"Stop!"
When Chu Mu and Yu Wenming Hua were about to enter the gate of Qingfeng Courtyard, a cold shout came from behind. They looked back and saw two swordsmen striding toward them aggressively.
"You two are disciples of Qingfeng Courtyard, right?" Yan Ming asked with a sneer.
"It's none of your business." Yu Wenming Hua raised his eyebrows and replied coldly.
"Of course it's our business. Is there a disciple named Chu Mu in your Qingfeng Courtyard?" Wang Kui took a step forward with a ferocious look on his face. His tone was cold. Among the disciples of Qingfeng Courtyard, he knew that the most powerful one was Luo Yufeng, who was at the peak of Tenth Phase. However, he was much weaker than Song Guangtao. In addition, the second most powerful one was Zheng Xiu Ran, who was at the late tenth stage. His overall strength was much inferior to the disciples of Qinglan Courtyard, so he did not put him in his eyes.
"So what if there is?" Yu Wenming Hua glanced at Chu Mu and raised his eyebrows again. His eyes flashed with a touch of impatience. When he was about to speak, he heard Chu Mu said indifferently.
"Of course, it's good. Listen, I, the eldest brother of Qinglan Courtyard, have issued a letter of challenge to Chu Mu of Qingfeng Courtyard. Three days later, at this time, the Sword Fighting Arena of the Sword Academy will determine the winner. If you don't dare to come, then get out of the Sword Academy, so as not to make a fool of yourself here." Yan Ming also took a step forward and stood side by side with Wang Kui. His breath was fierce and his words were like a sharp sword.
"We have brought the message. As for whether you want to pass it on to Chu Mu, that's your business. Whether Chu Mu comes or not is his own business. But all of you need to know that if you don't come when the time comes, then there's no need to stay in the academy. Scram out of the academy with your tails between your legs and never set foot here again. " Wang Kui said sternly again. His tone was full of threats. Then, without giving Chu Mu and Yuwen Wenhua any chance to refute, he quickly turned around with Yan Ming and used his movement technique to leave.
Yuwen Wenhua was stunned for a moment and then said angrily, "Junior Brother, these two guys are too annoying."
"Alright, let's go in first." Compared to Yuwen Wenhua's anger, Chu Mu's face was calm. He thought for a moment and saw through the other's plan. They were worried that he wouldn't dare to go to the battle arena, so they created all kinds of pressure to force him to go. A cold smile flashed across Chu Mu's eyes. "I was just thinking about how to deal with you. I didn't expect that you would take the initiative to come to me. Very well, in three days, you will know how stupid you are."
The two strode into Qingfeng Academy. Yuwen Wenhua immediately gathered all the brothers in the hall and repeated what the two disciples of Qinglan Academy had just said.
"The senior brother of Qinglan Academy …" After listening quietly, Luo Yufeng frowned slightly. "The senior brother of Qinglan Academy is Wei Hong. However, this Wei Hong has left the academy before and returned to Qinglan Sword Sect. He even disguised himself as a ninth stage disciple and entered Qinglan Virtual Realm, but he did not come out. It seems that the so-called senior brother now should be Song Guangtao, who was originally ranked second. "
Chu Mu and others were slightly stunned when they heard this. They did not expect that Wei Hong, who died under Chu Mu's sword, was actually the senior brother of Qinglan Academy.
"Senior brother, how is the strength of this Song Guangtao?" Li Yi asked after pondering.
"Song Guangtao's strength is not as good as Wei Hong's, so he is ranked second. However, this person is quite scheming and his talent is not bad. Since he is now respected as the senior brother of Qinglan Academy, his overall strength must have improved. He should not be weaker than Wei Hong." Luo Yufeng said slowly, his face a little dignified. "Song Guangtao's overall strength is better than mine, and he likes to attack and even kill geniuses. In the past, when I was still in Qinglan Mountain, some of the more talented disciples of our sect and Qingshui Sword Sect were provoked and suppressed by him. I didn't expect that this time, he planned to attack Junior Brother Chu. "
"This damned Song Guangtao." Zhou Jin's face was angry. "If it weren't for my lack of cultivation, I would go to the arena with him and see how arrogant he can be."
Zheng Xiuran's face was indifferent, sitting in the chair without saying a word. However, if one looked carefully at his eyes, one would find that there was a cold flash in his eyes, containing a trace of anger.
Compared with the three of them, Li Yi, Yuwen Wenhua, Wang Tinghao, and Xie Chunlei were much calmer. After all, they saw with their own eyes that Wei Hong was killed by Chu Mu. At that time, Chu Mu's cultivation was at the peak of Ninth Stage. Now, Chu Mu's cultivation had been promoted to the middle of Tenth Stage, and his swordsmanship seemed to have improved a lot.
Song Guangtao was not as good as Wei Hong before. Now, even if he improved, at most, he would be at the level of Wei Hong. At most, they believed that he was definitely not Chu Mu's opponent. They had 100% confidence in Chu Mu.
"Junior Brother Chu, your talent is far above mine. Even Eldest Senior Brother admires you. Therefore, you have a lot of room for growth." Zhou Jin looked at Chu Mu and said seriously, "This Song Guangtao proposed a sword battle. He must have bad intentions. I know his goal very well. He must want to take advantage of the time when Junior Brother Chu hasn't matured yet to ruthlessly suppress Junior Brother Chu. Junior Brother Chu will have a shadow in his heart, and will be unable to achieve greater achievements. This kind of thinking is very vicious."
