Qinglan Town, as usual, was bustling with people.
In a very ordinary courtyard, a vigorous figure rushed in with quick steps.
"Gang Leader, we found Chu Mu's whereabouts. He's still ten miles away from Qinglan Town." The Green Wolf Gang cupped their hands and said to Duan Qinglang.
Duan Qinglang grabbed the sword beside him and stood up. Killing intent appeared on his face as he shouted, "Okay, tell everyone to move out. I want him to be unable to escape even if he has wings."
"Yes."
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"I should be able to return to the Sword Faction today," Chu Mu thought as he hurried back.
This time, he returned to the Chu Clan to celebrate his grandfather's birthday and gained a lot.
He gained a lot from looking at the Wind Painting Scroll. His Wind Concept had reached thirty percent, he comprehended half-step sword force, and he even obtained the inheritance of a Transcendent Sword Skill: Wind Image.
In the future, Chu Mu spent his days practicing sword aura, sword techniques, and researching Wind Phase and Sword Force. From time to time, he would spar with Chu Tian and chat with his parents. Every day, he lived a very leisurely and carefree life.
Because of his miraculous defeat of Wang Qi, the attitude of the young disciples of the Chu Clan towards Chu Mu had changed 180 degrees. Originally, when they saw Chu Mu, they either ignored him, disdained him, or mocked him.
But now, they all admired Chu Mu and felt restrained when they saw him. They didn't dare to say a word, but they also wanted to get closer to Chu Mu so that Chu Mu could teach them a few moves.
The stubborn Chu Hong, after receiving guidance from Chu Mu, practiced her swordsmanship for half a month according to Chu Mu's instructions. She found that her swordsmanship had indeed improved a little. This discovery made her very surprised.
According to Chu Mu, half a month later, she went to Chu Mu again. Chu Mu saw the results of her cultivation and gave her a few pointers. Chu Hong felt as if she had obtained a treasure and returned to her cultivation.
As for Chu Tian, he was different from Han Rui.
After seeing Chu Mu's swordsmanship, Han Rui was no longer willing to fight with Chu Mu. However, Chu Tian was extremely tenacious. Time and time again, he would take the initiative to fight with Chu Mu. Time and time again, he would be defeated by Chu Mu's one or two sword strikes. However, he would continue to fight even after each defeat. He would find his shortcomings and cultivate according to Chu Mu's instructions. After twenty days, his swordsmanship had improved significantly.
However, all good things must come to an end.
Chu Tian and Chu Mu both wanted to return to their respective sword sects. Chu Mu also felt that it was time to leave. He wanted to return to the Green Edge Sword Sect and raise his cultivation base to the peak of eighth phase as quickly as possible, and then break through to ninth phase.
After half a month of comprehending the Aspect of Wind, Chu Mu felt that this transcendent sword skill could only be used when his cultivation base reached the Qi Transformation realm. However, if he made some changes and simplified it, he would be able to use it when he reached the Sword Qi realm.
However, Chu Mu's simplified Wind Avatar still required a lot of sword aura to cast. With Chu Mu's current sword aura cultivation, it wasn't enough to support it. He estimated that only when his cultivation broke through to the ninth phase would he be able to barely cast it.
As for Sword Force, it was related to Soul Strength. Using Sword Force would consume Soul Strength.
What puzzled Chu Mu was that his Soul Strength had been fused, so it should be several times stronger than an ordinary person's. In the end, Chu Mu came to the conclusion that it was because his comprehension of Sword Force was insufficient. It was incomplete, and it was only half-step Sword Force. Therefore, using Sword Force would consume Soul Strength and cause him to feel mentally exhausted.
"With my current strength, killing an early ninth phase cultivator should be easy. Mid ninth phase is also doable. Late ninth phase should also be doable if I use my full strength. As for peak ninth phase, I'm not sure." Chu Mu evaluated his current strength.
Suddenly, Chu Mu saw that there were many people in front of him. As he approached, he could feel a murderous intent from them.
Among them, there was a large green-robed man standing on a rock. His killing intent was the sharpest, and his Sword Qi fluctuations were also the most intense.
"Surround him." The green-robed man coldly stared at Chu Mu and waved his hand.
"Yes!" Their voices were orderly and resonant. The surrounding people quickly moved and formed an encirclement, surrounding Chu Mu in the middle.
Chu Mu stared at the green-robed man and found that his appearance seemed a little familiar. It was as if he had seen him somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where.
There were a total of thirty people surrounding Chu Mu. They all wore short, green robes embroidered with the image of a fierce wolf head. Each of them had an ominous glint in their eyes, and their faces were filled with fiendish malice. One of their hands was holding the hilt of a sword, and the long sword was unsheathed.
In addition, including the green-robed man, there were eight people standing on the periphery, closely staring at Chu Mu with different expressions.
Some of them had a cold expression, and their killing intent was fierce. Some had a playful expression, as if they were looking at prey. Some looked at him as if he was looking at a dead person. There was also one whose eyes were rolling around, looking very treacherous.
"What do you want?" After looking around, Chu Mu's gaze fell on the green-robed man. He could see that this green-robed man was the leader of this group. This green-robed man's cultivation was also the strongest. He couldn't see through him, but he estimated that he was at least Stage Eight.
There were also seven people he couldn't see through. They all gave Chu Mu a different feeling.
But Chu Mu was fearless.
"I'm Duan Qinglang." The green-robed man coldly said, "Chu Mu, a new inner disciple of the Azure Edge Sword Sect. You killed three important members of the Azure Wolf Gang. You have to give me an explanation."
When Chu Mu heard this, he suddenly remembered that twenty days ago, not long after he left Qinglan Town, three swordsmen wanted to kill him. Among them, the ordinary-looking middle-aged man looked very similar to this Duan Qinglang.
"The murderer was killed by Ren Heng. There's nothing to explain," Chu Mu indifferently replied.
"Good, you have guts. I'll give you a chance. Immediately tell me who's behind you. Otherwise, I'll make you suffer three hundred and sixty kinds of torture until you die," Duan Qinglang sternly threatened.
When Chu Mu heard this, he immediately understood. So the other party thought that he wasn't the one who killed the three people, but someone else. That someone else was naturally the person who protected him.
"I killed them. If you have the ability, do it. I'm right here." Although the other party had the advantage of numbers, and eight of them had cultivations he couldn't see through, Chu Mu didn't feel like he was facing an elder of a sword sect. This meant that the eight of them were all in the Sword Qi realm.
Moreover, other than the green-robed man who gave Chu Mu a more profound feeling, Chu Mu could vaguely tell that the other seven were all in the eighth phase. Their cultivation was higher than his, so they were in the late and peak eighth phase.
As for the thirty swordsmen surrounding him, they were only in the early and middle seventh phase. They were like ants.
"Good, it seems that you're really looking to die." Duan Qinglang's face was sinister, and his killing intent grew thicker. The killing intent emitted by the thirty-eight people surged, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze. It was suffocating, and a battle could break out at any moment.