Da Xuan Martial Saint

Sixth Rank monster!

In Da Xuan, monsters are classified into ten ranks, with the first to sixth ranks corresponding in power to the realms of Skin Toughening, Body Refinement, Tendon Changing, Bone Tempering, Five Viscera, and Six Viscera martial artists, respectively.

Like those in the Five Viscera Realm, martial artists of the Six Viscera Realm do not have minor sub-divisions, but if one were to categorize them by strength, they could roughly be divided into 'weaker,' 'stronger,' 'very strong,' and 'peak.'

The 'weaker' level barely qualifies as entering the Six Viscera Realm and has not realized the second step of Artistic Conception. In terms of strength, it's about the same as Meng Danyun's level before he stepped into the Six Viscera Realm, having mastered the second step Artistic Conceptions for both Xun Wind and Kan Water.

The 'stronger' ones include the current Meng Danyun, who can barely be considered as such. His Yuan Gang True Essence has undergone the integration of the Six Viscera, which is basically a twofold increase compared to the Five Viscera Realm. Adding on the second step of Xun Wind and Kan Water, that is roughly the standard.

The 'very strong' category roughly includes the current levels of Chu Jingsui and Xiahou Yan, who are not on the Wind Cloud List, but far stronger than the likes of Meng Danyun, who have just begun to step into the Six Viscera Realm. They have much deeper understanding of Artistic Conception and much stronger Yuan Gang.

The 'peak' standard is that of the Wind Cloud List.

And a Sixth Rank monster would be approximately between the 'weaker' and 'stronger' levels. There is basically no monster reaching the 'very strong' category in this rank, and those above would be even less likely to say, for they no longer fall under the category of Sixth Rank but rather belong to the domain of Seventh Rank.

"A Sixth Rank monster, and one has already shown up right upon arrival—an impressive specimen."

Chen Mu thought to himself silently.

Having experienced many beast calamities in Yu County, he had never encountered a Sixth Rank monster. Yet now, upon his arrival in Sha Prefecture, it took no time for a Sixth Rank monster to appear, demonstrating how vastly different the border regions were from the inland territories.

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Even if Yu County is remote compared to Yu State, it is still considered part of the inland, swept over more or less by the Seven Profound Sect, with few monsters of Sixth or Seventh Rank and above appearing. But Sha Prefecture is different. Beyond Yunlu Pass, it is practically uninhabited, and it's common for decades to pass without anyone venturing deeply into the desert. Therefore, naturally, the rank of monsters gradually increases.

In the stone chamber.

All the guards were solemn at this moment.

A Sixth Rank monster is no small matter; after all, among the entirety of Yunlu Pass, there is usually only Xiahou Yan, a Six Viscera martial artist, along with seven Commanders-in-chief who have reached the Five Viscera Realm.

Apart from Xiahou Yan, the others combined would barely be able to fight against a Sixth Rank monster, but the chances of victory were slim.

"Shall I take a trip there?"

Chen Mu proactively asked Xiahou Yan.

However, Xiahou Yan, with a grave expression, shook his head and said, "No, I'll go, to prevent any accidents."

He was aware of Chen Mu's considerable strength, having ascended the list of up-and-coming challengers a year and a half ago by achieving the second step of three types of Artistic Conception. Given that a year and a half had passed, and at the Seven Profound Sect, he would have surely made extensive progress. Even against a Sixth Rank monster, he could definitely put up a fight.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

But since Chen Mu hadn't yet stepped into the Six Viscera Realm, Xiahou Yan still did not want him to take risks. If Meng Danyun or Chu Jingsui were here, he would have directly handed the responsibility to them. Moreover, the twenty-third border pass in the south wasn't too far from the main pass. If he went, he could quickly arrive, deal with the situation, and then return swiftly.

Whoosh!

Xiahou Yan departed quickly, vanishing from the stone chamber the moment his words ended.

Seeing that Xiahou Yan had left in such a decisive and rapid manner, Chen Mu didn't say anything further. He continued to sense the fluctuations of the Earth Pulse within the Earthly Elemental Stone, but after those six fluctuations earlier, it had returned to stability.

"Indeed, the art of formations is exquisite..."

Chen Mu carefully felt each and every detail of the Mysterious Primordial Earth Formation.

The existence of formations actually involves the use of some unique spiritual materials to guide and harness the Power of Earth's Veins or The Power of Heaven and Earth into a stable cycle that can be controlled.

Strictly speaking, this isn't much different from martial artists controlling The Power of Heaven and Earth. Martial artists use Artistic Conception, their personal insights, while formations rely on 'spiritual materials,' which don't require insight as the materials themselves can directly resonate with The Power of Heaven and Earth.

This was actually his first real contact with formations. Though he knew of the existence of the Qiankun Lock Dragon Formation during his time at the Seven Profound Sect, he was far from qualified to engage with it.

Through this Mysterious Primordial Earth Formation.

Chen Mu, without realizing it, gained a new understanding of the flow of the Earth Pulse's Power.

"It's better not to take action myself. If I were to carefully contemplate this Mysterious Primordial Earth Formation, I should be able to gain a lot of experience."

A thought flashed through Chen Mu's mind, and as if responding to his thoughts, the next moment, another fluctuation within his perception occurred—it was the most remote node of the Earth's Veins in his senses.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

With this, almost all the guards in the stone chamber once again changed their expressions.

"The seventy-seventh northern border pass is in urgent need. A Sixth Rank monster has appeared!"

A guard shouted urgently.

The deputy general Liu Jing, who was responsible for assisting Xiahou Yan with dispatching troops, suddenly had an extremely ugly expression: "Another Sixth Rank?!"

Although Yunlu Pass is a remote border pass and the desert beyond is barren all year round, Sixth Rank monsters are not that common, especially now during the early stages of a sandstorm. Yet, two Sixth Rank monsters have been found in succession.

Now that Xiahou Yan had gone to the twenty-third southern border pass and had just left a short while ago, with the Six Viscera Realm protectors from the Seven Profound Sect yet to arrive, they were seriously short-handed for dealing with Sixth Rank monsters, complicating the situation.

However...

Liu Jing turned his gaze toward Chen Mu beside the Earthly Elemental Stone.

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