The First Marquis of Daxuan

Name: Su Mu

[Identities: Lord of Yang, Alchemist (concurrently), Weapon Forger (concurrently), Silver-masked Assassin (concurrently), Earl of Zhenxi (noble), Military Governor, Commander (Third Rank)]

Points: 10 billion points

[Realm: Heavenly Fate Realm]

[Cultivation Techniques: Unity of Heaven and Man (Beginner Level), Eight-Nine Mysterious Techniques (Great Perfection)...]

[Domains: Nine Peaks Sword Domain (Perfected), Returning to the Source (Perfected)]

[Special Skills: Fiery Eyes (Perfect), Sword Drawing Technique, Flower Transference (Perfect)]

[Skills: Chaotic Void Heaven Technique (Perfected), Creation of Heaven and Earth Technique (Perfected)...]

Su Mu looked at the system panel in front of him, feeling a sense of familiarity mixed with strangeness.

He hadn't used the system panel for a long time, mainly because the screen was full of perfect circles, leaving the system panel useless.

It wasn't that Su Mu didn't want to learn new techniques and skills; it was simply that at his level of cultivation, there wasn't much left for him to learn.

Whether it's martial arts, weapon forging, alchemy, or even formations, Su Mu has already cultivated them to the limit he can currently achieve.

Even if you wanted to improve through the system panel, there was no way to do so.

As a result, over time, the points on the system panel reached an astonishing number of tens of billions.

Compared to his billions of points, his identity is somewhat special.

If he hadn't seen the system panel, Su Mu would have forgotten that his identity in the Great Xuan Dynasty was still just a commander of the Taiping Division.

To be honest, Su Mu no longer cares about this identity.

Not only did he not care, but no one in the entire Great Xuan Dynasty cared.

No one realized that Su Mu was actually just a commander.

In the Great Xuan Dynasty, he was essentially an uncrowned king.

Looking across the Great Xuan Dynasty, who doesn't regard Su Mu as the true leader?

Su Mu had the final say in everything in the Great Xuan Dynasty. He was not the emperor, but he was more than an emperor. Under these circumstances, Emperor Xuan never thought of promoting Su Mu.

The main reason is that even Emperor Xuan himself did not realize that Su Mu's official position was so low.

In fact, the only meaning that an official position in the Great Xuan Dynasty was for Su Mu was that it would provide him with some points every day.

However, Su Mu's most important identity now is that of the Lord of Yang.

The identity of Yang Master brings him a full 10,000 points every day.

Back then, he would risk his life for a few hundred points, but now he can earn tens of thousands of points every day even if he does nothing. It feels like a different world.

Su Mu felt a surge of emotion.

"Ten billion points was an unattainable number for me back then, but now, it doesn't seem like that much anymore."

Su Mu muttered to himself.

The "Unity of Heaven and Man" technique is a skill he created by combining the weapon-forging techniques of extraterrestrial weapons, the Chaos Diagram, and his lifelong learning.

Although it is related to weapon forging techniques, the "Harmony of Heaven and Man" technique appears in the "Techniques" section, not the "Skills" section.

Because this is indeed a martial arts technique.

Although it has some connection with weapon forging, it is essentially a martial art.

The "Harmony of Heaven and Man" technique requires one billion points to even begin.

To progress from beginner to intermediate level, you need 3 billion points.

It takes five billion points to go from minor to major success.

To reach the pinnacle of mastery, one hundred billion points are required.

This number is terrifying just to say.

To upgrade it to the perfect state, a full 19 billion points are needed!

The billions of points on the system panel suddenly seemed insufficient.

"This 'Harmony of Man and Nature' technique requires far too many points."

Su Mu pondered to himself.

He had expected the "Harmony of Man and Nature" technique to require a lot of points, but the amount was still beyond his expectations.

Even the Eight-Nine Mysterious Techniques only required a few hundred million points in the past.

The number of points needed now is more than a hundred times greater.

"Is it because of the power of the Unity of Heaven and Man Technique, or because my current cultivation level is too high, and I have to pay a sufficient price to improve further?"

Su Mu seemed to be deep in thought.