"Yes, Second Junior Brother is right. With my understanding of Song Guangtao, he is completely capable of doing such a thing. Moreover, once you enter the Sword Battle Arena, external forces will not be able to interfere. Victory and defeat can only be determined on the stage. Song Guangtao will definitely think of a way to trap you, Junior Brother Chu, so you won't be able to admit defeat, "Luo Yufeng muttered with a solemn expression.
"That … Junior Brother Chu … Should we tell Eldest Senior Brother and the others?" Wang Tinghao looked at Chu Mu and asked hesitantly.
"What is it?" Luo Yufeng and the other two were stunned. They looked curiously at Wang Tinghao and then at Chu Mu. Their intuition told them that there was something important that they didn't know.
Chu Mu didn't say anything. He faintly nodded his head. This sort of thing would be known sooner or later. Knowing now and knowing later, although there was a slight difference, they were all very close and united fellow disciples. It didn't matter.
"Eldest Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, the truth is that Wei Hong died in the Green Orchid Virtual Realm." With Chu Mu's permission, Wang Tinghao began to speak. Luo Yufeng and the other two nodded. They already knew the truth. Could there be more behind the scenes? Thinking of this, their eyes couldn't help but light up. Wang Tinghao continued, "Actually, Wei Hong died under the sword of Junior Brother Chu."
"What!" Luo Yufeng and the other two stood up abruptly. Their faces were filled with shock and disbelief.
"That's right. The four of us saw it. Junior Brother Chu and Wei Hong had a life and death battle. In the end, Junior Brother Chu killed Wei Hong with his sword. At that time, Junior Brother Chu was only at the peak of Stage Nine. After killing Wei Hong, he didn't suffer any injuries." Wang Tinghao said in an incomparably confident tone, full of pride. Li Yi and the others also nodded vigorously.
Luo Yufeng and the other two were petrified. They stood there motionless with a blank face.
After a long time, they turned their necks with difficulty and shifted their gaze to Chu Mu's face. With difficulty, they said, "Junior Brother Chu … This …"
"En." Chu Mu nodded his head, his face indifferent.
Luo Yufeng and the other two were stunned for a long time before they finally reacted. For a moment, they couldn't tell what kind of excitement and emotion they felt. In short, their hearts were incomparably complicated. Their expressions were also very complicated.
"Junior brother Chu … little junior brother … you truly hid yourself well …" Zhou Jin sighed with a complicated expression. Zheng Xiuran's face was uneasy. Thinking back to before, he still had to fight with Chu Mu. Even Luo Yufeng couldn't remain calm.
"We can't blame Junior Brother Chu. If such news were to spread out at that time, Qinglan Sword Sect would definitely be desperate." Li Yi opened his mouth and said, "But now, there are only a few of us here, and we're in the Sword Academy, so there's not so much taboo."
"Fourth Senior Brother is right. This time, I'm afraid that Song Guangtao didn't expect that he wanted to ruthlessly suppress Junior Brother Chu, but he shot himself in the foot." Yuwen Wenhua laughed with a face full of expectation.
Luo Yufeng and the other two's eyes suddenly lit up. They clapped their hands and laughed. "That's right. If Wei Hong was really killed by Junior Brother Chu, then Song Guangtao won't be Junior Brother Chu's opponent unless he reaches the half-step Qi Transformation Stage. In this way, he's really digging his own grave."
"I think that Junior Brother Chu was able to kill Wei Hong, who was at the peak of the tenth stage, when he was only at the peak of the ninth stage. Now that Junior Brother Chu is at the middle stage of the tenth stage, even if Song Guangtao reaches the half-step Qi Transformation stage, Junior Brother Chu won't necessarily lose to him," Zhou Jin said in high spirits.
"Well, about this news, no one should spread it out. Since Song Guangtao is digging his own grave, then after three days, Junior Brother Chu will give him a ruthless blow." Luo Yufeng lowered his voice as if he was worried that the walls might be eavesdropping. "Now, let's have a good discussion about how to cause more damage to Song Guangtao and the people of Qinglan Academy in the sword fight three days later."
"Hehehehe, I like this."
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Soon, Yan Ming and Wang Kui spread the news of the decisive battle between Chu Mu of Qingfeng School and Song Guangtao of Qinglan School in the afternoon three days later. Moreover, their respective cultivations were also announced. Lizhou Sword Academy was not big, but it was not small either, especially under the deliberate efforts of some people. Soon, the people of the forty-eight courtyards heard the news.
In this regard, different people had different reactions. The disciples of the same low-grade sword sect were very interested. Although there would be decisive battles between disciples of different courtyards from time to time in the Sword Academy, it was rare to see a decisive battle with such a huge gap in cultivation.
As for the disciples of the middle grade sword sects, some had looks of disdain, some did not care, and some showed some interest. Among them, Chu Tian and Chu Hong from the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect and the Hundred Flowers Sword Sect had almost the same expression. Their faces were filled with astonishment and surprise, and at the same time, they were somewhat worried. Without saying a word, they directly set off for the Qingfeng Courtyard.
In addition, there were several other people who had been involved with Chu Mu before, after hearing about it, they gloated.
As for the three high-grade sword sects, they showed little interest. The strength of the high-grade sword sects was much stronger than that of the low-grade sword sects. The decisive battle between a swordsman at the peak of the tenth phase and a swordsman at the middle of the tenth phase did not arouse their interest. However, there was some movement in the courtyard of the Prefectural Heir.