Da Xuan Martial Saint-Chapter 352 - 245 Two Months Later_3

Twenty-seventh...

It’s actually the Wind Cloud List?!

Seeing that Xu Hongyu and others all looked equally shocked, Xue Huaikong couldn’t help but sigh in his heart; what was missed was ultimately missed. It was the Xue Family’s lack of good fortune. Fortunately, they had never offended Chen Mu and had not caused any irreconcilable conflict with the Yu Family, avoiding an outcome like the He Family’s, where everyone perished.

...

Meanwhile.

Inner City Prefectural Government Inspectorate.

At the top floor of the Chamber Building, in the Hall Office, which was empty, the Metropolitan Commander, Pang Xiangyun, still stood outside, respectfully waiting. Not knowing how long he had waited, the Hall Office suddenly quivered slightly, and Yan Jingqing’s figure appeared silently, stepping inside.

"Metropolitan Commander Yan."

Pang Xiangyun immediately bowed respectfully, then handed over several reports to him, saying, "Metropolitan Commander Yan, the latest edition of the list of rising stars and the Wind Cloud List have both spread. Chen Mu is ranked first among the rising stars, and twenty-seventh on the Wind Cloud List..."

"Mm, I have already heard."

Yan Jingqing calmly accepted the reports and books from Pang Xiangyun’s hands, glanced briefly at the list of rising stars and placed it on the table. Then, he picked up the Wind Cloud List and began to flip through it, page by page.

First page.

’Hua Yunsheng the carefree wanderer’.

Of no sect or party, roams alone in the Cold North.

Record: Born in the Hua Family of the North State Government Office, later met with a disaster, family fell to ruin, wandered the world, initially cultivated the Water of Five Elements Artistic Conception, then at the age of fifty-five had a sudden enlightenment, cultivated the Martial Arts Domain. Thereafter, every year, he cultivated one of the Five Elements, and after five years finally achieved the ’Five Elements Domain’, calling himself the carefree wanderer... once directly repelled many Marrow Cleansing Grandmasters, vied for first place on the Wind Cloud List.

Second page.

’Yin Yang witch Xia Yu’r’

... Disciple of Hehuan Sect, wields the Yin Yang Domain, comparable to Hua Yunsheng.

Third page.

’Heartless Sword Lin Han’

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... Disciple of Heavenly Sword Sect, founded the ’Heartless Sword Dao’, wields the Heartless Sword Domain.

"These top three have remained unchanged for more than a decade."

Yan Jingqing continued to flip through.

Pang Xiangyun stood by respectfully, not taking the liberty of joining the conversation, knowing that these were just musings to himself from Yan Jingqing.

In reality, anyone who could be on the Wind Cloud List was capable of having the opportunity to cultivate into a Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster. However, some like Lin Han, who belonged to the same generation as Jiang Changsheng and came from the same sect, was always suppressed by Jiang Changsheng. Despite his numerous challenges to Jiang Changsheng, he was always defeated, leading to a stifled martial will over time, which prevented him from opening the Mysterious Pass to become a Grandmaster.

But after failing to break through to the Grandmaster level, he managed to find resolve and reinvent himself, establishing the new Sword Dao school of ’Heartless Sword’, and within a few years, cultivated a Domain, ascending to the third spot on the Wind Cloud List.

Or like Hua Yunsheng, who was rumored to have been attacked by enemies during his attempt to break through the Mysterious Pass. Although he ultimately escaped and survived, his Mysterious Pass was destroyed, completely losing the opportunity to become a Grandmaster.

These top-ranked figures had all once been contenders for the pinnacle of Martial Arts.

As for those ranked lower, like Yan Jingqing, there was also the expectation of reaching the Grandmaster Realm, but Pang Xiangyun knew that Yan Jingqing had been plotted against in his youth, trapped in emotional turmoil for a decade. Even though he eventually came out of it, he too lost the chance to challenge for the rank of Grandmaster.

Soon.

Yan Jingqing turned to the twenty-seventh page, his gaze meticulously scanning each word. At the end, he couldn’t help expressing with some admiration, "I once said it would take him at most eight to ten years to reach the Wind Cloud List, but to think he only used a mere two years... To cultivate the Qiankun Artistic Conception indeed shows he has capability, insight, and courage."

When he heard about the events at Yunlu Pass, he had thought that Chen Mu would follow the same path as Qin Mengjun and pursue the Strength of Qian Heaven, but unexpectedly, Chen Mu had also comprehended the Kun Earth Artistic Conception, taking the strongest and most difficult Qiankun Path of the present day.

