Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor

If Chu Ming was not mistaken, Sword Essence Power should be the exotic energy born from the ninth layer of the "Pure Essence Sword Qi Technique."

Pushing the door open, Chu Ming walked towards the Exchange Hall. He was preparing to pack his things and embark on his journey to the Sword Domain.

From the Celestial Realm to the Sword Domain, spanning several dozens of realms, even at Chu Ming's speed, it would take him two to three months. Coupled with the time wasted on the road, now was the perfect time to set off.

This time coming to the Exchange Hall, his main purpose was to stock up on some cultivation assistance elixirs and healing elixirs.

Moreover, his body refining technique, the "Primordial Body Refining Technique," also required some assistance elixirs.

Disciples were bustling in and out of the Exchange Hall. Along the way, he had already heard that Qin Guan and Wang Huan from the Sword Domain had left the Celestial Travel Sect a few days ago to continue their training in the surrounding domains.

He had more than four million contribution points on him. This time, he did not hold back at all. He exchanged for a hundred Top Grade Profound Spirit Pills. The spiritual power contained in one Top Grade Profound Spirit Pill could at least save him three days of arduous cultivation. Of course, there were limitations on taking the Profound Spirit Pill—as his strength increased, its effectiveness would diminish.

As for the "Primordial Body Refining Technique," he exchanged for a hundred Blood Tiger Pills. These Blood Tiger Pills were refined from the essence blood of the sixth-level Demon Beast, Blood Cloud Tiger, and contained abundant vital energy and blood. Of course, the vital energy and blood inside could not compare to Chu Ming's own.

The Blood Tiger Pill primarily played a leading role in the process of body refining.

After placing the elixirs into his storage ring, Chu Ming turned and walked out of the Celestial Travel Sect. Zuo Fenglei had already headed to the Sword Domain, so he couldn't afford to delay either.

Swoosh!

Outside the Celestial Travel Sect, the land was flat. For this training trip, Chu Ming naturally did not use a flying magical beast.

Speeding through the air, Chu Ming felt carefree and exhilarated. The vastness of the world, engulfing clouds and mist, was filled with supreme divine power.

The Celestial Travel Sect was located on the edge of the Celestial Realm and not far from the Beiming Domain. Chu Ming's first stop was Black Mountain City.

Black Mountain City was a city of sin. Situated between the Celestial Realm and the Beiming Domain, it was ungoverned and teeming with fugitives. Most of the criminals on the run from the two domains hid in Black Mountain City.

However, Black Mountain City was not loosely organized. So many criminals had gathered there that, over time, three particularly powerful Guiyuan Realm martial artists established the City Lord's Mansion, recruited an army, and managed the martial artists of Black Mountain City.

To get to the Beiming Domain, Black Mountain City was a necessary passage. Moreover, it was rich in a peculiar mineral called Black Nether Stone.

Black Nether Stone had the effect of refining spiritual power. As a result, the spiritual power of the martial artists in Black Mountain City was far purer than that of outsiders.

A day later, a black silhouette of a city appeared before Chu Ming's eyes. The city was pitch black, with sporadic traces of blood in remote places. In the air above the city, blood-red light pervaded, as if enveloping it in a layer of blood.

This was Black Mountain City. On the city walls, a squad of black-armored soldiers patrolled the surroundings, uniform and murderous. The tips of their long spears glimmered coldly. These black-armored soldiers exuded evil qi, evidently having slain numerous martial artists.

These were the famous Black Mountain Guards, nurtured entirely by the City Lord's Mansion. Equipped with a large amount of Black Nether Stone, in terms of combat power, they were capable of defeating ten foes each. All the martial artists in the entire Black Mountain City were proud to join the Black Mountain Guard.

At the city gate, a queue of martial artists was lining up to enter the city. Two Black Mountain Guards stood at the gate, collecting the entry fee.

Chu Ming did not draw attention to himself, lining up at the end of the queue, following the crowd, waiting to enter the city.

A True Dao martial artist had to pay ten Lower Grade Spirit Stones to enter the city, while a Guiyuan Realm martial artist had to pay one Middle Grade Spirit Stone. As for strong practitioners above the Guiyuan Realm Fifth Layer, they did not need to pay the entry fee.

Strong practitioners of the Guiyuan Realm Fifth Layer were top-tier combatants wherever they went.

In front of Chu Ming was a black-robed man wearing a black bamboo hat. Blood evil qi circled around him, clearly not a kind person.

"Entry fee of ten Lower Grade Spirit Stones."

Soon, it was Chu Ming's turn. In the hands of the Black Mountain Guards was a palm-sized black stone. When martial artists of different cultivation levels came within two meters, the black stone flashed different colors.

Chu Ming took out ten Lower Grade Spirit Stones from his storage ring and placed them into the hand of the Black Armor Guard, then entered the city.

Inside Black Mountain City, at a glance, there were only martial artists of considerable strength. Ordinary people had no way to survive here. The martial artists passing by all carried significant evil qi.

Although the Black Mountain Guards managed the entire city, they did not prohibit fighting within it. Thus, murders frequently occurred on the streets of Black Mountain City.

Swoosh!

A black shadow darted past Chu Ming. It was a pale, gaunt man with a panicked expression. Behind him, a roar sounded, and a figure as strong as a tiger chased closely.

"Anyone who doesn't want to die, get out of my way!"

A rough voice boomed. The strong man's face was slightly dark, and he wielded a meter-long saber, its blade glinting coldly, radiating blinding light.

Whoosh!

A terrifying sword aura burst out from the long saber in the strong man's hand, its momentum like a dragon, causing tumultuous airwaves.

Swoosh!

The surrounding martial artists dodged, but the gaunt martial artist had exceptional lightweight skills and slipped away from the sword light like a fish in the sea.

Crack!

The sword light struck the ground, sending fragments flying. A mark stretched from the strong man's feet to over ten meters away. A martial artist who couldn't avoid it was directly sliced in half.

Swoosh!

In a flash, the strong man dashed to Chu Ming. Seeing that Chu Ming had not moved aside, he became furious, his eyes filled with bloodlust.

"You're looking for death!"

The strong man cursed, his right hand slicing the saber horizontally. The savage sword light cleaved the air, reaching Chu Ming in an instant. Chu Ming could clearly feel the coldness of the sword light.

Hiss!

Chu Ming struck out instantly, pinching the sword light with his right hand's five fingers. The sword light's coldness shot out, but no matter how it struggled, it couldn't escape his grasp.

Crack!

The two-meter-long sword light was crushed by his hand, shattering into countless specks, vanishing into the air.

The strong man's pupils contracted, and he tried to retreat. But a ferocious dragon-like red fist seal expanded in his vision, the whistling sound resounding.

Puff...

With one punch, Chu Ming sent the strong man flying. His sleeves all shredded, fluttering in the air. A mouthful of blood spurted from the strong man's mouth as he fainted directly.

The surrounding martial artists witnessed this scene and instantly became silent with fear, gazing at Chu Ming in awe.

The strong man was not weak, boasting True Dao Eighth Layer strength. In this area, he was a bully, yet he could not withstand even one punch from Chu Ming.