Da Xuan Martial Saint-Chapter 489 - 300: No Longer a Central Figure in the Turmoil_2

Although a Qiankun Grandmaster is known as "unbeatable among grandmasters,’ throughout the Da Xuan era, Qiankun Grandmasters had also typically perfected their Martial Body before mastering the Qiankun Domain, only then reaching that stage, towering above the extraordinary grandmasters.

Yet, Chen Mu didn’t need to.

His foundation and essence were simply too solid, too formidable. As long as he grasped the Qiankun Domain, he would be sufficient to ascend to that level, or perhaps push his Qiankun Martial Body a few steps further to Major Achievement, he might not be inferior to the past Qiankun Grandmasters.

About these, Chen Mu’s heart didn’t fluctuate much, for from the moment he embarked on the path of Qiankun, he was quite clear that he would inevitably become the strongest in the history of this path. Let alone the past Qiankun Grandmasters, even the Martial Emperor who founded Da Xuan, he didn’t believe the opponent could match him in the same realm. That was impossible.

The height at which he stood was unreachable for the common folk.

With a thought, Chen Mu summoned the system panel.

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

[Experience: 9724 Points]

[Available Simulations: 0]

As he had anticipated, during the breakthrough at the Mysterious Pass, when he was briefly enlightened by the merging of Heaven and Earth’s forces, he had gained experience points amounting to six or seven thousand. Along with those previously accumulated, he was very close to gathering enough for the next simulation.

Chen Mu continued to look further down the system panel, past the line displaying the Six Viscera which had reached their limit, finally noticing a new line of dark characters emerging into his field of vision.

[Martial Body: Qiankun (Initial Achievement)]

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[Experience: 17 Points]

"The refinement of martial body and the Five Viscera Six Viscera are ultimately different,"

Chen Mu, looking at the description on the system panel, was quite clear in his heart. He had previously learned about the cultivation of the martial body, understanding that it too was a process reliant on accumulation. But as he had cultivated an "Impermeable Martial Body," the essence he assimilated from Heaven and Earth’s Yuan Qi wouldn’t be lost or leak; it would accumulate within his body, leading to a transformation after a certain level was reached.

However, the cultivation of the martial body, compared to the two realms of the Five Viscera and the Six Viscera, demanded even longer years. For a typical grandmaster, it might take two or three decades to reach perfection, and even that is based on the premise that one could rely on some spiritual objects or special environmental surroundings of Heaven and Earth. If he were to rely solely on his own assimilation of Heaven and Earth’s Yuan Qi through prolonged secluded meditation, it would take much longer.

This touched upon the foundation of a Sect.

Like the Qiankun Lock Dragon Formation of the Seven Profound Sect, it not only protects the sect by mobilizing the power of the Earth’s Veins and could even repel those in the Blood Exchange Realm, but the heart of the formation, where the Solidifying Refinement of Earth’s Veins gathers, also serves as an excellent environment for Body Refining.

Before martial artists perfect their Martial Body refinement, they either cultivate within the sect or head to places like the Outer Sea or the Great Wilderness to seek resources for their own use. Thus, they often appear elusive in the secular world.

Chen Mu also tested how much it would take to enhance the Qiankun Martial Body.

The system panel indicated that 3000 experience points were needed.

Not too much, nor too little.

By his estimation, if he were to continue cultivating in seclusion within this mountain for years, he might need more than a year or two to gather these 3000 points, which was somewhat prolonged considering there were many more small steps ahead.

If he were to return to the Seven Profound Sect and use the Qiankun Lock Dragon Formation to temper his Martial Body, the efficiency would undoubtedly be much higher. However, compared to refining the Martial Body, his Qiankun Artistic Conception was already very close to the limit of the second step.

"It’s time to go back,"

Chen Mu exhaled lightly.

After much consideration, he decided to focus on understanding the Qiankun Artistic Conception for now, maintaining the cultivation of the Martial Body on the side. On one hand, his Martial Body had already achieved a milestone, and a small transformation didn’t qualify as a substantial change. Only advancing the Qiankun Artistic Conception into a Domain level marked a major shift.

