Da Xuan Martial Saint

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Above the high heavens where the sand could not reach, a gray-white demon bird circled for a moment, emitting "coo coo" sounds before it flapped its wings and flew far away, disappearing into the horizon.

"True Disciple Chen..."

It took a moment for Cui Sheng to regain his composure. He looked at Chen Mu with a complex gaze, bowed with hands clasped and said, "I am Cui Sheng, Commander-in-chief of Yunlu Pass, at your service, True Disciple Chen."

Although he was once an Inner Sect Disciple of the Seven Profound Sect, after leaving and being stationed at Yunlu Pass for many years, he had finally broken through to the Five Viscera Realm. His status was equivalent to that of a Steward of the Seven Profound Sect, and roughly on the same level as a True Disciple. But at this moment, he spoke with a tone of respect to Chen Mu, who was much younger than himself.

Even though he had long realized that talents like Chen Mu wouldn't just fade into obscurity after joining the Spirit Profound Peak, and would certainly grow, even those from the Seven Profound Sect like himself, who paid attention to the changes in each peak, had speculated about how far Chen Mu could progress after quietly cultivating for a year and a half—whether he would grasp one or even two more Artistic Conceptions, or whether he would try to practice Qian Heaven based on his foundation in wind, thunder, and fire.

But what he never expected was that Chen Mu had not only mastered Qian Heaven but had also stepped into the second phase!

Qian Heaven Kun Earth, how difficult it is!

Even Zhou Hao, the True Disciple of Great Profound Peak, took two and a half years to finally comprehend the Kun Earth Artistic Conception.

What about Chen Mu?

He had only joined the Seven Profound Sect and become a disciple of Spirit Profound Peak a year and a half ago, yet he had already grasped Qian Heaven!

Even on the Wind Cloud List, Chen Mu's talent and insight were rated the same as Zhou Hao's, both 'A+'—but it was evident that Chen Mu's talents and insights were even above Zhou Hao's!

For the first time, Cui Sheng felt that the 'A+' and 'A-' ratings on the rookie list couldn't distinguish all the Martial Arts prodigies. Some were rated 'A+' because they had reached that level, while others were rated 'A+' because the highest rating was 'A+'!

Without a doubt, once the news that Chen Mu had mastered the Qian Heaven Artistic Conception spread, his ranking on the rookie list would surely enter the top ten, just like Zhou Hao!

Compared to someone like Chen Mu, who could easily advance to the Six Viscera Realm in the future, at worst stand shoulder to shoulder with the figures of the Wind Cloud List, and even possibly achieve the status of a Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster, he, a Border Pass Commander-in-chief, although he was currently barely in the same realm as Chen Mu, was far from being on the same level in the future, and even now, he was far from being a match for Chen Mu.

"Commander Cui, there's no need for such formalities."

Chen Mu spoke to Cui Sheng with a calm demeanor.

No matter what Cui Sheng's strength was, after all, he was the Commander-in-chief guarding the border pass. He was responsible for the safety of the entire border of Sha Prefecture and had blocked many demons over more than ten years. Chen Mu naturally wouldn't behave too loftily.

"Did True Disciple Chen rush here from the main pass?"

Cui Sheng carefully walked a few steps forward, picking up his long spear again, and asked Chen Mu.

Chen Mu nodded slightly, then looked towards the devastated pass and sighed, "The main pass is still a bit too far from here. After all, I arrived a bit too late."

Upon hearing Chen Mu's words, Cui Sheng immediately scolded himself internally. He had actually arrived earlier but didn't dare take action; and yet, he also truly didn't possess Chen Mu's strength, and even if he had intervened, he still couldn't have held this pass.

"True Disciple Chen need not blame himself, your arrival was already very timely. The formation base of the Mysterious Primordial Earth Formation was not damaged, and the structures on the pass can be rebuilt at any time; it's not a big deal."

"Hmm... The soldiers inside the pass should be all right. I'm not familiar with this place, so I'll leave it to Commander Cui."

After saying this to Cui Sheng, Chen Mu stepped forward and quickly made his way to the edge of the pass, reaching the outermost side of the towering Yunlu Wall. Standing there, he overlooked the roaring yellow sand whirlwind approaching from afar.

Within the sandstorm, there were faintly visible demons being swept along, though most were of low grade, wandering below the hundred-zhang-high Yunlu Wall. Some tried to climb it, but the wall was tough and smooth, making it difficult to ascend.

Seeing this.

Chen Mu didn't rush to leave but sat down with legs crossed at the edge of Yunlu Wall, setting the Flowing Fire Blade beside him while he continued to observe the movements of the demons below Yunlu Wall and carefully comprehended the changes in nature amidst the sandstorm.

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Continuing northwest along the seventy-seventh border pass.

After an unknown distance,

The desert abruptly ended, and a desolate mountain range gradually appeared in the distance. The entire mountain range bore the scars of a thousand winds, devoid of any vegetation, displaying nothing but various rock layers stacked upon one another.

On one of those bare, wind-eroded rocks riddled with a myriad of holes, stood a figure. It wasn't quite appropriate to call it a figure because, while it bore resemblance to a human, its limbs were conspicuously covered with fine, black scale armor!

The entire being, both human and demon-like, seemed like a hybrid of both!

"Coo coo."

Suddenly, a gray-white demon bird descended from the sky, landing on the shoulder of the figure and began cooing.

The figure stroked the demon bird's head and then, his demonic eyes revealed a hint of odd light, "The Sand Demon was killed? The Qian Heaven Artistic Conception... It's someone from Seven Profound Sect, isn't it."

With a scale-armored hand propping up his chin, he wore a contemplative look and said, "This could be a good opportunity. I've grown a bit tired of demons; it's time to consume humans. If I could devour someone with the Qian Heaven Artistic Conception, consume their innards and Yuan Gang, even if I can only absorb a bit of the Strength of Qian Heaven, maybe I can evolve once more, becoming a Seventh Rank Demon King. By that time, even a Human Race Grandmaster would find it hard to trouble me."