A fourth-level Mystic Profound Realm warrior was weaker than every one of them.
What did they have to fear?
As for his status as an Inner Sect disciple of the Mystic Blade Sect?
Mu He didn't think much of it.
He was one of the top ten Inner Sect disciples of the Blade Origin Sect, exceptionally talented and backed by powerful connections. He was a descendant of one of the elders.
Even if he eventually made a move and killed this man, he wouldn't get into any trouble.
Hearing Mu He's words,
the many disciples behind him nodded one after another, no longer hesitating.
They continued forward.
"These overseas sects are far too arrogant!"
Some young warriors spoke up indignantly.
The Great Cloud Dynasty ruled over a vast region and was one of the hegemons of the age.
As warriors of the Great Cloud Dynasty, when had they ever been insulted like this?
Unfortunately, they weren't strong enough to defeat this group of Blade Origin Sect warriors.
Otherwise, they would have acted long ago.
"Don't be rash. Let's just watch from the sidelines."
However, a warrior who knew Su Yun's identity smiled as he spoke.
At that moment,
Su Yun was still touching the blade mark, comprehending its subtleties. He hadn't noticed what was happening around him at all.
A moment later, his mind suddenly shook, and a voice rang out in his head.
"Slaughter Blade Art: After observing profound blade marks and comprehending them for a long time, you've finally gained something. You've entered a state of emptiness, your comprehension has greatly increased, and your Blade Momentum has risen to the ninth level!"
In the next moment, all kinds of flashes of insight and thoughts burst forth in his mind, one after another.
He continuously absorbed the subtlety contained within the blade mark.
His mastery of the blade began to improve without pause.
Just then, Mu He sent one of his disciples to approach Su Yun and drive him away.
As the disciple reached Su Yun's side,
Su Yun had already finished comprehending the blade mark.
Rumble!
A terrifying aura of Blade Momentum instantly surged out of his body, sweeping in all directions and shooting straight into the sky!
It covered a radius of nearly a thousand meters!
In an instant,
the trees swayed, the earth and stones exploded, and birds and beasts wailed!
Every warrior caught within the Blade Momentum turned pale, sweat beading on their foreheads.
They felt as if a mountain were bearing down on them, and their legs trembled uncontrollably.
Some of the weaker warriors collapsed to the ground, shivering as they were seized by fear.
They had no idea what was happening.
The Blade Origin Sect disciple standing closest to Su Yun had already been forced to his knees by the terrifying pressure, his face deathly pale!
Only after a moment did he recover. His face filled with horror as he said,
"This is... Great Accomplishment Blade Momentum!"
"And it's the kind of Great Accomplishment Blade Momentum that's nearly perfect!"
Only Blade Momentum of this level could make him kneel in submission and plunge him into boundless terror.
At his words, all the warriors present turned pale with shock.
They found it unbelievable.
Mu He's face darkened in particular.
"What kind of joke is this?"
"A fourth-level Mystic Profound Realm warrior actually comprehended Blade Momentum that's nearly at the tenth level!?"
At that moment, Mu He felt a trace of regret as well.
A prodigy with such terrifying comprehension was clearly highly valued by the Mystic Blade Sect. He absolutely couldn't afford to provoke him.
And the other man possessed such frightening Blade Momentum. Even if his cultivation was relatively low, Mu He still wouldn't be his match!
By now, he was sweating profusely.
Fear filled his heart.
"Could he have comprehended this level of Blade Momentum by studying the blade mark?"
A warrior with a higher cultivation level forced himself to endure the pressure of the Blade Momentum and asked.
"How could that be possible!"
Someone immediately objected. "He must have comprehended Great Accomplishment Blade Momentum long ago. The blade mark merely helped him understand something and advance even further!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present was shaken.
He'd already comprehended Great Accomplishment Blade Momentum before this?
That was simply inconceivable.
"What terrifying comprehension!"
"He's only an Inner Sect disciple of the Mystic Blade Sect!"
"That's absurd!"
The warriors exclaimed in amazement, feeling as if they were still dreaming.
In their eyes, anyone who could comprehend Blade Momentum in the Mystic Profound Realm was already a genius.
But what did it make someone who could comprehend Blade Momentum of this level in the Mystic Profound Realm?
The scene before them had shattered their understanding!
After a while,
the aura of Blade Momentum enveloping them finally began to fade.
Everyone relaxed, gasping for breath as they wiped the sweat from their foreheads.
The Blade Origin Sect disciple who'd been standing closest to Su Yun hurriedly scrambled to his feet and staggered back to his group.
No one knew just how terrifying the pressure he'd faced had been, standing closest to Su Yun!
Next, under everyone's watchful eyes,
Su Yun slowly rose from where he'd been touching the blade mark.
He took a deep breath, smiling.
Ninth-level Blade Momentum!
Blade Momentum of this level was already very close to perfection.
Even among Qi Sea Realm warriors of exceptional comprehension, few could understand Blade Momentum like this.
If he could study it a little longer, he should be able to raise his Blade Momentum further.
Unfortunately, he'd been interrupted.
Composing himself, Su Yun turned around and looked at the Blade Origin Sect disciples.
Meeting Su Yun's gaze, Mu He's heart quivered. He could only grit his teeth and say,
"Friend, let's talk this out. We'll leave right now!"
