Not long after Luo Mu left, a figure slowly appeared. With his hands crossed in his sleeves, though his hair was white, his eyes were still sharp and full of life. If Luo Mu were still here, he would have recognized this person. Uncle Gong! The butler from Cheng Qingman's household!
“80% of the sword intent, along with that life-destroying sword technique,” Uncle Gong muttered as he watched the direction Luo Mu had gone. Even he couldn't help but show a trace of shock in his eyes. In his life, he had seen countless geniuses and monsters, but never one with such terrifying growth speed. After only five days of observing in Zhanwang Gorge, Luo Mu had raised his sword intent from 10% to 80%! If not for the severe damage to the other sword scars, reaching 100% might have been possible. It was truly exaggerated.
“No wonder the young lady wants me to secretly protect him. He indeed has the qualifications for it.” Uncle Gong glanced at the blood-red ground. Actually, the Demon Path had followed Luo Mu shortly after his departure from Xunyang City. However, when he slightly revealed his aura, the Demon Path mistook it for a master comprehending the Dao in Zhanwang Gorge and did not enter. Otherwise, if they had seen the 80% sword intent, they wouldn't have dared to block the r
“Even without 80% sword intent, with just 10%, this person wouldn't have died at the hands of the Demon Path elder.” Uncle Gong squatted down, feeling the cracks in the ground. Even though the sword qi had been retracted, a deathly aura still lingered on the ground. “This sword technique should be the [No-Life Sword Canon] from Chang Le Academy, but its power is off the charts, reaching the Mystic Tier, enough to fight with those in the Spirit Sea Realm.”
Uncle Gong couldn't help but nod. Even in the True Aperture Realm, such a deep foundation in martial arts was truly astonishing. There were many geniuses and monsters in the world, but few could truly grow. Luo Mu's survival today, and his ability to slay someone in the Spirit Sea Realm, meant he wasn't a short-lived person. His potential was immense, and the future was full of possibilities.
“Young lady's judgment is still quite good.” Uncle Gong smiled.
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Half a day later, Luo Mu finally returned to the academy, his mind finally at ease. After realizing that the Red Moon Demon Cult had set its sights on him, he could no longer afford to be complacent. This time, it was someone from the Spirit Sea Realm. Next time, who knew what kind of expert it would be? He had to grow stronger, not just for the academy's grand ceremony but also for his own survival.
The Treasure Pavilion was a place in the academy where contribution points and resources could be exchanged. Luo Mu headed there directly. Back at his base, he had earned nearly 70,000 contribution points. Now, after killing two in the True Aperture Realm 9th Layer and one in the Spirit Sea Realm 4th Layer, he estimated he might have around 200,000 contribution points.
“Hello, I have some materials that need to be exchanged for contribution points,” Luo Mu said.
“Okay.” The Treasure Pavilion disciple nodded.
Then Luo Mu pulled out a pile of... human heads! He placed them on the counter, completely filling it. The strong smell of blood instantly filled the entire Pavilion. The disciple's expression went from neutral to stunned to shocked, and he even stepped back in fear.
“My heavens, how can there be so many heads?”
“They seem to be from Demon Path Cultivators!”
“This guy actually killed so many of the Demon Path!”
The voices of shock echoed through the Pavilion. The heads, though dead, still carried a powerful aura, clearly indicating they were from the True Aperture Realm!
“This one's from the first layer, that one from the third...” Luo Mu calmly counted the heads for the disciple. The contribution points varied greatly with each layer, and Luo Mu, still in need of cultivation resources, wasn't going to waste any. Every little bit added up, maybe enough to exchange for some resources.
“By the way, this one's from a Demon Cult elder, Spirit Sea Realm 4th Layer,” Luo Mu said as he pulled out the elder's head and placed it before the disciple.
The severed head, now forcibly pieced together, made an unsettling sight.
Gulp!
The disciple instinctively swallowed, not knowing what to think. A Demon Path elder? A Spirit Sea Realm 4th Layer? Was this a joke? Could a True Aperture Realm 5th Layer even kill such a person?
The disciple couldn't help but doubt Luo Mu's words, but the demonic energy lingering around the head told no lies.
“It really is Spirit Sea Realm 4th Layer,” a voice suddenly sounded.
The disciple quickly stepped aside, bowing. “Lord Overseer.”
An old man in white robes walked over, his hair graying at the temples. His aura was formidable, clearly at the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm.
“Such sharp sword techniques, to cleave it in two—did you kill him?” The Overseer looked at Luo Mu.
“Just lucky,” Luo Mu replied calmly, uninterested in explaining further.
“A Spirit Sea Realm 4th Layer Demon Path head is worth 100,000 points,” the Overseer said. “A total of 200,000 contribution points.”
“200,000!”
Onlookers couldn't help but show envy in their eyes, wishing they were in his place. While the heads of Demon Path Cultivators were valuable, killing them was no easy task. They were cunning and vicious, and one wrong move could mean death.
“What's your name?” The Overseer asked casually.
“Luo Mu.”
“Luo Mu?” The Overseer's gaze sharpened as he studied Luo Mu, causing him to feel puzzled. Why did the Overseer react as if he knew him?
“Ah, it's you. That makes sense now,” the Overseer said, smiling for the first time. “Anything you wish to exchange?”
Luo Mu nodded, but his confusion remained.
“How much for the Essence of the Sun?” he asked.
“10,000 for a portion,” the Overseer replied.
Luo Mu's face twitched. It was indeed expensive. While martial arts techniques in the academy were discounted, cultivation resources had no such discounts. One portion cost 10,000. To cultivate the [Xuan Yang Overlord Body Technique] to perfection would require hundreds of portions, which meant the cost was staggering.
“I'll take ten portions,” Luo Mu said after thinking it over. With good luck, ten portions should be enough.
“Got it,” the Overseer said, making the deduction. “Anything else?”
“I'll also take a Yuan Bone Pill,” Luo Mu added. He needed this to break through to the 9th Layer of the True Aperture Realm.
A Yuan Bone Pill was more expensive than the Breaking Yuan Pill, priced at 80,000 per pill. Not everyone could afford it.
“Anything else?” the Overseer asked.
Luo Mu left two million for any unforeseen needs, then said, “That's all.”
The Overseer nodded and left to retrieve the items. When he returned, he was holding three jade boxes. One contained ten portions of Essence of the Sun, another the Yuan Bone Pill. The third—Luo Mu couldn't quite make sense of it. Could there be a bonus for spending so much?
“This is the Academy's reward for challengers,” the Overseer said with a slight smile, handing over the third box. “A Grade Three—Spirit Sea Pill!”
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