Shortly after Luo Mu left.
A figure slowly appeared.
His hands were crossed within his sleeves, and although his hair was white, his eyes were bright and energetic.
If Luo Mu was still here, he would surely recognize this person.
Gong Shu!
The steward from Cheng Qing Man's manor!
"Eight-tenths of the blade's force, and that blade technique that cuts off life."
Gong Shu gazed towards the direction Luo Mu left, muttering to himself.
Even for him, a tremor couldn't help but appear in his eyes.
In his lifetime, he had seen countless geniuses and prodigies, but this was the first time he encountered someone whose growth speed was so terrifying.
He had only spent five days observing within the King Slayer Canyon, yet his blade's force had risen from one-tenth to eight-tenths!
If the other blade marks hadn't been severely damaged.
He might have even reached ten-tenths of perfection.
Truly exaggerated.
"No wonder the young miss sent me to protect him in secret, this child truly has the qualifications."
Gong Shu looked at the blood-red stains on the ground.
Actually, this group of demonic cultivators had followed Luo Mu shortly after he left Xunyang City.
However, he had faintly revealed his presence, and this group of demonic cultivators mistook it for a powerful cultivator practicing in the King Slayer Canyon, so they didn't enter.
Otherwise, if they had seen eight-tenths of the blade's force today.
They wouldn't have dared to block his path here.
"But even without eight-tenths of the blade's force, with only one-tenth, this child wouldn't have died at the hands of that Demon Cult elder."
Gong Shu squatted down, touching the cracks on the ground.
Even though the blade energy had retracted.
The ground was still filled with the aura of death.
"This blade technique should be the 'Life-Ending Blade Scripture' of the Chang Le Academy, but its power is off, it's already reached Xuan-rank superior, with this blade technique, he's capable of holding his own against a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator."
Gong Shu couldn't help but nod.
Still at the True Aperture Realm, yet already possessing such a profound martial foundation, it was truly awe-inspiring.
There are many geniuses in this world, and countless prodigies.
But truly those who could grow are few and far between.
Luo Mu being able to survive today, and even directly cross realms to kill a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator, meant he wasn't a short-lived individual.
He had immense potential, and a promising future.
"The young miss's vision is indeed excellent."
A smile appeared on Gong Shu's face.
——
Half a day later.
Luo Mu finally returned to the academy.
His mind also relaxed slightly.
Knowing that he had been targeted by the Crimson Moon Demon Cult, he naturally couldn't remain without any sense of crisis.
This time, a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator came.
He didn't know what realm the next one would be.
So he had to work hard to become stronger, to increase his strength, not just for the academy grand ceremony.
Treasure Pavilion.
The place within the academy dedicated to exchanging contribution points and resources.
Luo Mu went straight there.
Previously, he had obtained almost 70,000 contribution points from the previous base.
Now, he had also killed two True Aperture Realm Ninth Level cultivators, in addition to a Spirit Sea Realm Fourth Level cultivator.
Adding everything up, he estimated that he probably had 200,000 points?
Of course, this was Luo Mu's own estimate.
He didn't know the exact amount.
"Hello, I have some materials I need to exchange for contribution points."
Luo Mu said.
"Okay."
The Treasure Pavilion disciple nodded.
Then Luo Mu took out a pile... of heads from his storage ring!
They directly piled up the entire counter!
The strong smell of blood instantly filled the entire Treasure Pavilion.
Visibly, the Treasure Pavilion disciple's eyes went from calm to stunned, then to shocked!
He even took a step back in fear.
At this time, there were still quite a few people in the Treasure Pavilion, and they were all stunned by this scene.
"My God, how many heads are there."
"They seem to be the heads of demonic cultivators!"
"This guy actually killed so many demonic cultivators!"
Gasps of astonishment sounded one after another.
These demonic cultivators were long dead, but because they had been stored in the storage ring, they still retained powerful auras, making it clear that they were True Aperture Realm cultivators!
"This is True Aperture Realm First Level, that one is Third Level..."
Luo Mu recounted like he was familiar with them, introducing them to the Treasure Pavilion disciple.