Regardless of the real reason, points are required to improve the Harmony of Man and Nature Technique.

With a slight thought, Su Mu silently recited in his mind, "Improve."

hum!
In an instant, a flood of information rushed into Su Mu's mind.

At the same time, the power within Su Mu's body was also increasing at a visible rate.

The expressions of Lei Tianzun, Gu Tianzun, Zeng Tianzun, Dao Tianzun, He Tianzun, and others standing beside him all changed, and they turned to look at Su Mu.

They all sensed the changes that had occurred in Su Mu.

"Here we go again."

Ning Hongchen muttered to himself.

"What's coming again?"

The celestial beings asked in confusion.

"You don't know something."

Ning Hongchen said, "Su Mu used to have sudden enlightenments, and then his strength would improve by leaps and bounds."

I originally thought that now that he had reached the peak of the Heavenly Fate Realm, this situation would never happen again.

After all, once one's cultivation reaches a certain level, further improvement becomes extremely difficult.

Unexpectedly, I witnessed this scene again today.

Ning Hongchen's tone was full of emotion.

The celestial beings looked at each other in bewilderment.

Their understanding of Su Mu was basically based on what happened after Su Mu became a powerful being in the Heavenly Fate Realm.

Before this, Su Mu's cultivation level was too low to be of any interest to them.

Can sudden enlightenment really happen every now and then?
They were all Celestial Venerables, and all of them were outstanding among their peers as they cultivated along the way, but the number of times they had sudden enlightenment in their lives was very few.

A sudden enlightenment is something that can only happen by chance for anyone.

But now, this is happening right before their eyes, and they can't help but believe it.

"He's already at the peak of the Heavenly Fate Realm, and the next step is the Heavenly Venerable Realm. Could it be that he's about to break through to the Heavenly Venerable Realm?"

Lei Tianzun pondered for a moment and said.

The celestial beings instinctively spread out and surrounded Su Mu in the center.

They were worried that someone might take the opportunity to disrupt Su Mu's enlightenment.

A group of celestial beings personally protected Su Mu; that's quite a prestigious position.

"The position left by Zhu Tianzun is indeed still vacant, and Su Mu may be about to be promoted to Tianzun."

"That's what the Heavenly Thief said."

He does not mean that.

"No, if Su Mu wanted to advance to the Heavenly Venerable realm, he could have done it before, but he preferred to relinquish his position rather than break through. Why would he choose to break through now?"

Qi Lingyun frowned. She knew best the disadvantages of advancing to the Heavenly Venerable realm. Back then, in order to get rid of the restrictions on her body, she was willing to fake her death and start over. Su Mu was a cunning guy. How could he possibly walk into a trap?
"Could it be because the Nine Gates were destroyed that he felt pressured and wanted to solve the problem by improving his cultivation?"

He Tianzun pondered for a moment.

"Have you all forgotten what Su Mu just said? He said his strength is no weaker than that of Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts."

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, is not a Celestial Venerable, yet he possesses the power to kill one. Could there be something we don't know about this?

The Ancient Celestial Venerable asked, "Do you think there might be realms we are unaware of?"

"How can this be?"

Several celestial beings blurted out.

But the next moment, they fell silent.

They were all powerful figures standing at the pinnacle of martial arts, and before the appearance of Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, they always believed that their path of martial arts was correct.

But after Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, killed Shenhou Tianzun, all the Tianzun were pondering a question.

That is, whether their path is right or wrong.

This is a very sensitive issue now, and all the Celestial Venerables are subconsciously avoiding it.

Who is willing to admit that their path is wrong?

Not to mention these celestial beings.

They are arrogant and self-important; making them admit their mistakes is more painful than killing them.

Now, with just one sentence from the Ancient Celestial Venerable, this thin veil of secrecy has been pierced.

In an instant, all the Celestial Venerables' gazes fell upon Su Mu.

Whether their path is right or wrong, there is now an opportunity to prove it.

Su Mu's aura continued to rise, and he was now clearly stronger than the Heavenly Fate Realm, only a hair's breadth away from the Heavenly Venerable.

That's when.

