Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor-Chapter 36, Red Moon (Please recommend, please favorite)

"Senior Brother Chu, thank you for your help!" Hong Yun expressed his gratitude at the dining table after finishing the meal. If it weren’t for Chu Ming’s timely rescue, they would have faced great danger and risks. The others also showed their gratitude.

"It’s what fellow disciples should do," Chu Ming said lightly while glancing at them, noticing their weary expressions, which were clearly the result of relentless battles.

"In five days, it’s time to challenge the Cyan Yang Tower. Senior Brother Chu will certainly make it onto the Cyan Yang List this time," Song Ming said with a pale complexion. His words immediately gained unanimous agreement from everyone.

"Cyan Yang Tower?" Chu Ming hesitated, looking at Song Ming with confusion. To be honest, he only knew that the top hundred disciples in the Inner Sect could enter the Cyan Yang List, but he wasn’t clear about the assessment methods. After all, he hadn’t been an Inner Sect disciple for long. From Song Ming’s words, the Cyan Yang List seemed to be related to the Cyan Yang Tower.

As if seeing Chu Ming’s confusion, Hong Yun explained, "There are many Inner Sect disciples in the Cyan Yang Sect, and each disciple’s strength changes constantly. If we selected by dueling, it would be too time-consuming and inaccurate."

After taking a sip of tea, she continued, "Thus, the Cyan Yang Tower challenge was introduced. Every month, Inner Sect disciples can participate, and their ranking is determined by the layers and time spent challenging the Cyan Yang Tower. This results in a monthly update of the Cyan Yang List."

Chu Ming nodded, seeing the others did not refute, knowing Hong Yun’s words were indeed correct. Though close to the Cyan Yang Sect, Chu Ming needed to visit Li Family Town first, leaving him with limited time.

He must make haste!

Chu Ming rose and, clasping his fists, said, "I have some tasks to handle. Farewell until we meet in the sect!" The others immediately stood up and nodded at Chu Ming. He mounted his horse and swiftly rode away.

As Chu Ming’s figure disappeared, the others slowly sat down. Sun Ping sighed, "Senior Brother Chu is truly remarkable. He killed the Black-winged Eagle with a single sword slash. Even those ranked around 56 on the Cyan Yang List possess similar strength!"

The others nodded in agreement, recalling their recent mission. Surprisingly, they encountered a beast tide attacking a small town. As sect disciples, they couldn’t ignore it but almost lost their lives in the process, leaving them with lingering fear.

Song Ming turned to Li An, who was drinking in silence, and asked, "Li An, how do you know Senior Brother Chu?"

"He was first in the Wooden Figure Alley Challenge this year," Li An replied, gulping down his drink, looking complicated.

"Poof!"

Sun Ping sprayed out the wine he just drank, coughing continuously, spilling wine everywhere. The others were also stunned, with their mouths agape and half-eaten food.

After a long while, Hong Yun finally recovered, softly said, "Seems our Cyan Yang Sect is about to produce another top genius." She glanced at Li An, understanding why he drank in solitude. Living in the same era as such a genius was disheartening. If she were in his place, she would feel hopeless to the point of wanting to die.

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Chu Ming rode swiftly on the avenue. He was currently on an ordinary horse, as his Blue Star Horse had been torn apart in the beast tide, slowing him down and making his urgency apparent.

Riding day and night, two days later, Chu Ming reached Li Family Town. The town was desolate, with numerous damaged buildings and unprocessed demon beast corpses outside the town. Bloodstains were everywhere. Asking around, he found out the town had also been attacked by demon beasts a few days ago.

Fortunately, being close to the Cyan Yang Sect, timely rescue minimized casualties.

Without pause, Chu Ming headed straight to the Li Family. Li Lin welcomed him warmly, with a broad smile, saying, "Young Hero Chu, are you here to forge armor?"

"Indeed. Here’s two ounces of Celestial Silkworm Silk." Chu Ming took out the white silk from his Storage Ring, placing it gently on the table.

Seeing the Celestial Silkworm Silk, Li Lin paused and said, "It will take ten days. Young Hero Chu’s armor will be forged successfully in ten days. You can come to retrieve it then."

Chu Ming nodded, bade farewell to Li Lin, and rode towards the Cyan Yang Sect.

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The next noon, Chu Ming appeared at the Cyan Yang Sect’s mountain gate, finding the entry process still strict, even checking cultivation techniques. Combining this with recent beast tide events, Chu Ming sensed that something significant was about to happen in the Great Yan Kingdom.

Entering the sect, Chu Ming first went to the horse ranch, where he compensated two thousand ounces of silver for the Blue Star Horse killed midway and bought it. Fortunately, he earned first place in the clan meeting, receiving ten thousand ounces of gold, equivalent to one hundred thousand ounces of silver.

Returning to his courtyard, Chu Ming cleaned and then chose to enter closed-door cultivation. He garnered an Earth Essence Fruit and two hundred lower grade Spirit Stones from the clan meeting, enough for him to cultivate for some time.

Holding two lower grade Spirit Stones in hand, streams of spiritual power continuously entered Chu Ming’s body, enhancing his own spiritual power. Typically, a Second Layer Transcendence Realm martial artist cultivating with two lower grade Spirit Stones simultaneously would have their body overwhelmed instantly. However, Chu Ming’s Cyan Yuan Technique had reached the Sixth Layer, requiring an enormous amount of spiritual power.

Time passed quickly for martial artists, and in two days, Chu Ming finished his cultivation early, heading towards the sect’s Central Square. Today was the Cyan Yang Tower challenge day. Approaching the square, Chu Ming saw numerous disciples excitedly chatting and occasionally bursting into laughter.

Chu Ming couldn’t help but admire the sect management. Monthly Cyan Yang Tower challenges not only updated the Cyan Yang List but also motivated disciples’ cultivation enthusiasm. Their eager expressions showed the Cyan Yang Sect’s management had become highly systematic.

"Senior Brother Chu!" A familiar voice called from behind Chu Ming. Turning around, he saw two figures approaching. The lady on the left wore red martial robes, exuding heroism. Seeing Chu Ming, her face lit up with a smile. It was Hong Yun, who Chu Ming met on his journey back.

"This is my cousin, Red Moon. This is Chu Ming, Senior Brother Chu. We were fortunate to have Senior Brother Chu’s help a few days ago, or we would have been in great peril."

Chu Ming stopped. Hong Yun quickly reached his side, introducing her cousin. Chu Ming glanced at Red Moon and secretly praised her. Red Moon, clad in white martial robes, wasn’t overly beautiful, but her face exuded determination, and her heroic spirit surpassed Hong Yun’s.

Having heard of Chu Ming’s prowess, Red Moon immediately clasped her fists and thanked him, "Thank you, Senior Brother Chu, for taking care of Yun’Er. If you ever need help, just say the word, and I’ll go through fire and water for you!"

"It’s what fellow disciples should do," Chu Ming responded lightly, clasping his fists. He hadn’t given much thought to the rescue. Reflecting on entering the beast tide, he realized his main intent was to discover his limits.