"Our gang will not let you go..." A swordsman at the peak of the tenth phase let out a final cry. His body fell backwards as blood flowed, and he died.
On the ground beside him, there were over twenty corpses lying in a disorderly manner. They were all in different positions, but they all had one thing in common, and that was the thin wounds on their necks. Fresh blood continuously seeped out and dyed the ground red. Chu Mu always liked to kill people at the neck. Compared to other parts of the body, the neck was more likely to be fatal. With a sword strike and sword qi, death was inevitable.
These twenty corpses were the fourth group of pursuers from the King Snake Gang that Chu Mu had killed. This made Chu Mu, who had always been very patient, feel very impatient. They were just a bunch of chickens and pottery dogs, but they kept chasing after him and died under his sword, one after another.
After finding some elixirs and other things on their bodies, Chu Mu put them all into his spatial bracelet. He immediately used his movement technique and quickly went down White Maple Mountain without looking back.
He was already tired of it, so he had to leave this place as soon as possible to avoid being found by the King Snake Gang. If that happened, it would be another massacre. Most importantly, if he encountered the Qi Transformation Realm swordsmen of the King Snake Gang, he would most likely be in danger.
The deaths of the four groups of pursuers caused a great loss to the King Snake Gang. Among the four groups of pursuers, there were nearly thirty swordsmen at the tenth phase and sixty or seventy swordsmen at the ninth phase. They were all the main force and middle members of the gang. It had been many years since the King Snake Gang had suffered such a loss. With these people dead, the overall strength of the King Snake Gang was clearly weakened. The various factions in White Maple City were ready to make a move.
After all, no one was willing to submit to others. In the past, the King Snake Gang was strong, so they did not dare to have any ideas. Even if they did, they could only suppress them. However, now that the King Snake Gang had lost more than half of its middle and main forces, the leaders of the other factions in White Maple City secretly met and discussed.
Chu Mu did not know that because of him, a variable had appeared in White Maple City. And now, the King Snake Gang, which had suffered heavy losses, was about to fall into a crisis and no longer had the strength to pursue him.
Of course, Chu Mu was also deeply hated by the King Snake Gang. Once they had the chance, they would definitely find Chu Mu and torture him to death. However, they didn't know Chu Mu's name or his background. Basically, everyone in the King Snake Gang who had seen Chu Mu was already dead. Even if they wanted to find him, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack.
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With the spatial bracelet, it was much more convenient to travel continuously. Finally, after a month, Chu Mu entered the Li Province. His cultivation had also broken through to the middle tenth stage.
As soon as he entered the Li Province, Chu Mu carefully recalled the topographic map he had seen in the Sword Sect. After asking two passers-by, he rushed in the direction of the Sword Academy.
In the Li Province, there was the largest city — Dali City. However, the Li Province Sword Academy was not located in Dali City. Instead, it was located at the foot of a mountain range about a hundred miles away from Dali City. This mountain range was called the Dali Mountain Range. It stretched for tens of thousands of miles and was the largest mountain range in the Li Province.
The highest point of the Dali Mountain Range was more than six thousand meters. From afar, the entire mountain range was like an ancient giant beast that was crawling and sleeping. It emitted a heavy pressure that made one's heart heavy. And the highest mountain peak was like a sharp sword that pierced the sky, piercing through the clouds.
After confirming the correct location of the Li Province Sword Academy, Chu Mu's speed was very fast. He wanted to know if his eldest senior brother Li Yi and the others had already arrived at the Li Province Sword Academy. And if Xiao Qianfeng, who had fallen off the cliff, was still alive and had arrived at the Li Province Sword Academy.
Like a gust of wind, Chu Mu did not stir up any dust. This showed that Chu Mu had amazing control over his own body. After a while, a vast and magnificent Sword Academy appeared before his eyes.
As he got closer, Chu Mu discovered that outside the Sword Academy, about three thousand meters away, there was a gurgling river. Tender green grass grew on both sides of the river. Not far away, there were some small pink and yellow wildflowers that looked like wild chrysanthemums blooming. When the wind blew, the tender green grass swayed slightly. As the small wildflowers swayed, a delicate fragrance blended into the wind and gradually drifted away.