Su Mu suddenly sat cross-legged on the ground, and then a three-legged giant cauldron appeared in front of him.

He actually started forging weapons on the spot.

All the Celestial Venerables were slightly taken aback, but couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"It seems that his epiphany was related to weapon forging."

Gu Tianzun breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought he was really going to create a realm comparable to the Heavenly Venerable Realm."

"Everyone, be careful."

Lei Tianzun said in a deep voice, "The murderer is lurking in the shadows and could launch a sneak attack at any time. If he manages to destroy Su Mu's creation of the Heart-Reflecting Mirror in front of us, we might as well just find a block of tofu and smash our heads against it."

"Hmph, he only dares to sabotage the Nine Passes when we're not here. Now that we're here, I'm afraid he won't dare to come!"
If he dares to come, I'll make sure he doesn't leave alive!

Ancient Celestial Venerable snorted coldly.

Despite saying this, the Celestial Venerables remained vigilant, unleashing waves of power to completely seal off the surrounding area.

Now, anyone who wants to get close to Su Mu has to get past them first.

…………

"It's exactly what I expected."

Du Rongcheng stood in mid-air, looking towards the direction of the Nine Gates of the Yang Realm, and muttered to himself.

"I knew it! How could Su Mu possibly submit to the Great Qian Dynasty?"
They didn't take the challenge seriously at all.

"This Lord of the Void Beasts, Zhu Tongtian, is quite interesting; he actually wants to talk to me."

Du Rongcheng looked around warily, only to see a beam of light shooting from the direction of the Void Realm, reaching him in an instant. The speed was so fast that he barely had time to react.

Du Rongcheng was startled and instinctively grabbed a weapon from his sleeve.

"You are Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts?"

Du Rongcheng said in a deep voice, "That's right, it is indeed me. Why did the Great Qian Dynasty send such a young boy who hasn't even grown his first beard yet?"

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, looked at Du Rongcheng and frowned slightly.

Du Rongcheng's face darkened. This bastard looked down on people the moment they met. What did he mean by that?
Does it think it's so great?
Something like this is utterly insignificant in our Great Qian Dynasty.

This is why, outside of the Great Qian Dynasty, I wouldn't argue with you if you spoke like that.

If this were the Great Qian Dynasty, let's see how you talk to me!

Du Rongcheng cursed inwardly, but showed no sign of it on his face.

He has also developed some composure over the years.

"Lord Zhu, you sent me a message saying you wanted to talk to me. Now that I'm here, let's get straight to the point."

"You wish to lead your mortal realm to submit to my Great Qian Dynasty?"

Du Rongcheng took a deep breath and said, "If you are willing to submit to my Great Qian Dynasty, the Great Qian Dynasty will appoint you as a garrison general and let you guard a realm without any problem. However, you cannot stay in this Saha World. The court will transfer you to another world to take up a post."

You should understand that, right? Don't worry, my Great Qian Dynasty governs hundreds of worlds, and you won't be without a place.

"If that's all there is to it, then what's the difference between me and what I am now? I still rule a world now."

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, sneered, "Moreover, I am currently free from anyone's control and live a carefree life."

"That's still different. If you submit to my Great Qian Dynasty, you will be able to learn the supreme martial arts."

Du Rongcheng said, "For people from small places like yours, the Heavenly Venerable is already the pinnacle of martial arts. But in our Great Qian Dynasty, the Heavenly Venerable is nothing more than that. Our Great Qian Dynasty has far more profound martial arts that can make you a hundred or a thousand times stronger than you are now."

This is not something you can accomplish by simply guarding a small, mundane world.

"How can I believe you if you just make empty promises? If you want me to submit, you should at least show some sincerity first, right?"

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, said with a half-smile.

"What sincerity do you want?"

Du Rongcheng was overjoyed and said, "Do you want heavenly soldiers or elixirs? If you want martial arts techniques above the Heavenly Venerable level, that's not impossible, but it will be a little more troublesome."

Du Rongcheng's mind raced; he was already considering how to get benefits for Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts.

If he could persuade Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, to surrender, he would have made a great contribution.

