Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chen Mu's voice came.

Zhou Hao subconsciously wanted to respond, but saw Chen Mu already striding forward, stepping upward one step at a time, traversing the silent expanse, surpassing Hai Ming, Han Cang, and others, as well as Hua Nongyue, Yuan Yingsong.

Just as the Cloud Sea stirred, the last wisp of cloud at the mountain's summit gradually dissipated, revealing the end of the Yunni Sky Steps—a stone platform just big enough for one person to stand on, also the highest point of the entire Yunni Sky Peak.

Step,

Step,

Just like that, Chen Mu ascended the mountain steps and set foot on the stone platform, then turned to survey the many proud figures upon the Sky Steps behind him. Your journey continues on My Virtual Library Empire

"Qiankun..."

Someone's voice was somewhat hoarse as they spoke.

At this moment,

Chen Mu's aura connected with heaven and earth, completely unobscured. Qian Heaven Kun Earth, Xun Wind Thunderbolt, Separating Fire Kan Water, Gen Mountain Dui Ze... the Qiankun Eight Phases that encompass all things in the world, centered around him, seemed as if he were the only one between heaven and earth.

Whether it was the younger generation ranked lower on the standout list, or the ones ranked higher, like Hai Ming and Han Cang, they all looked at Chen Mu with a deep sense of shock in their eyes.

Qiankun Artistic Conception.

A complete Qiankun Artistic Conception!

As the most mainstream path of Martial Arts in the world, there are actually many people from various sects and schools who practice it. It wasn't so rare to cultivate a complete Qiankun Artistic Conception, but most of those people were from older generations who had consolidated their strength in the Six Viscera Realm for decades.

"Qiankun, it's actually Qiankun."

Yuan Yingsong stared at Chen Mu's figure, murmuring to himself for a while.

He actually had the ability to cultivate a complete Qiankun, but he had not done so, focusing only on the Kun Earth Artistic Conception, because he knew that since the founding of Da Xuan, not one person in a thousand years had been able to reach the pinnacle of the Qiankun Path.

He knew that the Da Xuan Martial Emperor managed to practice the third step of the Qiankun Artistic Conception because he had contemplated the 'Original Eight Phases Diagram', but now, whether the Original Eight Phases Diagram or the Illustrated Eight Phases Diagram, all had been lost. Therefore, in practicing the Qiankun Artistic Conception and stepping into the second phase, one could only rely on their understanding without guidance. But with a person's limited vitality and focus, how could they cultivate all Eight Phases?

Therefore,

He also practiced only Kun Earth, not Qiankun.

But now, among his contemporaries, someone had forcefully cultivated a complete Qiankun Artistic Conception. Should it be said that this person possesses great wisdom and courage to walk this path, or that they are ignorant and unaware of the difficulty of the path?

At this moment,

Standing at the end of the steps at the Yunni Sky Steps, in front of the highest stone platform, there was a young man in white clothing, who had been looking up at the sky from the beginning. He was none other than the top successor of the Heavenly Sword Sect, ranked first among the newcomers, Zuo Qianqiu.

Chen Mu had unwittingly shattered Gu Hong's Heart Sword and defeated Jiang Yifei of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion. He had not awakened from his reverie, always comprehending the mysterious ways of heaven and earth. It wasn't until Chen Mu stepped onto the highest point of the Yunni Sky Steps that he began to slowly come back to his senses.

He looked towards Chen Mu.

A pair of sword-like eyes reflected the flowing Qiankun Eight Phases.

But he wasn't too surprised, and said calmly, "In these eleven states of the Cold North Path, the last person who reached the second step of Qiankun Artistic Conception in the Five Viscera Realm was eighty-seven years ago, and he didn't manage to pass the Marrow Cleansing Mysterious Pass and has already passed away."

"Is that so?"

Chen Mu looked at the young man before him. This was the first time he had seen this number one prodigy, a rare genius of a century, having only heard of him through various rumors before.

"Do you mean to say that I am ignorant of the dangers?"

"No, I simply want to say that it's good to have you in this generation. Otherwise, it would be far too dull," Zuo Qianqiu suddenly smiled lightly, raised his right hand in an ordinary motion, and drew his sword, saying, "The world says that the Heavenly Sword we practice at the Heavenly Sword Sect can compare with Yin Yang and the Five Elements when perfected. But to me, if a sword can separate Yin Yang and break the Five Elements, then it can also... shake Qiankun!"

Clang.

As Zuo Qianqiu drew his sword, a boundless Sword Intent surged to the heavens, stirring the firmament.

A light unlike any before shone in his eyes.

Having perfected the Heavenly Sword, he had no opponents among his contemporaries. Even when he had faced Yuan Yingsong long ago, it never truly kindled his desire to battle. But now, facing Chen Mu, in the face of a prodigious figure who had, nearly a century later, also cultivated to the second step of Qiankun in the Five Viscera Realm, the long-calm Heavenly Sword in his heart finally began to ripple.

The so-called Heavenly Sword, initially called 'Human Sword,' is each generation's strongest in the Sword Dao, holding it with the human above heaven, integrating all Sword Dao until it's finally renamed the Heavenly Sword. At the end of the path, all swords exist in a single thought, can separate Yin Yang, break the Five Elements, and cut through all things.

However,

What would happen when Heavenly Sword meets Qiankun, no one knows.

Because the Heavenly Sword is rare in a century, and the Qiankun Artistic Conception has not seen anyone reach the third step in a thousand years. Often even if one wished to fight, they are in different eras, and the outcome remained untested.

Unexpectedly, while carrying the Heavenly Sword in the world, he finally met the Qiankun Path of his generation. If his sword could overcome Qiankun, then after him, the 'Seven Cutting Skies Swords' would give birth to an eighth sword, to suppress Qiankun!

Whoosh.

Zuo Qianqiu moved. He drew a sword with one motion, pointing it toward the sky, and with the sword's emergence, it was as if half the sky brightened and half darkened.

The first form of the Seven Cutting Skies Swords, Separating Yin Yang!

"This is the Seven Cutting Skies Swords, hmph, I shall give you an opportunity," Chen Mu stood firmly on the mountain peak, his gaze calm all the while. Facing Zuo Qianqiu's sword, he made no move, just standing there, with only the Power of Heaven and Earth around him, forming into the circulating Eight Phases.