He casually stabbed out with his sword, and a faint golden light condensed into a golden needle, piercing through the void and shooting straight out, leaving a trace in the air that did not dissipate for a long time.
With a clanging sound, he sheathed his sword. Only then did the light in Chu Mu's pupils slowly recede. His eyes became clear and calm. He leapt up and landed next to the broken boulder, carefully examining the fracture. He also stretched out a finger and gently slid it over the smooth surface of the fracture. He could vaguely feel a trace of amazing sharpness remaining in it.
"The power of the Thirteen Styles of Golden Blade is more condensed than the general high-level gold swordsmanship. Its cutting power is also more powerful. The power of the killing move, the Sky-splitting Golden Blade, is also very terrifying. Once it is used, it is difficult to detect it as if it is immersed in the void. If it is integrated with the gold essence, its power will be increased a lot. " Withdrawing his finger, Chu Mu's eyes became deep. He secretly said, "Now, the Sky-splitting Golden Blade can be my strongest killing move under the simplified version of the Wind Form. It is not easy to practice the Golden Blade Swordsmanship to perfection. In the future, the focus of cultivation will have to be changed. I will focus on the Cloud Swordsmanship and the Dual Swordsmanship, with other swordsmanship as auxiliary. I can't fall behind in the cultivation of sword aura. "
Thinking of the cultivation of sword aura, Chu Mu naturally associated it with his cultivation talent. He could not help but smile.
He had already done the test. His cultivation talent was now at Level Seven. In other words, after eating the Holy Fruit of Qing Lan and grinding the horn of the Dead Wood Horned Python, his cultivation talent had soared from Level Nine to Level Seven.
Level Seven cultivation talent was indeed far better than Level Nine cultivation talent. According to Chu Mu's cultivation efficiency in the past two months and the previous situation, he got a rough figure: four times!
That's right. The cultivation speed of a Level Eight talent was twice as fast as that of a Level Nine talent. Similarly, the cultivation speed of a Level Seven talent was twice as fast as that of a Level Eight talent, which was four times as fast as that of a Level Nine talent. This meant that the effect of cultivating one cycle with a seventh-grade talent was equivalent to cultivating four cycles with a ninth-grade talent.
The number of Great Zhou Days that Chu Mu could carry was more than three times that of an ordinary swordsman. Under normal circumstances, a tenth phase sword practitioner could carry ten great circulations, but Chu Mu could carry thirty-three great circulations. Thus, in a short two months, his Sword Qi cultivation had neared the middle stage of the tenth phase.
This kind of cultivation speed completely surpassed Li Yi and the rest. In addition, because Chu Mu was using inferior Spirit Stones to cultivate, his Shangyuan Sword Qi Technique had already reached the peak of the sixth level. He was just one step away from breaking through to the seventh level. At that time, he would be able to condense the Xiantian Sword Qi that he had always dreamed of.
Chu Mu, who had witnessed the power of Xiantian Sword Qi, was envious of it. When he thought about how he would soon be able to grasp Xiantian Sword Qi, he couldn't help feeling excited.
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In the blink of an eye, another ten days had passed.
Chu Mu held inferior Spirit Stones to cultivate his Sword Qi Technique every day. Then, he would go to the Sword Training Platform to practice various swordsmanship. Occasionally, he would spar with Li Yi and the rest. He even used the entry-level Dual Swordsmanship to fight against Li Yi, Yuwen Hua, Wang Tinghao, and Xie Chunlei. He completely had the upper hand.
The entry-level Dual Swordsmanship would not limit one's strength, nor would it increase one's strength. Only when one reached the Minor Mastery would it increase one's strength by at least thirty percent. However, because he lacked the essence of it, Chu Mu was still unable to reach the Minor Mastery. Even so, the entry-level was enough to make Li Yi and the rest gasp in amazement.
Out of curiosity, they all gave it a try. They used the Dual Swordsmanship with both hands, but the result was that they were restrained. Not to mention using the swordsmanship, it was difficult for them to even make the usual smooth movements. It felt awkward, and they almost hurt themselves when they sped up.
They were only giving it a try. The focus was still on the swordsmanship that they were cultivating. They did not dare to expect too much.
On the eleventh day, Chu Mu woke up early as usual. At this time, the winter had begun to pass. The weather was not that cold, but it still made people feel a little cold.
And today, for Chu Mu, was a meaningful day. It was the seventeenth year since his body was born in this world. In other words, today was Chu Mu's seventeenth birthday.
Such a day, other than himself, perhaps only Chu Xingyun and his wife would remember. Perhaps, they were hoping that he could appear in front of them and make them happy. But this was just a thought.
Exhaling, he also eliminated all kinds of emotions. He sat down cross-legged, held a piece of inferior Spirit Stone in his hand, closed his eyes, and calmed his heart. He cultivated the Shangyuan Sword Qi Technique again.
The pure Spiritual Qi from the inferior Spirit Stone seeped into his palm, followed the meridians in his arm, and merged with the Shangyuan Sword Qi in his body. The Shangyuan Sword Qi cultivated from the peak of the sixth level of the Shangyuan Sword Qi Technique was even purer.
The Spiritual Qi contained in the inferior Spirit Stone was also beyond Chu Mu's expectations. From the moment he obtained it until now, the pure Spiritual Qi in the same inferior Spirit Stone had not been completely absorbed by him.