A Domain is difficult to comprehend, but once comprehended, it undoubtedly places one at the top of the Wind Cloud List – even beyond just the Cold North Path, in the entire Da Xuan Dynasty, it marks one of the strongest beneath the Grandmasters.

The Mysterious Pass is hard to traverse, but once crossed, one can become the most top-notch Martial Arts Grandmaster of the age.

Who knows?

As for this remarkable talent who emerged from the bottom of Yu County, how far he will ultimately go in the future, whether he can comprehend the Qiankun Domain, vie for the first position on the Wind Cloud List, and whether he can break through the Mysterious Pass to become one of the few Qiankun Grandmasters in the thousand years since the founding of the Da Xuan Dynasty.

...

Chen Mu was unaware of the commotion he had caused across the eleven states of the Cold North Path at this time.

At the moment, he was still alone, standing atop the summit of the Yunni Sky Steps, his entire being seeming to merge with the world between heaven and earth, continuously perceiving the mysteries coming from Qian Heaven, as if he was about to rise into the air and ascend to the heavens, yet he remained unable to break free.

Looking down.

He saw that the Yunni Sky Steps were now deserted, not knowing when all the promising young talents had disappeared without a trace.

Almost a month had passed since he reached the top of the Yunni Sky Steps and shattered Zuo Qianqiu’s Mysterious Heavenly Sword Diagram, but the vast and rich cloud sea beneath Yunni Sky Peak had long been restored, once again covering the entire mountaintop.

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The swirling clouds, accompanied by the robust Strength of Qian Heaven, exerted a pressure not bearable by ordinary people below the level of a Grandmaster. Therefore, whether it was Yuan Yingsong or Xuan Gang, Hua Nongyue, and others, they had all been unable to bear it and had retreated.

Only Chen Mu remained here.

While he was not a Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster, his strength had already stepped into the realm of the Wind Cloud List, entering the elite ranks just below that of a Grandmaster. Additionally, he possessed the complete Qiankun Artistic Conception, and the pressure of Qian Heaven on Yunni Sky Peak would naturally be mitigated a great deal.

He stood there quietly, motionless, as if an Immortal free from worldly concerns, subsisting on wind and dew. Once again, nearly half a month passed before he finally stopped his perception and returned to his senses.

"Nearly two months, huh."

Chen Mu rubbed his brow and then felt a strong hunger in his stomach.

This contemplation at Yunni Sky Peak was slightly less profound than his previous experience consuming the Earthly Green Lotus Seed, so he was still aware of the passage of time in the outside world – fifty-five days had gone by.

He stopped perceiving not just because of the hunger in his stomach but also because the Strength of Qian Heaven at the peak was becoming denser, and the pressure was growing stronger. He had thought that with the Qiankun Artistic Conception, he could stay at the peak indefinitely, but it seemed he had overestimated himself.

Although his Qiankun Artistic Conception could control and even suppress the surrounding oppressive Strength of Qian Heaven, as the amount increased, his Artistic Conception could still hold up, but his body was beginning to falter because the circulation of the Five Viscera Inner Breath had almost become unable to absorb the Heaven and Earth’s Yuan Qi, and the Yuan Gang True Essence inside his body was gradually depleting faster than it could be replenished.

"No wonder only the true Marrow Cleansing Grandmasters are able to regularly climb Yunni Sky Peak. After passing the Marrow Cleansing Mysterious Pass, the Grandmasters can cultivate various ’Martial Bodies’, flawless and unblemished. Even if the Power of Heaven and Earth becomes denser, it is like fish swimming in water to them," Chen Mu thought to himself.

It was about time.

Although he still had some insights while immersed between heaven and earth, they were far from as profound as when he first ascended the peak.

With a thought, he summoned the system panel.

[Martial Art: Qiankun Artistic Conception (Step Two)]

[Experience: 20913 points]

"Very well," he said, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes. The experience gained from perceiving the landscapes of Bi Prefecture, clashing with the Mysterious Heavenly Sword Diagram held by Zuo Qianqiu and feeling the over a hundred Sword Intents of the past Sword Dao Grandmasters, and then contemplating on the peak of Yunni Sky Peak for nearly two months, had exceeded twenty thousand points, allowing him to carry out two deductions of the Qiankun Artistic Conception.