Although this Lord of the Void Beasts only ruled half of the Saha World, he could still explain himself when he returned by persuading such a person to surrender.

Unfortunately, he actually hoped to persuade Su Mu more.

Even if Su Mu went to the Great Qian Dynasty, he would probably still be able to make a name for himself.

If we bring Su Mu back to the Great Qian Dynasty, His Majesty will surely be overjoyed.

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, is just so-so.

Of course, Du Rongcheng wasn't a picky eater.

He welcomes anyone willing to submit to the Great Qian Dynasty.

These are all achievements on his record.

"I have no interest in what you're talking about."

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, said calmly, "If you want me to submit, you need to do one thing for me."

"what's up?"

Du Rongcheng blurted it out subconsciously.

"Kill someone for me."

The Lord of the Ruins Beasts, Zhu Tongtiandao.

"Kill who? You don't mean you want me to kill Su Mu, do you?"

Du Rongcheng frowned and said, "If that's the case, let me tell you, I don't have that ability. If I could kill Su Mu, I would have directly occupied the Saha World and wouldn't have needed to recruit you."

"I will kill Su Mu myself; I don't need you to."

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, shook his head and said, "The person I want you to kill is called the Thousand-Faced Buddha."

"A thousand-faced Buddha? Is that even a name?"

Du Rongcheng asked with a puzzled look.

As long as it's not a Shetland Sheepdog.

In this world, Du Rongcheng only fears Su Mu. He is not afraid of anyone else, not even the so-called number one in the world, Jue Tianzun.

"Finding him is your problem. Find him, kill him, and bring his head to me, and I will grant your wish."

"Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, spoke slowly."

Having said that, it turned and left without waiting for Du Rongcheng's reply, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Du Rongcheng only came to his senses after Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, disappeared.

"Wait a minute, why is this bastard speaking in such an arrogant tone? And he even granted my wish."

Is this me trying to recruit you, or are you ordering me around?

Du Rongcheng was so angry he jumped up and down.

Unfortunately, Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, had already fled, otherwise he would have given him a thorough dressing down.

What kind of thing is he to order Du Rongcheng around?

Even in the Great Qian Dynasty, few people would dare to order Du Rongcheng around like that.

"The Thousand-Faced Buddha—"

Du Rongcheng muttered to himself, "Why didn't I hear about this guy last time I came here?"

I know the names of all thirty-six Heavenly Venerables in the mortal realm, but there is no one called the Thousand-Faced Buddha.

Not even a Celestial Venerable?

Below the Heavenly Venerable, apart from the freak Su Mu, none of the others are worth worrying about.

"Since I'm just killing time anyway, I'll find this Thousand-Faced Buddha and kill him. If that Lord of the Void Beasts, Zhu Tongtian, dares to go back on his word, don't blame me for turning my back on him!"

After thinking for a while, Du Rongcheng felt that there should be no danger here.

Killing a human martial artist who isn't even a Celestial Venerable is a piece of cake for him.

With that thought in mind, Du Rongcheng didn't delay any longer and flew towards the direction of the Yang Realm.

He has been in this world for some time now, and if he doesn't report his victory soon, those scoundrels in the court will start making false accusations against him again.

…………

Visible ripples rippled through the air.

If it weren't for the power of the Celestial Venerables sealing off the four directions, these forces would have already spread far and wide.

Lei Tianzun, Gu Tianzun, Dao Tianzun, He Tianzun, and other Tianzun stood like guards in all four directions, their faces all showing shock.

"Lord Thief, Lord Congratulations, you told Su Mu about the method of refining the Heart-Reflecting Mirror. What level of divine weapon is it?"

Lei Tianzun couldn't help but send a telepathic message to He Tianzun and Dao Tianzun, asking them questions.

The shock on the faces of He Tianzun and Dao Tianzun was no less than that on the faces of the others.

They stared intently at the mirror that was floating in front of Su Mu.

That was the already completed "Mirror of the Heart".

From the outside, this mirror truly looked exactly like the description in the weapon-forging formula they gave Su Mu.

But this aura made them somewhat unsure.