Wisps of pure Spiritual Qi continued to enter his meridians, and were transported by the Sword Qi. They were transformed into Shangyuan Sword Qi, and at the same time, the Shangyuan Sword Qi was purified bit by bit. Chu Mu was completely immersed in cultivation, and one big cycle after another was transported.
Unknowingly, the 33 big cycles were completed, but the time spent was almost half the time compared to before he switched to the Shangyuan Sword Qi Technique.
The last strand of Shangyuan Sword Qi was transported back into Chu Mu's Dantian. Just as Chu Mu was about to stop, the Shangyuan Sword Qi in his Dantian suddenly surged, and a deep rumbling sound was heard, as if his Dantian was about to explode.
Chu Mu quickly looked inside and found that the Shangyuan Sword Qi in his Dantian was constantly colliding with each other, dispersing and reforming. Under this kind of dispersing and reforming, the Shangyuan Sword Qi became even purer.
At some unknown time, the sword aura in his dantian stopped surging and regained its order. As for the upper origin sword aura, it was as if it had been reborn. Even Chu Mu could feel that at the center of the upper origin sword aura, there seemed to be an existence that slightly surpassed the upper origin sword aura.
Chu Mu's Dantian touched it slightly, and he felt a pain on the mental level, as if he had been cut by the edge of a sword.
He had a guess, and hurriedly withdrew his Dantian. After a careful examination, he smiled from the bottom of his heart. "The Shangyuan Sword Qi Technique has finally broken through to the seventh level … it seems that the subtle existence that surpassed the Shangyuan Sword Qi in my Dantian is about to automatically form a strand of Xiantian Sword Qi …"
Unavoidably, Chu Mu was excited again. He did not know how long it would take for this strand of Xiantian Sword Qi to automatically form.
"Once the Xiantian Sword Qi is completely formed, I'll have another trump card. When that time comes, if I use the Xiantian Sword Qi to activate the killer move [Space Shattering Blade], its power will increase by a lot. I might even be able to threaten experts of the Qi Transformation stage." As he thought to himself, Chu Mu's excitement gradually calmed down. He stood up, took his two swords, and headed for the sword training platform again.
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It was close to noon. A bright sun hung high in the sky, emitting a warm but not scorching light. It illuminated the earth and nourished all living things. When it shone on one's body, it made one feel warm and comfortable in this early spring season.
At the foot of Mount Qinglan, two lithe figures were leaping and leaping. They were extremely fast, and the rugged mountain roads were no obstacle to them. They were like cheetahs galloping across the flat plains.
Not long after, they arrived at the mountain gate of the Azure Edge Sword Sect and stopped. They were two young swordsmen in their early twenties. Their eyes were clear, and they each had a sharp aura. They wore the green robes of the Azure Edge Sword Sect, and each carried a sword on their back.
"Who are you two?" The two disciples guarding the mountain gate were shocked. They looked at them suspiciously, and after a few moments, they saluted with their swords and asked.
"You don't even recognize your Senior Brother, how rude." One of the disciples' face darkened as he shouted unhappily.
"There is only one Senior Brother in the Azure Edge Sword Sect, and that is Senior Brother Li Yi. Who are you two?" After being shouted at, the two disciples seemed to have been intimidated. Their faces changed, and they reacted by shouting back at him.
"I am Luo Yufeng, the former Senior Brother." The other of the two smiled and said, "We are both disciples of the Azure Edge Sword Sect. You will know when one of you goes to report."
"Luo Yufeng … the former Senior Brother …" The two disciples guarding the mountain gate thought for a while, and their faces suddenly changed. They hurriedly said, "Senior Brothers, please wait for a moment. I will go report to the Elder."
One of the disciples turned and ran away. This was because it was not a particularly important matter, so there was no need to use a signal flare. After all, it was troublesome to make such a thing, so it was better to save as much as possible. They would only use it when a particularly important matter happened.
After a period of time, a figure leaped and moved at an extremely fast speed, forming countless phantoms as he leaped and landed at the mountain gate, revealing his figure. It was a middle-aged man in his early forties. It was Elder Luo.
Elder Luo's eyes flashed like lightning, and when they fell on the faces of the two people who claimed to be disciples of the Azure Edge Sword Sect, excitement and joy appeared on his face. "Yufeng, you are back, and Zhou Jin. Not bad, I haven't seen you for a year, and your cultivation has broken through to the middle stage of Tenth Stage."
"Uncle." Luo Yufeng immediately smiled and saluted with his sword.
"Greetings, Elder Luo." Zhou Jin also quickly saluted with his sword.
Elder Luo was Luo Tianxiong's younger brother, and Luo Yufeng was Luo Tianxiong's son. It was natural for him to call Elder Luo uncle.
"Let's go, the Sect Master will be very happy to see you back, especially you, Yufeng. I haven't seen you for a year, and your cultivation has reached the peak of Tenth Stage. Yuling will also be very happy to see you." Elder Luo smiled and nodded to the two disciples guarding the mountain gate. Together with Luo Yufeng and the other two, they quickly went to the main hall.
Along the way, Luo Yufeng repeatedly asked Elder Luo about the various changes in the Sword Sect in the past year. Elder Luo naturally answered one by one, and Zhou Jin occasionally added a sentence.
The three people in this harmonious conversation quickly rushed to the main hall to see the Sect Master Luo Tianxiong.