The river was about five meters long, and there was a small wooden bridge on both sides. From afar, it looked rather poetic.
Crossing the river in a flash, Chu Mu officially entered the territory of the Li Province Sword Academy. The road ahead was flat, and there was a small path paved with gravel that led directly to the gates of the Sword Academy.
Along the gravel path, Chu Mu's speed was very fast, and the Sword Academy appeared more clearly in his eyes. The Sword Academy did not look small. It was estimated to be two to three times the size of Qinglan Town. There were five-meter-high gray-white walls, and there were dark blue glazed tiles on the walls that reflected dazzling light.
Behind the walls, there were some trees and bamboos that were taller than the walls. There were also some vines that climbed over the walls. There were green leaves and small blue flowers blooming on the vines, forming a beautiful scene.
But Chu Mu only glanced around, and his gaze was attracted by a stone tablet outside the Sword Academy. The stone tablet was about three meters tall and was silver-gray in color. There were four bright red words on it: Li Province Sword Academy.
These four words were like silver hooks and iron strokes that revealed a sharp aura everywhere. It was so sharp that one could not look at it for too long. Otherwise, one would feel a stinging pain in one's eyes. After Chu Mu took a few glances, he had to shift his gaze to the two swordsmen at the gate. These two swordsmen stood one on the left and one on the right. Their backs were as straight as swords, and their auras were extremely condensed from head to toe. A sharp aura circled around them. Their eyebrows were cold and stern, and their faces were expressionless. When their eyes opened and closed, strands of light flickered, and they all fell on Chu Mu, who was flying over.
Immediately, Chu Mu felt two sharp auras coming straight at him. They were like swords that made him slightly apprehensive. These two swordsmen wore white short swordsman robes. They didn't seem to be very old, around twenty or thirty years old. However, Chu Mu couldn't see through their cultivation. The feeling he got was that they were much stronger than Wei Hong, but they didn't seem to have reached the Qi Transformation Realm.
"Half-step Qi Transformation …" A voice sounded in Chu Mu's mind. He was inwardly surprised. This Li Province Sword Academy actually had two half-step Qi Transformation Swordsmen guarding the gate. It was truly shocking.
"Stop. This is the Li Province Sword Academy. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter." One of the swordsmen stared at Chu Mu and said indifferently.
"I'm here to study in the Sword Academy," Chu Mu said softly.
"Show me your sword badge." The other swordsman's voice was just as indifferent.
Chu Mu's left hand reached into his robes and his spiritual consciousness spread into the space bracelet. He took out the Qingfeng Sword Sect's badge and placed it in his left hand. He then fished it out of his robes. The space bracelet was extremely valuable and precious. Even Luo Tianxiong did not have one. Thus, with his current cultivation, Chu Mu did not dare to openly wear the space bracelet on his hand.
After handing over the badge and inspecting it, he looked at Chu Mu a few times before returning the badge. "You may enter."
Chu Mu took the badge and strode into the Sword Academy. The first thing he saw was a cobblestone path that led straight ahead. On the left and right were green bamboo forests that emitted bursts of fragrance. Furthermore, Chu Mu keenly discovered that the Spirit Qi here was much denser than in the Qingfeng Sword Sect.
As he walked forward, Chu Mu saw groups of twos and threes before long. They were all swordsmen around the age of seventeen or twenty. Their cultivation was at least at the early tenth stage.
These people also saw Chu Mu, but they only glanced at him and did not pay much attention to him. This was because Chu Mu was only at the middle tenth stage. There were many people at this level in the Sword Academy, so they did not take him seriously.
Chu Mu strode over and carefully sensed the aura fluctuations emitted by these swordsmen. As expected, they were all extraordinary. They were not something that the loose swordsmen could compare to.
"I wonder where the Qingfeng Sword Sect's courtyard is located?" Chu Mu looked around and remembered that Luo Yufeng had once said that different sword sects in the Lizhou Sword Academy had different courtyards. "It seems that I should ask someone."