He was deeply displeased to be stared at like this, but he could only put up with it.
After all, he understood that a wise man knew when to yield!
He wasn't about to throw his life away just to win an argument.
Having said that, he started to lead the disciples behind him away as quickly as he could.
"Leave? Where do you think you're going?"
But in the next instant,
just as he turned around, a cool voice reached his ears.
Whoosh!
A terrifying streak of blood-red blade light instantly sliced across Mu He's skin and shot past at incredible speed,
sweeping toward the many Blade Origin Sect disciples.
It left a trail of glaring blood!
"Ah!!"
After a series of screams, every Blade Origin Sect disciple present except Mu He fell into a pool of blood.
Each had been killed with a single slash!
"You! You actually..."
Mu He reached up to touch the blood on his cheek, his face twisted with fury as a trace of fear crept into his heart.
If that slash had been aimed at him,
he wouldn't have been able to stop it either!
"Phew!"
Mu He took a deep breath and turned around with difficulty.
He looked at Su Yun standing with his blade in hand, his legs trembling. His voice softened as he said,
"Fr...friend, it was all a misunderstanding. I'm willing to offer you some resources to resolve the conflict between us."
"Besides, my Blade Origin Sect is one of the great overseas sects. We have high standing and considerable strength."
"An elder is accompanying us on this trip as well."
Seeing that Su Yun seemed unmoved,
he had no choice but to bring up his backing.
He hoped those words would intimidate Su Yun and save his life.
"Have you finished with your last words?"
Su Yun merely glanced at him and slowly raised the Ice Ink Blade in his hand.
"What?"
Mu He was a little dazed by the question.
But when he saw Su Yun's movement, his pupils instantly constricted!
A madman!
He had to be a madman!
He'd already brought up his backing, and this man still intended to kill him!
Before he could react,
in the blink of an eye,
a streak of blood-red blade light cleaved through the sky and pierced his body at incredible speed.
Mu He's vision gradually dimmed.
"The sect's elder... won't let you go!"
With his last breath, he rasped out the words.
In the end, Mu He collapsed helplessly, his face twisted with hatred as he died.
At that moment, streams of bloodlust rose from the Blade Origin Sect disciples and entered Su Yun's body.
Then a voice rang out in his mind.
"Slaughter Blade Art: After devouring the bloodlust of twenty-four Mystic Profound Realm warriors, you're elated, your inspiration surges, and your cultivation progress leaps forward. You've successfully advanced to the proficient stage!"
In an instant, his entire aura turned cold and sinister.
A terrifying killing blade energy spilled out, sweeping in every direction.
Every warrior present felt a chill down to their bones, as if they'd fallen into an ice cellar.
"Not bad. The Slaughter Blade Art has reached the proficient stage, and its power has increased considerably!"
After comprehending it for a while, Su Yun nodded slowly.
After dealing with the matter, he continued studying the blade mark.
He didn't take Mu He's threat to heart at all.
Before he'd left the Mystic Blade Sect, the sect's higher-ups had already learned that he was heading to Heavenly Blade Canyon.
That meant his every move was surely within their sight.
Since the elders hadn't come out to stop him,
it meant the Blade Origin Sect was nothing special.
Naturally, he had nothing to fear.
In the blink of an eye, another three days passed.
By then, Su Yun had raised his Blade Momentum to the ninth level and two tenths.
Unfortunately, at this level, the blade marks in Heavenly Blade Canyon were no longer much help to him.
He had already fully comprehended the trace of Dao Insight contained in the blade mark.
So Su Yun rose and left.
Seeing Su Yun depart, the many warriors present finally let out a sigh of relief.
His strength was simply terrifying!
With a single slash, he'd easily wiped out a group of Blade Origin Sect disciples.
Even the disciple who seemed to be their leader couldn't withstand one blow and had died on the spot!
They knew that the higher one's Blade Momentum, the more terrifying its power.
But this was still absurd.
"This man's strength is probably already comparable to that of a Qi Sea Realm warrior!"
Some martial artists exclaimed in amazement.
"No, I suspect that if he fought with all his might, he could probably even kill a Qi Sea Realm martial artist!"
"Didn't you notice? Just now, when he left, the aura of his Blade Momentum had grown even stronger."
"What! He's gotten stronger again in just three days?"
"What a monster!"
What had happened over the past few days had left all these martial artists feeling utterly incredulous.
At the same time, they found themselves thinking.
They all felt the Mystic Blade Sect could well be the greatest sect in Great Yun!
If they had the chance, they, too, would want to send their descendants to the Mystic Blade Sect.
After leaving Heavenly Blade Canyon, Su Yun mounted a swift horse and raced along the main road, preparing to return to the Mystic Blade Sect.
Time slowly passed.
The sun on the horizon sank gradually behind the mountains, the evening glow shone across the sky, and birds chirped.
Before long, the evening bell rang through the city, its lingering echoes resounding as fish leapt by the river and ripples spread across the water.
As Su Yun traveled, he took in all kinds of scenery, feeling quite relaxed in both body and mind.
At one moment,
he passed through a stretch of woodland where the silence all around him felt somewhat eerie.
Su Yun's expression shifted slightly, and he leapt down from his swift horse.
He gripped the Ice Ink Blade tightly and looked ahead.
Not far away, two martial artists dressed in black cloaks
were slowly walking toward him!
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