"We don't know either. We only obtained the casting formula for the Mirror of the Heart. We've never even seen the real Mirror of the Heart."

Thief Celestial Venerable smiled wryly, “But logically speaking, the Heart-Illuminating Mirror is at most a Heavenly Mandate Divine Weapon, and should be similar to the Celestial Instrument of the Azure Sky Sect.”

I think it's possible that Su Mu performed exceptionally well, and the Mirror of Reflection he crafted broke through its grade.

"Breaked through the grade?"

Lei Tianzun frowned slightly.

Even before the Mirror of the Heart was fully refined, the aura it emitted had already astonished them.

This is definitely not a divine weapon or even a celestial weapon; it doesn't possess such a terrifying aura.

If we're really talking about it, perhaps the Heavenly Soldiers of the Great Qian Dynasty could possess that kind of aura.

But even the average heavenly soldiers of the Great Qian Dynasty are probably no match for this Heart-Reflecting Mirror.

The strangest thing is that the aura emanating from the Heart-Reflecting Mirror is somewhat similar to the aura emanating from Su Mu.

They could even see a force circulating endlessly between Su Mu and the Mirror of Reflection.

It gave them the feeling that the Mind-Reflecting Mirror was helping Su Mu cultivate.

Simply put, it's like there are two Su Mus cultivating, and the power they cultivate is then gathered into one Su Mu.

What does this amount to?
This is equivalent to Su Mu's cultivation efficiency directly doubling.

A single weapon could double Su Mu's cultivation speed; this was simply beyond reason.

It is common knowledge that weapons can enhance a martial artist's combat power. Indeed, some auxiliary weapons can improve a martial artist's cultivation speed. For example, some weapons can gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

But they had never even heard of a weapon that could so directly aid a martial artist's cultivation, let alone seen one.

"You only noticed the Mirror of Reflection, but didn't you notice that Su Mu's aura is now no weaker than that of a Heavenly Venerable?"

"The ancient Celestial Venerable transmitted his voice."

“Su Mu has already cultivated the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique to the Great Perfection. If he were to fight, he could exchange a few blows with us.”

Zeng Tianzun said.

"No, he's not just able to exchange a few blows with us now. I have a feeling that if I were to fight him now, the outcome would be uncertain. The key is that he hasn't broken through to the Heavenly Venerable Realm yet. Could it be that he has really found another path?"

"The ancient Celestial Venerable said in a deep voice."

"It's a mirror that reflects the heart!"

Qi Lingyun also joined in the conversation of several Heavenly Venerables, and said with a solemn expression, "Didn't you all notice?"
This Mind-Reflecting Mirror is like an external avatar of his, and it can be cultivated.

He infused his own power into the Mirror of Reflection, allowing it to break through to the Heavenly Venerable Realm.

Therefore, although he himself did not become a Celestial Venerable, he could still control the power of a Celestial Venerable!

All the Celestial Venerables: "..."

A weapon that can break through to the Celestial Venerable Realm?

Are you kidding me?
Weapons are weapons, and martial artists are martial artists. How could a weapon possibly break through to the Heavenly Venerable Realm?
Weapons are only classified as mortal weapons, divine weapons, and immortal weapons, but I have never heard of any weapon that can cultivate itself and even reach the Heavenly Venerable Realm.

Weapons have no intelligence, so how could they possibly cultivate?
Although the celestial beings thought it was impossible, they still stared intently.

This sight was quite alarming; all the celestial beings were dumbfounded.

Without Qi Lingyun's reminder, they hadn't even considered this possibility.

But now that Qi Lingyun has reminded them, when they look again, they can't help but look in that direction.

Upon this observation, they were astonished to discover that what Qi Lingyun said was actually true!

"A new martial art, a new path that Su Mu has forged."

After the Great Celestial Venerable, someone else pioneered a new path of martial arts.

Lei Tianzun muttered to himself.

For a moment, all the celestial beings were somewhat lost in thought.

They didn't know whether Su Mu had found the right path, but they did know that Su Mu had now found a path completely different from theirs.

Not a Celestial Venerable, but comparable to one. (End of Chapter)