Suddenly, a swordsman walked over and excitedly said to another swordsman, "Let's go. I heard there's a good show over there."
"What show?" the other swordsman asked. He was the person Chu Mu wanted to ask.
"A new disciple of the Qingfeng Sword Sect is being bullied. How pitiful. He only has one arm," he said as he walked.
"A new disciple of the Qingfeng Sword Sect … One arm …" A light flashed in his eyes. He looked at the two swordsmen and immediately followed.
"Kneel down and apologize to me immediately. Otherwise, you can go to the Sword Battle Arena." A cold and arrogant voice sounded.
"You were the one who bumped into me first. You should be the one apologizing." This voice was clearly very stubborn. When it entered Chu Mu's ears, it made him feel even more familiar. His pupils slightly constricted, and through the surrounding crowd, he faintly saw a familiar figure among them.
After squeezing into the crowd, he looked around. One of them had an arrogant expression. He stood straight and had a cold smile on his face. There was a cold light in his eyes. He looked down at the person in front of him as if he was looking at a prey. Chu Mu felt that he looked familiar, but he could not remember where he had seen him before.
The other person only had one arm. He held a sword and was kneeling on the ground with one knee. His head was slightly raised. He stared at the other person with a fierce gaze. He gritted his teeth and looked angry and unyielding.
"What a joke. You were the one who didn't look where you were going. You just had to bump into me. I'm definitely injured. You have to kneel down and apologize. Also, you have to compensate me with three Qi-increasing Pills. Otherwise, I won't let this go." The person touched his chest and shouted in a threatening tone.
"Is that so? I'd like to see how you won't let this go. " Chu Mu took a step forward and looked directly at the person. His tone was indifferent, but there was a trace of coldness in his eyes.
"Brother Chu!" Xie Chunlei was stunned at first. Then, he shouted with a face full of surprise. He wanted to stand up, but it was as if he had touched a wound. He took a deep breath and his cheeks twitched. But he still endured the pain and stood up. He looked at Chu Mu with a face full of excitement.
"Senior Xie, you're fine, right?" Chu Mu turned around to look at Xie Chunlei and smiled as he softly spoke.
"I'm fine. It's just that this bastard attacked me and accused me of bumping into him." Xie Chunlei said and stared at the person with a face full of anger. He seemed to have thought of something and added, "By the way, he is a disciple of Qinglan Sword Sect."
"A disciple of Qinglan Sword Sect?" Chu Mu was slightly stunned. When he looked at the person again, he suddenly thought of Wei Hong. This person's eyebrows were similar to Wei Hong's. It seemed that there was a special relationship between him and Wei Hong. "I see. No wonder you are so arrogant."
"Do you think that you can make me back down and forgive you just because you are in the middle of the tenth level? Let me tell you, that is absolutely impossible. Even if your Azure Edge Sword Sect's Sect Master came here, reason would stand on my side. "This person's voice was stern as he roared. When he swept his gaze over Chu Mu, his eyes flashed with traces of disdain.
"There is no need for the leader of our sect to come here. You want to fight in the arena, right? Sure, set a time, and we will fight to the death in the arena." Chu Mu took a step forward. His aura was extremely sharp, and it was as if it was tearing the void. There was a terrible light in his eyes that forced the person to look at him directly. However, Chu Mu's words were as sharp as a sword, causing everyone's hearts to tremble.
"You …" The Qinglan disciple subconsciously shrank his neck. Chu Mu's sharp edge was too strong, and it made his heart involuntarily cold. He clearly heard Chu Mu's words. It was a fight to the death, not a fight to the death. The first thing he said was a fight to the death. This was simply the behavior of a madman.
"Either you fight to the death, or you get lost. It is your choice. "Chu Mu's voice was as sharp as a sword, and it made the other person's heart tremble. He unconsciously took a step back and suddenly pointed at Chu Mu with a red face." You … You … You … Just wait and see … "
After that, the Qinglan disciple turned and strode away. His heart was full of hatred for Chu Mu, and he swore that he would teach Chu Mu a lesson.