"Apologies, this junior brother, we'll leave immediately!"
Xie Yunbai snapped out of his stupor in an instant.
He quickly cupped his hands in a bow, then grabbed his two junior brothers, turning and hastily running away!
They ran for more than ten peaks before daring to stop.
Gasping for breath, they leaned against nearby trees, their bodies slowly sinking to the muddy ground as they sat down.
"Senior brother, that guy is terrifying. Just a single glance, and I couldn't even think about fighting back."
"Yeah, I felt like I was about to split apart!"
The two junior brothers spoke, clearly still shaken.
Until now, they'd never encountered such a terrifying gaze.
"Senior brother, weren't you able to deal with him?"
The two junior brothers turned to Xie Yunbai.
It was understandable that they were scared, considering they were still in the True Aperture Realm, but their senior brother was the first in the Outer Academy, a strong Cultivator with thirty percent of sword momentum.
But just now, their senior brother had turned and fled with them, without even a second thought, moving faster than they had ever seen!
Hearing this, Xie Yunbai's face reddened slightly.
Indeed, he had been shocked earlier. Even his strongest trump card, the sword momentum, had been completely suppressed. He had no choice but to flee.
Although they were on the academy's grounds, and the opponent wouldn't strike to kill, he didn't want to engage in conflict or risk getting injured.
The academy's grand event was just around the corner. He needed to maintain his condition.
"No."
Xie Yunbai shook his head.
The two junior brothers exchanged surprised glances.
Their senior brother, the strongest in the Outer Academy, had just admitted he couldn't match that person. They hadn't even fought yet.
"My sword momentum was suppressed."
Xie Yunbai said directly, without any concealment.
"Suppressed?"
The two junior brothers gasped in shock.
The two short words carried heavy weight!
They remembered their teacher saying that a suppression only occurs when the difference in martial momentum exceeds thirty percent.
Xie Yunbai's sword momentum was already at thirty percent, so that person's...
Their eyes widened with astonishment.
"Sixty percent or more!"
"It seems our Outer Academy truly hides dragons and crouching tigers; there's actually such a master!"
Xie Yunbai rubbed his face and stood up.
His expression slowly brightened with joy.
The title of first in the Outer Academy didn't matter to him. If someone was stronger than him, that was the most exciting news.
Because only those stronger than him had the chance to enter the top thirty and break the Outer Academy's historical record, clearing away their humiliation!
"This time, at the grand event, I'm sure we can do it!"
Xie Yunbai raised his head slightly, clenching his fists.
Seeing this, the two junior brothers' eyes lit up in excitement.
Indeed.
With such a six-percent sword momentum, not just the top thirty, but the top ten was well within reach!
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By the ancient pond.
Luo Mu withdrew his gaze.
He had just had a breakthrough in his understanding and had fallen into contemplation.
Of course, he didn't completely let his guard down.
So, when someone approached, he sensed it immediately.
"I didn't expect to meet someone with martial momentum,"
Luo Mu's eyes flickered.
And the person's level of understanding wasn't low, at least thirty percent.
But at his current eight percent—no, now it's nine percent—sword momentum, it wasn't even worth considering. Within two or three breaths, he could suppress them completely.
For the past eight days, every day, demonic beasts had been drawn to the area as he waited for the Heavenly Water Lotus to mature.
He didn't waste any time and had used the opportunity to cultivate the techniques in the [No-Life Sword Canon].
These techniques were incredibly intricate, containing the essence of swordsmanship.
Once perfected, they would greatly contribute to the growth of his sword momentum.
After much effort, including critical hits, his sword momentum had reached ninety percent!
"This person must also be one of the top in the Outer Academy,"
Luo Mu thought.
Though he had been immersed in hard training and wasn't very clear on the specifics of the Outer Academy, he still knew a bit.
There were probably only three or four who could understand martial momentum in the Outer Academy.
And thirty percent?
That might be the strongest among them.
A gust of wind blew by, and the Heavenly Water Lotus in the pond began to tremble.
Luo Mu returned his focus to the lotus.
The cultivation in the Spirit Sea Realm mainly involved absorbing the world's energy to improve the quality of true qi.
So a treasure like the Heavenly Water Lotus, which contained the essence of this energy, was incredibly useful for cultivation.
"It's almost mature."
Luo Mu's eyes gleamed.
He had waited for eight days, during which he had killed countless demonic beasts. His two storage rings were almost full of materials.
All of this was for the Heavenly Water Lotus.
About ten breaths later, the Heavenly Water Lotus finally fully matured. The petals spread outward, revealing the lotus seeds inside.
The lotus seeds glowed like jade, radiant and shining.
And there were exactly...
"Nine!"
Luo Mu froze, his face breaking into a joyful smile.
Although the Heavenly Water Lotus could produce up to nine seeds, the chances were very low. Usually, it only produced six or seven seeds.
Eight was rare, but nine was almost unheard of.
Luo Mu hadn't expected that this particular lotus would produce nine seeds.
He couldn't help but feel that luck was on his side.
Without hesitation, Luo Mu took out a jade box and quickly plucked the seeds, placing them inside for preservation.
Once the Heavenly Water Lotus matured, its seeds had to be harvested immediately. Otherwise, they would gradually dissipate into pure energy and return to the world.
"Nine seeds. This should be enough to support me through the Spirit Sea Realm cultivation path."
"Unless the critical hit multiplier is high enough."
Luo Mu stored the jade box.
His eyes sparkled.
Consuming one lotus seed, even with a ten-fold critical hit multiplier, would be like using ten seeds!
Nine seeds... that would be the equivalent of ninety!
Even if his talent wasn't extraordinary and his absorption rate was low, he could make up for it with sheer quantity!
"It's time to go back."
Luo Mu turned around.
There were only four days left until the academy's grand event.
In these four days, he would stay at the academy, cultivating and adjusting his condition.
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