A difference of one realm meant a significant difference in contribution points.
Luo Mu was still very much in need of cultivation resources.
He couldn't afford to waste a single point.
A little more here, a little more there, maybe it would be enough to exchange for a resource.
"Right, this is one I just harvested today, a Demon Cult elder, Spirit Sea Realm Fourth Level."
Luo Mu specially lifted the Demon Cult elder's head and placed it in front of the Treasure Pavilion disciple.
The head was split in two.
It was now forcibly pieced back together.
Gulp!
The Treasure Pavilion disciple subconsciously swallowed, Heaven knows what he heard.
Demon Cult elder?
And Spirit Sea Realm Fourth Level!
Are you kidding me!
This level of cultivator, could you, a True Aperture Realm Fifth Level, really kill him?
The Treasure Pavilion disciple subconsciously thought Luo Mu was lying.
But the demonic aura left on the head couldn't be faked.
"It's indeed a Spirit Sea Realm Fourth Level."
A voice suddenly sounded.
The Treasure Pavilion disciple quickly stepped back and bowed, "Deacon."
He saw a man in white robes walking over.
He had a few white hairs on his temples.
His strength was also very strong, definitely at the Spirit Sea Realm at the very least.
"Such a sharp blade technique, directly splitting it in two, did you really kill him?"
The deacon looked at Luo Mu.
"Just fortunate."
Luo Mu's expression remained calm.
He didn't bother explaining.
"The head of a Spirit Sea Realm Fourth Level demonic cultivator is worth 100,000 points."
"The total is 200,000 contribution points."
The deacon didn't probe too much.
As long as the head belonged to a demonic cultivator, it was all that mattered.
"200,000!"
The eyes of the bystanders instantly filled with intense envy.
They wished they were the ones standing there!
Although the heads of demonic cultivators were valuable, they weren't so easy to obtain.
They were cunning and vicious, many times, one misstep, and it's you who dies!
And 200,000, how long would it take to earn that?
"What's your name?"
The deacon casually asked.
"Luo Mu."
"Luo Mu?"
The deacon suddenly looked up.
As if observing Luo Mu.
This made Luo Mu a little confused, the deacon's reaction felt as if he knew him.
"So it's you, that explains it."
A smile appeared on the deacon's face for the first time, "Is there anything you want to exchange for?"
Luo Mu was puzzled but didn't think much of it.
He nodded.
"What's the price of Supreme Yang Essence?"
"10,000 for one portion."
Hiss!
It's really expensive.
Within the academy, martial arts prices were not expensive due to benefits, but these cultivation resources didn't have any discounts.
One portion was 10,000.
Normal people would need at least 300 to 400 portions to cultivate '玄阳霸体功' to perfection, you can imagine how high the cultivation cost is.
Fortunately, he had critical strike gains.
He could save a lot of resources.
He didn't need to spend that much.
"Give me ten portions."
Luo Mu thought for a moment and said.
As long as his luck wasn't too bad, ten portions should be enough.
"Okay."
The deacon deducted it, "Anything else?"
"Also, give me one Yuan Sui Dan."
Luo Mu said.
The Silver Vein Grass Cheng Qing Man gave him could only allow him to cultivate to True Aperture Realm Eighth Level, so he still needed resources to break through to Ninth Level.
Yuan Sui Dan, like Po Yuan Dan, was specifically used to impact apertures.
But Yuan Sui Dan's medicinal power was even more fierce.
The price was naturally more expensive as well.
80,000 for one.
Not everyone could afford it.
"I don't need anything else."
He kept 20,000, in case there were any needs later, he wouldn't be completely empty-handed.
"Okay."
The deacon nodded.
He turned to fetch them.
However, when the deacon returned, he had three jade boxes in his hands.
The first jade box contained ten portions of Supreme Yang Essence, the second jade box contained the Yuan Sui Dan.
As for the third one.
Luo Mu didn't understand.
Was there a gift for spending more?
"This is the academy's reward for challengers."
The deacon smiled slightly, "Third-grade — Spirit Sea Pill!"