saying a word.
Elder Yao Ri stared at Chu Mu. His eyes narrowed slightly and there was a murderous intent in them.
"This boy's cultivation base is only at the late stage of the seventh stage of the Sword Qi Realm. However, his swordsmanship is unpredictable. Even I was shocked by that sword." Elder Yao Ri muttered to himself, "This is almost impossible, but it's happening right in front of our eyes. This child's attainments in swordsmanship far exceed his cultivation level. Even a swordsman at the peak of Stage 8 would not be his match. Once this boy's sword qi cultivation base reaches the tenth stage, he may be able to fight against an ordinary Qi Transformation Realm. No, no, absolutely not. Such a disciple can only be in the Qinglan Sword Sect. If he is not a disciple of Qinglan, he must not be allowed to grow. "
"Chu Mu, right? Your swordsmanship is indeed very good." Elder Yao Ri's murderous intent was restrained. He squeezed out a kind smile like a wolf. "Come to the Qinglan Sword Sect. I can accept you as a pro-disciple and do my best to train you so that your sword qi cultivation base can reach the tenth stage within two years. Within five years, you can break through to the Qi Transformation Realm."
Elder Lin's face suddenly changed. He was very angry. How dare he poach Su Hualong so blatantly. He did not put the Qingfeng Sword Sect in his eyes.
"Elder Yao Ri, you are too presumptuous. This is not the Qinglan Sword Sect." Elder Lin shouted sternly as his eyes glowed. A strong gust of wind blew over, causing his black hair to flutter and his clothes to flutter. His aura was astonishing as it swept towards Elder Yao Ri.
"This place will belong to the Qinglan Sword Sect sooner or later." Elder Luminous Sun laughed out loud and a shocking red glow shot out from his eyes. Sword Qi swirled around his body, red and hot. The air was scorched, and the surrounding grass quickly withered. He was like a dazzling red sun, and Su Qilai retreated again and again.
"What do you mean by that? Can I take it that the Qinglan Sword Sect intends to wage a full-scale war with us? " Elder Lin's face was gloomy, and the wind around him became stronger and stronger. The wind whistled as it blew, and the grass was broken. His tone became cold and sharp.
"I didn't say that." Elder Yao Ri laughed. His aura rose again, and the strong wind dissipated because of the scorching heat. He was not stupid. Although the Qinglan Sword Sect had always thought of itself as the orthodox sect of Qinglan Mountain, and had always wanted to subdue the Qingfeng Sword Sect and Qingshui Sword Sect, it was only an idea, and they had no intention of putting it into action. Therefore, if he admitted that the Qinglan Sword Sect intended to go to war with the Qingfeng Sword Sect, it would inevitably lead to a bloody conflict between the two major sword sects. The consequences were not something that an elder like him could bear.
"Cut the crap. Your disciple has been defeated. According to the bet, you have to apologize to us and leave our sword sect immediately." Elder Lin certainly did not want the two major sword sects to have a bloody conflict. The current Qingfeng Sword Sect was still a little weaker than the Qinglan Sword Sect.
"Apologize …" Elder Yao Ri's lips curled into a sneer, and he looked at Chu Mu. "You haven't answered my question. Do you want to leave the Qingfeng Sword Sect and come under my wing? You know, it is not easy to break through to the Qi Transformation Realm in five years. "
"You haven't apologized yet." Chu Mu's eyes were calm as he said.
"Apologize? Hahahaha … Why should I apologize? Why should I apologize? " Elder Yao Ri was very arrogant, and from his body, he exuded a stronger and hotter aura. Many of the disciples could not bear it, and they all backed away. Chu Mu also felt a scorching heat on his face, as if his whole body was close to a burning furnace. Sweat flowed out, and he was very shocked.
"If you agree to a bet, you have to accept your loss. A person with a bad character, no matter how high his cultivation or how good his sword skills are, has no right to teach me." Chu Mu said lightly, and Elder Lin was immediately satisfied. Elder Yao Ri's face changed, and the killing intent that he had been hiding almost exploded.
"A mere disciple dares to teach me a lesson? Do you think that with your little sword skills, you have the right to make me apologize?" Elder Yao Ri's voice was like a bell, and his whole body exuded a crimson light, like a raging fire, like a big fireball. That was how the name Yao Ri came to be.
"Right or wrong is in the heart of the people," Chu Mu replied, and moved closer to Elder Lin, away from Elder Yao Ri.
"Yao Ri, apologize immediately, and get out of the Qingfeng Sword Sect." Elder Lin was furious, and his aura was very sharp. The wind was like a blade circling around his body, and the sword on his back was vibrating slightly, making a soft sound, as if it was going to be unsheathed at any time.
"Do you want to start a fight with me? Come, I don't mind showing you the power of the Yao Ri Sword Technique." The sword on Elder Yao Ri's back was also vibrating, exuding a scorching heat, as if it was about to be unsheathed.
When the surrounding disciples heard this, they were shocked, and they all backed away.
The aura of the two elders was already unbearable, and they had no choice but to back away. If they were to fight, the aftershock of the sword Qi would be enough to kill them.
Even Chu Mu, who had an extremely strong will and the protection of the sword Qi, had to back away. The aura of the two elders was too strong, too hot, and too strong.
"Hmph, if you want to fight, there will be plenty of chances in the future." Elder Lin's aura weakened slightly, not because he was afraid, but because he was thinking about the disciples. This was because if they were to fight, the aftershock of the sword Qi would be so strong that even a Stage 10 Sword Qi Realm cultivator wouldn't be able to withstand it, let alone these Stage 7 and Stage 8 disciples.
"I knew you wouldn't have the guts." Elder Yao Ri sneered. He knew Elder Lin's scruples, and if their positions were reversed, he would also hold back. "This time, Hualong has indeed lost, but it doesn't count, because Hualong's Flowing Fire Sword Technique hasn't reached Dacheng yet. When Hualong's Flowing Fire Sword Technique reaches Dacheng's level, I will bring him to challenge him again."
"Shameless!"
"Shameless to such an extent, he is already invincible."
When the disciples of the three inner halls heard this, they were furious. They couldn't imagine how there could be such a shameless person who didn't admit his loss, and was even an elder of a sect.
While looking down on Elder Yao Ri, Chu Mu was more vigilant. He looked down on Elder Yao Ri from the bottom of his heart, because he was too tasteless.
However, it was also because of this that such people often didn't have much misgivings when doing things. Chu Mu believed that this time, he had offended Elder Yao Ri to the point of death. He would definitely remember this deeply in his heart.
Fortunately, he was far away from Elder Yao Ri and close to Elder Lin. Otherwise, Elder Yao Ri might suddenly attack him because of this.
In fact, Elder Yao Ri had planned to attack and kill or cripple Chu Mu when he least expected it. However, Chu Mu was too cunning. He actually stayed away from him and close to Elder Lin, and Elder Lin was very guarded against him, so he didn't have a chance.
"This elder will come again." Elder Yao Ri didn't seem to care about the whispers of the disciples. He took a deep look at Chu Mu, and Chu Mu felt as if he was being stared at by a ferocious wolf or a poisonous snake. He couldn't help but feel cold all over. "Chu Mu, not bad, very good, a very outstanding disciple. I hope that the next time I see you, you will still be around."
"You don't have to worry about me, I will always live well." Chu Mu said. The cold feeling on his body disappeared, and Elder Yao Ri turned and left with some reluctance.