On the other hand, he didn’t consider the Seven Profound Sect very safe either. Using the Qiankun Lock Dragon to assist in body refinement had its pros and cons. Qin Mengjun’s encounter still lingered in his mind; cultivation should still be approached with caution. After all, he had already attained the level of a grandmaster and was no longer in such a rush.

Besides,

Ice State’s heaven and earth still held many mysteries for his contemplation, which could aid his cultivation in the Qiankun Artistic Conception.

After making provisional plans for the future, Chen Mu did not rush to return, but instead solidified his practice in the cave for several days until the fluctuating aura of his Martial Body completely subsided to a calm stillness, and became as restrained as usual, without any undulations; then, he finally stood up.

With a single step towards the rock wall, his body noiselessly merged into the rock layer, as if moving through a soft swamp, and moments later, he had already returned outside the mountain.

The snowy expanse of the mountain.

A woodcutter was carrying an axe and a bamboo basket on his back, chopping firewood among the scattered trees.

Suddenly, his movements halted as he saw, not far away from the rock wall, the figure of Chen Mu quietly emerging, then quickly stepping away and completely vanishing, leaving no footprints on the extensive frosty snow.

"Eh."

The woodcutter stood still, staring wide-eyed for a moment, could not help but put down his axe, and rubbed his eyes, yet he saw nothing but the vast frosty snow; around him, Chen Mu’s figure was nowhere to be found.

Surprised and instinctively, he walked a few steps towards that rock wall and reached out to touch it; he felt the icy solidness of the thick rock wall, with no empty spaces.

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Once again looking at the ground, he saw only his footprints; he began to feel uneasy, recalling the village rumors of demon men causing trouble all over Frost County nowadays, and he became somewhat frightened, daring not to continue chopping wood, hastily fleeing the scene.

...

Chen Mu was unaware that he had inadvertently sparked another ’ghost in the mountains’ story as he left that forest and headed back toward Frost North County.

From his departure from Frost North County, to refining his Six Viscera, breaking through the Mysterious Pass until solidifying his Martial Body, and then later solidifying and smoothing out his aura, the entire process had taken up a little more than ten days, and during these ten days, his carried Formation Chess had not transmitted any distress signals, suggesting that there likely had been no incidents, which was the best case scenario.

Before long,

Chen Mu appeared outside the County Government of Cold North County, stepping towards the county, his gaze fell on a corner of the city wall, where he saw many people braving the severe cold, busy repairing damages on the wall.

He remembered that this was the damage caused when, many days earlier, he had knocked down White Feather Demon Venerable Xian Yuchen from the clouds.

The repairs were almost complete; Chen Mu looked up for a while, then quietly entered the city, moving stealthily along the streets; with each step he took, he silently covered tens of meters, while the passersby seemed as if they couldn’t see his presence.

Only after entering the Inner City did Chen Mu’s pace slightly slow down; then his gaze slightly shifted, falling on the side of the street, into a decoratively elegant bookstore, where he saw the new notice posted outside the bookstore.

"The Wind Cloud List has been redefined?"

A flicker of light flashed through his eyes because, timewise, it was not yet the day for the Wind Cloud List to be reset.

Now, he actually no longer cared about the ranking of Wind Cloud List, but since the End of the World Sea Pavilion was resetting the Wind Cloud List earlier than scheduled, he guessed it was mostly likely due to him; thus, he walked into the bookstore and picked up a new scroll of the Wind Cloud List to look through.

Although Chen Mu had walked into the bookstore quite openly and picked up a scroll of the Wind Cloud List that was placed on the shelf, the bookstore’s owner seemed completely unaware of it, did not even see Chen Mu come in, and even yawned.

"Third place, huh..."

Chen Mu flipped through a couple of pages and found himself, then shook his head slightly, suddenly feeling somewhat sentimental.

When he first learned about the Wind Cloud List, he only knew that Yan Jingqing was a high-ranking expert on it, the grand Inspector of Yu State, a high-ranking official who was to be looked up to, a figure he used to look up to at that time, which was only a few years ago.

Looking at the Wind Cloud List now, his mindset and perspective had completely changed, although his name was still on the Wind Cloud List, but having taken the step of Marrow Cleansing, he was no longer just a figure in the whirlwind.

Perhaps many in the outside world were still wondering when he would top the Wind Cloud List.