Da Xuan Martial Saint

Clearly, the transformation upon entering the Blood Exchange Realm was immense, almost like being reborn anew.

"Hmm,"

Chen Mu nodded slightly as he listened to Qin Mengjun.

Indeed, in Martial Arts there was no such thing as luck; so-called flukes were built by painstaking effort bit by bit. All those who had reached the level of Grandmaster had done so in this way, polishing their foundations step by step until they sprouted new life.

"To cultivate Qiankun Martial Body at such a young age, perhaps a thousand years from now, the second person to step into the Blood Exchange Realm through the Qiankun Path will be you. Fortunately, I have also made progress, so when your Martial Body reaches Perfection and you touch the limits of the Blood Exchange Realm, I will still be able to guide you a step further,"

Qin Mengjun spoke in a gentle tone.

If she had not made the breakthrough to Blood Exchange and was still only at the Marrow Cleansing Realm, then Chen Mu would have already surpassed her, with the younger generation overtaking the older. She would have nothing left to instruct Chen Mu, but now, at least with her numerous experiences in attacking the Blood Exchange Realm, she could provide some help to Chen Mu in the future. Naturally, she also hoped that her disciple, who she had taken in by fate, would one day reach the summit of this world.

"Disciple will always heed your teachings,"

Chen Mu responded.
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However, just as he finished speaking, a deep, muffled roar came from not far away.

"Roar…"

Along with a tremor like Earth Shaking and Mountains Swaying, the Heavenly Demon Black Tortoise, which had been flung hundreds of feet away by Qin Mengjun, landing on its shell backfirst creating a deep pit, managed to flip over onto its feet with a violent shake of its limbs.

Its gaze landed on Chen Mu and Qin Mengjun, furious anger spilling out of its crimson demonic eyes as it let out a low roar.

As a Heavenly Demon Black Tortoise, its intelligence was almost indistinguishable from that of humans. It naturally understood the words of Chen Mu and Qin Mengjun and was even capable of speaking itself, simply by mimicking with demonic power, though it was too lazy to use human language.

Now, just as it was about to gain its freedom, it had been thwarted by Qin Mengjun's intervention. Hearing the seemingly indifferent conversation between Qin Mengjun and Chen Mu, even treating it like a turtle trapped in a jar, how could it not be enraged?

One hundred years!

It had been imprisoned for a full century!!

And now, just as it saw a glimmer of hope for escape and regaining its freedom, obstacles appeared at every turn. First, it was repeatedly hindered by Chen Mu, and just as it was about to escape, it ran into Qin Mengjun, a human martial artist of the Blood Exchange Realm.

It was unwilling to accept this!

"Master, we should deal with this Black Tortoise first,"

Chen Mu said upon hearing the Black Tortoise's low roar, turning his gaze toward the creature not far off.

Ever since Qin Mengjun had followed the trail and finally arrived here, he knew that no matter what, the Black Tortoise had no chance of escape. They were on the banks of the Cold River, and if the Tortoise had been in its prime, it might have had a sliver of a chance to escape.

But now, weakened and injured, facing a Blood Exchange Realm martial artist and him, an unparalleled Grandmaster, it could almost be said to have no chance whatsoever. That's also why Chen Mu and Qin Mengjun didn't bother with it right away; the outcome was already decided.

"That's right,"

Qin Mengjun said softly.

A Ninth Rank Heavenly Demon Black Tortoise was a very useful resource for her.

It would be best to capture it alive and bring it back to the Seven Profound Sect. Using the Qiankun Lock Dragon Formation to suppress it, it could be like the black serpent trapped in the 'Trapped Dragon Pond' behind the mountains of the Seven Profound Sect, becoming a resource the sect could continuously draw from.

Even if it couldn't be taken alive, the body of a dead Black Tortoise still held extraordinary value.

Step, step,

Qin Mengjun floated in mid-air, then gracefully stepped forward, covering a distance of hundreds of feet in an instant and appearing not far from the Black Tortoise. Her slender, jade-like palm raised gently and then pressed down with a sweep of her hand.

In an instant, the sky changed color. In Chen Mu's vision, the Strength of Qian Heaven from the heavens madly gathered and surged in from all around, merging with Qin Mengjun's overflowing and vast Yuan Gang True Essence into a single point, forming a visible ethereal giant palm that pressed down upon the Black Tortoise's back.

Boom!!!

The Black Tortoise, already struggling to stand on its trembling legs, was suppressed by Qin Mengjun's palm as if it was bearing the weight of grand mountains, facing terrifying oppression.

The frozen soil crumbled and broke under its massive legs, and the gigantic limbs, whose powerful joints could hardly be imagined, emitted faint cracking noises as if they were reaching their limit of endurance.

"Roar..."

The Black Tortoise roared in anger, but to no avail, its limbs ultimately bent under the immense weight, collapsing to the ground with a thunderous crash.

Behind,

Chen Mu, carrying his spear, approached and observed the Black Tortoise, now nearly incapable of turning over under Qin Mengjun's suppression. He felt somewhat stirred; in fact, this was his first time witnessing a Blood Exchange Realm being's attack up close.

Although Qin Mengjun had only recently entered the Blood Exchange Realm, the display of strength still made him inwardly acclaim, "The Blood Exchange Realm, terrifying as such." The moment a martial artist entered the Blood Exchange, it was indeed a transformation.

If it had been the previous Qin Mengjun, even as a top Grandmaster in front of him, even with the help of three others, he could have easily crushed her in a hand's grasp, but upon entering Blood Exchange, she once again stood above him.

The power he could now exert was almost no different from this weakened and injured Black Tortoise.

If Qin Mengjun could suppress the Black Tortoise with one strike, she could do the same to him, preventing him from getting up... Of course, he was different from the Black Tortoise; even if suppressed by Qin Mengjun, he would still have a chance to use an Escape Skill, vanishing into the ground and fleeing from beneath the earth.