#204 - Rapid progress
A month and a half passed in a flash.
Su Chen spent half a month traversing Cangxuan Mountain, acquiring a total of twelve Saint-tier inheritances, a truly astonishing feat.
For the remaining time, Su Chen chose a place with abundant spiritual energy, held Heavenly Spirit Stones, and silently comprehended the Zhan Tian Blade Technique and Yi Ri Nine Arrows, among other core Saint-tier techniques.
In one month, Su Chen's cultivation broke through to the ninth level of the Venerable Realm, not far from the Monarch Realm.
Furthermore, Su Chen's grasp of these Saint-tier techniques became increasingly profound and skilled.
As the saying goes, all techniques are interconnected. After Su Chen cultivated the Thunder Emperor Sutra to perfection, comprehending Saint-tier techniques became much easier, and his progress was rapid.
"Time's up. Cangxuan Mountain is about to close. Everyone must leave Cangxuan Mountain immediately."
At this moment, the old man's lazy voice rang out, clearly spreading to every corner of Cangxuan Mountain, echoing in the ears of all the talented disciples.
"Is it over already?"
"I've only comprehended five Saint-tier inheritances, and a month and a half has already passed. Cultivation truly knows no time..."
"Hahaha! I have already mastered seven Saint-tier inheritances, and my cultivation has broken through four minor realms. In this life, I shall sweep away all opponents of the same rank!"
"I was just a little bit away from comprehending this inheritance! Ahhh... Ancestor, can you give me a few more days?"
As the old man's voice resounded, the reactions of the talented disciples varied.
Some were filled with emotion, some were excited and confident, and some wailed, unwilling to leave.
However, the old man ignored their feelings and directly waved his sleeve, teleporting those few talented disciples who were unwilling to leave.
"I have mastered nine Saint-tier inheritances and broken through six minor realms!"
"Su Chen, I will definitely trample you under my feet in the future!"
Chu Fan stepped on sword energy, his body filled with high fighting spirit, and a terrifying sword intent soared into the sky, giving people a great sense of oppression!
He looked down on all directions, with a heroic spirit of swallowing thousands of miles!
I, Chu Fan, only eighteen years old, have already cultivated to the seventh level of the Venerable Realm!
Far ahead of my fellow disciples!
In the future, I will personally take revenge and wash away my shame!
Chu Fan looked down, searching for Su Chen's figure.
"Heh, isn't it just breaking through to the seventh level of the Venerable Realm? What's there to be proud of?"
At this moment, a sneering voice rang out.
Yuan Hongfei, with a black cloth covering his eyes, strode forward, holding a black ancient sword in both hands.
A terrifying aura that surpassed the limit of the Venerable Realm emanated from him, completely suppressing Chu Fan's aura.
Originally, Chu Fan and Yuan Hongfei had a decent relationship, but at this moment, as their eyes met, it seemed as if lightning was flashing in the air, and their hostility was obvious.
"So it's Senior Brother Yuan."
Chu Fan sneered and said, "If I remember correctly, Senior Brother Yuan was already at the peak of the ninth level of the Venerable Realm before entering Cangxuan Mountain, right? Now you've only barely broken through to the early stage of the first level of the Monarch Realm. That's quite a bit of progress!"
"Unlike me, who only broke through a mere six minor realms."
The expression on Yuan Hongfei's face instantly froze.
Crack!
He slowly clenched his fists.
Hardened, his fists hardened!
"How could this little brat's strength have improved so much?"
Tang Chuan, not far away, narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Chu Fan with a hint of killing intent and a trace of fear.
After this month and a half of cultivation, he had only broken through to the fifth level of the Venerable Realm, which was quite a bit worse than Chu Fan.
"Broke through six minor realms?"
"And he also comprehended nine Saint-tier inheritances!"
"Hiss—"
"This child is extraordinary. As expected of a genius who can reach the top of the Hundred Refinements Tower, he will definitely be a strong enemy on my martial path!"
"Cannot be underestimated!"
Many talented disciples were secretly surprised, and their gazes towards Chu Fan contained a hint of solemnity.
"What are you guys comparing..."
The old man's expression was a little strange.
If we were to talk about cultivation progress, Su Chen was undoubtedly the greatest.
Su Chen had already cultivated the Thunder Battle Body to the Minor Accomplishment stage, and a wisp of the prototype of the law was born in his body, which could cross realms to strike against the Saint Realm.
If we were to calculate based on realm improvement, Su Chen could be said to have directly improved from the third level of the Venerable Realm to being comparable to a Half-Saint!
However, besides Su Chen, only the old man himself knew about this.
Chu Fan turned to look at Luo Qianqian, his gaze falling on her pure and beautiful face, as well as her proud figure, and a fiery greed surged in his eyes, which he quickly hid.
He strode towards Luo Qianqian, with a confident smile on his face, and said, "Senior Sister Luo, you also comprehended the inheritance of that stone tablet back then, but during this time, I have had some insights and comprehended a rather powerful sword move from it. Why don't we discuss it together and exchange our experiences?"
"No need."
Luo Qianqian frowned and immediately took a few steps back, away from Chu Fan.
The smile on Chu Fan's face froze, and he felt a blockage in his heart.
Are you serious about taking a few steps back?
Are we not from the same sect? Don't we even have this bit of friendship?!
"Junior Brother Su!"
At this moment, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on Luo Qianqian's face, and she quickly walked forward and came to Su Chen's side.
This change in attitude made Chu Fan's heart ache even more, and a monstrous rage rose in his heart!
I have treated you so well, but you didn't even look at me, yet you tried so hard to please Su Chen!
"You're finally out!"
Chu Fan's face turned cold, he stared at Su Chen fiercely, and a deep-seated killing intent surged in his eyes!
"Su Chen!"
"Let me see how your cultivation has improved in this month and a half!"
"Let's spar together!"
Chu Fan shouted sharply, directly drawing his sword and slashing at Su Chen, bursting out a thousand-foot sword light,
Not only that, but the sword in his hand was actually a blood-colored killing sword, of Saint-tier quality!
Under the guise of sparring, he used a killing move from the start, vowing to wash away his shame and kill Su Chen under his sword!
"Not good!"
Luo Qianqian and Qing Ling were both shocked, sensing a terrible crisis from this sword. The two girls subconsciously stood in front of Su Chen, wanting to resist the danger for Su Chen.
Even Yuan Hongfei, not far away, tensed up, feeling a great threat.
"Hmm?!"
Qiao Zhi, who had just stepped out of Cangxuan Mountain, frowned immediately upon seeing this, and immediately rushed towards Chu Fan, wanting to block this sword for Su Chen.
However, before they could act, Su Chen had already made his move.
Clang—
The Thunder Cutting Blade in Su Chen's hand suddenly unsheathed. In an instant, the bright blade light illuminated the sky, scattering the clouds in all directions!
Apart from the old man, none of the dozen or so talented disciples present could see Su Chen's movements clearly.
This blade was fast!
Everyone only felt a flash before their eyes, and the Thunder Cutting Blade had already been sheathed, all in one go.
Immediately afterwards, there was a loud "bang", like rolling thunder.
In their shocked gazes, the shocking sword energy that Chu Fan slashed out instantly shattered, the blood-colored Saint Sword in his hand was directly knocked away, and his entire body spat out a large mouthful of blood, flying backwards from mid-air and smashing heavily on a boulder, leaving a human-shaped imprint.
One blade, instant kill!
